Clyde's Comeback!

Secret Roads/ DC loop. No watch this morning but I wish I would have had one to see just how slow I was going. The run seemed to drag on and on. No sense of control over my stride... just flapping along in a sloppy manner. Hernia and groin pain felt a little better than last week and I'll call it around a 5 out of 10. But pace was super EZ. We'll have to see how it goes but I'd like to hit around 100 this week. That would look pretty good on paper:)

6.6 miles around the B-hills loop pushing Myler just before dark. Not a bad little run. Just tried to keep it smooth and not overdue things while pushing the boy. He sang songs almost the entire run. Jon Jacob Jinglehime Smith, This old man, Twinkle Twinkle, and a bunch of stuff that was straight freestylin. Like seeing a blue truck and then a dog and making up songs about everything as we passed. So this kept things interesting and as we finished off the run mommy pulled into the cul de sac right along side us.

Tinman tempo- 6:13 avg for the run hitting the loop in 1:17:13. No real warm up or cool down so I was going pretty good right out of the hole. Hernia and groin pain were up to around a 6 but after the first half mile it only felt like around a 2.5 and made it manageable.  Hit the first mile at around 7 min then progressively worked the pace up. Went 5:40ish up the river trail from B-hills and back down the river trail to the DC. Then kept it real honest back through B-hills to Brigham Rd. From there back home around the park to home dropped it down to around 5:40 again. 

Good solid push with lots of spitting:) Pain never climbed but the discomfort and effects on my core are very noticeable during the duration of a tempo run. But I do feel much better than last week. 

6.6 miles again this evening pushing Myler in the jogger. Hit the B-hills loop again. No issues no super miracles either... just a run. Groin hurt lower and on the inner thigh tonight at around a 5 out of 10.

DC loop with Dave and Logan. Groin and hernia pain up over a 7 at the start. It mellowed out but never felt good the entire run. Felt my age this morning for sure. Sad because there was some overcast and temps were warmer at around 42 F. But as always there was interesting food for thought in the mornings conversation so I'm calling the run a success. After the loop with the guys I went back around the park to grab a couple more... felt even worse than the earlier miles. Going to take 4 IB's today and hope for the best. 

5 miles pushing Myler out and back into B-hills. When I left the house I was thinking about doing the normal 6.6 mile B-hills loop but started to die about 2 miles in. By the time I got 2.5 out I thought I was going to faint. Stopped for a few to let the dizziness roll past and then slowly made my way back home. By the last mile I felt semi better or at least past the crazy part. Not sure what was up. Groin pain at a constant 5 for the run. 

Groin and hernia pain only at around a 2.5 this morning right from the start. The best it's been in a couple weeks. Not much in the legs though. But a good morning to go out for a run. No watch. 

Secret street/ DC loop. Hernia/ Groin pain was only at around a 2 at the start. The best it's been. But increased in pain as the run went on... only to around a 3 but that's the first time it's gotten worse while running. However I'm not sure what will happen at race pace. Beautiful spring like morning. The last two days have been 68 and 69 degrees respectively. Today should be more of the same. 

I didn't get anything set up with the guys yesterday so just got up and ran solo this morning. Did 5 miles from my house over to the River trail by B-hills. Then hit the 10 mile DC/ Bloomington club run loop. Then the same 5 miles back home. It was a super morning for a run. I had the alarm set for 4:30 but woke at 3:45 so I was basically out running by 4:30. 40 F, calm and a nice moonlight to run in. I felt pretty good too. Groin/hernia pain was only down around a 2 and felt very runnable. I didn't have any tempo or workout plans. Rather just warmed up with a 7:50, 7:20, 7:15 and then kind of stuck it in 6:30 gear the rest of the run give or take. Ended with a 6:48 avg for the run. Just felt good today. Granted the pace wasn't hard but in general I had some positive mojo and a glass half full attitude. Glad I got up for this one.