got the runs

Spent the am climbing and sweating out at Great Falls.  Good glory it's hot here.  Heat indexes exceeding 100...that's just tough in thick humidity. 

read books and drank iced tea in the afternoon like any self-respecting person should.

pm: 1:11 on the road bike.  it was the perfect weather to put some miles on...as long as no shirt was involved.

~5.5 miles on the WOD yesterday after a relaxing volleyball sesh.  Perfect way to end monday craziness.

Experiencing some discomfort in my right leg.  It feels like there are some funky biomechanics going on lately, and I am thinking it may be related to shoes.  I may have to remedy this soon...

A phenomenal thunderstorm run!  I ran directly into the eye of a pretty intense weather system with lightning flashing all around me.   I was completely soaked ~15 feet from my front door and loving every second of it.  It was all fun and games until I realized that lightning was striking alarmingly close to the very large electrical poles that lead to the sub-station near my house...and that I have to run along for the last 3 miles of the run.  I didn't die, so it was hugely successful!

am: 15 mile bike ride to work.  Felt surprisingly sluggish, and have been feeling sluggish all day long despite a solid 7.5 hours of sleep.  It's just been a very low-energy week...like i have an energy tape-worm of some sort.  ~55 min

pm: 15 mile ride home.  I had more energy this time, but my legs weren't quite so fresh.  So it all balanced out and took the same amount of time, give or take a couple minutes.

I bought new shoes a couple days ago.  I've been on Mizuno Wave Rider 9's (neutral) for years now and swear by them with regards to comfort/fit.  The only problem is that I blow through them quickly (175 is a bit heavier than the average distance runner.  Height comes with weight, that's all there is to it).  So I switched to the Mizuno Wave Creation (neutral+) to see if I can get a few more miles out of them before they feel "dead".  I paid dearly for them, but hopefully they'll pay for themselves, so to speak.  And I think my leg will be happy to be de-funked.

6 miles on the WOD at 11:30, no watch.  The weather's just so much more runner-friendly than it was this weekend, but it's still HOT (course...it was noon.)

I didn't shower, so i'm salty but happy.

6 miles on the WOD heading west from home.  I can really feel my lack of core strength now that i'm orphaned from the gym scene.  Everything feels just slightly off...sluggish.  Best: 7:22, avg: 7:44.

The new shoes feel pretty good, but are noticeably heavier.  Drat.

Standard 3 mile out-and-back on the WOD west of home. I went back to the wave rider 9's for this run...slowly adjusting to the Creations.  I think my heal is propped slightly higher in the Creations.  It's not really even noticeable, but after a decent run, it feels like i've had platform shoes on the entire time (no, i don't actually know what that's like).  The upshot is that i'm pounding my quads and they feel pretty beat up after runs.  I'll give them another try tomorrow...

Best: 6:18, Avg: 7:30