AM: I really intended to wake up at 6am today. It didn't happen, but I made it out by 6:45 so I didn't totally fail. Put the NEWtons on for another go. I'm just trying to get accustomed to the lugs on the bottom of the shoes. It's a weird process. Anyways, the first two miles my legs were just so drained. I did my favorite new 3 mile loop backwards. It is less my favorite backwards. A few too many droning hills, I'd say. I sped up pretty well at the end, and got the loop finished 20 seconds within the allotted 25 minute time frame. I'm just waiting for that adaptive process to kick in and make this work/run spartan life style feel comfortable. From what I've read, as long as I don't go beyond the red line and break down physically or mentally that adaptation will occur at some point along the trail to the top of mountain.
PM: Today at work I was given two taco bell burritos because #2ndbreakfast and then taken to Beaver Taco for lunch. Like the nieve idiot I sometimes act like, I ordered two beef burritos. They were legitimate beef burritos. They were fairly large and 95% beef meat and 5% cooked bell peppers. I ate about one and half of the two. I was so sick. I am still so sick.
I wanted one last run in the NEWtons for the week. My legs were toasted from everything at work over the last week (although today was aboutt he most lax day I've had). I had two words going through my head as I did an out-and-back around SUU campus "Beaver Taco" "Beaver Taco" "Beaver Taco" "Beaver Taco". Stay in school kids. Get a masters in an area that's hiring. Don't eat at Beaver Taco. I went 25 out and got back in 23:36. 7:35 pace on the way out. 7:09 pace on the back. 3/4 of the hills were in the second half. I'm proud of the misery I went through to get the workout in.
I did some hill sprints with my sister filming. It was a beautiful day. I ditched hanging out with people, again, for a very perfect moment with a family member. I'm just working on getting my sprint form better, so I can zip up those hills on the XC course this fall.
Feel free to take a look at the videos and critique how you will. I'm focused on improvment, so any suggestion would be welcomed.
Sprint Videos
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