Clyde's Comeback!

The new overpass loop. It's a good little run with some climbs but after 3.5 it's flat or back down- so you get the worst over first. I felt great for a Monday. The hammy was tight and a little sore but right on track with the norm. I was excited today on the run thinking about Boston. I was reliving my trips there and excited for the guys who were out there running this year. I got home right in time to start watching one hour into the race. It was very thrilling until the feed went dead with less than one mile to go for the gals... BUMMER!

Good job to the Bloggers who ran today. Great job Jeff and Greg! 

The old skool GS loop on pavement. Just a easy run this morning. I had just a little hammy pain and the legs were kind of playing hooky with nothing in them. I'll try and get a few more in this evening. 

Didn't go out again this evening because I'm doing a longer run early tomorrow morning and it is 97 freaking degrees outside! Hello it's April... 

Nice little workout this morning. Steve planned this workout on Webb Hill but it didn't pan out. We were going to go over and back like 6 times. However we started running at 5 a.m and the headlamps were not good enough to see on that trail so we started just going up and down the road. Then we added a loop around Bloomington Hills and then back up the hill. By this point Steve's quad was hurting and he stopped for the morning. So I did a loop over to the post office and down around Bloomington and back up and over Webb Hill to finish just over 20 for the run. 

I felt great today and it was such a nice morning! The moon was so pretty- perfect crest with a star right by it. I really wish I would have had a camera this morning. Plus several falling stars too. 

3 miles this morning with Myler in the jogging stroller. It was our first time using it and the first run for the little guy. In the end he was fast asleep. I'll hit the club run tonight too. 

 10 miles tonight with the club. I actually ran from the house over to the store and then just finished the run back home and it ended up being a straight 10. It was hot out. Right around 95 and that was the first really hot run of the year for me. By the last 2 miles with the wind in my face I was ready to be done. I had dried salt all over the body. A common symptom down here but right now I'm just not used to it. Anyways I pretty much beer bonged a Gatorade when I got home and then hit another in it's wake.  

The church loop today. I kind of felt a little blah today or maybe even a little yuck. So I kept the run short and will try and get some rest to get ready for a longer trail run tomorrow morning with Steven Abraham Lincoln Hooper Pope. 

The Utah hill loop. I met up with Steve at 5 a.m and we headed out into the windy crap. The first six miles were slow taking us 1:01 and then Steve decided he was done because of a sore quad. So did the first loop in 2:04 and refueled at the Jeep then headed back out for the second loop. I ran into Steve walking back in and he didn't look too good. This lap really sucked or blew with wind. It was pounding me as I tried to climb up the long hills. I just about turned back as I was getting so bugged with the wind. But I finally turned and wasn't getting hit head on (now it was a cross wind) and that felt so much better. Up on the back side by the powerline I saw a snake all laid out in the road. I didn't get close enough to see what kind but we'll guess the worst- that it was a rattler and it wanted to bite me. I stayed nice and hydrated and finished feeling pretty good other than just being tired of being out in the crappy wind. I ran the second half in 1:55 so around a 9 min negative split.

Glad to get a good week in with 2 longer runs. I'm feeling stronger and that makes me smile. Next week I'll cut the daily mileage down just a little and try and do around a 40 mile long run... if things go good.