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October Visit to the Runfessional: Exhaustion

October 30, 2020 by MCM Mama 9 Comments

It’s that time of the month again – time to confess all of our running/fitness sins with Marcia over at Marcia’s Healthy Slice. I must runfess that I have been meaning to write more than twice a month for a while now, but I’m finding that I’m definitely suffering from pandemic brain. I only have so much focus in any given day and I’m pretty much done by the time I actually have time to write a post…

I must runfess that I ran both a 50K and a marathon this month and still only barely managed to break 100 miles. I was horribly undertrained, so “ran” might be an exaggeration. I will post an actual recap soon, but let’s just say I’m happy to be done and hella surprised that I was not sore after either race. I did, however, manage to end up with 3 black toenails.

I must also runfess that despite running all the miles for Marine Corps, I have not actually found my love of the long virtual race. I have one more half marathon that I’ve signed up for and then I think I’m going to spend the rest of the fall trying to pick up my pace. 

I must also runfess that I’m still having high hamstring issues. Running isn’t the cause – sitting on my dining room chairs seems to be the issue. I’ve started sitting on the couch to work, but that comes with another set of difficulties. Thankfully, I purchased one of those percussion guns (affiliate link) and if I use it regularly, it really makes a difference. Now if my kid could just go to college so I could use the desk in the “office” (AKA my fitness room), I’m sure I could finally get healed.

Are you still doing virtual runs? Are you still training for longer distances? What do you have to runfess? 

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  1. Marcia says

    October 30, 2020 at 9:48 am

    I’m glad you’re running so much because you’re making up for me and my ultra-low mileage. When I had high hamstring issues I “knelt” (kind of a one-knee-down lunge position) for computer work and that seemed to help. Thanks for linking!

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  2. Michelle D. says

    October 30, 2020 at 11:15 am

    Holy crap that’s a lot of virtual racing miles! I’ve done 1 virtual half and have 1 more to go and seriously do know how I’m going to find the motivation for the second one so huge kudos to you for getting through MCM!

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  3. Kimberly Hatting says

    October 30, 2020 at 11:54 am

    Long distance virtual races are tough. Myself, I can knock out 13.1 (well, when I’m not entertaining a stress fracture), but I have ZERO desire to run anything longer unless it’s on an actual race course. Huge kudos on both of the MCM virtuals!!!!

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  4. Deborah Brooks says

    October 30, 2020 at 2:06 pm

    I have kind of lost the excitement for virtual runs as well. I am doing my usual turkey trot 10K though bc I want to donate to the charity. Congrats on your 50K that’s a long way to go on your own

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  5. Jenn says

    October 30, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    Oh, I hope you get a handle on the high hamstring issues! That sounds frustrating!

    I am doing a virtual race here and there. Live races are starting up again, so I’m excited for those.

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  6. Beckett @ Birchwood Pie says

    October 31, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Oh wow, when over half your monthly mileage is racing, you know you’ve done a lot. Real races have started to come back where I live, but I’m pretty sure that I’ll be doing at least one more virtual half next spring for a large race that most likely won’t be in person.

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  7. Meranda@fairytalesandfitness says

    October 31, 2020 at 10:45 am

    Wow, good for you for running a 50k AND a marathon this month.
    I’ve heard many people say they’ve lost the motivation to run those longer distance virtual races, you are not alone!
    Happy Halloween!

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  8. Montana @ Pretty Lil Mudder says

    October 31, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    I’m not a fan of long virtual races either. I have no idea how you do it for longer than a half. A half is no big deal cause I run 12 plus miles in training all the time. But anything longer and I just get so bored. I need the race environment.

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  9. Cari says

    November 1, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    I Just got one of those massage guns too. So helpful so far. None of us is working in ideal locations I don’t think.
    Congrats on finishing both of your MCM races. I’m with you, no love for long virtual

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