THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Core work and some 7ish minute miles on the indoor track at the Y with Jarrod.  I'm gonna run a half marathon on Wednesday, the "Hangover Half", after working all night.  Will be a good fitness ruler and starting point, although I know it won't be particularly fast because I have been slaaaacking, but slacking has been good, and my mind is good, and my spriits are high.

Tried to get a little sleep before work tonight but mostly failed.  Hit the treadmill for speedwork, I had a tiny window of time before work.  Warmed up 1/2 mile then did 4 x 800 at 5:56 pace with 400 recovery followed by 4x400 at 5:56 pace with 400 recovery and cooldown to 6 miles. Not much, just hoping to create the illusion that 6:45 pace is easy in case this delusion that I have clung to enough fitness to run a sub 1:30 half on Wednesday holds any water.  Doubtful, truly, but I'm gonna at least try. Nothing wrong with a little reality check, I know I've been lazy.  It does feel good to feel myself getting back into the training mode mindset.  5:56 really didn't feel hard aerobically but my legs are weak.

Well, this went better than expected.  I have maintained a little bit of fitness despite my lame excuse for training the last few months.  This was a certified two-loop course, measured .08 short on my Garmin but it's certified so okay I will take it haha!  There is about 1.5 miles of the loop going North uphill into a 20mph headwind in the cold and I rolled some terribly slow miles in there.  Overall I actually felt pretty decent.  I worked all night last night so getting close to 24 hours without sleep now but once I got rolling I felt okay.  Tired now though!  I think a little fresher without the wind I could've dropped a minute or two.  This definitely gives me hope that I am at a better starting point for the year fitness wise than I expected.  I actually felt pretty strong the whole time and definitely finished with some gas in the tank and not aerobically stressed, so could've ran harder I think.

Splits 6:35, 6:42, 6:49, 7:15, 6:44, 6:52, 6:40, 6:49, 6:55, 7:29, 7:00, 7:01, 6:50

afternoon:  6 at recovery pace on the indoor track at the downtown Y followed by 30 minutes of core. Feeling good!!

pm:  3 recovery on the home treddy.  I think I am infected with running disease again

am.  treddy hills, 6:48 ap.  .5 warmup 8:24, 2.5. up 4% 7:30 pace, 5 down -2% 6:22,6:18,6:15,6:11,6:07.  feelin groovy!!  30 minutes legs and core afterward with two handstands.

pm.  5 ez on the south Y treddy

joined Mike for a few loops of his 40 miles for 40 years, first 5 mile loop slow, started the second one slow then took out with Kyle for the last 3 somewhere under 7:00, last mile I was 5k grimacing.  jogged back .5 to catch Mike and Elaine.  two pieces of banana bread and off to bed.