THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Getting my legs back, yay!

East Y treddy.

1 mile warmup, 3 x (1 mile up 4%, 1 down -2%, 1 flat)

7:30,6:18,6:40

7:24,6:15,6:40

7:19,6:11,6:49

1 mile cooldown

a little core after

On the trail at Miller's Meadow.  Didn't get started until late and it was 90 degrees when I finished.  Last 5 were a bit of a struggle.  I got away with two flying faceplants, one stubbed toe, and one cramped quad.

the usual 95 degree afternoon zombie stagger by Vanessa's school

No run yesterday because I got in a car accident.  It was minor, I'm not hurt, but  my it's going to be at the collision repair for at least two weeks and I have transportation issues.  Frustrated.  Not going anywhere today, obviously, so hit the home treddy.

20 minutes warm up

4 x 45 secs on 5:27 pace, 75 secs ez

two minute jog

4 x 90 secs on 6:00 pace, 90 secs ez

two minute jog

4 x 1 mile 6:27 pace, .25 ez

cooldown jog to 12 miles

6 ez on the home treddy.  Getting runs in this week is gonna be tricky.  I'm determined, though

8:27 AP.  40 loops around the parking lot and post at work.  I'm just happy I got it squeezed in on the clock.

am:  6 miles of loops around post 6 at 4am.  carrying that damn radio has got to be making my shoulders stronger

afternoon:  5 miles by Vanessa's school.  totally obligatory to burn calories because my dietary discipline sucks lately

75 and muggy after work.  soo tired. I did marathon pace frome mile 6 to the end...6:47 pace.   It didn't feel any different than 8:30 pace.  Just as miserable but not more so.  Interesting to note.  I felt fat and jiggly.  Stressed from work and lame on dietary discipline lately so prolly feel fat and jiggly for a reason.  But I'm all about that bass, no treble.  And,  the new boyfriend hanging around calms the storm so I'm sure tomorrow will be better.

afternoon stroll.  4 at marathon effort around 6:50,  hoping to knock out some big long runs the next few days, one month until Heartland

wee little run to bring the rental car back.  tired and dragging

Major underperformance.  Pace bleeding started at mile 8 and at mile 10 my legs were just dead.  I could not get them generate any power whatsoever and my miles slipped over 7 minutes.  I also had this anxious panicky feeling in my chest.  I could breathe fine but the palpitations were kinda scary. 

I don't really know what is wrong.  I broke down and weighed and that's not it, I'm still within decent range.  I am getting serious about pounding iron and eating lots of fruits and vegetables.  I'm also pitching heavier weights and going for functional core movements and plyometrics.  I hope it works and I shake the dead legs before Heartland.

30 minutes of never ending stairs, 2k row, 20 minutes core including pushups, medicine balls, slam balls

easy on k96 bike path and rails to trails

staggered 28 loops around the post at 4am.  Haven't even slept since the last run.  This is my pattern.  Gung-ho, train hard for a few months and then the sleep deprivation and stress gets me and I crash for a month, then I get motivated and have a few good races and go for it again, and then I get tired and crash again.  Repeat cycle.  Trying really hard not to crash right now because Heartland is looming.  I confess, I'm sorta jealous sometimes and wanna feel sorry for myself that I can't train the way I would really like to, nor will I ever be able to.

rought night at work.  death and destruction.  Unfortunately, it hit home for friends and coworkers x 2.  Squeezed in 5 miles of loops around post 6 in the wee hours, then got Vanessa off to school and ran 17.5 more, although I had a longish stop about 1 mile in to field an important phone call about said death and destruction.  Tired.  Lydiard's solution to dead legs is long slow distance, so that's what I did today!

Finally got a good night's sleep.  Working on some last minute functional work for the Flint hills at the Heartland 100.  3 weeks!!  Me and Nessa went to the East Y.  5 minutes ez on the mill plus 1 at -2% and 5:56 pace, then hopped on for 30 minutes of leg-burning on the never-ending stairs, then a little bit of core.  Last pair of back to back long runs next weekend and then TAPER.

East Y treadmill...tried a new one today.  30 minutes 8:34 pace, 30 minutes 6:40 pace.  legs a little more chipper.  I will trash them this week with a slough of long runs and then TAPER!!

Easy, no watch, felt good

am:Who needs sleep??  after yesterday's long run I made my way eventually to work but it was a slow night so just knocked out 10 miles of loops around post 6.  I can't wait to get off, get the kiddo to school, and sleep!!

afternoon: 6.5 ez by Vanessa's school

4Am: 2.5,run in .2 mile laps between circuit exercises

Evening: 6 treadmill, 20 minutes NES,2k row

No watch.  Easy around the Eastside.  Last Big run of the cyle.  Taper starts Monday.  Soooo ready.

4am: our workout circuit at work also included .2 mile laps, ended up with 4 miles worth.  good workout

afternoon:  very leisurely 8 after I got up.  feeling very strong and optimistic about Heartland!

Parked at Vanessa's school in the afternoon heat for a few slow miles.  Clearly I wasn't awake all the way, because I hopped out of the car, locked it, and got about 20 feet down the road before it dawned on me that I had just locked myself out of the car with no phone.  Crap.  Nearest spare key was Mom's house where I could get in through the garage.  Terrified that I would not make it back in time before my Beautiful got out of school and stood around wondering where her mommy was, a sub-20 5k ensued, interrupted by a quick dash into the house to procure the key.  As it turns out, I was back in plenty of time and jogged a few very slow miles by the school to cool down.  Odd way to start a taper.