Clyde's Comeback!

Normal DC loop. A glorious morning to be out running. Good running temps (46 F) no wind, green grass, flowers, and the sound of birds singing all through town. Body felt ok. I had some cake and some ice cream cake from DQ last night at a birthday party. Ice cream just doesn't go with my system. 

8 miles around the B-hills loop then extended to the Secret Street and back around Little Valley. It was around 85 F and hot. My system just isn't ready for the heat yet. Seemed hard by the end and too exhausting for an 8 miler. 

Woke up thirsty and feeling not so chipper. Not recovered from last nights hot run. So this mornings run was a fight. Every mile seemed hard but I just kept grinding it out. Glad it's over. Might not get out again today... just depends on how the afternoon and evening go with young mens tonight. 

3.6 miles this afternoon on the treadmill before going to YM. I know it was short but the run wasn't to bad for being on the machine. 

Logan was the only show today. So the two of us cruised around the loop. The overcast and warm night left the morning at 61 F. I started off with a shirt but by the time we got to the DC around 4 miles into the run I had to go shirtless. I know we kind of looked funny to passersby running in the darkness of morning without shirts... but it really was that warm and we were sweating. Logan much more than I obviously. 

Finished off the loop with him then went back out for 4 more. I was running a little behind schedule and had to run harder to get back in time for Mik'L to go. Got sick of the wind coming back over by the park. 

Secret street then the DC loop. Got  a little rain last night and temps dropped from the high's of the last few days. Thank goodness. I'm not ready for 80+ degrees. Had a hard time getting going until I stopped at the DC for a potty break. After that I felt better and got a little rhythm going. Cafe Rio last night was good but didn't work that great for the morning after. 

10 miles tonight at running club. Started out pushing Myler in the jogger. Mik'L had a long meeting so I just had to bring him. She got done and was able to meet us just into Bloomington by the softball fields. Then I continued with the guys but... remembered that I sent the keys to my truck with Mik'L (left them in a pocket in the jogger). So when we got to River road I just turned south and headed back towards home via the Secret street which extended it to an even 10 miles. 

Hard on... The first 7 went by pretty good. 8 got hard. 9 was so so. Then from 10 to home was a death mach. Tired. Hammies haven't bothered me since before Modesto but they tightened up this morning. I had gloves on but by the end I was too hot with them and the long sleeve. Nothing was going right. Hoping to feel better tomorrow so I can get through a harder 10k and 20 total miles. 

Official time was 33:15 but I had 33:04... so I'll compromise with a 33:08. I'm not sure how the mix up happened but it's not a big deal. 

9.7 mile warm up. Temps were a little chilly but pretty good during the warm up. I looped around the starting area and club house of the golf course 3 times hitting the first 3 miles. Then headed out 3 miles down into the industrial park below the freeway. Then came back and did a little more after changing shoes, taking a GU and hitting my 6th potty stop of the morning. 

2 min's before the race started it started to rain sideways with wind. I was almost soaked before the gun went off. After getting wet and with chilly temps/ hard winds I got freezing cold. During the first 3 miles into a solid wind my arms, hands, fingers and wrists were almost numb. I'd try and shake them out and it was like dead weights. This is the first time I've ever got COLD during the actual running part of a race. Usually your cold before and after. Today I was freezing during and should have worn more cloths.

Anyhow .5 miles into the race I couldn't hear anyone close and knew I'd be rolling solo today. Tried to just get a solid push in up and down the hills of the first 3.5 miles. There's a couple uphills and some good downhills up to that point. I kept missing my splits so I was basically just running off feel. Once I hit the bottom and started the climbing 2 miles I just wanted to not give in to the uphill. I'd battled a headwind for the first 3.5 but for the first time of the day the wind was a good thing as it helped push me up the hills.

Once I finally got to the top I though I'd lay down the hammer on the last .8 or so to the finish. But as I rounded the corner I was hit in the face with a headwind again. Muther... It gave me a brain freeze. My forehead and temples were soaked and as the wind pounded me my head got as cold as if I were tubing in snow without wearing a winter hat. It was the craziest thing... just a cold wind. Crazy that just a few days ago it was 88 degrees.

Finished up and switched into some dry cloths for a short cool down. But I didn't need to "cool down" as my teeth were chattering for the next 40 min's until the awards were over.

Glad to get in the miles today and get my monthly 100 mpw over with for April. I didn't want to come hammer this. Had no plans to do anything but get some quicker miles in as part of a longer run. But I ended up hitting a PR on the course by around 63 seconds. Really surprised by that considering wind, me being trashed (the warm up about killed me). But I'm guess the cold part actually helped me race a little better than if it was hot.