I'm a sucker for punishment, so lets have another go at chipping a few seconds off this weekend:

2/14 Roth Runner  5k Dulwich Parkrun, London, UK <16:29

Ever have a race you wished was over 75% of the way through? Well.. got my wish Sunday. Sucks that I've had workouts go far better than this race. IDK... just cant seem to peek for a 9am race. Legs were tired at the starting line. First mile went well enough. Just crashed when things got tough. But, then it was over. Oh well.

Sounded like a rough one for you last week.  Do you do most of your running in the afternoon/evening?  Looks like you took off the day before.  Did you do anything else that day?  I always struggle to find that right balance of what to do in the days before.  I always like to do at least a few miles with some pickups/strides the day before as I think that helps to open things and loosen up a bit.  At least it was a 5k which you should be able to bounce back quite quickly.

Yeah.. it was a tough race. Saturday I didnt really do anything. I should have done some strides. Just 15 min of something would have helped. Plus, I had a rushed 10 min warm-up. Not nearly enough. Mostly I think its the new training and acclimating to 40 mpw. Ive switched to try alternations. Before my training would leave me exhausted days after a workout. Now, I just need a day or two, max, before another workout. So, I'm still working out the kinks with that. Oh, and youre right, almost all my workouts are at lunch. My body is vastly different after being awake for 6 hours.

 Sounded like a rough one for you last week.  Do you do most of your running in the afternoon/evening?  Looks like you took off the day before.  Did you do anything else that day? 

Congratulations Spaniel. Just surviving a process like that sounds exhausting and deserves celebration. I hope it finishes well. The last 10% of anything is really hard.

 

I'm not drowning in sinus drainage when I try to run anymore, but for whatever reason my legs don't have it back and I'm just not motivated.  I've not been sleeping well either as I'm at the culmination of what has been a weeks-long process that may lead to a major (positive) career shift.  Hopefully I will know tomorrow....of course then there is a whole new kind of stress that will follow if I get the job.

Best of luck for you spaniel, and fingers crossed you are over the sinus thing too.

Thanks guys.  I just accepted the job today.  This is huge for my career and family (if I don't fail to perform and get fired in 6 months), but will be challenging on the running.  Perhaps this is a sucker punch entry...

 

Thanks guys.  I just accepted the job today.  This is huge for my career and family (if I don't fail to perform and get fired in 6 months), but will be challenging on the running.  Perhaps this is a sucker punch entry...

Congratulations Spaniel!

Great news spaniel, you'll find a way to fit the running in too I'm sure (& the beer...)

 

Thanks.  Its scerry at the moment.  Perhaps I should run the stress off rather than drink it off.    Back on the horse tomorrow.

Are you moving, or longer commute?