Clyde's Comeback!

4 miles on the treadmill this morning

4 miles on the treadmill this evening

.5 miles running in practice around the wrestling room

Today has to be one of the most physically taxing workouts I've had (save the 2 marathons) in about a year. The running was just there. Although I did do my last mile tonight on the treadmill @ 5 min pace- just to see if I could. I did it but it sucked.

The workout came at wrestling practice. Most of the time I just go around and coach. Sometimes I wrestle with the kids for like a round and then I take five. Today I wrestled most of practice without breaks with my 189 lb and 171 lb kids (I'm like 157 lb right now). Both guys are tough and have a good shot at a state championship. Oh man I'm sore. I came home and wasn't going to run on the treadmill but got on somehow. We'll see how I feel in the morning to see if I run or not. It would be good if I could do this kind of workout a couple times a week the next three weeks before wrestling is over.

3 miles in the morning on the treadmill

5 miles tonight after dark up around the golf course

Tonight it was dark but the temp was still pretty nice so I had to break away from my treadmill and get outside.

Running felt good. Body is still sore from wrestling.

3 miles on the treadmill this morning

7.25 mile shake out tonight after wrestling out in the desert reserve

Run felt good. I got home and had just enough daylight left to make it up into the reserve and down the trail to Green Springs area by the golf course before dark. Then ran home on the streets in the dark. I love running out in the reserve and 50 degrees is prime. I'm kind of looking forward to the end of wrestling to see how these kids will finish the year, and also to get back into some real running.

This afternoon was amazing running conditions. Shorts and tee shirt. I ran the same loop as yesterday. The first 2.5 are up hill and on a trail- it's hard to get going so the pace was around 7:38 then once I got up to the powerline I hit 6:28 for a little more than a mile and a half then 6:05 mile pace for the last 3 miles home.

I didn't have time for any more otherwise I would have stayed out there all day. I had to get to the high school by 4 p.m. to catch the bus over to Pine View high for our last region dual. We won 10 or the 14 matches for a score of 37-25 and give us a 5-0 region finish.

Water tank loop via the industrial park.

Tryed to run nice and slow and just enjoy the weather.

Worked my tail off all day in my back yard installing a putting green and rocks and stuff. The project was harder than it started off to be and by 2:30 when we finished my wife and I were trashed. So I ate something and tried to get ready for a run. I went expecting the worst but I actually felt pretty good on the run.

Ran with the club from the running store up the Chuckawalla trail down into Snow Canyon park. Then took the paved trail back around to the store. First 6 miles were on trails and we were around 7:30 pace then once we hit pavement it dropped down to around 6:10 pace back to the store. Nice day. It was fun to run with the guys again. I'm pumped for the rest of the spring and summer.