Day 10, 11 and Probably 12

Some quick thoughts about extra, unexpected off days.

1.       Off days are great no matter the reason

2.       Golf counts as exercise so I won’t even say yesterday was an off day.  Especially the way I play.  It can be exhausting

3.       It’s early and for me I feel I’m ahead of schedule.

4.       Some say you need to train 2 days for every one day you take off to break even.  I say that’s a bunk of bull-hunky.  If you believe that you are an over-achiever runner.  I am not an over achiever.

5.       If rest is “injury prevention” I am not being lazy.  I am actually just ensuring my highest level of health to maintain training for 14 more weeks.  So three straight days off is actually a good thing!

6.       This ain’t my first rodeo.  It’s my 8^th marathon so mentally I know what I’m in for and what training is like.  If it was my first I’d freak out over every run, but now it’s old hat and I feel fine taking days off.

7.       I’ll never really be fully trained.  I lack motivation so I’ll never train the “right way”.  And that’s why I’ll probably never break 4 hours. 

8.       Who cares what time I run it in.  I still get a medal and the cool tin foil blanket!

Back to running tomorrow for sure.