A clydesdale no more!

I was up most of the night with a sick kid.  I fell asleep sometime around 4:00 and didn't wake up until 6:30 which is too late for me to get a run in and still get the non-sick kids off to school.

Woke up at 3:30 and worked for a while so I was pretty tired.  I never felt like I could get my legs to move right.  Nothing hurt or felt uncomfortable they just didn't want to move.  The pace would feel better when I actually concentrated but I don't like to think while I run so it was pretty clunky for most of the run.

Warmed up with 3 super easy miles then immediately moved to tempo pace (I usually take a break for a couple of minutes before speed works).  The pace was pretty consistent and it felt good the entire time.  My splits were: 6:32, 6:29, 6:28, 6:28.  The last mile was a little more work than the first 3 but still felt good.  Cooled down with 2 more super easy miles.

My legs were beat up this morning.  I thought that after a few miles they would loosen up and I could get in 7 or 8 but it just didn't happen.  I guess I'm not quite ready for higher mileage every day.

There was a little dip in the temperature and my hands froze during the run.  It took about 5 miles before I started to feel like I was running normally.  The first few miles my feet were especially slappy but felt more smooth the last half of the run.

I was really tired when I woke up this morning and my stomach felt a little unsettled.  Finally convinced myself to drive up to the rec center so I could get in 9 miles before the club run.  During the first mile, I had a lot of aches and pains that flared up.  My groin was really bothering me (no Kathie it was not a burning sensation).  After the first mile everything started to feel better.  I maintained a relatively easy, steady pace.  Met with the club and ran 6.2 more miles.  Jim wanted to run some hills in preparation for WBR so we ran from the rec center up to Davis Boulevard.  I actually felt really good during this part of the run.  Going uphill was work but it felt good.  Coming back down, I felt pretty comfortable even though we were pushing the pace in some sections.