Some days I have amazing runs where I am like a gazelle. Some days I feel like I have lead in my feet and just couldn't make my legs move forward.
Today was one of those days.
Today was my long run of 10 miles as I am in training for my September half marathon... First the Diva half marathon and then the half marathon as part of the half Ironman. Here is what went through my mind:
Mile 1
WOW I feel really good, I'm totally going to PR this run.
Mile 2
Why does my back hurt? Suck it up, push those negative thoughts away.
Mile 3
That felt like a really fast mile.
Mile 4
Whew, let's walk a tick, I'm having a great run let's walk it out for a minute.
Mile 5
Ok, back still hurts, walk so we don't get injured.
Mile 6 *checks Garmin*
Ugh, I'm slow, I need to pick this up.
Mile 7
Can't. Move. My Feet. *wheeze*
Mile 8
Ugh. I'm already slow, might as well walk and then tear through mile 9 and 10.
Mile 9
How am I not further along, I feel like I've been running for 4 hours.
Mile 10
THANK sweet baby Jesus in his heavenly manger I am finished.
I was almost a full 40 sec/mile slower than I usually am and I was so exhausted and cranky and tired and every other adjective that means the same thing. I have no idea why some runs are great and some are terrible. I try and keep my diet consistent and my sleep patterns solid (I do like my sleep) so it really could be a slight variation in my routine that leads to a bad run day.
We all have them but they don't define us as runners. I am not a fast runner but I also don't need to walk as much as I did on this run. I can do better and plan to use this run to motivate myself next week when I do my next long run.
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