To keep in balance you must keep moving

cycle on trainer inside, 30 min. then 30 min. of weights.  Taper week...

6.5 with the group, some hill sprints felt great.  Tried not to push it but it's hard when everyone is running so fast! 

3 easy treadmill miles, some 30 sec. to one min. sprints thrown in.  Felt great, I'm getting excited for Sat.!!  Wore my new Pearl Izumi's, think I'll race in them Sat.   I did switch from the 50k to the 33k and decided to go fast and see how well I can do.  It'll be fun and way less stressful!

I really need to get a little more technical, write things down so I can remember what gels I like and don't like, what worked during a race and not. That's why I am recording all this. so... I was not ready for this race. I had actually tried in vain 4 or5 times to switch from the 55k to the 30k but the race director would not let me unless I did it in person on fri. between 5-7 in Moab which we could not do! I was mad, then I just decided fine I'll go for it and see what happens. I had only done one 20miler and was not ready for the distance but it would be a good test of my theory to do lots of speed work , hills and strength training instead of long slow runs. I had new shoes (I know very dumb), a new Nathan vest (another dumb idea) and no drop bags, not sure what I would put in one any way. I started at the front of the pack (not sure what I was thinking) and I paid a little for it. they took of fast and sprinted the first mile long hill. I got passed by 6 women and was now in 8th place. I felt good though and didn't push too hard. We hit the flats and were doing constant 8:20's and I felt great. Perfect weather, blue skis and 50 degrees. I was so happy to be out and feeling good, no gut problems, no heart problems! I had good music going and just tried to have fun. the miles flew by, at one point I looked at my watch and thought we;d gone 6 but we had gone 15 miles!  I took 2 gu's (hate the clif gu 9too thick) loved the power bar gu, went down fast!), a couple triangles of  PB and J, some banans, oranges, potatoe chips, lots of water, some coke, some sprite, some heed.  I just tried to just keep eating and drinking, something every 30 min.  just a little of whatever sounded good.  I had to go potty 3 times.  At mile 20 my right thigh was killing, I knew it was just some cramping or soreness not an injury so I took 3 ibu. some lady offered me and drank tone of water.  It worked and a while later I felt great and was able to really push the last 10 miles and pass 4-5 ladies getting me into 5th place.  I ran hard, hard as I could the last 5 miles.  I felt great, sore but great.  I like trying to find ladies up ahead then pass them and find the next one.  I'm a little too competitive, I know it's dumb to work my butt off and punish myself so bad to only end up in 5th but I was having fun and felt good.   The first three ladies came in around 4:50,  then one only 2 min. ahead of me, ahh! 

So over all it went great.  I had a great time, I'm happy I finished the 34 miles with only short training days and felt pretty good.  I feel good about my next 50k and the R2R2R.  It was a great day to be out enjoying the desert.   I could barely walk Sun. but hiked a bit Mon. and today I feel really good.  Two toes nails are black but other then that no injuries, yea!