I wanted to get some more downhill in today, so parked at the bottom of cholla creek, and biked 5 miles up the the highway. i ran down, back up, then back down. the clouds were loving me that day, and stayed above me for my whole run. I even got a nice sprinkle in the middle. Strangely, the outside quads hurt for the first 5 miles but not the rest of the time. I do feel like they are getting stronger and are not as sore today! I'm hoping to get a long downhill run in next week. abs bugged last mile today but i think my back tightened up.
I went back to my bike, and decided that i wasn't done for the day. I got 20 more miles in on the bike, but i really should've cut that short. i hadn't had any gels, but had some gatorade and a granola bar. I rode into leeds, and couldn't believe how easy it felt. it was slightly downhill, but it felt so effortless. i found out why. soon enough. i had a tailwind on the way out, and a nice uphill headwind on the way back.. oh yes. i averaged 10 mph on the way back, it was really sad. i was completely out of energy. its been a while since i felt like that. i'm a little worried cause this was supposed to be my recovery week. i guess i do start tapering after next week. i need some good solid tempo miles and a good downhill run to boost my confidence a little for utah valley! | 