For example, one thing I learned this weekend is that my body does not really like "time off." My legs felt incredible going into today's easy hill workout on the treadmill, but a little into the run they felt a tad stiff in the shins. Mind you, this was only with two days off. With the increase of my runs lately, I haven't had this feeling in a while until today. I really prefer one day a week off (or, if two, then they really need to be spread out--like Sunday and Friday with a longer run on Saturday).
I guess this past weekend, having Friday and Saturday off from running I felt like a bum. No kidding. I actually felt lazy, which is something I can honestly say I haven't felt in a while. But you know what else I haven't felt in a while? The feeling of running again. Ooohh the joy. I felt like a crack-head who has been off crack for a week and finally got himself a new needle in his vein. I felt strong on the incline and I just wanted to go on for hours. But I knew I had two days off in a row and I didn't wanna push it too much, so one hour was sufficient for today. Super easy run, but I needed that to "get back into it."
Let's hope the weather will warm up and stay that way. We've been getting teased with high 60's then -6ยบ wind chills. This is ridiculous. I'm ready for Spring and the shorts to be out for good.
Hope everyone's well.
2 comments:
I am the same way with time off. I took this weekend off to try to heal up before I get back into it. On my run this morning I felt worse than I did before the weekend.
I notice my dog is the same way. When he isnt out running everyday he kind of limps around and then when we get on it he has a lot more spring in his step. I guess active recovery is the way to go.
i can't count the number of times i've messed with a schedule for which days to run and which to rest. as of late, it's six days on with sunday off. more than two days off in a row, and my attitude tends to slide downhill. see you on the trail___mark
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