someone had slugged me and now I'm just not myself

Wednesday, 6/6--the initial plan was to do 5x (2x300m @ 48 w/100m jog of 60-sec between the 300s)  and an 800m jog between sets.  As I warmed up and stretched, I knew this workout, which is doable even at 6AM, would not be.  What's more, when I began the first run I felt like crap.  On the one hand, I felt slow.  On the other hand, I was felt like I was pushing myself as if I were running 800 pace.  I ran 50 seconds! It truly sucked!  After walking the 100 in just under 2:30, I started my next 300 and finished in 49.  My legs felt flaccid, though, and my arms felt heavy, and my butt felt like crap.  I then agreed that I'd simply do 4x300, 4x200 and 4x100.  After my third 300 in 48, I settled for doing 4x300, 3x200, and 2x100.  I'd take 2:30 between each repeat.  After each 200, I'd walk 100m and then jog 100m.  Yeah, I cop-out, I know.  My fourth 300 was in 48.  The 200s stunk, too: 30, 31, 30.  My body felt like it was going at 27-second pace.  I guess I just felt sluggish, really sluggish.  Either that or someone had slugged me and now I'm just not myself!  The 100s were a little better.  I posted a 13.2 and a 12.9. 

So, in the end the 300s and 200s were 3 seconds slower, on average, given my effort; the 100s were about a second slower than expected. 

Let's just say that this workout did not inspire the confidence I was hoping for going into this weekend's Mid-Atlantic Championship (Widener) and PA Distance Festival (W.C. Henderson HS) meets.

Maybe it's stress and exhaustion!  Maybe I'm not in a good place mentally.  I had to fight my way through this rudimentary workout.  Argh!

Tuesday, 6/5--went to the track, warmed up and felt like crap.  Bagged the workout.  Went home.  stretched.  Sulked.