Tuesday, April 5, 2011

March's Madness

Miles Run - 119.46 (Actually more than I thought I did)
Races Run - 4 (all half marathons)
PR's Set - 0 (but I finished NYC faster than Hugh Jackman :D )
Minutes of Planks - 27

I don't know WHAT happened this month. I started P90X and I felt like it was doing me a TON of good. I mean, I was sore in all the right ways, I felt like I was getting stronger. But then I was SICK most of the month. I had some pretty heinous neck pains, a nasty cold, and suffering from fatigue.

The dilemma here. On one hand I think P90X is great, but I feel I still have to get my runs in on TOP of the program (as well as my races). I think I might be exercising too much and it's taking a toll on me.

I'm not sure if that's why my racing has gotten SO much slower too. I'm consistently getting slower... and slower... and slower...

Overall, this was a pretty BLAH month. April isn't starting out any better. Hoping it ends better.

3 comments:

  1. Well you might feel slower, but I still think you are a powerhouse! I didn't even run half the miles you did that month.... and it wasn't from lack of trying either!

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  2. You must keep doing some P90X so you can blame Tony for anything else that goes wrong. I blamed him for my calf injury in February. If I wouldn't have been doing P90X, I would've blamed it solely on running hills.

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  3. Yup - sounds like you can be overt-raining? Do you take your morning pulse? If you establish a baseline resting rate right before you get out of bed, you can check yourself. Your pulse will raise when you are over-training or getting sick, so it's a nice indicator.

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