Something's wrong. My life seems out of balance. I am tired...all of the time. I am cranky...most of the time. I count the minutes until bedtime on most days. The big boys fight with each other all day and the baby cries and wants to be held. I lose Mom of the Year every single day. I just want a minute of peace where nobody needs me and there isn't something that I have to do next. I also want a clean house.
So, when things have seemed out of balance before, I could go for a run. Then life would feel a little less chaotic and a little more centered. That's not even working. I've lost my mojo.
Two weeks ago, I had an amazing race at Nike DC. I mean, seriously, it was a great run. It felt good, I stayed strong for just about 13 miles. I finished fast (fast for me). Then something happened. I couldn't recover from the distance. I caught a chest cold. Walking from my bedroom to my living room would send me into a coughing fit that was completely unproductive.
I got up last Saturday morning with the plan to run 4 miles. I got through my warm-up walk and started my first running interval. My head felt fuzzy. The watched beeped and I started walking. I couldn't recover from the running interval. My breathing was labored, I was light headed. It was work. I dropped my intervals to 1 and 1. I made it about a mile. Then I decided that pushing through wasn't going to work, so I walked home. Goal for the day was 4 miles, I made it 2.
I wish I could say things are getting better. They are not. I am ending this week with a childbirth-caused situation. I don't get it often, but when I do, it's a doozy. Walking and sitting is uncomfortable and running is out of the question. So, another week without a run.
I need my running mojo back. I have a hilly half in 2 weeks that I am not prepared for. It's going to kick my butt. I am supposed to start speedwork on the track this week. I was really looking forward to it.
Tomorrow's 5K ought to be interesting.....
I got up last Saturday morning with the plan to run 4 miles. I got through my warm-up walk and started my first running interval. My head felt fuzzy. The watched beeped and I started walking. I couldn't recover from the running interval. My breathing was labored, I was light headed. It was work. I dropped my intervals to 1 and 1. I made it about a mile. Then I decided that pushing through wasn't going to work, so I walked home. Goal for the day was 4 miles, I made it 2.
I wish I could say things are getting better. They are not. I am ending this week with a childbirth-caused situation. I don't get it often, but when I do, it's a doozy. Walking and sitting is uncomfortable and running is out of the question. So, another week without a run.
I need my running mojo back. I have a hilly half in 2 weeks that I am not prepared for. It's going to kick my butt. I am supposed to start speedwork on the track this week. I was really looking forward to it.
Tomorrow's 5K ought to be interesting.....
I'm sorry, we all have weeks like that. Suggestion: after a bad chest cold, sometimes using an inhaler helps with the running/breathing thing. I need one all the time because I have asthma, but my friends often use one after a bad cold. And mojo? Girl, your body needs a break. You've done a lot of races back to back to back. For every 12 weeks of training, your body needs a complete week off, as well as one day for each hour of racing. Listen to your body. I know it's hard but it's necessary or your body will start to fight you on it and force you to recover and rest. :)
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