"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

I thought I wasn't going to be very sore after the race, but I was wrong.  I felt like I strained my leg on Saturday after the race and woke up Sunday morning with sore quads and pain on the inside of my right leg. 

On Monday I only ran 2 miles.  I had a nice time walking and visiting with my cousin who is visiting from out of town and staying at my sister's house next door. 

I woke up at 5:15 a.m. to meet Melanie for an interval workout and decided that wasn't going to be smart.  I knew if I tried to run fast I would probably pull something.  I went back to bed and ran an easy 4 later.

3 miles.  Still a few tight spots but feeling a lot better.  Hoping to be able to do a "normal" run tomorrow. 

Ran suncrest with Melanie.  My quads felt a lot better, but the dead leg feeling in my right leg from the tight spot Ive got came back full force.  I struggled the first two miles and stretched a lot then felt pretty good.  I ran up 4.5 miles and headed back down.  Melanie ran 10 in the time I ran 9.  Then we cooled down 2 miles together.  I wish I would have remembered my watch because I felt like I was going faster than I did on this run a month or so ago. 

4 miles.  I dug into the tight spot after my run the day before and it felt irritated.  I never felt good on this run and stopped a lot.  I think the spot was swollen a little which made my leg feel like the circulation was being cut off to it even more.  Took Ibuprofin and iced it before bed. 

18 miles down Provo Canyon from Wallsburg with Melanie.  I was so worried I wouldn't even be able to do this run after how bad I felt the day before.  I ran with Melanie until our water stop at mile 2.  I felt like I was limping down the hill to the water because my whole leg ached.  But 2 miles was progress because the day before I didn't even make it 1 before I had to stop.  I took a long time stretching and Melanie headed off running.  I felt a lot better the next 2 miles, but stretched again anyway.  After that my leg felt good and I only stopped at our drinks at mile 6, 10 and 14, and a quick bathroom stop on the side of the road at mile 15.5.  I like having the drinks every 4 miles instead of 3. 

At mile 6 I felt my blood sugar drop and realized I didn't eat enough the day before and should have had some breakfast.  I took a gu and kept going.  I felt pretty bad at mile 8 but kept going.  I could run 8 miles mostly uphill to the car or 10 miles mostly downhill to the other car and downhill sounded better.  We left more drinks at mile 14.  I drank a whole 16 oz full strength gatorade and 1/2 a water bottle.  I felt like I was going to vomit for about a 1/2 mile but after that I felt a lot better.  My legs just got really tired because that was far for me.  I stretched and drove down the road to pick up Melanie who was running 21.  My average pace was 6:56.