DaCrizzow

  a somewhat stressful week but in a positive way. began a new gig along with a new schedule and new demands on my body. the schedule isn't so bad. really awesome, actually but kind of intense. four 10 hour days beginning at 6:30 am and ending at 5:00 pm. which means it's already dark when i get to the trail head. that in itself isn't so bad. i've got good lights and i actually enjoy night trail running but i'm realizing i need to take a few minutes to stretch and clear my head between work and the trailhead. the new gig is only a bout 1/4 mile from the trail.   the new gig isn't so hard but it's very detailed oriented and requires a lot of focus. also a lot of standing and machine work so my body has been really tense for several hours. i was told during orientation to drink a lot of water and do some yoga stretches from time to time but i've kind of blown it off. turns out that was a stupid decision.   it was week 1 of 3 of my final training block he...

  it's my "off" week so no running. yeah, i could do a couple short runs but i'm learning more and more each year that i should really take advantage of these weeks and focus on diet, rest, reading, writing, life shit and maybe some cross-training. so i went on a bike ride. a road bike ride.   i headed out on a familiar route up hwy 30, turning up and climbing newberry road, then descending mcnamee road, heading back down hwy 30 home.   it was a little rough on the climb. hard to reconcile not being in "racing shape" anymore. on the bike, anyway. funny how all the running miles don't really translate to bike miles. not that i'm in worse shape, it's just different. i mean, if it really came down, i could hang for a long ride with any group of my cycling friends but very, VERY few of them could hang on a run in the woods with me. knowing this keeps it in perspective.   i did, however enjoy reliving some of my old winter training rituals. laying ...