A clydesdale no more!

Warmed up with 2.25 easy miles. Ran 4 miles at tempo pace. The majority of the run was into the wind so I only planned on 6:40 miles. Physically I felt good but I wasn't into the run mentally. Overall it was a pretty consistent effort (6:33, 6:34, 6:34, 6:28). Finished with 2.75 miles at a very easy pace. Now that the holidays are over, I am hoping that I can get back on track mentally.

Avg HR = 155 (peaked at 181 at the end of the tempo run)

Total Time - 1:07:50 (7:32/mile)

Ran up to the Bountiful Temple and back home. Whenever I don't feel like running fast, I try to put in some hills to compensate. Not sure if this was such a good idea today. Had to stop for a minute on the way up to fight off a wave of nausea. The wind was blowing down the canyon pretty hard so it took a lot of effort to run uphill into the wind. Mile 4 took 11 minutes (I never imagined an 11 minute mile being so much work). Coming back down was better but my legs were too beat up to get in a groove on the downhill. To top everything off, it feels like the mid-soles of my shoes have lost their cushioning. Guess I'll have to stop by the running store to pick up a pair of new shoes today. This run put me over 2,500 miles for the year. I only expected to get up to 2,200 this year.

Avg HR = 156

Total Time = 1:30:56 (8:16/mile)

Easy recovery run. Legs are a little sore from the past 2 days. Heading out to go snowboarding for the first time. Hope I don't do anything stupid and cause any damage.

Avg HR = 142

Total Time = 49:35 (8:16/mile)

Felt pretty good today. I seemed to survive yesterday's snowboarding adventure without too much damage. I was a little sleepy at the start but started to feel good once I warmed up. Just slipped past the 7:30 guy at the end.

Avg HR = 152

Total Time = 1:14:57 (7:30/mile).

It's been hard getting myself out the door lately. Once I get a couple of miles in I feel alright but just getting out the door takes some work. I didn't take any water with me and I felt like I needed some around mile 11. The last 2 miles felt better and I was able to finish strong. That's the last run of the year for me.

Avg HR = 142

Total Time = 1:57:30 (7:50/mile)