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I was so hungry around mile 13… and that’s what I wanted – with the sweet honey mustard. Day-um. I could taste<\/strong>\u00a0that greasy goodness. I haven’t had chicken fingers since… wait…\u00a0I may have eaten them at Ski Bowl a couple of years ago. All they serve in the cafeteria are french fries and chicken fingers (for the children of course). Prior to that.. maybe\u00a0college?<\/p>\n

Whatevs. The message from my body was, “gimme some protein… and gimme some fat. If you can combine the 2 and fry it – even better.”<\/p>\n

I had 2 bottles of Tailwind, an espresso Clif shot and a package of Clif blocks – those things go down surprisingly well. I ran out of water and even then, they weren’t too bad – a little sticky chewing them, but not bad.<\/p>\n

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I executed the Car2Go plan today. Found a car about half a mile from my domicile, ran to pick up the car… drove to Forest Park.<\/p>\n

So there I was sitting a block away from Voodoo doughnuts on Burnside stuck in traffic behind race barricades in a Car2Go with a broken radio. I think today was the Taco run to celebrate\u00a0Cinco de Mayo… I sat in traffic for 10 minutes while runners went\u00a0by. \u00a0I considered ditching the car and running the rest of the way to the park… but it was pouring rain. I sat, then did some creative city driving (those little smart cars are sooo maneuverable).<\/p>\n

Injinji socks: thumbs up. And new shoes – the Pearli M2’s…felt great – way more traction on the ups and cushioning on the descents than the Pure grit’s. \u00a0The rock plate was noticeable. I missed the sensitivity of the Brooks, but the trade is worth it. I was a little worried the toe box was too small – but it was perfect. I ended up snugging the laces up just before I pushed off.<\/p>\n

Lots of rain, a little bit of sun (I don’t think anyone was around when I shouted\u00a0a “w00t! w00t!” when the sun came out. Although there were a couple of ladies that I passed as I rolled into Lower Macleay at the end of my run and gave myself some loud\u00a0claps and threw up the winner’s arms (…walk into the club like…).<\/p>\n

51 miles\u00a0this week. Starting to lay on the big miles. I went for frequency this week – I ran 7 days straight, but kept this one as my longest. \u00a0No 20 miler. I also foam rolled every night – I think this is the new normal. We’ll see how well everything heals up and if I can keep the training block going before I taper for Beacon Rock.<\/p>\n

Everyone has their goals; for some people, it’s just to get out of bed in the morning, for others it’s 120 miles\/week.<\/p>\n

I was thinking today about a teacher I had in high school, \u00a0he used to always talk about ‘mental fortitude’ … back then I had no idea what he was talking about.<\/p>\n

What I really ate when I got home:<\/p>\n