*BONK!!*
It was bound to happen. I set myself up for failure. I hadn’t run in two weeks. The last time I ran was for 13.1 miles. Today I had the bright idea, after a two week vacation, to “catch up” to the plan I got off the internet and try for 18 miles. Bad idea. Today I could only manage 8, and I walked a little bit of that towards the end.
OK. If it wasn’t obvious before, it’s obvious now. This isn’t a game. This is going to require discipline and sacrifice. Well, if I can work my way through grad school I can do this. Time to man up and go to work. Here’s my checklist.
1) Get over it - DONE!
2) No more partying until 2AM the night before your long runs. - DONE!
3) Start doing the short runs during the week again.
4) Start the long runs early in the day, like 7AM
5) Be WELL HYDRATED before the long runs
6) Eat well before the long run. Use a recipe out of Running magazine.
Everyone gets knocked down. Everyone. The question is, are you going to get back up? I know my answer 
