Yoga Pants Life

So, not much to write this week because I was out of commission. I was pretty sore Monday and Tuesday and decided to take both days off (I pushed way too hard on the treadmill and totally ignored the ‘go slow’ cardinal rule of long runs.) Wednesday rolled around and I. Did. Not. Want. To. Run. Everyone is different and I’m sure most serious athletes would run anyway, but I’m a hobby jogger and I know my limits.  I’m glad I took that day off because Thursday rolled around and I was so ready and excited to run again. Little did I know that would be my only run of the week.

I started to feel the familiar twinges and pain of of a UTI. And, in my case, I’m pretty sure kidney stones were the culprit since I’m prone to them. It’s been 10 years since I had a CAT scan, but at that time I had 23 on one side and 7 on the other. All mostly small. I’ve had kidney stones that have landed me in the ER before (and they are painful AF) and I’ve also had more mild twinges/pain that seem to go away after a few days – at least this was more of the mild twinge variety.

Anyway, I was not up for running at all on Friday and the antibiotics I took for the UTI pretty much put me out of commission through Sunday. I feel like I should feel upset/stressed about it, but the truth is, it happens. It’s just one week. I figured I’d be much better off taking a few days off vs. a few weeks or months because I made a dumb decision to push through the pain and discomfort.

I’m already back on track this week and assuming the treadmill at the gym isn’t fucking with me, I knocked out 5 miles yesterday in 48 minutes. It’s a story for another post, but I’m not sure if my treadmill was measuring in km or mph yesterday, or if my Fitbit is messed up…maybe both? I know treadmills are rarely 100% accurate, but even in my very slowest beginning days back in 2009, I could still manage to walk/run (mostly walk) 18 minute miles (which would have been my treadmill pace if it was in km.) I’m trying not to stress too much about it since I’ve only done 2 treadmill runs this whole cycle…but one of them was a long run and it’s kind of messing with my head to know that I may not have gone as far or fast as I though I did. I know I can’t change the past though and all I can do is move on.

I’m not sure if I’ll go back and ‘make up’ last week by doing it this week (this week is a ‘cut back’ week in the training plan) or if I’ll stick to a 9 mile long run and pick back up from there. I’ll see how I feel at the end of the week.

In other news, I’m working from home on Mondays from now until the marathon, so my new long run day will be Sunday. I’m pretty stoked about that!

The view from my home ‘office.’ Tucker takes his rest days VERY seriously.

Here’s my sad summary for the week:

Monday: rest

Tuesday: swam at lunch (750 yards)

Wednesday: more rest

Thursday: swam at lunch (750 yards,) ran 4.5 miles after work

Friday: Sick. My only workout was trying to pee in a cup at the doctor’s office and find a comfortable couch position (TMI?)

Saturday: rest

Sunday: Rest

Weekly mileage: 4.5 miles. I can’t you guys, I just can’t.

Onward and upward – only 67 more days to go!