Who else is feeling a bit down this week?

[buckeyecinderella]

Marathon weekend was such a blast for me- the races, personal accomplishments, Disney, warm weather, all the excitement. Now I'm back home to cold and snow, I have a cold myself... I really need another Disney race on my schedule! How is everyone coping this week?

I have been trying to plan other races too, but not registered yet. I think when I get any race on my schedule that will help. Maybe I need to visit a running store for some shopping...

 

[satman1962]

I'm with you. Back to the snow and cold, Blah. I haven't even done any running since the marathon!

Going to go out today though and run 7-8 miles and hope that perks me back up!

 

[John VN]

Who else is feeling a bit down this week?

Not me. Just have to plan ahead and keep busy. ALSO, living in Florida does help.

A good 2000 yard swim on Wednesday meant low impact on the old joints exercising. Just finished a slugfest 68 mile bicycle ride that got the heart and lungs working relatively hard. Will go for another 2,000 yard swim tomorrow then next Sunday is the Inaugural Celebration Marathon.

Dopey McFlurry John

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

I had the typical immune system collapse after the marathon, but I seem to be rebounding okay now. Focusing on my spring race training, and saving money for next year's Disney races.

 

[cewait]

It's not uncommon to have a little mental letdown. Best to focus on some short term goals and then in a couple weeks start planning out the year.

 

[ZellyB]

Yeah, it's tough readjusting to the normal life and cold temps again. We are taking a couple of weeks off from running and then start back in again. No race planned yet, but we will try to get one on the books soon for our motivation.

 

[cherrybomb11]

I had heard about the post-marathon blues. For me, it's that I'm having pain on the inside of one foot that is making me limp a bit so I haven't been able to get back to running. It feels kind of like a tendonitis. Finishing the marathon only made me want to run more, and I'm antsy! I'm annoyed with this foot pain because it didn't hurt until 2 days after the race.

 

[belle2211]

I am and I'm surprised about it!

Leading up to the race, I just wanted it to be over. I was over the running long distances and over the stress about whether or not I would be finished.

But now I'm looking back at how much fun I had and how I want to do it again. And I think it's because I normally have lots of races on the calendar to keep things exciting. I had one tentatively for this week and next week if I felt well enough to run. But with my ankle, I'll be going to doctor instead.

So I'm looking forward to Princess weekend but it just seems so far away!

 

[bumbershoot]

I'm still so sad about my weekend. From running while SO sick for the 5k, then DS was getting sick as he ran the Mile the next day and nearly didnt finish. I thought I was rallying for the Half but I wasn't; I was really really sick. I was SO slow. It makes me so sad to hear of people stopping for all the characters but finishing quicker than me with NO characters.

Then we got sicker. And my aunt and cousin who were watching DS got sick. DS and I didn't get the opportunity to wear our medals at all.

Then we went to Daytona to spend time with family. We were still sick and so were they. We visited once last night. The 13th to today and we sat in a hotel room, coughing.

Now DH is here and we are at universal and we finally feel like things are looking up.

I really really have to get registered for the dlr half and I'm freaked to worry that I might miss it. I've just been so out of it.

So yeah...I've been pretty darned bummed. And cold.

 

[goofeygirl]

I hear ya'

This is why it happens....we all registered for these races last spring and have been talking and planning about them since then...a great build up for four days or more.
The weather was great for the most part and we did it...then its all over before you know it...months of planning and training and talking about and like everything else in life...its done. Then back to whatever and where ever you live and do...and you keep thinking...this time last week....or this time two weeks ago...

So as mentioned ..... what I do is start planning other races and other activities to do in the meantime. I signed up for a half in February in the north in the cold...and I will sign up for a few more. I am going to try to get a pr in this next race next month because after doing the Dopey, I will 'only ' be doing a half this time...'only'. So I have that to think about.

In the meantime January is good time to reorganize...your house, your life your schedule...

In truth, I actually started to feel the depression on the Monday after the races. Everyone was pretty much gone home by then and I felt a bit of lonliness at the hotel...I was in Disney one more day but it was over...and a new flock of guests were checking into the hotel...and even if I did wear my medal on Monday (I did not) no one would get what it meant. Sad.

 

[bumbershoot]

See I feel like i got no good weather. It was all freezing or it was hot on DS's Mile day which nearly took him down. So I didn't even have that. Because I was too sick to enjoy it.

