Progression Daily

AM- Out to basically Maverik with Trey, Nathan, and Zach. The pick-ups felt really good. 7.17 miles 

Relaxed running around. 5.03 miles 

Run to trail to nowhere with the boys. I focused on staying relaxed and running smooth. Then I biked along side Marieta while she ran. 5.62 miles 

Shoe run. I ran with Isaac for a little bit and talked about how good Cedar will be. 4.37 miles 

Jogging around at the cedar Invite 

Well this marathon was very similar to previous ones. Similar because I fell apart towards the end. The unfortunate and sad part was I actually prepared well for this one. My IT band flared up at about 11 miles. I pushed pretty well for some miles after but the pain was pretty intense. Once I started the crazy downhill by Diamond Valley I knew my my sub 3 goal was going to be out of reach. I was a little emotional because I put a lot of good mileage in the last 5 months. Then to have the same dang injury flare up and ruin my race was disheartening. I debated dropping out and preserving my leg but for some reason I decided not to. I stopped a lot to get icy hot on my legs and stopped for a bathroom break. Maybe I’ll never master the marathon and that’s ok. I just want to be in good shape and run far. 

Splits: 

1. 6:45

2. 6:59

3. 6:36

4. 6:27

5. 6:35

6. 6:17

7. 6:16

8. 7:30

9. 7:09

10. 7:05

11. 7:32

12. 6:58

13. 6:44

14. 7:00

15. 6:49

16. 7:19

17. 7:22

18. 7:43

19. 8:27

20. 8:25

21. 8:22

22. 9:41

23. 11:43

24. 10:11

25. 10:08

26. 9:42

.28. 9:17 (pace) 

3:29:26