Monday, June 14, 2010

Motivational Mondays (June 14)

After having run just once in a span of seven days recently, I was able to log 25 miles a week ago, capped off by a 13-mile run on Sunday (which I'll blog more about on Tuesday).

I was battling doubts before the run, actually all week. I'd been thrown off my routine and even though I know that just one week of missed running isn't enough to derail me, it certainly felt that way. I tend to overreact to things sometimes and that was no different. I felt like I'd fallen behind and that I needed some time just to get back to the level I was at. And while the Achilles has been feeling a lot better, thus providing solid evidence that my rest was worth it, I needed a nice run to really feel as if I got back on track.

And I got it on Sunday. Now, the details of the run are best suited for another post, one that isn't necessarily trying to be motivational, so I will save those, but the run itself was solid. I felt strong during the run, although early on I was battling some mental issues. I got out later than I'd intended to and I think that threw me off.

I felt my strongest between miles 6-10 or thereabouts, but I was able to close out strong. As always, I felt like I could have run more, and that's always a good sign.

Getting a strong run in like that was crucial. Originally, I was supposed to have run 20 miles on Sunday but instead pushed that back to next weekend. And now, going into my first 20-miler since Surf City, I have the confidence I need in order to approach it the right way and get through it.

4 comments:

Katie A. said...

Way to battle through!
And you're right, one week of not running is the end all, you were smart to rest and move things around. Great job on the 13!

Lauren said...

And you WILL do great on the 20 miler. I hate when I leave the house later than I'm supposed to. That happened today and it was starting to turn less-pitch-black when I left the house and it just made me feel like "oh god... it's gonna get hot... I'm gonna suck..." I was able to push past it though and you will be able to push past whatever mental issues may pop up before the 20 miler :D

Great job!

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