Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 287

Day 287 I got off work a little earlier than expected today. I thought about doing a workout before heading home but I just really needed to leave the gym. I got home and immediately lay on the couch and took a nap. The plan was to set an alarm for half an hr later, then wake up and go for a run. When my alarm went off I was a zombie. I pressed snooze for another 10 minutes hoping that I'd feel better. When the alarm went off the second time I felt worse. I thought to myself, if I'm not careful I could fall asleep and not wake up until the next day.

I really didn't want to but I forced myself to get up. I drank some Biosteel high performance sports drink to wake myself up. I find the b-vitamins work wonders when I'm feeling sluggish. I thought about heading back to work to through something together in the gym, but I just couldn't bring myself to go back. I decided in the end to put the running shoes on and go for a run.

Today's Workout:

30 minute Run (Moderate Pace)

The first few minutes of the run really sucked. I felt really slow and heavy, but after the blood got pumping I woke right up and felt much better. I had thought today would be a sprints day, but I just didn't have it in me. however, the run was probably more what I needed. Something a little more low key would enable me to come back stronger and feeling better for the next day.