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.

Wed 11/18 - PM 60 minutes incl. 3k, 2k, 1k, 10x100m

Progression workout on the track followed by some turnover work. Bandied around ideas until just before heading out the door before settling on the cutdown structure to the longer stuff. Originally going to do 200s for leg prep but decided on ins and outs instead after finishing the 3k, in hindsight a wise decision. Overall felt like I was moving well but the stopwatch told a somewhat different story. a disconnect that's become somewhat familiar. More worrisome though was the left ankle which after Sunday's effort in the woods in less supportive shoes was feeling sore and inflamed running in flats on the track this evening. Not something I would have noticed the past two days with the slow paced runs in gunboats. The hill drills might have set me up for this as well, who knows. Same acute medial tendinitis type feeling I've had before, typically some stretching and TLC helps it on its way. Splits:

3:44.1/3:37/3:34
3R
3:30.6/3:29.5 - not much of a progression alas
2R
3:23.3 - felt like a sub 3:20 but not to be

After five minutes jog, did 5 laps of ins and outs with the faster 100s going in 18.7-19.5 and averaging somewhere around 19 flat. Far from fit or sharp right now. Chilly evening but not a breath of wind, a combination which I'll gladly take at this time of year.

Tue 11/17 - PM 60 minutes easy including hill drills

Area 51 to Levittown via White Pond Road, with hill drills on Rice road and 5 short sprints on the way in. Took a while to get out the door and then a while to get going at anything beyond a putter. Had thoughts of another short unsatisfying run but stuck it out and made it to the mythical hour mark (or thereabouts) eventually. Trying to get back in the routine of doing hill drills again after last week's resumption. Some stiffness in right hammie but nothing to prevent the drills from getting done. The short pickups didn't feel nearly as powerful or quick as I would have liked but it's not a surprise given how training has gone of late.

Mon 11/16 - PM 45 minutes very easy

Tiger Drive. Another shorter than desired run, thanks in part to a late start. Some soreness in right calf after yesterday's forest adventure.