THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

7:35 ap.  Got pulled along much faster than planned by Kyle, Fernando, and Jarrod.

Today was supposed to be recovery circles around the playground with Vanessa, but when we got to the playground it was full of a bunch of men from a landscaping company doing their thing and no other children.  I didnt feel comfortable with it so left and we went to the East Y.  Being stuck on the treddy changed things--I didn't have music and could not fathom the boredoms so I did a mini-workout so I could press buttons and vary it up.  I tried to keep it light and not go overboard, although I honestly do not feel yesterday's 20 or Saturday's race in my legs.

3 x (.5 ez, .5 up 4% 7:30 pace, 1 down -2% 6:18 pace)

jogged a few minutes

5 x 1 minute on/off 5:56 pace

cooldown a few minutes to make 8 miles

20 minutes lower body weights after and then I was suck of the gym and ready for lunch

zombie run in the hot, pre-tornadic soup this afternoon.  never beat the 9:00 girl, or came close for that matter.  dead legs.

Started out doing playground loops, but it was afternoon and very hot and muggy so after 2.2 miles I was hot and tired and so was Vanessa.  We headed to the Y and I ran 6 more easy on the treadmill with 4x800 at 5:56 pace in the middle.  No soreness but legs are just dead and I'm not feeling it.  Lifted briefly, maybe 20 minutes and rowed one km.  Very blah day.  Will be taking it pretty easy the next two days since I iimpulsively signed up for a trail marathon on Saturday.

8 ez at the Andover Y on the indoor track.  I meant to just do 6 but at 6 miles I was feeling un-dead-legged for a change so ran a few more.

I have not felt this good in a race in a long time! I felt awesome the whole time, no lulls in energy, and legs felt strong, despite all the soupy shoe-sucking mud I slipped through.  The race consisted of two of the half-marathon loops.  It had stormed all night and the trail was sloppy.  Each loop started with pavement, hit some dirt road, some soupy pasture, some treacherous single track with a water crossing and a slippery muddy bank(hands and knees, oh it was comical), straight up the dam, on the dam for a little while, back into about 4 miles of sole-sucking muddy pasture stuff with another deeper water crossing(first time I sorta delicately waded in, second time....cannonball!!), more fun singletrack, then back onto pavement about 3/4 mile to bring it home.  Second round was much muddier.  I have never been so covered in mud in my life.  I felt great today, I loved every sloshy screaming-legged minute of it.  In the beginning a girl shot out like crazy, and me and the first place guy ran together.  We caught her about mile 4.  He ran with me the whole first loop and then I was feeling so good that I just floored it and went for it and never looked back.  I wish all races I felt like this!  I'm a little stiff but honestly don't think I will be too sore!  I love this feeling of running frenzy and can't wait for the next race.