i knew it was going to be a busy day, and I wanted to get my training in. so i got up even earlier, at 4:30am, and ran my 3 miles at 4:45am. it was a little chilly, and i had to go back to wearing pants. it actually seemed even lighter out than last week (although earlier). funny thing is, as i drove to work an hour later, along the same roads i had just run, i realized i had no recollection of hainvg just running them. i must have been on auto-pilot, because i couldn't remember a step of my training run. I guess this is cool. maybe the best training runs are the ones you don't even remember having done, and maybe the best races are the ones where you remember ever step. i remember a few long runs 2 years ago, when it was feeling torturous, i remember pleading with my brain to just shut off, run the miles, then come back on. let me not have to experience it and let me not have to fight every step of the way. just do it and get it done wihtout knowing it, like sleep-walking. and now it actually happened. too bad i wasted it on a 3 mile run. why couldn't it have been a *long* run?
after work i hit the gym, ran through my sets (legs and core), didn't screw around, didn't take the time to talk to anybody, just knocked it out so i could make it home in time for shower, dinner, and get over to the pre-school for an event. my legs were feeling a little stiff/sore, but nothing too terrible. they never did get back to "normal" after sunday's 5 mile race. but i like spending some time in the gym, even if i'm in a hurry. i'm starting to think about what i can add, if i can squeeze a third gym day a week, starting in 3 weeks.
5/8/14. run. legs/core. back squats. deadlifts. front rack barbell lunges. russian twists. toes 2 bar. coffee. orange. almonds. chicken teriyaki. white rice. peas. apple. beef protein bar. protein shake. pork BBQ. cornbread. green beans. chocolate chip cookies. lots of water.
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