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- tempo run x 1:01:37, 11.94 km
-- warm up
-- 20 min @ 150-158 HR (avg pace 4:29, i.e., ~marathon pace)
-- cool down
absolutely spectacular weather: 70 degrees, low humidity, light breeze, partly cloudy. a flawless spring day.

did the bounds feel kind of slow? it looks like you're spending a long time on the ground, and like your knees come quite far out over your toes before you take off again. not sure why that would be. maybe you're trying to keep them too horizontal?

i'm nobody's idea of a reactive jumper but for comparison, check out these bounds of mine from ten years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8jgmKVlLC8. (skip ahead to 0:20.) i'm quicker off the ground and also going much higher on each one. that was near my all-time peak jumping ability, i dunked like five months after this video.

- run 1:01:27, 10.99km, strides 4 x 100m w/ walking rest
gorgeous morning, mid-50s and sunny. legs felt a little dead until the strides, which i did at the track before jogging the rest of the way home. sprinting gets the muscles firing right. nice.

how's the commute to the new job? that can be another big factor. i only have to be in twice a week but on those days i spend 1:10-1:30 in transit, and that's better than a lot of people. takes away from time to do anything else.

- run 41:41, 7.19 km
legs pretty flat, and i'm pressed for time this morning so left this short. quite humid out.

- run 57:47, 9.94 km
raining but mild temperature. very recovery, HR in the 120s.

slightly uncanny, haha

in re: not "wiping myself out," pretty big fail on that front. a few hours later, i got what i am pretty sure is an exertion headache, basically a shorter-lived but just as severe version of the debilitating headaches i've gotten after each of the half marathon races i've run, and the ten-miler. first time that's happened to me after an ordinary run, which is a little worrisome. the last time i did surges during a long run, a month ago, the intervals were longer and faster, and absolutely no problem. it's not hydration or diet related, i don't think, since i brought and drank 400mL water and 400mL electrolyte beverage and had plenty of gel, and drank more water with a little salt and also some chocolate milk after i got home. urine's been clear.

from intertube research, that leaves two possibilities:
1. tension - possible, given my extensive history of tension headaches and the location of the pain on my left temple, but i'm dubious because it did not respond positively to pressure on the site of pain or in my neck and traps, which usually helps during a tension headache.
2. blood pressure spike - also possible, given my generally elevated blood pressure, which i manage through medication. but again, why yesterday? maybe because it was warmer and i'm not heat-adapted yet? hope it's that simple.

i wrote to my doctor last night, after it ebbed enough for me to look at the screen, and will also ask my PT about it today.