Getting caught up
Interesting. Last night when I initially started this post, I titled it “Tired”. And last night I really was. I had been feeling tired for a few days – muscle tired, sleepy tired, just worn out. For the first time in a while I counted how many days it had been since I’d had a day off (since March 5, 25 days by today), something I used to dwell on a lot, but haven’t really thought much about recently. Yesterday morning I did a nice long run which felt great, but over the course of the day I started feeling worn out and last night I did a short “recovery” bike ride on the trainer and felt like I couldn’t get it going.
Today though, I feel great. Like a new man. I don’t want to think about it too much, but I’m not sure why. I got an adequate night’s sleep last night, but nothing special. Today’s not an off day – in fact, I was up early to do 25 miles outside and then swam 2,000 pretty easy yards. Maybe last night’s sleep was better quality than I’ve been getting, or maybe it’s the fact that I’ve gotten a few fairly good nights’ sleep in a row? Or, maybe it was the sleeve of graham crackers I ate last night after dinner? Maybe it goes back to what I was writing the other day – I used to think all the time about how many days I’d worked out and when I’d get my next day off, but now, I just do it. It’s become a part of who I am and my daily routine. Of course I’m tired, but I spent yesterday thinking about that and now I’m over it. I don’t have time or the desire to obsess about how much or how little I’m training, I just look at my schedule, plan my day and do.
We’re driving down to DC tonight for the weekend. We’ll see family and friends and Charlie will get some real outdoors time. We haven’t been down there since Cujo passed away, so the visit is probably going to be a little tough on Elizabeth. But she needs the closure and it will be good for her.
As for training, I’m going to do a long ride on Saturday and then run in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. For tomorrow’s ride, I’m considering hooking up with the DC Tri Club for their Saturday ride somewhere in Virginia. They’re scheduled to do a 55 mile route and it looks nice and hilly (which I need). It’ll take some motivation to go out there, but it would probably be worth it. I don’t even want to think about what my legs are going to feel like on Sunday morning for the 10 miler, but I’m just going out to have fun and participate in a big event.
Swim – March 28
Distance: 4,500 yards
Time: 1:29
Strength Training – March 28
Time: 35 minutes
Run – March 29
Distance: 10 miles
Time: 1:15
Average heart rate: 149
Course: West Side Highway north
Conditions: Cold (high 30’s), some wind, sunny
Bike – March 29
Time: 53 minutes
Average heart rate: 101
Indoor ride
Bike – March 30
Distance: 25.6 miles
Time: 1:32
Average heart rate: 124
Course: West Side Highway, Central Park
Conditions: Cold, sunny
Swim – March 30
Distance: 2,000 yards
Time: 46 minutes