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Hardesty Wednesday!

June 28, 2017 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 65, perfect

Comments:
BUSY-ass day. Busiest day EVER: SIX clients. Saw 5 from 7-12:30, but blocked out 'til 4:45 for Hardesty.

Hustled after #5 to change and hop in the van to the TH. Pretty tired from yesterday's grind tempo, but fuck it - shit needs to get done.

Felt remarkably good on this run: the first time in a lonnnng time that a long climb like this felt "good". Big time form-focus:

- forward engagement, but BACK ARCH
- butt left
- knees behind toes
- "pelvic wiggle" - using the hips to sit down-lift up

There's a reason that single leg split squats are so damn hard on the left (and don't seem to improve): I just don't use that hip super-well. Getting back to that pelvic wiggle (ala '11-'12) is super-important to getting my climbing back to at least mediocre.

Perfect weather, great trail. Thought about a lot of stuff, including:

- Running RdL
- Running WSER again (and what I'd do different: maybe take two super-short breaks at RF and FH)
- How bullshit it is that there's been NO criticism-analysis of Walmsley, post-WSER. WTF, iRunFar and UR??
- Burying the hatchet with KacR (more on this later)

Didn't aim to go too hard at all, just summit. Actually passed two hikers (going down), about 4+ miles up there - impressive! Split a 66:xx climb, which is solid. Saw 3 MTBers up at the top, but I had the summit to myself for a quick pee and breather, then back down.

Descent is getting better, but still subpar: 41:4x. That needs to be 40:xx for sure.

Solid run and felt good!

Rest of the day:

- hustled back to work for a 4:45
- was hoping to actually CALL Kaci. Really. It's just time to bury the hatchet. I actually had to dig up her # from gmail to get a hold of her. Texted her last night, then asked to call today. Didn't work out, but gonna try tomorrow.

I realized that I have this rather stupid habit of self-victimizing: I feel wronged (and even slighted), then decide I'm gonna punish people. In her case, yeah, she was super-rude and never apologized-gave us proper closure after our final phone call + hang-up back in '14. But...not shun her for like 3 years straight? A little over the top.

What do I expect? That she would listen to me unload on her, then change all her shit, to please me?

It was enough (and fair) for me to air my grievances.
It was shitty (but not unsurprising) for her to react by hanging up
I didn't (and shouldn't) expect her to change
Just because she has habits that I don't like (her selfishness, training-Koop, Migz) doesn't mean she deserves to be shunned forever

So, after our interaction on Cal St...I decided I need to just bury the hatchet. It doesn't mean I condone everything that she does, but fuck it - she's a good person, deep down, and I really do wish her the best. And I need to stop getting into the habit of shunning-shutting down anyone who doesn't fit my mold of "OK".

So...no chat tonight, but soon...

- met a woman named Jodi who emailed me, wanting to talk about private practice ownership in Eugene. Nice lady, and I'm always excited for anyone to go off and do their own thing. Had a couple beers at Coldfire, but stayed out a bit too late.

- HAMMERED a Mod pizza for dinner and chatted with CA. Solid day.