Cheesey bottom crust

Have to bike for a couple weeks until the foot heals. 65 minutes on the stationary bike.

Only got in 13 miles because I had to get home to watch the kids. Got the ok to start running (short distances) next week if things keep healing up well. Nothing against biking but i miss running.

More biking. 12 miles at a pretty good clip.

More bike.14 miles at a good pace and then did the last three really hard. Did some weights with the legs afterwards.

12 miles along the river trail pulling the boys. This one wiped me out. But it was a beautiful day to be out.

Easy 3 on the treadmill then 10 on the bike.

2.5 easy on treadmill then 9 miles on bike.

3.5 on the treadmill a little faster then during the rest of the week. 5 hard miles on the bike.

More of the same. Picked up the pace on the run and rode harder on the bike.

7 miles on the treadmill and 3 miles on the bike.

Foot was a little sore from yesterday so i backed off the running miles a little and did more bike. Injurys blow.

Club run kinda. They all went out 16 miles. I went 4. Felt good to be back on the road. I havent done it for almost a month.

Dave - You were right. 4 was just right.

Mike - Tell your wife thanks for droping us off.

4.53 miles zig-zag east/west across town.6:53 per mile avg. 1/2 cool down. Felt really good.

Didnt start out planning on doing to much but it was so nice out that I went a little further. If my legs would have let me I would have run for a couple hours just to enjoy the nice night.

7.1 up to the top of Bluff and back. Ran a couple tempo miles in the middle.

Didnt go too far cause the legs are feeling tired. Felt like I wasnt moving to fast but the mile times are pretty close to the last two days with the exception of the tempo miles. Chris, you missed out on the rain. Not really rain, more like sprinkles but still you missed it.

Started with Clyde, Dave and Hayden. Ran a few miles and picked up Paul. Ran a couple miles more and Paul split off. Split off from them by the high school and went to the parkway and back to the running store on my own. Longest run ive done in a while and it felt good.

East/West zig zig across town. Good run at a nice pace.

(Stratus Red 16.3)

Up the south end of Foremaster across to and down the north end and then back. That kicked my trash in a good way.

Man my body did not want to do this run. I was ready to come home after the first 1/4 mile. Glad to be done for the day.

(Stratus Red 23.3)

Nice run along the river trail after a long day of pulling up laminate floors. Man am I wiped out.

(Stratus Red 32.3)

North/South zig zag through town. Picked up the pace a bit from the last few runs. Thought I was going faster but not to bad for now. 6:58 avg.

(Stratus Red  40.1)

Up to the top of Bluff and back. Shins and calves where killing me. Its time to say goodbye to the Radius. They've been good to me but I think they are worn out.

Down to the Dixie Center and back. Shins started giving me grief so I call 5 miles good tonight. Trying to be carefull not to bump up mileage to much and hurt myself again.

(Cumulus 5)

East/West zig zag across town. Almost had a repeat of last nights craptacular run. Shins started acting up a couple miles in but finally stopped about mile 6.

(Stratus Red 47.1)

Went up marathon course 10 miles and ran back to the store. Thanks for the ride Steve. Forgot the Garmin so i just took it easy until about mile 6-7 then I took off. I really wish i knew how quick I was going but it felt like I was flying. Just for fun we'll say 6 minute miles but i dont really have any idea.

(Cumulus 15)

North/South zig zag across town. Took it a little slower today and just ran nice and easy. Felt good to get away from the stupid house remodel and relax.

( Red Stratus 55.16)

Nice run with Dave up the Washington parkway. It was fun to chat about life and get caught up a bit.

(Cumulus 20)

Bad run. Body is wiped out for some reason. Had to turn around and come home.

(Red Stratus 58.91)

Still not feeling right but was able to get a few more miles in. Up to the top of Bluff and back.

(Cumulus 27.56)

Fun race. This is my best 10k time in years if not ever. I felt good and ran good. The goal is to keep the training up and shave another 3-4 minutes off.

(Cumulus 33.76)

Top of Bluff and back. Nice run with a few miles at a more brisk pace. I might have set a record for dog punting on mile 2. Will see if that one ever trys to nip at my heels again.

(Cumulus 42)

North/South zig zag across town. First dogs trying to eat me and now people throwing drinks at me. I better stop wearing that shirt that says "I love mean dogs and flying pop." What a way to end the week. 

(Red Stratus 66.76)

Foremaster route. Good hill workout. 

