Decisions, decisions.

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

I don't recall you having trouble drinking beer after a run. I thought that was part of your ritual.

Yes but not until well after the event! There's no way I can drink beer directly after a run, sad though that may seem.

Yep, have used Higdon et al in the past, but at the moment I'm working ridiculous hours (leave at 5:30am, get home 8pm) so schedules are necessarily problematic. Still, I'm devising ways to work around it. For example this week I'm experimenting with getting up 10 minutes earlier and doing a short run around the block (just on 1km) on the days I work. This does two things: it keeps my legs from seizing up and keeps me in some kind of running routine so that I'm more inclined to go for a decent run on my days off.

Still some tinkering required but at least I'm out there - and enjoying it what's more! Even a short run at fo' in th' mornin' does surprisingly well at lifting me for the rest of the day.