A time to rest
Sorry for the late entry, but it wasn’t a great weekend for me. After I ran my five miles Thursday, I wasn’t feeling great. I fell asleep without dinner by 9 p.m., after returning home 30 minutes before. I pretty much slept Friday away, thinking I was fatigued, and awoke Saturday ready to tackle a big weekend.
I knocked out the eight miles Saturday morning, before the heat got bad (ok, 94 at the finish is still bad, but not the 105 it reached in the afternoon) but I was exhausted to the point I didn’t even feel like having my traditional sourdough French toast with a yogurt and syrup topping.
I took a nap, and that didn’t help. Hey, I even missed most of the Germany-Portugal consolation game. But even after another two-hour nap, I didn’t feel that great.
It left me with a decision to make for Sunday.
I faced 18 miles with temperatures in the mid 90s by the time I finished, and still didn’t feel like myself. So I didn’t run.
As it turned out, making the adjustment of training for a marathon while raising an infant isn’t easy. Heck, it’s hard, and I found that out late last week as pressures and changes in my life caused me to miss the run. However, I will be back out running, with a clear mind and well-rested legs Tuesday when I resume training.
In the grand scheme of training, I don’t think missing an 18-mile run is a big deal because the week before I had a 17 miler and I still have a pair of 20 mile runs on the training schedule. It may even turn out to be a boon for my training because I am refreshed, mentally and physically.
One thing I can guarantee is Kyan will be a bigger part of my training runs from here on out. I had run with him a few times using the jogger, but moved away from that lately because I was worried about my time in finishing longer runs.
No longer will that be the case. He will be with me for most of my mid-week training runs, and I don’t care if my time suffers because of it.
So look for Kyan and I on the Valley streets Tuesday (5 miles), Wednesday (5 miles), and Thursday (5 miles). He will be a cheerleader with Rebecca on Saturday (8 miles) and Sunday (13 miles).
Comments
Toss that watch in somebody elses bushes and just enjoy.....remember"its about the process"
Posted by: rudy | July 11, 2006 7:15 AM
A quick update. Kyan and I had our 5 miles complete by 10:15 a.m. He woke up when I put him in the stroller and didn't stop yappin' until we were back in the house. Apparently, it's possible to talk with one's foot (or at least a big toe) in one's mouth.
Posted by: Brian Dohn | July 11, 2006 1:39 PM