Oh, the calamities of life... all I'm saying, is that if you're even THINKING about making a snide comment about the Event That Shall Not Be Mentioned, then don't even think about it. Or, better yet, just pretend that you made your comment and then read my response below:
FUCK YOU.
(if you don't know what i'm talking about, its better that way. just ignore, and proceed below)
Now, onto running. Sports with balls are stupid anyways.
Sunday 02/03: 55:35, about 6.5 miles up to the aquatic center and back on Orange Grove from house. Second "long" run accomplished. Felt similarly to the one on friday, felt kinda groggy in the beginning, but just ran slowly enough to feel comfortable, then picked it up towards the end as I felt better. Held 8:30's again, so slowly and painfully I am approaching acceptability. Soreness in L toe kinda came and went throughout the run, still trying to figure out if that is a result of the new shoe, or the new therapy or something else.
Monday 02/04: Off. Allergy shots. Trying to establish a routine. Driving to Disneyland on a school night is a bad idea. Remember to vote tomorrow!!!
Tuesday 02/05: 40:42, my weekly dose of discouragement: 3 x Arroyo Tempo Loops, with the middle one run hard (13:52, 11:37, 13:50). Did not get very much sleep due to sore throat, woke up feeling very poor. Somehow dragged my sorry ass to work, drank a LOT of tea, and felt moderately better. Left early to go vote and run. Pretty much same deal as last week, jog, run, jog. This week I forgot the HR monitor though, so I'm pretty sure the run part was just at a higher exertion level than last week and doesn't really represent any improvement. Tried to force myself to breathe out of my mouth, as it occurred to me that this may be making it harder at higher HR levels to run faster.
Took a lot of zinc tablets, but not sure if I'm going to be able to dodge this round of the plague. Sucks. I also really dislike that feeling where it becomes really hard to breathe prior to there being muscular exertion in your legs. Yet to feel any lactic acid, but felt like drowning anyways. Its frustrating to know that there's so much more power in your legs that can not be tapped without further acquisition of fitness. Also, L toe hurt on the jogging laps but not the running lap. Weird, weird, weird.
Wednesday 02/06: 42:29, Monterrey to bridge and back. First time in a while, its always delightful when you learn that absolutely NO improvement has been made since a month ago. I don't even care anymore... its never going to get better, so I'm just going to go ahead and get really, gloriously, fat. Still having a lot of trouble sleeping due to sore throat, congestion, etc. Really cantakerous today.
Thursday 02/07: 41:06, one trail perimeter around the RB. Super slow. Felt fine except for the very unpleasant feeling of air against a raw sore throat. Felt ratchety. Also very odd pain in the space between the ankle bone and heel on the inside of my foot. Not sure exactly what the source is, went away gradually as the run went on. Forgot to do Andre's PT. Having the plague kinda sucks.
Friday 02/08: 34:55, Monterrey to rock and back the same way. Was supposed to be the full loop around the bridge, but just felt so much like crap in every imaginable way, decided to call it a short day. Dry cough has kinda cleared up, but now there's a lot more mucus to be expelled, and that's not so hot either, for running... its also mysteriously hot out these days, which also feels crappy on top of the semi-head-achey, muscle-achey state. Jury's still out on doing a harder run tomorrow.
Saturday 02/09: 44:20, Huntington via Virginia.... unnnngggghhhhh.... felt very terrible and labored. Coughing. Throat felt much worse afterwards. This state feels like it will never end. Every day I think I feel possibly a bit better? But as soon as there's any little exertion, I feel really, inordinately oxygen deprived. Also very very hot and dry and ozone-y. Blech.
On a happier note, Caltech meet today, had to take times so didn't get to socialize much, but saw some neat old-timers from my days here. Pinkberry with Kamalah afterwards! Drinks and tacos at Margaritas with Peter, KB and Ian :).
Target Training time this week: 4:15
Actual training: 4:19:07
2 comments:
Ahhhh Megumi, I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with your log. One of these days I'll go back and read the last four weeks or so.
I have no idea what you are referring to up top about sports with balls, but don't worry, the last time I went bowling I think I scored a 31 or something.
Track has balls when I do it.
That's because sometimes I put the shot.
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