English Half Marathon Prep Fail

 

 

I'm going to try and inspire myself back into good practise and get my training on track again. For the last 2 months I've ran and cycled well over two hundred miles. Sticking to a really healthy diet and swerving the temptations of booze I've been hitting personal best times for my runs almost every day.

 

All had gone well until Warrington Wolves went to Wembley for the Challenge Cup final. I was always going and I was always going to slip with the training and diet. Now it's just a case of how far back down the mountain I've slipped.

Warrington Wolves returned from Wembley cup holders so down the mountain a little more I fell with another full day and evening on the booze for the teams home coming parade.

 

Maybe I'm being a bit hard on myself , they say a break does you good but I was doing better than good during recent training sessions. I'm finding it hard to see a bright side of this current training break.

 

Tomorrow I'll have my first run back after a three day booze and food indulgent break. I wouldn't of given up the trip to Wembley or the home coming for anything. I did say I would never let running or training get in the way of  anything else that was happening and I'll always stand by that. I do think though in the future to save me mentally feeling like I've undone many weeks of hard work I'll stick to a limit on food and booze and give that side of my life as much thinking about as I do my training plans, run and cycling.

So today I've read up on getting re-motivated and this was my first step to getting back on track. This blog will remind me I should plan my off training days to avoid any future panic attacks over having a weekend of excess. Still had a ball though :)

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