Have a little faith

Ran the Monster w/ cast. Was good just to get out and I needed some hills. Time of 55 minutes wasn't bad all things considered.

With my arm in a cast, knowing I'm going in for surgery tomorrow, I should have stretched out my run for a few miles, maybe gone 10 or 11. Stayed around the hood, up into the eastwood area

Feeling okay two days after surgery, I run the monster and do fine. Weighing myself afterwards at 173. I didn't loose any weight in the hospital, they kept me hydrated with an IV. The lortab's dry me out. My nose, mouth, and bowels are dry. I urinate often through the night, and keep drinking a lot.

I ran to the top of millcreek canyon on this nice and rather cool saturday morning, leaving home at 7:20. I feel a little weak, and think about turning around 1 mile from the top, but there was a young woman parked at Alexander Basin trailhead who took off running to the top, so I caught up and we talked a little. Time was good. I made elbow at 1:02:30, then up and back to elbow in one hour. I'm slowing down major as I run out of gas. By the next mile, I'm very dizzy and can hardly stand. I lay down on a bridge abutment and wait for Rosalie. She picks me up 10 minutes later. As soon as I'm in the kitchen, I drink straight from the Log Cabin syrup bottle, eat some pancakes, drink milk, and refuel.  Then I weigh myself at 164.2. Wow. Between Friday morning and Saturday morning, I'm down 9 lbs. No wonder I felt so weak.  But it was a good run, preping me for the Park City in 2 weeks.

Ran up in the foothills of eastwood for the typical 7 loop, in 55 minutes. Arm is tingling, and I worry a little bit about nerve damage. I'm hoping I can hold on for 26 miles within 4 hours on Park City in 2 weeks. I'm sticking to a basic schedule of tapering. Nothing too fancy or fast.  Weighed in at 166. 

A rare evening run, leaving home around 8:00, for a 1:20 hr:min run around the country club and parleys. Took a long time to fall asleep though. I'm not used to running in the evenings. Sundown slowed me down. Woried about falling with my broken arm still in a brace. I'm also a little bit concerned about Park City, though I'm just going to have to slow down, not having had the training I wanted. Oh well. So what.

Brisk 4 this morning before my arm splint was removed.

Autumn felt like it was rounding the corner this morning, with temp's at 44-degrees near the top of Millcreek canyon. Ran to Burke's, met he and David for an excellent run. Most refreshing, and not so much traffic as last Saturday. From Hillside, the run is 11 miles and about 3,300 feet. From 3100 east, we made Elbow in 1:01 (awesome), and 30 min's to the top from Elbow. Caught a ride back down at Alexander Basin.

Tenderizing my feet in the Lunaracers, going 2.7 round trip up to the fee station. Just working to keep my cardio alive this last week before PC marathon. I'm thinking about not taking a watch, and just going on instinct.

Round trip to the fee station and back, brisk. I'm not using my watch, and may not take it on the PC marathon this Saturday.

Up Millcreek to the first bridge and back. Toes rub in these Lunaracers. Not sure what to wear Saturday.

Didn't really know what to expect with my broken arm and not feeling that well. I believed I could run 3:30 if I felt well, but realized 3:45 was more likely considering my last month. I had the arm re-broken and a plate with 9 screws surgically installed just 2 weeks and 2 days earlier. I didn't even take a watch. I just wanted to run by how I felt, not by the clock. Though not certain, I think I hit the 13 mile point sometime around 1:40, suggesting that the last half really wore me down. I ran steadily to mile 17, then at the aid station, I had to stop and the volunteer suggested I sit down. I ran to the top of 8th, then walked, ran and walked. It got warm, and the head 10 mph wind up the rail trail from mile 7 to about 13 was taxing, but it helped me cool. I think I've had a feaver for the last week, maybe a mild infection. The head wind helped keep me dry.  Running down through PC my tank top was soaking wet. I took it off and got showered by every aid station that had a water sprayer.  Ahhh - relief.

As slow as I was running down the foot path and to the barn, I'm surprised not so many people passed me. And I knew I'd slowed down a lot. But once I hit the meadow lands, I felt better. This was much cooler, in the shade and by a stream, with lush wetland vegetation, and also knowing the end was only 4 miles.  I ran well, stopping only once to get sprayed again, and looking back at who was behind me. Not that I cared, I just wanted to see if anyone looked familiar.  Ok, so I weighed 171.0 on Friday night before bed.  After 3 bottles of chocolate milk on the way home, I weighed 164.0.  And I drank a lot, never ever passing up water on this run, and twice filling up at least twice. Temperature was 55 at the start, 76 at the end.

Loop around the hood.

Loop around the hood

Ran the monster in 27. Then the circuit at 50:40

Up around eastwood and along foothills.

Up millcreek canyon to the gate. 1:27.  Still tired from last Saturday, and even from just the summer. Can't seem to get going.

A stroll up to eastwood tanks and back. Rained and cool.