Cheesey bottom crust

Parkway/Firestation. Easy till the last mile then picked up the pace a touch.

Treadmill. Got to 5 and the lower abs hurt so bad I had to stop. Need to stretch better I guess.

Was supposed to do 800s but my usual route was mud so I ran to a couple other places that I thought would work but they wouldnt. Tried to go down to Hells Hole but it was so muddy I had to walk to get to the paved portion of the trail and then the trail was washed out by the rains. Ended up running up to Highland park and trying to run hard the whole way up the hill. Abs hurt horribly the whole run. Should have called it quits after a couple miles as now I can barely walk.

No run. Lower abs bug even when not running.

1 hour on the bike. Hoping that it is just a strain like last year and not a sports hernia. Whatever the case, running is out for a while.

1 hour on the bike. Not quite as sore as the last few days.

Stretched, hit the bike for 15 minutes then tried to run a few miles. 10 steps in and the pain was back. Oh well. Did 2 slow miles and it only got worse. 10 minutes cool down on the bike. I did get in 10 good solid minutes of pogo stick while cleaning out the garage afterwards. I'll have to get Dustin to convert that to mileage for me.

Going to try and not run for a few weeks and see if that helps. Stretching and doing exercises twice a day that are supposed to help the affected area. Also going to lift and see if I cant transform from a super skinny twig into just a regular skinny twig.

30min bike then lifting.

1 hour bike. Warm up then hard for several minutes then slowed. Repeted for the whole hour.

1 hour biking. Easy while watching a movie.

Decided to try a little run after taking a week off. Havent had any pains for several days so my hopes where high. Half a block down and it started again. Not as bad as before but there none the less. Got a mile out and turned around and it seemed to go away for a few blocks then everything felt like it was getting tight and the pain came back. Bummer.

Went to a "natual healing" doc last week and he didnt tell me what he thought was wrong but said he could help. Not sure on that so I havent been back. Got a buddy who is a PA and he had me try a medrol dose pack to see if that would decrease any internal swelling there might be. Dont feel any better a week later. Went to a sports doc yesterday and he ruled out a sports hernia, took an xray which was normal then suggested a medrol dose and time off. Glad its not a hernia but not sure what to do now. Its been 2 weeks since my last real run and it doesnt seem any better. Sucky

Out to the parkway and back. Took it slow and didnt have any pain. The left side got a little sore when I got back and jogged around the block with the boys. Weights after.

Parkway. Took it slow and easy. Got pretty tight on both sides and that started to cause some pain. Stretched really good when I got home and its not to bad now.

Parkway. Felt ok till about 1.5 then started to get uncomfortable for the rest of the run. Decided to just keep running through the pain/uncomfortableness as Im going nuts not running. Maybe 5-6 a day this week and if I can still walk afterwards jump back into it next week.

Treadmill. Cold out so I stayed inside. Stopped and stretched out a couple times and that helped a little but it was still pretty uncomfortable the whole time.

Grapevine. Decent run today with very little pain. Colder than crap but it was nice to get outside and run.

Parkway. Found a cheap running stroller the other day so I was able to combine my two loves, running and being with my daughter today. Much better temps today and not much pain.

Grapevine. Another stroller run with Ada. Not quite as much energy today but still had a nice jog. No pain but really tight.

Grapevine to Highland park. SOOOOOOO NICE to go on a decent run!!!!!!!!! I cant believe how much I was missing running and feeling good while doing it. Got a little tight coming down the hill but nothing horrible. Dont think ive lost to much fitness the last month. Beautiful day for a run.

Greensprings. Very nice afternoon run pushing Ada in the stroller. Took the watch and was suprised that the stroller didnt slow me down as bad as I thought.

Parkway w/Sienna Hills ext. Pushing the stroller up the hills was pretty taxing today so the whole run was very slow. No pain but super tight/uncomfortable across pelvis and inside of the thighs.

Middleton. Another stroller run today. It was a bit chilly at first but pushing that thing warmed me up quick. A few times I thought I was going to hurt or get tight but it seemed to work itself out without any real issues.

2 out to the Parkway with Emily and Ada. Did 2.25 more just Ada and I around turf farm. Was hoping to get to the club run but had a job come up.

Landfill. First time along the river trail since the floods. Unfortunatly it is washed away in a couple spots and I dont think that they will be able to fix it without lots of work and money. You can still get by but there is a little climbing involved. Too bad as I really like that run. Pretty good run without much pain.

