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March 14, 2005
Less Than a Week...
...Left of winter. Every time I saw or heard the weather today, the comment was that this is the last Monday of winter. That's right, spring officially rolls in on Sunday. We'll see if the weather gods bless us with spring-like weather from then on out.
I took today off from work, so I got to sleep in. Of course, I went to bed on the early side last night, so I only slept in until about 7:30. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but it seems that every time I race hard I have a hard time sleeping. This was the case last night, I woke up several times and just could not get comfortable in my bed. Our personal days are use 'em or lose 'em, and since I had not used any yet, I took today as one. I lounged around watching Today and reading the paper. Eventually I decided that I would do a morning jog and rolled out for a very easy two miles around the neighborhood across the street. My legs felt a little bit on the stiff side, but not all that bad.
The rest of the day I did absolutely nothing but relax. I did some reading and just tried to take time for me. J called me to tell me that he couldn't make it up to the track tonight, but he still can't run. We discussed the game plan for this week. Everything is supposed to be easy and laid back. Nothing too hard or fast. He says he just does not see the point of working this week. I'm in shape and I'll get more out of recovering than trying to do something this week. I have had different recoveries from racing half-marathons before. It really seems to depend on what time of the season it is for me and what happens during the race. I have come back and been training within five or six days and I have been totally and completely wiped out for several weeks. It seems that if I race a half at the end of my racing season, it takes much more out of me than if it is at the start of the season.
This evening I was supposed to warm-up, do some striders on the track and then do a short warm-down. The group didn't feel like doing their workout, so we did our old Monday night loop. My legs felt decent again, especially considering what I put myself through yesterday. The only thing that is bothering me is the blisters on the balls of my feet. I've lanced them more than once, but they keep re-filling with blood-yuck. I guess that is what you get for wearing flats for the first time in about five months.
I have a bit of a headache and I'm pretty sleepy, so I'm going to quickly catch up and then get some sleep. The best part of this week is no morning runs! I get to sleep in until 5:40 every day!!
Posted by Blondie at March 14, 2005 07:53 PM