Relentless

AM - 16.75 STG.  Ran down the course with Clyde and Logan.  The Circle had to brave the wretched traffic, the dark and the cones - #BOHICA #Clydecanrideit.  Felt some fatigue in the legs from the race.  

morning - 4.5 Mustang Pass.  Mixed it up with the team and went and hit a trail today.  They deserve it... they have been working very hard and bawling just about as much!  Ran nice and easy for just a bit with some of the younger runners.  Iced as the team hit the weights.  (Kinvara Green 180.25)

AM - 10.25 Foremaster/Sunrise.  Pretty dang slow this morning.  Pretty tired - although waking up wasn't tough, just worn down; and the legs feel beat up.  (Oregon 813)

AM - 4 Sunrise. Up most of the night, so when I finally got to sleep I wasn't going to get up and get the miles in. I'm not sure why I do that sometimes - have so much trouble sleeping. (Kinvara white 314.75)

afternoon - 8 Sandy Hills. 5xsandy hills and then up to GS through the desert. Good run, but very hot - well over 100. (Ronin 445)

AM - 15.25 Tempo. A bit tired, but got up and did it. Tempo started way quicker and I was way back early, but still faster than usual. 5:27 at Nicholls. Then at the bridge, I pushed the wrong button on my watch and didn't get the split and messed up the tempo aver. Hitting Mosquito, I felt the runs/race in my legs and fell to 5:50 for the rest of the run. But at least I held it there for some good dead legs practice for the end of the Mary. (Kinvara green 196)

afternoon - 7.25 Foremaster. Steady state run with the level 2 boys. We put it into 6:30 pace and had a good run. (Mana 653.25)

AM - 10.5 GS/Sunrise.  Although the temps were up and the humidity higher, it was a nice morning.  It started sprinkling on the way up Green Springs, but didn't last the whole run.  Legs felt fatigued, but good once I got moving a bit.  (F50 728.25)

AM - 17.25 Industrial/CC. Up early, or late if you are a partier to get a run in before heading to Vegas for XC. Ran pretty well; could have been a touch, but I've seen it much worse. Ran what I am now calling a Marathon Michigan - alternating tempo paces, based on the idea of the Michigan we do for XC. Warmed up to the top of Highland and then kind of did a little Tinman down the other side for just over a half to get the legs moving - which they really didn't want to do since it was 3:30 in the morning. At the bottom of the hill I was going to hit 2 at MP (didn't have time for more, so I had to shorten up what the other guys were doing - also made it so I couldn't do the full Quail loop which would have fun for the stars, but heinous for the extra hills), then 6 at Tiinman and finish with 4 at MP. First MP section was a bit slow, but it was the hardest section and the effort was good and it got the legs woken up. The Tinman section was pretty good - I used to struggle at finding this pace, but now I seem to be able to lock that in pretty good - while struggling at MP. Then moved back into some MP for 2.75. Had to go up Gilbert and down into Coral Canyon. Ran pretty strong here, but a few seconds off where I wanted to be. Up Highland I just kind of chilled, but a decent pace and then pushed down the other side. I wasn't even close to my pace down it last week in the race, but again okay. So I decided to keep the effort going some more and it ended up being another 2.25 section of MP. (Kinvara3 795)

morning - 2 Vegas. Giving myself 2 more miles at the meet. It was dang hot and I ran all over the place, so I earned it! (Zero 297.75)

Week wasn't too shabby for a recovery week. Just not sharp like I would like it to be.

Goals for next week: sharpen the saw.