It’s been a funny hideley piddle week this week.
I’ve been busy with the new business getting started and building summer house’s but my training plan seems to have gone a little out of the window and as the week has gone on I’ve felt quiet tired. Getting up too late to get out in the morning and not really wanting to run at tea time.
Tuesday Run 1- 19/5/20
Tonight’s run was only suppose to be a short one and since I was falling asleep literally 10 minutes before I made my backside leave the house I’m surprised it turned into being my long run for the week.
I was so demotivated and tired that I almost passed on going out the door, not sure what it was, maybe it was the fact that i’d dressed for a run earlier and didn’t want to waste the attire I do not know but in the end I was glad i’d got out.
I decided to just to go for a plod telling myself anything was better than nothing. It was still really warm but bearable. With the longer light in the evening I knew I could head down to Rothervalley with plenty of time.
I’m not quiet sure at what point I had talked myself into doing a second lap but as I finished my first lap I continued along past my usual exit and round. It was when I was on the second lake of my second lap that I started to calculate the mileage in my head estimating I would cover about 8 miles doing both lakes and the trail home, I would be happy with that.
Surprised how easy this run felt with how I felt when I left the house, maybe it’s just what I needed.
Sometimes with Jeffing I do feel like I am dordling, maybe I don’t push myself enough and should be speeding up my walking sections etc I don’t know but what rings in my ears is Jeffs saying along the lines of you should always finish feeling like you have more to give. In one respect this gives me the confidence that I do have more to give, and its a good job cause I have 26 miles to reach!
Sunday Run 2 – 24/5/2020
So missed a run and Pilates session this week
not going to stress over it though as it’s still very early days in training.
I had planned to go out for a run yesterday however, was left feeling really lethargic and just not wanting to go out. Plus the battering winds (maybe a slight over exaggeration) and really dark clouds weren’t doing anything to motivate me either.
So on Saturday, I told my self I’d go out tomorrow. I had no choice as I was suppose to be doing a leg of the Handsworth RoadHogs relay race, so making that commitment helped kick my butt out the door.
Woke up later than planned this morning. I really can’t get into getting up early at the moment, something I found so easy last year during my summer runs, not sure whats changed?
So after my usual pre run breakfast routine I made myself put on my running kit and told myself I’d just go and see how I felt. I’d already ran my 8 miles earlier on in the week so today was just about getting out.
It was overcast and much cooler this morning perfect for being out running so I headed off to Rothervalley. I’d got an aim of 6 miles in mind for the relay dependant upon how I felt, as it turned out after I’d ran one loop of the country park I started discussing with myself in my head how I felt about doing another 8 miler. With this being my relay run I felt like I had to run a decent stretch so decided to give doing another 8 mile a go. Maybe I should enter a relay every week it seemed to give me the motivation and determination today.
The park was already starting to fill up and people were congregating around the entrance / exit I really felt like shouting come on just move over there and chat so we can all come and go. I also felt like I spent more time on the first lap avoiding others and zigzagging around larger groups who were all together but taking up the whole path
which got very annoying. The second lap seemed quieter not sure if people had just spaced out more or if I’d just got into routine of people dodging.
As I crossed the half way point on my second trip round the park I started to calculate how much more I could do if I added on the extra stretch to the furthest exit and then turned back on myself down the trail home, I reckoned it would it take me to the 9 mile mark. I seem to be getting good at setting little goals to take me further once I am out running.
My legs felt strong, that’s something I’ve noticed about Jeffing once I get going I feel like I can plod for hours without much thought process, my little gym boss keeps me in check, although sometimes I do think I could put more speed into my walking sections but then 26.2 miles is a long way and I know if I go to fast to start I’ll struggle so what I’m doing at the moment seems to be working.
As I started back up the trail the thought of ending on 9 miles just didn’t feel right
it was an odd number after all so instead of leaving I carried on down the track till the opening that I then turned round and ran back along the bottom track before leaving and heading home via the horse field.
The stretch of trail down past the horse field always feels like that stretch to the finish line and I always feel myself get excited and pushing that little bit more, providing I don’t have to stop to let anyone past, today it was a straight clear stretch. I came out and up the hill checking my watch for millage. Just short of 10 miles, there was only one thing for it and that was to run around the culdesac and next row of houses down to make up the short fall. The neighbours really will think I’ve lost the plot running round their car spaces but I don’t care I’ve ran this far no way was I stopping short of 10 miles today! Just over two hours, my mind started ticking away is it wrong of me to start getting excited thinking that I could finish the full 26.2 miles in 5 hours 30 minutes range? I would be ecstatic.
Not the best plan following week but happy with the two longer runs i’ve done this week.
