Every Race is an Adventure!

Recovery. No running today.

Walking pretty well. I tried jogging just a bit. Right thigh and calf still a little sore.

I slowly jogged the stairs up to the 6th floor this morning and felt pretty good. My right thigh and calf are still a little sore, but are feeling quite a bit better. If I had my running stuff at work I'd be tempted to try a mile or two at lunch. I plan to try running a few easy miles tomorrow morning.

I ran just over 3.5 miles this morning and averaged around an 8:00/mi pace. I started out pretty slow for the first 1/2 mile. I felt pretty good so I pushed it up to just under 8:00/mi for 1.5 miles. There was some gradual downhill at that point and I easily pushed the pace a little more to around 7:15/mi which I held for the rest of the run (except for a block of uphill that was slower).

I could still feel a little soreness in my right thigh and calf, but overall I felt strong and energetic. I'm encouraged about being able to be fully recovered in time for St. George.

I'm not quite sure how to balance running with recovery between TOU and SG. I decided to go light today. I only ran 2.5 miles at an easy pace. There is still a little tightness in my right calf, but it doesn't bother me when I run.

I was lazy and took today off. I'm chosing to err on the side of too much recovery instead of too much running.

Kevin and I ran from the mouth of Provo canyon up to Bridal Veil Falls and back. We averaged 8:04/mi going up against a head wind. We took it easy and averaged 8:01/mi back down to the fountain at Nunn's Park where we stopped for a drink. We continued at an easy pace (8:18/mi) for the next couple of miles. We pushed the last mile a little and averaged around 7:20/mi.

A week after TOU and a week before St. George, we both just wanted to convince ourselves that we could still run at a decent pace. I feel pretty good about the run, and with a week still to go I feel pretty confident about being ready for another marathon.