It is pleasing that so many folks from across the world have
been writing in a saying that they have been gaining from my musings on here.
Sharing of knowledge is one of the most powerful ways that we can enhance
things in this world. No one knows everything and the more we learn, the more
we find there is to learn.
Today I wanted to focus on an often overlooked part of
training – that being rest. This morning I woke and was due to go for my normal
90 minute Wednesday run, but my stomach was not feeling great and to be honest
it felt as if Mike Tyson was going 12 rounds with its insides. I’m not entirely
sure why this was as I hadn’t done anything different over the past few days
and have been eating that which I normally would eat through the course of a
week. That said in the pain I was in, there was no way that I was able to go
for my run.
Being in the taper for Six Foot Track, means that I’m not
panicking at all. As the great Bruce Fordyce said, if in pain, rest. If in you
are tired and feeling washed up and weak – rest. In fact he added ‘If ever in
doubt then rather rest’. This has always proved sound advice for me (although
at first it took some getting used to).
Your body will tell you what it wants on the day (or any day
for that matter). It will tell you how much of something it wants and when it
is not happy about something. It is only a matter of listening to and being
able to interpret these signals that will provide us with success. That is if
we are only willing to listen.
Running together (while interpreting your body’s signs),
stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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