(Cumulus 49.14)

Down to the Dixie Center and back.

 Its time for another round of lets throw stuff and the guy thats running. Todays guest star... Egg. So Egg where would you like to play today? How about in the back right below the shoulder. That stung a bit. You'd think that being as skinny as i am i would be a hard target to hit. But thats not the case i guess.

(Red Stratus72.98)

East/West across town. Nothing exciting today

(Cumulus 57.14)

East/west across town. Ahhhh!! New shoes. 

(White Cumulus 6)

Not too far tonight but I did pick up the pace for a couple miles to see how I could do. Got a couple in the high 5's. Not to bad for an old man. If I can get to the point where I can do that for a whole marathon that would be nice.

(Red Stratus 77.22)

Up to Elks lodge and back. Nice cool night and my legs felt good. Made for a great run.

(Cumulus 65.37)

Did a 1 1/2 mile warm up and then the race. Ran with a kid that used to live at the apartments for most of the race but he pulled away at the last and I was out of gas so I let him go. Im just trying to keep the Holt tradition of coming in second place going. Will try and run this evening to get some distance in.

(Red Stratus 81.11)

I did better that I thought I would today. I havent run since last Saturday and was a little worried about today but I made it. That is not an easy course. Ran a couple miles after the race with Dave, Clyde and Steve.

Finally got my butt out of bed for a morning run. Ran down to the river trail and out to Bloomington and back. I didnt even need any liquid because of all the gnats I swallowed. Yummy. It works best when they hit you right in the eye at mach 10 cause then the nutrients go straight to your blood stream for a quick boost of energy. Good stuff.

(Red Status 91.41)

5 miles on the treadmill at the hotel. Its a cold sucker up here. Hope it warms up a little before the race Saturday.

(White cumulus 20.07)

More treadmill miles. Figured it would be easier than trying to fight the stoplights and cars. Im a little nervous for tomorrow. I know i can run it and finish with an ok time but I really want to PR but I havent been consistant enough in my training to really race the run. As long as i finish under my own power I guess thats fine.

(Red Stratus  95.41)

Well I did better than I was expecting but I was pretty well beat by about mile 9. I kept looking at my watch to see if I was slowing down cause it sure felt like I was. I had to make an unscheduled bathroom stop at mile 3 and that threw me off a little. I beat my PR by over 14 minutes so that was SWEET!!! I feel real good about this race and am excited to get some good training in and see what happens next.

(White Cumulus 33.27)

Parkway route. No watch or music just a nice morning run.

(Red Stratus 100.41)

Greensprings route. Shouldnt have taken so long off. Im feeling it big time.

(Cumulus 80.44)

Parkway to water tank and back. Slow on the way out but picked it up on the way back. It had nothing to do with the fact that its downhill coming back.

(White Cumulus 39.09)

First I would like to thank all those runners faster than me for not showing up to this race and enabling me to win. Not as many runners this year. I felt good and ran well. Time was right on with my PR if im not mistaken. It was wierd leading the way and not really knowing where to go at each turn. The finish wasnt marked well and I went the wrong way and had to go back and do it right. Oh well. I won and it felt good. Ran back and found Ally and ran the last bit with her.

(White Cumulus 47.09)

Reverse Parkway with extensions. Felt pretty good this morn until about halfway through the run. Think im getting sick again. What the crap is that about? 7:10 avg.

(Red Stratus 106.68)

Top of Green Springs. Nice and easy this morning.

(White Cumulus 55.46)

Top of Parkway and back. Hopefully the cough and throat are done being jerks so i can run more than twice a week.

(Red Stratus 110.99)

Parkway to watertank w/extensions. Beautiful weather for a run with a little rain to top it off.

(Cumulus 87.44)

Great run with Dave this morning. Beautiful morning with a slight shower. Lots of fun to run and talk and enjoy the morning.

(White cumulus 64.16)

Dog Pound w/Dave. The back of my left knee is sore from Mondays run but other than that it was a nice run. 

(Red Stratus 116.27)

Parkway with Dave. No knee pain today so thats good. Hopefully running a little slower on these runs will allow me to get 6 days of running in. Im usually burned out by Wed when im running faster but I feel pretty good today.

(Cumulus 92.58)

4.26 mile AM run with Dave.

(Cumulus 68.42)

7 mile run w/club. I am not used to running in the heat (if you can call mid 80's heat). I had water and still was as red as a beet before i was done.  Probably only the second time I have ever run twice in one day. Legs are tired but I feel good about how the training is going. 7:15 avg.

