Disappointed

[Wahine]

Warning - serious whining and tri geek training talk involved

I was doing really well with my program this month. I didn't miss any workouts. Not true, I missed one weight session but that's a low priority and OK to miss when life gets in the way. But I was really pumped about getting everything done last weekend when mentally I was getting a little tired. Thanks again to everyone for their motivating comments and amusing posts.

This week was my peak week. Big volume, bigger than I've ever done. But the intensities were mostly low with exception of my hill run on Tues. Thursday I woke up very tired and it was the second day that my resting HR was a little high, so I took the day off. Bounced back yesterday with a great hill ride (keeping HR in Z1 to Z3), about 20 miles in 1:20. My Resting HR was back down yesterday AM, but not quite as much as I expected.

This morning my resting HR was thru the roof!! Frick. I don't feel sick but my sinuses feel a little full and I do have a slight cough. I did stay out late last night and have a few with the neighbors. It doesn't really matter if it 's self induced or related to a virus, I'm out for the day. No run. One consolation is that the weather is terrible today, so at least I don't have to torture myself on the treadmill.

Thanks for listening to me whine. Here I thought I was going to have this stellar break through week and it kinda crumbled. I know that in the long run it won't make much difference but I'm just a little disappointed.

[Velobambina]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Part of a good training regimen is knowing when you need to rest. Focus on the long-term goal. If you kept going when you didn't feel well, you might end up very sick or injured, which would sideline you for much longer than a day.

Sounds like you had a good week, regardless.

[LBTC]

Ms. Wahine, you are doing great! Seems to me that you've mentioned in more than one post how important it is to listen to what the body is telling us. Yours has a little something to say today, that's all.

What is your view of exercise when you're fighting a virus, assuming that's what it is? Do you feel that cardio is a bad idea, but weights, as long as they are not too intense and don't raise your HR much, they are okay? Just curious if today you might be able to do a bit of weights to balance out your week a bit. Definitely don't do it if you're not up to it, of course!

Your trainig is going very well and you're an inspiration! Be proud of yourself and give yourself loads of praise for your great day in there!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[rocknrollgirl]

Oh Yoda....I am sorry...I had a terrible week due to that nasty buggie....

Please rest and take care of yourself. I tried to jump back in too soon, shocking I know, and was down for the count for three more days....

Rest you must...hmmmm......

[Veronica]

Yep, you need to listen to your body. It's okay to take it easy when you need to.

V.

[Running Mommy]

Yep- What V and the others said... I know, I'm the same way! When I look at my schedule for the week I put certain expectations on how I'm going to perform. When I don't do as well as planned I spend the next few days mentally spanking myself. When in reality it probably wasn't as bad as you made it out to be!! Heck, I guarantee you trained harder in the last week than most folks do in a month!!
Now as for the resting HR, that sounds like an overtraining issue. And if your feeling like something is coming on then you really need to dial it back. You DO NOT want chronic fatigue to set in!!
Let me ask you, how are you sleeping? When my IM load gets really heavy (like it is now) I suffer from insomnia big time!! That is my clue that my body is at it's breaking point.
Well, rest up and come back strong! Don't try to push through it. BELIEVE ME!!! It's SOOO not worth it!!