Training Log: Entry 3461

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

**12 LABORS: SLAYING THE STYMPHALIAN BIRDS**

*Tactical Barbell Operator* Cycle 1, Week 6, Workout 2

“RUCK MARCH” (Basic…which is to say, ruckless ruck march)

Treadmill walk

Speed: 3.5mph

Time: 90 minutes

Distance: 5.25 miles

Incline: 5.0 for first 60 minutes, 6.0 for final 30

Notes:

* Timing on this was really pretty clutch: it’s my week to include an “E” workout, and it’s the week to keep things light, so I went without my weight vest and got in a long walk on the treadmill.  Went .25 further than Saturday and at a higher overall incline, allowing me to differentiate between a leisure walk and a workout.  

* Wore my running shoes for this one.  I like my bearfoot shoes, but the soles of them are torn up, which, in turn, tears up my feet when I walk on them at a fast clip for long durations, and with 3 Tang Soo Do classes this week, all being “Wildcard Cardio” AND in the month when we do our physical testing requirements every class (for us, 40 push ups, 40 sit ups and 40 jumping jacks), I really don’t want torn up feet on the mats.  Thankfully, I DO have good running shoes, and it’s most likely what I’ll wear for my race, so getting reacquainted with them was a good move.

* Along with my knees, my Achilles tendons are sore/tight.  It happened after the medley on Sunday, and I had a similar feeling after my sprint work last week.  Interesting data point.

* I got in a solid 60 minute walk yesterday while my kid was at Music Theater.  This was after whipping up a meal of 4 cheese tortellini with some Trader Joe’s Bolognese sauce, garlic bread, and then 5 of the Valkyrie’s “monster cookies”, with oatmeal, peanut butter, M&Ms and chocolate chunks, with I topped with some raw local honey and a mug of Fairlife skim milk.  Was great on a cold night, and since the Valkyrie got home late, I was able to leave it in the oven on warm for her when she got home.  Called me her hero for her to have a warm dinner to come home to.  I kinda chuckle at me making a pasta dish.