Relentless

AM - 13.5 Parkway. Leg felt a little bit better today, but still nowhere near clear. Ran the Parkway with extensions all over just to fill the time until practice where we ran the four mile version of the Parkway. (235.75)

afternoon - 7.5 Grapevine. Real summer is here. Hot, hot today. On top of Highland I extended down to the park to get more water and wet down the shirt and hat again which added another 1.5, but didn't make it any worse because the water was worth the extra. Unfortunately, my leg was not feeling good at all - pain with every step. (Triumph silver 830)

AM - 14 Middleton/Dirt Mile.  Went out into Middleton on my own this morning and then onto the Dirt Mile for XC practice.  Felt pretty decent; much better than yesterday afternoon, on the leg side of things.  (Barefoot '12 41.5)(Stratus grey 974.85)

afternoon - 7.5 Grapevine.  Much better than yesterday afternoon, but still a little more pain than this morning.  Besides that, it was a real good run.  I felt good and had fun thinking about how fun Kids Summer Running Club went this morning (we have over 260 kids coming this year!).  We held our first race and Pyper set a new record for the 4th grade and younger group, winning by a big margin.  And Rylee barely got out-leaned by her friend Cristina for the win and record for the 5th-8th graders.  They pushed hard and did great (just like most of the kids).  Laney didn't work nearly as hard, but she is just in 1st grade and has a long time to work into her own running.  (Last Ohana 308.5) 

AM - 17 Clydes/Grapevine. Could feel I was a bit worn down this morning, so I'll take the afternoon off. Same level of pain in the shin. (Barefoot '12 42)(Triumph 837)

AM - 13.5 Parkway/Grass. Out on a variation of the Parkway again today. I wanted more, but I slept in a little because Elin had me up half the night - I really don't know what to do about that kid. Practice today was a grass day. Besides running on the grass-which I love - I like grass days because I can keep a closer eye on each member of the team's progress. I like the effort most of the kids are giving. It will be fun to watch both the boys and girls teams grow and mesh throughout the season with our youth/inexperience. Ran home and got Pyper and we went back to the grass and ran two more. She is quite a strong runner for a 9 year old - running with her is pretty much the equivalent of running with some of the mid-upper JV girls - and it is a lot of fun. (Barefoot '12 53)(Boston 847)

afternoon - 7.5 Grapevine. I know it's the same ol run, but the accessibility of water is the key when the temp is reading 109. I took a lesson from Quadsi and put ice in my compression on my shin and it was feeling great... until it all melted and then there was a crazy stabbing pain that really set me back. I told Al that if it doesn't get feeling better by next week I will think about visiting the doc. (Free 660.45)

AM - 15 Coral Canyon. Got out to practice early to get some mileage in, but it was very slow and painful. By the time practice started up I actually felt quite a bit better, but that is kind of a usual tendinitis thing - warm up a bit and it works it's way out, only to come back stronger. So I promised myself that I would shut it down for the rest of the week. Up to Monday morning that's about 3 days - so hopefully that helps a bit. I am just kind of bummed because I am enjoying my running a lot right now and am ready to push myself a bit, but the pain just won't let me. I did a little more research and have decided it is extensor tendonitis. It is red and inflammed and all swollen up, and after today there was some bruising across the top of my foot and starting up the leg. I told Al that she can't let me run tomorrow because already on the way home from a neighbor's wedding (that I had to rush home from practice to) I was thinking of just going back out tomorrow and seeing how it felt. (Barefoot. '12 53.5)(Landreh blue 802.65)

What a bummer end to the week.  Blah.  Week would have been great without the tendonitis.  Enjoyed everything about the running - the team, the kids, the weather, the mileage - except for the pain.  

So obviously the goals for next week to get the leg better - please!