Always Try

am: 10 miles. Valencia Loop. Back in Brea, I love this place! Felt better than I thought so I tempo'ed back the last 5 miles.

pm: 6 miles. Souplantation Loop with my little sister, who will be running the half when I run the full. So fun to have a training partner!

am: 8 miles. Kraemer Loop. Tired legs this morning, couldn't muster up a very fast pace, but at least I got some miles in.

pm: 4 miles. 10 min warm-up followed by 1 minute hard/1 minute easy for 20 minutes. Legs felt better than I expected.

am: 4 miles. Brea Blvd. Loop. Should have woken up earlier.

lunch: 6 miles. San Marcos hills & wind loop. Legs felt good, too bad the track was chained closed so I couldn't do my workout.

pm: 60 minutes. Elliptical in my parents room while watching "Off Their Rockers" with Betty White. Haha.

am: 4 miles. Santa Monica-Olympic Blvd. to the beach! Kind of a turbo-run this morning because I had to get back to work.

lunch: 8 miles. Brea High School track; 6 x 1200. Did this in my trainers because 1) my achilles is bothering me, 2) (and probably more of an issue) I left my "fast" shoes in Utah.

10 miles. Inside today, pretty crazy rainstorm here in CA! Sounds wimpy, I know, but it was good to stay in because it helped me control the pace for a real recovery day rather than running too fast to get out of the rain. I'd describe today's pace as a recovery² day.

22 miles. Angel Stadium-Huntington Beach-Balboa Pier-Newport Pier. I love running here! My brother came along on a bike and kept me company, such a great day for a run. Only had to battle the strong winds for few miles, pace range from 6:45-7:00 (7:25 in the headwind).

82 miles in 6 days is a PR for me. Oh the temptation to run 8 tomorrow to hit 90 in a week! Sundays are usually not running days though...

 Now I'm jumping in the car to make my way back to Utah. It will be fun to try to walk after 11 hours in the car!