Now I know this is completely obvious. And you won’t be finding any scientific evidence here based on peer reviewed study. I can only give you the one study that really matters. Mine.
As I mentioned yesterday, we’re away for a quick trip for work for a few days. Sunday night, I hardly slept a wink. I just do not cope with a new bed in old age. But being that monday was a rest day run, I really didnt think too hard about it. I was pretty tired from the long sunday run anyway.
Cut to Tuesday morning, and another night of very little sleep, and I was dead on my feet. Attempting a solid 5k+ run today, I thought there is literally no way im going to get through this. Every single step felt like I was lugging concrete. Ive just come off my best week of running ever, and now I feel like im about to die. It has to be sleep right?
So because a plank of wood is closer to being a research scientist than I am, I’ll have to just hope that being back in my own bed tomorrow night and a good nights sleep, ill bounce back energy wise.
That said, the run wasnt all bad. Other than almost breaking my ankle in a hole hidden by some grass, I actually achieved my goal. I just needed the sleepless haze to dissipate it seems.
- 5.8km (a lot of it up hill too)
- 5:58 minute / km pace
- Asics Superblast
The Superblast are an admirable travel companion. Unless you step in a pot hole. That huge stack height almost snapped my ankle in two. I honestly thought I was done for. But luckily, it wasnt the case. Not only that, ive got a sweet grass stain on them now 🙁 absolutely devastated. Im gonna have to get the soap out.
I do wonder though, if Nike manage to bring back the Pegasus Turbo in a version 4 as is being rumoured, would that be a better travel companion? something you can run in, AND look fairly stylish walking around the shops? The Superblast is not the daily casual walker. It’s a runner only. But the Pegasus Turbo has casual vibes. But is it going to be any good to run in??
