Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

5 slow miles in the wind at 5:05 a.m.  How can the wind blow in both directions going out and coming back?  It was warm, prior to the predicted incoming storms.

6 TM miles.  Rain and windy out tonight.  6:10 p.m.  52:08.  9:30 to 9:00 with 1.5% incline for first half.  8:30 pace starting second 1/2 of run increasing gradually down to 7:15 pace with 1% incline.

5 easy miles in light rain/snow.  5:10 a.m. 37 degrees.

5 miles quite slow this morning.  34 degrees.  5:05 a.m.

5 miles at 5:05 a.m.  45 degrees.  Easy run up Skyline to the gate and back plus loop to the west.  Felt good.

9 miles in 1:18:13 or 8:41 averge pace.  Fairly easy to moderate effort.  at 6:15 p.m.  63 degrees.  Very nice running temperature.  Skyline, Broadway, Vine, up Middle Canyon 1 mile and back down.  Smelter Road up 1 mile and zig-zagged through town back home.  14 total miles today.

5 miles very easy.  5:10 a.m.  Nearly 50 degrees.  Legs a bit tight from last night.  Long one scheduled for tomorrow morning.

20 mile run in 2:51:20, 8:34 average pace.  8:00 a.m. on the Smelter Road hills to turn-around point at 5 mile flat, back down through Erda on Droubay Road and up over the knoll on the gravel road down through Lakepoint along the old Lincoln Highway and frontage road to the Truck Stop.  Got there just in time for Sharon to pick me up.  Felt good about my first 20 miler and 60 mile week for this year.  A very nice day.  Nearly 60 degrees starting out and bit too warm finishing up. Fastest mile was 7:44, slowest 9:29 on the big hill.  Fairly easy effort most of the run.