A clydesdale no more!

Late start so I had to shorten the run (sounding like a broken record).  Legs felt really good during the run.  That always seems to happen when I don't have enough time for a full run.

Good, solid run.  Maintained a good pace throughout the run.  Legs felt a little heavy and felt like they were hitting the gound harder than normal but everything else was good.  So much more fun to run in this kind of weather.

Instead of speedwork this week I decided to get in some hills.  Ran from home up to Bountiful Blvd.  Tried to maintain a decent effort going up but I didn't end up pushing as hard as I should have.  My right leg did not feel very strong.  There is a defninte muscle imbalance. Did alright coming back down/

Just a nice and easy recovery run.  Felt icky. 

The goal for today was to find a pace and maintain it for the entire run.  First mile came in at 7:20 so I decided to hold that for the rest of the way.  My internal speedometer has been out of whack and I am trying to reset it.  Every mile was within 2 seconds of the goal except for the 5th.  I had a hard time getting back into a groove after the turnaround point and found myself running a little fast.  Effort felt good.  A couple of times my pace creeped down to 7:10 and it felt better than the 7:20.  I guess 7:20 is not a very natural pace for me.

Here is my public service announcement for the week.  I have posted my Garmin Connect report below.  You now know where I ran, what time I ran and can probably figure out where my house is based on the starting and stopping point.  If I do this enough times, you will be able to figure out a pattern of my activities and where I will be at certain times.  We all like to see details of each others workouts but please be careful.

I absolutely hated missing my run on Saturday.  Especially since it was the only nice day we have had this year.  I guess I have to accept that running sometimes has to take a back seat to other things.  Lots and lots of rain this morning.  The temperature was nice which made it easier to tolerate the rain.  I had some ankle soreness but everything else felt really good. 

Warmed up with 3 miles then ran 4 miles at LT.  Almost threw in the towel during the first 1/4 mile because I couldn't get my legs to turnover very well.  Decided to just push through it and see what would happen.  Splits were 6:36, 6:33, 6:36 and 6:26.  Last mile was aided so it really wasn't that much faster than the others.  Pace was a little slower than I wanted. 

Nice and easy recovery run.

Felt really tired when I woke up and did not feel ilike running.  Ran from home to Bountiful Blvd. to get in some good hill work. Didn't feel like I pushed as hard as I did last week but the splits were only a little slower.  Time was 35 minutes going up and 28 minutes coming down.

Should've run but didn't.  Right kidney is very sore.  Not sure if it is an infection, stone or something else. 

Becky ran the Girls on the Run 5k at Sugar House park so I decided to run from home to the park to get the mileage in for the day.  Averaged 7:45/mile and felt good most of the way.  The section along Beck Street is beyond ugly but I really liked running through downtown SLC.  Added an extra 1.5 miles running back and forth at the park to see Becky at various points.  She set a PR (24 minutes) and took 3rd place overall.

Eight miles around Jordanelle with Becky.  Good elevation gain during the first half.  Pace was comfortable and run felt very good.

There was a bit of a chill in the air that I wasn't expecting.  A nice progression run along the LPT.

Felt like an elephant.  My ankles are sore and I wasn't able to push off very well which made me feel very clunky and heavy.  Pace was decent despite the clunkiness.

Short on time so it was a short run.  Almost felt like it would be a waste of time to go out in the freezing rain and only get in a measly 5 miles.  I had to get something in since I missed Tuesday's run.

Started the morning with 3 easy miles then went to Liberty Park to run the Brain Injury Association 5k.  I mysteriously put on 5 extra pounds on Monday putting me at a whopping 190.  I didn't think I would see that on a scale ever again.  It did come down a little but still am feeling a lot heavier than I would like.  There was a really big turnout but it is a pretty non-competetive race.  Some guy from WRC took off at the start and was gone in the blink of an eye.  Started out quick and new it was going to be a slow race.  I checked my watch at what I felt would be the mile and was only 1/2 mile into the race.  Not a good sign at all.  First mile was 6:00 but I was rapidly slowing.  Was passed by a guy just past the first mile and could not keep up with him.  Second mile was 6:24 followed by another 6:24 for the third mile.  I was doing a lot of grunting during the last mile.  Definitely not a great race but it is what I expected.  The most frustrating thing is that this was my tempo pace last year.  Maybe I will let my weight continue to go up so that I can start racing in the clydesdale division.  Only 10 pounds to go.

Good, solid run.  Pace was quicker than I expected and it took less effort than usual.  Form was not very fluid.  It was nice to start the week off with a decent run.

An unbelievbly wet run.  I was very mentally fatigued so I had a hard time getting into the run.  Slogged though it just to get the miles in.

Another one of those morning where I really did not want to get out the door.  Ran up to Bountiful Blvd. and back.  I couldn't find my Garmin so I am not sure how my time compares to previous weeks but it did feel better.  I know I was slower coming down the hill but I felt really good going up.  I actually enjoyed the burn.

Nice and easy recovery run.

I didn't want to run but I needed to get some miles in so I did.

Ran 4 miles in the freezing cold rain then ran the Woods Cross Memorial Day 5k with Gracie.  Super easy pace but it was fun to run with her. 

Felt like I was running in quick sand.  No energy in my legs at all.