Being tactical about cross-training

I went a little too excited with my None to Run / cross-training that I inadvertently affected my legs. (Also part of my 75 Hard two workout requirement).

By the time I needed to run, my legs were crazy tired and sore.

Basically I did cycling in the morning and a long walk (with plenty of hills) in the afternoon. Legs were sore after that. So what did I do the next day? Ran around with my kids and sprinted up our hilly driveway like a maniac. Several times. OK, many many times.

So come today... my legs were cursing me before I even started warmup.

But I finished the run, though I had to pause None to Run a couple of times to walk.

What was supposed to be roughly 5 minutes of recovery walk turned into 15 minutes.

It wasn't pretty, but a run is a run. I'm proud I ran it even though I was thinking about quitting the first half, and wondering if I should just re-do Week 6. But I kept at it.

The plan is to do Week 7 Day 2 training on Sunday.

In the meantime, I'll be keeping the load off my legs tomorrow. Meaning upper body focused exercises and mild walking. Nothing that will overuse my poor legs.

Running is my priority, so I should be doing anything that'll make me lose my energy for the run. I can do the cross-training another day. But the run is priority.

I'll be nursing some aches and pains for now.

Ciao!