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 ran 8 cold and drizzly miles this morning... started out in the park as usual but weaved through river oaks.... dont really think i have been through there before-but i was in awe of all of the beautiful houses.

tired out my new fuel belt today. i left the house thinking i would run out of fluids...but i paced myself and did pretty good. this belt will be much better for race day.... only had one snack on the run..  at mile 3.75....completely forgot about the second snack until almost at 7 miles, and at that point i only had another mile, so i skipped it.

as usual the first mile sucked and all i wanted to do was turn around... about mile 5 my knee started bothering me. i  was wearing a knee brace instead of the knee strap i usually use....i think next time i will wear both.. i like the pressure that the strap provides, but the support of the brace...  perhaps i just need a new brace.. ha. my ankle was a little stiff towards the end. but my hip felt great.....

took my first ice bath today.. used the advice of the guy i talked to at lukes....
    fill the tub up with luke warm water until over the legs....
    put in one bag of ice....
    let it melt....
    put in second bag of ice...
    let it melt....
    get out.
it was like heaven and hell in the same place.

tonight i feel pretty good... my knee is still hurting... going to put some biofreeze on it and ice it... but compared to last weekend, i feel great!  ha.

maybe i can do this....