I went to the track today. I needed to change things up a bit and as long as the weather cooperates I will probably start doing this more often. Perhaps alternating every week between hills and track. I only run 3 times a week right now and one of them needs to be a recovery run, plus of course my long run. That will generally stay the routine until I can get outside with my bike. Then I will change it up completely since I will start doing brick workouts(bike and run back to back). You may ask why I don't do that now and the simple answer is that it is too hard on the body to get all sweaty inside, and then head outside in cool weather. It's probably a recipe for illness.
I feel right on the edge right now and I truly don't know whether I need to keep hammering, or whether I need to back off. While there is something to be said for hard work, the other side of that double edge is the concern that I'm over training. The fact is that if you're trying to do too much you will not reap the rewards relative to the effort. The muscles simply need to recover properly between workouts to be able to get stronger over time. I think I'm gonna back off just a wee bit for a couple of days and see how I feel come Saturdays long run. The timing works out anyway since I have sole responsibility for the kids the next few mornings. It's a good excuse to skip the swim or weights I have been doing in the morning before mydaily trip to Hamilton. And......I'm very excited....Friday afternoon the Toronto Bicycle show starts so after my teleporter appointment (Colby's description)I will take a side trip before I came home....just to look Roo, don't worry!
And while I was running around the track today I thought it was a good metaphor for the way my brain seems to look at life. When I'm on the straight-away I feel unstoppable and in control. Then comes a bend and I let myself get distracted. When I take my recovery lap I relax....but not for too long because I get edgy if I am inactive for too long. So off I go again around the same old corners, running the same old loop over and over again in my mind.
And one last sock comment for Elly, Kathy, Betty and Mike. I love all of your ideas but they ain't gonna work! I need to have a documented "100 percent" cotton solution. No pins, no home stitching, no alpacas, no nothing short of a manufacturers label that specifies as such. And after having surfed the net a bit I am even suspicious of some of the listings. Once you dig into the details it appears that they do not meet up either. A common one I found was "100 % cotton touching the skin!" As well I am getting better at wrapping my feet in a sheet and today I think I slept for at least 25 minutes. Woohoo!!
Oh and before I forget. My track run was brief but I did manage one sub 4 min km!! The nice thing about the track is the absence of cars and potholes, and while sometimes there are other idiots out there, today I was the only one.
(swim 1200 metres, track run)
I feel right on the edge right now and I truly don't know whether I need to keep hammering, or whether I need to back off. While there is something to be said for hard work, the other side of that double edge is the concern that I'm over training. The fact is that if you're trying to do too much you will not reap the rewards relative to the effort. The muscles simply need to recover properly between workouts to be able to get stronger over time. I think I'm gonna back off just a wee bit for a couple of days and see how I feel come Saturdays long run. The timing works out anyway since I have sole responsibility for the kids the next few mornings. It's a good excuse to skip the swim or weights I have been doing in the morning before mydaily trip to Hamilton. And......I'm very excited....Friday afternoon the Toronto Bicycle show starts so after my teleporter appointment (Colby's description)I will take a side trip before I came home....just to look Roo, don't worry!
And while I was running around the track today I thought it was a good metaphor for the way my brain seems to look at life. When I'm on the straight-away I feel unstoppable and in control. Then comes a bend and I let myself get distracted. When I take my recovery lap I relax....but not for too long because I get edgy if I am inactive for too long. So off I go again around the same old corners, running the same old loop over and over again in my mind.
And one last sock comment for Elly, Kathy, Betty and Mike. I love all of your ideas but they ain't gonna work! I need to have a documented "100 percent" cotton solution. No pins, no home stitching, no alpacas, no nothing short of a manufacturers label that specifies as such. And after having surfed the net a bit I am even suspicious of some of the listings. Once you dig into the details it appears that they do not meet up either. A common one I found was "100 % cotton touching the skin!" As well I am getting better at wrapping my feet in a sheet and today I think I slept for at least 25 minutes. Woohoo!!
Oh and before I forget. My track run was brief but I did manage one sub 4 min km!! The nice thing about the track is the absence of cars and potholes, and while sometimes there are other idiots out there, today I was the only one.
(swim 1200 metres, track run)
