Easy miles in the freeeeeezing cold. Avg of 7:50. First and last miles were about 8:20, then I pretty consistently ran 7:45s the rest of the way, feeling comfortable and easy breathing, but probably faster than usual because (a) it was cold, and (b) I wanted to get home quick because... wait for it... it was cold. I know, 28 degrees is probably balmy for a lot of people, but for this little weak-skinned Aussie (who spent the last two years in socal) its quite chilly. Am contemplating taking all of next week off running before launching into actual marathon training (ie, adding back in hard workouts). I have a few niggles that I feel would heal up if I gave them a little rest. Also I am mentally waning a little, and less enthused about running at the moment (especially after a couple of disappointing races) than I could be. In fact, I barely took off any time (3-4 days at most?) after those races, which could explain the general "meh" feeling I have about running right now. Perhaps a week's break would also bring back some fresh enthusiasm?
I can be a bit obsessive about getting my sweat on, so this wouldnt be a week off entirely; just no impact aerobic, strength and yoga allowed. Any thoughts? Any chance I could suddenly lose all my running strength and end up injured if I go back to running 40-50 miles per week after a week off?
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