First report... I took a bit of time off, almost a year. I switched jobs in November 2007 and it threw my life into a tailspin. It was a promotion, but I lost the ability to train during the workday. I gained about 20 pounds and was stress out. I tried to train, but couldn't stay consistent. In addition, I kept getting little nagging injuries, mostly calf muscle problems.
I'll step back a few more years to give the full saga. I joined the Army in 1996 when I was really gaining steam with my running. Unfortunately, I lost fitness in the Army. I exited the service in 2001 and tried a few fruitless comebacks.
I just switched back to my old job with a raise, and I'm much happier. I have time to train again. Now it's almost 2009 and I want to take one last crack at getting "fast" by my definition of the word. So, I'm going to try to be smart about it. I'm trying to coming back slowly, eat well, get enough rest and not overtrain.
2 miles, 15:56, 7:54/mile, 152BPM. It didn't feel very good. 186.8lbs, 19% BF | 