comfort = no improvement

AM-- Had a BEEAAST run out on the Hurricane Rim trail today. Very hilly and quite tiring towards the end but ultimately it was incredibly fun and gorgeous. The snow on the red rocks was just sooo amazing. Wasn't even that cold but just windy was all.

95 mins 13 mi

AM-- Had a solid weight sesh and a short run after

2 mi 15 mins

PM-- Today we took the famous Kick It Run today and remembered some good times. My body is slightly worn out but no biggie. 6 striders afterwards.

6 mi 50 mins

AM-- Did a normal 25 min morning run except my body was starting to freak out due to a gnarly cold I have and my legs starting to hurt.

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- So throughout this day my sickness kind of progressed and my legs started to hurt (2 in 1 combo deal which kinda sucked). Anyways I decided to just try running anyways and see what happened. Unfortunately at the end of the 15 min warm up my shins (tibialis anterior) and the back of my knee (popliteal fossa) started flaming up like crazy. It hurt to run and I couldn't keep up once they started the EZ tempo. So yeah I just decided to head home after that... being unable to run really stinks and I hope that this passes very quickly.

15 mins 2 mi

My get-back-to-running-asap plan consists of antibiotics, icing, stretching, a new pair of shoes, and getting more sleep in.

Today I am grateful for my religion and for the times I can actually run.

Today I iced my leg and took it easy. I'm going to going to run after school tomorrow and it should be all good I think. My overall health is improving!

Also, I stopped by the running center and picked up some absolutely fresh trainers and track spikes. I can't wait to smash this season I'm so excited

AM-- no morn run today );

PM-- Got back into running with my new kicks! I felt some minor pains here and there but I completed our run. Inside run with hill circuits up the choir ramp

6 mi 45 mins

Totally bummed we didn't run in the snow but if I'm being honest it's probably just fine.

Today I am grateful for freezers to make the ice that helps me get better

PM-- only went half an hour because my right shin decided to not work correctly. At first I thought,"I'll just tough it out like a man. That's what running's all about" but it came to a point where it would be foolish to go 80 with a lame right leg. So I used the RICE method (rest ice compress elevate) and gave my shin the doctors treatment. I'm not too worried but if I have another crappy 6 min test then I'll do something reckless and crazy. I haven't figured out what yet but it'll be wild.

30 mins 4 mi