Clyde's Comeback!

60 min's on the elliptical. Feet hurt the worst, bottom of toes got a couple blisters. I'm really tired. But sleep has been maybe the worst it ever has been. With better rest I might feel pretty good all things considered.

EZ run this morning after another horrible nights sleep. I'm gonna go on meds soon if this keeps up. Legs did ok. Feet still hurt. Really just need to let the body recover before trying to "hit" it again. Could take a few days.

Woke up at 3:37 and couldn't go back to sleep. Finally just decided to go out for a run at 4. Left the house to find 4 inches of snow outside my house. The roads were super slick and wet here in around my neighborhood but as I got over in the B-hills sector there wasn't any snow on the roads. Kind of crazy beacuse it's like 2 miles away. Just kept it steady this morning as I didn't want to slip and eat the road. Legs feel much better than yesterday. Foot blisters still are the biggest issue.

Run here with the Circle of Trust. Woke up early and decided to get a few in before the guys showed. So I headed out and Logan was pulling into the Cul de sac as I was leaving. So I waited for him for a sec and then we just did an out and back 2 miles before Dave joined.

18F here today. It's officially winter and cold here in the STG. But once we got going temps didn't seem too bad. Legs felt pretty good and seem to be about recovered. Feet are still sore and cracking with big dead sections of skin falling off. So I'm guessing they'll be an issue for a day or so.

3 miles on the treadmill this eveing. Had dinner only about 40 min's before getting on. Almost puked it all up. Close call for sure. I'm not sure why I chose to overlook the 2 hour rule. 

Over to the DC and back. Left the house at 6:30 and the low got down to 15. I felt pretty good but the section of my face (left exposed from my running hood/ mask) got really cold and seemed to loose feeling. Kept the pace fairly smooth but treid to be more honest on the return. 

Feeling pretty good right now with running. I'm finally getting my running body back and have trimmed down to under race weight. Maybe the extra stress lately has been a good thing. Feeling pretty fit overall and am getting a handle on the hip. I think it's been like 17 months since I've been in this boat.... It's been too long.

DC town loop. Got over there about 5 a.m this moring. Temps were warmer at around 31 F due to the cloud cover and snow that's coming. Started out dropping down into Bloominton and then coming back up by Sugar Leo. Came back by my house for a drink at around mile 8 then finished the loop. Didn't really feel that good today. Kind of jittery and weak. Life is crazy right now and the emotional stess seems to hit me while running. But the run was good to clear my mind. Just tried to keep it honest the whole day. When I got back to the DC I was at 20.8 so I did a couple laps around the parking lot to hit 21. Had a bloody foot and shoe when I was done. But it didn't ever hurt on the run.

6:39 avg for the run.