{If you’re new to SIDI here’s some info: At the beginning of each week on FCITC “Say it, Do it” is a chance for us to commit to our workouts for the week by saying them out loud here and keeping each other accountable.}
I have a problem with my training schedule each week, I sometimes get a little too ambitious.
In my mind I want to be able to complete all these awesomely hard workouts, but in reality I can’t do hard workouts all the time and not get injured, burnt out, etc. Plus, my job (as you know) is rather active so recovery days don’t often end up being real recovery days.
This week’s workouts included:
– mile repeats on the treadmill
– a tough spin class at soul cycle + 45 of strength work
– 8 mile easy run + core work
– 13.1 mile tempo run at marathon goal pace
– 5 mile recovery run
And yet, the irrational part of my mind that also put hill repeats on my schedule last week, still thinks I should have squeezed them in. It makes me feel like a SIDI failure.
The rational part of my brain realizes that mile repeats and a tempo run are tough and squeezing a hill workout in there might have been that thing that pushed me over the edge. The rational part of my brain is also the one who listened to my sore calves today and ditched those hill repeats for a recovery run.
Plus, I’m the least injured I’ve been in two years and I’d like to continue down this injury free path as long as possible. That injury stint lasted way too long and I promised myself I would foam roll, stretch, warm-up properly and push myself to my edge not over it.
That being said here are my planned workouts for the week, but if my legs say no, I will listen.
- Monday: Spin
- Tuesday: 6 x 800 + Strength
- Wednesday: Off (but probably a few miles while coaching)
- Thursday: Harlem Hill Repeats
- Friday: Rest
- Saturday: 18 miles slow
- Sunday: 5 mile recovery run
Do you ever feel like a SIDI failure, even though your workouts for the week were good ones?
Let me know in the comment section what workouts you’re committing to this week or if you’re doing your own SIDI it post this week leave me the link so I can check it out!
I have TOTALLY felt like a failure, even when I was listening to my body and knew I was being smart. There’s still that part of you that thinks you should be doing more!
My knee is hurting after the NYC Half, so this week is focusing on cross training and strength training. Hopefully it clears up soon!
http://www.jensbestlife.com/2013/03/weekly-goals-and-workout-recap-beating.html
Back in my college athlete days they used to tell us that sometimes you have to hold back on training so that you’ll want to play more. Obviously, the more you want to play, the better you play and the more passionately you play.
When I miss my SIDI goals, I often beat myself up about it and want MORE, and frequently have a GREAT following week. If I’ve learned anything from sports, it’s that the more I want, the better my runs are. Ultimately, I think those cycles of up and down are good for you both mentally and physically.
This week I’m committed to:
Mon. 3 miles easy in the Park (check!) + core
Tues. 4 mile tempo treadmill run (am) + yoga (pm)
Wed. Strength & core
Thurs. 6 mile progression run possibly in the Park
Fri. 5 miles
Saturday/Sunday. Off one day and easy run on the other
I do the same–I often have ambitious goals that don’t always get met because of work/my physical state/my personal life. I try to remember that doing something is better than doing nothing, but you’re right, it’s hard.
It’s easy to beat yourself up, and not so easy to forgive yourself.
You’re going to do great “listening to your legs” this week–whatever they may say!