Speed only kills if you don't have it!

I finally got out on a run tonight and only went on the Lundstrom 5 miler so I could make it to Allison’s soccer game.  I felt a bit tight , mostly in the core and shoulders, and felt better as the run progressed.  I ran a good comfortable pace and a good time.  I had a stomach cramp come on in my stomach.  It was the same place as in the relay, and I almost feel bruised because of it.  I saw Chris toward the end of my run watching Rugby; he said he was doing after the relay. 

33:30

(Hurricane-55 miles)

I went out this morning at about 11:00am and ran up into River Heights to the bench and back. I felt good and ran very comfortably. 5 miles 33:54

(Adrenaline-37 miles)

I ran again this evening and had an other good run. I went up 8th east, 7th north, and down canyon road to first dam. I got on the new section of the Bonneville and ran over to Green Canyon and looped back home via 1500 E. and 1000 N.. I had a good run and enjoyed getting up on the trail again. If anyone wants to get up on the trail, the new section is really nice and you don't have to walk halfway up the mountain when you get to the bridge, the trail goes straight over. 6.4 or 5miles 46:01

I ran north on 800 E. into Hyde Park to 3400 N., and then climbed the long hill up to 1600 E..  I then ran back on that road to 1000 N. and down to my appartment.  It was an alright loop with some good hills, but 800 E. is to busy of a road at 6:30pm.  I tried to take it easy because I am fairly sore.  I think that my last three runs beat my legs up more than Del Sol did.  I actually didn't get too sore from the relay, and I think most of what I got was from the four days in the van, but the sleep part has kicked my butt all week.   I am sure that part of my soreness now stems from Del Sol though.  I felt good tonight once I got going. 

1:00:14

(Hurricane-74 miles)

I went out this morning for a very easy run.  I am hoping it will help losen me up for tomorrow's 1/2 marathon.  I ran down to the Temple via 600 E. and Boulevard.  I was crawing along pretty slow, I am still sore and tight.  I did 4x100 meter strides on the way back, and cut out all of the big hills.  I don't really know how I will do tomorrow, I guess that it depends on how I feel, but I hope to at least run sub 6:00 pace for the race.

24:30

(Adrenaline-42 miles)

Went with Paul, Cody, and Dan to the race. I did a short warm up before the race and I realized then that it wasn't going to be a fast one. I was having some major issues with my left calf, and I don't know what it is exactly. It was just achy and numb, a problem that I have had before. I always get a little freaked out when my left leg starts doing weird stuff like going numb, because I got a neuroma in my left foot in 2004 6 weeks before St. George. I ended up taking 5 weeks off and spent a few days on crutches. I was still able to finish St. George that year, but I my hopes of 2:35 that year were dashed. It took me quite a while to get over that injury and the scary thing was it came out of no where. I went from the best Marathon shape of my life to almost a cripple. Enough about old war stories! To put it simply, I didn't feel too hot and probably ran too conservatively because of it. I felt like I needed Dr. Stucky to fix me up. I wasn't sore though, so that was a good thing.

I tried to stay conservative in the race but not get too far behind the guys I should be running with. I ran the first mile with Dan and Cody, then Dan dropped back a bit and Cody and I went the rest of the way down the canyon together. Cody dropped back after the first water stop but I didn't look to see how far. I figured he would come up on me later but never did. I didn't worry about my splits because all of the mile markers seemed off anyways.

I spent the rest of the race trying to catch the pack with Ted, and Scott but never quite got them. I did catch a few guys during the race and in the last half mile. I was pretty consistant in my pace and had the same slower miles that everyone seemed to have. I felt pretty good and felt like I could have run faster but my legs didn't agree. I kept trying to relax my leg and foot. The numbness went away shortly after the first mile but the aching was consistant through race. The worst part of the race was going by the park, still having 1.5 miles to go, and knowing that Paul was probably finished and eating all of the good doughnuts!

I did pick it up a bit in the last mile and ran it in 5:41. I guess that it was a decent run for me, especially for a spring run and my short training season. I was about two minutes slower than I thought that I would be, but everyone else probably had the same kind of a race. Del Sol hammered me a little more than what I felt it did during the week. I just don't recover like Paul does. I figured that he would run under 1:10, and knew that he had a good shot of winning. I was glad to hear that he ran so well and won, the PR was a given!

I thought that the other guys from the Del Sol team (Cody, Dan, and Sasha) ran well too, and probably didn't realize that the relay hammered them either. I know Cody was pretty disappointed that he lost touch with me, but I thought that he ran really good. He and Dan are training great and running awesome, and it has taken me the whole circuit to get so I can run with them again. I am glad that we were able to hook up with them thanks to this blog, they are good guys and great additions to our Logan group, especially since Dave and Ben have moved away. Guys, be happy with your runs, anytime that you PR it is a good race! And Paul, thanks for winning so that I got bumped up from 4th to 3rd in the age group. I actually got an award this race and it was kind of nice.

I cooled down for a couple of miles with Paul, Bob, Dan, and Cody. 

1:19:27 for the race 6:04 ave.

(Tangent- 93 miles)