Complications

Sometimes things don't go as planned. When I was training for a marathon, I was strict with my training and made myself crazy. Flexibility is important. One (or more) missed workouts is not a big deal. Giving up is.

My first major complication was a three week long sickness. That has finally passed, and I am feeling like a human being again. I tried to keep up my mileage, but I missed quite a bit of running as well as TKD practice.

Sometimes my decisions create the complications. Example: On Sunday I was supposed to do a 12 mile run. I went hiking with my friends instead. I don't regret it. I love hiking and haven't been able to go lately. My legs felt like I had run 12 miles even though I only hiked 4.

This morning I was going to make up my long run, but there were car issues. Not enough time for a long run. Instead I took Moon Dog for a walk and practiced all of my TKD patterns. The last tournament of the season is coming up (still not 100% sure I'll do it), and we have testing coming up as well. I need as much practice as possible.

I'll try for my run again tomorrow. If I can't make it work until the weekend, I'm not going to beat myself up. It is what it is. I know I can do the distance, and I know the race is going to be a blast.