(Red Stratus 123.27)

Fields run with David. Felt suprisingly good considering this is the most consecutive days in a row i've ever run and Im near the most distance ive ever done in one week. Thanks for the motivation Dave.

(Cumulus 99.94)

Out to the river trail, towards STG then back. Went a little faster than the rest of the week but i'm pretty worn out so 10 miles was all I could get out of the legs.  Highest mileage week since i've started tracking.

(White Cumulus 78.42)

Middleton with Dave. Ran into "The Bull" just past Green Springs and he ran out and back into Washington with us. When we first started it felt like we where sprinting and I was thinking "Dave, your going to kill me here". Then I checked the pace and it wasnt any faster than it should have been. Guess im still adujsting to the amount of running. 

(Red Stratus 131.1)

Green Springs w/Dave. Left knee started hurting about mile three but other than that it was a good run. I can tell Daves starting to recover from the 50k cause our times are getting quicker for each run. Either that or hes sick of walking along waiting for me and isnt going to wait around any more.

(Cumulus 107.04)

Dog pound with David. Knee was still a bit tender but much better than yesterday.

(White Cumulus 84.52)

AM - 4.27 Washington route with Dave. No knee pain this morn.

(Red Stratus 135.37)

PM - 8.41 Trail run with the club. Did a little better in the heat this time but still not used to it. Legs really tired after this run.

(Cumulus 115.45)

Parkway with Dave. Legs where pretty tired this morning. Long night at the hospital plus the trail run yesterday kicked my butt. Not sure how the race will be tomorrow.

(White Cumulus 89.22)

Went for a little jog before the race to loosen up.

1 - 6.09 Watched Dave pull away. Dustin was just ahead of me and I just wanted to stay within a reasonable distance of him.

2 - 6.09 I was wondering if I went out to quick at this point cause I was sucking air big time. Just trying not to fall too far behind.

3 - 6.13 Still battling the breathing. Passed Dustin right around here. I think he stopped to drink.

4 - 6.35 I can tell that Im slowing but cant get moving. Dustin passed me somewhere on this mile. The juice is really gone.

5 - 6.45 Just trying to stay as close to Dustin as possible but he starts to pull away.

6 - 6.21 Talked myself into picking it up. Once again sucking air through every opening i can find to get more.  

.39 2.33 Dave came back and tried to help me finish strong. It helped but I couldnt get much more out of the old body.

Over all I feel good about this race. Everyone was measuring it long ( I got 6.39) so the times where all off. Looks like I need to work on getting the lungs built up. My legs felt alright but I could not get enough air.

(Cumulus 122.84)

Fields run with Dave. IT band on the left leg was sore after the race and I was worried I might start having an issue with it but everything was good today. Nice morning run.

(White Cumulus 96.6)

Middleton with Dave. Nothing noteworthy just a nice run.

(Red Stratus 138.46)

Dogpound w/Dave. Craptacular run.

(Cumulus 128.25)

Reverse Parkway w/Dave. Legs are super tired so Im not expecting big things tomorrow. Its got a lot of downhill so maybe i'll just roll in to the finish.

Warmup at the park with Dave. This was a quick sucker. Not a ton of runners but alot of really quick times. I ran pretty good. Not as well as I would have liked but I did PR by 3 minutes so thats nice.

Middleton with Dave. Didnt run Sat and Im glad. My body feels much better after a couple days rest. The calves are pretty tender this morning after Fridays race though. Got up a little early and stretched and got moving a bit before we started running. Loosened up after a couple miles and was ok during the run. Tighened right back up afterwards. Ouchy.

(Cumulus 136.08)

Green Springs w/Dave. Its a good thing Dave was a little beat cause I dont know if I had much more run in me this morn. Saw Bill out burning up the pavement.

(Stratus 144.99)

Up to Grapevine and down the old highway home.

(White Cumulus 111.2)

Fields with Dave. It was a bit cooler this morning and that helped make it an enjoyable run.

(Stratus 152.37)

Fields run. I was feeling pretty good and so around mile six I thought " hey, I going to throw a couple tempo miles in here." 1/2 a mile later I said " one tempo mile will be plenty." Needless to say I was a bit less energetic the rest of the run. 7:12 Avg

(Cumulus 148.08)

Middleton w/Dave and Clyde. Nice run to start the week off. A bit warm even early in the morning.

