Heavy legs, niggles, and apathy.

I was planning on heading to The Peaks on Friday for a good, long scamper about, poor weather forecast led to postponing this. As it turns out this was also a good thing for the sake of my legs. I struggled round 4 miles of trails on Thursday evening. Seriously heavy legs. I think the half marathon combined with being away, travel, lack of sleep, stodgy food and more alcohol than normal had all just taken a bit more out of me than I realised. The long run would have to wait.

I headed out again yesterday afternoon. The legs felt normal again but everything else just wasn't going right. My iPod headphones were annoying me, it was raining and one sleeve of my jacket instantly wetted right through, wrong socks, etc. If you're a runner you'll know how several small niggles can just really get in your head and ruin a run. 2.5 miles later I was home again, feeling a bit peeved. The long run would have to wait.

Today, I just can't face the idea of a 20 mile run. It's the first time during the marathon training that any kind of apathy has set in. Part of me has had a panic that the wheels have dropped off the plan, that the marathon is going to be a disaster. And then a more logical bit kicked in, and reassures me there is still a month to go and as long as I get the 20 miler in the bag before this time next week there is still a good 3 week taper to enjoy. The "apathy" is actually just my body feeling tired and needing a bit more recovery from the half. Eat right for a few days, plenty of non-alcoholic fluids, some sleep. Keep calm and carry on!