I Am Very Tired

Nope, I am not superwoman nor robot or machine that can go on endlessly... I already wrote it in the previous post, getting back in full training makes you tired. I love having back the regime as the taper time is always madness and very nervous :) On the other hand I have to admit that it is quite enjoyable to have time for other activities. Now it is back to business time = back to running. Cutting down on social activities and emphasizing things like rest, recovery and sleep. And of course I work 5 days a week.

When you are on a roll, you tend to think you are unbreakable. Don't be mistaken, your body will tell you when you push too much. Luckily, I know my body much better and can catch such a moment relatively early after working for 3 years with The Coach (he is like third parent for me now :) love and respect him so much, even though I might not always do the things his way at first :D). We will have our 3 year anniversary in July :)))

5 days of intense effort and speed session with The Coach the 6th day? Oooh my God, 400 m times 5 s slower than last week... Made me wanna cry. So I am taking 3 easy days now so I can push hard soon again :) Three days easy = one day of total rest and weekend will be super easy runs of 60-75 mins. Well, I realized my last day off training was May 28, so it was about time to pull back and recover... My dream is BIG and as I want to fulfill, running has always come first. Including rest time, recovery and ME time to deal with training but also work related stress.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Few photos about what also made me tired...

 

Going back and forth to Ostrava to see some great world track & field athletes including Alison Felix!

Played 9 holes of golf and scored 2nd

Raced trail mountain race where I came in first female and won these beautiful herbs for my cooking :)

Cracked coconut for first time in my life :) (do you LOVE my pink tools as I love it?)

Fueled properly... Introducing some safe starches to improve my nutrient balance according to Perfect Health Diet (great book BTW!)

Raced on track past Sunday - 3 000 m and 1 500 m ... Turns out it is much tougher after 100+ km week

Had to share this beautiful post workout breakfast

Last bit is this Wednesday's race... 10 km, 5th day in a row of hard efforts. 9 km I was suffering because of un digested sweet potato. I do promise I will never ever eat that close to race / hard workout. I am glad I did not give up and was able to race hard the last kilometer!