There's a photo I keep coming back to: an athlete kneeling on a stairway, tying his laces. Nobody remembers that part — but that's where the good sessions are decided.

Rest is the training

Every adaptation happens in the recovery window, not the workout. The run is the debt; the rest is the payment. Skip the payment and the interest compounds.

The honest day

A rest day taken on purpose raises tomorrow's HRV. A rest day taken out of guilt raises nothing. The score tells you the difference, if you'll listen.