Clyde's Comeback!

DC loop. Overall I felt good and really good considering the race on Saturday. But my left quad is damaged. I won't use the word injured because I don't want to be injured but there is something not right. It was tight from the git go today and around mile 5 I just wanted to stop. But kept creeping along. Then by the last mile it loosened up a little and I was able to kind of run free. Looking forward to a good roll out with the stick tonight. It will hurt. 

DC loop in reverse then a little extension in Little Valley at the end. 7:06 avg. Overall felt a little better than yesterday and just relaxed. Thought the pace was actually a lot slower during the run. Left quad is still super sore. Tried to roll it out with the stick and it's just too tender to put any pressure on. So it will be a few days before I can actually dig into it. 

Trying to put together some race plans for the spring and summer. Looking at maybe doing the LA marathon in March and then San Diego in June. Plans aren't final yet but nothing else really works in that time frame. I'd like a couple mostly flat and sea level races to see what I can do. Would love to break 2:30 again. 

Club run early here. 30 F out but it was humid and I felt cold most of the run. Pace was slow as we just chit chatted around the loop. Starting to see lots of runners out in the dark morning hours. I ate some salsa last night that was basically ready to explode by the time I got home. 

No watch but pace was up tempo. DC loop in reverse but back down the inner river trail from River Road and back into B-hills then up by STG golf course club house and home that way. It was a beautiful spring (end of January) morning. Made it worth getting up and getting out just to see the morning. 

6.6 miles on the middle B-hills loop tonight in the dark. 7:06 avg. Felt like it might be faster but I never pushed it. Just smooth and EZ. 

By far one of the worst runs I've had in over a year. Just had nothing. Went to the well this morning and it was dry. So I tried to dig a new well and it was character building to say the least. Got to the DC at 6.01 miles and was TRASHED! Had planned on going 14-15 miles but decided to cut it off. By River Road (8 miles) I mentally had to put one foot in front of the other. And it just got worse. No stomach issues on leg cramps. Just ZERO energy. Lots of neural fatigue for sure. 

7:22 avg and it felt way slower. 

Ran from Logan's house ALL the way out in Riding Dirty Town. Out and back on the parkway into town and down to Vernon Worthen park. Potty break there and then back. Dave and I extended at the end to get to 20 but we were so trashed and out of it that we went too far. We were all pretty trashed this morning and pace was super slow for a long run on the roads. It wasn't pretty or EZ but we got er done. 2:32:10 for the 20.5 miles