Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't

Went out to do the 4 mile loop for the first time in a while...I was with Tom until mile 3 where we split for him to get more and me to head up the hill for home.  

Tomorrow I try 10 miles.  I hope it works.

Soon I am off to the SLC airport to pick up our 4 Japanese guests.  I am excited to have Rurika and her mom, sis and friend stay with us!  It has been 2 years since Rurika has seen her mom and sis.  The only sad thing is that her dad can't be here too. 

Busy day....Started off with my first 10 miler post injury and it went great!  I started off with Tom and we were able to run together for 3 miles.  At that point he went his way for his workout and I  went mine.  I went up around the golf course and down the trail.  In order to make it 10 miles before reaching home I had to add a second up and down of the trail.  It was a very nice morning and I was so happy to be running.  The last mile and a half or so my right ham string was letting me know it was there so I just slowed things down a bit more and it felt fine.  Today it has stiffened up here and there as I have had to drive a bunch.  I am icing at the moment and I will take tomorrow off.

 Went to SLC today to be with my son and his future bride for their pictures.We had them taken at the International Gardens in SLC.  What a nice place.  I've never been there before. They had their pics done with her in her dress and him in his tux.  I know some people don't believe in the groom seeing the bride in her dress before the wedding, but I am so glad they did it this way!  They were darling!

After that we were able to show our Japanese guests more of SLC including Temple Square. 

I came into this race after a week of being  back on the road after 4 weeks down time.  My main goal was to make it without re injury.  I wanted to play it smart but at the same time give a good effort.  I think I managed to reach my goals.  

This was the longest run I have had since the 2nd of July.  The last four miles I kept it in the 9:00 to 9:30 range and it felt a little bit harder than I had wanted it to, but still felt better than a regular 1/2 marathon when I have pushed harder.  I took walking breaks through 2 water stops and just before the turn into the neighborhood with the water stop.  It was there that I was excited to see Tom!  I was happy that he had already finished and had ran back this far to run me in and looking like he was doing great!  Unfortunately I was wrong...when I met up with him he said he had turned around in the 12th mile or so and came back to run in with me because he had a major crash and burn.  That made me sad....but it was nice to have him run in with me. 

The last half mile was fun as there were several fans out cheering and many people called out my name!  Great to have the support!  I was grateful to hit the POP afterwards as I was very well hydrated the whole race, but I wasn't quite as grateful as the lady who came running in after I was done....I am glad I was on my way out or I think she might have thrown me out she was in such a hurry!  I felt bad for her....not a fun feeling....been there, done that!  : )

Anyway, I was 9 to 10 minutes slower than I had planned on when I signed up for this race because of the down time, but I am fine with that.  Just glad I was able to come back.  The achilles and everything else felt fine during the race.  The achilles felt a little tight afterwards, hopefully it will be fine in the long run.