Hopefully I find out today that I get to start work Monday (fingers crossed). I don't mind not working, but I do mind not having any money. Eleven weeks on my glutes is quite enough, thank you.
Planned to do a recovery run at dawn but woke up with a splitting headache, which finally subsided around 8:30. Then went for a slow run in the park. It was in the 70s with a bit of breeze, but that still didn't stop me from pouring out the sweat. Took about 2 miles for the glutes to loosen up from last night's fartlek. Pretty sure I did negative-split as a result, but haven't looked yet... Yep, I did. Every mile faster than the one before. Stopped once for water and voiding, otherwise chugged right along. Somebody had a charcoal grill fired up before 9 a.m. Guess they're doing a big noontime cookout.
Hope to do a small run tomorrow, then 6 or 7 Sunday. Next week is a scheduled cutback anyway, which will work well if I start work. If I don't, then I may push back the cutback. The work schedule may also determine which marathon I enter. If I start Monday, then I wuld be scheduled to work the weekend of CIM, but not Tucson/Rocket City the next weekend. If I wait another week, CIM would work. | 