Relentless

AM - 12 Coral Canyon out and back. Wasn't sure if really what I would be able to do this morning (pace or distance) and I got back late last night, so I just got up early and ran on my own out toward Coral Canyon. I hoped to do 12 if I felt okay. I felt pretty decent, but it was a good thing I didn't look at my watch for splits - ended up right at 8:00 ave, so not horrid, but a little fatigue in the legs. I will have to make up the Big Workout later this week, probably on Fri. (Cumulus white 182.3)

afternoon - 6 Green Springs from PVHS.  6 slow, tired, tight, and hot miles.  More spent this afternoon than this morning.  (Cumulus silver 562.85)

AM - 9 PVMS and 2xAC. First of many Arctic Circle runs in the morning. Pretty slow and easy again. I am a little worried about getting back into Big Workouts with 1000's tomorrow. I don't know how ready I am, but I've got to do it sometime (right?). (Landreth 374.6)

afternoon - 5 during practice I just ran around from kids to kids making sure they were all right in the heat.  Then I did my striders barefoot on the baseball field and finished with another 1/2 barefoot.  Shoes off felt great.  (Stratus red 482.85)

AM - 15 - Big Workout #14.  3 mile warm up, 2 mile Tinman, 8x1000's, then 4 cool.  This was a pretty yuck workout.  I wasn't expecting to be as solid as 2 weeks ago, but I didn't think it would get this ugly.  Up before people should be and over to PVHS.  Hit the warm up with Clyde and Logan, then we were on our way.  1-3 were in 3:17 and I felt that was pretty good and I felt pretty solid. 4 slowed to 3:19 so I wanted to bring the last 4 back to 3:17 (not a chance).  From I started to carry the weights from the 1/2 and the times went bad.  5 was 3:22; 6 was rancid at 3:29; 7 I was pretty spent but tried to relax and run with solid form, this helped bring it down a little to 3:26; then 8 was yuck at 3:31.  Cool down was tough as I was physically tired.  But I guess I got it done - although I wanted to get more out of this workout and make it help me get better.  Oh well... just get the legs fresher again and things will pick up.  (Stratus Bee 192.55)

AM - 12 3xAC and a bunch of laps in between.  The kids are a much fresher bunch than I in the mornings.  (Cumulus blue 363.4)

afternoon - 8 Hospital and 8xbarefoot striders.  Easy cheesy in the beastly HEAT.  (Stratus red 489.85)

AM - 11 2450 and 2xAC and a few laps. Hip really gave me fits yesterday afternoon, but felt pretty solid this morning and is not bugging much today. Adjusting to school and fitting in running is hard. (Cumulus white 193.5)

afternoon - 9 5 miles barefoot on the grass around the baseball fields - felt great, didn't even think about the fact that I was running a million laps.  Then 4 for XC out into Washington as a chill recovery run before the meet tomorrow.  (Cumulus white 197.5)

AM - 20 Store out to Shivwits and back w/ Logan and Clyde.  Out the door at a time when it was not even really worth going to bed in the first place and on the road at 3:15.  Really not a bad run, though.  Talked and had a good time with our lack of sanity and then pushed the last few in.  I was going along well until 17 when my body and mind just shut down (I almost just laid down right on the trail), then hit a bathroom break and finished it on up.  (Landreth 394.6)

Not a bad week.  Getting my legs back at a decent rate; hopefully early next week I will feel 100% with it.

Goals for next week:  Continue to work out the kinks in the scheduling to get school, running, XC, and my family all the time they need (oh I forgot sleep - I guess I don't get that!).  Also have a little better Big Workouts this week than the one last week.  I plan on merging the Tinman workout that I missed last Monday due to recovery into this week's program (most likely on Weds. morning).  And just have a good solid week where I smile a lot.