To the summit

Just an easy run out Pleasant View Dr. onto 89 and back. Gradual climb on the way back. Calves felt a little sore from Saturday so it was good to work that out.

Met up with Riley, Bret and Bryant for a run on the Riverdale parkway trail. Pretty slick in some parts but was able to keep a pretty good pace. 

Met with Bryant and Bret at Lee's marketplace. Went about 7:00 minute pace up Pleasant View Dr. then up to the canal road. Bret's calf has been giving him problems and it started to cramp up again on him. He slowed to a walk and Bryant and I kept going. Then about a mile away from Lee's I stepped on a branch that made me twist my ankle. It was the same ankle that I usually twist, but this time it was really painful. I was able to make it back to the cars. It was really sore at night. Iced it once for about 20 mins. it seemed to just get more stiff.

Met up with Bryant at my house. It is pretty nice to run from my own house once in a while without having to go straight up or downhill. Ran up to the canal road and ran toward Brigham City. It was pretty slow pace with my ankle and I was pretty cautious with not knowing exactly where the larger rocks were. The run seemed to help with the stiffness in the ankle though. Bryant had some stomach issues and ended about 50 mins. It felt good enough to finish with an hour though. Iced the ankle twice today. Still pretty sore but I am glad I was able to run with little pain, just stiffness.

Met up with Bryant again today from my house. Bret's calf is still bothering him enough to sit this one out. Ran east on Warrior way till we got to the canal road and out onto Mountain road till we turned around. Still felt the ankle but I can tell the stiffness is definitely going away. Focused more on staying on the road for a flat surface and it really helped. I am able to get full Range of motion with my toes now. Freakin cold outside!

Met in South Weber with Riley, Ben, Bryant and Ken. Planned on going 2h30 mins. I felt pretty good through 2 hrs. and then my body started catching up to me. Cardio wise I felt great, my legs were pretty tired. The last 20 mins. I was ready for the run to be over. It was funny looking at the overall time and distance after. I would have easily beat my marathon PR if I have gone just over 3 more miles and it would probably be around 4-10 mins faster. Especially with the course that we took today, it definitely wasn't your downhill course. We were all over the place, quite a bit of elevation gain and loss. I was glad to be out running. Running close to a marathon PR in training was a great bonus!