Of Mice and Marathons

Off.

Travel back to Michigan. Boys did great. Mentally much more stable for me and was able to drive at least for a bit. 

Lunch: 7.6 miles, averaged 8:36. HR 159.

HR very elevated but I just moved along. I was feeling terribly mentally despite having a pretty good morning. Just wanted to get home and lie in bed before picking the boys up from school, which is what I did. 

PM: 4.2 miles, averaged 10:48. HR 133.

Nice evening to run, did some thinking, got some things sorted out I think. Hoping to get to bed at a decent hour and start working on getting caught up on lots of quality sleep.

PM: 60' on the trainer. 192W. HR 132.

An okay day with the boys. They were pretty good, I was not super patient at the end of the day. I am worn out. I skipped jumping on the trainer while they napped because I needed to rest myself. We did play outside for about 2 hours as it was unseasonably warm. 

Mentally an okay day. Just some rapid mood shifts. 

Lunch: 7.6 miles, averaged 8:37. HR 155.

Couldn't seem to relax much. Many moods. Got through it. Quite lovely fall weather. 

I canceled in-person instruction for Lawrence Tech last night. I decided I needed a day, which really meant I did other work, but it did me some good. I slept until 9:00 and had a nap as well. 

PM: 60' on the trainer. 230W. HR159.

4 x 8'

Impromptu interval session. Not really much of a workout as I made the warmup and cool down way too short and the recoveries to high an intensity, but it fit the time I had.

289 watts @ 166 BPM; 288 watts @ 170 BPM; 290 watts @ 172 BPM; 296 watts 175 BPM

Chest actually felt a bit tight on this one like my heart was just tired as has happened on several runs recently. Feels like when I get anxious, but I am not sure I have felt it during exercise. 

Lunch: 6.3 miles, averaged 10:23. HR 137.

Warm. HR seemed a bit elevated still, but it was solidly in the upper 60s and humid, so that played a part I suppose. 2-3 weeks ago that HR would have been around 9:15-9:20 pace I think. Stuff varies, just trying to isolate different factors.

PM: 60' on the trainer. 134W. HR 115.

Easy recovery. Those rewatches of The Walking Dead gun scenes really hit different when 18 people from you home state were slaughtered the night before. Lewiston is about 45 minutes from my Mom's house.

AM: 7.6 miles, averaged 8:34. HR 154.

Aerobic progression. Very warm and humid, almost 70 degrees. HR was quite high, chest was tight. Mentally pretty solid, but still needs some improvement. 

PM: 4.4 miles, averaged 9:23. HR 148. 

Very warm. Borderline hot. Kind of anxious, but I think I was worried about getting home to make sure I got the boys on time.

I foget what shoes I ran in.

We went to a Halloween walk thing at Canterbury Village with the boys. It was fun. 

AM/lunch: 122' on the trainer. 228W. HR 146.

Good steady effort. Riding power to heart rate looks about normal. I was going to get my long run in, but just didn't feel like it. Just haven't been able to mentally zone out tune in on my runs the last ten days to two weeks or whatever it has been.

We took the boys to Blake's Cider Mill. It was chilly, very much the opposite of yesterday and last night. Lots of stuff for kids.