Mon 10/16 - off. Dead tired and flat.
Tue 10/17 - PM 60 minutes easy. Back and forth on the streets of Levittown in the dark.
Wed 10/18 - PM 55 minutes incl. 3(400,300,200,100). First workout with any kind of turnover whatsoever in months, courtesy of the chronically tight and sore left hamstring/glute/piriformis death triangle. It occurred to me while warming up how much of a problem the quasi-injury has become in the sense that it's become such a stumbling block to doing any kind of faster work. Dove in regardless with something I thought would be manageable, with 3k worth of fast running. Recovery of 300-200-100 between the fast reps and started the each set 10 minutes after the previous one, i.e. between 3.5 and 4 minutes recovery there. Splits:
81.2 (92.4) 59.4 (61.7) 37.8 (33.4) 18.9 - 6:24.5 total
78.9 (88.6) 57.1 (61.2) 37.3 (33.0) 18.3 - 6:14.4 total
76.6 (85.9) 56.9 (62.1) 37.5 (31.1) 18.7 - 6:09 total
On the plus side the left thigh/butt area didn't shrivel up and die nor did the right calf get horribly tight. That the numbers got faster is a hopeful sign as well, although as much down to having no sense of appropriate exertion level at the outset. Everything felt faster than it actually was of course.
Thu 10/19 - PM 60 minutes very easy. More scrounging around the neighborhoods of Wayland. The afflicted butt area stiffened up overnight and during the day with too much desk sitting I was fearful that it would slide back into the way it was in late June/early July. However, felt much better after a thorough round of stretching post-run including the all-important pigeon pose which seems crucial in gapping the SI joint.
Fri 10/20 - PM 50 minutes easy, Area 51. Wanted to do some pickups near the end but wasn't feeling it when the time came, also a bit stiff still on the left hammie. Warm conditions continue, fairly sticky as well.
Sat 10/21 - AM 85 minutes incl. 15k progression run, Longfellow loop. Started out modestly but finished off better than expected. Early pace felt tougher than I thought it should and it was clear that another abnormally warm day was on tap with the sun getting higher each passing minute. I figured it might be another early bailout on the planned four laps. Persisted long enough to give that fourth loop a try and wound up bailing out, but only 750m from finishing the fourth loop. Splits:
6:15/6:25/2:59
6:11/6:18/2:59
6:02/6:08/2:54
5:56/6:03
Except for the final lap, the second mile felt a bit like I was taking the foot off the gas somewhat, even though its twisty nature lends itself to a slower split time anyway compared to the first mile. Left thigh/butt held up well considering how stiff it was on Thursday.
Sun 10/22 - PM 55 minutes very easy. Jog around Gardner Hill with the CH. First visit to this area in a very long time. Various stops and starts and some nostalgic moments. Quite tired from yesterday, kiddie meet took 10 hours plus.
10/24/17
10/16/17
Week of 10/9-10/15
Mon 10/9 - off. Following up a garbage weekend with a mostly unplanned zero. With kiddie practice in the morning and the final ballgame of the Farrell era in the early afternoon that wound up being a 7+ hour experience including travel time, the only time to get anything at all in would have been early in the morning. Got to bed far too late for that type of thing. Hopelessly overtired right now.
Tue 10/10 - PM 55 minutes very easy, Area 51. Late start after sleeping away much of the late afternoon. Trying in vain to turn around a deeply dysfunctional sleep pattern at the moment with little success. The coaching routine is really grinding on me at the moment.
Wed 10/11 - AM 75 minutes incl. 10x1000, Lincoln field loop. Finally something of substance again, squeezed in between leaving work early and the kiddie meet. Had some ambivalence about how capable I would be of shouldering this type of effort given how flat I've been feeling of late but held up well enough. Started each rep five minues after the one before which meant recoveries of around 80 seconds on average. Splits:
3:42.6/3:40.7/3:40.5/3:38.6/3:37.8/3:37.3/3:38.4/3:38.3/3:38.1/3:36.2
If nothing else, saved the fastest one for last. Good and tired by the end but not incapacitated.
Thu 10/12 - PM 45 minutes very easy. Very late start after napping for too long. Soreness and stiffness from yesterday not overwhelming but noticeable.
Fri 10/13 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. I had hoped to do some pickups at the end of the run but it wasn't happening. Made it through the day without a nap at least.
