I'm like a strange cat running.

Went to see The End of the Tour last night and then came home and drank tea and talked about it. The movie is heavy with mid-90s iconography it was all I could do not to suggest we go to Nighttown and have drinks and smoke, because, you know, that's what we did every night in 1996.

Distance: 6 miles
Duration: 47:51
Avg Pace: 7:58
Route: Cain Park Loop

We build, from 160 BPM to 170 BPM. Trying to get back into running and to incorporate those speed trials. Must ice my Achilles tendon, and to take pain reliever. Taking pain reliever pretty much all the time now. We are moving into that part of training, it's a bit relentless.

Haven't trained during residency rehearsal period for nine years. Things were different then, rehearsals were very different ... and they were way on the other side of town. I think it won't make much difference this year.

Temperature: 61
Climate: overcast and cool
Weight: 160 lbs.
Intake: yogurt, banana & granola
Hydration: yes
Water Stop: yes

What's That Lyric?
Tall Cool One - Robert Plant

And he's running around again.

Two deer ... and a skunk.

So, I no longer have a therma-fleece. But the weather has been so temperate that, as long as it remains above freezing, I can wear my jacket. However, today it was at freezing, and so I put on a cotton hoodie beneath my jacket. That was comfortable, but also pretty sweaty.

Distance: 4 miles
Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back.

Must remember to sprint at the end. Trying not to strain my shins, my step has gotten robotic. Speed drills must be incorporated. Often, I do. Today, I forgot.

Temperature: 32º
Climate: cool & dry
Weight: 174 lbs.
Snack: banana
Hydration? yes
Stretches? yes

All those new pants I got over the holidays are beginning to feel a little loose. Cool.

1993 Playlist
Gepetto - Belly
There's More To Life Than This - Björk
Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Fre ft. Snoop Dogg
Jump Around - House of Pain
Regret - New Order
I Like To Move It - Reel 2 Real
Too Much Information - Duran Duran
U Got Me Up - Dajae ft. Cajmere
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3
Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature

Cooldown:
Spin The Bottle - Julianna Hatfield Three
Sunflower - Paul Weller