The Will or A Way

Both seem to be lacking right now...

I would like to believe that the Cranmore Hill Climb along with combination of not taking a huge break after Green Bay Marathon has caused my current tiredness, but I know that's not entirely true. It seems that each July I just feel tired and slow. And this year is no different. The only difference between this year and the previous 3 years, is that I am not trying to run workouts. I am treating July like I would treat January...running moderate mileage, doing all the drills and exercises, but not attempting anything up-tempo. The funk in July could be a mental thing, but it is not something I am willing to work on...to me it just feels like a good time to take it easy. Plus when we get to the first Wednesday in August the Como Relays begin, and those always get me to jump start the training.

The next few races I have planned could be interesting. Lumberjack Days and the MDRA 15k. We will see how well I can race off of just base work. In the past I have done alright on purely logging miles, but I also haven't felt as tired during the phase. I can usually find motivation for Lumberjack Days since it is the hometown race, but the 15k will be something else.

As far as running the past few weeks...the week between Cranmore and Afton Trail Run, I ran about 45-50 miles, with 2-3 days off, and extremely sore quads. It took 5-6 days for my quads to not hurt while walking down stairs or running down hills.

Last week I logged 72 miles on 6 runs. Pretty happy about that, though I should work on running for 7 days, the day off last week was pure laziness. Again...nothing to special about the last few weeks. Just running to run right now.

Song of the Day: The Blues Are Still Blue - Belle and Sebastian