A clydesdale no more!

I really did plan to get in a good run this morning but I got a late start and with the kids going back to school today I had to be home early.  My legs didn't feel right for some reason.  There was a lot of soreness and they were not moving the way they should.  While passing through the road construction I wasn't paying attention and stepped on the edge of the road and rolled my ankle.  The pain seemed pretty bad at the time but after a couple of minutes I was able to start running again and without too much trouble. 

I just realized that this is my last week before Ogden training starts.  I will try to enjoy my last week of unstructured running.  Fortunately Huans mentioned that registration was filling up fast because it looks like I registered just before it filled up. 

My legs were still sore this morning.  It hit me during the second mile that my shoes are approaching 600 miles which explains why my legs are starting to act up.  I really need to pay closer attention to the miles on my shoes.  After 3 miles I thought I would try a few quicker miles to see if it would wake my legs up.  Ran the next 4 at: 7:00, 6:50, 6:40, 6:40.  Each mile felt better and the 6:40 miles felt just as good as the 7:00 mile.  

Ran 3 relatively flat miles then 1.5 miles up Eagle Ridge drive.  It is a 700 foot gain in elevation over the 1.5 miles.  It's a lot of work going up and too steep to run efficiently coming down.  It is a great workout, though.  Still no new shoes.  Hopefully I will have time to get them this afternoon.

Nice and easy recovery run.

Got to eat lunch at the cool kid's table today.  I've never been invited to hang out with the cool kids before.  Seriously, Teena, Kathie and Smooth are some of the nicest people I have met.  Thanks for letting me crash the party.

Brrrrrrrrr (is that enough r's).  I don't think that a normal person would be outside voluntarily when it is 5 degrees.  Everything felt good and I felt like I was moving well but looking at the splits now my pace was all over the place.  My throat is a little sore and I am not sure if it is the start of a cold or if it is from running in the gunky for the past couple of weeks.

Didn't sleep well last night because I had a sore throat.  Felt alright when I was heading out the door so figured the run should be fine.  Drove to Bountiful Blvd to get in some miles before the club run.  Started out and did not feel great.  Didn't have a lot of energy and even though the temps were higher than yesterday, it seemed colder.  Saw Kathie coming the other way about 0.3 before my turnaround.  After the turnaround I kept trying to figure out how far ahead of me she was but could never see her.  Our pace probably wasn't that much different.  Finally saw her with 1/2 mile to the park and didn't catch up with her until the top of the last hill.  Tacked on another mile but had enough time for 2 and should have run the extra mile.  I stood around too long and my body started to get very cold.  Ran 4.5 miles with the club and felt a little better than the first 8.  Ended up cutting the run a couple of miles short which will be the last time that I can do that.  Ogden training starts Monday (I think).