I gave myself a big dose of it yesterday. I was down for 12 miles, my last long run before next Saturday’s half. I was feeling better, and I’ve been having really good long runs lately, so I was pretty excited to see what I could do.
While my heart was in the game, apparently my head was not. I made some stupid mistakes, starting the day before, but I didn’t really realize what I’d done until it was too late. When you combine everything from still recovering from being sick, to being dehydrated, to being so focused on weight loss that I apparently forgot that calories=energy, to being lazy and not getting started early enough to avoid the glaring sun… let’s just say there was nothing good about Saturday’s 12 miles.
But whatever. I’m not gonna let it bother me too much. I know bad runs happen, and I was overdue for one. It’s been a while since I’ve had a really bad one. If I had to have one, I’m just glad to have gotten it out of the way this week instead of next.
herbie on the run 
They happen to the best of us…those crappy..I knew better runs. I'll have whole strings of them!
Good luck on your half!!
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I say bad long run this week = best freakin' half mary next week! You will be ready and it will be fabulous!
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I'm with Laura – no NOT just because she said freakin'. 😉
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I agree with the others – you got all that bad stuff out of the way, and your half is gonna ROCK.
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must be going around! i had a horrible run yesterday too.. i was suppose to do 16 mile and only did 10! i read something in my magazine right after the run that said to just let it go and move on after a bad run. instead of trying to “fix” it go do a different run (like a speed session) to boost your confidence!
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So true–they happen. But you've got the right attitude in shaking it off. Next week will be great!
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Maybe it's like having a terrible dress rehearsal? And it just means next weekend will be AWESOME.
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You're not supposed to do a long run the week before the race anyway!
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I was going to say the same as the others. Bad run this week = badass race!!! Shake it off and don't let it bother you this week.
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I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad run. Now you'll get that out of your system and be able to have a great race!
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Shit happens, just like bad runs. Shake it off, don't let it become 3 bad runs in a row. (much easier said than done for me…
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Sorry. But you've got the right attitude – it's over, it's done, and it's not the end of it all. You are going to have an amazing run next week! I just know it!
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It happens. You will rock the half next weekend! And you look great – who cares what the scale says!
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blech
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Aww! Don't worry. You'll bounce back! Good luck with your race!! Woohooo!!!
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You ARE right, bad runs DO happen, but good outlook now. Onward and upward darling!!!
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You're so right, they do happen. And you've got such a great attitude about it that I'm sure next week will be awesome!
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It IS kinda cool how sometimes really crappy runs can be followed by really great ones, like one day later. It'll come!
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I have always been under the impression that if we aren't having bad runs, we are doing something wrong! We learn the most from these runs, I think, whether it's calories or fueling or rest or recovery, etc. So good on you for actually getting through 12 miles — it's a big mental accomplishment when your head isn't in the game.
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