Pavement is the place for me

Still sore, took it easy

Still tight and sore, mostly the quads. 3 miles at soccer complex.

Running seemed counterproductive, took some full rest.

track meet tonight, so I'm not sure if I'll get to run or not.

got home at 11pm, not worth running just to say I did, plus I was on my feet from 4-10:30.

6 miles normal loop with HH x2, not skipping this hill on any more runs, even on easy days.

5 miles this morning, hood loop with hills.

8 miles tonight at the soccer complex. These felt controlled and nice. It is getting warmer and I'm not looking forward to the 90 degree May days. I guess it's already time to get acclimated again.

4 miles this morning before school. Yay for me. I actually got up.

5 miles with the track kids VG to Boring. This was a fun run, I really miss running with the guys. I hope to take more days like this with them. I actually felt good on this run, even though I had my boots on- ehem my 12 oz shoes.

I'll probably run another 3 or 4 tonight, it is hot out today. - 3 more miles, feeling pretty tired. I sprinted the last 100 meters against one of our track kids-LOL. -he always finishes first : )

track meet tomorrow, not sure about mileage. Would like to do some hills wed or thurs. Long run will probably be Sunday or Saturday night- track meet saturday too.

hood loop and 3/4 this morning before school for 5 miles. Track meet tonight- I think we won- although the host school kept most of it's best runners out- there is a bigger meet for both of us this weekend. Would have liked to run tonight, but thats just the way things go.

6 miles this morning on two hood loops. Pushed it on the hill.

7 miles tonight, soccer complex. Much hotter than it has been, so I went out an hour before sunset, which set up some nice shade from the surrounding trees. It made the breeze cool instead of stifling on the south side and got me re-energized for the open areas of the course. Quads were sore today. Obviously this is from the increase in daily mileage and the fact I don't skip hills anymore in addition to pushing to maintain faster pace on hills. I really like running twice a day, and am already getting used to it. I get so much more running in, and I almost feel better than with one run. The waking up part is still tough, but its fine. I'm just not looking forward to it being darker each morning because I don't want to get hit by a car-(no sidewalks). Looks like its time to pick up some reflective tape.

Once I've been running a steady 4 huge hills a day for 2-3 weeks I'll throw in specific hill work and by then it'll be May and time to throw in speed too. Should make for a good 10k training. I haven't set any goals for that race, I'm sure I'll PR so I'm thinking an age placement would be fun-  top 5? (last year I was 12th)

Ran the last mile and a half tonight at a strong pace getting really nice pushoff, actually felt fast in my clodhoppers.

6 am hood loop x2.

7 at the soccer complex. Muscles slightly fatigued, but soreness in the quads is all but gone. These night runs start off slow because of the heat, then get faster as I go. Felt great and picked it up the last mile and a half. Scared the heck out of a lady when I passed her on the left. She had no idea I was coming- I would yell something, but it just gets monotonous when you're on a 1 mile loop and pass people 9-10 times. Plus even when you do say something they jump out of the way like you are a bus or something.

am- 6 miles hood loop x2.

pm- went out to eat and shopping, could have ran at 11, but didn't want to ruin my sleep.

8 miles this morning, hood loop x2.5 (3 hills)

track meet this afternoon.

11 miles tonight at the soccer complex. Went pretty well after the first 3 were out of the way. Felt a little weak around 6- probably from the sunburn today (yup forgot sunscreen). I remembered, but it was already too late, plus I ran in the morning too, so it all added up. Fortunately it's not too bad. Hills tonight were good, mostly from it cooling down. I ended up running in the dark for the most part of the run. It worked out since right now I'm used to running in colder weather- and at 47 degrees with a 15 mph wind I didn't sweat much and felt fast enough.

pm-hood loop 3+. Good pace. A lot colder today- about 42-44 degrees and a little windy. It's supposed to cool down even more and maybe a chance for snow in the morning. So much for the 80 degrees on Friday. It won't last long though- apparently there is usually a freeze around April 10th, so it's normal. Soon enough it'll be hot and I'll be able to complain about that. Didn't run this morning- but at least I only have to make up 2 miles since I got in 10 today- (the goal being 12 a day)
 

6 am on the treadmill. Cold outside and not motivated to run in it- went to the treadmill.

