Relentless

AM - 6x1000. Warmed up with Arctic Circle 3 with first group of runners. Then hit the track as the 2nd group ran for 1000's with 200 recovery. 1-3:31, 2-3;32, 3-3:34, 4-3:38, 5-3:37, 6-3:31. I am in kind of a funk. My body has decided to go slow and my mind is agreeing with it. Times were a bit slower than they needed to be. I just really kept drifting off mentally; then I would find myself in a jog until I snapped out of it. Not pleased with the workout - my effort on the workout, I should say. Then cooled down with the 3rd group as they did the Arctic Circle 3. (Cumulus orange 327.9)

PM - 7 Grapevine Springs Trail (North) - Nice run up the trail and back.  Felt pretty good and had an enjoyable experience.  Went quicker when I felt like it - which was actually much of the run. (Glycerin 489.75)

AM - 10 on treadmill at decline. Throwing in a little decline running here and there to prep the old legs for SGM. Warmed up for a mile. Then 4 at 6:40. They felt okay and weren't too bad. Then 3 at 6:00. Again felt pretty good with no real issues. Then last 2 at 5:49. A little fatigued at the end, but a good moderate workout. Nothing crazy, but a few good miles to get the legs moving after what was supposed to be a hard day yesterday. Wanted to get one more in for a cool down, but I was later getting going than necessary and needed to get ready for the day. (Landreth 387.7)

Not sure when I will get my 6 in tonight with Back-to-School Night. But I figure something out.

PM - 6 MillCreek Trail and around Green Springs area.  Not a very good run.  Felt very tired and sleepy.  My head was pounding.  And my stomach was fighting me the whole time.  When I got home I didn't feel well.  (Cumulus red 279.1)

Well... I guess I'm sick. The last few days I have gotten progressively worse. I tried to tell myself that my allergies were just acting up and that I could run through them. But after last nights run and during the night, things just got worse. It is just a head cold, but it has knocked me out. No run this morning and I missed practice trying to get every ounce of sleep I could. Although it will severely mess up my miles for the week, I think I will take tonight off as well and try to rest and get better. It is just tough to "give in" and miss a workout when I hadn't missed one all summer. Oh well, it was an easy day anyway.

AM - 6.5 Treadmill. Warmup .75 and then the rest at a nice easy 7:30. Felt pretty good, with no real fatigue from being sick. It was hard not to run last night as I started to feel a little better. I watched those miles just fade away and forced myself to sit still. A challenge for me the rest of the week is going to be to not worry about making the miles up. I know I shouldn't be a slave to miles, but let's face it, we all are a little bit. I feel stronger and quite a bit better today, so the rest helped me physically and I think mentally a bit too. I was kind of drained of running, and now, even with just one day off, I want to get back out there and do some damage. (cumulus orange 334.4)

PM - 12 Club run.  Started with 2.75 up past Chuckawalla on the paved trail and back before everyone got there.  Then we went out to Red Hills golf course and we all did 3xcourse and had a good run talking cross-country and stuff.  Then I wished the racers well this weekend and continued on for 2 more laps around the course and really enjoyed the solitude, cool, and beauty of it.  It was a fun and  regenerative run.  And I only almost killed myself tripping just a few times.  (cumulus red 291.1)

AM - 11 2xGreen Springs clubhouse and 1xArctic Circle with team. Nice enjoyable runs. The 2nd Green Springs was especially nice as Monty and I hit some pretty good running. Feeling a bit better. The old nasal cavity is still experience a little log jam, but all-in-all improving. (Landreth 398.7)

afternoon - 8.6 Powerline and back to PVHS.  Hot!  so I cut it shorter than planned.  Passing out does no good.  (Landreth 406.9)  Forgot to bring another pair of shoes so they hadn't recovered yet. 

Bummer - cold is back with a vengeance!  Fell asleep on the bus ride home from Cedar and just felt like crap all day.  Doped up and went to sleep early.

Week was kind of blown because of this blasted cold.

Goals for next week:  #1, get feeling better.  Once that has happened, do what I can to make it a productive week.  I want to hit two good Tempo sessions as well as a solid long run.  Let's do it!