A day at the track

Another Tuesday workout at the IU outdoor track. The last two weeks I struggled a bit more than usual. Went home feeling older and slower, not sure sure if the track was for me anymore. Not sure if I could get faster but others are! Tonight we did 400's. The slow distance runner should hate these. But they felt great! Had to shorten the workout so I could recover a little quicker. Seems although I have managed to get back into pretty descent condition, it does take me longer to recover from a hard workout. Usually I just focus on quality now more than miles. Back in the day I would sometimes do 100 per week. Of course I was always tired, seldom recovered. Hence my reason for hating running and quitting by the time I was 21. Now I average 40-45 per week including a 10 mile run on Sunday. Sometimes I have to force a rest day or my harder workouts are a waste of time. My last 400 of 67 tonight has renewed my love of the track workouts again. Maybe I'm not washed up yet? I guess I will keep running and see what happens...