Today was a weird one. I had set myself up mentally to get out there and do a fast 5.4 miles, really pushing on through kilometes 2 and 6 the murder hill kilometers, to keep that average time per K at 5 mins. Reached Kilometre 3 in an average of 5.08 which I knew I could pull right back over the next couple of K's until I saw a guy standing in the middle of the road. As I drew nearer i knew it was the farmer and I knew he could only be standing there to stop traffic. I knew the only reason he would be doing that was because he was, I was hoping, about to bring cows onto the road from the farm yard. As I got closer still he turned and saw me and started waving and then I noticed the cows coming up the road.
"ye'll need tae wait son 'til we get them in. If ye try tae go by them they'll scatter n run back doon"
I had 2 choices then. turn round and run back the way I had come or wait. I decided to wait. I paused my training app, thinking that I'll start it again when I get moving no disruptions. More than 5 mins passed before I could get moving again and by then I was shot. My resolve had gone and I couldn't even motivate myself to run. I literally jogged the next K then walked from there to the house. I had set myself up mentally for this fast 5.4 miles and when I couldn't do it I was mentally gone.
What a weird feeling
I'll try again tomorrow.
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