Midnight Intervals: 6 Sets by 1 K @ 4:25 + Bonus K

Apr. 15, 2021

3.5 K :20:13.36

Rest: 1:00.38

<Intervals: 6 Sets by 1 K @ 4:25 with 1-Minute Rest> 

1st K: 4:12.32

Rest: 1:00.33

2nd K: 4:16.37

Rest: 1:00.24

3rd K: 4:15.93

Rest: 1:00.35

4th K: 4:19.29

Rest: 1:00.37

5th K: 4:15.19

Rest: 1:00.43

6th K: 4:19.19

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3.2 K: 22:16.72

0.16 K Walk: 2 :00.96

Bonus K: 4:32.49

0.28 K: Walk: 2:20.48

Total 14.14 K: 1:23:03

I was reluctant to run tonight. I felt sleepy. My legs were heavy. There was a slight discomfort in my right knee too. But then the thought that it's my subconscious trying to trick me into goofing off, I felt a surge of willpower well up inside of me. Suddenly I wanted to upset that lazy Id of my subconscious. 

While warming up, the lazy Id tried to drag me down by causing a slight pain in the right knee again. I dismissed it nonchalantly, and kept on jogging. 

During intervals the lazy Id tried something different to stop me from going on. This time it caused a small tension in the back of my left lung or diaphragm. I coped with it by easing the pace only slightly. The tension subsided, allowing me to carry out all six sets under the target of 4:25 per K. 

Midnight Residual Intervals: 3 Sets by I K @ 4:25

Mar. 2nd, 2021

Warm Up 3.4 K: 20:38.90

Rest: 1:00.23

<Intervals>

1st K: 4:12.50

Rest: 1:00.57

2nd K: 4:14.87

Rest: 1:00.68

3rd K: 4:09.64

Rest: 1:00.39

Warm Down 3.2 K: 19:46.37

9.6 K: 57:04.15

I finally completed the remaining 3 sets of a total 6 sets of 1 K fast run originally scheduled last week. It feels great. 

After the 3rd run, I felt a slight tension in the back of my left lung. It could be a muscle surrounding the lung. I am not sure. Over the last few months I've been frequently felt the same discomfort in the same area. It happens after several fast repeats. The discomfort is temporary. It's completely absent when I'm not running. I suspect it's a manifestation of TMS, or tension myositis syndrome. It's our sub-conscious mind's response to a high level of mental stress. Our mind is a highly sophisticated organ. When it is divided between two voices, one saying, "Run faster," and the other saying, "Stop. Take a break," it creates a physical symptom to shift our mind away from facing a painful reality of not being able to listen to both of the two voices at the same time. I'm afraid one part of my mind is too proud to admit that I'm not strong enough complete the hard interval training in one go. Well, maybe I used to, but not any more. Aging is a natural part of life. I'm more open than I used to be to my physical limitations resulting from aging. I guess I need to tell my sub-conscious that it doesn't need to create any physical symptom to make me stop doing training that is way over my head.