Ever have those days where you just feel ... flat?
I feel flat today. I got up at 4AM to get to a 4000 yard swim. I did the workout. But I was sluggish, slow, and spaghetti-like by a third into it. I was even farther behind Coach and Dolores than usual.
Now I'm at school and I feel... flat. Grrr. I wanna feel excited, motivated, inspired, and able to inspire. My first class went well. I can fake it with middle schoolers. But then I had my high schoolers and I swear they can smell weakness a mile away. One girl in particular seems to read me like a book. She's bright. Too bright. Double grrr.
Maybe I'm overdoing the training. I haven't had a day off in... let me check quick... Oh! 10 days. That's it! I need a day off. I need to recover.
Click! I lifted weights on Friday, and I was wondering why my arms and shoulders still hurt this morning. I need time to recover. Eureka! What a load off. Tomorrow I WILL NOT work out.
Aside to self: You hear me? No work out tomorrow. And no obsessing about it either!
Aside to you: Hold me to it.
Maybe I'll eat a bunch of chocolate tonight too. And play my guitar. And relax. Maybe I'll just chill out instead of having to be Superwoman every stinkin' day.
Yeah. Chocolate, a mellow dog walk, guitar, a touch of merlot...
RECOVERY... here I come!
Jan. 15 Update: Woah. 9.5 hours of sleep later, I am a new woman. I guess I should have realized that being stranded on Saturday overnight in Madison with six 19 year-old girls (my niece and her friends) would take it out of me. And then the 4 AM wake-up call on Monday... I needed 9.5 hours of sleep. Look out today school kids, TT is refreshed!
Oh, and on the workout front: Now that I've had some good sleep, there is fresh snow on the ground. And my skis are freshly waxed...
8 comments:
4000 yard swim, and working out for ten days straight....HOLY MOLY!! Yeah, I'd say you deserve a day off ;)
"Chocolate, a mellow dog walk, guitar, and a touch of merlot"...now that's a recovery day I'd enjoy a lot!
But, I haven't earned it yet so thanks for the motivation. I was feeling a bit flat today, too.
Uh ya.. I had some REALLY flat runs, slogs. Up until that new pr. I'm not working as hard as you at it. Recovery is built in.
-jwm
I think I need a double of shot of something just to think about doing 4000 yrds right now.
Hmm, a 4:00AM WAKE UPCALL, I thought I got up early..
Relax TT and watch all those crazy reruns on TV.. Then again, you could watch American Idol.
And here I thought I was a goddess for doing 1800 yards before school. 4000--and then teach? That alone would put me right under!
Glad you're feeling better. Nothing worse than feeling flat.
you rock....4am...4,000 yards...part animal--part teacher-
amazing...
do get some rest
Sleep is good...chocolate and dog walks are good too. Guitar playing, Wine and a day off...even better!
I don't think the workouts wiped you out...it was all those hours with those teenagers. That will tire even the best endurance athlete! :-)
As always, you are AMAZING. All those workouts and ALSO time with the 19 yr olds?!?!?!
I have 4 teenage girls at my house today and that is about enough to make me want to lock myself in my bedroom and never come out again. LOL
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