Get out of my mind

 Tough day.  Wanted to stop after a half mile, but ended up jogging 6.8 and walking a mile with Wayne.  The average was 13:30.  Just wore out.  Perhaps tomorrow will bode better results.

Sleep faster

 The workout today was going to be a bit difficult as I was fairly worn out.  The warmup was 3.5 miles.  The total effort was 10.5 miles and within this were mile repeats of 8:22, 8:16, 8:00, and 7:51.  The good news was when I wound up the big engine I actually didn’t feel bad legging it out.  All the slow miles were clunky, slow and uninspired.  Not sure what this is telling me, but honestly the repeats really weren’t that difficult except a bit on the last one.

 It was a decent week.  Running with a purpose, along with the other parts of life is draining at this age.  Sometimes you just bull through it and other times you compromise.  For the first time in quite awhile I am napping on the weekends.  I put in almost a 2 hour nap yesterday.  In the past they were 15-30 minutes.  Now when I awake I start the coffee routine just to get the brain some clarity and make arrangements with the rest of the body to get cracking.  I expected to be tired.  It was this way 20 years ago.  Back then if I just kept running I could rally at some point.  Today I can effect a mini rally, but it borrows from the reserves.

Come one, come all

 On March 10th the clocks move forward, crushing much of the daylight the early AM runners enjoy.  Though I enjoy the longer evenings, it is more of a challenge always plunging into the darkness.  It is the coolest part of the day.  Soon the heat and humidity will also triumph over us early folk.

 I struggle running after work around 5PM.  My body is just wasted by then.  So I don't.  I quickly learned any side deals with myself to run later does not happen.  And because there are no cool people to meet up with and get myself out later, it makes it a bad option.   

 Today was as expected.  I ran 10.7 at 9:53 pace and it was a bit of work.  I then walked 1.6 miles for the cool down.  Otherwise I might have stayed out a bit too long as I want to get in 4 or 5 mile repeats tomorrow.  I just want to do the work.  They will be a solid effort off the watch.  I won't be keeping track of the time.  Ten weeks to Ice Age.  Can't get motivated to lose poundage.  Going to the Strawberry Festival today.  I'll be knee deep in Carney food.

Dewey Rock

 I was surprisingly clunky today.  My left leg was like a tire low on air.   It was about 80% compared to my right leg.  I am a lefty so that is my dominant leg.  By the end of my 6.2 mile jogfest it was 85%.  It is clear that the 10 mile tempo did take a toll on me.  That's okay.  It can't always be blue skies and hamburgers with bluegill filets piled on top.  More commonly known as the Butternut special.

 Looking forward to a solid effort of around 11 miles tomorrow.   Hoping to feel good averaging sub 10 pace.  It is starting to warm up.  I was soaked today and it was low 60's.

Forever Man

 Busy with work today and was tired.  It was nice to do zero today.  February 29th is a free one, so I treated it as such.   The weather is starting to be great.  

Miles to go

 Today is an easy day so I walked 2.5 miles early and then got out on a 2.5 mile kayak at daybreak.  A super nice day with the sun breaking through the chem trails. The birds were singing and the water was calm so I took a few minutes to just soak it in.

 Again, not another person was out and enjoying this resource in my vicinity and I was out about one hour. In many regards this is okay.  Why have I learned to seek these quiet moments and so few others have?  Perhaps I will join these ranks in the future, but I doubt it.

 There are many different bird calls out in the morning.  I must admit one of my favorites is the common red wing blackbird.  I have much to do today.  Enjoy your Wednesday.

Spitting high tension wires

 I blasted off at past 5:30am into the darkness.  A bit creaky starting out, but after the 2 mile warmup I cranked up the big engine and averaged 8:28 for the next 10 miles.  It wasn't until the last mile until work was required to maintain form.  This was a good workout for me and I will now go easy for a few days.

 I'm at 181 pounds.  No improvement there.  It's a shame I let myself get that big, but I do feel like twisted steel.  Big guys in two's little guys in bunches.