Relentless

afternoon - 12.2 5x2000's.  Warmed up for 3 miles in the 5Fingers.  Then got into my 2000's not really knowing what to expect.  I was going to hit all 5 today no matter what.  And I worried if the 1/2 had taken more out of me than I thought.  But it all ended up being pretty solid.  Took the first two out conservative at 7:00 (around 5:40 pace).  And then picked it up a little on 3-5 hitting those between 6:50 and 6:56.  Felt solid, especially when I relaxed a just ran them.  Next time I will work on bringing all of them to 6:50.  400 recovery jog in between.  Cooled down with Molly's Turf run while Laners slept in the stroller. (Five Fingers 124.85)(Old Ohaha -9.2)

afternoon - 10 10xOld Man's.  Ran the team over to Old Man Hills and had a solid workout.  Based upon yesterday and still the 1/2, I was worried about what I might have left in the tank.  But I was able to hold together pretty well and gain from the workout.  Weights and Molly's Mile.  (Triumph silver 172.15)

afternoon - 11.2 2450 Park.  Ran with the team down to 2450 where we ran barefoot.  V-boys and I ran 8 miles on the grass in the rain.  Molly's Mile.  (Barefoot '10 14)(Triumph 404.75)

evening - 10 Club.  Ran out into Little Valley with the club.  Nice jaunt around town.  Later I ran over to the church for another round of b-ball.  This time I actually ran up and down quite a bit (so I might need Dustin's conversion chart!).  (Free 120.2)(Five Fingers 125.85)

afternoon - 12 Turkey Farm.  Ran up the turkey farm road and back with the 4 back at a solid progressive tempo.  Started at around 6:10 pace and ended the last mile at 5:40.  Had to continually hold Austin back.  Cooled for a mile and then did 8xbarefoot striders, weights, and Molly's Mile.  (Barefoot '10 15)(Boston 38)

AM - 14 Prospector.  Needed to get up early and back home.  So luckily I put on long sleeves, gloves, and hat (which ended up being needed, but perfect), but I forgot/didn't think about a headlamp.  So most of the run was done in the very very dark.  Through Grapevine wasn't bad because the lights of town kept it light enough to see, but going through the tunnel was eerie and dark.  Then up on the trail, I could only make out the way by the light glow of the compacted sand of the trail.  Then the moon broke free of the clouds and lit the desert up.  Although it was only for a short minute, it was very surreal.  Run was pretty slow because of this, and my hips were a bit more sore than usual of late.  Finished with Molly's Turf run.  (Landreth black 799.35)

Another decent week.  Hips coming along for the most part.  And speed may be seeing some improvement.

Goals for next week:  Hit the same sort of mileage (around 70) and have some solid workouts again.

Finished the month with absolutely no doubles!  How about that for a recovery month!