6 pm hood loop x2. Braved the cold this time, but had to shed a jacket within a mile. After that it was a good run other than my foot hurting starting from around 4 miles. It may have swelled up from the cold and caused some bruising from my shoes. It hurts at top most point of the foot about midway down where a bone juts out so I assume that is what happened.

6 miles this morning on hood loop. Foot still hurt. I'm not sure if it's bruised or not yet- I'm still assessing. It definitely hurts to run, although I'm used to running with pain. It hurt walking around today. I'm really leaning towards it being bruised. I may have stubbed my toe and it caused the joint to swell- because it is around the big toe-foot joint connection area. Will just have to wait it out and hope it's nothing serious.

no miles tonight because of the track meet. I thought about jogging, but you just never know when someone has a question or the next gun will go off. I try to contain myself and remember that I'm there for the kids and not my own running. But it's still tough to watch. We did well, but I'm looking forward to having my own team as now I share the team with another coach. That's absolutely fine, but theres an issue of control there that I have taken the backseat to just because the other coach has been there longer. It works out in the end- I just want to train my own group the way I see fit- from the ground up.

Man this days seems to have just been dragged along by an ox.

am- 6 miles hood loop x2. Foot bruise still hurt on impact. Ignored it since it was slightly better than yesterdays pain. Parts of this run were nice. Didn't mind running in the cold this morning. 

pm- 10 miles soccer complex. While monotonous this run is usually varied. Pace was slowest around 3-4 miles. I didn't get a good cooldown this morning and that resulted in pooling of lactic acid and a crappy first few miles tonight. I felt like I was jogging/walking those first few miles. After 4 I started feeling good and a short time later had found my usual stride. Just kept going- keeping track of miles by how many times I crossed the black pavement line. I actually ran back to my car and had just over 9 miles, so I ran around the parking lot for an even 10. That was fun since it's mostly flat there and I did a few accelerations that felt pretty nice. Foot hurt the first few and around the last mile, inbetween it didn't bother me.

6 am hood x2. Foot still hurt, left foot as well between second and third toes. Must be my shoes.

7 pm soccer complex. Toughest run pain wise. Both feet were hurting and the left one was bad. Right foot pain was there but not as prominent as the left. Iced both tonight, but I am switching shoes tomorrow to see if that takes the pressure off the spots that are hurting.

am hood x2. Different shoes helped. 6 miles

pm soccer. This run felt good. Both runs today felt 100x better. Just goes to show you how much "running" shoes aren't really built for running. Stride was a million times better today and therefore the toes didn't hurt as bad. The right one seems to be the worst now, although I think it too will go away after a few days. 9 miles

afternoon run at soccer complex. Nothing special, around a long run pace. Stopped at 10 miles. Could have done 12 like I wanted to, but with the toe hurting I'd figured best to stop while I was ahead. Toe is swelled, but is feeling easier to walk on.

long-ish run, 13 miles. Not the normal loop today!!!?!!

Visited April's family today and ran there. So nice to have a change of scenery. There is a greenway with mostly paved or cement trails that runs through a woods in the suburbs. Unfortunately it isn't too long so once out of the woods you head towards a walmart. The cool thing about that part is that you go under the roads through tunnels, so that is pretty sweet. I like running through tunnels. From there headed up middlebrook which is quite challenging due to the hills. Ran through a large church's parking lot and that was kind of fun, then started to head back around 6 miles and took the same path back. Ran a little extra before I got back to the house on an out and back road.

Toe pain was minimal, but still there. Not sure what to do other than ice it at this point. I'll keep an eye on it and if it seems to be getting worse I'll take some time off. For now I just think the vessels are bruised/broken and need time to repair.

day off to hopefully give the toe some rest.

14 miles at the soccer complex. Nice run, too bad I developed a nice blister. Middle toe still sore, but not a hindrance to running.

track meet tonight, not able to run. Didn't get home till 11.

Nice run this morning 7 miles, toe pain pretty much gone.

Only ran a mile tonight at the track meet. Didn't have time to run between any other events. Kind of felt bad even for that mile. Driving to Ohio in the morning, but I think I should be able to get a run in before I go.

 This week has been way too crazy to run high miles. I guess it kind of worked out for the toe situations because they are pretty much good to go. Probably wait till the end of next week for any anaerobic or hill work outs.