Rest Day?

Wednesday Feb 25-
SPIN - 55min
Run - 5.2 - 46min43s

Thursday Feb 26
Recovery Jog - 25-30min

Yesterday we were a tad late to spin class, missing the warm up. i dont like being late for workouts, i always feel rushed; however, the class drives me up the wall (crazy). in an effort to relay some frustrations with the class, im going to take a moment and reflect on the saying "if you dont have anything good to say, dont say anything at all"

things i look for in a spin class

• an instructor that is motivating, yet doesnt conduct 1way conversations in class
• an instructor that leads by example
• music that doesnt suck
• well ventilated room

i think thats positive? ehhh ... maybe?

niketown run club was great. nice flat 5.2 miles.. plus free food, bottled water, and luna bars! someone won a free pair of shoes! i felt pretty good and i started to push my tempo out of my comfort zone. hopefully this does three things: allows me to reduce chance of injury (running slower will do that), increase my endurance, increase my mental toughness. being able to excercise has been great, it always holds me accountable! lord knows i was beat tired yesterday.

with that said -- i am exhausted today, my legs are empty (possibly due to lack of stretching last night), i have no appetite and have been forcing myself to eat. which i hate. i actually got a goodnight sleep last night, almost 8 hours, which was way better then 4.45 hours i scored two nights ago. its my last day in walnut creek and as such, im going out to lunch with some coworkers to a japanese place ive come to fancy.

tonight, im going to take it easy, just a light 30 min jog and some stretching. then tomorrow morning -- FRUIT STAND RIDE -- almost 60 miles. im excited!! my mom and brother are coming to visit for the weekend, so the training sat/sun will be limited to runs. my brother claims he isnt interested in running ... all i know is that he at risk of losing next years turket trot and the title of house champion (okay, probably not)