Relentless

Took it pretty easy today as I ran Foremaster from PVHS with Ruth. I will need to give the blisters some time to heal. Didn't bug me too bad though, except on the downhill (then I could feel the skin slipping). One popped on its own Sunday morning, the extra large one on my heel I drained because it was so full I couldn't step on it. Then I wrapped them up with mole skin and tape. Hopefully draining them doesn't come back to cause a problem.

W-151

RHR-42

River Run from PVHS - great weather, near 80. Warmed up at 6:55; then ran the next few in 6:18,6:24,6:17; started to feel a little fatigued and with no need to kill myself I backed off along the washed out trail 6:50; but then I just brought it back right at or under 6:30 for the next two and finished at 6:45. Total ave. 6:40. Felt good (except for that short 1 1/2 mile in the middle where I felt fatigue. I need to start streching my miles a little. Originally had planned to go 10 and 5 today, but that was before the blisters. But they are feeling a bit better. I think tomorrow I might move it up to 10.

weights

W-152

RHR-42

Went up Green Springs into the desert on Green Springs Trail and connected with Powerline Trail all the way up to Turkey Road at the Water Tank and down into Middleton and back to PVHS. Was aiming for 10 and it looked like when I went up toward tank it might be more, but it worked out about perfect. Took it pretty easy and continued to try to work out fatigue in legs. Averaged 7:28.

Blisters feeling a bit better. PF feeling a lot better (I would almost say it is healed, but I don't dare quite yet.) Toe is still giving me a bit of pain. Ankle thing hurts just occasionally.

W-150

RHR-42

Club run with Steve and Bill up Webb Hill and back by way of Harmon's. I felt a lot better going up the hill then last time. But was still a bit sluggish on parts of the run (from the race, I imagine). Had a good talk with the guys about the struggles we are having selling the house. Also noticed that Steve is a very strong runner. I have always envied runners that have powerful leg drives compared to my lanky, might I even say lurpy, stride. I don't know how I ever ran a quick 800 with my stride.

W-151

RHR-40

Junction run from home. Took it out easy and then brought it back at a decent pace. Didn't time it, but by the clock it was 1 hour and 10 minutes. Negative split for sure.

W-150.5

RHR-39

Various miles at the PVHS Run-a-Thon. Cross -country team ran 112.25 miles in 12 hours (mostly 1 mile at a time, then 1/4's last hour to gain a few miles!) Ran 7 with kids, then 3 with kids. Then a few quarters. Some of the kids ran pretty quick and I found myself hoping for a slower runner to be next so I could slow it down. Was pretty wiped at the end. But a lot of fun.

W-151

RHR-38

Sunday:

W-153

RHR-41