May I Have This Dance?

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

Congratulations on your new PB, MLCM!

Muchas gracias, Antonio.

This morning I was up again at 3:45 a.m. for an ultra-early slog along the Pacific Highway. The only way I can do these runs is to leap out of bed, into my running gear and out the door before my body has a chance to say "What the hell...?" Today though, it was doubly hard to get moving. The fact of the matter is that I was still quite sore from Sunday's race and dog-tired with it, but I hit the streets anyhow and took it nice and slow, out of complete necessity it must be said.

Actually, by the second or third kilometre I was finding it rather pleasant, just jogging along and enjoying the cool night air. Certainly my legs seemed rather less unhappy to be moving than they were standing still, so I ploughed on. By the turn-around point however it was starting to get a bit tough, but by then of course there was no option but to get back home again. And so I did.

And now of course I'm glad I made the effort. The legs are tired, certainly, but also feel less tight for this morning's plod. Whether or not I recover sufficiently for Thursday's speed session remains to be seen.

10.0km, 58:31 slow recovery

YTD: 698.6km