morning - 18.2 Club run around Green Valley, Santa Clara and Ivins to store. Pace was fine at the first, I still felt pretty spent and just wanted to end the week. After Paul broke off and then James we slowly picked it up a little. When Clyde and I turned into Ivins, we decided to Tempo it on in for the last 6 ish and although it wouldn't be 20+ it would be a better workout to have a strong finish than limp on in on a longer run. We took it to a solid tempo (6:00) and then brought it down to marathon pace (5:40's). A little hip stiffness made it a bit harder than I would have hoped, but Clyde kept dragging me along - the bets reason to run with somebody, I would have slacked it if he wasn't there. 3 biggest weeks of mileage ever, done! (Stratus red 171.85)
Goals for next week: get rid of this twinge behind my right knee that showed up today while working in the yard. Back off the miles and let body recover before del Sol. Have a lot of fun down there and run well. Get ready for the last MicroCycle before the taper for SLC. Solid, fast mileage. | 