Training Log Archive: rachael

ummed and ahhed about running but eventually my head won over my heart and I didn't. tough decision. It was the right choice. Would have been stupid to try and run a long race having not eaten for 4 days. Really difficult to sit and watch everyone else run and not run myself :( Tough when your fate is taken out your hands.

C • Well done 3

Event: GBR WOC Selection Race/LOC NWOL (Middle)
 

very slow jog/walk to the start

hmmm.

managed to eat proper breakfast this morning and only felt a bit dizzy walking to the assembly area. had a confidence crisis about an hour before the start but alex gave me a good talking to and by the start line I was ready - aim to take one control at a time, spike them all and take it steady. Plan worked to perfection for the first 3 but then I saw Claire and Sarah which threw me completely. As last starter I hadn't expected to see anyone (and actually had no idea of the start order as hadn't had chance to look at it). 4 was good but then my auto speed up button got hit and I didn't take 5 steady enough. As soon as my heart rate went up my brain went to mush and I lost 3 minutes. Didn't read the map carefully enough. on the way to 8 the abdominal cramps kicked in. I think I picked an ok route but got confused near the circle and lost a minute, 9 I was high and knew it but took a while for me to convince my self to go down. 11 I got about 10m from the control then went up to the boys control and back down. I think by this point in the course my heart rate had got too high for my body to cope with and my good plan went out the window. I should have stopped and made myself slow down and concentrate. The rest of the course was fine and finished just behind Claire who'd been haring off and then getting to most controls after me.
Disappointed with myself for not sticking to my plan but to be honest I'm not sure I would have been able to for the whole course even if I hadn't got distracted by Claire. Felt pretty rubbish when I finished.

In hindsight, and after 4 hours of crushing abdominal pain with no signs of easing, I'm not sure that running was such a good idea. My body seems to have forgotton how to digest. Couldn't eat any dinner at all tonight :( Being ill sucks.

my brain has woken up a bit which meant I didn't sleep very well with too many things buzzing around in it.
Attempted jogging this morning. Managed a miserable 12 minutes and felt rubbish. very demoralising.

jog from home. felt dreadful - headache, dizzy, queezy still. not good.

Feeling a lot better this morning and managed to eat a bit of toast. Have lost more than 2 kg in the last 48 hours :s I was awake for less than 4 hours in total yesterday but it seems to have done the trick as definitely feeling more alive today just a bit delicate..

hmmm being awake obviously took up too much energy, crashed big style this afternoon. At least i feel hungry now...

If its not one thing its another. Spent last night throwing up. That would explain why I felt so rubbish yesterday. Day in bed, dioralyte for breakfast. blurr.

C • blimey 5

despite sleeping for a very long time i felt awful this morning (maybe because i slept a long time?). Session was hard work but did it. knee felt alright, just a few twinges. body didnt feel good at all.
4 x 5 mins (1 min) in Rivelin

thought about going swimming but really tired so decided a rest day would be better for me.