"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Lewis Carroll

4:53AM. Emerge from impossibly comfortable bed, wash up (probably using toothpaste on my face and face wash on my teeth), slam down some fruit + protein shake, change and go lift heavy stuff.

Today I decided to take a different approach:

3x10: rolling around in bed (hmm, new substitute for foam rolling?)
8x1: hitting the snooze because I set my alarm for 4:53 on an off day (I felt some mild spinal decompression on the 6th rep from the rotation, so let's just call it mobility work)

Clearly, my foot is a bit disoriented..

Ok, in all seriousness, I had the most glorious morning off. From getting up an hour later than normal (though I do love the magic of the pre-sunrise hours) to consuming copious amounts of un-rushed iced Green tea and pineapple with mellow music sounds surrounding me, it was pretty blissful.

If you look closely, you can see the little fig antenna!

I should probably mention that my outstanding sense of direction played a leading role in helping to get me completely lost last night, on a one-hour-turned-2-hour walk. I have to tell you, getting lost in your own city is a lot more fun than you might think. Try walking out the door with just a water bottle and some musical device, if you fancy. It's a pretty liberating experience and a great way to test your self-assurance. Last night I found out that mine needs some work :/

Anyhooey, this was just about the best recipe for log-like (s)lumber imaginable. So I'm all caught up, feeling fantacular and ready to hit it pretty damn hard tonight at practice. PM looks like this: 1 hr skills practice and moderate tempo run.
This weekend will be lower body workout, sprint session and cross training.

There is a small personal victory in all of this: It feels great to finally value my rest as much as I do my efforts. Ok, maybe not quite THAT much :)