A clydesdale no more!

As I was falling asleep last night I was thinking that I wanted to be sure to be out early enough to see the sunrise during my run (corny, I know).  Mother nature had different plans.  This was one of the coldest, wettest and dreariest runs I have been on.  The rain turned to snow toward the end of the run.  What month is this?  Despite the bad weather, I felt good and enjoyed the run.  There is still some lingering soreness in my hamstrings but I am starting to feel a little pep in my legs again. 

Apparently I used up all of my pep yesterday.  I was very tired this morning.  It took a lot of convincing to get myself out the door.  I can't get into the habit of skipping runs so I forced myself out the door.  Not the greatest run but it was a nice, crisp morning and it felt good to be outside.

Still feeling pepless.  Lots of little aches and pains in my legs.  Sometimes I forget how long it takes to start feeling normal again after a marathon.  It was a beautiful morning which makes it so much easier to get out the door.

It was one of those mornings.  A morning where everything seemed to be perfect.  The weather was ideal and I got to see the sunrise I have been waiting for.  I decided to make it a good, punishing run.  It has been a long time since I have run hills so I ran from my house up to Bountiful Blvd.which is a good climb.  I pushed myself going up.  I have missed the feeling of my legs and lungs burning and my heart pounding so hard it feels like it is going to come out of my chest.  Hit the top and stopped for a minute to enjoy the view.  Started backed down and the form felt good until the last 2 miles.  As I fatigued my form got a little sloppy.  Had that familiar light headedness at the end of the run indicating that I put in a solid effort.  It was a great start to the day.

My ankles were sore from running downhill yesterday so today was just a nice and easy recovery run.  Form was sloppy because of the ankle soreness.  Another morning of perfect running weather.

Met the running club on the LPT and ran 14 miles alone.  It was a little cool out this morning but was still able to run in shorts and tshirt.  Felt really good for the first 11 miles.  A lot of energy and the pace felt smooth and easy.  Of course I forgot to take my fuel belt again and I was low on fuel for the last 3 miles.  I'm surprised that I ran out of gas so early in the run. 

Total Time: 1:46:13 (7:35/mile)