Sat 10/14 - AM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Ran the first half hour or thereabouts with the kiddies, jogging over to the field and then back after watching them run around the field loop for a solidy 45 minutes or so. From there headed back out into the woods for a fairly short and definitely low key jog over to the school/ballfield area. Sluggish and not particularly awake throughout. Cool to start in the morning but then sticky and warm.
Sun 10/15 - 90 minutes incl. road race. Beaten at my own game this time around at this reliable stop on the sandbagger tour. Flat and sluggish from the jump. Went through the mile in 5:30 trying to maintain contact, became clear over the second mile (5:40) this wouldn't be happening, gave up and packed it in the third mile (5:50). Overall a fade I could feel coming. Conditions didn't help as it was warm and muggy. Went for a longish cooldown along the rail bed into Weston and onto some of the trails there.
Tue 10/10 - PM 55 minutes very easy, Area 51. Late start after sleeping away much of the late afternoon. Trying in vain to turn around a deeply dysfunctional sleep pattern at the moment with little success. The coaching routine is really grinding on me at the moment.
Wed 10/11 - AM 75 minutes incl. 10x1000, Lincoln field loop. Finally something of substance again, squeezed in between leaving work early and the kiddie meet. Had some ambivalence about how capable I would be of shouldering this type of effort given how flat I've been feeling of late but held up well enough. Started each rep five minues after the one before which meant recoveries of around 80 seconds on average. Splits:
3:42.6/3:40.7/3:40.5/3:38.6/3:37.8/3:37.3/3:38.4/3:38.3/3:38.1/3:36.2
If nothing else, saved the fastest one for last. Good and tired by the end but not incapacitated.
Thu 10/12 - PM 45 minutes very easy. Very late start after napping for too long. Soreness and stiffness from yesterday not overwhelming but noticeable.
Fri 10/13 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. I had hoped to do some pickups at the end of the run but it wasn't happening. Made it through the day without a nap at least.
Sat 10/14 - AM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Ran the first half hour or thereabouts with the kiddies, jogging over to the field and then back after watching them run around the field loop for a solidy 45 minutes or so. From there headed back out into the woods for a fairly short and definitely low key jog over to the school/ballfield area. Sluggish and not particularly awake throughout. Cool to start in the morning but then sticky and warm.
Sun 10/15 - 90 minutes incl. road race. Beaten at my own game this time around at this reliable stop on the sandbagger tour. Flat and sluggish from the jump. Went through the mile in 5:30 trying to maintain contact, became clear over the second mile (5:40) this wouldn't be happening, gave up and packed it in the third mile (5:50). Overall a fade I could feel coming. Conditions didn't help as it was warm and muggy. Went for a longish cooldown along the rail bed into Weston and onto some of the trails there.
10/13/17
Week of 10/2-10/8
Jogging. A week of puttering around that was so nondescript, formless, and of marginal (read: nonexistent) training value that it wasn't worth recording. Took Wednesday off as the prospect of squeezing in a run between leaving work early and getting on the bus for the kiddie meet held no appeal. Easy double on Saturday adding up to a bit north of 90 minutes, a bit over an hour Sunday after spending the entire morning standing around at a kiddie meet. Weekday runs didn't top an hour for the most part. Had every intention of getting in a long workout over the weekend but it didn't happen. Saturday would have been the day but simply too tired and flat for it.
10/3/17
Week of 9/25-10/1
Mon 9/25 - off. A bit of light jogging to and from the ballyard but I wouldn't call it a run of any notable length.Almost as hot today as it was yesterday.
Tue 9/26 - PM 65 minutes easy plus 15 minutes in Walden. Probably the last dip in the pond for the season barring another late season heat wave. Worth the trip over for sure.
Wed 9/27 - AM 25 minutes incl. 5k progression on the track. Truly a fool's errand, thought I'd get in a quick hitter before heading off to the kiddie meet and instead found myself roasting to death on the griddle of a high school track close to noontime on a despicably hot and sticky day. Should have stuck with the original plan to run an 8k cutdown starting at a more modest pace but thought I would one up myself by doing 2x5k instead. Realized at the 3k mark I wouldn't be doing a second one as in sticking to the planned pace numbers I was working way too hard in the swamp sauce conditions. All five kms were within a second of planned, starting at 3:55 and ending at 3:35, the whole thing in 18:42. In addition to being heat addled I was also undeniably tired from an unending and unyielding string of too late bedtimes. No more afternoon naps and this is how I respond, at a loss to understand it.
