Chris: Confidence
Posted on Jul 02, 2009 under Uncategorized |The time off for the allergy thing really hurt my confidence. It took a few runs to feel better but I was still slacking off during those first few weeks. The 9-miler on Sunday did a lot to boost my confidence. For one I felt great during the entire run. I even ended it with a dead sprint in the last half mile. I finished with a 10:25 pace which is about 15 seconds ahead of the scheduled time. I should have stuck to the training but I was feeling good and listened to my body.
This week I have stayed on track. Kelly and I made a decision to begin eating more at home and it has had a huge impact on my weight. Within two weeks I have dropped 7 pounds and I am pretty sure that has to do with the sodium content in restaurant food. It was hard at first because neither of us wants to cook in the afternoon but we have been doing it and it is working well. Monday was my rest day and Tuesday I went on a nice 4-miler at about 11 minute pace. Nothing fancy just an easy run as scheduled. Yesterday I was in the gym for circuit training and a core workout and today was a speed workout which I ended with another core workout.
I started a running log this week because I have noticed that certain runs feel better than others and I want to see if food or sleep are the reason for that. The log is fairly simple and is just a record of my workouts and daily food and sleep.
I found out last night that I will be the new Cross Country coach for Addison Community Schools. I’m very excited about the opportunity and have been reading a lot about exercise physiology and how it affects kids. It will be interesting to see how this new coaching gig will affect my own running.