SERENITY NOW! Insanity Later!

Good run early this morning around town and up looping by the parkway.  Legs and calves felt good.  Seem to be holding together.  (Triumph 5-B:  66.7)

AM:  7.5 good run out and back through Green Spring area.  Knees started to flare up and then went away.  Who knows??... there's always something that flares up and goes away each time I run.   (Landreth 4:  209.64)

PM:  5.6 in da heat with the XC peeps and VIS.  Good jaunt out to the turf farm and back.  No issues, just good clean sweat.  (K-Ona:  57.83)

Rewarded myself for a decent week so far with some extra snooze time this morning.  I then decided I should actually get up so I could at least say I ran each day so far.  So, I ran around a little and will rest some before the long run tomorrow.  (Triumph 5:  289.84)

Held Vis back this morning with a long run of 20.  Went out towards Kayenta and back to Vis's house.  Had some knee and calf pain which seemed to numb up and just be a contant pain throughout.  Probably just needs some rest from a high mileage week for me. Enjoyed a cold gatorade walking over to the Frei's  house where we did enjoy the eggs, french toast, fruit, diet coke and cool soaking of the feet and calves at their house.  Oh so nice.      (Landreth 5:  149.16)

For the week:   Really excited.  I ran every day and had my highest mileage ever in over 60.  Feeling good about that and my legs are feeling it.

Pine Valley:  Cold morning run through the campgrounds.  My hands never really thawed out.  A refreshing difference to running in Washington.  My legs felt great and had no issues.  I guess my body needed a day of rest to gather itself back together.  (Triumph 5-B:  73.2)

AM:  Nice run this morning looping around Green Spring golf course.  Temps were nice.  Had some knee flare ups but nothing that some ibuprofin can't handle.  (Landreth 4:  219.74)

PM:  Afternoon run with the XC peeps and Vis.  I only wanted to do a few miles but Vis talked me into 7.  Hot and windy but I survived.  I didn't wuss out climbing back to PV.  Felt decent but not great with some soreness in the calves so I lubed up with the wintercrest mainly just to get the comments from my girls that I smell good.  (K-Ona:  64.93)

Morning track workout:  mile warmup, 2X200 at :52 each with 200 recovery, 6X800 at 3:40 pace (not going all out but Dennis this is the pace I need to go if I want to hit my mark at the marathon so I am hoping that I am getting used to that pace) with 400 recovery, 2X200 at :48 each with 200 recovery, mile or so cool down.  Went very well and even had some juice in the legs to hit :48 on the last two 200's which felt pretty zippy for me at that point.  (Kinvara:  55)

Brisk morning run around the parkway loop with some good pace.  Ran by Steve's house on my last 1/2 mile and said hi.  Legs felt good.  Enjoyed my captain crunch for breakfast afterwards.  (Triumph 5:  295.94)

Nice and cool this morning.  Perfect weather to start.  Did 16 on the course with Jeff, Jon, and Ranse (Vis slept in).  Had some pretty zippy miles from time to time as I tried to keep up with Jeff.   Don't know where Ranse ended up but wish him well and hope he made it home.  Saw JD and Dave as we came into town - gave a nice side 5 wishing them well on their run (actually their run was over as they were on a cool down).  I felt good with the usual knee pain.  I would be nice to feel that good on the last half of the marathon come October.  (Landreth 5: 165.51)

For the week:  felt good about hitting my mileage goal and getting some faster miles in on the long run.

Nothing fancy just a trip around the parkway this morning.  Still feeling some soreness from the run on Sat.  (Triumph 5-B:  79.8)

Green Spring loop with Bum as he is recovering from LOTOJA.  Knee was feeling it.  (Landreth 4:  228.84)

A little out and back by way of the parkway.  Nothing fancy this morning just trying to make it out of bed.  (Triumph 5:  302.04)

Got home late, woke up late so instead of skipping my run this morning, I opted to do a neighborhood 5K and run hard.  Felt good to run faster - that would be a nice pace if I could hold it for the marathon.  (K-Ona:  68.33)

Warmed up for a mile while waiting for littleg to arrive.  We then headed out on Telegraph to SR 9 and back.  Got some speed work on the way back as I was chasing the animal that is LittleG.  Sticking to the plan. ( Landreth 5:  176.81)

For the week:  mileage is down. Not much I can do about that but call it taper and let my body recover. 

AM:  Parkway loop this morning.  Knee pain, ibuprofen... repeat.       (Triumph 5-B:  86.3)

PM:  4 miles with Vis and the XC peeps.  Still hot.  (Kinvara:  59)

Morning stroll with Bum around the Green Spring loop.  Nice weather, good conversation.  (Landreth 4:  237.94)

It took some doing to get going this morning.  Played some flag football last night and used some muscles that I haven't seen in awhile so I was a little sore getting moving today.  After a couple of miles things loosened up and it turned out to be a good morning stroll around the parkway.  (Triumph 5:  308.44)

Thinking about running some of the Dogtown 1/2 marathon course tomorrow morning from the start to get an idea of what the needs will be for aid station placement, (as I'm in charge of the volunteers) and also be able to give some feedback about the course in general.....

Drug Vis out to do the first 8 miles of the Dogtown 1/2 course. Temps were nice, good times. He dropped me off to run a few more back to my truck. (Landreth 5: 187.81)

Taper time as the mileage comes down some... just looking forward to next weekend. Stay relaxed and healthy.

Just trying to stay loose preparing for Saturday.  (K-Ona:  72.63)

Keeping it real.  (Kinvara:  63.3)

In the bank.       (Triumph 5-B:  90.3)