Taking The Necessary Steps

Today was an early day for me. Up at the crack of 5:30 am to run with Zoila! Ran a beautiful railroad loop of about 7 miles to begin the day. After that I headed over to class. Today we discussed ideal conditions for racing and how to calculate your VO2 max. (For those who don't know, VO2 max if the amount of oxygen that you can inspire in one minute per kg of body weight) Scientific stuff. Anyways, class ended early today so I have had a lot of time to do pretty much nothing. but you know, that's what living like an elite running looks like sometimes. You head out for a run in the morning, fuel up with a good meal, nap, and then get up and do it again in the afternoon. Anything else that I do outside of training wastes my energy for my next run. Aside from the daily core sessions in front of the TV, and weights and drills twice a week, I don't do much to stress my body....well the occasional excursions that we go on out here don't count because I would be crazy not to go enjoy Colorado! Most of my afternoons, like today, involve countless crossword puzzles and reruns of Greys Anatomy or Say Yes to the Dress. That is, if I'm not off sleeping. Recently I have begun my book for the month of June. Running the Edge by Adam Goucher and Tim Cataland. It's fantastic. If you love a good running book, go get it. Run to it. I am about to head to do a quick shake out and some drills followed by a pleasantly freezing ice bath. On the menu tonight? Baked Swai fish (I had never heard of it either) with a side of cous cous and cooked carrots. yum diddly. Probably will try to go to bed early tonight too. We have a big boy mountain run early in the am. Something like 6 miles straight up the hill to start before it ever levels off. Yikes. Can't wait! Go big, keep the fire burning.