Exhausted but still running

Posted At : August 18, 2006 8:11 AM | Posted By : earnshavian
Related Categories: After My First Marathon

After my commitment yesterday to running today I managed to get up and run 3 this morning for an average of 8:12 per mile. This week I've only been out twice so far as things have been crazy at work but next week should finally bring some relief. Melissa is home from Boston today too and she usually helps motivate me to run in the mornings.

I'm behind on my 80 miles in 4 weeks challenge at 17.2 miles complete with 13 days left! The Nike+ goal monitor suggests that I am 8.5 miles behind my target but I'm not sure how that works since 13 days is over halfway. To catch up I'm going to have to run 63 miles in 13 days or just under 5 miles per day. An alternative would be 6 miles a day for 6 days a week so I at least get 1 day off. It's a crazy challenge but now I'm feeling a little more energy I may just give it a try.

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Day's Gravatar Nice work. It can be done. I find, when I have low energy, I don't try to force at that point in the day. If I get done with work, and I'm tired, I eat, rest-up, hydrate then run late in the evening. Helps with burn-out, as well.

By the way I'm training for NY Marathon in November, and find your site very useful for my purpose. Thanks!
# Posted By Day | 8/18/06 11:44 AM
Adam Howitt's Gravatar Thanks for the idea Joe. I'm heading out in the next 10 minutes to get 6 in to see how it feels. I know it will be a slow one but the key is just getting out instead of sitting here surfing the web :-) Glad you like the site and good luck in November!
# Posted By Adam Howitt | 8/19/06 9:23 AM
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