Clyde's Comeback!

Did a non normal Sunday run. With the travel and craziness of it all I just needed to keep the system semi regular. Ran from the hotel over to the Brewers ballpark. Felt ok.

Biggish workout. One more before Ojai marathon next Sunday. Today I left the hotel and ran down to Lake Michigan. Then up and around  a park overlooking the lake until I was out 7 miles. Hit that 7 in a 7:02 avg.

Then did a 4 mile MP or so tempo at 5:44 avg. Felt really hot and muggy and this tempo didn't really go as planned. Sturggled the last mile into a pretty hard head wind.

1 mile recover

1  at HMP or so in 5:28

1 mile cool down back to the room

Really not the best run. Struggled in the hot muggy conditions. Plus we've been on the go for 3 days straight with a red eye flight. So the system is pretty wore down. Travel home today then rest for 4 days before going to Cali.

Flew into Vegas last night then drove back home... trashed. By the time I got in bed the wheels were gone and I just crashed. But sometime in the night a fire alarm stared beeping due to low battery life and after laying there in a coma for a half hour I had to go rip it down and I put it in the washing machine to keep the noise down. Anyways I'm tired and felt it on the run. Plus we ate a bunch of cheese before leaving Wisconsin yesterday afternoon and it was like a brick in my stomach this morning. Just got through some miles this morning. The main goal for the week is to rest. I do have an appointment with April today to loosen up all my aches and pains. 

7 miles this afternoon. I wasn't going to run again today but the scale said I was about 3lbs too fat. Thought a double for the day would help to clean up the system. It did. The run felt so so. The 93F felt pretty warm right out under the sun. Tried to take it EZ. Got home and had a appointment with April for my pre marathon massage. Feeling really tight and kind of sick. 

St. James loop. Tried to take it EZ and ended up with a 7:24 avg. But I'm not sure I could have gone any faster if I'd wanted to. Legs felt pretty much like hamburger after my massage last night. And I think I've got hand, mouth and foot. Most commonly found in children but affects adults with symptoms similar to a cold. It's been going around St. George for a couple weeks now. We know a couple house holds who's children have it. Anyways I have some of the symptoms and a couple unexplained sores on my wrist and chin... 

Spent most of the run contemplating pulling out of Ojai and maybe trying to get into UV next week. Ugh! Flights are already paid for so I don't know what to do. 

Inner B-hills loop extended on the Secret St. I guess just the typical taper junk. Heavy legs and felt like a turtle as I made my way around the loop. Came home and gave myself a hair cut and shaved the arms, legs ect. Feel clean and fast now- sort of. 

EZ miles out around Silkwood then a Little Valley tour. Woke up earlier than planned and decided to go out. Good thing because I got a golf invite and had to be there at 7:30. I pulled into the parking lot at 7:30. Both the golf game and the run were a little sub par. But it was fun and free... and hot. Fly to SoCal this evening. 

EZ run up the beach trail here in Ventura. Basically did the last 4 miles of the marathon course. Temps felt pretty good and the humidity didn't bother too bad. But it was slow and short.

We woke to horrific news. Got a phone call that a close family friend to my wifes mom died a in tragic car wreak in NYC last night. My mother-in-law and nephew were in the city with them but waiting in the room. Her friend and her grandson were taxiing to the room from the airport when a garbage truck hit them killing the our friend, and the driver and injuring the grandson.

It's been an emotional day for my wife and her family as her mom is the only one out there with the grandson who was in a coma but seems to be on the road to recovery. Tragic for sure. I feel horrible even thinking about worring about running a marathon tomorrow. We just wish we were home and had our own little boy. Lifes so fragile, guess you just never know.

I have no goals tomorrow- just hope to feel good and get it over with so we can get home.