Hey folks, sorry for lack of Blog Posts over the last month or so. With having to take time off running and the fact that I am slowly building things back up thought it would make for quite a boring read so I thought I’d spare you the pain of having to put yourself through that 😉 I think moving forward will probably step away from doing a weekly Blog but keep to at least once a month and who knows if I get ready for another marathon in the new year might go back to weekly Blog posts as I have to say I do enjoy writing them, find it quite cathartic 😊
So what’s been happening? The last Blog I penned was on the 28th of September a couple of days before the Belfast marathon stating the reasons for having to drop out of that race. If I’m being honest not being able to run Belfast probably hit me hard and the couple of days around that a few tears were shed I have to say which is not necessarily a bad thing as it shows how much you care, maybe too much but would be worse if it didn’t hurt you at all! Travelled up to Belfast and having seen how tough and challenging a marathon it proved to be I think I definitely made the right decision as I’m pretty confident in saying my body and the state it was in would not have been able to cope with the rigours of a tough marathon.
I took just over 2 weeks completely off running and training in general, had hoped to cross train during this time but think I needed a mental break from any sort of exercise as mentally I was exhausted, fed up and a bit disillusioned and just needed to switch off completely which I did. Started back running very easy with the first run back being 20 mins or so of very easy jogging and have built it up gradually each day. Completed 55 mins on Sunday for my long run for the week. I wrote on Instagram that whilst this might not seem like a long run, it is in relevance to my current fitness and where my training was for that given week. I think sometimes people don’t train relevant to their current fitness and revert back to where they have been in the past. Sometimes you need to look at things humbly and ask yourself where am I right now and not think about where you want to be in the future and just focus on the now and progressing gradually week on week and you’ll get the rewards 😊
I’ve also added 2 S&C sessions in a week to my training with Dara my physio which really I should of introduced a long time ago. I’ve always tipped away with strength work but nothing as specific as this and the fact that its a planned session twice a week ensures that I don’t shy away from this really important aspect of training. Feel as though it’s making a big impact already and “Operation make me bulletproof” is in full flight 😊 For the next 2 months or so will be taking a long term approach to training and not really focusing on any races just focusing on improving fitness gradually whilst at the same time making adaptations and gains strength wise. I had hoped to complete a bit of a cross country season but realistically will this add to the long term improvements I need to make? Probably not and actually could set me back, so no cross country racing for me this year unfortunately!
I mentioned at the start being quite down around the time of Belfast. One thing that brought my spirits up is the race results of some of my runners the last few weeks with PBs and gutsy performances galore. The last few weeks I’ve spent most Sundays nervously trying to track runners Marathon progress and getting very frustrated when the tracking app starts playing up☹ Loving seeing the progress and improvement of so many 😊
If you’re looking for help structuring your training, have some big goals you want to strive for or just want to be a bit more accountable get in touch and we can put together a plan and work towards your goal! DM or email me @noelcarrollrunning@gmail.com as I’ll be taking on a small number of new clients before the end of the year before focusing on 2022.
Thanks for reading folks 😊
Noel
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