My motivation is struggling. Especially on the weekends. I skipped another run this weekend. Ugh. Life has gotten me down. I wish that Marathon Weekend was closer than it really is. Ugh.
Week 8 DBP#3 Report 7/9 - 7/15
Monday 7/9: Rest Day
Tuesday 7/10: Humidity has been insane here because of our monsoon season, but we aren't getting any of the rain so it's just hot and humid and sunny and it sucks. Plus, I forget to adjust for T&D, so it double sucks.
Plan: 4 mi @ EB (10:58)
Actual: 4.01 mi @ 10:54
Wednesday 7/11: Definitely nailed this workout and loved almost every second of it. Almost. Because it was still a hard workout.
Plan: 1 mi @ WU + 3 mi @ HM Tempo (9:24) + 1 mi @ CD
Splits: 11:03, 9:17, 9:23, 9:21, 10:48
Thursday 7/12: The thing about life is that when it gets rough, I just let go. I fade away. I stop taking care of myself. So I didn't eat dinner Wednesday night and then on my run Thursday I got super sick and had to walk a bit. No food plus humidity equals not good.
Plan: 4 mi @ EA (11:45)
Actual: 4.01 mi @ 12:03
Friday 7/13: Rest Day
Saturday 7/14: We had a friend in town, we all went out drinking Friday night, it ended badly, my car is still parked downtown on Monday, I got minimal amounts of sleep but decided to try to run anyway. It was mid morning and hot AF. I almost died, except I remembered that you have a better chance of dying from over-hydration vs dehydration, so I would have just passed out on the hot road until someone found me. I called my husband for a ride home before I even hit 5 miles. PLUS, I was trying to adjust for the T&D, which was 154, but my body refused to run slow. RE-FUSED. Whatever. So over this weather. Bonus: forgot this was supposed to be a blind run. I need a do-over.
Plan: 5 mi @ EB (10:58) BLIND
Actual: 4.45 @ 11:41
Splits: 10:17, 10:17, 10:27, 11:44 BLAH
Sunday 7/15: Skipped it. Just didn't do it. Ugh.
Plan: 5 mi @ LR (10:35)
Actual: Nope
It's a new week with some big mileage, so I need to get my head in the game. My brain is my enemy right now and I am doing the best that I can. Just trying to focus on the good. Thursday is gonna be a big day for me and it can't get here fast enough.
Sorry, I feel like this post has been a super downer. I am thankful for my friends I have made on here that help me through though. Y'all mean a lot to me. <3