Training Log Archive: j-man

I finished the book I started reading Pig weekend. I had intended to catch up on sleep tonight to recover from the weekend, but I was engrossed.

The book is really good. It may be great. It isn't at the very top of my list like so much from Hesse, but it is up there. It is at once profound, frustrating, and hopeful. And, of course, there is the identification I can't help feeling for the protagonist. True, there are some salient differences between us, but the similarities are thought provoking.

Over to the fence at Tyler. Passed trhough the burnt meadow, which was almost surreal.

Legs felt fanstastic. Better than in recent memory. I was still exhausted from the weekend, but running was easy for once.

Rest day.

Go GOATS and DVOA!

Event: US Middle Distance and Relay Champs
 

Rest day.

Rest day.

TNT. Ran mostly with Tom. We went over to the Ridley park office and back.

Had to cut slightly short due to some GI problems.

I've been feeling a bit worn down. Not tired, necessarily, but just kind of blah. My scheduled rest weekend is here, but it won't be that restful. I won't be running, but I won't have time to relax, which I need.

Work is quite stressful, as are the ancillary aspects of our impending changes.

Training-wise, I feel like I am going through the motions now, but the overall life dissonance is definitely weighing on me and precluding (or pretending to preclude) my anticipated training transition.

Easy row. Around 13K.

TNT. Ran with Jim.

Jim was running well, but as is his tendency, with quite erratic pace. He was cranking at the beginning of mile 4 but unsurprisingly couldn't sustain that pace (I was starting to think he would, which would have been impressive.)