I’m 2+ weeks out from my first race of 2013 and have no idea what to expect come race day.
I’ve missed some runs due to being sick; some runs I’ve had to do on the treadmill and others I’ve slogged through slushy snow outdoors. For the most part, the runs have been fine…just fairly uneventful…nothing earth-shattering. I guess I’m just feeling a little blasé about my training so far – I’m not unhappy with it, but not feeling terribly inspired by it either.
Do you ever feel that way? Maybe it’s just this continual arctic blast taking its toll a little.
On the good side, I’m making the most of speed work on the treadmill, I’ve gotten all my long runs done, and on the whole I’m feeling pretty good (tight IT from too many lovely ‘mill runs notwithstanding!) I just joined a gym that’s just minutes from my house and with far better weights and equipment, so I’ll be able to mix up my strength training more starting this week.
So basically as I type this I realize I’m probably in better shape than I think and I really just need to shake off these winter doldrums and focus on getting my mental side of the racing game together!
I think that’s winter running and racing. It’s hard to know where you are and you won’t find out until race day! The important thing is you are doing it and keeping in shape so that you can really rock it in the spring/summer.
I think as long as you’re getting good runs in on the mill you’ll be more than fine. Yay for the new gym–enjoy it!
You have company! I actually wrote a similar type of post last week (Ho Hum), but a little Spring weather today sure helped me 🙂 And I’ve been lucky enough to coordinate a couple of non-solo runs lately. Starting to get into the groove a little..
Wishing you the same!
I was just going to say that you are better prepared for your race then you think. I chalk it up to January in general, not a very fun month overall.
The toughest part for me during the winter months is the lack of daylight. It’s tough to get my runs in. Yesterday we had a “heat wave” and sunny 65F. It was lovely! I realized how much I miss spring and summer. It will take a little while though, today we are back to 40 🙁
I love the winter but I am ready for more daylight.
If only we could have spring and fall weather year round! It sounds like you’ve had a lot of great runs lately on the treadmill. Hope you enjoy your membership to the gym!
It sounds like your training has been better than you think. Plus, everyone else is dealing with the same cold icky weather and viruses, but they aren’t as badass as you. 😉
That made my day 🙂 Thanks Coco!