Mon 8/7 - PM 75 minutes, Lincoln woods plus 20 minutes in Walden. Moving reasonably well for most of the second half of the run. Muggy conditions back after a sunny dry day yesterday.
Tue 8/8 - PM 50 minutes very easy, out and back along the newly paved rail bed in Maynard and South Acton. Took a nap that went a good hour and a half longer than planned and woke up completely out of it. Stumbled out the door so as to join the CH. Many stops to check out the new construction along the path. Desperately need to get to bed earlier.
Wed 8/9 - PM 55 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes easy and 20 minutes in Walden.
Thu 8/10 - PM 60 minutes very easy. Slow putter of a jog around Maynard. Mowed the lawn upon getting home and celebrated this achievement by frittering away the rest of the afternoon asleep on the couch. Woke up in a confused daze and groggy for hours. Incapable of getting to bed at a decent hour and I don't have a decent reason for it at the moment. Run was utter garbage as a result, and as an added kick in the nuts I somehow aggravated the piriformis/hamstring area again although it certainly wasn't from anything I did in training the past few days.
Fri 8/11 - PM 50 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. The left leg not as stuck as it was yesterday but still something off. Tired and fatigued overall, unsurprisingly.
Sat 8/12 - AM 60 minutes incl. 10k road race. Fourth year in a row of this race, humid like last year but 15 degrees cooler and overcast which made a big difference. Given how drag-ass tired I've felt of late, more so than usual even, the race went as well as I could have hoped. Made a conscious effort to hold something back early on, first two miles evenly split in 5:52 apiece. Then up the hill where I lost a few people I had been running with. Third mile in 7:37, fourth downhill mile in 5:35 or so. Upon bottoming out I realized my legs felt more like jelly than I had realized and took care not to blow up in the fifth mile. Thought I was in the clear for the age group prize but the one guy I had to worry about who was right on my shoulder for the first two miles was worming his way back into contention at the turn off 112 heading back to town. At this point I wanted nothing more than to take the pedal off the gas a bit but instead I was obligated to keep pressing until the final turn on to the bridge, at which point I knew I was safe. Sixth mile 5:47. Very easy cooldown with the CH.
Sun 8/13 - PM 65 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes easy and 20 minutes in Walden. The original plan was to do a hilltopper run out in Northfield and/or Winchester but that went by the boards last night when heavy rains washed out the campsite and we headed home early. Woke up completely frazzled and lost any chance of getting a workout in during the morning hours as a result. In hindsight, for the best that I went with the dorkathlon instead, as the legs are a bit trashed from yesterday. Right adductor in particular feels like I might have mildly strained it, something I actually first noticed while warming up yesterday morning. Quite humid but not terribly hot.
8/11/17
8/8/17
Week of 7/31-8/6
Mon 7/31 - PM 65 minutes, Lincoln woods plus 18 minutes in Walden. Puttering at first, but moving better later on.
Tue 81 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 15 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Got back just in time to mow the lawn, or most of it until darkness put an end to it.
Wed 8/2 - PM 75 minutes, Lincoln woods plus 15 minutes in Walden. Moving better than the last run in the woods Monday.
Thu 8/3 - off. This zero was planned as I had a date at the ballpark with the CH. Mowed the lawn and it was hot enough for me to be sweating profusely after 20 minutes of that.
Fri 8/4 - PM 45 minutes very easy plus 15 minutes in Walden. Very very tired after too many days in a row of getting to bed far too late. A struggle to get on the trail and from there a plodding slog. Disgusting humidity didn't help any.
Sat 8/5 - PM 60 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Still really tired from the week, and again a struggle to muster up the energy to get out the door. Nothing a few nights of sleeping a reasonable amount of time wouldn't fix but that's saying a lot. Heavy rain showers which is less annoying than the humidity they left behind.
Sun 8/6 - PM 65 minutes elliptigo arc plus 30 minutes and 18 minutes in Walden. Spent the late morning paddling in Hingham harbor, making the dorkathlon a late afternoon affair. Felt more energetic than I was expecting. Left leg stiffened up on car ride but felt better after some stretching and rolling before heading out.
Tue 81 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 15 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Got back just in time to mow the lawn, or most of it until darkness put an end to it.
