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Spent a good portion of my night in the bathroom. I am afraid, I got some food poisoning yesterday. I gave the morning run an attempt, but only made it 2 houses before the dry heaving began. Plan B.... Sleep.

Called in sick to work. Only the second time I have done that in 4 years. Felt better and better as the day went on. I was able to keep the food in and gain strength. I went out for a cruise in the early afternoon. Providence River Heights Loop. Easy 8 (57:15) (7:10)

Met up with Jon, Paul, and Logan and ran some more miles with them. I was loaded down with the kiddies and the stroller. No crying this time though, they were angels. I really didn't plan on running this far, we just kept going.  Easy 9 (70:00) (7:47)

AM: Landfill loop (6) in the rain. Saw two other runners going the opposite direction. I recognized Paul's form in the dark. Figured the other was Logan, but wasn't sure. Figured that bloggers would be the only people crazy enough to actually run in the rain and the dark...at least in Logan.

PM: Planet Walk then Paul's, then Logan High, then fairgrounds to home.  Ran with Jon and Paul and lots of kids in strollers.  Tired legs... 

AM: Easy 5 on the Planet Walk. 4-striders. Same old stuff. Oh, my foot is hurting on the top. Seems like a bruise, but it has been there for 3 days now. Doesn't hurt when I walk in loose shoes. Only when I walk/run in running shoes. I am crossing my fingers it is only a bruise. Keeping an eye on it.

PM: Workout day 

Met with Jon and we ran the Providence-Millville loop.  11 miles long with lots of hills.  We did a warmup then did 2x3 mins hard up the hills.  We took a ~2 min break between fartleks then did 3x3 mins on the flat/downhills. 

1-.44mi in 3:01 (6:49) - Up a big hill

2-.47mi in 3:00 (6:24) - Not as steep

3-.54mi in 3:01 (5:36) - Down-Flat-Up

4-.58mi in 3:01 (5:11) - Big down (sections really steep)

5-.56mi in 3:01 (5:22) - Quality downhill here

 I was sure feeling the last few, but focused on good leg turnover and breathing.  Once we were done, we had a nasty headwind back home that cooled us off pretty good.  Windy, rainy, and cold.  Whatever happened to spring?  Finished off picking it up a bit to beat the 7:00 pace guy.  Foot felt better, but IT band was sore by the end. 

T-1:16:52 (6:59) 157 ave, 170's during the fartleks

Only have time for a single run today, so it became my easy/recovery day.  I didn't brave the blizzard and stayed indoors on the treadmill.  Watched an Incubus concert on the player.  Very good concert to run to.  Great music with visual stimulation.  It of course stopped snowing by the time I was done. 

T-59:10 (7:24)

Young Ward loop in the morning.  It was a nice quiet and cool morning.  Quite uneventful.  Left to my thoughts.

T-71:36 (7:06) 153 

Long Run today.

Jon met me at my house and we went and ran on the TOU marathon course backwards.  We joined it at mile 21.5 and headed into the snow storm.  It got progressively windier and snowier.  Jon and I ran together for 5 miles then he had to head home.  I continued up the course, up hollow road and up the canyon.  At this point I had a nice tailwind going up the canyon and was praying for a change in wind direction as I knew trouble was brewing.  I hit 10 miles in ~72 mins and turned around very close to the 1/2 marathon point.  I was hoping to pick it up on the downhill and get the legs going on the downhill.  That didn't work out very well.  I was blinded by the wind blown hail that was pelting me.  I was running with my eyes closed peeking every 10 seconds or so to stay on the road.  6:20, 6:40, 6:50 splits before I slowed back to 7:00 pace as the hypothermia set in.  Slogged through the rest of the run until I hit Jon's house.  I stopped and helped him load his U-Haul while I thawed out.  2 doughnuts and some OJ and 5000 lbs of boxes moved, I headed home for the final 1.5 miles.  It was rough getting going with the food slogging around in the belly, but it settled and I was able to pick off the 7 min guy by throwing in a 6:33 mile (no more wind, but the snow continued).  Enough whining for one day.   On a positive note, this run gave me my  highest mileage week ever.

T-2:19:47 (6:59) 157