Thu 9/28 - PM 70 minutes easy, Area 51. It occurred to me that the refuge is back in play and has been for some time now in fact. Calf a bit stiff from yesterday.
Fri 9/29 - PM 35 minutes easy. Late start, shorter run than I would have liked.
Sat 9/30 - PM 30 minutes easy. Flat and fairly tired after a long day standing around in a field watching the kiddie races in a chilly rain.
Sun 10/1 - AM 85 minutes including half marathon. Water finding its own mediocre level. Felt tired and stiff-legged from the jump and it took the better part of 8 or 9 miles to feel any different, and by then exhaustion had set in and simply maintaining the pace was a chore. I fully expected an epic fade over the last 5k, and while that didn't quite happen I was stuck at around 6:10 pace from start to finish. Certainly the 2 hour pre-dawn car ride didn't help matters but that kind of thing hasn't been an excuse in the past. Course was mostly flat except for a few rollers on either side of the turnaround point. My reaction to those small hills suggested that if there was more roll on the course it would have gotten really ugly. Cool and dry, minimal breeze and excellent conditions overall. Splits:
6:09
6:03
6:06
5:55
6:08
6:15
6:12
6:11
6:01
6:11
6:25
6:09
6:16
Tue 9/26 - PM 65 minutes easy plus 15 minutes in Walden. Probably the last dip in the pond for the season barring another late season heat wave. Worth the trip over for sure.
Wed 9/27 - AM 25 minutes incl. 5k progression on the track. Truly a fool's errand, thought I'd get in a quick hitter before heading off to the kiddie meet and instead found myself roasting to death on the griddle of a high school track close to noontime on a despicably hot and sticky day. Should have stuck with the original plan to run an 8k cutdown starting at a more modest pace but thought I would one up myself by doing 2x5k instead. Realized at the 3k mark I wouldn't be doing a second one as in sticking to the planned pace numbers I was working way too hard in the swamp sauce conditions. All five kms were within a second of planned, starting at 3:55 and ending at 3:35, the whole thing in 18:42. In addition to being heat addled I was also undeniably tired from an unending and unyielding string of too late bedtimes. No more afternoon naps and this is how I respond, at a loss to understand it.
Thu 9/28 - PM 70 minutes easy, Area 51. It occurred to me that the refuge is back in play and has been for some time now in fact. Calf a bit stiff from yesterday.
Fri 9/29 - PM 35 minutes easy. Late start, shorter run than I would have liked.
Sat 9/30 - PM 30 minutes easy. Flat and fairly tired after a long day standing around in a field watching the kiddie races in a chilly rain.
Sun 10/1 - AM 85 minutes including half marathon. Water finding its own mediocre level. Felt tired and stiff-legged from the jump and it took the better part of 8 or 9 miles to feel any different, and by then exhaustion had set in and simply maintaining the pace was a chore. I fully expected an epic fade over the last 5k, and while that didn't quite happen I was stuck at around 6:10 pace from start to finish. Certainly the 2 hour pre-dawn car ride didn't help matters but that kind of thing hasn't been an excuse in the past. Course was mostly flat except for a few rollers on either side of the turnaround point. My reaction to those small hills suggested that if there was more roll on the course it would have gotten really ugly. Cool and dry, minimal breeze and excellent conditions overall. Splits:
6:09
6:03
6:06
5:55
6:08
6:15
6:12
6:11
6:01
6:11
6:25
6:09
6:16
9/27/17
Week of 9/18-9/24
Mon 9/18 - PM 45 minutes easy. Shuffling around Maynard with many stops for scrounging. Late start and feeling quite low energy.
Tue 9/19 - PM 65 minutes easy. Same idea as yesterday, only a little longer and in a different part of town, in this case Levittown. Still not feeling anything other than lethargic.
Wed 9/20 - off. Spent the afternoon at the kiddie meet in rather gloomy damp conditions but the worst of the predicted rain held off thankfully.
Thu 9/21 - AM 85 minutes incl. 6x2k, Lincoln woods. Two lappers around the field loop with 2.5 minute recoveries. The big workout day of the week if not the month. The original hope was to do 8 reps but a late start took care of that idea and I'm not sure I could have pulled it off regardless, having started out at a pace just a bit too quick for a session that long. Not as gloomy as the past couple of days but still fairly humid with gusty breezes. Alternated direction with each rep, mostly for the variety. Splits:
3:52/3:46
3:51/3:52
3:51/3:52
3:48/3:51
3:52/3:49
3:53/3:49
Not the least bit impressive but it got done.
