Clyde's Comeback!

7.3 miles up into GS and around the trail. I was skeptical of running today as I was still going to take some more time off but... Well I found these old pictures of myself (when I was chunky) and I couldn't stand it. I had to go run. So I just kept it smooth and easy. The hammy didn't really bother me. While doing some of the climbs I did feel a slight pull but nothing that would stop me from running. I still need to continue to doctor it up. Last night I did some research on my blog and found out when it started hurting from the start. I first talk about it on the blog back on October 29 of 2007. Then I make another reference to it on December 20, 2007 and then it becomes a full on war by January 5, 2007. All along through that time I pound out hard milage and even more by the end of January and into Feb all through the year.... Bad call Clyde! Lets put this in the past. 

6 converted cross training miles today. I'm not sure how to fairly grade this workout. I google earthed it and it was well over 16 miles most likely somewhere in the ballpark of 19-20 miles and took 1:57:25. I started in Bloomington and took the Bearpaw trail out around Stucki Springs and back up around Green Valley to where the trail cuts back down to Bloomington. A really cool bike ride and I was pushing it all the way so I'm dead. I decided that mountain biking doesn't trash the legs like a run does. It trashes the whole body... shoulders, back, legs, and butt. 

Anywho it's time for a nice hot shower and some couch time.  

8 miles up the trail and around GS with a short extension at the end. The body was a little beat up from yesterdays ride so there was no roll in my flow today. The hamstring had a small little pinch and was a little worse on the up hills than on flat or down hill. I'm sure that it will be a long time before I can run pain free. 

No workout at all today of any kind. This morning I planned to do it later in the day and then after a day of Christmas shopping I was more drained than if I had ran. Seriously. Plus the hammy was a little sore and I'm in the middle of my "Off" time so I need no explanation. 

14.6 mile with the club. We did a portion of the Bear Paw trail that I road on the bike the other day. It was chilly out at 7:30 when we got started but on the gradual 6.5 mile climb up to the high point we worked up a pretty good sweat. This trail has a endless amount of "rollie pollies". Up and down washes basically the entire run. Not like a half mile up and then a half mile down. More like four strides down, four strides up. Over and over again. It was a nice workout and my hamstring felt really good up to around mile 10 and then it got a little tight from there on in. But it was fun to get out. We even saw another group of 4 people out there doing a trail run as well- obviously at a much slower pace.:)