Hitting the wall

By Paul Bradley on Aug 27, 08 07:55 AM

This week I hit the wall in training.

On Sunday I was supposed to do a 90 minute run but struggled to do 45 minutes. Then I tried to do it again yesterday and only got to an hour before I had to stop.

I've done three 90 minute runs since I've started training and although they've been tough I've never even contemplated giving up. But now, for some reaason, I just can't do it.

I've got three theories why this is:
1. I'm fatigued after 10 weeks of training and need a couple of days off
2. I'm not stretching properly
3. Stress of work is taking its toll

I'm going to do my normal training until Sunday and see how I get on then for a long run. Watch this space to see if I get over this 'wall' this is becoming quite an obstacle in my training.