City Wells. Pushed Ada in the stroller up to the Maverik then did the rest solo. Felt pretty slow and tired the whole run. Tighter and had more pain than any day this week.

Junction. Great run today. Legs had lots of energy and no pain until the last 3 miles. Beautiful temps and a nice pace. Its nice to have these runs to even out the crap days. Watched a hawk and raven battling it out in the skys for a few minutes.

2 - Telegraph in the morning with Emily and Ada. Slow and easy.

7.5 - Grapevine w/Sienna Hills. I didnt feel like I got a good nights rest and it showed during this run. Legs where shot and I wasnt moving very fast. Nice evening to be outside though.

Fields. Drove into the fields just past the bridge to avoid running with the stroller through the construction. Felt ok but the wind was blowing so hard it was hard to move the stroller down the road. Stopped at the park so Ada could play for a few minutes. Coming back was better as the wind was at my back but it was pushing the stroller all over the road so I was in constant fear of heading into a car.

Highland park via Grapevine. Decent run after not getting out yesterday. Tightened up coming off the hill and felt it the rest of the way home.

1.5 Parkway with the whole family at a nice slow pace.

9.5 Middleton. Had pain in my lower abs as well as tightness in the lower area. Stopped a few times and stretched during the run. Aside from that I felt good and had a nice run.

Parkway/Firestation. Decent run tonight. Went harder than any run since starting back up and felt really good until about 4 then the legs got tired. Slowed to a jog for a couple miles then picked it up again the last 2. No real pain or tightness.

Grapevine/Highland Park. Body was tired from yesterday so I took it easy but it was still a nice run.

Nice run with Mike, Bill, Dustin and Clyde around the Bloomington loop. Calves tightened up a little during but overall it was a good run.

Not my best time for a half (actually my slowest road half in years) but considering im still trying to work out the groin/ab issue I wont get to down about it.

The garmin was dead so I didnt get any splits and I decided to leave the music home which I think helped me focus a bit on my running. Felt good at the start but could tell after about a mile that I was going to have to fight to keep whatever pace we where currently going at. I fell in behind a guy that lives up the street and just tried to not let him get to far ahead and man was that a lot of effort. Im glad I didnt have the watch cause if I would have seen the pace I think I might have gotten frustrated. It felt like we where pushing a good pace and I thought we might come across around 1:20 so when I heard the time at the finish I was taken back just a little. That was a hard fought 6:2X pace if Ive ever run one.

More sore than Ive been in quite awhile today but I dont think I aggrivated anything so thats a good thing.

Grapevine. Had to hurry and get home so I hit Grapevine at a good pace then did 2.5 on the treadmill at an easy pace to cool down. Most of the stiffness worked itself out after several blocks and I felt good.

Parkway/Firestation. Easy cheesy. More tightness with a bit of pain but I was able to survive.

Grapevine. Body is pretty tired. Time to start getting some better sleep i think.

Had a fun time running on Mike Warrens team. They said I was the ringer to make up the slack but we all know that isnt true.

Ran legs 5,10 and overall feel pretty good about it. Leg 5 was 6:00 avg  for just over 4 miles and I felt like I saved something for the second leg. Leg 10 felt pretty good for the first mile then I could tell I was beat. I was trying to catch the team just in front as they where in our co-ed division but he just had to much juice and left me big time. Hit the first 3 at about 6:10 but then slowed to a dead crawl for the last 3 and ended with a 6:38 avg for the 6.7 miles.

Ran into Matt from LV that I ran with down at Surf City last year and that was kind of fun to talk for a few minutes. He was on the winning co-ed team.

Parkway. Nice run pushing Ada in the stroller. The rains had just stopped and there was a slight breeze to push us down the road. No groin/ab pain. (At least there wasnt until a few minutes ago when Ada karate kicked me right in the junk.) I love kids sometimes. Hammys are pretty tight though.

City Wells. Not a bad run but I can tell Im falling out of shape from lack of constant training. Pretty tired during most of the jog.

Landfill. Tired jog to the landfill. I was hoping that maybe they would have done something on the washed out trail but no such luck. Unfortunatly that might never get fixed.