Fri 9/22 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Very relaxed run. Right calf tight after yesterday, what else is new. Still overcast and humid.
Sar 9/23 - AM 30 minutes very easy. Jogging with the kiddies before and after their workout around the field. 10 minutes then almost an hour of standing around then 20 more.
PM 45 minutes very easy. Puttered around Concord center.
Sun 9/24 - AM into PM 70 minutes incl. 5k road race. The noontime start of this race did no one any favors, as the weather finally broke yesterday with the sun reappearing after a four day absence. The humidity stuck around and this made for a slog of a day racing in temps in the mid 80s. Made a conscious effort to hold something back as I approached the mile mark after feeling like I was getting ahead of myself a bit. Reached the turnaround in 8:45 and made the return trip in 9 minutes or so. Despite this if the 2 mile split is to be believed I ran the same unimpressive even pace throughout. Of course, the likelihood is that he 2 mile marker was simply off. Feeling tired and somewhat flat which is no surprise given the late bedtimes I've been guilty of the past two nights. Mission accomplished nonetheless.
later PM 25 minutes very easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. As the day progressed and I left the city for the inland suburbs, temperatures rose to 90+ degrees which is just delightful at this time of year. Sweating simply sitting in the shade. Getting in the water was sweet relief. Legs feeling heavy and stiff after the effort earlier in the day.
Tue 9/19 - PM 65 minutes easy. Same idea as yesterday, only a little longer and in a different part of town, in this case Levittown. Still not feeling anything other than lethargic.
Wed 9/20 - off. Spent the afternoon at the kiddie meet in rather gloomy damp conditions but the worst of the predicted rain held off thankfully.
Thu 9/21 - AM 85 minutes incl. 6x2k, Lincoln woods. Two lappers around the field loop with 2.5 minute recoveries. The big workout day of the week if not the month. The original hope was to do 8 reps but a late start took care of that idea and I'm not sure I could have pulled it off regardless, having started out at a pace just a bit too quick for a session that long. Not as gloomy as the past couple of days but still fairly humid with gusty breezes. Alternated direction with each rep, mostly for the variety. Splits:
3:52/3:46
3:51/3:52
3:51/3:52
3:48/3:51
3:52/3:49
3:53/3:49
Not the least bit impressive but it got done.
Fri 9/22 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Very relaxed run. Right calf tight after yesterday, what else is new. Still overcast and humid.
Sar 9/23 - AM 30 minutes very easy. Jogging with the kiddies before and after their workout around the field. 10 minutes then almost an hour of standing around then 20 more.
PM 45 minutes very easy. Puttered around Concord center.
Sun 9/24 - AM into PM 70 minutes incl. 5k road race. The noontime start of this race did no one any favors, as the weather finally broke yesterday with the sun reappearing after a four day absence. The humidity stuck around and this made for a slog of a day racing in temps in the mid 80s. Made a conscious effort to hold something back as I approached the mile mark after feeling like I was getting ahead of myself a bit. Reached the turnaround in 8:45 and made the return trip in 9 minutes or so. Despite this if the 2 mile split is to be believed I ran the same unimpressive even pace throughout. Of course, the likelihood is that he 2 mile marker was simply off. Feeling tired and somewhat flat which is no surprise given the late bedtimes I've been guilty of the past two nights. Mission accomplished nonetheless.
later PM 25 minutes very easy plus 18 minutes in Walden. As the day progressed and I left the city for the inland suburbs, temperatures rose to 90+ degrees which is just delightful at this time of year. Sweating simply sitting in the shade. Getting in the water was sweet relief. Legs feeling heavy and stiff after the effort earlier in the day.
9/22/17
Week of 9/11-9/17
Mon 9/11 - off. Squeezed by practice and then the team's spike night which I didn't have to rush to in hindsight.
Tue 9/12 - PM 65 minutes plus 18 minutes in Walden. Sticky conditions under overcast skies. Water has cooled off some.
Wed 9/13 - PM 40 minutes easy. Too flat to do anything other than jog down to track road via the rail trail and then back through the outskirts of Area 51. Took a good 25 minutes for hamstring to feel less stiff and pinched. Hot and a bit humid.
