Day 18, 19, 20 and 21

Wowzers. Looks like I've been a bit lax in consistent posting. Life has gotten really busy over the last bit, but thankfully I've been able to keep up training.

Day 18:
5 mile run today. Felt pretty good overall, but my thighs seemed stiffer than I would have liked.

Day 19:
Was supposed to be a 3 mile run. However, decided to take it as a rest day due to the 10 mile run I would be doing the next day. My legs had felt a bit stiff during the 5 mile run on Day 17, so I figured it best to just give this day up.

Day 20:
10 mile run day. Finished this run in 1 hour 26 minutes, which isn't too bad overall. The first couple of miles were tough. I was tired and just overall stiff. Once I got going, it wasn't too bad. Wind was a bit more than I would have liked, but, one never knows what the weather will be like come race day.

Around mile 7, I felt my groin start to ache. By the time I was done, it was definitely sore. I tried to stretch it out some, but unfortunately we had to go to oldest son's flag football game and then off to MJ for a golf outing and supper.

At the end of 10 miles, I was definitely wiped. I suspect this might be due to 2 factors: early morning run that I'm not used to and not eating/drinking properly the night before. I need to make sure I start bringing gel packs with me for these long runs so try and hopefully avoid "hitting the wall" so early on.

I also kept up with the aid station stops. There's a couple of early legs where the distance is almost 2 miles in between stations, so I may have to add in breaks if I find I'm still petering out near the end. Then again, as I continue on this training, maybe it'll become a non-issue.

Day 21:
Rest. Rest. Rest. From running, weekend and life. Groin was definitely sore. To the point, that I had to use momentum at times to swing my foot up to put on socks.

Day 22:
Groin is feeling better today. Will do some stretching after work and may even think about hitting the gym and going on the elliptical for a bit. Don't hold me to it though.