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October 14, 2004
Two Tiring Runs
I am so exhausted right now that I wish I could crawl under my desk and go to asleep. But alas, I am at work and my employer likely wouldn't appreciate my snoozing on the clock. Last night's tempo run at track and this morning's very, very easy recovery run kicked my butt. Even though my legs weren't sore, I think they were still tired from Monday's tempo. At track, my old track running partners were *way* ahead of me, and I was barely hanging onto this older, hairy back guy that I usually outrun. At least hairy back man's back kept me entertained for the painfully long 2 x 15 minute repeats. So out of shape - each lap for the first 15 minutes got progressively slower. I had to lick my ego-wounds with the fact that I could maintain a steady pace for the second 15 minutes. It was a sad effort, but I did complete the workout.
Today's 6-mile recovery run wasn't any better. Even though the weather was perfect and my legs weren't sore, they were tired, tired, tired. In addition, my Nike sports watch died when I got the battery replaced just a few weeks ago. Arrgh...So, I've come to the realization that 1)I am not in the same shape I used to be, and 2)I am not going to get it all back in one day. I know that I'm making progress every week, and I'm estatic that my hip pain is gone. But at the same time, I'm frustrated because improvements aren't coming fast enough. The last time I felt this way was in 2002. I ran Grandfather Mountain Marathon in Boone, NC in July, took no recovery time, and continued to overtrain for what resulted in a mentally and physically horrible Philadelphia Marathon. My coach at the time told me not to run Grandfather Mountain. I can be so hardheaded. Well, at least I'm acknowledging these mistakes and hope to keep this in mind as I ramp up for an early 2005 marathon. I'm thinking about Ocala, FL in January or maybe Austin in February. 'Til then, I really need to count my blessings that I can run again...
Posted by Leilani at October 14, 2004 07:56 PM
Comments
Hmm. I think I know who hairy back guy is, and I would be way behind you guys, so remember that!
Posted by: becky at October 14, 2004 10:40 PM
Well you'll have the company of two other bloggers if you come to Austin ...
Posted by: jenandmats at October 15, 2004 09:45 PM