Relentless

afternoon - 8 Mall/Relief Society.  Knee was still a bit swollen this morning; added to the fact that I was just tired from a long night with the kids, and I decided to sleep in and just run this afternoon.  Ran the Mall run and then the RS with the team.  Skipped weights and plyos though as to hope it could heal up.  Knee felt pudgy and kind of weak during the run.  (Landreth black 908.6)

AM - 16 Clyde's Loop2.  Another solid tempo session.  Temps were amazing - mid 60's - and helped the run go well.  Clyde set a pretty hot pace right off the bat and then we held it solid throughout.  Ave. was right around 5:50 for the 10 miles of Tinman.  Knee responded well and even though I felt a little flat, things rolled well.  Happy to have another good one down.  (Kinvara 115.25)

AM - 10 Middleton.  Run felt okay, but my form and breathing was off.  Tightness in the legs threw the hip off, but the right knee felt mostly okay - no swelling yesterday.  Ended with 8xbarefoot striders.  Wanted to run a lot more barefoot, but didn't have the time.  Miles will be down this week as this is my only run today with an xc meet tonight.  (Barefoot '10 111.25)(Landreth blue 397)

AM - 6 ACx2.  Missed this morning's Circle workout.  Elin was up all night and when the alarm went off I had only been asleep for about 45 mins., so I opted for another hour of sleep and joined the team for their morning runs.  I felt tired (duh!) and sluggish.  But now I am bugged that I didn't get up and do the workout with the big boys.  (Cumulus gold 575.75)

afternoon - 9.5 Parkway.  Got practice going for the youngsters and then the team and headed out to make sure everyone was alive in the heat.  I decided to try and get in something similar to the 1000's I missed this morning.  The problems: heat, tired, heavy shoes, no one to push me, terrain.  They mostly turned out to be around 3:35-3:40, which is obviously slower than necessary, but it is what it is.  Ended with weights and started plyos, but I was too tired to finish it up.  (Triumph 587.25)

AM - 11.25 Mall/AC/2450.  The temps in the morning are so nice right now.  Got a better sleep last night, but I still feel tired.  (Triumph silver 362.05)

AM - 21.6 SGM Course.  Met up with a good group, including Greg and Garrett down from Cedar, and ran down the course.  Started at the bottom of Veyo and went to the finish - marathon pace from top of Winchester down (hopefully!) - and then cooled down back to the church.  Saw a lot of shooting stars, some very nice ones.  The hard section felt solid.  Clyde and I pushed pretty good for the 7.5 and averaged 5:10, with a couple just under 5:00 on the steep sections and held solid down diagonal and in at around 5:15.  (old Ohanas -21.6)

Week was decent.  Mileage was a little low, but that is okay here and there.  Missed that 1000 workout and that's kind of a bummer, but I won't dwell on it.

Goals for next week: Get the mileage around 90 and of course have some good workouts.  Although I think there is still a lot of room for improvement in the next seven weeks, I want to keep feeling strong.