Relentless

morning - 18 Green Springs/laps/home.  Ran all around today and hit a little more than I had planned.  Ran over to practice by way of Green Springs and then DI with the team as they warmed up.  During their workout, I just ran laps on the track (for 5 miles) and finished with the DI cool with the team and then ran home with a little addition to round out the total.  Felt fine throughout - the pace was nothing killer - but my achilles/leg did act up at around 12'ish, but then calmed down.  Ankle (which I sprained yesterday, just walking around) was a bit sore and swollen, but nothing that would affect just and easier run.  (Landreth orange 900.1)

afternoon - 6 Park.  Pyper road her bike down to the ball fields with me and then we ran a bit.  She ran around for about 1 1/2 miles while I did 4 and 8xbarefoot striders.  Ankle hurt on the way over - while wearing Five Fingers - but on the grass and then on the way home it felt great.  Fun to run around with Pyper and chat with her a bit.  (Barefoot '11 34)(Fiver Fingers 457.6)

AM - 6 2xAC.  Slept in today and only got 6 in (afternoon meet today, so that is all I'll get).  But I felt surprisingly good.  Took it easy the first 3 and then had a decent little push for the second 3.  No pain anywhere in legs - hip, achilles, ankle.  (Free 442.45)

AM - 11.25 Mall/2xAC.  Baby got me up too early and then I laid in bed forever only to fall asleep just before it was time to get up again - I should have just gotten up at first.  Run felt good.  Almost a little brisk out this morning; it was great.  Ankle movement still "puffy", but it is feeling pretty good and achilles seems to be making good progress.  (Stratus grey 765.6)

afternoon - 10 Nisson's/Mall.  I guess I should find a new name for this run since Nisson's is no longer - either of them - but it will always be that for me.  As the team peeled off after 5 I added Mall run for 5 more.  Legs continue to improve.  (Altra 55)

AM - 12 Target.  Hit 8.5 of tempo today and felt great.  Happy I ended up getting up despite nearly every ounce telling me no.  Warmed up the usual 2.5 for this loop and then got into the Tinman.  Everything felt great today - especially at first.  The first 4 (flat across Mall and downhill past Target section) were so easy, I was just easy cruising to 5:40 without much effort at all.  It was the best I have felt on this loop in recent memory.  Knew the second section would be much tougher, but I really worked it and kept it all under 6:00 which is 5-15 seconds faster than what I have been hitting lately.  Even extended the tempo another .5 up to the very top of Dog Pound (actually First Stop) and that was very tough.  (Kinvara 342.15) 

AM - 8 AC/Mall.  Just a nice easy run this morning.  Legs are continuing to improve (no pain at all today).  May be getting a bit of junk in my lungs, but I can't tell if it is a cold or allergies just clogging me up.  (Altra 63)

afternoon - 6 Desert Hills.  Took the boys over to pick up the suburban for tomorrow's trip and so we ran over by Desert Hills out into the desert.  Nice to run somewhere else, but it sure was windy.  8xbarefoot striders at some park.  (Barefoot '11 35)(Triumph Silver 562.8)

afternoon - 16 Davis.  After a crazy set of circumstances, finally got my run in.  We were up early and on the road to Orem for a track meet, but when we arrived the meet was cancelled.  So frantically, we were able to get the kids into the Davis Invite.  After getting up there and wandering around to find the school and eating lunch, I went out for a 10 miler (where I ran into my cousin Jeremy!) and then warmed up with the kids for the rest of the mileage.  (Altra 79)

Week was pretty decent.  Legs feeling good.

Goals for next week: Solid mileage again.  Two big workouts - miles and a tempo up in Provo.  So get ready for those.