(White Cumulus 119.3)

GreenSprings with Dave. Almost didnt get out of bed this morning but Im glad I did.

(Stratus 159.47)

Fields with Dave. Another sleepy morning run. Need to get to bed earlier.

(Cumulus 155.46)

Grapevine to Highland with Dave. The hill out of Grapevine ate my lunch today. I was pretty much walking by the time we got the the top.

(white cumulus 125.9)

Went camping out west of Delta trying to find some trilobytes. We where up in the mountains and it was 3 1/2 miles straight down and then back up. Hard run.

(stratus 162.46)

Mall Dr. with Dave. A little quicker pace. Felt good.

(Cumulus 166.74)

GreenSprings w/Dave. Another toasty morning run. Nothing eventful except that we made it back in one piece.

(stratus 169.46)

7.38 Fields with Dave.

(white cumulus 133.28)

3 Parkway half. Decided to try running twice a day. Filled up the water bottle and hit the road. Water was gone before I finished. So HOT. I'll prob keep low miles in the afternoon and try to get used to it slowly.

(white cumulus 136.28)

6.6 Parkway to Highland with Dave. Legs where a bit tired from yesterday but not horribly so. Will see if I make it through tonights club run.

(cumulus 173.34)

6.81 Club run. Lots of sprinklers to run through. Dustin and Austin where kind enough to hang back and run the last few miles with me.

(stratus 176.27)

 Parkway. Sleep through the alarm so I went out at 10:30am to run. All i can say is yuck. But I did it.

(White cumulus 141.28)

Club run down the marathon course. Marci jumped out at 12 and I got out at 15. Dave and Logan went up to 20. Started out feeling like 7:30 was going to be about it for the whole run but I started feeling it and picked it up. Hit a couple 5:50 miles in the middle and avg out 6:53. I kept thinking Dave and Logan where going to come blowing by but the extra five miles was enough to keep them off me. Other than getting a bloody nose and looking like someone shot me cause of all the blood it was a great run. Highest mileage week yet!!

(cumulus 188.34)

8.15 Mall Dr. to Blvd w/Dave. Still a tiny bit sore and tired from Saturdays run. Thought I smelled rain when I first got up but no such luck once I got outside. Bummer.

(Stratus 184.42)

3 Short reverse Parkway. Way to hot and way to tired to do more.

(cumulus 191.34)

Grapevine to Highland with Dave.

(Cumulus)

Fields loop w/Dave. Felt better this morn that the last couple days.

(stratus 191.72)

6.5 Greensprings w/Dave.

(White Cumulus 147.78)

 6.8 Club run. A little more speed this week than last. I cant keep up with those high school kids.

(Cumulus 204.74)

5.1 Parkway w/Dave. We got out just a bit earlier this morning and it was nice. Not much cooler cause its freaking 10,000 degrees out but still nice. Legs felt good even after yesterdays runs.

(stratus 196.82)

Club run around the Painters course. A bit muggy at first but nice to have some moisture on the ground. Bruised my heel last night while trying to keep the rain out of the camper so that hurt some during the run but overall I felt good.

(White cumulus 162.96)

8.1 Middleton w/Dave. Felt really tired this run. Couldnt get moving at all.

(cumulus 212.84)

Greensprings w/Dave. Felt much better today. Getting excited for Saturdays race.

(stratus 203.82)

Mall Dr. w/Dave.

(White cumulus 168.96)

4.7 Parkway with Big D. Felt really good this morning. Getting some decent sleep has helped me this last week.

(cumulus 217.54)

6.8 Club run. Everyone did the short route today. Kind of fun to have everyone on the whole run. Took it nice and easy as several of us are getting ready for Saturday.

(white cumulus 175.76)

Easy morning run w/Dave.

(Stratus 208.92)

I was a bit nervous about this run. I really wanted to cut some time off my last 1/2 and didnt want to be disapointed if I didnt. It helped a lot to have Dave and Clyde and Logan giving me encouragment (Thanks guys!). All the training is starting to pay off. I was able to shave another 6 minutes off my PR. Went out a little slower and I think that helped me have some gas at the end of the race.

(Cumulus 232.24)

4 Out to mall dr and home with Dave. Wow am I sore. Ouchy.

(stratus 212.92)

3.6 Short Parkway. Pretty sore at the start of the run but was much better by the end. Went nice and easy on account of the stiffness and freaking heat.

