This was another great week until today. I have been feeling pretty optimistic all this week but then today was just garbage. I think it was more psychological than anything, but I'll get to today in a moment.
I started out the week with a long run of 10 miles. I ran the whole way, felt good and felt like I could have run more. However, I stuck to my plan and didn't push it, especially since the week's prior plantar fasciitis coming back. While I did have some foot sensitivity after the run, it was nothing at all like before and the next morning, I felt fine.
On Monday and Tuesday I had to travel for work. Monday should have been a break from running, but I was bored so I did 2 miles on an elliptical in the hotel gym along with an upper body workout. I stuck with my typical 3 x 10 Shoulder Press, Dumbbell Rows, Arm Curls, Triceps Kickbacks, Front and Side Raises. Tuesday morning I woke up, hit the gym and did 2.5 miles on the elliptical and tried to do my typical lower body workout. However, after lunges and deadlifts, my hamstring was acting very weird and felt like it was going to pop, so I finished with some Calf Raises and called it a day.
Wednesday was a rest day. My hamstring felt fine so that was good. Whatever twinge I had in the hotel gym seemed to have gone away. However, my Achilles was very sore and it hurt to walk.
On Thursday, I did my upper body workout at home but my Achilles was still very sore and I was limping all day so I did not run.
Friday was not any better. My Achilles still hurt to walk, but I powered through my typical home lower body workout which is 3 x 10 Deadlifts, Split Squats, Lunges, Step Ups and Calf Raises.
Today, Saturday I was not looking forward to running. The "feels like" temp was in the teens but I sucked it up, but on layers and went out for a run. I didn't even make it a mile and I had to stop. My legs felt like solid steel. It was so much effort to pick them up it was crazy. I was only wearing leggings - no sweat pants - so I'm not sure why they felt so heavy but I just couldn't run. I wasn't even going that fast. Tomorrow is my long run, so we'll see what happens then. I don't think it's supposed to be any warmer tomorrow but I will suck it up. With the hat, gloves, gaiter and sweatshirt all up top, I was actually not cold. I felt very big...like the little kid in A Christmas Story that falls and can't get up from the snow.
I mentioned I felt like today was more mental than physical. I have been back up in the 190's again, having got my weight down to 177 so that has really affected me. I see myself as "fat" again, as a big lumbering blob and it's definitely impacting my motivation. I think that, combined with the extreme cold (for my area) really did a number on me today.
Wish me luck.
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