On the road to BOSTON!

18 miles- ran from home up Dixie Drive to Snow Canyon Parkway to Bluff to the finish line to home- slow miles 9:00 average no foot issues but the calf bugged most of the run. I really should have stayed home but I really wanted to get this run in. Massage and other work yesterday on the calf. First run of over 7 miles that I didn't have issues with the neuromas.......hoping for good things!

35 biking

16 biking

5 miles on the trail- tried out the new Altra's felt better than I thought they would feel for the first run. 8:30 average pace. The calf is about healed....slight pain so I kept the pace nice and easy, looking forward to putting in a long run tomorrow and see how well it is healed.

PS I went over 1,000 miles for the year with this run, not as many miles as previous years. Goes to show me how being motivated pushes you to do things that are hard. I have had a serious lack of motivation to run this year. Hopefully my Boston Qualify time is enough to get me in to the race in April....that is the motivation I need now!

18 afternoon biking miles

Great run this morning- It is always good to have a confidence booster run. No Neuromas! I did have calf cramping at 4 1/2 miles but that went away once I got my gatorade in the system. 7:57 average pace...nice and controlled, consistent run

Followed the run with a 16 1/2 mile bike.....now maybe a 16 1/2 minute shower???????

15.25 miles on the bike

morning run to DC and back- 8:12 average pace- nice and steady, no walking. Started to rain as I finished up the last 1/4 mile.....felt great

Went back out after an hour----it was raining and a fun run 3 miles

29 miles biking

DC and back- ran a bit with Hooper  7:40 average pace

DC and back 8:07 average pace, body is starting to feel about 90%, now I just need to feel the energy!

Ran down the course from just above Veyo to the church- Perfect running temps. Tries to keep it under control today and have an enjoyable run. First 4 miles were around 8:40 pace and ended up with 7:31 average for the run. No NEUROMAS or calf issues! I was considering extending the run to 20 but decided to make sure it was a positive run.

Next week is the Big Cottonwood Half marathon..... should be a fun one!

I was just looking at my Garmin and found that the last 13 miles my average pace was 7:08 pace. I did make a few stops to get drinks etc. so it wasn't like a race but very encouraging that my pace was this good. I never looked at my pace while running- just went with the body and tried to catch people on the course or try to stay with those who came by me.

16.50 miles on the bike

Track workout including 11 400's, kept the pace between 6:30 and 7:10, a few laps pushing the pace faster for 200. It was fun with so many out on the track this morning- rode the bike to the track and back- 12 miles

DC/ Tonaquint loop 8:07 average pace

16 biking miles afternoon

Report later after I get official results-

Ran the race that I wanted, started out 15-20 seconds slower than goal.....then eased into faster pace, felt AWESOME down a very steep course and at mile 12 I was having pain in the left calf. I stopped and stretched and moved out again gradually building the pace, right on schedule to break 1:30! A 1/2 mile to go and I felt a little pop and that is all the running for the day, walked to the finish and still had close to a PR by I think a couple of seconds..........Conditioning feels much better and the body feels great after the long drive home....except for the left calf, hard to walk!

Downloaded my Garmin today/ Splits: 7:11/ 6:55/ 7:20/ 7:04/ 7:19/ 6:50/ 6:24/ 6:23/ 6:55/ 6:28/ 6:35/ 6:43/ 9:23/ 13:18

At 12 miles I was at 1:22:08/ 6:50 pace on course to run 1:29:45 Then the trouble began with the calf. This is being posted 6 days since the race and I am still not running. The left calf had a tear for sure and have had several treatments to help in the recovery. I am hoping to run again before the St. George Marathon in a week. Sucks not being able to run!

NO RUNNING THIS WEEK-- Had my left calf get injured on Saturday. There was a pop so I know its more than just sore. Lot's of therapy, massages, minerals, amino acids etc. this week and biking.

16 miles biking

16 miles biking

18 miles biking

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22 1/2 miles biking

Calf is feeling much better but I can tell that the injury has not yet healed. I can walk fairly normal now so that is improvement. The plan is to go out on Wed or Thurs for a few miles to see how it feels and hope for the best!

17 1/2 miles biking