Relentless

AM - 10.25 Foremaster/Sunrise.  Nice to get going a bit more.  I guess I am a little nervous for tomorrow's tempo.  I want to get rolling again, but I am a bit worried about how I will do.  (Kinvara Green 125.75)

afternoon - 9 School.  Just a guess on the mileage.  As we got ready for practice, a big storm moved in and we had to come inside.  It is always a pain, but it was a good move.  Besides the huge amounts of rain that shut down streets and flooded places, the lightning was popping.  So we ran 10x3 mins w/ 1 min recovery throught the halls.  The novelty wore off very quickly for me!  Did a 15+ min warm and a 10 min cool.  While the team lifted I did 10 mins of eliptical.  (Connect 753.5)

AM - 15.25 Tempo.  Worried a bit about being worn down from yesterday's run (I hadn't planned on running it with the boys, but that is what evolved).  In fact I worried a lot about this workout.  I know I need to get hitting better on these tempos and I am really struggling with them.  Did a little before The Circle formed and then warmed up and got into the tempo.  Was able to watch an intense lightning storm move in from the Strip and Utah Hill.  Getting into the tempo, I fell back a little from Clyde and Logan going by Staheli and told myself that I could (and had to) stay in there longer, so I pushed back to them.  That is what made my run decent because later when I fell off them it went bad.  Was 5:39 at Nicholl's, 5:37 at the bridge, slipped to 5:42 off Mosquito, then 5:47 at the car wash (which is suprising, because that isn't a tough section - but there was a strong headwind and I felt pretty tired by this point), then 5:49 at the end.  The trail was slippery from the rain that started to fall and all the mud from yesterday so that affected me at the end, but I was also wimping out a bit.  Some work done, more to do.  (Hyper Speed 2 540.25)

AM - 7.5 Washington/Sunrise. Got a little extra sleep this morning.  Super slow pace.  Feet felt fine this morning on the run, but now my shoes are rubbing on the back of heels where the sores from yesterday are.  (Lyte33 117.5)

AM - 7.5 Washington/Sunrise. Same run as yesterday. Felt a little better and the ankle didn't feel too bad. (Oregon 802.75)

afternoon - 8.75 Parkway. Steady-state run at the team's SS pace. Felt pretty good about it all. I enjoy the pace and how the run just moves along. Ankle was quite a bit more swollen and bruised this afternoon but wasn't too stiff. (Ronin 437)

AM - 7.75 Wash/Sunrise.  Same as the last couple days.  I've decided I like running back through DogTown in the early morning - nice and peaceful.  Mornings (and afternoons for that matter) have been just awesome the last couple days.  We are getting spoiled.  Sores on my heals really hurt this morning - didn't have them bandaged up.  And the ankle seemed pretty sore as well.  A lot of fun.  (Kinvara3 780.5)

AM - 17.25 DC Trails. Up early with The Circle and Steve to get the workout in before heading up tomCedar for the SUU meet. Warmed three up the trail, then back to DC at 5:28 for three, into a Tinman at 6:01 for 7.3 and finished with 2 (because I had to get going, and it was already tough enough) at attempted AT - was able to push out 5:49 back up the trail, but was hammered - and finished back down to the DC for a cool. Super tough workout on the AT sections. The first seemed very tough to get any rhythm and it all seemed forced. Didn't help that they all went out like beasts. The Tinman wasn't bad at all - I just didn't push up to the front because whenever I was there they seemed to push the pace a little too quick. But felt confident about my effort and pace there. The last AT was just very difficult, but the pace wasn't too far off what I had been doing on Tuesdays, so hopefully I can improve that this week. (Kinvara Green 144). Team ran very well up at SUU: JV girls ran tough! JV boys really battled the Hell's. Varsity boys made some strides and Nick took home the title! varsity Girls were CHAMPS!

Not a bad week. Better than last week, so that's a plus.

Goals for next week: focus on tempo again... Get it better!