12.3 mile morning run. I ran my loop backwards today. So up into GS first then up the dirt trail down into Washington around and over to the new overpass and back home. The Garmin measured it right on with the other way. I'm still feeling pretty trashed but somehow ran a PR on this course with a 1:27:06 @ 7:04 min mile pace. I'm guessing that this direction is a little faster that the other way. I got a text from my quads that said: "Hey we are ok with running 20 miles a day. We are even ok with some 6:30's and a few 6's. But we are not ok with anything fast on hard downhill." How do I respond to that? Especially with the Spectrum 10K coming up on Saturday. Last years first mile for me was a 4:4x on a mean downhill through Snow Canyon park.... I'm doomed. (Red Stratus 165) 9.2 mile run this afternoon/evening. The time thing has just got my mind going crazy. It totally doesn't feel like it's 6 p.m. and the weather is making it feel like the end of April so I'm all jacked up. Anyways the run was ok. Just up to the powerline and down through GS- then back home long through Middleton. My legs are starting to feel a little better and losing the soreness of Saturdays workout. I think on the grand scale of things I'm more sore than if I'd had raced a good half marathon. Hopefully along with getting faster over the spring I can also build a better resistance to soreness. At least I did last year... because I wasn't sore after the same type of workouts. Oh one more day until I can taper a little! (Blue Cumulus 215.7) | 