Little Bits

I rode my bike to work today for the first time ever.  It was so much fun (minus the sucky Memphis traffic).  It was really a fun way to start off my day, and it gave me a few bonus miles!  I felt so green today! 

I am still trying to juggle a workout schedule that gives me enough recovery to heal this right leg.  I wanted to run tonight, but I have learned that running the same day as a hard ride just makes me miserable.  2 years ago- work out hard back to back... no problem.  Today- work out hard back to back...feel miserable.  

So, throw in the bike ride to work, and I get a nice, easy ride that is broken into two pieces to make it even easier!  I get a few bike miles into my day without the backlash of real ride.  

The nice commute allowed me to go to track without feeling beat up.  I did not set foot out of my house without writing my projected interval times on my hand.  I do not make these up- I get them from Daniels.  I ran exactly what I wanted to run tonight...an appropriate pace for 8 x 400 from the Daniels' formula.  

I realized, as I was running my warm up to track practice tonight, that I cannot expect my body to do the things today that it could do healthy 2-3, or even 5-6 years ago.  I need to give it a chance to do the small things right first.  I need to be able to run comfortably.  I need to be able to do some miles.  I need to be able to recover and run more than 2 x week.  This realization eased my mind as I stepped onto the track and ran the times that were applicable to today- not what I ran years ago.  

And hopefully the fast stuff will come with time.  And I will be ready for it! :)