my makeup may be flaking

Did my normal 20miler today. It was essentially perfect conditions for a long run. Sunny, nice cool breeze...lovely. I started off really slow (close to 8 min pace). I took a Gu at about mile 10 to see how it would affect me (Vanilla Flavor). I was able to eat it while still running and without drinking any water (all of the water fountains were off). By mile 11 I felt it kick in and I ran fast from mile 11 to mile 17. I started to feel pretty tired so I ran slow from mile 17 to the end. My total pace was probably a little under 7:30 (I forgot to start my watch until 5k).

I swear it always seems like I round my runs to the nearest half mile but that's just what happens naturally. This one was 4.52! Anyway I did an easy run in the sun around campus in the afternoon. Pretty sweet. A bunch of latina women pulled up next to me in research park and yelled at me to eat something. Yeah...this is my life.

I did three loops of Sugarhouse park. I started off really slowly. Probably 7:30 pace at the beginning, but I ended up averaging just over 7 for the entire run. I felt pretty good until I came down the steep hill near 13th S and 13th E then my quads let me know they were still a little sore. I haven't really decided what kind of workout I want to do tomorrow with a 30K this weekend. I'll probably try to inject some faster stuff if my body can handle it. I finished up this run with a sprint then jogged the last 100 meters or so.

AM Ran to Liberty park and did 4 woodchip loops (Easy,Hard,Easy,Hard). The two hard ones were both 8:02 (5:20 pace) which is very fast for a windy woodchip trail let me tell you. I was pleased with the workout after waking up with a splitting headache

PM Ran in the mountains above the U. I kept it pretty easy except for a few 30 second stretches as my legs felt pretty tired.

Really quite tired today. Ran to Sugarhouse and did two loops easy on the grass. Some guy asked if I was Seth Wold! I thanked him for the compliment. Average pace for the run was just about 7 minutes/mile. I just want to feel close enough to my best Saturday that it will actually be useful test for me.

I felt some tendonitis on the lower partof my shin last night and it presented itself while I ran this morning. I know from experience not to mess with this injury so I walked home. I walked to and from school instead to get some exercise.(3 miles walking total)

So I decided to give the 30K a go anyway. I knew there was a chance that the tendonitis might be gone. When I got up it felt fine and I had planned on running a few steps to see if it was 100% better but I overslept so I went straight from bed to Walter's car. I did a warmup 20minutes before and it was unclear whether or not I would be able to run. I decided to start anyway (which was really dumb,in hindsight) and made it two miles when it started to get a little painful and I could tell that it was only going to get worse. So I stepped off the road and jogged slowly back to the start. Basically, I realized that I had just run the easiest flat 5:39 mile of my life, that I'm in incredible shape and that I should live to fight another day.