Like everyone, I don’t have enough time to do all the things I want to do. It’s not even that my job gets in the way, because I like my job, and I’m grateful to have it, despite being underpaid, having a terrible commute, and essentially working as a serf in a feudalist structure.
Moving along from my political rant, training for a marathon, or, in this case—a 5K, 10K, half, and marathon—takes a lot of time. Right now, the training plan doesn’t include crazy long runs, but eventually, we’re talking many miles and hours of road, especially when you’re slow, like me.
In fact, this week, I realized that the animal with whom I most identify is a turtle. As in, like a tortoise.
Over these last few days, I ran and walked more than was required by my training plan. Today, though, I was supposed to run 5.5 miles, but I had already walked over 7 miles and some of those miles weren’t walked, but were instead, a boxing workout. I walked about five fast miles yesterday….which is just to say that today, I wasn’t in the mood to run because I don’t like to be worn out. I like to end the day feeling tired, but not exhausted, and I want to be able to work out tomorrow (strength day). So, I walked (fast) my 5.5 miles and I feel happy and energetic, not tired and irritable.
Being in a bad mood is the number one sign that you are overtraining. Ending a run (or walk) in a good mood and feeling like you will be in a good mood when you wake up tomorrow is a sign that you are doing right by your body.
yogadonna 
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