Clyde's Comeback!

The Stone Cliff/ DC loop. I'm pretty sore. Maybe a 7 out of 10 (calves and butt for sure). So the run was kind of just logging miles while trying to work on smooth form. Low impact running. I wore the ipod- first time in a few months. It was good to have and the music kept me rolling a long. I thought I was going to be really heavy this morning after a long weekend of pigging out. But after the run I was 150.5 lbs. That's actually pretty low for a Monday. 

5.5 miles tonight around the basic B-hills loop. It was over 104 f and I suffered by the end. Now I wish I would have only gone 3 on the treadmill.

Well after having 3 great workouts last week I was due for a thud. Today I hit the wall- Big time. The workout was to do 2 miles, 1 mile, 2 miles @ LT with 2 min recovery. It was hot out (85 f at 4:50 a.m) and from the time we left my driveway I knew things were going to be scary. 

We took off and I hit the first set in 5:23 (slight down), 5:42 (good uphill with headwind for half of this mile). But just finishing this off was labor and I knew I was toast. 

Next one mile set in 5:55. I hit this mile easier and faster last week durning a Tinman workout.

Last 2 mile set in.... Well I wasn't even going to go out but started and did the first mile in 6:15 and was totally spent. Overheated, overtrained and under rested. Couldn't get the legs to go.

I finally got up to where the guys had finished their sets and we all jogged back to my house. The cool down was at 8:20 pace or whatever but it felt like too much. Man I was dead.

Got home and tried to hydrate and rest. I'll go see April tonight and try to take the rest of the week EZ as we have no big workouts planned until next Tuesday.

UGLY

Over to the DC and around B-hills then back home. Felt ok at best. Last night I went to Aprils and she worked my legs like never before. I screamed for almost the entire 60 min's. PAIN was the word of the day. Anywho I knew there would be some hangover affect and plan on taking it pretty easy the rest of the week. Or at least until the legs feel sharp agian. 

6.6 miles this evening around the B-hills loop. It clouded up for a while and I thought I'd really luck out with some good weather. However by the time I got out the clouds had all broken up and the sun tried to melt me again. Legs felt a lot better than previous runs this week. Hope to keep the recovery rolling. 

Ran with Logan early this morning. He was going to be here at 4:45 a.m but sent me a text saying he was running late and would be here at 5. I was all ready to roll and went over to the park and back for a quick 2 miles before he showed. 

Then we did the same 12 mile run I did yesterday monring. I had rained pretty hard in the night bringing the temps down a little but it made things pretty muggy out. We both were sweating out butts off. Nothing new for Logan:) Anyways pace was so so. Not fast but it was an honest clip. 

7:24 avg. Around the Stone Cliff/ DC loop + some extra.  Not much to report. As I was making my way up the river trail I heard someone calling my name. I turned around and it was Steven. So I ran with him up past Stone Cliff to the corner where he went out through the fields and I came back around to River road and then home. Felt pretty good overall. 

Woke up at 3:30 a.m so we could be running by 4. It was warm out but not hot like sometimes. We did the parkway loop that is never an easy run. I think I've ran that thing around 15-20 times (or versions of it) and I always feel like I earn my money on that run. Anyways the pace was very slow for the first 6 miles just over 8 min avg up to there. Then we ran pretty honest for the remaining miles. Even got a little fresh on the closing 5 miles to finish with a 7:11 avg for the run. Nothing amazing just another 20 mile run here in the STG.