A few weeks ago, I was doing a great job of following the Hansons beginner plan. “Beginner” seems a bit of a misnomer as it’s a challenging plan compared to most beginner plans. While the long run tops out at 16 miles, the overall mileage each week is similar to some of Hal Higdon’s advanced plans. Anyways, things were going well and then we headed on vacation. Even worse, I caught that awful bug that sapped my energy more than the first trimester of pregnancy. (Between the unsettled stomach and the exhaustion, I would have been freaking out, except Beer Geek was feeling just like I was.)
While we were on vacation, we did a lot of hiking and walking, but it wasn’t until close to the end that I tried to run. I managed a 3 mile run in Durango, but I had nothing in the tank. Nothing. I also managed a 3 mile run when we got to Denver, but I barely finished. I was convinced it was the high altitude.
And then we returned to Virginia. The weather was surprisingly cool and the humidity was manageable. Guess what? My run sucked. Seriously, I had zero energy and running two minutes per mile slower than normal left me gasping for air. Thankfully (not for him LOL), Beer Geek mentioned later that day that he’d gotten out of breath walking to work. So, apparently we were both still recovering.
In the end, recovery took 2 weeks. 2 weeks from what seemed to be a fast moving stomach bug! Holy cow! Thankfully I finally had a good 4 mile run on Friday.
Sunday, I met up with some other Skirt Sports ambassadors for a 10 mile run in Wisconsin. One of them drove for an hour and a half just to meet to run! (I only had to drive 45 minutes.) But we met and I managed to finish the whole 10 miles.
It wasn’t pretty (we were, but the run wasn’t LOL)
There was walking in the last few miles, but 10 miles are in the books.
This coming week will be my first 40+ mile week. After that, it’s high 40s to low 50s for the rest of the plan. Shit just got real!
Don’t forget – for the remainder of August, Tuesdays on the Run is “free topic”. Feel free to link up any running related topic (and we’re pretty flexible about what’s running related!)
I’m linking up with HoHo and MissSippiPiddlin for the Weekly Wrap and Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC for my training update.
Running while on vacation is tough. Nice to hear you’ve recovered from that bug! Have a great week!
Ugh, sorry to hear you ended up being sick for 2 weeks, but it’s great that you’re back at it! You guys look like you’re doing a SkirtSports photo shoot, lol…I still don’t own one, but have been tempted lately…
Have a great week!
Fun to meet up and have buddies to get through the miles with… and you all do look pretty 🙂
Glad you feel better.
Glad you are feeling better – having no energy just does NOT lend itself to this plan. Super excited to cheer you on for MCM, though!! My Oiselle crew will be in Crystal City just past the bridge 🙂
When I got the super flu in 2014, it took me a couple weeks to feel fully recovered. I’m not good at resting, but it’s hard to be active when I still felt so sluggish.
Wow! Two weeks is a long recovery period. I’m glad you are feeling better now. You ladies do look very pretty on your run! Many people have success with Hanson’s. But I think I’m just too old (and daresay injury prone) to run the high mileage.
I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself about your runs while in CO! I hear running is tough there anyway when you are not use to it. Good job getting the 10 miles in with the girls!
Glad you’re finally feeling better – that bug sounds like no joke!
Yes, you ladies definitely were pretty! And as I always used to tell MissSippiPiddlin when we ran together ….’it doesn’t have to be pretty, it just has to be done’! Way to get it done Erika!!
Those stomach bugs don’t play! Being sick like that on top of everything else does just suck the life out of you. It’s no wonder it took 2 weeks for recovery.
Your confidence was back though with that 10 miler! Great job Erika
Oh my goodness – that bug sounds awful. I hate when the fatigue seems to linger even once the other symptoms have gone away. Thank goodness you finally were able to get a good run in. It’s so nice that you’re able to find people to run with even on vacation (and even if you have to drive a little bit!).