Trailing back

I haven't posted one of these in awhile. Lately it's been all Xfit, all the time.



Honestly, the last time I ran 8 miles was over a month ago at the 1/2. I've had nightmares about the Mudder all week ranging from the ridiculous (I was the only one they didn't order a team shirt for) to the terrifying (my plane crashed on the way, I'm driving there but the symbolism is obvious). I think it was good for me to focus on Xfit for a few weeks and take a break from running but the fear of losing endurance was obviously affecting me. It was a good few weeks -- lost a few more ell-bees, feeling stronger at Xfit, feeling less burnt out overall. But it's time to get back to some mileage.

I did the trail today and it was a good run. This is not a fast route for me, it's a long gradual climb for the first 4 miles and somehow it's never as easy coming back down for the last 4 miles as I think it would be. Pace wasn't my focus today, just getting in the distance was my goal. I actually did pretty well. I know I'm always drinking the Xfit Kool-Aid but I haven't really run in a month (a few miles at a time only) and my pace was no different than it was in August when I was doing this trail every week. In fact, it was slightly better than most of my runs during the NYC training. That's awesome. Everyone told me this would happen with Xfit and I didn't believe them. And yet, today was a really good run.

I feel better. I need to step it up in the next 20 days with more hillwork but a little anxiety has been alleviated that I haven't wasted the last month by only doing Xfit.

This week I'll swap out more running for less Xfit and then maybe change it back up the week after. This is when I wish I had a coach to tell me what to do. I don't feel like I really know what I'm doing on my own, I just have to keep working and hope for the best.