There's a world of difference between feeling fit after 7 or 8 hours on the fells and being ready for a 24 hour round, especially a mid-winter round. Bad weather has meant that i'm probably four or five big (8 hrs plus) runs short of where i need to be. Up till now, the strength i've felt at the end of the moderate 7-8 hour runs has been an nice endorphin fuelling experience and i;ve been writing the blog happy in the knowledge that i've been training and feeling good. But it's not enough, and i'm seriously thinking about pulling out.
I've promised i'll sleep on it, so i will. I do feel undercooked. I'll go for a run tomorrow and see.
Don't give up Mark, it sounds like pre-wedding nerves! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's quite possible that you've been overdoing it and your body is just trying to tell you to take it easy for a while. Having a week doing steady, lazy runs is no bad thing, you'll come out of this ready for a couple of weeks' hard training before your taper.
Keep at it, you *have* got it in you.
Bob
Don't let it get you down Mark.
ReplyDeleteRemember it's all part of the preparation these ups and downs, I'm sure you have got it in you and you've got all those lessons you learnt last year to help you round.
Stick with it, as Bob says you have got it in you. ANd as Bon Jovi said "Keep the Faith"!!