Clyde's Comeback!

Mik'L and I went over to PV high today to run at the track as part of their team fundraiser. I got there and Dave and comp was cooking a smelly good breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice, muffins and other good stuff. So I jumped on the track thinking I'd do 8 miles now and maybe some more later or run home or something. Hit the frst warm up mile in 7:15 and then just fell into a nice rythem to run the 8 miles 32 laps in 51:28 and an avg of 6:27 min miles for the run. 

Then within 45 seconds of finishing the run I had to jump on the breakfast that I had been smelling the whole run. I wish every run finished with chocolate milk, bacon and pannies. 

Not sure if I'll run again today. We came home and cleaned for 5 straight hours... blinds, floors, window seals... now I just want to relax for the rest of the holiday and watch some more college football.

Did the Flying J/ Bloomington loop. The legs felt kind of frisky this morning but I had to keep them at bay. Too bad it was a planned tempo or something. I just peacefully made my way around the loop and enjoyed the starting 65 degree temps. I had a toe nail start to bleed yesterday while running on the track. Then I forgot to cut it and so today within 2 miles I could feel it cutting flesh again and it was bloody when I got home. I did some surgery and removed one whole nail off my left foot when I got home- I need to do that to the same toeon the other side but it hurt too bad today to try. 

7:16 avg for the run.  

Met up at my house with Logan, Paul and Steve. We did the Bloomington Loop that we ran last week but today the legs felt much better. We started out nice and easy hitting the first mile in 8:15 and continued rolling along just chit chatting until down into Bloomington where Steven started pushing the pace at around mile 5.5 ish. We then pushed a faster than normal pace around Bloomington loop and over to the river tail. Then coming up the trail I suggested that we burn one mile off from the magic bush to the bridge. So we all took off (Steve started early) and ran that mile hard. I didn't reset the watch but I'm guessing I hit that mile really close to 5:20. No faster than 5:15 and no slower than 5:25... Then from there in to the house the deal was to just run nice and easy. 

7:08 avg for the run.  

Did the Stone Cliff/ B-Hills loop. When I went to bed last night I didn't have anything planned for the morning and thought I'd just leave it up to chance... Well Myler woke up at 5:40 a.m and I fed him and then went out. Just tried to relax and run smooth. I still ended up hitting a 6 min mile from Stone Cliff over to River Road. But I backed back off over on the trails and hit a avg of 7:13 for the run. 

Club run tonight. We did the parkway loop. Nothing really blog worthy other than it was good to see the guys and I got a bug in my eye coming down the road by Green Springs. 

Same loop as yesterday. I didn't eat anything last night after the club run and then nothing before the run this morning so I was pretty depleted and pathetic this morning. I really need to clean my diet up for starters and then get into a lot better more consistent pattern. But I guess until I really start to train again there is no point and I'll most likely eat junk today. No watch and that was the best part of the run.  

Had a good group this morning. We met up at the park and drove up 23 and then came down. I had a little more because I ran past a water bottle and turned around to go get it. Anyways the group was fun and we just chit chatted for the first 10 miles and at some points it felt boringly slow. But we all go warmed up good and by the 10 mile mark I was ready to pick it up. However nobody really wanted to go out so for the next couple miles we still just stayed together. Then finally around Winchester a few of us picked it up a little and carried that pace down off the hill to the old store. From there in I just relaxed and tried to cool down. Never really took off today but that's o.k cuz I would have had a long recovery and now I should be fine on Monday. Everyone ran well and it was fun to have all the guys out and finishing within a few min's of one another. A beautiful morning out here in town.... just the right amount of cool in the air up on the course... and lots of roadkill. 

6:46 avg for the run