Happy Wednesday! It feels strange not to have a Wednesday workout today, but it’s also quite refreshing. I think I’ll sleep in again… that sounds about right. It does feel like a sin not to be trail running when the leaves and temperatures are perfection, but gotta think big picture.
My love language is Andrew making my green smoothie. It tastes so much better when he makes the power greens, frozen fruit, and chia seed mixture.
Yesterday, I went to Athlecare for my imbalances testing. They use a ForceFrame Strength Testing System to get all of the data. It took about 30 minutes (I think) but was very easy to do.
I’ve got some things to work on! They are now putting together a strength and mobility plan for me, and that will be my official training plan over the next few months to focus on. I can’t wait to see what fixing these imbalances does for my training. I should have done this a decade ago!
They also tested my sciatic nerve and thought that could be causing the hamstring problems I’ve had over the years. Now that I’m paying attention to what fires it all up, I’ve found that sitting is when I notice it the most, especially when I cross my legs with my right leg on top (which I naturally ALWAYS do). I don’t feel it with movement now, but I do at my desk or in the car. Does anybody else find this happening to them? I think I need a standing desk and to sell my car.
No matter how old Beretta gets, she always is pushing the pace.
Cheering on Skye at gymnastics:
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It’s a really strange feeling to imagine yourself hitting a goal for months and doing everything you can to reach that goal for it not to happen as you envisioned. Sometimes, I wonder if I set too big of goals for myself or if it’s just the nature of the game, but I’ve hit my goals maybe 5% of the time and missed them 95% of the time. I’m grateful for all those times that I haven’t hit my goals because I’m positive that it makes the times that I do hit them feel so much sweeter. Also, setting big goals takes us so much further in our pursuit than if we never set them at all, so we can’t stop setting them no matter how many times we miss the mark.
I don’t consider myself an expert in much, but this topic… I feel like I’ve experienced too often not to figure out.
So, here are some things to do to pick yourself back up after missing your goals.
*Spoil yourself with sleeping in, more couch time, and all your favorite ways to recover. Do not worry that you will never make a comeback or that you’ll lose all of your fitness or that you’ll lose your self-discipline. There will be the time again to get back into things but jumping back into running too quickly to redeem yourself from not hitting your goals will most likely burn you out (yes, I speak from experience on this).
*Put some fun things on your calendar to look forward to! There is so much we get to enjoy in life, and having that balance makes the race disappointment so much easier.
*Reevaluate what success is. Too often, I think success in running is a pace or a finisher’s medal, but really, there is so much more we can see as successful. What about the friendships you built during the training, or the consistency you exhibited over the months? What about seeing the success in trying something new or being brave enough to sign up in the first place?
*Come up with a plan. What are you going to do differently next time? What could help you get to where you want to be? Feeling like a victim never helps the control freak in me, I want to come up with a plan and answers to what went wrong.
*Remember that this happens to the best of the best. I guarantee that some of your favorite athletes that inspire you the most, have all had similar setbacks!
*Take a break from running and explore other hobbies or fitness goals. There is so much good that can come from variation. My best race yet was a few months after taking a month off from running and biking instead.
*Always remember, there will be another race. I remind myself of what I would tell my health students back in the day… In life, we can choose to be the bouncy ball or a rock. Are you going to bounce back from disappointments or hit the ground and stay there?
*Whenever I feel bad for not hitting a goal because Andrew does so much for me in getting there (and the $$$ spent to try to get there), I remind myself how I would feel if he were in my place. It isn’t about hitting a goal; it’s about loving and supporting each other and helping him do what he loves to do each day. Your people want the best for you; they aren’t going to love you any less!
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Who has had an imbalance test before? What did you find?
Do you sit with your legs crossed or not?
-I feel so much better when I don’t so I’m trying to break this habit!
What helped you when you didn’t hit your goal or had a bad race?
