As I was getting warmed up for this leg my hip/pelvis/right leg were very tight, walking was very painful, as well as the left heel was on fire. I just hoped things would loosen up as I went so it wouldn't be so painful. I like this nice 8 mile climb. There are usually lots of tail lights to run down to keep the mind occupied. There were less than normal, but enough to keep me motivated to keep going. The most painful part of the two days of running was after the 8 mile climb they had moved the exchange from the road down into the park, so I had to run down some steep road/trail into the park and between the heel and the hip I was hoping someone would hit me with a car to make the pain stop. Ran the 8.2 in 59:28 Around 15-20 seconds a mile slower than last year. The last leg was a little 2.5 mile flat run in Heber. 15:30, 6:22 pace Still very painful, was almost done by the time things loosened up enough for the pain to mostly recede. Was very glad to be done. After finishing the leg I noticed a chiropractor doing adjustments next to the massage people. After talking to the chiro and him doing a few muscle tests he determined that my issue with the right side of my body was due to my right brain being turned off, so he ran a red and white vertical stripped piece of paper in front of my eyes a few times to turn on my right brain. Interestingly I noticed some improvement over the next two days, but nothing lasting. My right brain must be atrophied. 1 7:08 -8 2 6:49 +27 3 7:02 +97 4 7:04 +44 5 7:17 +76 6 7:10 +47 7 7:56 +214 8 7:39 +108 .2 1:18 -99 1 6:24 2 6:23 .43 2:42 |