Workouts
Nov 25 –
Nov 26 –
Nov 27 –
Nov 28 –
Nov 29 –
Nov 30 –
Dec 1 –
Weight
Nov 24 – 185.2
Dec 1 – 184.2
Summary
I’m really not sure how having mono is going to affect running over the next month. Obviously it’s had me feeling run-down enough that I haven’t done any running since early November. And of course the big question is how am I ever going to be ready to do the half marathon in January — even at a slow run/walk — if I don’t run for another several weeks. I don’t know the answer to that. Well, yes I do — the answer is that I WON’T be ready, and I’ll have to skip the race.
But ironically, a day or two before I actually got a diagnosis for this malaise, I started feeling a bit better. I haven’t had to take Advil at all this whole week. My head still feels fuzzy and it’s sometimes hard to concentrate, and I still feel exhausted, but the bodyaches and headaches have gone away.
So this week I plan to give running a try. I’ll start with easy treadmill runs and if those go well, I’ll stick with it and make an attempt to get on a last-ditch prep schedule for the half marathon. If they don’t go well…well, I guess I won’t be running in January.
I read this over the weekend but was unable to comment at the time. I am not trying to be rude or anything, its just sometimes I get to where I HAVE to comment on things like this: Its no secret how I feel about those that ‘do’ races with no training. Why on EARTH would you even consider doing this at this stage? To say you did a half marathon? I have to SMH at that because, at least for me, without going through the training, simply completing a distance doesnt count IMHO. I just don’t get it. Sorry. :O(
I already paid for it, so I guess I feel like I might as well do it if I can!
I started running 10+ years ago. Since then I’ve trained hard for a few events, trained half-heartedly for a lot more, and done a couple that I probably shouldn’t have. For me, races are often just fun experiences that I want to have, and fun events to look forward to, as opposed to a hard core training goal.
It is what it is, that’s how I view them. Even if I have to walk most of the half marathon, I’d rather do that than skip it entirely. I know a lot of people don’t understand this mentality and a lot flat-out think it’s stupid. I’ve spent a lot of time over the years feeling guilty for not being more “serious” about running, and I’m kinda over stressing out about it.