Progression Daily

So I got a head cold last Thursday on my way to Flagstaff. It kicked my butt all weekend and continued through today. I know bad timing going into a marathon weekend. The only silver lining is that maybe I lost some weight because I didn't have an apetite. I finally got to a point where I thought I could get some mileage. Out towards Sunriver in the heat. Mixed in a 6:44 2nd mile and struggled for the last mile home.

Also took out some termites today with Barney. Plus my car battery died. It's been a rough couple of weeks. 

Run out to the Sunriver golf course with Star and George. Keeping my legs fresh and relaxed. 4.14 miles 

Just got out to avoid feeling sluggish. Still fighting off this lingering cold crap. 2.3 miles 

Very similar to last weekend, the best part of my trip was seeing some elk. Everything else that followed not that amazing. I of course started out a little fast in the marathon. Knowing it was not a substantial pace for me, I slowed things down intentionally. My new goal was just to run right around 7 minute miles. Unfortunately my IT started flaring up around 15. I was super bummed I wasn't able to carry out my secondary goal. After some very painful miles I decided it wasn't worth running anymore but I still wanted to finish. I suppose dropping out of the Southern Utah Half was one of the main reasons for not wanting to drop out. So I hobbled/speed walked the last 8-11 miles. All in all not the experience I signed up for but it's all good. Now I'll have to spend some extra time on my IT. 26.39 miles