fatigue

I didn't run much on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday: I even skipped run club on Wednesday because my run that morning was so slow and stiff. My calves were like rocks. The thing that intrigues me, however, is that I felt better on Monday and Tuesday. Should I have in fact run more those days in order to loosen up more or increase blood flow or something? Physiological adaptation is still a bit of a mystery.

at any rate, muscles aside, I am feeling pretty worn out. I'm not sure if this is because I have been studying a lot for a final tomorrow and this has affected sleep, but it's taken me a while to realize this because I have been sleeping plenty and soundly. However, my brain has a lot to process and probably has required even more sleep. I've noticed a symptom of this subtle deprivation: earworm. If I wake up with a song in my head that just won't quit, I know I haven't had enough sleep. Today, it was a couple of songs from the Scrubs musical episode. I don't love Scrubs that much!

But I'm happy I'm tired. I'm actually at the point where I don't want to run everyday anymore. That means I pushed the effort, and thus will improve (hopefully).

Today the dog and I jogged 11.6 miles. It was a pretty muddy run. I was stiff at first but that wore off after a few miles and then it became easy. Slow, but easy. The river is swollen but we were still able to run on (most of) the dirt trail beside it.