Clyde's Comeback!

sick

sick

I had planned on trying to get up and run with the guys. Set the alarm and went to bed. Woke at 4:30 before the alarm went off and had a blistering headache and was just spinning. No can do the run like that. Ugh! Seriously I haven't bottomed out like this for a long long time. Went back to bed until 6:40. Then decided to get up and try the elliptical to at least get some blood flowing and maybe help come out of my funk. Stayed on for 70 min's. It was super hard for about 35 min's and eventually felt doable. Hoping to right the ship somehow and get things going again. Just need this headache, body ache, and dizzyness to pass first. 

Finally got out. I didn't expect much of this run and good thing. It really sucked. Labored the entire time. Hip hurt super bad and actually the other side was pretty tight. Still was able to get over to the DC and then just came back the same way for an out and back special. The good news was it was 69 F at 6:30 when I left and got down to 66 F while I was out. Coolest it's been since the first of June. Much needed. 

39 mile ride this morning. Wasn't going to ride at all this week but woke up early and couldn't sleep so I decided to go out. Actually yesterday my hip hurt worse than almost ever on the run and super bad just throughout the day. So I was thinking of riding a little to help loosen it up. So it was nice to get out this morning. Temps were awesome! Low of 64F! It just feels soo much better than it did in July when the low was 80+ with high humidity. It was heavenly today to feel the cool air on my skin. Way worth getting up for. 20.9 mph avg. Almost got a KOM back that was taken from me earlier this week in Bloomington... but in the last 200 yards I had to break for a truck at an intersection and missed it by 2 seconds. I want it back!

10.2 mile run after around the DC loop. Got home at 7 from the ride and was able to basically get straight out on the run after changing cloths. Again the temps were awesome AND my hip felt way better today. Just took it EZ for the first 4 or so and then decided to work on the last half of the run. Hit a couple sub 6 min mils up the river tail and kept it honest all the way home. Ended with a 6:40 avg for the run. Not too shabby after the ride and for how bad I hurt yesterday with the hip. One of my best runs all summer... 

Ran the feilds/ Dc loop. I've started to like this little loop and even when I feel totally jacked I can get through it on basically muscle memory. As was the case today. Left the house and my calves were super sore from running a little harder yesterday and wearing low profile shoes. But my hip horrible. First 3-4 miles were in the 8:30 min mile range and I constantly debated on turning around or not. But it was early and in the dark so no one could see how crappy I must have looked. Finally got to the park in Washington at mile 6, had my second potty stop and from there tried to get something going down the river trail to the DC. Nothing super fast but did get a little better turnover and managed the pain better. The last 6 miles from the DC home were pretty rough but doable. 

7:18 avg