Junction. Seeing as Emily won me a entry into the Sandhollow marathon on the 26th I decided to try and run today. Took it easy and felt good with no extended pain. Should be interesting to see how well I can do a marathon on 30 miles a week training. If anyone sees me dead on the side of the road you will know why.

Grapevine over to Coral Canyon with a little extension down to the Highland park and back. First time in months that I didnt have any ab/grion issues until about mile 8 then it tightened up a bit. I was really enjoying not having any issues during that first few miles.

Club loop with Steve, Aaron, Amber and Ty. It was nice to have some ladies out on the run. Felt pretty labored and tired. Tight too.

Millcreek to the top pump house. Wow am I tired. Didnt go very hard but it sure took a lot of effort. Feels like the end of an 80 mile week.

Grapevine/Highland park. Another pretty slow tired run but Im glad I got out. Biggest mileage week in almost 3 months and aside from being worn out I think Im making progress.

I was watching the kids so I thought I would do my run on the treadmill. Started hurting almost right away and it got worse the further I went so I bagged it.

Went out later in the night on the Parkway and felt much better. I think no more treadmill for me.

Grapevine. A little sore from yesterday but that worked itself out after a few minutes and the rest of the run was uneventful.

Landfill. Legs felt good after a few miles to warm up but the abs hurt more than they have in quite a while. Pretty sore now 2 hours later.

Parkway. Got home late from work and didnt get out until 9:30. Ada was still awake and wanted to go with me so I bundled her up warm and off we went. Felt better than the last 2 days with only a few twinges of what ever the heck is wrong. Excited but nervous for the race Saturday as I havent done any runs over 14 miles for several months. Will see what happens I guess.

Had a really fun time today at the race. The course was diffucult but enjoyable at the same time. Thankfully the wind wasnt an issue and the rain held off until the last couple miles.

Started off easy with Nate Bundy and we ran together for a few miles and chatted about running. Everything felt good so I picked up the pace just a little. My garmin apparently didnt pick up any signal so when we started I wasnt getting any pace info. That took about a half mile to figure out so I dont have any accurate splits.

Had fun running along enjoying the views and weather and chatted with Ty for a bit as I caught up to her coming around the lake. Once we started into the houses by the lake I started to feel the lack of proper marathon training. My easy to hold pace was becoming a bit of a labor to maintain. From here on out I just tried to keep positive and remind myself that I wasnt here to race but to get in a good training run and see how the injury would play out.

I did fairly well until the hill coming out of Sand Hollow. I slowed to almost a walk up that sucker and my abs got really tight for the remainder of the run which caused my hips to tighten up which made everything uncomfortable. I took plenty of water at each station and grabed a cliff shot every 7 miles and I think that helped me make it through.

The last 4 miles into town where pretty brutal as my legs where completely gone and I was struggling to hold a 7 min pace. I even turned off my music and passed it off to my dad as he came by in the car so I could concentrate on breathing and listen to my body better. Some where in here I got a nice surge of energy and picked up the pace for about a mile but then that burned out and I was left to talk my legs into working for the last bit.

I checked to watch and calculating in the missed 1/2 mile I figured I could still beat 3 hours (which I didnt think I could do), so I tryed really hard to work the last mile. Im sure it wasnt very quick but I was trying hard.

So it turned out to be a fun run, the abs held up ok and I dont think my fitness has completly left so that gives me hope for Utah Valley.

2.4 around turf farm with the family at a super easy pace.

4.6 Parkway at a little faster pace. Felt pretty good for the first run after the race. A little tight in the calves but over all not bad. Right knee swelled up Saturday and is still a little stiff but I dont think i'll die from it.

2 - Jogged the kids to school with Emily and Ada then ran down to Main and back via Telegraph.

6 - Grapevine. Easy pace in the beautiful weather. Mostly Im just glad to have the morning off from work.

Dropped the boys off at soccer games then ran from the Veterans Park out to the top of Green Springs and back. Hit the way back at a nice solid pace as I was pressed for time. A bit of tightnes but not super horrible. Might try and get a few more in later this evening.

Landfill. Easy slow afternoon run.

City Wells. Nice overcast morning for a run. Easy pace with a few pickups here and there as I felt good.

Rainy so I used that as an excuse to not run. Rode the bike for 40 minutes at a good clip.

AM - 4 with Emily before the funeral in a light snow in Centerville.

PM - 9.6 in a nice snowfall down 400 E/Orchard Dr. Cold but enjoyable run. No pains the whole run.