Wed 8/2 - PM 75 minutes, Lincoln woods plus 15 minutes in Walden. Moving better than the last run in the woods Monday.
Thu 8/3 - off. This zero was planned as I had a date at the ballpark with the CH. Mowed the lawn and it was hot enough for me to be sweating profusely after 20 minutes of that.
Fri 8/4 - PM 45 minutes very easy plus 15 minutes in Walden. Very very tired after too many days in a row of getting to bed far too late. A struggle to get on the trail and from there a plodding slog. Disgusting humidity didn't help any.
Sat 8/5 - PM 60 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Still really tired from the week, and again a struggle to muster up the energy to get out the door. Nothing a few nights of sleeping a reasonable amount of time wouldn't fix but that's saying a lot. Heavy rain showers which is less annoying than the humidity they left behind.
Sun 8/6 - PM 65 minutes elliptigo arc plus 30 minutes and 18 minutes in Walden. Spent the late morning paddling in Hingham harbor, making the dorkathlon a late afternoon affair. Felt more energetic than I was expecting. Left leg stiffened up on car ride but felt better after some stretching and rolling before heading out.
8/6/17
Week of 7/24-7/30
Mon 7/24 - PM 65 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Ill wind blowing all day and decidedly cool temps for the time of year. Not feeling especially energetic after the weekend's efforts. Hamstring feels reasonably good relative to where it's been the past six weeks.
Tue 7/25 - off. Conditions even more miserable than yesterday with rain and gusty winds. In a different month this would have been a situation. Also still feeling the accumulated fatigue from last week, spent the entire late afternoon in bed.
Wed 7/26 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. The dismal garbage of the last two days were replaced by warm sunny and dry conditions. Felt alert enough after all the sleep yesterday to skip the nap today and meet the CH at the pond.
Thu 7/27 - PM 65 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Took a while to get going, but finally thankfully done with the 4 day long day work weeks.
Fri 7/28 - PM 50 minutes plus 15 minutes in Walden.
Sat 7/29 - AM 85 minutes incl. trail race. One more go at the trail race on a mtb race course, this will surely be the last time. Course altered slightly from my previous visit but with the requisite twists and turns as well as numerous gnarly and awkward bumps to get up and over. Hamstring held up reasonably well to all this nonsense but I could feel it stiffening up on the cooldown, which went far longer than anticipated, in the neighborhood of 45 minutes. Got home with plans to go for a bike ride but a combination of gloomy overcast weather and my right ankle suddenly blowing up on me after not giving any trouble during the race or cooldown put paid to that. Wound up icing it multiple times over the evening, an unheard of step for me but necessary.
Sun 7/30 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 15 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Left hamstring and piriformis took the brunt of it predictably but at least the ankle feels much better than it did yesterday afernoon.
Tue 7/25 - off. Conditions even more miserable than yesterday with rain and gusty winds. In a different month this would have been a situation. Also still feeling the accumulated fatigue from last week, spent the entire late afternoon in bed.
Wed 7/26 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. The dismal garbage of the last two days were replaced by warm sunny and dry conditions. Felt alert enough after all the sleep yesterday to skip the nap today and meet the CH at the pond.
Thu 7/27 - PM 65 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Took a while to get going, but finally thankfully done with the 4 day long day work weeks.
Fri 7/28 - PM 50 minutes plus 15 minutes in Walden.
Sat 7/29 - AM 85 minutes incl. trail race. One more go at the trail race on a mtb race course, this will surely be the last time. Course altered slightly from my previous visit but with the requisite twists and turns as well as numerous gnarly and awkward bumps to get up and over. Hamstring held up reasonably well to all this nonsense but I could feel it stiffening up on the cooldown, which went far longer than anticipated, in the neighborhood of 45 minutes. Got home with plans to go for a bike ride but a combination of gloomy overcast weather and my right ankle suddenly blowing up on me after not giving any trouble during the race or cooldown put paid to that. Wound up icing it multiple times over the evening, an unheard of step for me but necessary.
Sun 7/30 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 15 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Left hamstring and piriformis took the brunt of it predictably but at least the ankle feels much better than it did yesterday afernoon.
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