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nothing for more than a week. am kind of sick of running, the transition back to summer heat + humidity sucks so much. i think i'm due for a period of just training as the mood strikes. not that i was training particularly hard or consistently before, or progressing, but that's part of the problem: when i've got a goal and am not being consistent about going for it, i end up in a negative motivation feedback loop. so it's not a physical break i need but a mental one. also i've just been more motivated to play guitar than anything else recently, and that's joyful and great. training for a sub-19 5k will return, i predict.

my apartment building has a little gym in it so i figured i'd check it out today. went on a date the other night with a woman i'll see again, made me want to do some beach work, lol.

- jump rope x ~5 mins
ceiling very low. also the rope i have is quite short, complicates crossovers. also i'm quite out of practice, obviously.

- GMB full body warm up

- superset x 2
-- 45 degree hyper x 12
-- DB row 50 x 8/arm

- superset x 2
-- pallof press 30 x 10; 25 x 10
-- DB bench 40s x 10
-- BSS x 10

- DB curl 20s x 10
- cable tricep pressdown ? x 10
- DB shrug 50s x 10

- jump rope x 100

- run 31:37, 6.29 km
short but the point was to get up early and i did. one day at a time.

- stretch

went to NC and GA this weekend with my parents and brother. first time the four of us have been together, with no partners present, since my other brother died in 2018. it was great.

saturday

- hike 13-14 miles
did the very first stretch of the appalachian trail, starting from springer mountain.

sunday

- hike ~11 miles
neels gap to cooper gap. absolutely stunning. lower legs a little sore.

last night

- run 52:48, 10.41 km
humid and very warm, not quite hot.

- stretch

- run 43:18, 8.35 km
time a little skewed because i got lost on a trail on the way back.

i had a long dip, feels like i'm coming out of it a bit (touch wood). 39.1 km total this week, gonna take it slow getting back up over 50.

- run 50:50, 10.16 km
christ this felt good. got a little lost running up into foxhall, one of the fanciest neighborhoods in DC. no surprise, it's up high. averaged 74 feet per mile of climbing vs. my usual 50-55 feet per mile. noticeable difference.

- stretch

- run 53:13, 10.50 km
literally ran a headache away. had a low-grade tension headache most of the afternoon. had a sneaking suspicion that dragging myself into a run would help it go away and i was right. high five!