About 6 months ago I started reading up on HRT. I read the benefits of it during your runs. So I decided I would try it out. Before I started wearing the monitor I would run for 3 mile then stop cause I had exhausted myself. Well after figuring out my HR and trying like hell to follow it I was surprised that if I stayed in that zone, I could run until 6 miles then 10 then 13.1 lol. I could go run that distance without walking or stopping. I loved it. My pace was becoming amazing, my time was quicker. I loved it and each week I got better and better. BUT then I would have days like today where my HR was too high. On my long runs, I need to be around 160-166 I think. But I don't know if it was weather, my legs felt heavy, a little anger before. I just couldn't make it through all 10 miles without stopping to take my jacket to the car, getting some texts, enjoy a view or just to get my HR down. Today was a hard run. I mean mentally HARD. I said a lot of fucks and other horrible words. But I finished. But sometimes when I run such a hard run, mentally or physical I am bummed. I LOVE the feel of a good run. It leaves me feeling powerful. I guess when it's hard I feel weak. That's it, when I can't push through a hard run I feel weak. How can I feel that when I've competed a half? Oh well, maybe I should stop wearing the monitor and just enjoy the run. Enjoy the run without worrying about pace, HR and time. Time to really put running into perspective. Enjoy a run not worry. Stop being in a competition with myself!!!
Any words of wisdom??
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