A clydesdale no more!

Cold, dark, gloomy and rainy.  Not exactly the weather I would chose for a long run.  I wasn't sure if the battery in my Garmin would last the entire run so I wanted to do an out and back run so it would only have to last 10 miles.  Ran to the LPT and followed it to the end in Farmington.  Still needed another 1.5 miles so I ran through the neighborhoods in west Farmington.  The freezing rain started to pick up on the way back and my feet were soaking wet.  Felt good for most of the run but the last 3 miles were brutal.  This is technically my long run for last week and I am not sure how I will handle the rest of the week.  It is a recovery week so I may only run 1 of the 2 medium long runs during the week. 

My shoes were still wet from yesterday so I rummaged through the closet to find a retired pair. I quickly realized why they were retired.  There was no cushioning left in them at all.  In addition to the dead shoes, the back of my heal was rubbed raw by my racing flats on Saturday and it was pretty painful.  All things pointed to a short recovery run today.  So I stumbled through 5 painful miles and all I have to show for it are sore legs and a bloody sock.  Hopefully everything will feel better tomorrow.

Ran out to the LPT for a good run in a light snowfall.  Kept the pace at 7:30/mile and felt good throughout.  Left ankle was a little sore at first but wasn't an issue once it warmed up. 

Nice and easy recovery run.  Ankles are sore so I wasn't able to push off very well.  

First few miles were a little blah but started to feel good once I got going.  I'm breaking in a new pair of shoes and it always takes a while for them to get comfortable.  Got home and ran 1K with my girls.  Gracie wants to do a 5K so I am going to try to make this part of the routine.

I so badly wanted to meet the group in Lehi but the Trib is doing an article on Lora (the leader of our running club) and they were going to meet the group this morning.  A reporter interviewed me last night about her and I wanted to be there for her this morning.  Drove to the KPT and met the group.  It was a pretty good turnout this morning.  Ran the first 4 miles with Jim, Lora and Sylvia at a pretty leisurely pace.  They turned back and I headed out through the west side of Kaysville.  It is very rural and was a nice and peaceful run.  I picked up the pace a little once I was on my own and felt good.  I ran without my fuel belt this morning and I could feel it after 12 miles.  I've been better about taking fluids on longer runs so my body has gotten used to it.  Probably good to do it every once in awhile so the body does not become so reliant on the fluids.  Possible JD sighting???

Total Time: 1:48:28 (7:45/mile)

See Teena - you do run faster than me.