Every Race is an Adventure!

6 mile Lindon loop solo. Average pace 10:00/mi. When I thought about how slow I'm running these days as I recover, I reminded myself that in life and running it's not how fast we are running that matters so much as that we are making consistent effort in the right direction.

I got out just in time to catch Kevin as we was going by. He had to be back by 6:30am so we did the 4 mile Lindon loop. Average pace 9:04/mi. Considering the slick road conditions I felt pretty good about the pace, especially compared to my 10:00/mi pace yesterday.

Alone again. I ran a modified Lindon loop for 4.5 miles. Average pace 9:51/mi. There were a couple of big downhills that pounded my feet pretty good. For the first time in weeks I felt some numbness in my right foot near the end of the run.

I tried to run this morning. I had a 9:00pm church basketball game last night. We finally won for a change, but near the end of the game my right hip started hurting some. It was a familiar feeling, but I wish it wasn't. I met Kevin and we started out slow but my hip soon told me it would rather not run today, so I didn't.

Larry, Wayne, Grant and I ran the long Lindon loop this morning. Larry reminded me that we actually used to call this the Tri-City loop as it passes through Orem, Lindon, and Pleasant Grove. I guess I was confused because when we run the shorter 4 mile loop we cut out the part that goes through Pleasant Grove, so it would be inaccurate to call it the short Tri-City loop.

Regardless, it was an enjoyable run this morning. It was colder than we expected, but enjoyable nonetheless. It was nice having some company. I ran pretty much pain free this morning, which was nice. I did feel a little numbness in my right foot again near the end. I'll have to monitor that. I was really hoping I was done with that.