Mon 8/14 - PM 75 minutes easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Never really got going the way I had hoped to, not feeling particularly energetic. Right adductor not as stiff as it was yesterday. Humid
Tue 8/15 - off. Slept through the narrow window of opportunity in the afternoon.
Wed 8/16 - PM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes in Walden. Got started late enough that I had to go directly to the pond on the bike and then directly into the water. Tires a bit underinflated which made for a slog of a ride with unnecessary resistance. Sunny and warm.
Thu 8/17 - PM 50 minutes elliptigo arc plus 20 minutes easy and 15 minutes in Walden. Right calf feeling tight at times, unwelcome and unexpected.
Fri 8/18 - PM 65 minutes very easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. Disgustingly humid and very tired, a combination that made for a dull slog of a run in the woods.
Sat 8/19 - AM 55 minutes elliptigo arc, 8k progression on track. Rode over to Emerson Field and ran 8k on just over 33 minutes. As the overall time suggests this was far, far from impressive but one has to start somewhere after months of "just jogging" with the occasional race thrown in. Kilo splits of 4:25, 4:20, 4:18, 4:12, 4:08, 4:01, 3:54, and 3:45. The idea being to start slowly enough that the pace could be picked up gradually throughout without stalling out, and this was achieved. In fact the pace was quite controlled until the last 2k when I started breathing harder. All the laps around the track left the calf feeling more tweaked than I would like. Overcast conditions which kept the temp down enough, the cloud cover broke on the ride back, it would have been a tough ask to do the same run in the sun. Still warm and fairly muggy.
Sun 8/20 - AM 60 minutes elliptigo arc plus 35 minutes easy and 15 minutes in Walden. Still some stiffness in the right calf from yesterday but the left hamstring feels better than I thought it would have. Overall moving a bit better than expected given the early start (early a relative term). Drier air than the past few days but hot.