Eh, I have a st Patrick's day half scheduled. So that's good. DS wore his medals in the room last night, and I can wear my Half shirt and even the 5k. I'm feeling healthier each day so that's good.

 

[limabeanmom2003]

Post marathon blues I always get post disney blues too. My kids call it D.A.D blues (Day After Disney Blues). On top of that, I came down with a head cold this week. Probably picked it up at Hollywood Studios on Monday!

 

[monsterkitty]

I'm feeling pretty down as well because I didn't hit my goal time and I feel horrible because I let my coach down. It was really hard to get on my bike trainer on Friday and I fought back tears while on the treadmill yesterday. Today my goggles had a few tears in them while I swam.

Yes, I am really hard on myself and I hate letting people down. I'm giving myself until tomorrow to get my act together as I train for a 70.3 Ironman and an Ironman next summer.

 

[John VN]

I'm feeling pretty down as well because I didn't hit my goal time and I feel horrible because I let my coach down. It was really hard to get on my bike trainer on Friday and I fought back tears while on the treadmill yesterday. Today my goggles had a few tears in them while I swam.

Yes, I am really hard on myself and I hate letting people down. I'm giving myself until tomorrow to get my act together as I train for a 70.3 Ironman and an Ironman next summer.

It can be difficult when a desired goal has not been achieved; however, one must take that outcome and use it as a lesson in life to improve upon in the future.

Good luck with your 70.3 and 140.6 Ironman events. Both of mine were a blast to be in.

McFlurry John

 

[WaDiWo]

Post marathon blues I always get post disney blues too!

i think I have both post marathon and post disney blues today. after the marathon (goofy), we still spent another week at disney!! it was a weird feeling. don't get me wrong, i love wdw and wish i could be there everyday, but it was almost an afterthought. ... like, we had been building up to the races all this time and focusing on the running that i had almost forgotten that it was a vacation too. after the marathon it was like, ok, now what? wanna go on jungle cruise? lol.

today is my first day back to work after all of that. i find myself on these boards, of course. also looking for another race AND another disney vacation!

 

[dburg30]

i think I have both post marathon and post disney blues today. after the marathon (goofy), we still spent another week at disney!! it was a weird feeling. don't get me wrong, i love wdw and wish i could be there everyday, but it was almost an afterthought. ... like, we had been building up to the races all this time and focusing on the running that i had almost forgotten that it was a vacation too. after the marathon it was like, ok, now what? wanna go on jungle cruise? lol.

today is my first day back to work after all of that. i find myself on these boards, of course. also looking for another race AND another disney vacation!

I'm right there with you. We went down the Sunday before the race weekend (5th?) I did goto the parks a bit on sun, mon, tues. Wed was at the expo, ate at epcot, back to expo for shoes. Then thurs-sunday I just tried to rest and relax as much as possible to save my legs. It sucked.. I could have been doing some park stuff, but was afraid once I did it, I'd just do too much, so I just stayed in the room. Then we were there the week after with family and had a good time, loved being there with them, but like you said, just felt different.

 

[monsterkitty]

It can be difficult when a desired goal has not been achieved; however, one must take that outcome and use it as a lesson in life to improve upon in the future.

Good luck with your 70.3 and 140.6 Ironman events. Both of mine were a blast to be in.

McFlurry John

Funny, I always tell my students to always take the outcome and learn from it, lol.

My coach met me at the pool today with donuts and we had a nice chat. He had a print out of my run improvements this past year so that made me feel a little better. Then I had a nice 5,000 meter swim after eating my donut followed by a 40 minute run.

Thanks, McFlurry John, for your encouragement and words of wisdom as well.

 

[paxsarah]

If not the post-marathon blues, I at least have the post-marathon blahs. Last week I even skipped a bike workout, and I'm the type that hits almost every workout unless I'm sick. It was not the marathon I hoped I'd have when I registered, though I did have the chance to mourn the lost possibilities prior to the race (I was sick for about two weeks in December and my last runs made it clear that goals needed to be scaled back greatly).

I'm back on track this week, and I have to say that I'm even a bit excited about seeing my schedule this week: swim, bike, swim, bike, swim, bike, plus some added strength/core workouts on a couple of days. I needed a little time off running and my coach is giving me two weeks run-free. Plus, I need to get my head in order because my Saturday swim will be a clinic with pro triathlete Haley Chura. I'm ready not to be a marathon runner for a while, but I'm looking forward to tackling distance up to HMs for the next year.