I'm beyond tired. My SOUL is tired
Today I was struggling to get off the couch and it hit me.... I'm doing way too many things at the same time and I may need to back off a little. I have read about overtraining and burning out. Right now I feel like my body is trying to tell me to chill for a minute
Lifting heavy after 2 months off
Running 2-3 times a week after 6 months off/not being consistent
Building running mileage
Doing Soldierfit at least once a week, some of which is a whole new type of training for me
That leaves 1 rest day, but this week it's gonna have to be 2. I just can't
This is Tuesday and it's my day off, so it's my long run day. Right now "long" is 5 miles. I dunno what happened today, but it just was not a good run at all. I was so tired. Everything from the knees down just hurt. I felt like I was exerting myself way harder than I actually was. None of the songs that came on were what I wanted to listen to at the moment, like I didn't get that "pick me up" song to energize my spirit. The upside was the weather was gorgeous. Sunny, 50 degrees, running in shorts. Still, that was the worst run I have had in awhile. As I approached the turn around point I told myself I was only gonna do 4 today. Wait... 4.5, that's a compromise. No. I'm doing all 5 today. I didn't suffer through this to turn back a measly half mile from my goal. Really, what's another half mile? So at that point I stopped listening to myself and just made my legs keep moving forward. Hit the turn around point, fate is sealed it's gonna be 5. I wanted to stop and walk so bad. I just had absolutely no energy. Must have been a combination of being tired from other forms of training/getting used to running again/possibly not eating enough yesterday and this morning. Thank god I brought a GU with me, it quite possibly saved my run. And this run was so damned SLOW, my pace was 11:30! I haven't seen those numbers in a LONG time.
But... I did what I set out to do without compromise. And some days, that's all you can ask for. Sometimes due to whatever circumstances, simply getting something DONE is your maximum effort. And that's ok. I know there were forces holding me back, and I know I'm capable of better.
Sometimes I think back to 2 years ago and wonder why I'm not as fast as I was back then. I'm heavier now, back then I was nothing but a runner and had developed that type of body. I am a weightlifter now too, and as a result I am heavier. But, with time and work I can still be faster. I am also out of practice. Back then I ran more and was able to focus solely on it. Now I have so much going on that running isn't my #1 priority, so of course I won't be as fast. With any luck I will at least get a little better now that I'm training consistently again.
So yes, I think I will rest tomorrow and then if I feel alright I may sprint on Sunday. Sleep is gonna be magic tonight!
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