Well, I am finally registered for TNF Endurance Challenge Half Marathon in September…but only half of me really believes I can do this. My latest run, an 11 mile loop from the house to the county park and back, had me at a walk/run after mile six and calling for a ride home after mile 8 due to pain. ITBS. Major letdown. I have been doing SO WELL! The dog wasn’t even tired yet. I wasn’t even tired yet!
I knew I wasn’t 100 percent going into the run, having not fully recovered from my previous long run which included horrendous surprise hills… But I didn’t expect it to hit with such force. It was all-out pain, not just the twinge, and in both knees. It wasn’t overuse, six miles should have been a piece of cake. Too much pavement too fast? Was it bad to jump from three to six pavement miles in FiveFingers? Now what?
But I couldn’t not register. What would motivate me to get back into the game? This week its back to Pilates and Yoga with a vengeance. I still plan on hitting the race trails on Sunday, see how I feel out there, see what happens. It is softer than pavement, should feel like running on clouds. Peace.
Tags: FiveFingers, half marathon, ITBS, knee pain, motivation, race, race training, Running, The North Face, VFF, yoga
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