I Can Do Hard Things

MCT loop -- TT:  1:14:58  AP:  9:03

9:30, 9:18, 9:07, 9:16, 9:04, 8:48, 8:54, 4:31, **3:54**, 2:31

I ran just slow/fast enough to keep the high hamstring happy.  I passed my daughter running the grinder with the team.  I'm SO not cool and only gave her a little wave (while inside I wanted to shout and give her big pump fists!!!)

3x

bohemian lunge

hammie ball roll out

LLL

Long stretch and foam roll

MCT loop -- absolutely no mojo.  My high hamstring and ITB are bugging.  My body does NOT like downhill or fast running.  Sigh....  Still trying to decide if I should run the AF Half on Saturday.

TT:  1:17:03  AP:  9:17  9:50, 9:35, 9:31, 9:32, 9:23, 9:05, 8:55, 4:33, *3:54*, 2:41

LLL, B6 and lots of stretching and foam rolling

I think my ITB and high hammie have been bugging because I've been running a bit faster and I'm not strength training as much.  Balance!  Next year, I am NOT going to run during the summer.  The heat is horrible.  It will become my off-season...ha ha!!

3x

trx lunge

trx dead lift

trx side plank

trx hammie/adductor

push up

side lunge

trx bridge to pull up

hammie roll out on ball

TT:  1:47:40  AP:  8:13 --8:21, 8:30, 8:35, 8:11, 8:10, 8:07, 8:06, 7:50, 8:25, 8:06, 8:16, 8:15, 8:01

WOW, what a day!  I have had some high hamstring and ITB pain.  I was NOT excited to run this race.  I felt very unprepared.  But I got a text from our primary president (I'm her 1st counselor) who has breast cancer.  She asked me if I was running the race.  I knew I had to run and make a FAST attitude adjustment.

I took some Aleve on Friday night and Saturday morning and hoped that it would help any aches and pains.  I rode the bus solo while listening to a Trail Manner's podcast.  Accidently opened a porto-potty door with a dude in it.  It was quite chilly at the start--perfect!

I started with the 1:55 pacer, but he was talking too much.  So I slowly crept ahead of him, but constantly worrying I was going out too fast.  I really tried to keep my pace in check down the canyon, but in retrospect, I needed to pick it the pace.

I felt great exciting the canyon and enjoyed the AFHS drum line in the golf course section.  I just kept trying to pick off people.  I kept waiting for the WALL to come and the wheels to fall off.  But honestly, I felt really good until mile 12, then it was keeping the pukes in check.  

I REALLY loved the course finish.  It made the race feel so much faster.  Looking through my mile splits, my non-canyon miles were almost as fast as my canyon miles.  I ran significantly faster than I anticipated and my family didn't make it in time.  I was sad they weren't there.  I ran a course PR (previous PR was 1:48:24).  

We waited for my primary president and her family to finish the 5k.  It was emotional to see all her kids run in with her.  It is such a great race with a great cause AND I got to see SO many friends.

Half marathons are awesome!  I feel great aftwards and I even did a ton of yard work today!  If I had run a marathon, I would be passed out on the couch.  I need to do more halfs!