Dear Self:
You may have run 9 miles including Yasso 800s on Friday, then 21 miles on Saturday, but on Monday when you ran that 10 miles, you knew something was "off". You were a good girl and headed to your A.R.T. appointment. Dr. Magic Hands worked you over, and it HURT. Do you hear your body *now*? Yes? Good.
Thank you for taking 3 days off from running. I know you wanted to run badly, but you listened to me, and you took Tuesday-Thursday off.
Despite your concerns...
- You did not die without running.
- You did not lose all capability to crank out the miles.
- You did not gain any weight.
- Your body *did* heal, it was not a waste of time.
- Your head is still on straight.
- The road and the treadmill are right where you left them 3 days ago.
Thank you for listening to your body and doing the right thing. Your reward was an awesome, effortless 5 mile run today to let you know that I have given you the "all clear" to race your rear off at tomorrow's 10k. Go get 'em.
Love,
Me
Friday, October 21, 2011
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love it...way to listen to your body!!
Love it!! I call that being a big girl! That's what I told my husband this week when I took 2 days off in a row - that I was making a big girl decision and wasn't he proud?? I'm proud of you!
Love this.
fantastic!!! I will have to channel your smartness when my next tweak appears
way to heed the warning and congrats again on your super fast 10k!
Awesome. I had to take some time off too recently and the extra rest day did the trick.
Rest days can be so cathartic!!! Hope the 10k went well!
Excellent Lesley!
I finally got to do some catching up on blog reading - Let's see…
I like your new sneakers, love your 'must have' list and could really appreciate the turtle vs hare post!
xo hope you are doing well!
Amazing what happens when we actually listen to our bodies right?
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