What a difference a week makes!
Nov0920098:51 p.m.
My cold has gone after two weeks of coughing and nose blowing, it's made training really tough for me. I had a week off in the end, I'd only completed one 2 mile run and it was such a struggle I felt incredibly disheartened. I was warned that might happen...However, here we are a week later having completed 8 miles in 1hr 30 mins this weekend! It might not be a record breaking marathon pace time but I'm happy with it so far, really happy.
I also feel reassured that having taken a few days off I haven't killed my fitness. I needed a rest, I wasn't well and making myself train was definitely doing more harm than good. I've just come back from a three mile run this evening and I pushed myself to pick up my pace too. I feel so positive right now. If I do pick up a cold again I will give myself a few days to shake it off and not be so hard on myself. I am doing my best, and untimately so long as I can say that on the day of the marathon next year, I will be happy.
I'm eating more too, it's great! Trying to keep to wholemeal carbs, fish and baked potatoes but still tasty treats.
It's not wrong to enjoy your training after all, right?!!
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nooby2shoes 'im with you, i lost 2 stone before applying for the marathon but since training i have been eating an obsene amount of food, as i work in a bakery its easy pickings lol. i really enjoy my rest days as i know im re-gaining my energy for the next run, i too am enjoying my training ;o)' added 9th Nov 2009
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Hayleybelle 'Sounds like we're both pretty lucky right now! I know it won't be like this the whole way through, last week I was miserable when ill, but whilst it is I'm going to enjoy it too!' added 9th Nov 2009
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moose10 'sounds as if you're doing the right things i tried to carry on training last year when i was ill, worst thing i done and took even longer to recover. glad your enjoying the training try to remember the goods times when you have a bad run (we all get them) ' added 10th Nov 2009
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Keith_L 'Enjoying your training is definitely the key...its a long haul after all Sound slike your diet is pretty spot on too' added 10th Nov 2009
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