BIKE 20 miles in 72 mins, 6x8 mins (2 min) at moderately hard
RUN 5.75 miles in 48 mins, 2x2000m (400m) at 85%
COMMUTE 6 miles on Puppy
The bike was just a get-it-done, burn the legs up some but not too much.
The run was the goal of the day. #1 took 8:59 (7:11 m/m); #2 was 8:50 (7:04 m/m). Whoop! Not bad for 10 days out of a marathon!
It was a beautiful morning! When I let the dog out it was a still, calm, perfect-temp day. The temp at which you don't notice the temperature. Sunny, clear, perfect!
I went straight from the bike to the run, I didn't even change clothes! This is notable because I usually wear crappy clothes indoors, figuring I can wear them out and "save" my good clothes as much as possible. In the first quarter mile, I wasn't feeling all that energetic. Looking back, I have to wonder if it's a nutrition thing? If I fueled on the bike instead of before the bike -- would I carry better energy into the run? Or is it my recent 'depression' of feelings and energy?
This low energy carried all the way to the track and through the WU I began to feel more awake. It's a funny feeling hard to describe -- part of me wants to quit but not for any definite reason. This is The Blerch. Then there's a part of me that could do this all day long. This would be The Bee. These two are at odds with each other. Usually The Bee wins. For the past week though, The Blerch was winning. I don't think The Blerch likes being kicked to the curb.
But I'm happy to say in follow-up to some of yesterday's lamenting about Monsters and Blerches that The Bee won last night! I kept it together and ignored the fat little shit. One day down... I expect that once I get back into the swing of things, I'll start feeling better on a consistent basis and leave the up/down feelings behind.
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