our choices show what we truly are

This morning I was feeling really tired I had no will power to go for a run, even a short easy one, I know from previous experiences that when I go running and I don't feel good (and this would be the second day in a row) I always end up injured or even worse going through weeks and weeks of being constantly fatigued. Mental rest is needed during days like this.

I didn't feel too good at the beginning but I decided to go without forcing the pace and just trying to do an easy 10k. After 6k I warmed up and my pace was easier and much faster I finished adding a couple of more miles because I was really feeling good.

Tempo run night, 3k warm up then I started with the goal of maintaining 4:00/k. The first 5k were easy and relaxed even easier than a real tempo, no problem to maintain the pace, km 6 was somehow harder, the last one I felt I was going to die. I wanted to do another one taking advantage of the slight downhill terrain and finish with an 8k, but at 7k my body completely stopped. Finished the 7k in 27:55. 3k cool down.

Overall right now this is my greatest weakness I have no stamina over the distance, I have no problems to maintain some decent speed, in races and in training, but after 7-8k it becomes no longer sustainable. I have to work on that, doing more miles and longer intervals.

Different route tonight, I changed in my running clothes in the car at the train station parking and went for a run along the railways for a few kms and then in the open countryside. 13k total. I went progressively faster but I was still feeling the effect of the fast tempo done yesterday. It was really refreshing changing route and scenery. Surprisingly there were lots of people running, walking and biking on that isolated road.

Easy run, tomorrow morning I will attempt a fast workout.

I had one hour this morning before leaving for a trip for the whole week end, I decided to pack as much pain as possible in the available time. I decided to do an 8X400 uphill with 500m recovery going back down. I went to a different hill from last time because this stretch of road is completely in the shade. I didn't know what to expect and I didn't want to die right from the beginning for this reason I started really slow and then I finished progressively faster, the last one was "half cheating" because I did it on a flat section going back to the car. These were my splits: 94, 97 (it was easy), 93 (this is better but still on the easy side), 91, 89, 87, 85 (next time I will definitively target 85-87) and 80 for the flat one. Good run I don't think I will be able to run in the next two days.

No time to run.