3 out onto the Parkway pushing Ada with Emily.

6 - Grapevine.

Landfill. Easy pace but the body is protesting because im trying to run like ive been training regularly and I havent been.

Marathon course with The Bull, Dustin and Steve. Started out nice and easy up Veyo hill and for the next 4 miles. Moved down to 7:30 until the volcano and stopped for a quick drink and clothing removal. Then sped up and did 9 miles between 6:13-6:30.  I was beat before starting the quicker stuff but tried to use it to train the legs to keep moving when tired. Ended up holding together fairly well.

Pretty sore from Sat so I went super easy. Enjoyed the afternoon dispite the wind that was blowing pretty hard.

Greensprings. Eased into a nice pace for most of the run then hit it pretty hard coming up the firestation hill and the rest of the way home.

Treasure Valley park. Beautiful morning for a run. Felt good until about 8 then the quads got a little tired and sore for the rest of the run.

Old Highway 91 past the distribution center. Pretty much a death march on the way back but its done and thats what matters.

Grapevine/Highland. The plan was to warm up out to Grapevine then do some hill repeats then home. The first couple miles where horrible and I thought about bagging the repeats but once I got to the hill I decided to go for it. Did 4 repeats(not at tempo effort but at a steady pace) then ran over to the park then back home. Felt good but nowhere near what I was when I was doing 10 of these at tempo effort several months ago.

Landfill. Quads were pretty sore for whatever reason but it was still a decent run. The russian olives are blooming and it smells incredible down by the river. To bad those things are so horrible for allergies or Id stick one in my backyard just so I could smell it each spring. LOVE IT.

Greensprings. Actually got up and went in the morning with Emily. I'll have to say that running slow is much more taxing than running easy or hard. Thats the furthest shes ever run so Im proud of her.

Quail Creek. Thought I might warm up out to the junction and then try and push the rest of the loop. The wind didnt want that. Had a pretty strong headwind till Harrisburg and couldnt go much faster than 7:30 even coming down the Purgatory hill. The wind was so strong it would blow my legs into each other on each step. Thankfully the wind was at my back coming home but my legs where shot so I couldnt even make use of the nice tailwind. Glad to be done.

Parkway/Firestation. Good to have a nice run. Especially after Saturdays adventure.

Treasure Valley park. Warmed up for 2 then hit 3 faster miles then easy back home. Had a pretty good head wind coming back through the fields then it died as I crossed the bridge which was nice.

City Wells. Great morning to be outside. Run wasnt super but I survived to try again.

Grapevine/Highland. Windy, windy, windy.

Landfill. Really nice morning and the body felt good for once.

Middleton. Took Ada in the stroller and ran the first 2 with Emily. Then she turned around and Ada and I went out to the industrial park and back. Felt pretty good but the stupid abs/groin thing is back as of yesterday.

Bloomington loop. Club pace was to much so I hung back and ran by myself. Not used to the afternoon heat. It twas warm.

Grapevine/Highland park. Not much juice in the body this morning but I managed to finish. Now to enjoy not working. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 - Parkway. Pushed Ada in the stroller. Really easy pace.

8 - Parkway/Firestation. Great evening for a run. Worked my way into a good pace towards the end.

Millcreek. Went all the way to the top of the trail for the first time ever. Awesome view of the valley from up there. It was a tad breezy on the way out but coming back wasnt bad. The rain made the sand easier to run through and it was gorgeous out in the desert. All the plants blooming and a nice rain coming down made for a really enjoyable run even if my body was tired the whole time.

Parkway. Up to the gas station and back with a 2x up into Sienna Hills. Rather blustery night. The lightning was neat.

Landfill. Not used to the warm and I payed for it. It was nice to get attacked by deer fly thought.

Went up to Ephraim to run a 1/2 marathon with Emily my parents and the kids and celebrate our Scandinavian heritage. This was her first 1/2 marathon and first run over 10 miles. She did great and Im super proud of her. We had a fun time at the festival and ate some good food.

We had perfect weather and a flat course so it was a great day for a run. I wanted to use this race to judge how far my fitness has fallen before running Utah Valley in a few weeks and as a result of how I felt I will be changing my "goals" for up there. I ran a little warm up and then we got right to it. There where prob only 20 people in the 1/2 and none looked to be much of a threat (looks are decieving) so I wasnt worried to much about having anyone to run with. My plan was to just start easy and then if I felt ok try and speed up and see what kind of pace I could hold (I figured I could hold a 6:20-6:30 without killing myself).

