Training Log: hamlet

exploring Iceland during my 10hr layover

i actually ate a proper breakfast before this?? but i only slept a questionable less-than-5 hours (in the plane)

mostly downhill apparently. i didn't realize tbh it just seemed flat

walked around to give myself a break before going back to the airport and to actually properly take in what was around me

checked out some less obvious trails, came to a pond, took some photos, and then lost the trail because I didn't want to come back the way I came so I was running on really squishy moss with lost of rocks under it for a bit before getting back on the paved trail

i feel like I've gotten significantly worse at running since I've been kind of slacking the past few weeks. hopefully i can get back to where I'm okay with my running before JWOC.

last run in the US before I leave. last run with oliver. last time I'm driving the Jeep.

embarrassingly short run. I wanted to do more, but 1. i was running in warm, long pants because all of my good running pants were packed, 2. it was so damn hot and humid, and 3. i haven't been fueling, hydrating, or sleeping properly.

as frustrated as I am with how disappointing this run is, I'm telling myself it's okay, I'm not used to running in the mornings, I've been sleeping less than 6hrs these past few days, and I've been so nauseous this week for no apparent reason. If all goes well, I'll get to run in Reykjavik tomorrow which will be nice (probably won't get any better food or sleep though)

after a 6hr flight i have come to the conclusion that this is okay. I forced myself to go out when I wasn't feeling it and I stopped when even after a bit of running I still wasn't feeling it. it's okay. now i have to believe it

wanted to go to the QOC Mappy Hour, but I thought it was in Leesburg (could've sworn I had checked on Google maps a week or two ago), when in reality it was in Vienna, VA, and by that time it was way too late to go and I would've only had half an hour to stay there. So my mom and I just went to a restaurant by my dad's place and I got to finish packing and cleaning. But it's frustrating that I didn't go, I really wanted to spend time with people from the club before leaving.

C • Mappy Hour 2

watching my mom drown herself (she was practocing Eskimo rolls and I was there to help her get up if the couldn't do it)

saw Peggy when we drove into the parking lot, so it was nice to chat with her for a bit.

also I should've logged carrying the kayak because that thing was heavy and painful to carry (200m downhill there, then 200m uphill back) (my shoulders are so bruised from this)

Gonna take this week as an impromptu "rest" week because I'm more tired + sore than expected from the weekend and I have too many panic attacks scheduled because of packing for the summer + at least one semester. I'll do my training that was planned for this week next week. I'm goinng to try to get some runs in, but more for enjoyment.

C • Glad to hear you’re listening to your body! 2

forgot to screw the plug back into the back of the kayak to 10 minutes in I had to stop to dump out the water because I started really sinking.
first third was pure frustration, since the water level was low and I had to get out of the kayak to drag it a lot of times, and it seemed like the canoes were handling the shallow better than my kayak.
then it got better, but my abs were on fire from having to use my hips to thrust myself off of all the rocks I kept getting stuck on and just balancing, too. Last mile or so I was really tired, my arms, abs, everything. i just wanted to be done.
then it started raining :)