I expected to wake up this morning, pop out of bed, and feel just like myself again because I am an optimist and because I spent all weekend feeling sick and I am now done with being sick. Unfortunately, there was no popping this morning. I still sound pretty bad and I have a wicked sinus headache. Ugghh! I was hoping, wanting, and planning to get in a strong run this morning. My backup plan was to just get outside, walk or run and just do whatever I can. But, I feel worse today than yesterday! Enter frustration…
About 10 months ago, I set a goal of running a half marathon PR this year. I was motivated by my impressive marathon splits last October and convinced that I could run 13.1 in under 1:50. My first attempt at this was in May. Although my training had ups and downs, I was confident on race day. Unfortunately, I hit the wall HARD at mile 8. Although I didn’t get the time that I was hoping for, I powered through for a strong finish and was definitely pleased with my run. I was hoping to run another half marathon in early October, but a broken toe set me back on mileage and split times. Now, here we are about 4 weeks before my Thanksgiving half marathon and my quality of training is POOR. I haven’t run more than 10 miles in a long time and my energy levels are on the floor.
So my head knows that this PR is a long shot, but I also know that I LOVE running, races, and the half marathon is fun distance no matter what your race time. Yes, non-runners, I did just say that 13.1 miles can be fun : ) Moving forward, I plan to do the best I can with my training. What is hard for me is knowing how strong my running was a year ago, but I have to keep in mind that this has been a different year for me. This year has been busier and more stressful, and I haven’t been able to prioritize workouts and training. And the extra LBs hanging around aren’t helping either. The optimist in me knows that f I don’t hit that 1:50 this fall, there is always next year. I know that I have that PR in me! But a lot goes into making my body race ready, and I welcome the changes it takes to get there.
For breakfast, I dove into a bowl of Pumpkin Chia Oatmeal from Veggie V (I added some banana to sweeten it up instead of syrup).
And then topped it with my homemade apple butter.
Yum! What a happy breakfast!!!
Sadly, after breakfast I crashed on the couch and haven’t been able to get myself moving since. I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck! Meanwhile, I rediscovered an old guilty please, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders TV show. Please don’t judge me! You know you have a guilty pleasures too! I used to watch this show ALL the time when I lived in Memphis. Who knew that it was still on? Yesterday, I DVRed, like, 6 hours of the show which have been keeping me entertained from the couch. Because I was sick all weekend, I had big plans for today, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Return…frustration…I hate being sick and I’m sure ya’ll are sick of hearing about it : ) I am off for a nap!
How do you prepare for race goals?
Do you get frustrated when you’re sick?
Am I making any sense? ha ha!
I would LOVE to run a 1:50. My last race I PR’d at 1:59, so I think I’d like to get to a 1:55 next time.
I too would LOVE to run a 1:50 : ) Congrats on the PR!!! It sounds like you have great goal ahead of you. Good luck with all this winter training!
Pumpkin chia oats sound amazing! These are definitely on the “to make” list, which is growing longer as I look at your recipes haha:)
Isn’t that the hardest part about reading blogs…I always leave wanting to make more and more delicious foods. By the weekend, I have the longest list : ) Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for featuring my recipe. I’m so glad you liked it!!
Loved it! Awesome breakfast…I will be making it again for sure. Thanks for sharing it!!!