j-lyn's corner

Ran from Carrie's house with the crew.

Jacob tried to chick me on the uphills but I told him I don't let Asian girls chick me.

Carrie hauled on the downhills, I thought she was Jacob trying to sneak up on me a few times.

We all enjoyed running rocky trails. It was fun, moved quick, but walked the mile of pavement. My knees were still oozing quite a bit, stiff to start with how swollen they are. 

Recovery run @Dimple Dell in the early AM. I went early to avoid the snow. Failed.

Brrr. Rain, then snow, then slush. Then it repeated. Glad I wasn't out long.

Knees were stiff and tired, sprained ankle moaned a little.... the normal creaks and groans of a slowly recovering body. 

Took Zion out of my legs, and put something else in. 

Did VB with ScottW in the morning. He gave me great ideas on how to break 100 miles into more manageable pieces. I can mentally handle 50 miles, but I can't mentally handle 100. ScottW's poor knee was flaring, I think the vert and cold aggravated it. It was freezing! I packed food/water for more mileage than the 8 we did, thinking I'd add on after, but my hands were numb and I was frozen from the 28degree weather and wind... and Ben's been sick and I thought he might've slept in so I hurried home. Sure enough he had barely woken up and the kids were still in "pah-jay-jays." haha. So I took an hour to cook breakfast for everyone, pack lunches, load on some layers, and get everyone out the door. Then I rushed up to Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir. Then I ran and proceeded to remove all said layers since it was warm in the sun.

I've been wanting to check this trail out for quite a while, I'd heard rumors it was more technical and steep than most the trails near my house, so I was excited even if it was so short. I ran up the "easier" route (0.71 miles) did a little loop at the top, went down the steeper section (more gain/loss 0.51 miles), then turned around and went back to my car. Then I repeated it. I ended up running to the reservoir 4 times. It gave me a total vert of over 3500+ft (I don't really feel like getting out the calculator).

This was one of my idiotic yet brilliant ideas. Idiotic because I was wanting/needing a recovery run, brilliant because the thrashing of those giant step ups/downs gave my quads and knees smoething new to complain about and will probably benefit me during Bryce. I'll be out of town all week next week, but I think the following couple weeks I will repeat this adventure, adding on a repeat each time. Going up, down the opposite side, and back gives me 1138 vert (without the loop at the top). Doing that 4 times will give 4500ish vert in 10 miles. i.e. thrashing and bashing and training.

I guess I did get a recovery run this morning (sorry Scott I didn't want to run up all the hills) and then I got some training in after. Not sure if this was doubles or a long run.... whatev. 

I've only got 3 weeks til my Bryce taper starts. The clock is ticking... 

Hey, guess what, I ran Karl Meltzer's 100 mile pace for 8 miles. Go team.

Took an extra hour at lunch since I'll end up working a few hours tomorrow. Did 8 at Dimple Dell. Knees were creaking and groanin. So was I. I was conflicted-- I wanted a recovery run, but I wanted a tempo run. It was something inbetween. Best be callin' it a run. Ah yes, and my gangsta name is J-Lyn.

Now I'm still sore. This is a little concerning. This was my easy/recovery week before 2 1/2 really hard weeks. So, buck up body. It's only going to get worse from here! 

Daddy wasn't home this eve, so the kids and I ate pizza and watched mountain bike videos and stayed up late. I'm so productive and such a good Mom. But at least we're going mountain biking tomorrow (ok, they are, I'll just jog along). 

lovely Leslie watched the boys and I ran on the ghetto canal gravel road by her house. Did 10 1:21:50, abt a 7:40 pace.

Although I went on this run as a "recovery run" it ended up being a big motivation boost. It's been a while since I've done a flat run on road and I've been feeling really slow lately-- just discouraged because what I used to be able to run on a long run I can't hit on a tempo. So it was nice to put myself on a road and push a little... oh yah, I can hit a pace. oh good. felt creaky, walked all of the skywalk, etc but all in all good.