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…
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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Truth. Be careful – injuries do no one any favours!
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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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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.
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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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