9.1 mile run early again on the same course as yesterday. I felt pretty good for having narcotics in the system- and a pretty good loss of blood due to the pulled tooth. Back to the dentist again this morning for a couple fillings. blah! 7 min pace avg for the run.
11.1 mile run this afternoon. I left from the hotel and ran the same rote I've been doing however I just went out a little farther. Out 5.55 miles at 7:16 pace- back 5.55 miles at 6:46 pace. I must have been feeling good on the way back because both directions were very flat but on the way back I had a good head wind and still was much faster. However with two miles to go my diaphragm started to feel really sore on the right side. I've come to two solid conclusions while running down here. 1. The elevation makes a BIG difference on me. Every time I go running down here I'm doing the same effort as I do at home and I run around 20-45 seconds a mile faster on these training runs. 2. Something about being here in Phoenix makes my diaphragm act up. I've been coming down here with my wife on these trips for the past 6 or so years. 3 or so of those years I've been running while on the trips and every time my diaphragm starts to hurt at one point or another. Why? I'm not sure...
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