Day 537

This was one of those days I realized late in the day something was missing. I got up late, went to breakfast with my wife, then spent the afternoon fixing stuff at a rental. About 7:00pm at night I realized I hadn’t run, so I headed downstairs and knocked one out.

16:00

1.49mi

Day 536

A long day on my feet at a work event, but I managed to get a good run in today. Cruised at a good pace.

18:00mi

1.66mi

Day 535

A short one. Tired, up a lot last night. The legs need a break as well.

14:00

1.27mi

Day 534

It has been a long week. I was tired, but as usual, the run surprised me and felt great. I ran a little longer and faster, knowing that I wasn’t going to karate tonight.

16:00

1.69mi

Day 533

Still a sore right knee, but mostly when I bend. A short, but quicker run today.

14:00

1.29mi

Finding a Day Off

Running every day, while great mentally, doesn’t give you a day off. I could just not run for a day, but I like this streak, and I feel good.
However I do need to manage light and hard days. With snowboarding, baseball, karate, a little weightlifting, and other activities, it’s hard to find an off day. For example, here’s a recent week for me.

Sunday	run 1.5mi
Monday	run 1.5mi	karate
Tuesday	run 1.5mi
Wednesday	run 1.5 mi	karate
Thursday	run 1.5mi	snowboarding
Friday	run 1.5mi
Saturday	run 2.0mi

That’s a pretty typical week, and while I don’t run specifically 1.5 mi (could be 1.4, or 1.7), that’s an “easy” day for me. A good workout is 2+ mi, and going to 3+ is hard. Not necessarily physically hard at the time, but too many of them wear on me.
I could build up to more distance, but I like my other activities.
My current plan when I go to run is “see how I feel.” and then think about what else is going on. If I feel good, I run a bit more, but temper that if I have karate or something else later that day.
If I snowboarded yesterday, even if I feel fine, I know that my body is tired, so I limit how much I might normally do. If I have nothing today or tomorrow, I’ll usually look for a longer run.
For today, no karate set up, and none tomorrow, but a couple double workouts already in the last few days, I’ll take it easy.
But tomorrow, a long run!

Day 532

The right knee is sore again after karate. Another light run.

14:00min

1.33mi