Let me give you a synapses of my week:
4miler on Wednesday: A bit uneasy getting back on the treadmill after having four weeks off. I always think about the physics law "Objects at rest tend to stay at rest." It was difficult getting the feet moving again, and the shoes didnt feel right. My right side of my right foot felt like I was running entirely on it. They felt better on day two though. The four miles at 8:00 pushed me for being off so long.
6Miler on Thursday: I did Insanity Pure Cardio in the morning and followed it up with the run later in the evening. My body did NOT want to run, and it took a lot to push through and it wasnt all at the prescribed pace. Getting back into the groove proved to be not easy. And of course fighting the boredom on the treadmill has its own challenges too. Friday though presented another challenge. I awoke very nauseated and empty on strength and energy, pretty much most of the day too. It didnt actually break until around 3pm. I thought my eating was meeting the needs of the newly placed demands, but there are other factors involved as well. December was a very stressful month, and not consuming the right foods etc had a negeative effect on me as well. I mean, really....it was Christmas and New Year. So...I am paying the price.
Angel 13 Today: I managed the half turn-around and it was very interesting to see runners and their different stages of energy levels and capabilities. I finished up at 10:30 and headed back to the start. Using the marathon clock, I departed at 3:10 and ended up with a 2:05:02 by the time I got back to the finish.
My heart rate was doing crazy things even before the start. It actually jumped up to 150 before I even ran, while standing at the line, before I hit the start button. I felt pretty good, actually had to slow myself down a bit before mile 1.55 where Debbie was working. Then around mile 4 I got hit with the sleepies. I mean bad. I havent mentioned this before because I hadnt thought about it, but the sleepies have been something I have been experiencing on the last few runs. I didnt get them in Virginia, but definitely in Valley of Fire, the Vegas marathon, then here today. I fought through them and they didnt come back, but they were there.
The hills elevated my HR above 180 several times. My pace was not the prescribed 8:20, and there were several times I had to walk, mostly up the hills. My feet hurt and my hip flexors started giving me troubles again too. Lower back muscles were not to happy with either, something I felt on both my treadmill days this week early into the runs. Also, my ankle joints are a bit sore too.
I finished feeling very well with enough energy to be able to speak intelligently with Joyce and others around the area.
I truly feel I am simply paying for the four weeks off. I did a little bit at work as far as exercise goes, but nothing like I needed to do if I wanted to stay in my top-end. I am not worries about it though as my stretching and further muscle work will aid in my strength and conditioning of those muscles that are not happy with me right now. The pace? On the hills today it was simply not going to happen. I did not have enough juice in me. The treadmill days? Had I taken it a bit easier during my Insanity workouts, I would have done better. But I am not going to give up on what really helps me with my abs, core, and muscle tone.
All in all, I think being sponsored has a bit to play in it too. Before it was only me. Now I have other people who have expectations of me too, and if I dont produce results even on my scale, I lose them as supporters. No pressure!
It feels good to be back right now though. Time to push through as best I can with what I have
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