So this morning, I don't. As I've gotten older and delved into this ultra running thing, I've learned how recovery is so vitally important. You may be able to knock out a great run one morning, but if you don't recover well, you're not going to knock out another great run for some time.
This morning I wanted to do a hard half marathon distance training run, but instead settled for a not-so-fast 10 mile run. It was a struggle.
Sleep is so very important to recovery and I didn't get the best of sleep this week. It's tough for me to sleep during the summer because my body wants to wake up when the sun comes up. I wish I could nap during the day, but my current employer wouldn't care for that so much. I bet pro athletes sleep a lot. I spoke with a pro-mixed martial arts fighter a while ago and he said that his life pretty much consists of 2-a-day training sessions, a big meal post training session, then sleep the rest of the time.
I miss those high school days where practice after school every day was no big deal. Now, at 32, I don't think I'd survive a Tuesday track workout after a Monday track workout.
Ugh, getting old sucks.
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