Relentless

AM - 10.5 3/4's.  Used the race as justification for not getting up for 12 like I had planned.  But once I got going it was such a great morning and I felt so good that I extended the 3rd section to 2450 and up around DI.  Felt pretty good this morning.  Worked my hip with e-stim yesterday and it seemed to help.  (Hyper Speed 183)

afternoon - 11.5 Green Springs.  Much more sore and tight this afternoon than this morning.  But warmed up into a decent little recovery run with the boys.  Then 8xbarefoot striders.  Followed that up with weights and plyos and then ran home and with the dog and Pyper.  Made for a long afternoon workout by the time I was finally done.  (Barefoot '12 14)(Kinvara 580.9)

AM - 9 3/4's.  Like yesterday, I should have gotten up and done the 12, but I am just struggling with 5:00.  It rained a little during the night, but then it started again as I started up with the team.  By the time we finished it was coming down pretty good.  So as I extended up around Lutheran, it was driving pretty hard and cold piercing into my face and it chilled me off pretty good.  (Stratus black 938.7)

afternoon - 12.5 Hell's Hole/Dam Rd.  Easy distance run with the boys down into Hell's Hole and back by way of the Dam Rd.  My left hammy is super tight, way up high.  It is kind of giving me grief.  Home and then a bit with the girls.  (Ohana Racers 633)

AM - 10 Clyde's. Still tight in the hammy. This afternoon is a rest though so I will work it hard with a tennis ball and also hit some more yoga stuff.

AM - 12 Joe.  Not the usually planned run for 12 in the morning as I had to drop off my breakfast at the school first, but then hit Lutheran, and 2xAC.  Felt pretty good after yesterday's afternoon off.  I just wish I would have been able to have some time to roll/massage/yoga my legs last night but Mutual ran way too long and by the time I got home it was bed time.  (Oregon 304)

afternoon - 12.5 Fire Station Desert.  Got a few miles in the desert and then ended up over at the fields by Washington Elem. and ran 1 mile barefoot (felt good, could have done a lot more of that).  Then headed back to school where we did our weights and plyos and then ran home and Molly's Mile with Ry.  (Barefoot '12 15)(Triumph silver 664.55)

AM - 10.5 3/4's extended DI.  Same run as I did the other day.  Hip felt very solid this morning.  So that was nice.  (F50 115.75)

afternoon - 8.5 6x800 w/DI warm/cool.  Ran the workout with the girls today.  They did a great job - showing a lot of potential and teamwork.  (Hyper Speed 2 87.25)

morning - 22 Lake to Lake.  Ran a warm up from the start up toward Gunlock for just shy of 3.  I just kept my watch on throughout the day and clicked it whenever I would jump out and run.  Goal was to run a little between each leg since I didn't run until leg 6 and 10.  Watched Logan burn it up and get us out in the lead - never to relinquish; then Aaron threw down back-to-back sick legs; then Clydie-boy, back to Logan and then finally my turn.  I cost us a couple minutes as I was out warming up when Logan came barreling in to Man-o-War.  So I tried to push pretty decent up the trail to the River Road bridge to make up some of the time.  I really didn't feel great though and didn't get into a good rhythm; fought the wind the whole way and ended up with a 5:20-:25 ave.  Then Clyde and Logan and Clyde again burned up the Fields and Dam Rd.  Finally I had the last leg a just shy of 8 miler around the lake.  Started off pretty slow and blah, 5:40's and then 6:15 up the dam.  Then I did pretty well around the lake in the gravel - 5:35's, until the dam and the wind really hit again and I had to work very hard, but kept it at 5:30 to finish.  We won by a ways, had a fun time with the Circle and got good mileage in for the day.  (Rocket 292.5)

Week was a pretty solid one.  Good mileage, hip saw some improvement.

Goals for next week: More of the same.