rest day.. -ish..

today's a rest day. no running. was tempted to go out for a quick run this morning, after i got up with Joe at six. i wake up and figure it's probably better for me to get up right then than lie in bed and ruminate on the day ahead til seven. instead of running, i searched through runnersworld for some 10ks in Jul/Aug. we're booked in to do the half in Windsor on 26 Sep, but nothing in between. i like to have a few goal races to keep me ticking over, and also i feel so good i think i could probably better my PBs for 10k and the half this year. i figured it's probably a better use of my time to start getting organized for the rest of the year, than run when i really don't need to. i play football with work on a Wed night, which can be quite tiring stuff, and i know recuperation should be a focus right now as well as getting back into training.

that said, can't wait to get back to some serious speedwork and even start proper hill-training. will probably start to do some of that barefoot too - having read Born to Run, i'm obviously now obsessed with running form and the effect my shoes may be having. the new mizunos appear to have calmed down a little now i've been out quite a few times..

checking out Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man on amazon last night, i found myself buying it and Feet in the Clouds and Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon. was a spur of the moment thing that i couldn't own up to right then considering i even told Polly the night before to not let me buy more books for the foreseeable future. now i can't wait for them to arrive. Got a lot out of Born to Run and Murakami's What I Talk About When I Talk About Running before the marathon. hope there are more experiences to learn from in the new books.