Sure, movie night is fun and relaxing, but there are seven days in every week. It's time to spend one of them doing something that doesn't involve a remote control and popcorn. Find a sports team, learn to play an instrument, or embrace the great outdoors. Commit to get up, get out, and get going!
"May 1 - May 14
Weight: 146.7
Mileage: 22 mi, 11/wk
Average Sleep: 7 hr 40 min
We're just under a month away from the 10k race. I took time off from May 6-11 because of a little bit of foot pain and a little bit of burnout. I swam instead of running and now I feel refreshed for the last few weeks of training. This upcoming week, I'll do a long run, a high intensity session, and a tempo run. I'll set it in my calendar right now so I don't forget.
My sleep the past two weeks was sub-par. I'm always trying to get 8-9 hours of sleep. I drank two times during the past two weeks and that always lowers sleep quality as well. During this last month of training, I'll completely eliminate alcohol. I'll continue to sleep around 9 and wake around 6.
When I eat alone, my nutrition is consistently good, but when I go out with friends it's generally terrible. I had some burgers and some nachos to go with the times that I drank. In the grand scheme of things, these are little bumps in the road but on principle, it bothers me. I need to remember that I'm using this training in order to build good habits that I can sustain for life. I'm not trying to deprive myself of anything. If you have an unhealthy but delicious meal, just enjoy it. Just don't do it all the time.
Along with sleep, nutrition, and training, I'm experimenting with heat and cold exposure as well. While I don't have an ice bath, I have saunas and cold showers available so I'm interested in testing out some protocols from the Huberman Lab podcast."
"Second week in a row where I’ve waited until the last minute to get the goal done. I’m writing a vignette from when I was a little kid. A random bunny 🐰 trail from the last vignette. I have a thorough outline but this came to me today. The editing process will probably be an ugly mess, but it is fun to jump back to different time periods and write from the moment in the present. "
