Not sure what happened...

I was running so much and finally was able to run 5 miles ,, it was hard for me but I was okay doing it .. I even pushed myself to run 6.07 one day - that was the furthest yet.

I took a week off and ran 3 miles Mon, Tues, Wed .. but it was so hard for me .. This a.m. I was exhausted and only ran 2.5!

Does this happen to you sometimes? Does it come back? Why did it go away so quickly. Im planning on running my first 10K in April and Im discouraged.

Re: Not sure what happened...

Don't be discouraged Carey. EVERY runner has bad days and bad weeks. After I got back from HM (I had even ran while I was there; just not as much) I had a week and a half period where running was hard for me and my runs werent up to par. I bad a big comeback though. It is possible to "lose fitness" especially with running HOWEVER, yhou lose very little with a week off.

Right now I haven't run for 5 days due to an injury. I know I'll have to come back slowly so I don't get hurt again.

You have so much time to train for a 10k. Before my first 10k (which was in May) I had much less training that you have now (I think at this point last year I was running 2-3 miles max). I managed to make alot of improvement.

It will come back very quickly. Just remember: not every run will be a good run. We all have our bad days and bad weeks. So hang in there

By the way, what 10k are you running?

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i could've written this myself. furthest i've run without stopping is 4 miles. running is hard for me, and no matter what other cardio i do, its still challenging. due to the weather (and me being a baby in the cold!) i've taken off quite a few weeks. went out there over the weekend and was really feelin' the pain!

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Thanks girls.. Appreciate the encouragement ..

Theres a half marathon in April in Central Park .. all women. Theres a 10k same day. Im planning on the 10K .. my friend is doing the half .. I just cant see myself being ready for that ...