Step by step, mile by mile

PM - turf routine when i got back home. stomach was messed up so skipped strides

AM - 2 on mural, 6:15 pace i think.

AM - 2 on mural, 6:40-ish pace

PM - turf routine

AM - 3 on the treadmill in 17:43. been battling a debilitating stomach virus since like 2am the day after christmas, and after dropping about 10 pounds so fast it'd make bobby southworth proud, i'm about back to normal. would have preferred to run outside but i was forced to the dreadmill because of some nasty storms hitting us to finish the year out. if a tornado doesn't kill us all we might get snow this weekend too

PM - stationary + turf routine. have some kinks to work out in the left ankle and knee, likely from the treadmill this morning. knee loosened up a little easier than the ankle did.

PM - 3 on rodeo, 6:30 pace. ran as soon as the storms let up. very muddy. felt out of shape. turf routine later.

AM - turf. was gonna run but ankle felt a little off; finally ordered new running shoes so hopefully that helps.

PM - 4 on sokol, 5:54 pace. still very muddy, but not as bad as yesterday. felt more akin to june 31st than december(high 70's and VERY humid); we got record-high temps the next day or so before dropping down to about 10 degrees lower than anything we've seen so far this winter on sunday. something something bipolar weather something something reminds me of my ex

PM2 - turf again. ankle that was bugging me this morning felt a little off during work prior to the run earlier, and i felt it again on the drills. tried pigeon-walking and with one step it worked itself out and didn't give me grief on the rest of the drills or strides. was starting to worry i was gonna start the year injured, close call.

if i don't run 11 miles tomorrow morning despite whatever the world throws at me, this blog is forevermore a sham written by a fraud. just apply this to tomorrow's entry too, and all the other 2022 entries :) 

AM - 4 on hilton real early, 5:48 pace. stomach felt off and it was very windy, couldn't tell from the pace though.

AM2 - 3 w/u, 2 miles of striding the straights and jogging the bends in 12:40, c/d for 7

you've heard of workouts to simulate race conditions, but let me introduce you to... a workout to simulate workout conditions! groundbreaking stuff i know. with how weak training has been since christmas i didn't trust the legs for a real workout, and after waking up too early and impulsively doing a fast asphalt shakeout i was worried i'd overdo an aerobic run on short rest and strain myself. so used this as an opportunity to try a workout drink idea i've had for a bit in a scenario that's basically fail-proof since it's just a short easy fartlek. the drink is a mix of a "healthy" energy drink, coconut water, tart cherry juice, and BCAA powder, it was 80 degrees out at 5am so needed those electrolytes by the end of the warmup lol. also was good to get in a good volume of (short) intervals, re-affirming that i can still count to 16 during a run at my advanced age isn't guaranteed

PM - turf routine followed by some very easy jogging on the field, like 7:55 pace i think. knew from the first few steps of the turf routine if i was gonna get anywhere close to 5 miles i was gonna lose my lunch(technically dinner since this was like 8pm), and, after not even a half-mile of running, i was on the side of the field projecting what seemed to be battery acid with a recently consumed granola bar somewhere in there. felt a bit better after that. we got the last of the violent storms hitting tonight and you could really tell; 15+ mph winds the whole time 

weighed in under 145 for the first time since high school. lol.