Relentless

AM - 12 2450/2xAC and some laps.  Regular stuff.  Very nice out with a little drizzle here and there.  (Stratus bee 502.4)

afternoon - 10 Hospital/DI.  Pretty tired for only a Monday.  Added DI to get in a couple extra.  Then lifted and hit 8xbarefoot striders.  (Cumulus gold  228)

AM - 7 Buena Vista (I decided I should call this morning loop BV instead of Washington Loop since it has a very different middle/end section).  Added an extra mile by going up near Warm Springs.  Ended by taking the dog around.  (Cumulus white 547.75)

afternoon - 8.5 Lava Point.  Very nice day out - temps near 70.  (Landreth  670.85)

AM  - 12 Mall/2xAC and some laps.  Felt a little better this morning, as far as having some juice in the legs.  One of those mornings where it was nice and easy to get up (if only that was every morning).  (Landreth black 421.8)

afternoon - 10 River Trail.  4 sets of 2 min hard, 1 min easy; 1 min hard, 30 sec easy; 30 sec hard, 30 sec easy.  A pretty solid workout.  Added a couple grass loops, lifted and then hti 8xbarefoot striders.  Leg was giving me some pretty serious issues.  (Stratus black  211.45)

Nothing this morning.  The past couple days, I have been experiencing some tendonitus in my right lower leg across the front.  It came up a week ago, but went away.  Then this week it has come back and gotten progressively worse.  Pretty intense yesterday.  I had been hoping to finish out the week strong and give it some time next week as my schedule will be very off (with Al going to SLC for most of the week to be with her mom).  But the pain woke me up many times last night, so I figured I should heal it up now if it is hurting that bad.  Have been icing and wintercresting for days.  Usually this type of pain is easily treated, but this time it is giving me fits.

The ol' goose egg.  I had thought about going out this afternoon, but a call to move a neighbor set that aside and I guess I'll just use the time to get the leg better.

AM - 6.65 2xAC w/ some laps.  Leg feeling quite a bit better, but still a twinge in there.  So I decided to cut back this morning and just run with the team and cut out the early stuff.  Still working hard to take care of it.  I would like to still be able to get my long run in tomorrow.  (Cumulus gold 234.65)

afternoon - 7 DIx2.  Decided it would be best to keep it easy again this afternoon and passed on the 1000's with the team.  Hit the DI warmup with them; timed them; ran DI cool with them; finished with 2 miles barefoot on the grass; and finally came home and took the dog around.  It had been a few days since I took her out - she was a little ansy.  Pain was very limited, however; nonetheless, it did seem to move around to the back and into the achilles a little.  (Stratus black  216.45)

AM - 28.15 Utah Hill/Bear Claw Poppy Trail.  Started off making a 14 mile loop in the desert up onto Utah Hill - it was too dark for us to try and tackle the trail.  That run was nice and fun as a group.  Then Steve and I continued onto Bear Claw.  Here I felt even stronger.  Although not my longest run in distance (2nd), it was the longest in time at just under 3 and 3/4 hours - a long time on the feet.  But I felt very good.  Not really even tired as we finished.  Today was one of those days that had I been racing (and of course, actually been in race shape) I would have been able to do very well. (Landreth black 449.95)

Had a solid week despite missing Thursday and cutting back big time Friday to get the leg healed up.  It was worth it in that today there was zero pain in the front tendonitis that was giving problems and very very minimal in the achilles of that right leg.  Also did core stuff each day and hit the weights twice.

Goals for next week:  With Al gone most of the week, just do what I can and have fun with my girls.