The goal was 16 miles today. In the end, my body said no. I did fine the first 6 miles. My goal was to go easy. I did. The next 6 miles I began to pick it up. So what happened? While it was a cool morning, it was very humid, and I think I wasn't taking in enough fluids as I ran.
As I approached the 11th mile, I called Mark, and I told him I needed him to begin to come towards me, as I was wasn't feeling well. I felt like my thighs were about to cramp. I was also feeling a bit dizzy. Mark met me and asked if I needed him to push back into running. I told him I just didn't have it today. We walked back after 11.75 miles.
Better to have a day like this today then on race day. No one likes to stop a run, but there are times the body has the final word. This has happened in past marathon trainings. All I can do now is work on what went wrong today, and in two weeks tackled 18 miles.
Charlie
4 comments:
Oh, dear. I wondered, when I saw that you hadn't posted about the run at Facebook. Too bad - but I'm glad you have the sense to listen to your body, Charlie. That will serve you well, in the long run -- as it were. ;>)
I still feel bad about this run. I don't want this to happen on Marathon Day.
While you were wise to discontinue your long run - since I firmly believe in the maxim of trusting your body - looking at your running log I believe your body is telling you that you're not close to being on-track to running a Marathon in early November! Speaking from experience (I've run eleven, including Boston) you should be far more consistent in your running than your running log indicates with such a goal as yours. I'd suggest changing your November plans to a half marathon so-as to not injure yourself. Good luck, though!
Mark,
Thanks for the comments. The marathon plan calls for three runs a week. I have done pretty well with it, and have felt pretty good in the longer runs. This run was a hard one, and I have some ideas why this happened. Otherwise I feel pretty strong.
I do wish I had a more consistant schedule, but life has not been that convenient for me on that one. If I feel I am not ready after the 18 miler next week, then I will re-examine things.
My body has not hurt, and that has been the good thing in all of this. Past marathon trainings have left me hurting.
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