Training week # 4 completed.

I have been thinking why your state of mind changes in some people when they age. One minute you are handling the aches and pains you have from a lifetime of living. You are still able to do most of the things you have been doing all your life. You really don't complain about much of anything. Then you have an illness, an injury which is not life threatening and over night you are acting old. You complain a lot, you are afraid to do the things you have did all your life, the energy you had a month ago is all gone. I am 60, I know I haven't walked in their shoes. But to change your whole life in a period of 1 month, I am having a hard time understanding. People I know think it is amazing that I am able to do the things I do. I think all the running, bike riding, hiking is normal. I look in the mirror and see an aging man and I wonder who he is. In my mind I don't look like that! I don't know that person that is looking back at me. My mind is stuck in a different time zone and it's not the one I'm in now. I hope I never have to deal with the situation where I become as old on the inside as I look on the outside. I ran 40.51 miles in 8 hours and 07 minutes and burned 7104 calories. I had to take 2 rest days this week, so I did not get in a bike ride. My long run was 22 miles this week. I am still at 215 pounds which makes me happy. Sleep has been the problem this week. I need at least 7.5 to 8 hours on work nights and 9 to 10 hours on weekends. I have over training syndrome which makes it hard to sleep. Even with that I had a great week and I haven't blown up yet.