Relentless

AM - 7 Parkway/Warm Springs.  Nice Monday morning run; just getting the legs moving for the week.  (Free 453.45)

afternoon - 9.25 Target/2450.  A bit warmer today than last week, but I felt pretty good.  (Altra 139.25)

afternoon - 11 GS/PL/Midd.  One final run with Trev and Tyson for the year.  We were all pretty spent from our major victory in the PV Great Race and the thrashing we took in volleyball.  Ended with Molly's Desert Run and I felt the fatigue in my legs.  (NB 101 69.25)

AM - 8 Green Springs.  Man am I spent.  I need to push through the blues and fatigue of the end of a marathon training cycle for just another couple weeks.  Didn't help that legs are sore from yesterday's exploits and that my allergies are back pretty hard draining me out of everything.  (Landreth black 1019.85)

noon - 6 Foremaster.  Sneaked in a short one before graduation today.  Feeling a little better than the last couple days.  (Triumph 739.35)

morning - 12 Coral Canyon.  First day of summer, so I took advantage and slept in (until 7:30!).  Feeling a little stronger again.  Finally rolled my legs out for the first time this week - I have just been so busy and on a weird schedule, and that felt great.  (Stratus grey 798.85)

AM - 17.75 Upper Half.  Last major tempo session before Utah Valley and I wanted a strong run.  So Clyde agreed to run the Upper Half with me and make it as close to a half as possible - low and behold, Logan decided to crawl out of wherever he has been and joined in on the fun!  I haven't been feeling strong at all throughout the week.  In fact, it was only yesterday that I finally started to feel better than junk.  So I wasn't too excited about what might happen for this run - and I was right.  It was one of my worst runs ever, surely in recent memory.  Warmed up for 3+ up to the start and just felt slow and off.  Right from the get-go I knew it was going to be a long one.  Legs just felt absolutely dead.  Only for 2 brief 10 second moments did I think I was going to break through - and then it was gone.  So here are the splits for future reference.  1-5:30, Clyde had already gapped me by at 10 seconds but I tried to tell myself that I would get things going and it would be no biggie.  2-5:38, junk.  3-5:27, more junk.  4-5:32, alas... more junk.  5-5:33, here is where I felt good for such a brief time.  6-5:21, need I repeat it.  7-5:29, I just felt so spent.  The legs are feeling like the end of a marathon and it is hard to keep positive when I feel so terrible.  8-6:42, up Veyo; felt like walking.  9-6:07, thought I could get back on but could tell that wasn't happening.  Timed Clyde's lead just to reaffirm my struggles and it had grown from 1:30 at mile 7 in Veyo to 2:30 in just 2 miles... that hurts.  10-6:11.  11-6:16.  12-6:02, even on the tough Dammeron section those are some poor miles.  13-5:49, must have got a second wind!  (or something).  .1-6:16 pace, ironically enough I finished and saw a big pile of dog crap in the road - humm... a sign?  Total was 1:16:21 after going 1:14:5something last time - and that one wasn't even anything to write home about.  Cooled down for 1.5'ish with Clyde.  (Kinvara 398.8)

So...Just move on I guess.  Really it doesn't mean a lot other than I know my body is tired (which I already knew) and I need to freshen up and sharpen up with a good taper (which I also already knew).  But mentally I need to push this out of the way and move on.

AM - 20 Leeds.  Al took me up to Leeds and I ran up almost to Toquerville exit and then back home.  I really like running up there, it is a little cooler and there is no traffic, and it is different which is always nice.  Pace was comfortable throughout.  I didn't want to push anything with yesterday's poor workout and tired legs on me - even the distance today was probably pushing it, but at least I didn't go the 23 I had planned earlier.  (Boston 632)

Weeks wasn't great.  Mileage was right were I wanted it.  But major workout (yesterday's) wasn't too good.  But I think I'll get back going.

Goals for next week: Number 1) get the legs back.  I do want a decent workout on Wednesday, but that is actually even secondary.  XC practice starts up this week on Wednesday and Summer Club on Thursday, so it would be nice to get those two things off to a good start.