Today is a reset.
As of today, I will no longer worry about the fact that my running plan has been non-existent for the past few months. I will no longer feel bad about not accomplishing the goals that I set. Yesterday classes finished and now I can get my life back. Everything starts new.
This mantra applies to everything, by the way. The living room will be purged of empty cardboard boxes. The dining room table will be organized without magazines and mail everywhere. The kitchen will get a thorough cleaning. And I'm not going to feel bad about how all of these spaces got to these chaotic states. I'm just going to look ahead.
Today I ran one pyramid piece (so that's an 'F' in the FTL). Yes, it is the wimpiest of the three workouts, plus I ran it like a linebacker trying to sprint. But today I have too many things to do to allow myself the time for a long run, which is really a tragedy because it is actually very nice out. Not even 'nice for Florida.' Just plain nice. Not too humid and 72F at the time of writing. Much nicer than it has been for the past little while. Here's hoping it sticks around for tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be the 'L'. I did go aquajogging on Monday, so that makes this very close to a successful week. And those will now continue. Everything is from this day forward.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Figuring out a plan
Yesterday, I sat down and made a plan that should take me from now until the Oak Tree Half Marathon on Labor Day. It's almost 6 months, so almost half the year. And that seems positive. This has definitely not been my best year for running thus far and it's consoling to know that not all is in vain.
I'm going to stick with the FTL plan for a few more weeks, then transition to a 5-day-a-week plan, and finish up with the half-marathon plan, which is 12 weeks. It looks relatively doable. Some conflicts will likely come up; for instance, I will be flying to Germany, which will knock me out, but it's okay. Getting off track once or twice is not the worst thing.
Today I did my 'F' run, with another pyramid. I thought that it was going to be awful because the temperature was 86F. However, it really wasn't as bad as I expected. No idea why. Let's hope this keeps up.
I'm going to stick with the FTL plan for a few more weeks, then transition to a 5-day-a-week plan, and finish up with the half-marathon plan, which is 12 weeks. It looks relatively doable. Some conflicts will likely come up; for instance, I will be flying to Germany, which will knock me out, but it's okay. Getting off track once or twice is not the worst thing.
Today I did my 'F' run, with another pyramid. I thought that it was going to be awful because the temperature was 86F. However, it really wasn't as bad as I expected. No idea why. Let's hope this keeps up.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Successful week (at long last)
I did it! Today was 'L' of FTL, with a 55-minute 'long' run. I didn't even have to walk! Victory!
Although, I did want to walk. Today was still less awful than normal, but in the direct sun, I still felt terrible. I went after 6pm, so I was hoping that it wouldn't be too bad. Part of me knows that adaptation will happen, eventually, and that it just takes time.
Another part of me knows that I never fully adapt and that I need to just suck up this icky hot.
That part of me remains unhappy.
What I should focus on instead: running elsewhere (not in Florida) this summer and the half-marathon in upstate New York. It will be okay. Sometimes I just lose sight of that. Speaking of which, I need to figure out a game plan for that thing soon--probably I will have to start gearing up for real training in May or so. Right now, I am nowhere near ready 'real training.' But this week was a good start.
Although, I did want to walk. Today was still less awful than normal, but in the direct sun, I still felt terrible. I went after 6pm, so I was hoping that it wouldn't be too bad. Part of me knows that adaptation will happen, eventually, and that it just takes time.
Another part of me knows that I never fully adapt and that I need to just suck up this icky hot.
That part of me remains unhappy.
What I should focus on instead: running elsewhere (not in Florida) this summer and the half-marathon in upstate New York. It will be okay. Sometimes I just lose sight of that. Speaking of which, I need to figure out a game plan for that thing soon--probably I will have to start gearing up for real training in May or so. Right now, I am nowhere near ready 'real training.' But this week was a good start.
Dare I dream?
Since the crazy storms from the previous post, the weather has been very nice: mid-70s with lower humidity than normal. I wish that the weather could always be like this. But no. However, it's still around today, which is great.
This marks an exciting week: I think that I will actually get through FTL for the first time...well...since I adopted this plan. Progress! Today I will do the long run.
Yesterday, I did my pyramid piece (which is the 'F' of FTL. 'F' for pyramid. Not really. 'F' for fartlek). I went after 10am and didn't feel like I was going to die (miracle)--although the sun was hot when there was no shade. Nothing really noteworthy about the run except that I continue to feel like I am running in sludge. Somehow I doubt that this sentiment is going to go away anytime soon.
This marks an exciting week: I think that I will actually get through FTL for the first time...well...since I adopted this plan. Progress! Today I will do the long run.
Yesterday, I did my pyramid piece (which is the 'F' of FTL. 'F' for pyramid. Not really. 'F' for fartlek). I went after 10am and didn't feel like I was going to die (miracle)--although the sun was hot when there was no shade. Nothing really noteworthy about the run except that I continue to feel like I am running in sludge. Somehow I doubt that this sentiment is going to go away anytime soon.
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