Going With The Flow

AM - Morning run with Jake around Midway. The sun was shining and the views of Mt. Timpanogos were beautiful. After some more hot tubbing, we headed over to Soldier Hollow and went snow tubing (I'm pretty sure we were the only ones without kids there, although Jake's kinda like a big kid...). What a great day to be outside! This was my first time to the Midway area and I really enjoyed how peaceful and quaint is seems to be - reminded me a bit of Eden. Already thinking about more trips there.

AM - Elliptical for 45 minutes. I spent most of the time experimenting with what difficulty and speed resulted in the fastest mileage. My indoor triathlon at work is in two weeks and I can't embarrass myself! I ended up getting a pretty hard workout - moving my legs at 220 strides per minutes gets hard after a while! I should probably do this more often so it won't be so bad when I start doing speed work again.

PM - Warmed up a mile then went to the track to massage out my feet and check up on Jake. Then ran 1.5 miles, got bored and thought - why not try some 200s and see how my feet do? So that's what I did.

Jumped in on Jake's MP workout and ran 6x200s w/equal recovery. Then ran an additional 4x200 w/600m recovery (the time it took Jake to catch up to me). So ten 200s at 5:15 pace. Good first mini-workout - it is hard to keep up with Jake! Feet seemed pretty good, we'll see tomorrow if they really handled the speed okay.

AM - Ran some easy loops around horsepark with Jake. Loved the mild temperature this morning (even with the wind)! I really hope we get a long spring this year.

PM - 35 min on the bike, easy.

Just booked a work trip to Brazil yesterday. Leaving March 16 and returning April 2 for a total of 17 days! Juiz de Fora, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo. Hopefully I'll get a little time to explore and do some sightseeing while I am down there. Average temperatures are high 78 and low 60 - hard to beat that! Now I have to work on finding someone I am working with down there that I can run with outside! There is a university close-by in Juiz, so hopefully that area will be safe enough for running outside as well.

AM - Same as yesterday, horsepark loops with Jake. Although the cold north wind today was quite a bit less pleasant than the warm south wind yesterday. 

PM - Tried to run again this afternoon but my feet can't handle the 2-a-days. Bummer. Made it 1.5 miles then called it. That's alright - I'm okay with just once a day (for now!).

Cool new documentary coming out this spring about young runners from Bekoji - an Ethiopian highland town which has produced some of the world's greatest distance athletes.

AM - Elliptical intervals for 35 minutes, working on turnover. 200s on the track this afternoon.

PM - Warm up to the Olympus track for 3.4 miles. Then ran 8 x 200m w/200m recovery jog - 36.8 s average! I am happy with how quickly I was able to run, even if it was only 200s. I was nervous that my feet would give me trouble, but they were good. I even wore the Mirages...first day in over a month that I didn't wear the clunkers (Omni 8s)! That 0.5 lb loss per shoe probably helped me run a little faster :o)

New women's race in Moab on May 12 - Thelma and Louise Half Marathon. Super fast course!

AM - Elliptical and bike for 39 minutes, followed by yoga. 

PM - 5 miles easy around Sugarhouse with a nice mix of grass, concrete, and track.

Anyone want to join me for a run tomorrow morning? I was thinking 10-15 miles in the 7:30-8:30 pace range. I'm flexible and also have an extra free breakfast offer for Gepettos that needs to be used this weekend.... :o)

AM - Met Emily Jameson at the Jordan River Parkway. It was a beautiful morning for a run and great to have some company. We started out at around 7:15 pace for the first 7 miles and then stayed in the 6:50s the rest of the run (7:04 average pace). I was so happy that my feet felt good and I felt comfortable at this faster speed. The run gave me a lot of confidence that I'm on the upswing of my injuries...and since I signed up for the BAA 5K in Boston in a month, I need to get in racing shape!

Anyone interested in an 8-10 mile run tomorrow? Maybe meet at Highland High at 9am (b/c of the time change)?