So last weeks training plan didn’t go to plan! I was warned there would be weeks like this. Only having covered one small run and a cross training session at the gym I was feeling like I was going backwards with training not forward, but physically could not fit another run in it was just one of those weeks.
Determined not to be another one of those weeks knowing I am away for the weekend and unsure if I’ll fit a run in whilst away I knew I had to make every day count.
My aim today was a 5k plod around my usual trail and Rothervalley route. As I set off I knew my legs were heavy and felt like I had already run miles, is this what tin man felt like before he was oiled?
As I ran along my route my mind was beginning to question how would I do 26.2 miles if I was struggling with just 5k? How was I going to cope with the extended mile runs and running alone? Maybe I was crazy to set myself such a huge goal? I terminated my run today when my arm buzzed at 5K just as I was turning the last corner on RotherValley before leaving onto the trail. Normally I would have continued to set smaller goals and kept pushing for at least another 1k but today my legs were just not feeling it. As I started walking the remainder of the route home I found myself being angry for lack of distance and feeling like I did on what surely should be an easy run for me now. I then stopped myself, 6 months ago I could not run for a minute let alone 5k, 7 months ago I would have laughed at anyone suggesting I do a 5k race let alone a 10k, half marathon and if they had suggested a full Marathon I would have keeled over laughing at them so much. So I need to re assess my training and maybe step it up a gear but all was not lost on one run, I still had just over 2 months till the half marathon.
Maybe I needed to forget about the full marathon as advised and deal with the Half first, then look at the full marathons training plan. Maybe the daunting thought of the Full Marathon is blocking my progress with the Half?
So I’ve made a commitment to myself and my plan whilst walking home, maybe I needed that walk more than I needed a run to clear my head and refocus.
My focus is on the Half Marathon, I’ll deal with the Full from 14th October 2019, and my training plan which is pinned on my board in the hall, taking each week a week at a time, a run at a time. These plans are designed to get people through these event so like the c25k I needed to put my trust in the plan.
