Training Log Archive: RosieWatson

Totally wiped out - very very very very tired

Unbelievably tough.
Didn't go to plan, but considering how I was feeling just very happy to have finished.

Super excited at the start. Set off, loved the first 5 mins, managed to not get too held up in the Bottlenecks, and worked my way up. Once we got to the short bit of road, realised my stomach felt a bit weird but just thought it was the excitement/maybe nerves and thought I just needed to get into a good rhythm once on the fell as I couldn't tell if I was going too fast/too slow etc.
Then in the next few mins, stomach just got worse and worse, and started feeling AWFUL. Stayed feeling pretty awful all the way up Bessyboot and just tried to focus on keeping going up.
Stomach sorted itself out after the first 45mins/1hour, but just felt like I had no energy at all. All of the parts I remember reccying where I thought "I'll be able to run this" I was just walking and felt really drained, as if I'd already ran half the race before starting!
Started feeling a bit better after Esk Haws, but then COMPLETELY died on Gable, and coming downhill I was only slow jogging.

All of this meant as my stomach had felt so bad, I hadn't started eating early enough, also dropped half of my banana in the mud so lost it. I also definitely should have drank more than I planned.
Therefore got to Honister, started running up and my legs just cramped up. Luckily Dave had appeared and gave me water and some bar. Felt much better going up Dale Head in the end and managed to finish OK, but really stupid to not have eaten more - think I thought I just felt bad in general, and therefore not because I hadn't eaten enough, but only realised at Dale Head that I'd only eaten half a banana and a snickers. Amatuer error!

CONCLUSION: Not what I had been aiming for and a shame after focusing on it/looking forward to it so much for the last 4 months, BUT still really pleased to have finished/kept going after how I felt at the start, retrospectively enjoyed it and keen to go back next year!

Getting all loosened up ready for BFR tomorrow! Was going to do a short jog too, but just felt this was enough in the end - want to be totally rested

Intervals but not full pace, just to get the legs ticking over again as feel a bit sluggish after the weekend. Much better now. Right foot has been niggling a bit though since halfway through the holiday so going to take it easy now for sure.

Enough to puff but not enough to feel really tired after. On wiggly, rooty ground, up and down, around etc

Streching the legs with Dad. Jogged around the wood and did 5 x 2 mins a bit faster. Did some really short sprints outside the house at the end and some drill-like exercises jogging back.