Relentless

AM - 5 Washington Loop reverse. Made it out of bed and ran slowly around town. With about a mile left I realized how slow I was going and picked it up a little - very little. Knee felt pretty decent today after 48 hours rest. (Cumulus red 385.15)

afternoon - 8 River Trail Loop, but stuck to the road as they are rebuilding the trail, and then came up Mall Drive.  Run was the best I've had since my knee started hurting.  With no effort at all, the whole run was under 7:00 and a couple downhill miles were at 6:00.  Pain was very minimal and only occasionally.   (Stratus 35)

Then  weights (very light on the leg lifts) and 2 miles cool down. (Landreth 454.7)

AM - 5.75 Dogpound from home. Took a lot of effort to get out of bed this morning. But it always feels a lot better once you do and are done. Run was pretty decent. Took my watch to measure, and it gave me an opportunity to see how slow I run in the morning. Pretty dark out , I should probably get some sort of light so cars don't kill me. Knee pain was again very minimal. I am going to try a little longer run this afternoon. (Cumulus silver 199.8)

afternoon - 14 Fields.  I made a stupid mistake and wore my cumulus for a shorter run this morning and Precision for a longer run this afternoon.  I like the precision a lot, but I could feel the pounding by the end of the run today.  Other than that, run was pretty good, however.  I was a bit fatigued by around 8 or so and just kind of held on to it.  Did really push at any part of the run, it was more of a see if the knee can handle it run.  And for the most part, it did well.  A couple of times, I felt a slight twinge for about a 1/4 mile or so, but it faded as my mind wandered.  (Precision 99.15) 

AM - 13.15 Wendy's and Green Springs.  Did get to sleep in until a quarter to 6 this morning - nice!  But I also had to get a little longer run in since it is a travel day and I don't think I will want to run when I get up to SLC tonight.  So I thought I could do my own little uneventful 1/2 today, and it went alright.  Less fatigue than yesterday, but for about 1 1/2 miles around mile 9 (up in Green Springs) my hips were tired, it slowly went away however.  Also, very very little knee pain.  I don't quite dare say, "no pain," yet, but it is feeling better.  I need to make sure I keep icing even being out of my normal running routine this weekend.  I ran the course in 1:36 which is nothing special, but I made sure I never looked at my watch for anything other than distance; I did not care at all how fast/slow I went.  (Stratus 48.15)

Everyone have a great Thanksgiving!  Be grateful for your family, your health, and your love of running! 

morning - 9 SLC - up onto Danish and Creek Road and then back around to Fishers'.  Run went very well for a nice easy run.  Pace was comfortably easy but still right at 7:00; no knee pains (even after waking twice with knee in pain last night); wasn't deadly cold (but still 25); and I enjoyed the scenery.  (Cumulus Silver 208.8)

evening - 5.1 Sego Lily Loop.  Turkey and Gravy vs. my guts.  The winner... it was a draw.  Somehow made it through the run even though pretty much all of Thanksgiving wanted to come back out.  Good solid hill running. (Paramount 288.7)

mid morning - 11.05 Wasatch. Pretty and pretty slow run. Didn't have a lot of juice - I think the hills of the benches are wearing me out a little; they are relentless. So I just tried to enjoy the scenery of my favorite run in the area. Knee had a little bit of an ache, and it was a little more sustained than the last day or two - iced it up, stretched, and sticked like always. (cumulus silver 219.85)

evening - 5.25 Sego Lily reverse (with a missed turn for a little extra). Decided to run the run in the opposite direction of usual hoping it would be a little easier hill-wise - it was. No knee pains on this run. Just kind of went through the motions. Ready for a decent run tomorrow and to be done for the week. (Paramount 293.95)

mid-morning - 18.5 Wasatch/Cottonwood Heights/Ft. Union/Dimple Dell.  It has been a little while since I ran a long run (probably since the SGM) and I had kind of forgotten how it treats you.  I did okay, however, it was just pretty slow.  Weather wasn't too chilly especially once the sun came up over the mountains - forgot to write about the awesome moon rise I watched last night as I finished up my run.  Hips were a little sore here and there, but the knee treated me alright.  I have officially earned my pink polka-dot jersey (Cyclers know what I mean) and am ready to head back to SoUT.  (Cumulus silver 238.3)

Met my biggest goal this week which was to get decent mileage in with the knee feeling good.  Also ran some good hill workouts - although not by choice - and hit a long run.

Goals for next week: Establish 100 mile weeks for the next few and get back into the swing of things for tempo runs.