Run like the wind....March 10th-16th

[Grog]

I did my 25k trail race today (which was actually a smidge over 26k). My butt is kicked; I still haven't cooled off (it was probably in the low 60s, which I am soooo not used to). I kind of did this event with my brother; he ran the 12k (placed 2nd overall) and then ended up running me in on the last about 5k of my run. He really helped me pick it up at the end. Unlike my 50k in Dec, I had NO gas in the tank when I finished this one. I ran it pretty hard, but I honestly don't remember my time. I think it was around 2:37-2:38 ( I forgot to turn Garmin off until I'd been standing around the finish for a bit). Brother claims I was in the top 10. I won't know, though, until the results are published in a couple of days. It was a tough event, with 2 peak climbs (that totaled about 3200' of climb, though it felt like more because I was so freaking overheated).

I am tyred.

Great job Yellow!!! Those trail running events you're doing are really fascinating! You make Utah sound like a more interesting destination every time you write about them. Maybe in a few years....?

[KSH]

WOO-HOO! Way to rock it Yellow!

Well, I had a 2:30 run on schedule today. Ended up going 2:25. 12.25 miles with a 11:46 minute mile.. with a 5 minute walk, 2 minute run combo.

Minus the wind it was a beautiful day to run. Silly me wore a long sleeved shirt though. I was a bit too hot towards the end.

This run was hard. Very hard. Overall I felt OK, but it was painful.

I had this pain on the inside of my left leg pop up yesterday mornig. So that was there. I had the continued right hip pain. That was there yesterday and there today. It makes it hard to walk or run.

At one point, I got confused running around a neighborhood and that got me a little frustrated. That meant my distance was messed up and I was not in the mood to run in circles.

Once I found my way out, I sat on a curb for 1 minute. I just hurt, and was tired. I then got up and finished my run.

Towards the end, I knew I wasn't going to make the entire 13.2 miles I had mapped out in 2:30, so I cut it short.

Once I was done, I pulled myself upstairs, got a towel out and laid down on my floor and groaned in pain. My feet hurt, I hurt. I just laid there and pain settled into my body.

[KSH]

WOW GROG! 2nd place in your AG and you beat your time from last year? Awesome! Congratulations!

[Wahine]

Wow!! Grog and Yellow, you bouth had great races this weekend. That's fantastic. Grog, I love the pendant, it's beautiful.

KSH - I've had runs like that, we all do. There'll be an upswing soon.

I'm still not running. Recovery in progress.

[OakLeaf]

Way to go Grog and Yellow! Great runs!