So today I am absolutely shattered. I've heard it said that exercise makes you sleep better. I think that is a big fib myself. The last two nights have been full of dreams and devoid of quality sleep so that I have suitcase-sized bags under my eyes. However, the training must continue and so we will drag ourselves out for a run after work regardless and hope that auto-pilot kicks in once we get going.
This week has gone to plan so far :) Gymmed it on Tuesday night and actually quite enjoyed it. Surprisingly I wasn't that sore yesterday so perhaps if you just keep exercising when it hurts your body eventually concedes defeat and gets on with it?!
I was a bit naughty yesterday though. I know it was supposed to be my rest day but I did go for a fairly lengthy swim after work. I hadn't swum for weeks so it felt good to get back in the pool but I do know the importance of resting, and particularly at this early stage of training. I don't want to go at it like a bull in a china shop and lose interest/ not allow proper recovery time, so I may rest tomorrow instead. Who'd have thought two weeks ago that I'd be struggling to schedule a rest day?! I'm hopeful that I can keep the momentum of training going, at least until I go skiing (48 days to go, whoop whoop!). Then the challenge will be learning how to glide gracefully down a hill without breaking or spraining anything. Ha! We'll see!
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