Relentless

AM - 4 Twix. Abs and a good start to the week with Twix. Cadence was a solid 172. (Peg grey 529.5)

afternoon - 12.5 GS/River Trail. Fun being back with the team. Finished by running home on the River Trail. Ran well and was surprised that the cadence was only 167 because the run was quick and I was focusing on a good turnover. Cramping up a bit now. Got dehydrated through the day as I got some food stuck in my throat and it took some time and a lot of throwing up to get it out. I’ve been looking into getting my esophagus stretched. I guess it is very helpful for the problem I have. (Boston 266.25)

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs.  Very slow and painful miles up into Bella Vista and back with Twix.  Pace was way off this morning.  Both achilles hurt a lot and continued to hurt almost the whole run.  Left calf that tightened up so bad yesterday hurt a lot.  Somehow cadence was still at 168, so I must be making progress on that to keep it decent on such a slow run.  Really want to make 170 the usual, though.  Glad I got out to work some of this out of my system.  (Cumulus 383.75)

afternoon - 5 PV. Ran a bit on the turf and then home. Felt a bit better than this morning. (Peg blue 568.25)

AM - 6 Parkway.  Abs and then Twix and I went out on a nice cool morning run around the Parkway.  Saw a few shooting stars and then the sunrise on the way to school was epic.  Great start to the morning.  Right achilles is really hurting right now.  Hit a good cadence; 171 for the full run.  (Peg green 229.25)

afternoon - 6.5 Target. Good run with the team and then up to get the car from Ry’s work at the St. George Running Center. It is fun running with the crew; they are in good spirits. Caught a few minutes with the girls, too. They are a great group of kids. Plus, the quarter is over, so you can’t beat that. (Pace blue 200.5)

morning - 9 City Wells. Awesome run. Snowed a little last night and a snowy desert is the most beautiful thing in the world. Up around the Wells there was 2-3 inches of snow - I know it isn’t a lot, but it was really cool.  Abs after. (Speedgoat 19)

morning - 9.75 Sullivan. Good run with Twix down along the river. A little tired, but the dog and I kept a solid pace and cadence - 170 for 10 miles, best yet. Abs after. (Peg black33 474.5)

noon - 9.25 Desert Canyons. Went out by the airport to try Gia new trail system (Pushing Tin). It is a nice trail, but short. I was going to run it a couple times, but just went out into the desert instead. Both Twix and I were a bit tired and slow. (Speedgoat 28.25)

Decent week. Felt pretty good for the most part, other than he achilles pain. 

Goals for next week: mileage will be off with Christmas, but will shoot to get a good run or two in.