Relentless

AM - 12 Morning Joe.  I am tired of writing these combo names - this would be balled Green Springs w/ DI extension/PV/Arctic Circle/Lutheran - so I just decided to call this my Morning Joe, since it worked out to be a good 12 miler that will probably by a normal morning starter for me unless I need more or less mileage.  Anywho... felt fine, a nice morning out.  (Hyper Speed 2 71.25)

afternoon - 9 Shinob Kibe.  Didn't really feel like getting out; the team had already run and I was feeling kind of blah.  But as usual, once you get going it isn't that bad.  Went over to Shinob Kibe and ran up 2 times.  Felt slow and sluggish on the first (both really), and I hike more than last time.  So it really surprised me that my time was my best timed run up (9:11).  Pushed down pretty good and hit a 5:16, also a PR.  Wasn't so sure how the second hill would be, but checking time at a mark, I was 10 seconds up on the previous.  Tried to push hard, but I was pretty spent.  Ended up 8:56.  So I was kind of stoked to break 9.  Then on the way down, I was being very cautious because my legs were jello - and one wrong step could send you down a very steep mountain side.  But still ended up with a 5:11.  The worst part of the run was the 2 miles back home up from the river.  (Stratus black 929.7)

AM - 9.25 3/4 cup.  Slept in just a bit; but I don't know if it counts as sleeping in when you miss all the sleep in the night.  Some day Elin will learn to sleep... some day.  So skipped out on the GS section.  I also justified it by thinking my legs would be toast.  But they were surprisingly okay until the end.  (Kinvara 560.4) 

afternoon - 12 Parkway.  "Stay in School" was the advice we got today from a clapped out dude walking with his dog up toward the freeway... so true.  (Altra 330)

AM - 10 Clyde's.  Worried about my hip starting to hurt a little.  (F50 86.25)

afternoon - 11 GS.  6 very easy miles up/back to Green Springs.  I am feeling pretty worn out and the guys just enjoyed taking it easy.  8xbarefoot striders and weights.  No plyos today since I am wiped out already.  But the striders seemed to get me moving a little and the run home felt a bit better; even in the cold, sleety rain.  Molly's Mile without any of the kids when I got home.  (Stratus grey 919.35)

AM - 9 3/4's.  Worked on my hip a bit last night with stretching and heat and it felt a bit better this morning.  (Last Ohana 289)

afternoon - 11 Alien Farm.  Ran the Mr. PVHS course (1 loop) and then headed over to Sandberg's to check out this weird circle formation that we saw on the satellite.  So then Byron gave us quite the run down of how it all came to be.  Then home and Molly's Mile.  (Triumph 798.5)

AM - 9 3/4's.  Just out moving.  (Oregon 283)

afternoon - 7 Zen Trail.  Good trail run today.  It was a bit tiring to get going, but then things moved a bit better.  I love running through the boulder fields on this trail.  (NB 101 431.25)

AM - 16 Fields.  Ran with Logan out into the Fields.  We didn't push anything, but it wasn't snail's pace either.  Felt decent.  Then...

Mr. PVHS 5K.  Took the girls (Rylee and Pyper) over to school to run this fundraiser 5K.  I had to bribe Ry with breakfast at McDonald's after, but then she ended up being very enthusiastic anyway.  I told her she could run with Pyper and I or go on her own; so she asked if it would be okay if she didn't run with us.  It was fun 'cause I could tell she was excited.  So we took off and were running a pretty good pace.  The course was a 2 loop horseshoe around the school, so we got to see Rylee a lot and cheer for her.  I was way proud of Pyper, she only stopped twice (because each shoe came untied at different times).  We ended up running around a 27:30 (I'll get the official time today) and Rylee probably broke under 24:00.  Not bad at all for an 8 and 10 year old.  I was proud of them.  And then we went to breakfast at McDonald's!  (F50 105.25)

Ended up with a pretty good week. The only problem was that the hip pain started to creep in a bit. So I am going to really watch that in the coming weeks and make sure I work in a couple single days.

Goals for next week: I would like to do well in the Dog Town 1/2 and have a good long run on the dirt Monday. And get the hip feeling a bit better.