My energy is kinda low today. I was friggin' sleepy when my alarm went off this morning, and after lunch, I felt pooped, so I took a little nappy-nap. It. Was. Awesome. Slept for 2 full hours (I don't mess around with naps -- none of this "twenty minutes" crap for me; if I'm napping, I'm gonna be out for awhile, drooling away). Afterward, I certainly felt better rested, but still felt a bit out of it.
Still, I went to the gym and decided to plug away at the elliptical (BTW, on my way over to the machines, I was assailed by the salesman from Sunday; I assured him I was enjoying my temporary membership and that I was seriously considering the regular membership -- that was a lie), but my mojo wasn't what it was on Monday, as is evidenced by the numbers:
45 minutes
3.78 miles
425 calories burned
I thought about following that up with some time on the bike or the rower machine, but just didn't feel like it, so I headed home. The excellent aspect about today is that the foot is feeling rather fabulous -- totally normal. So a big part of me is eager to get it back out there on a run tomorrow. But then another part of me is warning that I should be cautious and restrained and hold off for another few days. What do you guys think? Run tomorrow? Or no?
I agree with than 20 min nap crap. 20 minutes never did anything for me, but make me more grumpy because I wanted to sleep more. Hooray for 2 hr naps! :)
ReplyDeleteAs for running tomorrow, I'm no expert. All I can say is do what you think is best for your body. A few extra days of rest wouldn't hurt though!
I hate the gym, so you know what I would pick. But, I defer to Collegegirl, you know your body and what is best for it. You won't lose anything doing another day of cross-training and you have plenty of time to run in the next 3 months.
ReplyDeletei hope your foot feels better. i'm not a doctor. but i'd say give it a day. but dont totally stay off of it. remind the foot it is just on break, not retired.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wendy and College Girl. You know your body better than anyone else. It won't hurt to give it another day of rest if you decide to do that :) Awesome job!! Even if you were half asleep on that thing :P
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