Thu 9/14 - PM 60 minutes incl. 2(4x1000). Another instance of turning laps in the dark. Happily, the hamstring held up, although the right calf got tighter and tighter. The idea with the reps was to start slow and gradually pick up the pace. All the reps were negative split but the pace transitions maybe not as sharply defined as I had originally intended. 200 jog between reps, 3.5 minutes between sets. Splits:
3:45.2 (59.4)
3:41.9 (62.8)
3:42.8 (61.6)
3:40.8
3:40.1 (60)
3:40.0 (65)
3:39.5 (66.3)
3:38.2
Very humid after a hot sticky day.
Fri 9/15 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Took the most direct route possible to the visitor center at the pond and then on to CCHS before turning back and making the return trip on trails. Right calf more tweaked than I would like after yesterday. Left hamstring sore but it's been worse after less in the recent past. Humid.
Sat 9/16 - PM 70 minutes incl. 12k progression. Longfellow loop. The original plan was for this to be a four lapper but I didn't crawl out of bed until the time I had promised myself I would be heading out the door. By the time I had eaten breakfast and got my shit together it was too late to start with climbing sun and temperatures. Spent the balance of the late morning and afternoon stuck in errand hell, with the lawn needing to be mowed as well. This forced me out the door in the late afternoon feeling a bit flat from the get go. The pace on the first lap felt harder than it should have for how slow it was. Overdid it a bit early in the second lap, but able to get the pace down to a reasonable level for the last lap. Overall a faster speed than the 15k a few weeks back but still nothing worth writing home about. Splits:
6:31/6:34/3:04
6:15/6:18/3:00
6:03/6:04/2:51
Still quite warm and a bit sticky even as the sun was setting. Went from the cooldown directly into pushing the lawnmower around the yard.
Tue 9/12 - PM 65 minutes plus 18 minutes in Walden. Sticky conditions under overcast skies. Water has cooled off some.
Wed 9/13 - PM 40 minutes easy. Too flat to do anything other than jog down to track road via the rail trail and then back through the outskirts of Area 51. Took a good 25 minutes for hamstring to feel less stiff and pinched. Hot and a bit humid.
Thu 9/14 - PM 60 minutes incl. 2(4x1000). Another instance of turning laps in the dark. Happily, the hamstring held up, although the right calf got tighter and tighter. The idea with the reps was to start slow and gradually pick up the pace. All the reps were negative split but the pace transitions maybe not as sharply defined as I had originally intended. 200 jog between reps, 3.5 minutes between sets. Splits:
3:45.2 (59.4)
3:41.9 (62.8)
3:42.8 (61.6)
3:40.8
3:40.1 (60)
3:40.0 (65)
3:39.5 (66.3)
3:38.2
Very humid after a hot sticky day.
Fri 9/15 - PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Took the most direct route possible to the visitor center at the pond and then on to CCHS before turning back and making the return trip on trails. Right calf more tweaked than I would like after yesterday. Left hamstring sore but it's been worse after less in the recent past. Humid.
Sat 9/16 - PM 70 minutes incl. 12k progression. Longfellow loop. The original plan was for this to be a four lapper but I didn't crawl out of bed until the time I had promised myself I would be heading out the door. By the time I had eaten breakfast and got my shit together it was too late to start with climbing sun and temperatures. Spent the balance of the late morning and afternoon stuck in errand hell, with the lawn needing to be mowed as well. This forced me out the door in the late afternoon feeling a bit flat from the get go. The pace on the first lap felt harder than it should have for how slow it was. Overdid it a bit early in the second lap, but able to get the pace down to a reasonable level for the last lap. Overall a faster speed than the 15k a few weeks back but still nothing worth writing home about. Splits:
6:31/6:34/3:04
6:15/6:18/3:00
6:03/6:04/2:51
Still quite warm and a bit sticky even as the sun was setting. Went from the cooldown directly into pushing the lawnmower around the yard.
9/12/17
Week of 9/4-9/10
Mon 9/4 - PM 40 minutes easy plus 15 minutes in Walden. Took the kiddies for a tour of the trails and into the pond as well. The time in the pond reminded me of how much I miss the place and aquajogging in general. Went as smoothly as possible but still plenty of stops. Picked up the pace dramatically on the return trip heading down rt. 126, this surge lasted all of five minutes. Legs felt as good as I could have hoped.
