Mixed bag, today

Today is a tale of good news, bad news.

Good news: I have dropped just over 20 pounds from my high this year. I am right where I want to be as far as the low weight on a given week, willing to float up as much as 5 pounds for my highest from here during the week. Body fat is getting closer to what I want it to be, but would still like to build up a bit more muscle mass.

Bad news: Today's long run was horrid. I wound up taking some walking breaks which, at first, was not a big deal because it looked like I would still have long running segments, so that I wouldn't be losing an excessive amount of time walking. But then those breaks had to be done at shorter intervals. And then I wound up walking my last two miles. My legs were just way too tired going into today, and despite Garmin saying that my HR was only in Zone 2, the amount of exertion felt like I was more likely in Zone 4.

What caused today's problems? Unclear, but I think it was at least in part due to my having not done the correct workouts on Friday and Saturday. Friday's workout was supposed to be 8 miles morning, 3 miles afternoon, and Saturday was supposed to be cross-training (not running). Since I bolloxed Friday with a single (and easier) run, I chose to skip the cross-training and do Friday's AM/PM workout instead. Certainly a bad choice. Was there anything else at play here? Maybe, but I'm certainly at a loss to properly figure it out.

Definitely not going to let this get to me. Learn what lessons I can from today and keep moving forward. The vast majority of this training cycle has been great, so I don't think this is a harbinger of problems.

And I get to enjoy a rest day tomorrow - no workout of any sort. If the sun is out in the afternoon, I'll wind up going to the pool and get a decent bit of Vitamin D, and then spend about 10-15 minutes in the water. No real exertion.