Training Log Archive: cktrahan

Whispering Pines 25k trail race. Tyler State Park. Good day back on the trails. First race in almost 2 years. 14th overall, 2nd in age group. I had a little bit left at the end but enough was enough and there was nothing to be gained from pushing for one or two places. If I continue to race, I absolutely have to do more long runs. The lack of long runs all year was extremely evident toward the end of the race. I ran 20 miles exactly zero times in the last year. Terrible. Race finished in low 80's with Houston-type soul crushing humidity. Also, not fun.

Clovers. Just a test of how everything is feeling. Lots of the pains are still there but at least they've dulled a bit. We ran over and back for a total of 3 warm-up/cool-down miles and in the middle did a cloverleaf mile at 6:35 for .96 (6:50 pace). Also, did some KW drills and strides to try and activate the muscles and see what's hurting and what's acceptable. What I've determined is that I'm old and broken and nothing will ever feel good again. Plus, there was some truly remarkable humidity this morning. I fucking hate summer.

Lots of niggling little hurts going on right now. Both knees are sore, right hamstring, left calf, lower back, right plantar, left big toe, and on and on. Basically, everything below the mid-torso.

Memorial. Had to walk some today. The right hamstring tightened up on me pretty severely and was giving me some clear signals. Still feeling really sore from the yoga session which probably triggered the hamstring. I'll probably take tomorrow off but we'll see.

Memorial. Really bad night's sleep so I just went for a short shake-out run to enjoy the cool weather.