I have been tired all week long. Like really tired. Like dragging tired.
I ran trails today, I felt all sluggish but I was only five minutes slower than my usual loop. So maybe there is more of it in my head than my body.
The non-ultra community would probaly point out I just ran a long distance and should take time off to recover. Well, I did take a day off. And this was my first run this week. So I did cut way back on mileage. Enough to feel guilty, like I am a slacker. Oh well. I'm glad the work week is ending tomorrow. I'm going to the annual meeting of the West Virginia Trail Runners on Saturday. Yes, I know I live in Ohio. And, actually, I am planning on joining the
North East Ohio Trail Club as soon as I remember to write the check.
There will be a meeting and a run. Last year they had a blizzard. This year it looks like weather in the fifties and rain. It looks like another run in shorts!
2 comments:
Sounds about right Kim, body just needs to recover. Everytime you push your limits, the longer the recovery. For myself I've noticed it takes a week to two weeks of recovery runs and medium paced runs before I start to feel normal after pushing my limits in training or racing. I say "limit's" because there is no set distance, just where you are in your season.
I second what rick says...your body just needs time to recover. don't be hard on yourself, accept that the first couple of runs will be "ugh" runs. I'm still so impressed with your 50k time.
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