Like in the card game (my favorite!), getting SET BACK in marathon training is discouraging! Unfortunately, I have been hit with a few gloomy SETBACKS over the past few weeks. Within the first few weeks my usual knee pain occurred—first in my left and because I tried to compensate with my stronger side for a few miles, my right knee became angry. With the aid of my new super sweet CW-X Insulator Expert Tights (WITH PINK TRIM!), I successfully progressed forward.
I hit pavement for the most of the week before Christmas, but rapidly hit a few more bumps that SET me BACK again. This time of the year can be challenging for training because of time—or lack of time! Work Holiday Parties, JPs “End of Final Exams” Celebration(s), Grab Bag get-together with friends (in CONN.), Family Time (probably playing SETBACK) and so many other fun festive activities took priority in my schedule over few weeks---as they should—and with a fun night, comes a sluggish and late morning (ok! Afternoon). Forget putting on running tights (not even my sweet compression pants), along with my sneakers, they were substituted with UGGS and sweats!
There is a serious price to pay for hooting with the owls instead of souring with the eagles…a fragile (and angry) immune system! Luckily (hahaha!), I had to use up my 7 remaining PTO days before the end of the year and was looking forward to my last day of work in 2010 on the 22nd. While I had intentions to use these days for last minute shopping, relaxing on the couch, fun day trips with my husband and dog, and catching up on training (from SETBACKs One and TWO)---Alternatively, my family members received gift cards (SORRY!), I slept ALOT (with the help of nighttime cough syrup), I got JP sick (SORRY again!), Paisley got “fixed”, and then 24” of snow fell on Boston!
The past three weeks of my training… SETBACK!
“Anytime you suffer a SETBACK, put your head down and plow ahead.”-Les Brown
I am doing just that! After a few intense spin classes and a late night, snowy and COLD five-miler along the river this week…I am looking forward to plowing through my first long run in 2011 (10 or 12 miles)!
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