Tue 9/5 - PM 100 minutes very easy. Slow putter from Wayland HS via route 27 and then Water Row, Newbridge, and Morse to Levittown. A slog from start to finish, not the run I had in mind but after needing to return to the school the CH offered to drop me off so I could run back. Very tired after getting to bed way too late last night following the ballgame. Hamstring felt like garbage, took a longish break at Featherland to do some compressions on it. Disgusting humidity.
Wed 9/6 - PM 30 minutes easy. Utterly flat after two nights in a row of staying up far too late. In theory today was the day to try doing something at least a little bit uptempo but it wasn't happening. Gave up on that idea and went for an easy putter instead.
Thu 9/7 - PM 60 minutes incl. 8k cutdown on the track. Thankfully feeling less exhausted than yesterday. After a somewhat aimless warmup jog started at the scintillating pace of just under 1:45/lap and aimed to cut it down from there. Under control, although breathing heavier than I'd like the last few laps. Splits of 4:14/4:08/4:02/3:57/3:53/3:50/3:43/3:37 so if nothing else, the pace did progress throughout. 31:25 total, on the planned schedule it would have been 31:40 but shaved a few seconds off each km.
Fri 9/8 - PM 75 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Escaped after practice to get some time on the trails. Hoping not to feel too flat but I was plenty flat nonetheless.
Sat 9/9 - PM 40 minutes easy. After spending the morning and early afternoon at the first kiddie meet of the season in NBPT, too tired to do much of anything until it was too late for the planned elliptigo ride. Wound up doing a relatively short run around town, felt reasonably good. Cool conditions.
Sun 9/10 - AM 45 minutes incl. 5k race. Second visit to Peddocks Island for the race around the remains of Fort Andrews. Without doubt the least competitive event I've ever done, not that I'm complaining at all. Not quite as tired as I have been lately but still laboring under a heavy burden of fatigue in general. Warmup curtailed by the fact the boat dropped us off 30 minutes before the start. Ran the loop once to reacquaint myself with the twists and turns. Ran it backwards as a cooldown with various stops to check out the sights. Some tugging from the left hamstring but my sense is it's getting better. Excellent conditions, sunny but not hot and dry unlike last year's apocalyptic rains.
Tue 9/5 - PM 100 minutes very easy. Slow putter from Wayland HS via route 27 and then Water Row, Newbridge, and Morse to Levittown. A slog from start to finish, not the run I had in mind but after needing to return to the school the CH offered to drop me off so I could run back. Very tired after getting to bed way too late last night following the ballgame. Hamstring felt like garbage, took a longish break at Featherland to do some compressions on it. Disgusting humidity.
Wed 9/6 - PM 30 minutes easy. Utterly flat after two nights in a row of staying up far too late. In theory today was the day to try doing something at least a little bit uptempo but it wasn't happening. Gave up on that idea and went for an easy putter instead.
Thu 9/7 - PM 60 minutes incl. 8k cutdown on the track. Thankfully feeling less exhausted than yesterday. After a somewhat aimless warmup jog started at the scintillating pace of just under 1:45/lap and aimed to cut it down from there. Under control, although breathing heavier than I'd like the last few laps. Splits of 4:14/4:08/4:02/3:57/3:53/3:50/3:43/3:37 so if nothing else, the pace did progress throughout. 31:25 total, on the planned schedule it would have been 31:40 but shaved a few seconds off each km.
Fri 9/8 - PM 75 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Escaped after practice to get some time on the trails. Hoping not to feel too flat but I was plenty flat nonetheless.
Sat 9/9 - PM 40 minutes easy. After spending the morning and early afternoon at the first kiddie meet of the season in NBPT, too tired to do much of anything until it was too late for the planned elliptigo ride. Wound up doing a relatively short run around town, felt reasonably good. Cool conditions.
Sun 9/10 - AM 45 minutes incl. 5k race. Second visit to Peddocks Island for the race around the remains of Fort Andrews. Without doubt the least competitive event I've ever done, not that I'm complaining at all. Not quite as tired as I have been lately but still laboring under a heavy burden of fatigue in general. Warmup curtailed by the fact the boat dropped us off 30 minutes before the start. Ran the loop once to reacquaint myself with the twists and turns. Ran it backwards as a cooldown with various stops to check out the sights. Some tugging from the left hamstring but my sense is it's getting better. Excellent conditions, sunny but not hot and dry unlike last year's apocalyptic rains.
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