Day 267

• 7.02 miles
• 6:59/mile pace
• 1710
• Arrowhead CC
• Though, due to the fact that it was on a treadmill, it can definitely be discredited as a good performance or a good pace, I am very happy with this effort as it is the hardest I've gone in weeks and I didn't stop breathing.   I am feeling better for sure, still a bit of a sore throat, but actually, I might be over all the illness and the sore throat could be stress related.   Anyway, I did 3 hard miles in the middle at sub 6:30/mi which I am pleased with considering that I also had the treadmill set on 1.0 incline.   Again, this cannot be considered anything more positive than being able to run hard again, but that is plenty for me right now.  

Day 262

• 1.74 miles
• 8:03/mile pace
• 0835
• From/To home
• Welcome to the whiniest blog on the internet! (Or should that be Weiniest?)  Yeah, I'm still sick.  (Sore throat, no voice, joints feel creaky etc. -- conjunctivitis no longer a significant issue, though the routing of putting drops in eyes all around makes our house sound like a Hanibal Lecter nightmare)  Training week is completely shot, transfering all the energy I can't seem to tap into to IronChad as he stores up for tomorrow's IM effort in Idaho.

Day 123

• 12.32 miles
• 8:08/mi pace
• 0655
• From/To home
• Ran from home to T-bird Park, 3 loops and then returned home -- ran much harder than I anticipated, but really enjoyed it.   I woke up with sore throat symptoms, which worried me and still does, hopefully it will pass quickly or turn out to be nothing at all.   Considering the first 3 miles were slow, I ran very well thereafter...had earphones on and that may have helped, also took down 1 GU, which seems to always help as well.  Need to run more hills, definitely believe in the "speedwork in disguise" mantra associated with hill running. 

Day 22

• 1.7 miles
• Slow
• 6am
• From/To Home
• First time I really considered discountining "The Streak"-- just feel like crap.   My Father was complaining of a sore throat and now I seem to have the same, head is still messed up as all I want to do is sleep, plus I've hocked up a half gallon of snot varying in color.   Knew the run wouldn't be that bad and it wasn't about not being able to complete it, but rather the thought that it really could be "The Streak" that is preventing me from getting over these various undesirable feelings of ill health.   Anyway, "The Streak" goes on....