Boogie's last day with us. 2001-2018
Training over the last few weeks has been decent. Not as great, but it's better than nothing.
Look at that...
Training has been "decent". What do I mean by this and why is it decent? Why not great? Why did I automatically think it was just decent? To begin, it's simple that I am observing two "selfs". I am comparing my actual current self with my ideal self, perhaps even my past self (when I was hardcore).
A big aim in my training this year is to be more self-compassionate. However, I must be able to differentiate and be aware of the different levels of my "being" in training. (Stuff I'm thinking: being lazy, being disciplined, being motivated, when I am setting high standards, when I am setting too high standards, etc). Never realized this until a few years after I stopped training, but I became really obsessed with creating the perfect training plan. I AIMED to make my times decrease linearly; to have a perfect negative slope. My training was centered on one equation that I found to work every time I punched in my goal times, but failed to account for "contamination" from external environmental things. Man, did I get distressed about the smallest things (not full-blown distress, but just like a deep worry) BUT...
...luckily, I have figured out how to manage this maladaptive perfectionism, and just be more lax about it.
Training:
Going for about 18-20 miles this week. Really off on my schedule, but I do hope to reach it within the next few days as this weather has been bleh, bleh. Also, aiming for the loop at white rock this weekend with a few surges, so that should take care of about half the mileage.
(Week Feb 18-24)
Sunday
*No run. Was in Portland, Oregon. COLD! RAIN! SNOW!
Monday
1 mile.
*Came back from my trip from Portland, and had to put my 17-year-old dog, Boogie, to sleep. Very, very painful to me. This is my first time getting a punch to my chest by death. I love you Boogie forever and ever and ever and ever.
Tuesday
Biceps and Back
*10 reps x 4 sets each.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
4 miles @ 8:00 pace + yoga afterwards.
Saturday
9 miles w/ surges around miles 6-8
A big aim in my training this year is to be more self-compassionate. However, I must be able to differentiate and be aware of the different levels of my "being" in training. (Stuff I'm thinking: being lazy, being disciplined, being motivated, when I am setting high standards, when I am setting too high standards, etc). Never realized this until a few years after I stopped training, but I became really obsessed with creating the perfect training plan. I AIMED to make my times decrease linearly; to have a perfect negative slope. My training was centered on one equation that I found to work every time I punched in my goal times, but failed to account for "contamination" from external environmental things. Man, did I get distressed about the smallest things (not full-blown distress, but just like a deep worry) BUT...
...luckily, I have figured out how to manage this maladaptive perfectionism, and just be more lax about it.
Training:
Going for about 18-20 miles this week. Really off on my schedule, but I do hope to reach it within the next few days as this weather has been bleh, bleh. Also, aiming for the loop at white rock this weekend with a few surges, so that should take care of about half the mileage.
(Week Feb 18-24)
Sunday
*No run. Was in Portland, Oregon. COLD! RAIN! SNOW!
Monday
1 mile.
*Came back from my trip from Portland, and had to put my 17-year-old dog, Boogie, to sleep. Very, very painful to me. This is my first time getting a punch to my chest by death. I love you Boogie forever and ever and ever and ever.
Tuesday
Biceps and Back
*10 reps x 4 sets each.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
4 miles @ 8:00 pace + yoga afterwards.
Saturday
9 miles w/ surges around miles 6-8