(white cumulus 179.36)

7 Greensprings with Dave. Still quite stiff. Didnt loosen up at all during the run.

(cumulus 239.24)

5 Grapvine. Legs were much more loose but i might have done a bit to much. Im worn out bad.

(stratus 217.92)

Fields w/Dave. Getting some juice back in the body but its slow going. Going to start doing some core work to try and tighten up the gut.

Slacked off and missed the morning run so I went a few after getting the kids in bed.

(cumulus 243.57)

Reverse Highland/Grapevine. Nothing says good morning like running up a giant hill. Its a good way to wake up I guess.

(stratus 224.92)

Club run down the last 18 of the marathon course. Started off nice and easy and then Logan, Dave and Clyde started picking up the pace. I ran with Dustin and Marci for a while then headed out on my own. Was feeling great until mile 14 and then I crashed hard. Still not quite recovered from last Saturdays race I think. This morning in the dark I was trying not to wake up the whole house and took out a fileing cabinet with my knee. Bruised my kneecap. It was ok till I stopped running but now it hurts like a mother. What a spaz.

(White cumulus 197.58)

Highland. Made the mistake of going at dark on this run. The boogyman was after me out there in the hills all alone.

(Stratus 231.72)

Fields w/Dave. Not a good run at all. Body is feeling really beat up and worn down. Makes it hard to want to run at all.

(cumulus 250.87)

Middleton. Felt good until middle of mile 3 and then the hip started acting up again. We're off to have a baby today so I might not get a run in tonight or tomorrow. Will see how everything goes.

(White cumulus 205.68)

7.57 Fields w/Dave. Dave came and forced me out of bed so I'll get back into the zone. Thanks! Hip tried to be a little sore but not as bad as it has been.

(cumulus 258.44)

4 Half Parkway and back. Everything except the hip felt really good tonight. Picked up the pace for the whole run.

(Stratus 235.72)

6.8 Grapevine/Highland with Dave. Body was kind of tired but the hip was better.

(White cumulus 212.48)

9.6 Wendys with Dave. Best run Ive had in a while. Hip tried to act up a couple times but I told it to "knock it the crap off" and then I was ok.

(cumulus 268.04)

7 Club run with Logan, Arron and Eric. Logan was kind enough to take it easy on us.

(Stratus 242.72)

Middleton with Dave. Good run but Im pretty tired from yesterdays runs. Looks like a lunchtime nap is in order.

(white cumulus 220.28)

Down the marathon course. Felt pretty good except about miles 2-5. I got really shakey and lost all my energy like I had low on blood sugar or something. Weird. Its happened twice this week. Logan and Eric where kind enough to hang back with me till they had to take a restroom break. Thought they would catch right back up but I think I spead up and they just kept it easy cause they didnt pass till just coming into town.

(cumulus 288.19)

Fields. A bit sore from Saturday so I took it easy this morning.

(ride 8.4)

Long Parkway. Ran a little quicker on this run than I have on the last few.

(stratus 248.72)

Middleton. Nothing exciting just more miles.

(white cumulus 228.38)

Grapevine-Highland. Hot run in the mid morning. I really need to get my lazy #@$ up and run at a decent time cause the heat about killed me today.

(cumulus 295.19)

It was a beautiful moring for a race. Nice and cool. The garmins battery died so I didnt have that to help keep me on pace. Steve O said he was going for 36-37 so I figured I would just hang around him and Id be ok. That stratagy was thrown out the window about 10 steps into the run. There was no way I was going to keep that kind of pace for the whole run so I just tried to keep within eye sight of Steve and the other guy and hoped for the best. There was a long old hill right in the middle of the race and man did that take some mental jucie to make up. Passed a home with several dogs out front and got a bit concerned but after seeing the first 2 guys make it by without injury I figured I was ok. If they would have wanted me I couldnt have stopped them. Tried to get closer to number 2 guy on the downhill and the last couple miles but he had more go and I was huffing and puffing like I'd just smoked a pack. I was hoping for a lot better time than this but even Steve O was off by a couple minutes so I wont kick myself to hard. Bit disscuraging as my marathon goal pace is faster than this race pace and I dont know if Im up for 26 miles at that speed.

Longer Fields route. Took it easy and just let the body go at whatever pace it wanted. Not super impressed with the new shoes. Both times ive worn them i've got a blister on my right heel. I'll give them a couple more runs before I really bad mouth them.

(ride 17.8)

Middleton. Not much to say but I got up and ran. Saw Clyde out burning up the pavement.

