An attempt to track the ups and downs and ins and outs of a boys attempt at, at best, becoming a semi-elite (thats at best) long distance runner

Thursday, June 29, 2006

plod plod plod

6 last night with also-coming-back-from-injury-Mike... we went for a 6mile run around arlington bike paths and streets and avoided the washington-lee track. The track last night was packed with people, and the school reconstruction - whatever that is - has taken over four of the outside lanes of one bend of the track and it makes for a horrible mess of a people/runner/jogger traffic jam. Almost to the point where I'm not keen at working out there unless it's first thing in the morning. I think I need to find another track until that mess is cleared up.

4 miles this morning just to wake up along the rock creek park north of home. It's in a bit of a mess... couple of trees across the trail, really muddy sections, really eroded sections where there's just loads of big stones and rivets big enough for your foot to get trapped or ankle get sprained.

Right knee hurt this morning, but not last night. can't work that one out. hopefully it'll pass in a week or so’s time.

And... exhausted. Forgot how much running once or twice a day - plus cycling to work, can tire me out. Need to get more sleep and i can see the cycling to work getting curtailed. Might even go to my car for lunchtime naps to get some mid-afternoon sleep in. Tired. Yawning. 10 this lunchtime and then very easy day tomorrow (4am).