Recently I came across this article that said are you overdoing it? After reading it I thought to myself could this be me?
So I know that I never have a "real training plan" when preparing for races (because of my work schedule). But after signing up for the RnR race in V.A. Beach I thought maybe I should step it up a bit. I got a new schedule at work so instead of going into work in the morning, I am getting done in the morning.
Sat-8 miles on my one day off between changing work schedules for the month.
Sun-7 miles before going into work.
Mon-After getting done at work by 7am, there was no reason not to get a run in before it got too hot that afternoon. After completing 3 miles. I felt it was time to splurge for new sneakers, since I haven't gotten my last pair since April.
Tues- Completed 7 miles in my new Aasics Preleus sneakers.
They are very comfy.
Wed-Completed another 8 miles after getting up super early on my last day of work for the week.
Thurs- Caught up on my sleep and slept in all morning. By the time I got up and around it was too hot to do run outside, so I did a 3 mile interval workout on the treadmill and lifted weights for another 30 minutes. I haven't lifted in awhile and thought I was due.
Fri- When I woke up the next day, my whole body hurt. I wasn't in any pain, like an injury, just sore from lifting the day before. It's funny how just a little bit of lifting makes a difference. Running was the last thing I wanted to do. But knowing that tomorrow I would not be getting a workout in because I am going out of town, I knew I had to do something today. Then I remembered this quote" The only run you will regret is the one you don't do". So that's just what I did. I laced up my sneakers and headed out the door. I did a 2 mile warm up followed by a 3 mile track workout and ending with another 2 mile cool down. When I finished my run I remembered another quote a lady had once said in a seminar I was at. "You are never going to come back from a run and say, I wish I wouldn't have done that."
After my full week of working out every day, I will be looking forward to taking a day off tomorrow. I just want to put on my compression sock and sit in my foot massager.
Do you ever feel like you overdo it too much? How do you recover? ~L