AM: 2 WU 4 mile tempo 2 CD
PM: rest
This morning's workout was awful. I felt like shit waking up, then I get out the door and it's 15 degrees which puts me in a pissy mood. I still feel like ass during the warm up. We start the tempo and the first mile was 6 minutes and I fell off the pace and couldn't get my legs to move. I spoke with coach and we agreed high mileage isn't worth it if I'm run down and can't hit the workouts so I am resting tonight and running once tomorrow. Who cares whether I hit 100 if the workouts are crap? I think I'll focus on 90 or so and see how I feel. I am running a 21 mile progression Sunday and hitting the workout is important but feeling recovered and healthy is number one and I've been feeling run down the last three days. Working full time, I feel that 90 a week hitting multiple workout targets is far more effective than 100-110, dragging ass and getting slower. If you think about it, I haven't ran consistently long enough at 70+ MPW to really make the leap to 100+ anyway.
things to keep in mind:
1. keep my easy days easy...no running fast even if I feel good
2. running big miles is pointless unless I'm hitting the workouts and recovering. I'm probably not ready for 100+
3. I need to keep eating healthy, sleeping enough, and drinking enough water.
4. I always want to go run each day and when I really don't want to go for a run (this morning) that should tell me something
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