Training Log Archive: hmklaff

Lieberman/Memorial to Montrose/Allen Parkway/Memorial. Met the group at 7:00 and for some reason decided to join Siva and Gabby on the roads rather than the others for trails. Probably because it was nasty hot and I figured there might at least be a breeze out of the woods. Wasn't a bad run at all. Chill pace with some walking and typical Siva photo seasons until the last couple of miles with Siva picked it up & I just couldn't follow suit. Considering that I struggled to even get out of bed, I'm fine with the effort.

Hermann-Rice short. Notwithstanding the skanky mid-August conditions, the day off helped, as things felt much better today. Kept the pace relaxed until the last couple of miles when the pace became a bit more crisp. Running on fumes the last 1/2 mile, but overall a strong run.

Decided I'd be better served by sleeping in and taking a zero after feeling less than 100% the last couple of days.

Hermann-Rice short. Maybe a half dozen short-ish progressions around Rice made for today's "speed work." Still really flat. Pretty sure I'm battling some sort of low-level bug, as my stomach has been jacked up and my energy low. Bleh. At least the humidity was relatively low for mid-August. Nice breeze from the north made things less sucky than they would have been otherwise.

Hermann-Rice long + Braes. In one word: flat. Legs were flat, motor was flat, psyche was flat. Not a horrible run by any stretch, but just kind of meh. This essential quality is reflected in the pace. Despite the horrid humidity, weatherwise it was noticeably less miserable than yesterday.

Hermann-Rice short. After spending much of the last 4 days soaking in cool lake waters, this was a predictable shock to the system. True dog days conditions - the only solace to be had is that it won't get much worse. Everything felt pretty decent, though, especially over the last couple of miles.