As of yesterday, I have completed 25% of my running goal which is to run 1000 miles in the calendar year but the year is almost 50% over. When I first realized how behind I was, I felt overwhelmed. I started to cram the numbers, wondering if it is even possible to reach my goal or if I should reconsider and lower my goal to something that seemed more manageable. But then I remembered, last year I had a slow start to the year as well and decided to look at my running log to see where I was this time, last year. To my surprise, I had only ran 140.9 miles, I am currently at 258.3 miles for the year. Maybe my goal isn't as out of reach as I originally thought. This year's goal is 100 more miles than last year and according to those numbers, I am right on track. I also looked at my running miles for the last 12 months and I ran 1020.7 miles from June 1st - May 31st!
Since peaking in my training at the end of last year and then completing the Everglades Ultra, I have been having a hard time finding my running legs (much like the experience I had after the Peanut Island 24 and the Belgium Marathon.) This month I have slowly started to increase my running which leads me to believe my recovery period is finally coming to an end.
From looking at my log I can see that I have had many ups and downs with my running and there are different cycles within in my training. This is why it is important to keep an exercise log and/or journey. It can help you put things into perspective. You can see how far you have come and what you are made of when you feel like you are struggling. By viewing my own log, I went from feeling like my goal wasn't possible to "I can do this"!! Now off to mapping out my training schedule so I can increase my miles in a healthy way and reach my goal injury free!
Since peaking in my training at the end of last year and then completing the Everglades Ultra, I have been having a hard time finding my running legs (much like the experience I had after the Peanut Island 24 and the Belgium Marathon.) This month I have slowly started to increase my running which leads me to believe my recovery period is finally coming to an end.
From looking at my log I can see that I have had many ups and downs with my running and there are different cycles within in my training. This is why it is important to keep an exercise log and/or journey. It can help you put things into perspective. You can see how far you have come and what you are made of when you feel like you are struggling. By viewing my own log, I went from feeling like my goal wasn't possible to "I can do this"!! Now off to mapping out my training schedule so I can increase my miles in a healthy way and reach my goal injury free!