It seems to be hard for people to be motivated. Even my running coach bought new shoes to motivate herself to run more.
Another friend says she's been taking it easy because she has no races, but it's helping her speed.
I'm getting kudos for still going! But I really need it to stay sane.
I'm still struggling a bit.
This week:
- I did my speed workout on Tues (800s). I went a little faster than "goal race pace" because no race till October. So, a little sub-10:00. Hard 800s for me would be more like 8:30-9:00. So, coming in somewhere in the middle.
- Thursday it was raining and I was supposed to do 50 minutes with neg split and I wasn't feeling it. Did 3+ miles, but didn't stretch enough, hamstrings tight, back ache, yeah, ended up walking the last half mile.
- Sat was pretty good - 6.4 miles, at an easy-ish pace. 12:43, but a really hilly course. So, I went harder than I prob should have for "easy", and paid for it with the headache the last half of the day.
My struggle is to find places to run where I can social distance. My neighborhood works, usually, but near the end of my run there are a lot of walkers and dog walkers - far more than usual because nobody is working. This week I ran west and into a very nice, rich area. That was much better (fewer runners and walkers, more cyclists), but there's a 0.5 to 1 mile section that is narrow and windy and the traffic was not any less than normal (lots of gardeners trucks).
It's important for me to stay away from people, because I cannot run well with a mask (my glasses fog up).
Still, I'm doing ok. My coach was checking in on me (it's obvious I'm not following her "plan" anymore).
This week plan:
Tuesday: 1200 m repeats with 200m jog recovery (prob aim for 9:45-10:15 pace - hard but not blistering).
Thursday: hill repeats. I live on a hill, this is easy
Sat: long run. Either a repeat of last week, or maybe I'll drive over to a rural-ish place to run. Aim for 6-7.