Fuel SMART,Train HARD, Run FAST.

10 miles on Bountiful Blvd this am. Felt great.

I wore socks for gloves this morning and they worked great. Not sure why I spend time looking for gloves each morning. Problem solved.

9 miles on Main. Pushed the last 5 to low 7's. Tired to push the hills for this weekend's hilly 5k. AP for 9 miles at 7:52. Felt fine, tired climbing last hill.

Well, not too much accomplished today. I woke up early to run 10 miles with some intervals and could barely walk. Last night before going to bed I stepped funny and triggered a pinched nerve. This has happend two other times in the past 5 years so I knew if it lasted, I could't run the next day. I decided to get my clothes on anyway and walk a little in hopes it would go away. I walked about 400 meters but then had to stop. Dang it. Not a big deal, it usually disapates throughout the day and goes away in 24 hours anyway, but a waste of a good opportunity to run. So I decided since I was up and dressed to do some lame floor exercises while watching TV. I think I did some planks, situps and leg lifts but stopped each when I was tired:) So not much effort or vigor in today's workout. I was already over the floor excercises before it began:) OH well.

5k this weekend. Planning on 6:20 splits. Supposed to be a hilly so it will be fun.

My body is WIGGING out. Woke up this morning to do another run and ended up running/walking800m before my ankle had sharp pains. Apparently it's not over. It is either a pinched nerve or a bone spur. I can't remember what it was diagnosed as when I was in college, all i know is that it flares up every so often out of no where.

I have to show up tomorrow since it is a series and complete the race, but I'm pretty sure I will have to walk most of it. Dang. Aside from ankle stuff, my neck is strained, my right eye is twitching and my head hurts. I think it is all stress related. Crazy work week.

I was shocked with today's results. I have been battling crazy pain in my ankle this week and this morning was no different during my warm-up for today’s race. Picked up Kam and traveled to Weber State for the first race in the Strides Winter Racing Circuit. After a small warm-up it was clear to me this would be a painful difficult race, but needed to be done to stay in the series. I went on my own and decided more running would do more damage so I needed to save it for the race. I defiantly did not feel prepared for a fast pace nor warmed up, but I was just hoping to survive today.

The race started off slower than I thought. I began with no pain at all and was shocked! I kept waiting for it, but it never came (till after the race)! I was in the top two for the first mile at 6:48 some uphill. Mile two was steep uphill, I fell back to 4th place at 7:23 pace. Last mile was in the top three at 6:18 (downhill) and sprinted in the last 20 meters to catch second place, and first in series (so far). Very surprised today. 6:44 AP.

Kam brought his A game today and PR'd by a minute from last year and finished in the top three for his division. Great things for him this year. Slow warm down afterward and came home. Tasted blood afterward and laughed like a coughing old man afterward. Fitness needs work.

Fun goodie bag today with cool Tech shirt, ear warmers, and my favorite kind of Nike No Blister racing sock! Sweet!