(Stratus 257.72)

Was going to run the Parkway to Highland but it was so dark I was triping on the dirt road so I came back and ran the long Parkway route. Legs where pretty tired today.

(cumulus 303.19)

8.18 Greensprings. Four miles easy then picked up the pace on the last four. Good run. Felt better than yesterday

(white cumulus 244.56)

7 Milcreek with Dave. Hot but nice to run with Dave again.

(stratus 264.72)

Club run down the marathon course. Didnt know what I was going to do this time. I just figured I'd let my body do whatever it wanted. This was one of those runs that make it all worth while. I felt incredible for almost the whole run. At one point it was like my legs didnt have any weight and I was just floating down the road. Weird feeling but fun. Still excited about it. 6:50 avg

(White cumulus 264.56)

Greensprings.

(Stratus 272.72)

Fields. Another busy morning in the fields. Superfly was out kicking some booty again.

(cumulus 312.59)

Did the last 16 of the marathon course. Did a few warmup miles with Dave, Clyde and Logan and then they took off. I ran 10 at marathon pace and then the last few in town as a cool down. Legs are spent but its a good spent.

(white cumulus 281)

Highland. Nice and easy trying to recover from Saturdays adventure.

(Stratus 279.92)

Middleton. Nice to be able to go out in the evening and not die of heat stroke.

(cumulus 321.69)

Parkway. To close to dinner to get a good run in.

(White cumulus 287.47)

Greensprings. Body just feels tired and worn out tonight. Ran in the new Cumulus 10's. Really like them.

(cumulus gold 8.78)

Easy mile warm up. Decided that if I could keep Ryan and David S in sight I would be ok.  I could see them if I squinted really hard but they just pulled away till I lost sight completely. The first several miles were ok but I fell apart on mile 10. I was able to get going again for miles 11 and 12 but slowed down again on mile 13. I was wondering what I was doing all this for during the last of this race. I was trying to not look at my watch every couple steps so I didnt realize that I was doing better than I thought until I saw the timer at the finish line. Did a few miles to cool down after. Once it was all done I felt better about everything. Second fastest half marathon race ever for me so not as bad as I was thinking during the run. Also won 2nd place overall in the SGRC race series so that was fun.

(white cumulus   304.13)

Grapevine to Coral Canyon and back via Telegraph. Just went nice and easy and enjoyed the nice evening weather.

(Ride 9)

Treadmill miles tonight. WEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(cumulus gold 16.98)

Parkway out past water tanks. Felt pretty good tonight.

(stratus 288.65)

Around Ivins, Kayenta with Bill and Ken. Was planning on doing 20+ but that didnt happen. Bill kept taking off and after several miles Ken joined him. I just kept on at a nice easy 7 min pace. By the time we got back into Dixie Downs I was spent. Legs felt like I had run a lot further than I had so I just called it good.

(cumulus 339.02)

Fields. Felt good and it was nice out. What more can you ask for?

(cumulus blue 9.74)

Middleton and then some. Ran a few miles at marathon pace towards the end of the run. Felt pretty good.

(ride 19.1)

Greensprings. Good run but the legs are feeling burnt out.

(cumulus gold 25.18)

Parkway/Highland. Still feeling really burnt out. Will see what happens on tomorrows run.

(stratus 295.59)

Last of the marathon course. Couple mile warm up and then got 7 miles at marathon pace. Slowed on mile 10 but sped back up for another mile. After that I was way tired so I just came in mid sevens to finish.

(cumulus blue 23.87)

Greensprings. Great run. Legs felt better than they have felt in a month. Getting excited for the race.

(cumulus 347.93)

Millcreek/Parkway. Nothing noteworthy today. Just trying to stay positive.

(ride 27.34)

Middleton. Got out a little earlier in the afternoon today and boy am I not used to the heat (even though its not near as hot as it was). Had to stop at the park for water and then at a stream on the way back. Other than that it was a good run.

(cumulus gold 33.18)

Fields.

(cumulus blue 33.71)

Kings Row/Parkway. Tried to take it easy and keep positive thoughts.

(Stratus 302.02)

Parkway w/extension. Good run even with the gnats in the eyes and down the tubes.

(cumulus white 310.93)

Reverse Greensprings. Felt great again. Now its rest time until the big day. The kids are getting sick. I really hope I dont get it cause that would really bite the goat.

