A clydesdale no more!

Decided to take it nice and easy today.  Ran to the county building in Farmington then back home.  Felt pretty good for most of the run.  The miles went by quickly and it was a really nice run.  Right medial tibia is aching and it has me a little concerned.  It is the site of a previous stress fracture.  Hoping that it is nothing too serious.  

Total Time: 2:23:51 (7:57/mile) 

I usually take the day after a long run off but since I had to shift my schedule around last week I ended up running an easy recovery run today.  My legs were pretty tired so I decided to just enjoy the run and not concern myself with how slow I was going.  With about 2 miles to go, my path crossed with another runner who was running very comfortably at a pretty decent pace.  I had to fight the urge to stay with him and kept telling myself that the purpose of today's run was recovery.  Right tibia is still pretty sore and I may cut back on the mileage a bit this week to allow it to heal.

Total Time: 49:39 (8:16/mile)

Avg HR: 134

Tibia was pretty sore throughout the day yesterday and I was a bit concerned.  It feels a lot better this morning and is only a little sore.  Pretty sure that it is just your run of the mill shin splints.  Ran a good paced GA run this morning and felt good for most of the run.  Got a little lazy during mile 6 which included a small climb up an overpass.  Other than than, was able to hold a consistent pace throughout the run.

Total Time: 57:29 (7:11/mile)
 

Nothing exciting, just got out and tried to enjoy the run.  Wanted to run to the entrance of Mueller Park but thought that the downhill on the return home would be too much on my tibia.  Ran the Orchard Drive loop instead.  It got a little warm towards the end of the run and I was completely soaked.  As I made my last turn about 1/2 mile away from home I saw the garbage truck.  I didn't think that they would be making pick ups today due to the holiday so I had to push hard the last 1/2 mile to get ahead of him.  Ran the last half mile at a little faster than 5k pace and it felt good.

Total Time: 1:18:20 (7:42/mile) 

I woke up with no energy today.  Just wanted to do a long recovery run.  Legs were pretty dead for most of the run.  I'm not quite sure what the problem is.  I think that the heat is taking it's toll on me.

Total Time: 1:11:55 (7:59/mile) 

For some reason, my legs are still completely wiped out.  I think that it is because I didn't take a day off last week.  I have a long run tomorrow then next week will be a cut back week.  After that, my 12 week training program for St. George begins.  I'm hoping that the cut back week will put me at a good starting point for a good training cycle.

Total Time: 57:30 (7:53/mile) 

A super slow long run today.  My legs are still pretty worn out but I think that if I cut back a little next week I will be fully charged again.  The first couple of miles kind of dragged on but then I got into a zone and ran the rest in cruise control.  There were a lot of cyclists on the road today.  I'm not sure if it was a organized ride or just lots of people getting out to enjoy the heat.  Stopped back at the house to pick up my in-laws dog to run the last mile (dog sitting again).  This was a bad idea because the kids were all awake and wanted to go with me.  They rode their bikes while I ran with the dog.  It was a bit of a pain trying to keep on eye on them and the dog while maintaining a decent pace.  I would complain about the heat but I know that the So. Utah runners have it much worse.  I lost 7 pounds during the run despite drinking a large bottle of Gatorade and a big bottle of water during the run.  I was still sweating when I finished so I think that I was able to maintain a decent hydration level.

Total Time: 2:42:57 (8:09/mile)