Frustration

I'm often asked how I fit family, work and training in especially as my training sessions are getting longer. An understanding family, planning and flexibility with work allows me to squeeze in the training but this week was difficult. I managed my 2 swim sessions but wasn't able to get some extra running sessions in as I was in London on Thursday and Friday. This was relevant to what happened at the weekend.
The experts say that travelling is not a rest day. After a hard couple of days my flight home was delayed and when I got home at 10pm I had to head out at 11pm for dad's taxi duties. So I wasn't surprised when I had an amber HRV reading on Saturday morning. As a result I limited my run to 15 miles and did a bit more walking to keep my heart rate down - it was obvious though the the amber light happened for a reason as my heart rate was higher than normal.
After the run I followed my recovery routine of food and rest but in the evening it went pear shaped. Teenagers can sometimes throw a curve ball and we got one of mega proportions which involved an unexpected 2.5 hour car journey and getting to bed just before midnight. So no surprise when you add the last few days together that my planned 25 mile run didn't start because of a red light!
So I settled for a light yoga session and will be eating plenty of good food today as I rest. I'll swap today for tomorrow's rest session but I won't have time for 25 miles. More regular mid week runs are now manditory as the race approaches. I've also been having a "word with my inner chimp" which is working overtime telling me I'm not prepared enough. I've got the miles in my legs, although want a 30 mile run next weekend, and the experience in my head and that's what counts. I'm training smarter rather than harder but it can be frustrating, especially as it's a beautiful day with the sun splitting the sky. But I'm sticking to my plan.