A clydesdale no more!

Becky wanted to do her long run outside now that the weather is getting a little better . I thought I would keep her company since she is not used to running by herself outside.  She did really well.  We averaged 9:15/mile with the last few close to 9 (last mile in 8:47). 

Nice run at a brisk pace.  Felt really good this morning.  First time in a long time.

So very sleepy this morning.  Struggled to get myself out of bed.  Took a couple of miles to get the body going but felt good once it woke up.

I crashed hard during the run today.  I could say that I have no idea why it happened and it was just one of those days but I know exactly what went wrong.  I ate very little yesterday and didn't run until 11 a.m. today without eating anything in the morning.  Obviously I did not have enough gas in the tank.  Becky had to run 12 and I was shooting for 14-15 so we went to the Legacy Trail.  Ran the first mile with her then took off with the intent of meeting her sometime on the way back.  I was running 7 minute miles on my own.  The first few felt really good but then they started to hurt after 5 of them.  Once I turned into the wind I was really hurting.  Still pushed knowing that Becky was up ahead and I told myself as soon as I caught up to her I would run the rest with her.  Finally saw her on the trail but it took another mile to close the gap.  I was really hurting and it felt like the end of a race.  Ran the last 3.5 miles with her and the wind was really nasty.  Honestly, I had a hard time keeping up with her and if it weren't for her, I probably would have walked back to the car.  She ran 12 miles in 1:50 with a nasty head wind for the last half.  She is definitely ready to run under 2 hours in Moab.