Next weekend, Sarah and I are running the Heart of Summer 10K. We have a goal: to run it in under an hour. And yesterday we talked about how worried we are!
We both think we're pretty psyched out because of that difficult 5K we did a couple of weeks ago. It was hot. It was hilly. I got a sideache. Ugh.
We're both pretty avid runners but lately when we hit the trail, it's been hard. Is it the heat? Is it that I'm trying to run farther? Yesterday I ran over lunch and had to stop 5 minutes in! Just a month ago I ran for more than 2 hours? What is up??
This is my issue with races: the pressure I put on myself.
I want to run this race in under an hour, but what is going to happen if I don't? The last 10K I ran I did in an hour and 1 minute. And I was dang proud of myself. I just wanted to run that whole race.
In the past, I've gone into races with low expectations and because of that I've always been proud of myself. But this time my goal is a hard one to meet (for me). I know it's do-able but training for a fast run has made me burn out pretty quick.
So I think for training I'm going back to my slower pace. I can't train for speed, I just had to decide to go for it when I'm racing. You never know what is going to hit you on race day.
And I really need to figure out what works for me with training because yesterday I signed up for the Twin Cities 10 Mile! EEK.
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ok ok ok -- I think they announce tomorrow for the 10 mile right? Let me know when you find out!
ReplyDeletesoo true! i really do love to just run, but races always get me very stressed out! I'm trying to remember it's all about having fun
ReplyDeleteI think it's totally normal that we put pressure on ourselves - it's our "human" competitive nature! Just go with it - have fun above all but a little healthy competition (with yourself) doesn't hurt ;)
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