Yesterday was my day off. Mondays are a bit insane for me - until I change my schedule I have something from 8 in the morning until 8 at night. For that reason I'm declaring Monday as my off day. It'll be much better when I change one of my classes but for now, it stands.
I like the idea of an off day. It means time to sit back, relax and get your muscles back to being pain-free before pushing them again. My cross-country and track coaches would both say that it's only through pain that you are able to better your body. It's only through running on dead legs that you build the ability to push through. And maybe that's possible. Maybe they are 100% right.
But I also think it's a good way to get an injury. Not taking a day off or cross training? Yeah, that's not exactly a smart thing to do. Which is why I have one day a week that's my "off" day and one that is strictly reserved for my favorite cross-training activity - water aerobics. Maybe I'll end up running on my cross-training days as well.
For now I'm taking things by ear and letting my body tell me when enough is enough.
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