But, I can't help but be down about my "long" run last night. After a great run earlier in the week, followed up by a pretty good day at the track on Wednesday, I was totally not expecting an eight mile run to be my death march. I just couldn't seem to get it right. From the jump, my HR was completely out of control, nothing I did could get it to come down. My legs felt heavy and I was even struggling to maintain good posture.
When it was over, we took a look at the distance and time and realized, though, that even with a walk break at the turn-around of the out-and-back, we still were able to maintain a 9:00 pace. Not bad, but I know I can do better. Plus, it frickin' hurt like hell and I didn't enjoy it.
So I leave you with a favorite quote of mine, one that I will be repeating over and again this weekend as a sort of reminder...
"To succeed, you must first improve, to improve, you must first practice, to practice, you must first learn, to learn, you must first fail." - Wesley Woo
The peak and valley I experienced this week are no where near this pretty... |
Yeah those days happen. There is always tomorrow. Or a leg massage.
ReplyDeleteI had one of those weeks, too. Although swimming had me frustrated to no end. Thank goodness we have three sports to choose from! :)
ReplyDeleteLike the quote. Sometimes it's better to just stop the run and maybe enjoy a healthy walk.
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