Yesterday's run was rough. really, really rough. As in, felt like back to square 1 rough. I was going slow on the start and before I hit .5 miles, a wall of side cramps came on with a vengeance. Ok, clearly a sign to walk. So walk I do. And the cramps? they don't leave. I kept going for nearly 4 miles, but everything was very tight and it felt impossible to breathe.
I know why this is happening, and it's not race nerves. I've been going through some serious dissertation stress it the last week or so and I just can't shake it. Sometimes running/walking is great for stress relief. But others, like yesterday, I'm so tight and tense that the act of running/walking just makes everything tighten further with ever step.
After the completed, but sort of failed, walk I went climbing with Luke. Climbing was hard but in a different (no-impact) way and it was nice to get back on the wall.
I'm headed out again today, we'll see how it goes. Somehow I've got to find a way to shake the stress before Sunday's race.
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