Well there you have it ladies and gentleman...today was my first "off" day on the track. And no I dont mean day off from running I mean OFF day. If this was my first summer of running I would probably have a sleepless night tonight and been in a horrible mood all day freaking out about how terribly out of shape I am. But lets face it this isn't my first rodeo...I know this is completely normal and understand that my body has to adjust. Last night I went to a summer league soccer practice and played on the field the entire time. For about an hour and a half I was running around, cutting, and at very rare times was actually sprinting. So today when I woke up to go to the track and could not bend my knee I knee this morning's workout was going to be a struggle. After finding out what exactly the workout would be my goals for the workout shifted from finish in the times given to JUST finish. I've been through ACL surgery and know what a normal amount of soreness or discomfort feels like and today was rough...I struggled through the warmup and just tried top get my knee warm enough to jog without a limp. Screw sprinting...I seriously just thought about power walking that shit. OH well. SO needless to say today was not my day...I ran like I haven't run a day this summer or a day this year to be honest...but that's okay. What it took me forever to realize through my summers of running is that you are going to have off days just like having off days in soccer practice you can have a bad day on the track that just doesn't go your way this doesn't mean I'm behind, out of shape, or a failure. As big as my ego is, in years past all these thoughts have crossed my mind after an off day. My knee has been killing me all day I went to the mall and was struggling so bad that my mom said "oh I wish I could just carry you." haha if you know my mom this would make you laugh out loud too. Its moments like those that I realize I need to lighten up and relax. Life is too short. SO as of right now I need to listen to my knee...who is ready to commit suicide without my permission. SO tomorrow is going to be some cross training. Here's the workout we did today.
400m shuttle (made the time)
300m active recovery
400m shuttle (missed)
standing rest
400m shuttle (missed)
300m active recovery
400m shuttle (missed)
Well im off to bed and getting up for hot yoga! Let's see how this goes. Bye for now!!
About Me
- Kels
- I'm a rising senior and Kinesiology major at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I'm a goalkeeper on the women's soccer team and am using this blog as a way to track my days, training and workouts as I prepare for my final season as a collegiate athlete.
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