(cumulus gold 39.68)

PR for me by 30 minutes. Now that makes me a happy boy. Wow. What can you say about today? A bit o' rain and wind makes for a hard run. I talked with Marci for a sec before the start and thought that Id run the first several miles with her. That way we could help each other keep a good pace and after that I would start picking it up. That didnt happen. I lost her after several steps then found her again and then I just felt so good I picked up the pace. Ran a few miles with Ryan and the Bull and figured Id stick with them and that would give me a good time. That didnt work either. I was still feeling frisky so I sped up more. Dispite the rain (actually I love the rain. Id run in it all the time if I could) and wind I was feeling really good until about mile 21. I held it together pretty well until the last two miles and then I slowed noticeably. It was fun to run by people and know they where cheering for you cause there was no one else around. That helps. Even though I didnt get as low a time as I hoped for (but everyones times where off so we all got the shaft there) I still feel really good about this run. I ran smart and just followed my body and kept positive. I wont give splits cause thats alot of spliting.  

(cumulus gold 65.88)

Parkway. Decided to go out for a few easy miles to see how the body feels. Calves got a bit tight for a mile or so but loosened up toward the end. The wind was blowing and it was pretty chilly out but other than that it was a good little run.

(cumulus blue 38.1)

Highland. Spent all day digging up pampas grass so I wasnt sure how well Id be running but I felt really good. Im pooped now but it was a good run.

(ride 34.41)

Greensprings. Felt a bit tired in the legs so I tried to not go quite as fast as normal. Ended up going faster than normal. What the heck?

(cumulus white 319.56)

City Wells. Good to get out and run away from cars and houses. Plus the temps where much cooler off the pavement. Down hill on the way back so it got some good speed on the way home.

(Stratus 308.69)

Parkway over the freeway then the back way into Greensprings. Just went however the body wanted to go. Sometimes fast, other times slow. Fun run.

(cumulus blue 46.47)

Club run down West Rim? trail in Zions. I ran later last night so I wasnt sure how well I would do this morning but I wanted to give it a go anyway. You never know what Steve is going to do on a long run and I didnt want to miss anything. Didnt sleep much at night so that didnt help. It was a beautiful day for a run and we didnt go out to fast so I was able to hang in there for a while. On the second major uphill I was spent and just couldnt get the legs or lungs to work. Ran into quite a few people coming up the Angels Landing trail. You could tell most of them where thinking "why are these fools running down this steep trail in the cold with no shirts on?" It was a fun run and good to get out with everyone again. Plus Steve ate it HARD on one down hill section and it was one of those things that you say ouch as it happens but then is kind of funny afterwards.

(cumulus gold 81.68)

City Wells. Body is feeling better after a couple days off from Saturdays hip/quad buster. I was planning on doing more but when I checked the time at 3 miles out I saw I was going to be late for a dinner appointment. Came back the short way and ran hard to get home.

(ride 40.09)

Parkway/Highland. Decided to take the less steep route up to Highland. My legs appreciated that break. Its nice to not be dying of heat stroke on evening runs.

(cumulus white 326.64)

Middleton. Excellent run tonight. Legs were fresh and everything just felt good. Took it nice and easy and ended up hitting a couple miles at low 6s. Didnt feel like I sped up at all but looks like I did. Nice to have a run that feels good. They are too few and far between.

(ride 48.19)

Parkway/Grapevine. I was going to just run out to the bottom of the ridge and then come back. but I got to the bottom and thought " hey, maybe I'll run up this hill a couple times." Why did I think that? I was able to finish going up twice at a fairly good pace and that was enough so I jogged it on home. Amazingly I still felt good today. My legs are a little sore now but not to bad. Maybe Im actually starting to get into some kind of shape.

(cumulus blue 53.83)

Parkway. Another beautiful evening for a run. Went out easy and was once again feeling very good and was going faster that it felt like I was. At mile 4 it went away. I think I was running on the icecream cake I had at lunch and it wore off. It was like someone turned off a switch and the juice just left my legs. Nothing worse than coming down off a sugar high.

(cumulus gold 87.43)

Parkway/Kings Row. Turned on the tunes and turned off the brain. Just poked along tonight. Nothing quick or super slow just a nice relaxed jog. A bit bummed that I missed the Butch Cassidy run today but I guess you cant catch every race.

