Sun, May 10-Sat, May 16

Sun May 10: AM. In Fort Atkinson, A 60 min early morning (3:30 AM) run on the Glacial River Trail. Felt tired, but calf was ok. It was dark and 38°.

Mon May 11: AM. In Fort Atkinson, A 78 min joggle on the Glacial River Trail and over residential + city streets. It was sunny and around 40°. PM. A 52 min run on the Capital City Trail and over trails in Olin Park. It was sunny and in the 50s.

Tues May 12: AM. A 78 min run on the SW Path, Monroe St, the Wingra Creek Path and on the Capital City Trail. It was 47° and raining.

Wed May 13: AM. In Verona, did 2x2000m on the Badger Ridge track (8:00, 7:55). Dropped out 800m into the third rep. Left calf was bothering me. It was mostly sunny and around 50°. PM. No second run—rested calf, sipped ice-cold beer and lazed in the sun—all I’ve got’s this “sunny afternoon” (recorded 60 years ago today at Pye Studios).

Thurs May 14: AM. A 45 min run over residential streets and on the Capital City Trail. Calf was ok. It was sunny and 36°. AM2 In Deerfield, A 33 min on-shift run doing loops around the station. It was sunny and in the upper 50s.

Fri May 15: AM. In Deerfield, A 60 min joggle on the Glacial Drumlin Trail. Tired, but got better. Calf was good. It was sunny, breezy and around 60°. PM. A 60 min run over residential streets in Maple Bluff. It was sunny and 81°.

Sat May 16: AM. Joggled 40+ mins to Oneida Park, joggled the Kent 5k course in 19:38 (4 drops, all in the last half mile). Scraped up my left hip diving for a ball- as if that leg isn’t banged up enough already! Fueled up on Coors after 5k, then joggled the rest of the way around Lake Monona in 48 mins. Cloudy early, then became sunny. Temp in the 60s.

My training has been very inconsistent due to injuries (lately my calf has been holding me back) and my crazy work schedule. There’s no way I’ll be able to get into shape by Grandma’s next month. I interviewed for a job at Belleville EMS, but unfortunately they’re only hiring part-time. I’m hoping to get back to 8(+) hour shifts at RBA by July so I can get back to a more consistent training routine and maybe get into respectable shape for Chicago in October. I’ve got a job and I know I can’t complain, but these 24 and 48 hour shifts are killing me.