Sun 11/22 - AM 60 minutes incl. 8-6-4-2-1 minute pickups

Longfellow loop. Still feeling flat, went ahead with a planned session anyway due to compulsive tendencies. Even without having measured splits or times it felt like I was puttering along at a pedestrian speed. With the end of coaching season and the return of my free time I'm hopeful that I'll get back into the swing of things but it certainly won't happen in a day.

Sat 11/21 - double, 50 minutes total

AM - 25 minutes easy, Stanley Park. Course tour prior to the kiddie state meet on the mellow, mostly flat trails in Westfield. Woke up feeling far from refreshed, unsurprisingly. A nice visit to the park though with some exciting races to watch.

PM - 25 minutes easy, Levittown. Supposedly this was going to be timed pickups. Standing around outside for almost five hours with 3 hours of travel time on top of that put paid to that idea. Thought I would take a 20 minute catnap which turned into a 2+ hour snoozefest instead. Words cannot describe how strung out I'm feeling at the moment and getting zero relief on weekends it seems. Got out the door and realized within five minutes I would be shuffling again. Trying again tomorrow, on the odd chance I actually feel somewhat alive upon getting up.

Fri 11/20 - PM 65 minutes easy

Area 51 to Old Marlboro and back on route 27. Another lackluster day of feeling like crap but I was joined by the CH which made things a lot more pleasant. Unable to sleep through the night at the moment, while this has been an issue in the past it seems to be especially so recently. Pre-waking the alarm by 1-3 hours and lying there, ugh.

Thu 11/19 - PM 50 minutes easy

I think. A run so memorable I can't remember any of the details except I'm sure I felt flat and tired, and I'm sure it meandered into Area 51 at some point. Yippee.