running for my mind

6 easy - felt good, but my right knee was a little rore. Could be due to the fact that I filled up a small trailer of boxes yesterday afternoon. I refuse to move any other items until after Boston.

8 easy with Scott and Tyler this morning. Tyler needed to do a 2 hour run for his Ironman training, so Scott and I joined him for his first hour and then he continued on. 

I am feeling good. Going to keep moving easy this week. I think my taper is going well so far.

[update - 4:00pm] I have a weird pain in my left ankle that has gotten progressively worse today. It is a sharp shooting pain if I lay my foot flat and slowing bend my leg forward. So, each step it hurts right before I pick my foot up to take another step. The pain is on the top of my foot / almost ankle right at the point where the skin creases at the ankle. Any thoughts?

6 easy with Scott around Murray / Holladay. Tossed in a couple strides at about 6:00 pace.

My left foot is still acting weird. It hurt yesterday until the evening when I went outside and walked around a bit on the grass and played around the swingset with my daughter. It seemed to stop hurting and I didn't really notice it until I went to bed. This morning it was a little sore, but not as bad as yesterday. I did not feel it one bit on my run, which is great! However, now it is sore again. Still, not as bad as yesterday, but we will see how it progresses as the day goes on. 

Felt like I needed a rest, so I listened. Slept in a little and then I heated up in a hot tub and stretched well before heading to work. 

Might get out for an easy few miles this evening, but most likely not because we are closing on our first house at 4. I guess that is kind of a big deal.

6 miles - 2 were about 20 seconds off of marathon pace. Feeling good about this taper. I am to the point where I just want the race to be here!

10 with Scott up by his house near the mouth of Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood. Had some hills to deal with that I felt pretty decent on. Clipped off a couple miles right at about 7:00 despite the elevation gains. Overall, I didn't feel great though. I think that is part of the taper process though.