I’ve been following this training program by Hal Higdon for my marathon training this year. Things have been going really well for me so far this year. I missed a week way back in February because of our trip to Mexico but other than that, I’ve been pretty strict about my training. The other thing I’ve done differently this year is to train by heart rate (rather than pace or time), except during my pace runs, and I think it’s made a huge difference.
Well last week was another exception to my strict training schedule. I ran on Tuesday as scheduled but then woke up Wednesday with a sore throat and a congested head. I ‘worked from home’ all day and didn’t start feeling any better despite the extra rest. I skipped my Wednesday run and went to bed early. Thursday came and I decided to head to work, mostly because we were going out for a going away lunch for my boss who recently quit. By the time I got home from work I was feeling much worse than when I woke up so I once again opted to skip my run and go to bed early. Friday is a rest day in my program so no skipped run there. :)
I still wasn’t feeling great on Saturday so I skipped that run and then when Sunday rolled around I wasn’t feeling up to the scheduled 12 miles so I ended up going for a 5 km walk with Amy and Liam instead. It was a stepback week, after a tough week that ended with a 32 km run, so missing those 4 runs isn’t the end of the world I guess.
This week will tell me how much, if any, damage I’ve done by skipping those runs. I’ve got another 32 km run to look forward to on Sunday. Anybody wanna join me? :)