The past few runs I have done have all felt so...blah. Two weeks ago I ran 9 miles, which is my longest distance ever. I was on such a high for about a week, just feeling so surprised I was even able to accomplish this (and I know this isn't a big deal for the good runners out there, but we all start somewhere, right?). However, last week I was working 17-hour days and didn't run at all until the weekend. I went out for 4 miles on Saturday and struggled and ended up walking for a bit, which was completely depressing. So I went out for a second go Sunday. Yet another struggle to complete.
On Tuesday I went for an easy 2-miler with a friend who is even more of a beginner than me (so it was run one mile, and then run a block, walk a block for the second--fine with me, this was my easy day, and after my crappy progress over the weekend, I thought this might be what I needed to buck up my running spirits).
Today was another story. I needed to do 6 miles. It was supposed to contain some speedwork. That didn't happen. I was dragging, but making my way through the run, but around mile 4 my knee just started aching and wouldn't quit. I tried to run through it for a bit, but ended up having to walk about every eight of a mile and walked most of the way home in pain. I'm icing now, and hopefully this pain quits. The 10-k is only a little more than 2 weeks away. I hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew with this race?
What do you do to pump yourself up after a bad run? Any and all motivational tips are welcome!
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