I Can Do Hard Things

8 mile MCT Loop

2 mile warm up (9:27, 9:04)

3 miles @ MP 8:40-8:50 (8:43, 8:40, 8:34)

2 miles @ HMP 8:25-8:35 (8:00, 8:01)

1.3 mile cooldown (9:49)

Wowzer!  I decided to trust my fitness a little more and not hold back.  I got a little nervous when I kept seeing those splits get lower and lower....not sure if I could hold it.

Mile 6 was a little downhill.  But I was super excited when I saw mile 7 (flat) and it was the smae mace as mile 6!  I repeated my mantras and thought about being at mile 21.

Feeling really good about this workout.  But my achilles is hurting.  Ugh

45 minutes lifting

45 minutes yoga

AFHS-Evergreen-Gerald the chicken-home

TT:  47:30  AP:  10:24

Peroneals/achilles were SCREAMING today, so I cut my 7 mile run short.  Very discouraging.

30 minutes lifting

30 minutes yoga.

45 minutes lifting

I went to see my new PT.  He said peroneals/achilles were extremely inflamed (which I already knew).  He put a steriod patch and taped both feet.

I'm deciding at what point to call uncle with getting a BQ.  

No County Blvd-MCT-Silo road

TT:  45:32  AP:  9:06 --9:49, 9:35, 8:44, 8:38, 8:43

I was suppose to run 22 miles (with a 16 mile tempo run) down the canyon.  I knew my ankle would not hold up.  This was a test to see how it felt....pretty good.  Not getting excited yet.

Lots of yoga

Up No County Blvd-SR92-Alpine Hwy

TT:  1:23:19  AP:  9:04 - 9:59, 9:30, 8:59, 8:51, 8:47, 8:29, 8:31, 8:40, 9:31

2 mile warm up (9:59, 9:30)

6 miles @ 8:55-9:05 (8:59, 8:51, 8:47, 8:29, 8:31, 8:40)

1 mile cool down (9:31)

I wasn't super excited to run today.  Raining and head wind heading up toward the canyon.  Legs felt heavy and sluggish.  I think the tape the PT did really helped.  As soon as I took it off, I could tell a difference.

3x

squats

walking lunges

dead lift

monster walk