Clyde's Comeback!

3.3 miles running. I'm a complete mess. Went out and could barely put one foot in front of the other. Ankle was sore but I think runnable, as were the quads. However the left hammy hurt horribly bad. After two miles around the park and schools I just decided to come back home. 

Got home and hit the elliptical for 30 mins- things felt so so.

Then 20 min's on the spin bike. I just had nothing in my legs. Tried to keep the effort up but the output was below 50%. It's like I have mono from the waist down or something. I can't shake whatever is holding me back. Going to see April on Tuesday and hoping her miracle working hands can save this sinking ship.

Started out with 20 min's on the elliptical while I waited for Mik'L to get home from her run. Then I felt warmed up and decided to try an outside run. Did 5 miles around Silkwood and LV. Still a sharp pain in the upper hammy on the left side and my ankle is continually jacked- but. I felt way better than yesterday. Good enough that if I would have had time I'd have gone on my normal 10 miler. 

Ran the middle B-hills loop and extended through LV at the end. It was totally fugly. No watch but I'm sure it was slow. Ankle has been relentless for over a week. I'm actually sick of it and am trying to line up a x-ray to at least see if the bones are broken. Right now the appointment isn't until next Tuesday....

Labored through the run and for the first time was contemplating not running the marathon next week. The closer I get to the race the more jacked up I feel. I did go to April's last night and she said I was really knotted up- so hopefully in a day or so I'll feel the positive effects for her work. 

I can' t remember ever feeling this helpless physically and as a result it's frying me emotionally- I think I'm actually loosing my mind.

30 min's tonight on the elliptical. Just trying to keep some fitness.

12.7 mile run basically on the DC/ Secret street loop but a little extended version on the south side of B-hills. 7:04 avg. Tried some KT tape for the first time and it seemed to feel a little better on the ankle. Now I just need the hammy/ groin/ quads/ hips to all loosen up:) Decided to keep the pace honest through out the run and just try and run though the pain in hopes of trying to "run out the soreness" and work through things. Felt so so over to the DC at just over 6 miles  then from there  up to River Road I ran around 5:50 pace. It didn't feel too bad or like I was crossing the red line. Got to the bridge and then brought the pace back down heading on the inner river trail over into BH. Again felt so so until I was about 2 miles from being done. Then I just got tight- see everything above including the ankle. Really labored the rest of the run hitting around 7:55 pace the last couple to close it out. Ouch. How am I so much worse now than I was a few weeks ago? !@@&(

Middle B-hills loop and extended around LV on the way in. Ran only 2 hours after eating a big 4 egg omelet filled with shredded pork, cheese and avocado. Then a bag of peanut M&M's. So I was fighting off barfing most of the run- temps around 90 F. 

Out early from home. Ran my river trails long run but just cut it off for only 15. Went into the run as my last test before next Sat to see where I'm really at with these nagging aches and pains. 7:01 avg for the run and that's about where I'm maxed at. Warmed up slow and then worked into a few faster miles up the trail hitting 3 at or under 6 min pace. A handful of others around 6:20. But by around 12 miles the stress on the ankle becomes almost overwhelming and I start to really struggle. So not too positive. I'm gonna go out and work my butt off next week and try to break 3hrs but it'll be really close and I'll be hurting big time. Then it's time for a big break from running. 

We're expecting child #2- making it public now. Decided a week ago that with Mik'L due at the end of April next spring that we wouldn't really use our boat much next summer. So I put it up for sale just to see what would happen... Sold it today. Kind of sad because I loved that thing but anytime you can pocket around $2,800 on the deal I say sell and you can always buy another one in the spring of 2014.