My 5K run is next weekend, and I'm pretty much screwed. Despite the best of intentions, I've been a slacker when it comes to the running thing, and at this point I think it's pretty much assured that it will be a long, slow slog for me. Still, I take heart in the little things. Today, for instance, I ran a mile in under 12 minutes. This was mostly remarkable in that it was in the woods, where I have not been having a lot of luck getting any speed. To make up for this milestone, I managed to wipe out on the second mile, twisting while I did so in such a fashion that I think I lost a half inch off my height when I landed on my hip instead of safely on my hands and knees.
My fitness life has been like that lately. Highs and lows abound. Take for instance earlier this week. Monday evening I woke up in the middle of the night and got up to get some water. Unfortunately, upon getting up my left leg completely buckled underneath me, for some unknown reason. Whatever caused it left me on the ground for several minutes with my leg unable to support my weight, and residual damage from trying to stop myself from falling kept me off my feet yesterday. On the other hand, Tuesday I hammered out a 17+ mph ride. Ups and downs...but the ups are pretty good.
Pretty soon I need to start getting serious about deciding what to do in the "off" season. I know I'm going to be doing some swimming, and more than a little biking to nowhere. In addition, though, I would love to get a good amount of running in, as well as some cross country skiing (assuming we have snow). On top of that, I need to do strength and core training. Expect to see some musings over the next few weeks regarding off season training.
Workouts:
2.5 mile trail run
27 mile bike ride
2 mile trail run
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