Relentless

AM - 12 DI/Mall/AC.  Had an amazing night's sleep - felt like many more hours than it actually was.  Wish that would happen every night.  Got a decent run in this morning and felt pretty good.  (F50 630)

afternoon - 6 2xHarts/laps.  Ran warm/cool with the team and laps as they did their workout.  Some good stuff from all of the team.  Did 25 minutes of the eliptical as they were in doing weights.  (Stratus black 1045.95)

AM - 15 Tempo Loop.  Pretty solid tempo this morning - especially compared to the last couple weeks.  Started off pretty chill, but then the 2nd really wore me down.  I tried to get going again on 3 and then I just sucked it up and said, "What would happen if I just push a bit more?  The worst is I die off, but I could get a decent mile or two in."  So I tried to be a bit braver and just push more and the body responded a bit.  1-5:46, 2-:54, 3-:43, 4-:44, 5-:45, 6-:42, 7-:32, 8-:36.  Clyde was more human today and off for a few miles and I pulled up on him toward the end of 7, then suddenly he took off.  But it was nice to be a bit closer to the guys today.  (Ronin 290)

afternoon - 5.5 Chuckwalla.  Nice and easy up to the point; felt like I was going to fall off (the pace of the team) because I was pretty tired, but I hanged in there.  Then on the way back, I took the lead and pushed the pace a bit and had a lot of fun with the desert single track - always love it!  (NB101 674.25)

AM - 7 Lutheran/AC.  Nice run this morning.  Just putting in the miles.  Still coughing a lot.  Can't believe how long it is hanging on.  (Landreth blue 1063.9)

AM - 7 Lutheran/AC. Kind of the same old. (HyperSpeed 442)

afternoon. - 6.5 Old Mans. Ran hills with the girls today - 800, 2x400, 4x200. It has been fun (and hopefully good for the girls) to be running with them a little more this season. 25 mins on the elliptical while the team lifted. (Connect 702)

AM - 13.5 PV/AC/Parkway. Ran over to practice and then after, I ran home via the parkway with an extension into BV. Not a whole lot of zing in the legs. (Kinvara3 587)

afternoon - 5 DI/Mr. PVHS. Just a normal run where I dominated the boys with a kick at the end. I earned the baseball today! (Mana 582)

AM - 25 Utah Hill. Up and down workout - brutal, brutal. Planned 12 up and down, but over drove the mileage. Took 1:40 up, but with good conversation. Down I planned on going 3.5 at MP effort and .5 quicker than that for three set - to break up the long tempo and to help me focus on running harder when I am tired. First set was 5:28 and 5:12 and Clyde and Logan were log gone. Then right into the next set which was 5:22 and 5:10. By now I was pretty spent, but trying to keep it positive. Got 5:23, but was slowing at the end as shown by my 5:30 final .5. My stomach was not pleased with the GU and it was super jacked from all the coughing I have been doing. Finished with a very slow and cough filled 1/2 mile. (Kinvara Silver 311.75) #Ihadawatch #supatired #coughallnightandday #CircleofSuperheroes #lookingforasponsorfromGreatValue #hitinthefacebyaSuperfly

Week was not too shabby. Workouts were tough and helped me push a bit.

Goals for next week: still looking to get better and have all the energy I want - and none of the cough. Tempo will be moved to a later date than Tuesday per request of all members of the Circle.