Right off the bat about 4 guys took off at sub 6 pace. I didnt fret as I thought they would slow pretty quickly. They didnt and I found myself sucked into a much faster pace for the first 2 miles than I had planned on. The lead guy (didnt look like much of a runner and looked to be working way too hard to hold any kind of pace for long) just kept pulling further out but I finally got myself calmed down and into a pace I felt I could hold and maybe even speed up the final couple miles. Passed all but the leader by mile 2 and was feeling good. By mile 5 I was not feeling as good but I could tell that the leader was coming back so I keep trying to speed up. Caught him at 6 but stopped to grab a water (no one handing it out) and drop my gloves off to my dad so he pulled away again. When I caught back up to him he wasnt going to let go of the lead without a fight. He kept speeding up but I just kept holding the pace knowing he was going to fall back which he did after a mile of fighting. For the rest of the race it was a battle to just not slow down to much and get passed. I would be going along at what felt like the same pace but each time I looked at the watch I was down to almost 7 min pace. I would push to speed back up and just repeated this cycle for the last 5 miles. Towards the end anytime we turned a corner I could see the 2nd place guy and he was closer each time. Thankfully I held him off and walked away with a little cash for the effort.

The family picked me up at the finish and took my back to find Emily who was at mile 8. The boys and Ada ran with her for a bit then I ran with her to the finish which was fun to be able to do.

The splits are pretty even (not counting miles 7,11,12) so I must have checked my watch just as I was starting to slow and then sped up before I held the slower pace for very long. Overall a good run but I shouldnt have to push as hard as I did (and those last 6 miles where VERY hard) to hold a 6:30 pace. When you dont train you cant expect to run great.

1-6:12

2-6:12

3-6:20

4-6:22

5-6:25

6-6:24

7-6:41

8-6:28

9-6:20

10-6:33

11-6:53

12-7:07

13-6:18

Parkway.

Treasure Valley park. Pushed Ada in the stroller and had a fun time talking to her during the run.

Parkway. Ive struggled getting out lately so now that the marathon is only a few days away I feel like Im cramming for a test ive known was coming and didnt study for. Too late to make any difference but I like to do things the hard way.

Came up to Orem a few days early so I ran down to Geneva Rd and then up to 400S and back. Felt pretty good. Legs are sore for some reason though.

Not going to over think todays race. Bottom line: No training=very tired body. Overall felt decent until 19 then I was done. Walked some the next 3 miles then most of the last 3.

1-7:16

2-6:23

3-6:22

4-6:36

5-6:35

6-6:34

7-6:37

8-6:56

9-6:55

10-6:20

11-6:27

12-6:42

13-6:33

14-6:34

15-6:37

16-6:51

17-6:48

18-6:48

19-6:35

20-7:15

21-7:25

22-7:56

23-9:08

24-10:43

25-10:49

26-8:30

.2-2:33 (8:08)

The boys talked me into taking them running so I loaded Ada up in the stroller and we did a little loop around the turf farm. They did good only stopping 2 times.

Rode the bike for 40 minutes. Not a run but at least I did something that involves moving my legs and using my lungs.

Pretty awful Steven Abraham Hooper Pope Memorial run today. Good weather but Im pretty out of shape.

Grapevine. Ouchy. Man are my quads sore. It took 2 miles and me almost turning around a couple times before my quads would let me go without protesting. Took it easy and enjoyed watching the lightning storm.

Dixie Center to Man O'War bridge and back. Pretty hot out so Im glad I took a water. Legs felt better than last night but still have no energy.

Coral Canyon down to Hell Hole then over to the river rd Mavrick. Ran the first 3 with Emily and her friend and then sped up and hit the last bit by myself. Just trying to keep up my track record of hitting my weekly milage all in one day.

First run while "helping" Dave with the XC camp at Pine Lake.

Ran around the lake and had to push to keep up with the kids easy pace.Holy crap am i out of shape and being at such a high alititude really makes it show.

Felt a little better on todays run. Went down the road towards the highway and back to camp. Kept the pace easy and just focused on getting some miles in. I think that will be the goal between now and the marathon.

