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Use it or lose it

August 4, 2014 by MCM Mama 5 Comments

Garmin says I ran 35 miles in June, which likely translates to a total of 50 miles of running, 3 weight workouts, and one spin class.

Then I ran a half marathon on July 5th and wondered why it was so hard.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure a month long taper is the reason.

And after the half marathon? I took a two week vacation.

Guess what?  The end result is hating every step of the 25 miles I ran the week I started back to training.

Ya think?

Add in some heat, some humidity, and a bit of dehydration and last week’s awful 7 miles makes a lot more sense.

I’m not sure how exactly I’m going to get from Point A (now) to Point B (Ragnar) with a short detour to Point A-(a half marathon), but I do know I’m going to do it a lot more carefully than I originally planned.

Because running more miles in two and a half  weeks than you did in the entire 6 weeks preceding is pretty much a recipe for disaster.

And it’s going to be a whole lot easier to run Ragnar slightly undertrained than it would be to run it injured…

 

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  1. Courtney @ Eat Pray Run, DC says

    August 4, 2014 at 9:14 am

    you’re right. if you don’t run, it can be like you’ve never run before. running is a jealous mistress. you have plenty of time to get back to where you were. i’m really really hoping we can have some low humidity days — it makes a HUGE difference!
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  2. Heather says

    August 4, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    Truth. Be careful – injuries do no one any favours!
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  3. Deborah Brooks says

    August 4, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    I also feel this nervous rush to run more miles before Ragnar but I know that is only going to get me injured. I think you have a great running base that will take you through Ragnar just fine. It’s going to be lots of fun!
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  4. Coco says

    August 4, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    I’ve surprised myself erring on the side of undertraining. You’ve got a strong base fitness level and I’m sure you’ll do great in Ragnar.
    Coco recently posted…Ragnar Training — My First Double RunMy Profile

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  5. Diana says

    August 5, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Oh, so I’m not the only one? Yah. At least your hiatus was much shorter than mine. You’ll be back to killin’ it in no time. 😉
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