No Single Approach Will Work...

While away at my work conference I'm determined to try different approaches to stay consistent with training; especially since I tend to eat a lot more than I normally do when I go to conferences (free food that tastes great tends to do that to me). So this morning I was up early and in the resort gym for some cross training...

I tried to take a "gym selfie" as workout proof but they all made me look awkward. Or, more accurately, I might actually look that awkward while working out but there's no need to post those Kodak moments here so this is the best I can do...

(They had free apples so of course I ate one)

Training to Tolerate the Torture...

I've been a bit sporadic with my blog posts for the past few weeks <sorry guys> because things have been hectic. And to be completely honest, when you have a blog about running and you can't run because you're injured it just simply sucks to talk write about it.

I'm still injured but I'm off my "woe is me" soapbox <kind of>. I spent the past week trying to refocus and adjust my approach to Chicago so that I can make it across the finish line...without hating running. I anticipate that I'm still going to have some hip and knee pain but I'm hoping to maintain a pace and approach that will keep the pain within a tolerable range...

A Recap of sorts..

I completed a 1000m breaststroke swim on Thursday morning and I had the lane all to myself! There was a couple in the lane beside me so the pool wasn't completely empty, but I didn't feel rushed to finish so I actually enjoyed the workout a lot better than the one I did on Tuesday...

On Thursday evening I went for a walk. It took me a long time to finish, but to be honest I wasn't in a rush. It was a moment for me to decompress from the day. It was quiet and peaceful and just short of perfect...

Finally! A Friday Morning Victory...

There has been a raging battle between my desire for more sleep in the morning and my desire to get up and go to the gym. Sleep has been winning. A lot. But this morning the gym finally had a victory...

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I was up early (really early by recent standards, but at the "regular" time based on my typical gym sessions)...

But I wasn't the only crazy person in the gym at that time. It only looks that way in the pictures because they don't really want you to take photos or videos in the gym (so my compromise is: No photos with other people in them)...