Keep Calm and Run On

Met at Sugarhouse Park and Bill taped my ankle really well. I started jogging a road lap and it was hard. I was limping pretty bad and my ankle killed. By the end of the lap I was running better and went ahead and ran cemetery run. I only did 6 more and decided that was enough. I have kept it elevated, icing alot and wrapped at night. It it still really swollen. My cold is getting worse. 

Today was hard. We met at Cottonwood Complex. I did 4 miles before to get my ankle moving and warmed up- it is still swollen and tender. We did usual warm up then strides. Running on the grass was awful for my ankle as I don't have any stability with it so I stayed and did laps around the softball diamonds until they did a cool down. I was really congested today and my lungs super inflamed and hurting. 

Did a second run and lungs were bad. 

AM we met at Sunnyside and did Shriners. My cold was really bad today- cough especially and still lungs inflamed and hurting. I went the short way out and coughed the entired time. The way back was a little better and I added on to hit 9.

PM Second run with Bill. I almost puked from coughing so hard but made it through. 

Today was the bike and run at Jeremy Ranch. I just ran 5 out and back. I felt okay the way out- lungs still hurt and coughing but an improvement from yesterday. But was tired the way back. My right quad was really tight and tired and just body tired. 

Today happened to be the day of Puke hill trail run. It was wet and rainy but still beautiful. I wish I wouldn've been able to run better. I half rolled my ankle again 2 miles in and it hurt the rest of the time. I was half limping, running careful not to do it again and the downhill the last 1.5 about killed my knees and ankle. It sucked. 

After a long crappy week of enduring lots of almost unbearable runs, today was more redeeming. Ran a long run on rail trail in Park City. My ankle hurt more this morning and it took me 2 miles to be running normal and no pain with it. After about 3 miles, we got rolling and ran about 7 minute pace the rest of the run. I was really tired (whole body tired) the last few miles but it was the first run in a long time I could open up and run. I am really happy to get in a solid long run!