In terms of running, it’s normal for people to have on and off days. Hopefully, off days are kept to a minimum, right? That’s not to say that the days when I’m not feeling so great are useless. I mean, there’s usually a good lesson of some sort to be learned from a rough outing. Conversely, good runs are entirely useful for providing a great confidence boost. Oh, but all of that is obvious, isn’t it?
I remember a couple of weeks ago, I had a particularly rough run that eventually lead to a really nasty migraine. Ultimately, that’s what tends to happen to me when I don’t do the proper preparations before hand. On those runs I really question whether I have it in me to go farther and start encroaching on the larger distances. I mean, I suppose I have the ability, but the confidence is truly lacking. Well, last Sunday as well as this Sunday I was really aiming to not have a bad run. I did all of the necessary precautions and, yes, those runs were certainly much more comfortable–even to the point where doing extra kilometres wasn’t that big of a deal. Just like last week, close to the end of the scheduled 18 kilometres I decided to add two more to round thing out. Both times, I felt quite awesome. After both of these runs I was feeling so good that I still made it over to my plyometrics class just because I was able. Despite doing both, I’ve come out of the plyo class feeling quite relaxed. Ultimately, what this tells me is that my body and mind both seem to be getting used to all the work I’ve been handing over. Apparently my musculoskeletal system can handle the strain. That’s good news. I mean, aside from a day when my body is truly tired, if I ever feel like I’m just incapable because my body just can’t handle things I know that it’s more of a mental thing than anything else. That’s kind of a comforting thing: it means that the training is paying off. Guess all of that time put in has been useful after all.
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