A.M. - Treadmill day at the gym. Slept terribly last night... After tossing and turning all night, I may have ended up with an hour and half. I just have those nights sometimes. Probably the combination of stressing about the work week ahead (though things aren't that stressful right now), lack of exercise Sunday, and too much sugar close to bed (Linds made chocolate-frosted rice krispy treats that I couldn't resist...shame on me, I need to tighten down on my dietary discipline). So it was hard getting out of bed.
5 minutes @ 9.5 mph, flat (this effort felt harder than usual and I about convinced myself to go real easy today) 5 mins @ 10.0, flat (things started coming together and I decided I could handle a little more than originally expected) 20 mins @ 10.0, progressive inclines, 3 mins each at 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 and 5 mins at 3.5 (this sequence always is a challenge for me so I was glad to stick all 20 mins, especially today). 2.5 mins @ 10.0, flat 7.5 mins @ 10.5 flat (felt challenging, but not too bad. Was wondering at this point how I'd respond to the upcoming 11.0 mph and had doubts about being able to hold 11.5 if at all). Bumped it to 11.0 at the 40 minute mark and not 30 seconds later, a song came on my iPhone that I didn't care to listen to. I fumbled my phone to skip the song and ended up dropping it and it shot off the back of the treadmill. Had to stop to get it and after that, my will was weak and I had lost the mental toughness and focus to keep going at 11.0. Coasted the last 20 mins at 10.0, flat.
A little disappointed with the last 1/3rd of the run. But its okay. Bad night didn't help things and I'm maybe still feeling a little residual fatigue from the long run/long bike on Saturday.
P.M. - Rode up Big Cottonwood to Brighton afterwork (~40 miles round-trip). Was glad to be able to squeeze this route in today. Would have loved to go all the way up to Guardsmans, but there just wasn't enough time/daylight. Got a shout-out from friends Abe and Andrea as they drove passed me on their way up to Guardsmans. |