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Hi there,
Been running some time now and yesterday I returned from a week's holiday.
I did try to incorportate some basic running into the holiday but there wasn't many places to do any decent distances so I only probably ended up doing 1KM in total. The proper run I did before it was the morning I went, I did around 3K-4K.
That Tuesday I did a 4.3 mile run in around 35 minuets. Today I went for a run this morning, but stopped after almost 1KM because it was too windy. Then I did a route that was less windy but couldn't go further than 1.5K.
Has the week off effected me or not? Before I had done a 5K, I had a two week holiday and I had a PR for my 2 mile run. I'm not sure if I had enough sleep - I went to bed at half nine and woke up at half seven, and then did my run.
Should I try again later to do something like a 3K? Originally I intended to do a 5K but maybe that was a bit ambitous for my first run back.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
qwerty
Been running some time now and yesterday I returned from a week's holiday.
I did try to incorportate some basic running into the holiday but there wasn't many places to do any decent distances so I only probably ended up doing 1KM in total. The proper run I did before it was the morning I went, I did around 3K-4K.
That Tuesday I did a 4.3 mile run in around 35 minuets. Today I went for a run this morning, but stopped after almost 1KM because it was too windy. Then I did a route that was less windy but couldn't go further than 1.5K.
Has the week off effected me or not? Before I had done a 5K, I had a two week holiday and I had a PR for my 2 mile run. I'm not sure if I had enough sleep - I went to bed at half nine and woke up at half seven, and then did my run.
Should I try again later to do something like a 3K? Originally I intended to do a 5K but maybe that was a bit ambitous for my first run back.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
qwerty
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Comments
Shades is right. I often feel crap after Christmas when I've been sat on my arse for a few days (even this year, when I did a Christmas Eve parkrun and had a bit of a walk on Christmas Day).
If you've had a largely sedentary holiday then it can make you feel sluggish. You shouldn't have lost fitness. I managed a half marathon PB a week after getting back from one of my holidays so I'm sure you'll be fine once you're back into the swing of things.