Today was the start of winding it down for Saturday. I did put in one more fast mile just because I haven't really run any fast miles this week. The pace for that mile was my goal pace for the half marathon which is 7:10/mile. That mile felt pretty good but then again, it was only one mile. I am feeling a bit more stiffness and soreness in my glutes, hamstrings and calfs today due to the walk race. Usually the second day after the event is the worst for me and hopefully by tomorrow morning it will be gone. At least the soreness isn't as bad as it was in years past and once I got warmed up today it really didn't hinder my running. I'll just keep chowing on some protien between now and the race and I should be all healed up. I've been getting some extra sleep the past couple of day, waking up a little later than usual, hoping that the extra rest will help as well. Tomorrow I will do a short little three mile run and then head up to St. George in the late afternoon. I'm barely sending in my St. George marathon application today, I hope it gets there by Monday.
Time: 39:17 7:51/mile
While last month was my highest mileage month this year, April has turned out to be my lowest mileage month. I guess that is to be expected with the several races I had and the mini tapering I did before them. I am ahead of last years cummulative total by about 50 miles so I guess that is a good thing. No real injuries yet this year and that is definitely a good thing.
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