Lunch: 7.5 miles, averaged 10:45. HR 128.
First run as a masters runner. Only my second run this month. Needed some air and sun and it felt good. Pathways were decent. Snow covered in places, with only a few annoying sections. Good recovery. I was pretty sore in the hamstrings and glutes from yesterday's lifting session. I don't think I overdid it. I think it was just right. I have been trying to be cautious and introducing lifting in a way that doesn't give me an insurmountable injury.
Felt pretty mentally sound today and the last few days, but today in particular. Boys were back in school and I was back teaching after the series of cancellations last week, so I think that helped. Some of the issues of the previous week with going to school are much improved, so I feel like I can deal with other life stuff adequately.
Thinking I might try to get in what running I can and try some shorter races this spring and summer and try to rebuild speed off of low mileage with high volume cycling. I have no idea if this will work or how well, but I need to take almost all pressure off my running as my cycling is the primary focus. The idea is if I just don't stress about it, then I might surprise myself.
I enjoyed the run today, so this ticked a lot of boxes.
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