Nomi says,
So, i started this week with a gusto...i promised my self that i would start training for the half marathon using Joy's formula...i would faithfully wake up early in the morning and run round and round the park like a hamster...i would run though rain and shine and thunderstorms ( no snow where i live) , i would update the blog everyday.....and proudly proclaim all my achievements...
Well, that held good for Monday. I decided that i have to start running longer distances..so, i thought that i would increase the kilometers by one a week...so come race month i would be prepared for a half marathon...and have a bod like Gisele Bundchen...
So i ran on Monday...it was a slow , easy , enjoyable run ..i took about 1 hour and 10mins to run 11kms, with walk breaks up hills in between, strolls to smell the flowers and to gaze at the sky....sigh...and there's where it ended... The Man has a big DH bike race coming during the weekend, and he has riders coming in from all over the various continents....so he will be occupied running around fine tuning the details of the race...so i hold the fort at home..sending the kid to and from from school, doing the small necessities...i don't have time to run in the mornings, the kid is not cooperative to drag along in the evenings..and in between it's as hot as hell to run....
Often, you might have a good plan to progress in your training, but often it involves the cooperation of other people as well.
Well.....there's always next week:) This week will be a rest week, for new muscles fibers to form, for neo-vascularization of my bulging lower limb muscles...for me to just sleeeeeepppppp.......well, i could always just bike at home...or go to the gym.....possibilities, possibilities.....i think I'll just hibernate...
i love hibernating....but is it true that you actually perform better after a few days of rest? i found this to be so completely UNTRUE. i did my 1st 3km run today after 3 days of 'pampering sick husband' and i stopped and walked after each km...sigh. 1 step forward, 3 steps back :(
ReplyDeleteFrom Joy: Here's an excerpt from page 38 of the August 2010 issue of "Runner's World" magazine that is right on point for this issue of hibernating/resting:
ReplyDelete"One week of inactivity can damage your confidence more than your competence. Fitness doesn't fade significantly until after bout three weeks of inactivity, so if you're in good shape, missing a week of running shouldn't upset your plan. For the two weeks leading up to the [time off], increase your mileage and number of speedwork intervals by ten percent; your body will welcome the week off and your overall fitness may even improve. Stay sane and keep your 'engine' running by taking stairs instead of elevators and walking as often as possible. Remember, rest IS training."
So it seems to me that hibernating/resting isn't the end of the world, but I guess we have to reach a certain level of stable fitness before rest days really work for us! :)