The best way to get over a bad race...is to bust your ass and plan your redemption for the next one :) Which luckily for me was only two weeks away. I got right back on track and followed my training schedule to a T. Lots of shorter runs with speed bursts.
I had a 10 mile run planned for the weekend and when I got up it was dark grey and pouring rain. I so did not want to go out!! But I was motivated and feeling determined and stubborn. I still whined about it though :)
The wind was tough but I got my speed portions done and felt pretty proud of myself when I got back. The more I ran and as the week went on the better I felt. I couldnt wait to run again just to erase the memory of the bad race.
I managed to drop another couple lbs getting below 134 for the first time in a while. I hit 134 after the first week and then worked really hard the second week, ate perfectly and after 7 days had only dropped another 0.6 down to 133.4. I was a little annoyed at that. But I just have to keep reminding myself that it gets that much harder at this stage and even if the scale isnt reflecting the work I'm putting in, its still working! My body fat is getting down again as well so I need to remind myself of the non-scale ways to measure progress.
I tend to feel pretty body happy at anything under 134. My clothes fit well and I feel good.
Also I got a nice little boost when I noticed I made the Nanaimo paper again. So I guess some weeks your stock is down and some weeks you're winning and feel like you are totally winning at this whole life gig :)
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