While I didn't put in impressive workouts, I definitely felt training was hard. All last week, I felt pain in my stomach that I finally determined was a kidney infection. But, I let it go pretty far hoping the pain would go away and not seeking treatment until early this week. I don't have medical insurance, so I was hesitant to go and wanted to see if it would clear up on its own. I used to get UTIs all the time when I was unhealthy, but I haven't gotten one in over three years until now. I'm not sure why I would suddenly get one out of the blue when I'm following such a healthy diet and including so much exercise, but I am dealing with some personal stress that may take my immunity down a notch or two.
I trained with everyone last week, but due to the pain and fever I was much slower than normal. What made it worse was that even though it felt like a tough week to me, it was actually an easy week as the group had their first sprint triathlon on Saturday. I choose not to race on Saturdays as this is a day I keep holy for God. But, even if it had been on a Sunday, I certainly wasn't ready to race.
Sprint Triathlon Set Up This Weekend
Even their easy running pace is now a 7:30 min mile. I can hold that for about a mile or two, but I soon drop back and finish up my 6 mile run far behind. It's discouraging that I let my fitness go so long while they were training. I feel like I will never be able to catch up. I know I will eventually, but these are the times that test me the most... constantly being the slowest one. But, at least I'm not getting too comfortable with success. That will never be my problem!
I never was gifted athletically with natural talent. I had to work hard to achieve success when others could skip training and still smoke me. It made those fast runs in my peak form all the sweeter and addictive, but it was so hard to not wish for more genetic superiority.
Now, I've been forced to rest this week. My body is telling me not to train and I'm listening. Today was the first day I really felt like I could pass for a normal human being. I still woke up at 3 a.m. due to the discomfort and stayed up, but I'm certainly improving on the antibiotics. I may try to do a light bike workout tomorrow on my trainer while Chris is at the school just to see how everything feels when I push things a bit.
I anticipate a light workout weekend. It's my 10-year anniversary tomorrow, and while we may do some light hiking this weekend, I will probably elect to spend the weekend with my husband vs my triathlon team... as wonderful as they are!
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