I am tired. My legs are tired and a bit sore and they have remained that way since Saturday. It is not a big deal but my body is definitely talking to me. Last night I did 14×400’s at 5K pace. What a great workout it was and I hit my pace very well for each rep, but I was tired. I made the best out of a bad running day. I accomplished much with the workout. However, there were no good feelings, no runner’s high, no euphoric revelations, no sun, no scenery…………..
I still finished it up though and that is where character building comes into a persons running program. You make the best out of a bad running day.
I have also woke up late for the last two days now. I hate it when I wake up late. I pack a crappy unplanned lunch, hurry out the door, and just tend to have an overall unorganized work day. I think my tiredness is normal and it is coming from the cumulative effects of my training over the last four months. I had a very good 4 months of running and now it is time to taper off until the big race. I am glad to be in taper mode and I will be taking today off completely even though I have an easy 6 miler on the schedule. It won’t hurt me and I need the rest. I just need it. I know I need it and my body knows I need it. Taking today off I have 4 more runs before the race. A 6 mile tempo run, two easy 3 mile runs, and a 1o miler at race pace. Then I will have 3 or 4 days off completely from exercise.
Here’s to getting some rest. See you later.
My angle on weight loss 
I know the tired feeling all too well. When I get tired, I like to think of it as my body’s way of telling me to slow down so it can catch up to me. 🙂
Slow down I will. At least a little. 🙂
REST already. You make me tired just talking about all your running! Your commitment is so inspiring. Thanks for your posts!
HAHAHAHA, thanks Dana
Does this mean that you will also rest from your landscaping plans for today too?
I’m glad that you’re listening to your body’s needs first and foremost – you deserve a day of total rest.
No, I will not be resting from the landscaping today. In fact, not running will give me more time to work on the landscaping because my wife will be coming home late tonight so I will be out there ’till dark. 🙂
Glad you are listening to your body! And you are right…this is where the rubber meets the road….where your character counts and really where the battle is in teh mind of what you are capable of! ENjoy your day of rest….although your “rest” days are like nothing I ever heard of….Perhaps you shoudl revisit the sabbath! HAHAHAHAH
I do take Sunday to be with my wife. It is our day together. That is why I have to get up so early to run my long runs. HAHAHAA
good…thought I might have to come out to the west coast and beat you down!!!
Too funny Kim. Too funny. 🙂
Well I would think that your landscaping and other building you do to your home would be a good kind of tired,you know like a proud tired and thats good to be that way.But,you do need to try and rest both your body and your mind at times right?Right.I tell you what I will give you the weekend off and I wont write to you about ww until Monday,now wasnt that nice of me,ha,ha.Have a good one.
I like the updates. No need to stop them.