On the road to BOSTON!

I went for a 1/2 mile walk and then jogged 1/2 mile. The jog felt really good after I got going. Calves are a little tight today but not too sore. As much as anything I am sore like after any normal long run Saturday. I am doing a lot of reading on cramping today....I am reading that perhaps I was low on calcium and magnesium. I know I have plenty of potassium and sodium  becaue I was loading on the roctaine and getting plenty of gatorade and water at each aid station. I will continue to read.............

Went out for another walk/jog for 1 1/4 miles.....sore quads calfs feeling not so bad, just tight.

Probably will try to get in some bicking in the morning to loosen the legs and give the calves another break day then get back to running some miles Tuesday.

A very easy mile walk/jog and then got on the bike and worked on keeping the legs moving and trying to use upper leg and very little calf. Biked for just short of 9 miles.

This morning I was feeling very tired...can't seem to get my butt out of the bed. I finally decided that I better go out and get in some sort of a run. The calves are still very tight, can't seem to get them to relax. I went out not knowing what to expect on this run. Hoping to get a mile in. I went up Bloomington Drive and diverted to the top of Tonaquint...decision time. Turn around and go back home for a total of 3 miles....go down the hill and hope to enjoy the extra miles. Extra miles it was. I ran down to the DC trail head and took a small break trying to stretch the calves out. Then I realized that the trail had been posted closed for today...crap! I didn't want to go back up Tonaquint. I took my chances and went on the trail and crossed over the river and went over to Flying J. Then continued on home. The last 3 miles felt really good. I had gone out very slow trying to get the body warmed up properly. Then I pushed it a little harder and more consistent on those last miles trying to run the distance and not take small walk breaks.

I really needed this run to gain some of my confidence back. SL really took it out of me.......but it is only temporary. Ended up with an overall pace of 8:36

Went out today not really knowing where to run. I just wanted something new. I ran from home to the new trail leading to Sun River. Dropped off the trail at the Calvary Chapel and went out to the new overpass and tried to run out on the road they are building...got kicked out so I ran into Sun River. I found the trail head for the Ranger Bart trail. Ran out into the desert for a 7 miles. looping back I ran into a swarm of bees.....crap!!!!! I turned back real fast running away and then ran into the sage brush and hillside and looped around them. Man did I run fast through that area. Like "Fast running waters" LOL That totally freaked me out.  I got around them.... That almost sucked big time. I am worn out from the heat and pounding but the calves feel great!

I took Thursday off and most of today. I am heading out for Provo so my daughter can audition for a movie. Then it is get back ASAP and go over to the Relay for Life. I am going to be walking and running from midnight to 5am and maybe some other blocks of time. We will see how the track running goes. I am hoping to get in at least 25 miles on the track...if everything goes well maybe more.

This technicaly was not a race but it was an organized run/walk. I drove to Provo and then back friday afternoon and then went over to Dixie College for the night. I started running at 10:15pm and finished up at 4:45. I put in 32 miles and then took a break for 1 1/2 hours then did 1 mile shake out to make 33 miles.

My fuel and liquid intact were terrible but I liked it. I had half a banana,1/2 snickers and 2 20oz pepsi's and one bottle of water. After running 26.2 I was just trying to keep going..walking with some runs mixed in. I got feeling pretty good and would run 3/4 mile with 7:10-7:40 pace then take a walk break and at time would sprint for 200 meters at mid 5:00's and felt strong.

May need to adjust to pepsi instead of gatorade...just kidding.

Calves feel great and the rest of the body too.