I finished my low mileage transition month with my last run today. I was worried that I was getting a little too comfortable with these easy weeks, given that some of my training weeks have been as tough as hell and for some reason I’ve scheduled worse ones in the near future. Also, when you smash a target that you thought was really tough sometimes your motivation dips (bizarrely), as you feel like you don’t need to do it again. Do you really need to break that PB? I recognise this behaviour in myself, and try to change it by reviewing my short, medium and long-term goals and toughening them up. I like to aim for the impossible. If it’s merely challenging I needn’t work so hard, but if it’s nearly impossible I have to give it my best. If I’ve worked as hard as I can and I still fail, that’s OK. The goal remains and I can try again. I will be cutting my target times significantly.
I really want to run tomorrow but it’s not in the schedule. That’s a good sign.
