Relentless

AM - 7.15 Green Springs. No PF pain this morning! Best news I've heard all week. Run was alright. I may be getting a bike to ride to and from school. I think it would be fun, but it would just mean getting up about 15 mins. earlier. (Cumulus red 404.45)

afternoon - 13.75 River Trail.  Ran down to the trail 1.8 and then started 3 sets of 2 miles Tempo with mile recovery in-between.  As I started, I doubted I could hit my goal of around 5:45; I don't know why I keep having these doubts, maybe its just because I don't FEEL fast right now.  But eventually I got into the groove and it went well.  Times (from memory) 1-5:44, 2-5:51, recovery in 7:06, 3-5:31, 4-5:39, recovery in 7:07, 5-5:39, 6-5:44.  Flow was good and not too overbearing (just like a tempo should be) until the last one where I had to strain a bit keep it.  Then ran back home by way of the Mosquito Trail and Dogpound.  (Precision 148.68)

no weights today - shopping date with my daughter!  much more fun.

afternoon - 12 GS/PL/WT extended.  This run was great except for one thing - this is the first time I ever wish I had music while running.  Something kept coming into my mind that has been bugging me for days, and I didn't want it there.  So to drive it off, I decided that whenever my mind strayed to that subject (which was constantly) I would put a Christmas song in my head.  Unfortunately the only Christmas song that kept coming up was John Lennon's "So This is Christmas".  For over an hour, that song kept going over, and over, and over, and over .... in my head.  AHHHHH! (Stratus 131.55)

Then 10 barefoot grass striders - probably about 75 meters long each.
 

afternoon - 8.3 Sunrise Hills x 4. Ran out to Sunrise Hill and hit 4 hills. Goal was to have them all under 2:00. Started out moderate to make sure I had some left at the end. Hit the 1st at 2:00, 2-1:56, 3-1:56, 4-1:57. Pretty pleased with the hill workout. Really made me work. Then went down Foremaster and up the Mall trail and on back to PVHS. (Cumulus silver 277.45)

evening - 7 Treadmill @ 1%.  Hit the Treadmill for the 1st time in a while, as my wife was out.  So the girls played while I ran.  7 at 7:30, just grabbing some miles.  (Paramount 324.95) 

AM - 7 Treadmill @ 1%. Nothing to crazy. Had to hit the treadmill again - so I just did the same thing as last night. Weight is holding steady at 150 this Holiday season as compared to last were it climbed up to 155; goal is to keep it here with healthy eating (and enjoying the occasional holiday treat!). (Cumulus red 411.45)

afternoon  - weights then 2.7 home from PVHS.  Running after lifting is not that great.  (Paramount 327.65)

evening - 10 club run up SC Parkway Trail.  Ran with Dustin for a little while, then ran by myself as not too many people were there.  (Precision 158.65) 

afternoon - 14 Fields run.  Nice easy paced run - which is all I could handle today, I think.  My legs feel a bit dead and wiped out.  (Cumulus silver 291.45)

morning - 13.1 Painter's Half Course.  Kind of a good run, kind of a bummer run.  Good because I started off with Dustin, Bill, and Mike - I was very happy to run with people, it is something I am really missing in my running (A year and a half ago, I would never be saying that.  Thanks Club way to change things up for me!).  But as everybody headed back at various spots, I kind of got down.  I really didn't want to be out running and was just barely poking along.  My legs were tired, and my brain was tired.  I decided I would just extend for my 18 without going into Tinman pace; then as I got back to the car, I just stopped.  I did not want to go anymore.  Running wasn't fun anymore - so I just stopped.  I think I crossed that fine line between when you have to push yourself because you maybe just don't feel like it, to the side that you start to not like what you should be loving.  So that's why I stopped.  Later in the day, I wanted to go back out for a run.  I didn't know if it was because I felt guilty or if I needed to go or if I wanted to go.  So I just went and did some other things and decided to chill out.  (Stratus 144.65)

Week started strong, but it faded to today's run.  I think one thing was, I allowed myself to sleep in a couple times when I shouldn't have and running kind of built up on me. 

Goals for next week:  Make sure I keep loving to run, make it through the difficult last week of the quarter combined with the week before Christmas break.