Relentless

AM - 11 Dogtown/Middleton.  Got a few before practice around town and then we went out into Middleton for practice.  It was hot this morning and is just going to get hotter today and through the week, and we could all feel it.  Leg felt pretty solid.  I didn't have the super feet insoles in - which I am happy to ditch.  They did help solidify the foot and thus the tendonitis, but I could feel the rest of my shins starting to act up a little - eerily like when I got a stress fracture about 7-8 years back, and I don't want to have to mess with that again, so I am glad that I felt good without them today.  (Barefoot '12 54)(F50 246.25)

afternoon - 3 AC. Started afternoons with the team, and first double for me in three weeks. Very hot, up at 110 when I got out of the car. Then we hit weights - a long time since I did those too. Ran in a new pair of NB minimums zero (green and yellow). (Zero 3)

AM - 12.5 Warm Springs/Dirt Mile. Got a few in before practice, but I was barely moving along. Then we had a good run up on the dirt mile and got the pace going a little. Then I kept the watch going just to see how much I ran at all the other stuff and it added up to a lot (an extra 3). I probably won't usually count it that much (never had before), but today... I think I will. (barefoot '12 54.5)(Kinvara 667.75)

afternoon - 3 Turkey Farm. Went out to the Turkey Farm and did a little run. It was 112 when I finished, but I felt pretty good. (zero 6)

AM - 16 River trail/Parkway. Went down on the trail and did a mini tempo, because that's all I could handle. It has been a very long time since I have done any tempo work, so I knew to just let it be and not stress. Did four miles at an attempted tinman pace, but was a little off. Didn't feel horrible, just not in shape. So I'll be hitting tempos each week now. Then up to practice and we ran the parkway including 8xhill bounders. Felt very tired throughout and pretty junky. By a few into it was blah. I had to stop and when I did, I got very lightheaded and then threw up a few times. So I just chilled then took a short-cut home and drank up some gato and water. Cramped up all day long and just felt junky. I don't know why this really happened, I ice-bathed yesterday, have been drinking a lot, and the afternoon runs have been very short, so... (Hyper speed 2 177.25)

AM - 10 Dogtown/Grass. Felt much better today. Got a few in before practice and then we went down to the grass. Barefooting was great and then ended with 8xbarefoot striders. (Altra 335)(Barefoot '12 60)

afternoon - 8.5 PVHS/AC. Ran over to afternoon practice where we did the usual AC run then weights and then I ran home. Temps were a little under control today with a little cloud cover and a breeze, so that was nice. Leg is feeling good with just a little pain still lingering. So I am still working on it with ice and massage and such. Wore a new pair of Kinvara 3, they felt nice. (Kinvara3 8.5)

morning - 10.5 Vernon Worthen. For practice we ran from Vernon Worthen up the marathon course. Byron and I extended up onto the new trail along the parkway and back. We hit a nice solid pace around 6:30 on the way back. Then I extended around town a little and with the dog when I got home. (barefoot '12 60.5)(Oregon 390.5)

morning - 16 Prospector. Not necessarily great running (not bad though), but a great run. Slept in a bit hoping it would be cooler with the storms around and got out around 8 in the rain. This was the most rain in a long time and trail was just a sloppy mess - it was great. After crossing under the freeway I saw a really cool waterfall coming off the red rocks, so I went up and got in it. As I kept on running there were dozens of more waterfalls coming off the Church Rocks - very neat. I threw in a few fartleks on the way out and back, just pushing for however far I wanted to go however fast I felt like (probably between a .5-1 mile each time, except the last one where I just tried to push home for the last three miles). Down by Red Cliffs I hiked up a rock outcropping and just chilled there for awhile and enjoyed the rain and clouds clearing off the mountain. By the time I was done I was covered in mud. It was great. Finished by taking the dog around the block. (NB 110 248.75)

Week saw some pretty good progress as my leg was feeling much better and I got in pretty good mileage as well as a little bit of faster running.

Goals for next week: push back up the mileage to where it should be and get a better tempo in and another workout.