Wed 10/7 - PM 45 minutes incl. 6400m in/out 1600s

With the half day at work and a limited amount of time to get things done, the goal was to run 8k alternating faster and slower 1600s of 5:30 and 6:00. Got through the first four of these hitting the mark almost exactly dead on and realized 200m into what was to be the final, faster mile when I felt that it was about to get a lot harder. Spit the bit right there rather than soldier through, not a satisfying feeling but better than beating a dead horse. The faster pace felt plenty fast and it seemed to take 1000m or so of the slower pace to feel the least bit recovered. Overall a useful session though and a type of training I should be doing on a regular basis. The "recovery" pace that's not really recovery seems effective to say the least.

Tue 10/6 - PM 70 minutes very easy

Area 51. Started off at an easy relaxed pace with the hope that things would pick up from there. This didn't happen and in fact if anything it went the other way. Deepening fatigue the reason I suppose but with the current long days I'm finding it beyond difficult to get to bed before 11 and it's killing me.

Mon 10/5 - 75 minutes

Out along the Weston aqueduct to Framingham, back along the Hultman. Planned on going as far as Edgell road but got sidetracked in a woods parcel with a trail that put me out on the Hultman near the Walsh school. Headed back from there. Feeling a bit more spry than yesterday but still overall quite tired. A recurring and consistent theme now that the coaching season has reached the middle stages. A day off or two during the week would help but not something I can bring myself to do it seems.

Sun 10/4 - AM 60 minutes easy

Area 51. The original plan was to run in Lincoln but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to run on the trails of the refuge with the SO. After yesterday's high volume day I was feeling quite tired which asserted itself soon after the run started. Any thoughts of a shorter quicker run in the evening went by the boards as a result. Overcast breaking up as the morning progressed, some sun actually shone through for the first time in days.

Sat 10/3 - double, 2 hours total

AM - 55 minutes very easy, Area 51. Relaxed putter on the trails with the kiddies, all two of them that showed up. Still dragging ass, desperately tired. Perhaps not coincidentally, still terrible conditions.

PM - 65 minutes, Longfellow loop and McMansionville incl. 10-8-6-4-2-1 minute pickups. After a 2+ hour nap in the afternoon, I awoke to find the conditions somewhat improved and a hint of warmth even after the cold rainy weather of the morning. Still blustery winds blowing though, and combined with the ongoing tiredness a timed pickup session seemed like the best move. Due to being somewhat pressed for time, shortened the recovery intervals down to 2 minutes after the three longer reps and a minute after the 4 and 2 minute reps. This of course meant being conservative at the outset, but overall it felt like I got something productive done.

Fri 10/2 - PM 55 minutes easy

Weston aqueduct to Getchell trail and back via the Hultman and the construction site that is Danforth Green. Back to jogging after yesterday's evanescent return to actually running. Continued blustery drizzly and downright nasty conditions. Still failing utterly in my attempts to get to bed before 11 PM. Fell asleep on a friend's couch soon after dinner as a result after the run.