20-mile run at the end of a 40-mile week! I was feeling crappy around mile 10 and it was making me nervous, but it went away after a while. We ran the first 8 miles pretty fast, probably a 10:20 pace or so. About mile 17 I was starting to feel it, but it wasn't huge bigtime feel it like it has been in the past. It wasn't locked-up calves and quads. It was more psychological and tired legs from the high volume week. Cam pushed me through the last 2 miles, I wanted to walk so bad and I think I snuck in about 20 seconds worth until he came back and kicked me in the butt again. Pretty proud of myself for the high volume week and the really good pace for the 20 miles. I won't have to run that far again for at least 3 weeks!

Felt Really good today. Nothing bothered me. Took the HRM for the fun of it. HRs are averages for the splits. My HRM watch is too confusing- I want a different more user-friendly one. My total time according to the watch was 48:44. I reset it when I started so I know I started at zero, but when I cycled through to the end of the splits [and when you add them up] it comes up to 47:56. Stoo-pid! Maybe a GPS-enabled one? Time to start saving my pennies!

Hard 10 miles today. Supposed to take it easy but I'm an idiot and I go all or nothing on this crap. Just my sprinter nature I guess. Took an apple cinnamon hammer gel at mile 4 and it wasn't too bad. A little thick and a little odd sweetner taste, not to mention it made my water taste funny as well... Anyway, I think it kicked in around mile 7 since it's my 3rd fastest split. Calves were really hurting toward the end. Patella tendon on the left knee toward the beginning. Going to ice now...

6:30AM Ran with Cam on the West Papio trail. My left shin started to bug me for about 2 or 3 tenths, then it subsided. I should put some ice on it. We went harder than I wanted to but probably as hard as I should have. 10 miles tomorrow and 40 for this week's total. it's not going to be easy.