A clydesdale no more!

Good all around workout at Firehouse.  Included one 6 minute run at about 7:00/mile.  Felt like I pushed myself more at the gym instead of just going through the motions.  Of course, it helped that I was put in a group with people who have not been going very long.  Comparisons are killing me.  I'm not running enough to be a good runner and don't go to the gym enough to be as fit as others.  Kind of stuck in the middle. 

Hit Firehouse in the morning which included three 0.5 mile runs in addition to the usual stuff.  Good all around workout - spent time on all the muscles. 

Decided to do a little treadmill run at work.  Figured I may as well add some purpose to the run instead of just slogging through a few miles.  Warmed up with 2 miles at 8:00/mile then ran 2 miles at 6:40/mile then 1 mile at 7:45 to cool down.  Had a hard time getting used to the faster turnover at first but then was able to get in a groove and felt good pushing the pace.  I have a LONG ways to go if I want to get faster (still not sure I want to).

Feeling a little worn out this week so, even though I packed my gym clothes, I skipped yesterday's planned lunch time treadmill run.  Since Tara asked to run 8 on Davis Blvd. this morning, I didn't feel too bad about missing yesterday's run.  Run felt good this morning.  Averaged 7:58/mile and did not feel like it took as much effort.  Not saying that I want to run any faster.  The effort was comfortable but was still a good push. 

Becky and I met a big group at Pelican Bay to run across Utah Lake. Figured it was one of those things to do just to say you did it. It was a lot of work. The ice had a layer of frozen, crunchy snow on top that was tough to run on. We were running 9:30-10:00 minute miles and it felt like 8:00 effort. The east side of the lake was less cold so it didn't have the layer of snow on top to help with traction. Thought it would be fun to try to skate and ended up falling. Banged up my knee pretty bad. It was a fun run and definitely worth doing.