I honestly think that Kam is trying to kill me. Started with an enjoyable 9.5 mile warm up then repeats on the switch backs at Freedom Hills park. It is a 280 foot climb over 1/2 mile. He wanted to do 4 but I knew there was very little chance of me completing it. I was alright on the first and stayed relatively close to Kam. At the start of the second, I felt like I was pretty much done. Kam floated up the hlil like it was nothing and I plodded along like an elephant. I must have experienced some amnesia on the half mile back down because I decided to follow him up a 3rd time. It was tough. Once again, the trip down made me think that I had a chance to do another. Quickly realized it wasn't going to happen. Told Kam to not wait for me at the top. I stopped half way up and waited for him to come back down. I have no idea why I quit. In hindsight, I probably could have gutted out another 1/4 mile but at the time it seemed like the right decision. We then labored 3 miles back to his house. I'm not sure how he felt but I really struggled. If nothing else, this run was good practice running a few miles after hitting the wall. My legs were trashed and I really wanted to walk but we plugged along at 8:00/mile. Good to have a good hard run in the books after taking it a little too easy this week.
Got home and took my girls to play basketball. They didn't have practice but the court was available so we played for an hour of 2 on 2 to get them used to making quicker decisions during games. Finished up by rushing them to a soccer game. Just sat down for the first time today and may not get back up. Haven't eaten anything or had anything to drink yet. Not exactly the best recovery method. | 