Invictus

Again, no run, and that's bothering me like crazy.

I got in a few good runs on the slopes.

I feel fat. 

I just got back from the ski trip. I'm tired. I'm upset. My car won't be fixed until the end of the day tomorrow, but I need it for work. I'm still stressed about everything. The ski trip was relaxing, but now it's back to reality. I'm just not happy. I hope a nice long run today will fix that...trying to muster up the energy...

 Update: I squeezed out a 12 mile run. I don't know why my energy levels have taken a huge drop lately, but I haven't been able to maintain a steady 7:30 pace lately. I'm frustrated. I think it's my life that is taking a toll on my health.

Felt sick today---massive headache since I woke up, fatigued (even after solid night of sleep), and definitely dehydrated. I didn't go to work. I spent all day resting and re-hydrating. I picked up my car tonight, but I had to run there to get it (thus the 4.5 miles run today). Slow. Stop and go with traffic.

I dragged myself to work today. I'm still not even 75%, but I had to do some work.

 After that, I went to the gym for this quickie:

Dynamic warm-up (jumping jacks, gate swings, squats, lunges, leg swings, inch worms, tiger crawls)

1/2 mile slow jog on treadmill (8:00/mi pace)

1 mile quick outside (6:50?)---downhill then uphill...sciatica pain was very sharp

5 rounds:

15 x 24" box jump 

10 x strict pull-ups

12 x 45 lb. push press

12 x BOSU bicycle

Then I hopped on the treadmill for...

4 rounds: 1/4 mile slow (8:00/mi), 1/4 mile quick (6:00-6:30-ish, faster each quarter)

1/2 mile steep incline (12%) with quick walk (4.5-5.5 mph) cool-down

Finally, I finished with some stretching and some work on the pull-up bar (still trying to get kipping pull-ups down).

I think I'll take tomorrow off work. Feeling ill again... 

6 easy miles. Sciatica pain.

Core work.

Took Friday completely off. Need a reset button.

Ran 9+ miles with Jack this morning. It actually felt pretty good. Sciatica pain still tugging, but it wasn't too sharp today. Held an okay pace after warming up for a while...