August 20th  and 21st, Saturday  and Sunday

Not quite as clever as SNL’s version…

Saturday with the cross country boys at Clayton Park

I approached Clayton Park’s hilly and root-covered trails with trepidation on a steamy Saturday morning.   I had only managed to get about five and a half hours sleep  Friday night.  My legs were feeling heavy and I had tweaked a little muscle in my lower back.  I think I overdid some core work which left me vulnerable.  After procrastinating for about 20 minutes,  I cautiously entered the trails.  My back would feel a little twinge when I traversed the uneven parts of the trail, and I was forced to basically walk going down the steep sections.  I tried to take advantage of the up-hills and get a little work.  After about 20 minutes of this , I exited the trails and headed for the open,  flat fields.  About this time the boys were returning from their run, and I joined them for their post run 150 meter pickups.  I was able to run comfortably and at full stride with some pick up as I did the 150’s.  Doing this also got my heart rate up to where I was hoping to reach . It turns out I did 52 minutes in motion, which was much better than I expected.  At home I had coffee, a fruit salad, chocolate milk and a ham and egg sandwich on a hard roll. Yummy!  It was a good tired feeling all day.

Stats seemed a little off for the last couple of days. My weight was up to 156# for the first time in a few months.  My heart rate seems lower than normal down around 150 beats per minute.  I wasn’t getting a lot of rest at night.  My body seems to be more achy than usual,  and my motivation to run was uncharacteristically low.  It seems that the extremely hot weather has dimmed my desire to get out and do some serious work.

And so, remembering that I am a f…ing  +70 Runner,

Saturday night I got 11 hours sleep,  and…..

SUNDAY,  I TOOK A DAY OFF!! 

Reset……..!