Getting back on track on a Monday night
Week 4, Day 1 of NYC Marathon Training: 5.14 miles running and 10 minutes on the Peloton bike
One of the things I have learned in training for 13 other marathons is to not beat myself up too much for bad days (or bad weeks) in the training. Life happens, and bumps in the proverbial road are inevitable. The important thing is to get back on track as soon as possible.
And even the best of training doesn’t guarantee a great race day, and vice versa. 2019 was one of my worst training seasons, complete with a trip to France in the middle of marathon training, yet I ended up with a PR at the NYC Marathon that November.
On the other hand, I have trained very well multiple times, and had meh results on race day, as I did this year at the Brooklyn Marathon.
So much is out of your control in your training (and on race day!), such as the weather.
What I can control is my attitude. And my effort.
Week 3 in this year’s NYC Marathon training wasn’t so great for me — partly due to the too-hot weather, and partly due to my crazy “sunscreen in my eye” mishap. But it is important to turn the page quickly on a lousy training week, and get back on track for the following week.
Which is what I did on Monday. I was doing several retail merchandising side hustles after my day job, so I decided to run to and from those places. I ended up with over 5 miles in the books. Nothing too exciting, but it felt good to run again, especially in slightly cooler tempertatures.
I was really feeling it though today. A little soreness in my legs. Nothing terrible, but it showed that I was getting a little rusty over the past week.
How is your training going? Talk about it here!