rest...

soccer is my first love, but it is hard on the body. i usually need a day or two to recover after a soccer game, from having been kicked and twisted and kneed and everything else that happens to me every sunday. because of the required down time, i tend to step up my running intensity, so if i play soccer then rest 1 day, i try to run 4 or 5 of the other 5 days in the week. a couple of weeks ago, i hit a little wall. i had done too much and i am still feeling it i can't shake this feeling of being physically exhausted all the time.

i am planning on taking a few days off (2 so far, and at least 1 more), and when i get done with this little mini-break, since soccer is now over, i can just concentrate on running. at that point, i want to try to run no more than 4 days a week to give myself a chance to recover from the badness that i did to myself.

i usually have a moment like this every time i try to train for something, when i get the feeling like i'm not doing enough, so i overdo it, and either get hurt, or just burn out. one day i'll learn. but apparently not yet...