(cumulus blue 63.37)

Had to get the truck inspected so I took my running stuff in with me and ran from the service station out to Snow Canyon Parkway into Ivins and back. Once again I just felt really good and was having a blast running. The weather was perfect. Who knows how long this will last but I sure am enjoying it. Plus I dont have to work for a week so Im on cloud nine. Im going to rent a tractor and tear the crap out of my yard.

(cumulus gold 97.75)

Parkway/Greensprings. Not quite as energetic a run as the last few but still I felt really good. Right knee tried to be a bit sore for a little while but that didnt last very long.

(ride 57.47)

Fields. I hadnt done this run in a while. Another beautiful day in Dog Town. I actually got a tan today while running. Body felt great and I still have three more days of no work. Can life get any better?

Millcreek. Another fun run today. Worked on the yard all morning. Had to get the run in before evening because the boys are in a play and its opening tonight. Its going to be fun to see how they do. Not sure whos more excited about it, Emily or the boys. Think I'll rest tomorrow before the race Saturday.

I wasnt quite sure how this race was going to pan out. I woke up yesterday and could tell i was coming down something. Took a big afternoon nap and just hoped that I didnt feel to crapy on race day. Woke up feeling ok but not 100% and just figured what the heck we'll see what happens. Ran a little over a mile warm up and had some troubling tightness in the right hip that made me nervous.

1 - 5:22 Hip was really feeling weird and I thought I might have to just back off.

2 - 5:37 Hip pain was gone and I was just trying to let the downhill take me

3 - 6:16 Not quite as steep a downhill here. Slowed to a more realistic pace.

4 - 6:55 Starting up the slight incline of west canyon. To much slow down.

5 - 6:47 I dont think it was any steeper throught here I just dropped the ball

6 - 6:14 Coming back down the canyon I was able to get back to a decent pace.

7 - 6:46 A bit of up hill here that slowed me up once again. Got a horid cramp in my right side. Havent had one of those for years. That made it a little hard to concentrate on running.

8 - 6:18 The cramp had worked itself out by this time and I was able to get back to a more reasonable pace on the downhill coming out of Snow Canyon.

9 - 6:29 Trying to get the juice up to pass the two guys in front of me.

10- 6:39 I was able to pass both guys in here and was feeling pretty good.

11 - 6:49 Slowed on the up hill in this section. Got a little nervous at one point cause I couldnt see anyone in front of me and didnt know if I was going the right way. Looked back and saw a few guys and hoped I wasnt leading them a stray.

12 - 6:35 I could see Dustin up ahead of me and tried to pick it up to see if I could catch him.

13 - 6:32 Caught Dustin and kept trying to push through to the end. Thought I was going faster that this but oh well.

Over all I feel good about this run. I didnt pr but was right at the same time as the last 2 halfs. I really wanted to get a sub 1:20 but that didnt work out. I need to work on getting my times to be a bit more consistant. I guess thats where being more consistant in training comes in to play.

Grapevine. Havent run for a week as I was trying to get over a bad chest cold. Its not gone but I want to start running again so here I go. Hopefully I dont end up with something worse. I cant believe how nice it still is outside. Makes for some good running.

Middleton. Had another good run today. Got done working early so I was able to run in the light and see where I was going as I ran.

Ran out to Coral Canyon with Dave this morning. I havent run in the morning for a while and it was nice. Crisp and cool. We havent run together for awhile so it was fun to get caught up and have someone to chat with. The left calf was tight for a lot of the run but doesnt feel to bad now. Havent hacked up a lung yet so maybe the chest cold is finally going away.

City Wells. Ran all the way out to the first pump house today. This is a bit of a workout cause its uphill for the whole way out but its nice to get away from traffic and people. Coming back is fun cause of the downhill.

Had to work a bit late and wasnt able to get out until well after dark so I decided to treadmill it. Not a lot of fun but Im not such a big fan of running after dark anymore.

Middleton and then some. I could really get used to running in the middle of the day. No rush or worring about getting back in time for anything. Just running until the body says "thats good." Pace was faster than it felt. A good solid enjoyable run.

Millcreek out to the Middleton power line trail then east to the St. George water tanks and back. Nice little run. Hilly and lots of rocks but still fun. Should have taken a gu and a water but what can you do.

Greensprings then up to Middleton powerlines trail. Nice evening run. Saw a truck rollover in BuenaVista. Ouch. Knees got tender towards the end of the run.

Up to Highland and then up the Parkway. Quite the hill run tonight. Felt good and even dipped into the mid 5's for a while just for fun. How anyone can run a whole marathon at that pace is just amazing to me.