The rain is really coming down out there, and has been all day, not helping the motivation to run or study thats for sure. I headed out for an easy 10miles this morning as I did mon, tues, wed, but today I had a net gain of 6-8lbs! I actually didn't weigh myself before my run but afterward, with shoes in hand I weighed in at 162lbs. It was actually a pretty decent run other than feeling heavy in the last part of it, and being frozen from my elbows down. I came to a couple of important conclusions at the end of my run too: 1) don't tie your house key in your laces if your hands are going to be too cold to untie them and 2) take the front door key because the lock on the back door is too hard if your hands are too cold to turn the key. Luckily I was able to get in my place this time but any colder and I would have been in trouble. This week I have been struggling a bit with my lower right leg, the mild injury that had gone away in october but was awakened with the rediculously hilly 10k the other weekend. I am not too concerned about it, its just an annoyance that will have to be dealt with. Tomorrow I have an 8k in Stanley Park scheduled which I think i'll be doing by myself since Steve, Richard, and Dylan are off to nationals, it should be pretty relaxed as tempo runs are my forte. Sunday will be my first long run in a very long time, I haven't quite decided on the route i'll do, i'm thinking up to SFU and back though will be good, nice and relaxed. I opted to only do the one workout this week because I was very sore from last saturday's workout and the sore lower leg, however I should wind up with about 65-70miles this week which is a substantial increase in and of itself, so one workout is probably a safe plan.
I am not sure what my problem is lately, but I have had a really hard time studying consistently, maybe I have overtrained my brain! This semester has been a massive shock it I am sure, forcing so much knowledge acquisition. Luckily I have studied a lot so I don't need to cram for finals, just brush up and do practice problems. I am still a little bit concerned about the overall sense of somewhat lower motivation in general. I think part of the problem is my atrocious diet, not so much that I have been eating foods that are bad for me, just not eating enough food in general, but foods that are not packed with nutrients. Although I am completely sick of reading, I am going to take my Chris Charmicheal book home for Xmas and get back into eating well like I did last spring. I know it will make a huge difference in energy levels and probably my ability to study as well. This holiday break is much anticipated and will be the perfect prelude to the build up to the 'first half', Ottawa, upper division courseload, and some other goals I have in the spring, like becoming more involved in my community again, and putting some more focus into work, now that I am settled into the swing of school. Despite my current state, my general feeling is that I have 'settled in', I am feeling more like myself in that the massive transition I was experiencing in the summer has officially passed and I am getting into a new long term groove, which, thankfully, has running competitively involved in it.
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