Went up the mountain on this one. Almost 1000 feet in the 3 miles up. Whewww!

Ran down torwards the highway again. Enjoying being away from life for awhile.

Took a 4 wheeler trail north from camp for a few miles. Another slow and steady jog.

Parkway down to Hell Hole then over into St George with Nate. Easy pace. Wonderful lower ab pain back again. So happy.

Grapevine. Felt pretty good considering the lack of training.

Parkway. Took Ada in the stroller. Felt dead at first but warmed up as it went along.

Grapevine/Sienna Hills. Went up to the fence then came back as it was getting to dark to see the trail then went up into Sienna Hills to add some. Felt pretty good.

Grapevine with Nate. Got up and actually did a morning run. Thanks Nate. A little tight from last night but legs felt good.

Fields around the hill with Nate. Felt pretty good. A little tight but not bad for not having run for a while.

Parkway. Legs where so tight for the first mile I almost stopped. Talked myself into keeping going and they finally loosened up a little. Getting back into shape sucks.

Greensprings. Glad I got up and went even though Nate stood me up. Pretty tired by the end.

Gunlock. Thankfully Nate was around to keep me going after Mike/Bill/Steve took off. Not a bad run but the legs are feeling the jump in distance and the stupid abs are getting worse. 

Parkway. Took Ada in the stroller and went slow cause thats how we roll.

Grapevine/Sienna Hills. Didnt wake up until a few minutes before the boys where supposed to be out the door for school and as they where leaving they said "Dad, its way nice out here. You should go run." So I put Ada in the stroller and off we went. 

Parkway/Sienna Hills. Not a bad run. Took the watch to try and keep a better pace. Ive slowed down way to much on most of my runs.

AM 6 - Grapevine then over to the school to watch the kids 9/11 program and then back home. Legs didnt want to keep the pace but I survived.

PM 4 - Parkway.

Parkway. Loaded Ada into the stroller and hit the road. It was cool and I felt pretty good until the Mavrik hill. That sucked rocks but the rest of the run felt really good considering I was pushing a stroller.

Landfill. Dead

Fields. Body felt good until about mile seven then I got pretty worn out. Thanks to Bill for getting me up and going.

Millcreek then up the streambed for a few miles. Sand was nice and packed after the rains and hadnt been torn up yet. Felt pretty good most of the run. Abs started hurting pretty bad the last couple miles and are still bugging.

Grapevine/Sienna Hills. Took Ada in the stoller on what was supposed to be a recovery run. Pushing the stroller cancels out the recovery of the run.

Quail Creek. I was going to go out early this morn but after trying to fall asleep for a few hours I got out of bed around 12:30am and decided to just do the run. Emily helped me get all lighted up and then she went out to drop some waters for me. I started out and the body was tired but I figured this would be a "get the distance in" run and not worry about pace at all. Loosened up just before the climb up Highland and on the way up could tell that between the wind and tired body it was going to be pretty slow going. Made it to the top and couldnt get going any faster down the other side. The 9:30 pace I was pushing was a 6:30 effort easy. Emily pulled me over on her way back from droping water and said I didnt look to good. I didnt feel good thats for sure so I decided to bag the whole idea. Got home, showered and still couldnt fall asleep until about 4:00am. What the *&%. Might try again on Sunday morning.

Highland. Legs did not want to be running today.

Greensprings. Waited until dark today and the temps where so much better. Legs are still shot.

Landfill. Warm but I was smart enough to take some water with me today. Was planning on 8 but I was so tired I figured I was prob doing more harm than good so I turned around early. I wouldnt have though I could fall out of shape so far in so little time. Kind of sucks that it takes years to get into good shape but only a few months to loose it all.

Firestation/Sienna Hills. Another stroller run with Ada. Beautiful morning but I just cant seem to get any energy from the body. Hopefully its just because of the sudden jump in miles.

Fields park. Warmed up for a couple then tried to go a little faster to see if I would be able to hold any kind of pace for the race. Its not looking good for Saturday. I should just bag it but for some reason I just cant let it go.

Parkway/Sienna Hills.

Main/Firestation.

Parkway/Sienna Hills.

Sienna Hills. Im sure Im jinxing things but I felt pretty good this evening. Better than any run in the last several weeks.

Glad to be done. Might come back someday and put in the splits so I have them.

Rode the bike for an 1+ hour. Legs felt pretty good. Im not near as sore as I thought id be.

