Joined Scott E this AM for a real easy jaunt in the foothills west of his house. The trails still have some snow and ice, but traction is not necessary. Scott is just bouncing back so we went real easy for an hour. I got in an other five in the afternoon and played with the jump rope a bit.When you see Scott on days like this, where he is running easy, you'd probably not guess that he has won Pikes Peak Ascent 8 times. Scott, in fact, is one of the few runners that has had any sort of modicum of success against Pikes reigning king Matt Carpenter. But, if you were to see him when he is full on into his training, killing Linden hills in June, you realize you are dealing with a different kind of person. I remember the first time I ran with him on said route and left thinking, "wow, that guy is dialed in and focused." Nice, soft spoken guy. Just don't expect that you are going to get off easy if you try to run up a hill with him. He, of course, has his eyes on that mountain in Manitou again. His ability to transform himself from a runner who will go easy in February because "he's not there yet" to someone who in August can stick their hand into a burning vat of lactic acid flame for lung searing ascents - continues to amaze and baffle me.
The pain in my lower abdominal muscle has returned, and so I suspect the treadmill again given the effort there yesterday. Hopefully, the easy running outside will cause it to relax a bit.
Shout out to Lucho who runs in Austin tomorrow. Go get it! And of course - a bit hurrah to the FF guys out at San Diego today, running in Masters Cross Nats.
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