2 PRs in one week

set a PR in the weightroom yesterday, and then went on to set a PR on the road today. 6.12 miles in a nothing-to-boast-about 59 or so minutes. i've run 6 miles once before in my life, but it was all flat then (sure wasn't this time), it wasn't 85 degrees out then (sure was this time), and i'm pretty sure that when i did the sixer a year or so ago, i stopped a couple times along the way. no stopping this time. i mighta been able to do more if i'd brought some water.

my knee was bothering me last night, not entirely sure why, except i've got a guess by way of something i observed long ago. i'm not squatting or deadlifting at all this summer, in fact, probably not until january. it's an experiment in contrarian behavior and also it's designed to help my running (which, judging by this PR, it has). still, once upon a time i noticed that squatting/deadlifting made my knees feel nice, and stopping made them feel bad. that might be it, or it might be that i torqued it a little during yesterday's rows.

when i got back i chugged a liter of gatorade which i had forgotten to put in the fridge. i had to take ice from my ice bag and smash it against my all clad saucepan to break it into pieces small enough to fit in a glass. let that be a lesson.

then i couldn't get my clothes off they were so freakin sweaty. neat. my latest attempt at nipple protection is an all-clad sleeveless (for the shoulder tan) compression shirt and i'll be damned -- it seems to be working. 6 miles in semi-sweltering heat and no nipple problems. of course, in that shirt, everyone and their little doggie too can see pretty much everything that's on me from the waist up, so i'm highly motivated to lose some of the jiggly.

speaking of which i certainly didn't lose any of the jiggly on my SLC trip/lung infection and i hit the pavement at a whopping 197lbs. i sure as shit didn't feel like i was flying today, i was slogging, as shown by my time.

i don't nutriate like a runner. i eat like a weightlifter trying to lose weight. oh well.

part of the reason i chose to run instead of hike today is that the run is more of a challenge, it's over sooner yet more effective as exercise, it doesn't remind me painfully (yet) of who's missing, and i desperately need the endorphins to make it through the next 25 days and 10 hours.

could be worse. i could not need the the endorphins to make it through the next 25 days and 10 hours.