Misplaced Mojo

Seems today I hit a bit of a stumbling block. Not sure if it's from a lack of quality sleep, slightly over indulgent dinner last night, a poor breakfast this morning or what, but I was definitely not firing on all cylinders today.

Last night we went out for a Korean dinner. It was my Mom's last night in town, so we celebrated a bit. The food was fantastic and for the most part it would not have been difficult to strictly follow the guidelines of my current dietary challenge. I actually held off on rice for the first half of my meal, but eventually the spice got to me, that and my deep-seeded love for rice. I think in general I kept things within a zone-friendly ratio, but I just consumed too many blocks. I was still feeling it a bit when I woke up this morning.

The real indicator that I wasn't "feeling it" today came during my lunch time workout. Today marks the first official training day in my preparation for the Pacific Crest Trail 50 mile ultramarathon. I'm going to train for this following the principles of CrossFit Endurance. I'm a bit nervous about it, but I'm going to put all I have into and see what happens. Life is an experiment. Anyway, today's workout was just supposed to be a short 35 minute Time Trial run. From the warm-up I could tell that my legs just weren't there. I did the run on the hilly trails behind the battalion and the hills just smoked me. I had to pause momentarily a couple of times to catch my breath and let my legs recover, but I made the whole run.

After lunch I was shot. I desperately wanted a cup of coffee, but the only thing available at work was the overcooked, nasty-to-begin-with Folgers. I was desperate but not that desperate. I struggled through the afternoon and then on my way home shot through McD's for a cup 'o joe. Then it was off to the gym for an evening of heavy deadlift.

Again, just couldn't get into it. My warm-up was downright worthless. Everything I tried to do hurt, I'm pretty sore from last night's WOD. So, after struggling through my warm-up I just jumped right into the deads. I ended up lifting 302#, which up until Monday would have been a new PR for me. So, I guess it wasn't a terrible performance, but I really felt kind of weak. Thinking maybe I should take tomorrow off, but Jeff just posted the WOD for tomorrow and it looks like a good one. Hmmm....what is that they say about discretion being the better part of valor?????

Breakfast
2 eggs over easy
1/2 avocado
(note light brekkie and no carbs)

Snack
1 oz deli turkey
1/2 c cottage cheese
1/2 c blueberries
handful of baby carrots
handful of mixed nuts (apricot kernels, walnuts)

CF Endurance WOD - 35 min trail TT

Lunch
4 oz roast sirloin tip
2 c broccoli (raw)
1 large red pepper
handful of baby carrots
1 c green grapes
handful of nuts
Bragg Healthy Vinaigrette

Snack
1 cheese stick
1 oz deli turkey
mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans)
strawberries and grapes

OCF WOD - Deadlift 302#

Dinner
4.5 oz Trader Joe's tilapia citronette
1.5 oz grilled chicken
sauteed broccoli
1/4 c brown rice
handful roasted peanuts