Relentless

AM - 16.5 Big Workout #8 warmup then 4,3,2,1 mile(s) at MP (5:45) w/ 2:00 minute recovery jog and then cooldown.  Workout was an absolute beast; the hardest workout I have ever done in my life!  Hit the times on all of them, however, even though legs were absolute toast by the end.  (Cumulus white 254.25)

evening - 5 Parkway.  A very easy 5 to try to work the legs out.  It may take awhile to recover from this one.  (Cumulus silver 581.85)

AM - 12.25 Mall run and 2xAC.  I was crap this morning.  Legs are spent and I don't know if I'll be ready for tomorrow.  (Landreth black 52.75)

afternoon - 7.25 Top section of Foremaster as kids finished up hills and the 2450.  I am in even more pain today - I guess not really pain, just spent... bigtime (Stratus red 514.35)

AM - 12 Wendy's w/ many extensions.  Logan called and the Circle of Trust decided to postpone the Big to tomorrow.  I am glad I am not the only one suffering!  This run sucked as I had to keep adding extensions to make it 12.  (Landreth 437.35)

afternoon - 8 Dogpound and 3 miles barefoot including 8xbarefoot striders.  Took this one real easy.  I am still really worried about tomorrow's Big.  I hoped the striders would get the legs moving a little, but they just hurt.  (Cumulus blue 385.4)

AM - 16 Big Workout #7 warmup, 2 miles Tinman, 6xmiles at LT (5:30), then cool down.  This is basically the Big I missed as I was tapering for Provo, so while Clyde and Logan had an idea on this one, I didn't no how hard it would be.  Plus, I was still worried about how my legs were going to do this morning.  I iced up Tuesday, have been using the stick and doing whatever else I can to try and get my legs back, but they still seem toast, so I wasn't sure what I would get out of them today.  The Circle met nice and early and got started with easy warmup and then a Tinman that was more of a Scarecrow.  We did the miles up and down between the overpass bridge and the golf course from the DC.  1-5:27, 2-5:29, 3-5:29, 4-5:28, 5-5:27, 6-5:28.  Somehow I hit all the times.  I am happy I was able to make it and just kept thinking that each one I hit was going to make me that much better.  The structure and definition of this program has been grueling, but I know it will be rewarding.  (Startus Bee 258.05)

afternoon - 3 Harts and big loops.  Way easy run with the kids as the warmed up for repeats and cooled down with them.  It was wierd to go just three - but nice.  The legs wouldn't have wanted to do more anyway.  (Startus red 517.35)

AM - 9 DI and 2xAC plus some loops.  Didn't feel as toasted as I thought I might.  (Landreth 446.35)

afternoon - 4.15 in Provo for XC.  Ran with team from hotel up to track and tried to figure out the XC course (but we were backward) and then back to hotel.  (Landreth black 56.9)

AM - 22.1 in Provo ran with the Circle who were staying in the same hotel as us down to one end of town to pick up Greg H. then up the canyon.  All of us were pretty tired, but it sure was nice to want to wear gloves.  Tried some Pepsi at mile 14 to see if I could stomach it; it felt okay.  Then we hit a progression on the last 5.  Wasn't great, but I was able to stay right at Tinman, so I'll take it.  (Landreth black 79)

Week was solid - but hard!  One more major week.

Goals for next week:  Stay healthy.  Right now I think everything is going amazing in the training and if I can just stay healthy, I know I'll hit the workouts and finish off these last few weeks to take me to that sub 2:20!