Hi Stacy .. don't be hard on yourself .. with the program we hope to help the athlete become more aware of their body rhythms
there are ups and downs to these and we try to train the body accordingly
the program from day 3 to day 8 is the hard period .. the body learns to recover
with the program we have the easy period in week 2 and then test the body in week 3
many runners before you have 'mistakenly' tested the body around week 2 and then had a drop down
it happens .. now we must allow the body to recover without looking to test it and allow the mind to realign accordingly
it's a balance .. physical .. mental .. emotional
so with that said, accept how you feel without punishing yourself for supposed 'frailty' and focus forward
enjoy the exercise .. work on the recovery and smile at yourself
you doing well and it will bounce back
onwards TheEd
there are ups and downs to these and we try to train the body accordingly
the program from day 3 to day 8 is the hard period .. the body learns to recover
with the program we have the easy period in week 2 and then test the body in week 3
many runners before you have 'mistakenly' tested the body around week 2 and then had a drop down
it happens .. now we must allow the body to recover without looking to test it and allow the mind to realign accordingly
it's a balance .. physical .. mental .. emotional
so with that said, accept how you feel without punishing yourself for supposed 'frailty' and focus forward
enjoy the exercise .. work on the recovery and smile at yourself
you doing well and it will bounce back
onwards TheEd