Turtles Can Run

First week of training is done.  Fast runs did not go as planned, I was winded and my heart rate was higher than normal all week.  Last year I would have been worried about this but I’ve been running long enough now to know that this sometimes happens.  Sometimes our bodies need a little rest and can not do what we want them to.  I find that every couple of months this happens to me, it usually occurs in the weeks following a big race or during the later part of my cycle.  Coach Jenny on Runnerworld.com wrote a good article describing the effects of a woman’s cycle on running.  After reading this I stopped freaking out when I couldn’t run as fast, was more winded and my heart rate was going crazy  during PMS.  Now I just try to come as close to my goals as I can reassured by the knowledge that next week will be better.  I am looking forward to next weeks training, I am hoping for much speedier times on my intervals and the tempo run.  I will be opting for the bike ride on Monday instead of the 3 mile run, my left ITB (it was the right one before) starting hurting after Saturday’s run so I am hoping a non running day with lots of stretching and rolling will help.

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