1 hour on the bike again tonight. Legs are tired but I might go for a short run tomorrow. I hate letting this great running weather go to waste.

Parkway. Took Ada in the stroller for a nice morning jog. Legs are still really tired from the race. Trying to take advantage of the next few days of running before finding out if I need surgery or not.

Landfill. Beautiful weather out.

Sienna Hills. Rescued a snake that was sunbathing in the middle of the road.

Parkway. First run since the surgery. Took it really easy and everything felt good. A bit tight but thats to be expected I think. We'll see how tomorrow feels.

Parkway. Ran with the boys tonight. Had fun and they kept up and ran the whole way.

Parkway. Extended a little tonight and felt pretty good. Wanted to just run for a couple hours but thats probably not a smart idea right now.

Turkey Trot with the kids. Ran the 1 mile with JD (second place for him!) then ran back to find Gabe. Apparently he decided he was going to run the 5k. He only had 1 mile left when I found him so we ran that last bit togther. Came in just a few seconds over 30 minutes. Had fun running with the boys. Healing seems to be going well. Just have to remember to hold back, take it easy and not go far yet.

Parkway. Out to the church and back.

Parkway to the church again. Things seem to be holding together so far.

Parkway to church. Once again.

Parkway. A bit sore today but more tight sore than pain sore.

Parkway/church. Nice chilly run. Healing seems to be moving forward. Pace felt a little better than other days but who knows if it actually was.

Telegraph. Out to the parkway and back. Quicker pace. Going to have to take a watch on a couple runs to see what normal and quicker actually are.

Parkway past the church. Easy but the left side has been feeling wierd the last couple days.

Parkway/Maverik. Longest run yet. Adding that 3/4 mile from what ive been doing sure sucked it out of me. Thankfully everything felt ok.

Parkway/Sienna Hills. First run since getting sliced open that felt like a run. No pain or stiffness and legs felt good. Starting to love running at night again.

Parkway/Sienna Hills. Same as last night. Didnt feel quite as good as last night but still its fun to be able to run without pain. Even if its not very far yet. After 1 1/2 years of issues id forgotten what it was like.

Grapevine. Might have done a bit much the last two runs as I felt like I did before surgery during this whole run. Going to try and keep week day runs below 4 and then just go by feel on the Saturday runs if at all for a few weeks.

Parkway past the church. Had a really fun run tonight. It was raining and I felt pretty good so it was a good combination.

Parkway past the church. Another good run.

Main to the end of the pavement. Took the watch to see how the pace is going. Better than I thought but I think I pushed cause I was wearing the watch.

Parkway. Started out easy and things felt off. For some reason (frustration with this whole thing) I sped up and ran the whole thing fast(ish). Thankfully I was smart enough to not try and go further.

Parkway. Took it easy on this one and felt pretty good the whole run.

Hellhole. Went down the hellhole trail with the intention of hutton the landfill route. Big suprise they are fixing the trail!!!! So happy

Parkway past church. Feeling stronger but still trying to take it easy and not go to far or fast to quickly.

Main. Another pretty good little jog. The inversion down here is horrible. I recall it ever being quite this bad.

Parkway. Easy down to Telegraph and then picked it up out past the church and back. Started going faster cause it was so cold then decided to try and hold it the whole way. Felt really good again. Excited to see what can happen if I can stay healthy.

Parkway/Sienna Hills. Got out a little earlier in the evening so it wasnt quite so chilly today. No issues just a little tired after spending all day shopping. I hate that I leave it till the last minute every year.

Highland park. Started with the intention of doing 6 but as I got going it was so nice out I decided to go for 8. Felt ok until the climb by the Maverik (mile 2) and I tightened up in the lowest abs. Not a good sign but I pressed on. The climb up the ridge added to the fun and the rest of the run didnt feel so hot for that area which was to bad because my legs and breathing were ready to go another several miles. Hopefully its just from not having run up any hills since the surgery and not more issues developing cause this is how it felt when this all started last year.

Parkway. The tightness from Saturday didnt lessen and seemed to get worse and spread/turn to pain on Sunday and wasnt much better today. Stretched good before and after but I havent had pain like this since before the surgery. Sigh.

Sore all night and during the day so Im going to bag the running for a few and try and ride the bike to keep doing something exercise like. Rode hard through 3 episodes of Family Guy.