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Salt Lake Half marathon relay leg # 2

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An easy 7 this morning, pretty sluggish and tight.  I was in no hurry so it was nice easy run.

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Met Taha, Mike and Dantley at the park for a set of 10x3 minute reps.  I was still feeling a bit tight from the half on Saturday, but I felt like I could survive the workout.  After warming up a couple miles, we started the set.  I felt good on 1 and 2, lousy and slow on 3-5, good on 6-8, and was hurting on 9 and 10.  Dantley got away from us on the last 2 by about 3 or seconds which was good since this was the first time he has ever done a set like this.  My hamstrings were singing by the end of the set and indication that I was not fully recovered and that I worked hard today.  No residual soreness in calves or hamstrings.  I feel good about today's set.

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An easy hour run with Taha this morning, very slow, but I am feeling a bit beat up.

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am 5 - the plan was to do 2 x 3 mile this morning, but I having some achilles issues this morning and after about the first mile of the first one I pulled the plug.  The foot has been bothering me for a while now and I have learned when it's ok to push and when I need to say ok.

 pm 4 - easy couple laps at SH, foot felt better, I just wanted to get out and cruise easy.
 

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Very slow and easy, foot feels a little better.  Started ART therapy today, will post results after a couple weeks.

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Race: Salt Lake Half marathon relay leg # 2 (5.62 Miles) 00:30:56, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.006.000.0013.00

Ran the second leg of the SL half marathon relay.  The course was an aggressive downhill from the top of Big Mountain to Ruth's Diner.  I have been having some nagging foot problems and was not quite sure how I would fare, but I wanted a good solid effort.  I got the hand off from Dantley who was a few minutes behind the leaders, but he came in with one of the other relay teams.  I took off with the other relay and he soon opened a small gap on me, I did not know who he was, but thought I should at least try to stay close.  I closed the gap at the mile mark and came through in 5:22, I pushed the pace in the second mile and he responded to stay with me, I thought this would be ok to have someone to run with down the hill, maybe share the work a little.  We came through mile 2 in 5:10, maybe a little fast.  The guy I was running with fell off the pace and I just tried to relax through the next few miles.  I was feeling pretty good until about the last half mile, where I was ready to be done.  My back had gotten a  bit tight and I was getting uncomfortable.  The guy I started with finished about 2 - 3 minutes back from me.  Miles 3 and 4 were 5:33, mile 5 was 5:43, and right about 3 minutes for the last .62.  I jogged down to the finish when I was done, but decided that anymore was not in my best interest with the way my back and foot were feeling.  Sasha looked outstanding today as well as Mike and Neal, what a great race!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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