Hello,

Today was my 36th grind of the season and for Grind for Kids. Had an early start at 4am for bird banding this morning so didn't get my usual pre-work grind in and then had some running around after work to do so I didn't get on the Grind until around 7pm tonight.

Decided to just go a few gears below maximum and keep my heart rate around 160bpm. Felt strong all of the way up and ended up clocking in at 49:10. Feels good to see improvement and know that I can not go all out and still break 50 minutes. Listened to The Secret some more and just focused on deep breathing and really stretching my legs out as I climbed.

I've been debating resting completely tomorrow or doing a gentle grind in the morning to stretch the legs and work the body in preparation for doing a long multi-grind session on Saturday. I think I'm going to do a nice slow grind in the morning and focus on breath and legs and lots of stretching. I think this will help me mentally prepare for what I hope will be a 4 to 6 grind day on Saturday.

Now for some sleep!