Friday, January 27, 2006

NO TRAINING TODAY

Had a hard time waking up, then by 10:30a.m. I ached all over and wanted to go back to sleep.... so I did. And after a couple hours I woke up again but all day just watched TV and read, and took another nap, too.

Guess I'm fighting something off.

I do this.... I go hard for several days, or intervals of several days, then I crash and feel like I'm getting the flu. Despite my IronWoman veneer, I seem to be some kind of fragile wraith who can't go hard more than one day in a row.

I should know this from many training seasons. I can only train every other day, or two days in a row at most, without a rest day!!! Maybe especially considering I just ran a marathon......

Let's see, including and since RNR AZ:
Sunday: Marathon 15 minutes faster than usual, without my usual taper.
Tuesday: Biked something like 20 or 30 miles.
Wednesday: Tried to run, bailed, biked something like 16 miles.
Friday: Ran 7 miles.
Saturday: Hiked 5 mountainous miles.
Monday: Ran 2 miles, biked almost 44. Started pushups and crunches.
Tuesday: Ran 5.5 miles. More pushups and crunches.
Wednesday: Strenuous 5-mile mountain hike. Walked 2 miles a couple hours later.More pushups and crunches.
Friday (today): Caved.

Duh.

6 comments:

Kewl Nitrox said...

Wow, that's a really intense week. When I have had a tough week, I try to take at least one nap in the weekend. It helps heaps!

E-Speed said...

we all fall into that trap when we are feeling good. You'll bounce back!

Una said...

I'm a big believer in quality. If you're going to work out, make it a good one. If you're going to lay low and fight off a bug, then do it right, guilt-free napping, reading, eating, whatever it may be, under comfy covers.

Well done Ellie :) Feel better soon.

Dawn - Pink Chick Tris said...

Feel better soon, eh!

Dr. Iron TriFeist :) said...

I'm glad you figured it out. Those are some pretty intense post marathon recovery workouts. Feel better soon.

Crackhead said...

I've experience the same thing--almost feeling sick. Now I know better--it's usually a sign of incomplete glycogen replenishment. So I go heavy on the carbs that day, and with one day of good sleep, it's over with.

Losing 9 lbs. since December and having a crash like this makes me think you might not be keeping up your carbs with your workouts. Something to think about, anyway.