Relentless

morning - 8.5 Sidewinder. Ran out on the Santa Clara trails today with the team. My right achilles was just rotten at first this morning and I fell way back of the main group of guys. Was also getting some go pro pics along the way. As they dropped down the switchback to Suicidal Tendencies, I bumped into Riley Cook and his bro. Good to catch up with him, he is such a good guy. By then the girls had caught up, so I ran most of the way back down the trail with them. Then noticing that the guys were still way up on ST, I flipped and went back up toward them and waited at the top of Sidewinder for them to climb back up and watched all sorts of mt. Bikers fail at climbing the switchbacks. Beautiful start of the day. (Cumulus 18.5)

0 - Well, I decided I had better get my achilles better for real.  I am tired of this pain and of trying to pretend that I feel okay and limp through a run, when I actually hurt a lot and running isn't any fun.  I had a dream last night that I was at a pt and she worked on my foot and then told me that the only thing that was really going to get me better was rest.  So that convinced me.  The two big problems with resting for me (other than the rare "I just need a break") is that I feel very lazy - I need to be out doing something (I'll have to come to terms with that) - and that Twix will be extra anxious without getting out and running to burn off some energy (I'll have to figure out some way to get her her exercise).  

So... see you later for a couple weeks, months, whatever?

afternoon - weights and core (in the morning).