Clyde's Comeback!

DC loop. Felt like some of my sick symptoms had died down over the weekend other than a slight fever and pounding headache ever afternoon/evening. So heading out on the run I was slow and legs were stiff from not running much lately. Ankle was sorish too. But the body felt ok and much better than any run in the last 10 days. Didn't feel like I was physically dieing at the end- which is a big plus right now. 

10.2 mile run around the DC loop at 7 a.m. Felt way humid today. I was just soaked by 6 miles and still had 4 to go. Felt pretty good on the run all things considered. Ankle is gonna hurt so I just have to expect it. No watch but kept it honest. 

40.1 mile bike ride. Got home from the run and helped Mik'L get Myler ready and out the door for his first day of school (preschool). Then I got on the bike and headed out at 9 a.m. It was 81 when I left the house and 90 F when I got home 2:05:00 later.  This one made me work. I was completely dehydrated by mile 30. Didn't take any gu or fuel all morning. I'll learn the tricks with time. Got home and the scale said I was 147.5- pretty low considering all last week I was over 155lbs.

Nice rain run this morning. Totally soaking out there and I got rained on every step of the way. Loved it. 69 F for the first time under 70 F in months. Legs kind of felt stale due to yesterdays ride and run. Ankle was about a 5 out of 10 on the pain scale. But the cool wet run made up for any discomfort. 

Did my first ride then run training workout. 44.2 mile ride out though the fields, up in to Washington and around Green Spring, Up over the parkway and down into Ivans into Santa Clara back over to the DC up to River Road and finally back around the park to the house. It was a great morning at 66 F when I got started at 7 a.m. Did the ride in 2:17:50 at an honest but not hard effort. Had lots of hills and traffic, lights, ect. Drank better today and took some sports beans on the ride then a GU at the house before running. Got home and quickly changed for a run. Did the normal DC 10.2 mile loop in 1:09:18. By far the best run I've had in a long time. Maybe I was just warmed up from the bike, maybe some health progress or even the cooler weather to start with. Although it was 84 F by the time I finished just before 11 a.m.

146 lbs after the workout. 

In northern Orem. Ran up to the canyon trail head then back to Mik'L's aunts house. 

Not really a race but I'll still fill out a report. Due to the issues I've had all summer my race goals turned into nothing. I would have bailed on this race completely if my wife wouldn't have been signed up too. So we were already going all the way to Logan- I guess I'll run the course and take a mental note for future summers where I may want to race it. 

Saw a bunch of boggers at the start. Warmed up with Jake, Adam and a few others. We did 2 miles then I did a little more. It was cold at the start. Under 50 F. I wish I would have had some more warm cloths. So I basically just ran not really to warm up for the race but to get warm because I was freezing. No gloves and my hands were ice until about mile 5 of the race. 

Didn't have a time goal at all. Just wanted to try and run a little harder than I had the last 2 months and in the last 2 months I haven't gone any faster than 6:30 pace. The gun went off and I went out semi hard but not killing it. Hit the first mile in around 5:45. I felt like I could hold this pace and just kind of settled in. The ankle felt pretty good. But my stride is not normal because of it putting stress on other parts of the body.

Worked through the first 5 miles and the guys who I started out with (Adam, Walter and about 3 others) had moved up around a 70 seconds on me.  I was just grooving a long not concerned at all about place and time. Until... about mile 7 and I could hear heavy breathing and a motorcycle behind me. I didn't and couldn't look back but knew it was the first girl. Time to decide. Just run EZ the rest of the race and get "chicked" or push a little harder and avoid being "chicked". It's been a long time since a girl has beat me in a race and even though I wasn't truely racing I didn't want it to happen today. So I got a little more serious from 7-10.7 where we turned off the main road and started the little up hill climbs.  During the Hollow road section I ran into Cody D who was running the opposite direction. He turned and ran with me for around a mile. His first words were. "Your about to get chicked". I thought, I know, I know.... but we chatted and kept her at bay. Anyways by the time we turned at the Maverick I'd gaped the chick enough to stop worrying and went back into EZ mode.

Finished and felt pretty happy about how the body held up. Most importantly it gives me confidence that I should be able to break 3 hours at STG so I can keep the streak a live.

A little over 5 miles of cool down. Most of them with a big group. Fun times. 

Good to see the blog community up in the great white north. We left Logan at noon and got home to STG at 8 p.m  after a bunch of stops a long the way. It was the longest drive of my life.