A clydesdale no more!

My girls want to start running to build their fitness for soccer so we went out for a couple of miles.  I'm going to try to get them out on the days they don't have practice. 

AM - 6 miles

I could really feel my weight this morning.  Felt like it took a lot more work to get my body to move.  Not very fluid at all.  Hoping for a few miles this afternoon. 

AM - 7 miles

Five erratically paced miles while the girls were at soccer.  Headed west from their practice field to Farmington Bay.  First mile was 7:30 then the next couple were considerably slower.  Ran the last mile in 7:20.  Not sure what the run accomplished other than some bonus miles.  My thinking is that these extra little runs will help bring the weight down.  Gracie wanted to go for a run after dinner so we went for an easy 2 miler.  Pace was around 10:00/mile so the effort was relatively low.  More miles for the day than I planned.  Hope I feel alright in the morning.

I can feel some pulling in my knee so I am taking today off.  I don't wan't a repeat of last week.  It appears that I am not cut out for the two a days.  My intent was to keep the body going throughout the day.  Maybe I need to be lighter before I increase the number of runs per day.  The only issue is how do I get lighter without increasing the runs?

Ran 2 miles with Gracie in the evening.  Super easy pace but my legs felt like trash.

Really not feeling it right now.  My legs are not moving the way they should be.  Feel like I may need new shoes but there are not that many miles on them.  Will probably get another couple of miles tonight with Gracie. 

Two easy miles after work with Emma and Gracie.  Fun to get out with them and see how much they are enjoying it.

Quite a bit colder than I thought it would be.  Had to go back in the house to get a long sleeve shirt.  Should have grabbed some gloves, too.  Still having a hard time with my form.  Just don't feel fluid. My feet were a little too slappy.  Kept the pace around 7:30-7:40 which felt really good despite the poor form.

Started with 12 miles on the LPT.  Had very little energy.  It took all that I had to get out the door.  First couple of miles were 8:15 then transistioned into 7:45's for the rest of the run.  Legs didn't feel like they were working hard and my breathing wasn't labored but it felt like a lot of work.  I'm so tired of feeling this way. 

After the run, I took my girls to the Davis Dash 5k.  They have been excited about doing this race.  They did really well.  They didn't walk a single time during the run which is a first for both of them.  Gracie held a little lead on Emma most of the run.  The course was a bit long.  They hit 5k in 31:52 and 32:00.  They were shooting for 32:00 so they were happy to meet their goal.  Emma could have finished a lot sooner but she needs to figure out how to push herself harder.