its rest day and I'm antsy

I've been antsy all day.

fidgeting, tapping my foot, checking the clock... feeling like there is somthing I should be doing, am late for, am missing. Its rest day and my body does NOT want to rest.

my brain, on the other hand, is ready for shut down mode. Honestly I am so mentally and emotionally tired today that I'm surprised I am able to remain upright at this point. School starts on the 7th... so do swimming lessons! Val has unfortunately been missing a lot of TKD lately to spend time with his father, which I know is important... but it still bothers me.

Its been a good week tho. Runs were good, I feel good about the 6 miler on Sunday, but any further than that and I think I'm really going to have to evaluate my hydration/energy options. I've never used the "gu" type products, but I suppose its time to give 'em a shot... water and gatorade bottles will probably do me for the 7-9 mile distances... but over that it could get a little dicey.

One thing I really appreciated at the Cascade Classic 10k was that they handed out gummy bears at the water stops and those were AWESOME for a quick hit of sugar. Certainly not the electrolyte boost that a "gu" type product would give, but it worked at the time.

If anyone has any favorite flavors or brands let me know... I'll give some a try in the next few weeks.

Posted by Lexy at August 27, 2004 03:25 PM