Slow down - you'll only get burn out

Not that I am looking forward to Guillemots gig or anything...

This week has not been fantastic overall unfortunately.

Monday I woke up feeling aboslutely dreadful. Really weak and very shaky. Came to the conclusion that I had over-trained over the weekend and not eaten enough to compensate. So I ate on Monday and by Tuesday morning I was feeling better - not 100%, but definitely better.

Tuesday night was club night!!! Got there and typically there weren't many people. Normally there are 5 groups, but on this particular night everyone set off together and then split into two groups. I went with the fast group. We were put into pairs to run full pelt up a steep hill. I managed to get nearly to the top before seeing stars! Was good fun though. Then we ran up another hill which was much less steep, but I didn't have the energy left and was much slower. After that we carried on running back to the start. With half a mile to go we were told to run as fast as we could back to base. I did and was first woman back behind three men. I was pleased with myself and had enjoyed it lots. Ran about 6 miles I think.

I have really had to cut down my distance this week. Two reasons - 1. I still didn't feel fantastic energy wise and didn't want to get burn out. 2. I had lots of work to do and didn't want to be too tired to do it. So Wednesday I worked in the morning and did my run early afternoon. 8.79 miles average pace 8.37 min/mi which was faster than I had previously achieved in that heart rate zone. I must be getting fitter.

Friday was an interval session of 4 x 1 mile fast, 0.5 mile slow. My chest was tight - I am trying to ward off a cold and I struggled to make the pace I wanted to. 2 were around 7:35, 1 at 7:50 and 1 at 7:15. I had been aiming at between 7 and 7:30. Not pleased really.

Saturday. New trainers! Tried the equivalent of my trainers at the moment, but when the lady checked out my running on the treadmill she said I didn't need that much support. Yay! My running style is more efficient and I don't need to wear bricks on my feet anymore. Tried Asics and Mizuno and both were very comfy, but the lady said that Mizuno ones were slightly better for me so Mizuno Wave Inspire ones I came away with. Tried them out on a tempo run when I got home and they felt fantastic. So much lighter than my other ones and my knees didn't hurt. Fab! The tempo run wasn't as fast as I would have liked. Was meant to be 20 mins between 7:20 and 7:40 and ended up and average of 7:48. Bit disappointed, but I have really struggled this week and also think I might be coming down with a cold. Bought the entire vitamins counter at Boots today in the hope of warding it off. Fingers crossed I can.

Total mileage for this week: approx 34.5