Step by step, mile by mile

AM - 5. tired from yesterday's shift(and 2 hours of sleep), it was relatively easy by a long shift's standards though.

AM2 - 10. wasn't that focused(read above) so when i realized after the run i'd just mentally waived off a 10-miler like it was a 10-minute shakeout i was pretty stoked. plus i finished before 6, so i'll get a decent nap in before work too. score!

PM - 5 after work.

AM - 5. all i'm doing this morning because i realized after that if i took my normal 90-120 minute break between shakeout and second run i'd be doing 5 runs in less than 24 hours(plus an 8-hour shift). am i crazy enough to quadruple? it's my favorite way to spend the day. crazy enough to quintuple? hell no! could have though.

PM - 10

AM - 5

AM2 - off. my left glute became very tight some point between the first run and the start of the second, nothing major, just feels like i had a charlie horse in my ass. either way decided it wasn't worth running through, hopefully should be good to get back at it tonight

PM - 2 after work. cut short because a storm was rolling in fast. normally i'd brave it but this one was ugly with a capital x. specifically my ex sam. great girl though

AM - 15 on the turf field because that storm went crazy last night and it was the only place run-able. super easy to get in nearly 2 hours of running, starting to remember how in the h i ran a 200-mile week

PM - 5 shakeout. left glute and IT band were tight, but that's what i get for running 15 miles on a 100-yard turf field 12 hours earlier. felt better as i went on. can't tell if it's something to train through or let breathe; i'm going out for 10 tonight so that'll probably be a better indicator.

PM - 5. a couple hours after my second run yesterday my IT band was still pretty tight despite stretching, which is usually the deciding factor on whether i can run through it. took a day off, based on last night i kind of expected it to be something that needed the standard "3-day recovery" treatment, but got antsy and was happily surprised to find the ITB was fine. fastest pace for an easy run since at least february

PM2 - got a mile into the run and my glute/hip still felt a little off; could run on it, but it's irritating me much more than the glute itself is so i bagged it since my paycheck hits tomorrow and i can go see the chiropractor in the morning to fix it. i wanna just blame it on the 15 on the turf field, but it came about earlier in the week than that. don't really care as long as the chiropractor fixes it. at least the IT band feels fine.

off. got my hips realigned this morning, i think it's better now but it's hard to tell until i run again tomorrow. took the day off to let the adjustment set in. he did say one hip was lower than the other so hopefully that reaffirms it. gonna do some core and strength work in a minute, gonna add some hip work into there too. need to buy a resistance band

AM - 5 before work. hip felt better. with any luck today will be my second to last 16-hour shift for the time being which is a necessity for keeping my sanity