Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

5 miles easy at 5:00 a.m.  Standard Skyline route with Loma Vista and Upland loops.

5:00 a.m. at the gym with Sharon for 40 minutes.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes upright cycling.

6:00 p.m  4 mile run, tempo pace for 2.  35:52, 8:58 average pace.  Westland loop backwards.  Well, not backwards.  I can't run well that way.  Better put, opposite direction.

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym with Sharon.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes upright cycling.

6:00 p.m.  5 mile trail run behind Little Mountain to above Deer Hollow.  Pretty slow and easy, but a nice early evening run.  Fall is in the air a bit. 

5:00 a.m. 40 minutes at Gold's gym with Sharon before work.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes upright cycling.

5 miles at 6:00 p.m. along the Jordan River Parkway from Willow Park in West Lehi and south under Pioneer Crossing and into Saratoga Springs and back.  Nice run along the river. Not many out today.  Great temperature.

5:00 a.m. 4 mile run past the cemetery and to the end of the asphalt on Skyline and back direct.

12 miles at 7:30 a.m. starting with 8.5 miles with Tina at tempo effort for the most part, last 3.5 I struggled to finish.  But the good thing.... this was my longest run since stepping off at Boston and with no back issues!  Very encouraging.  35 miles this week.

Afterwards went to the gym and did 20 minutes on the upright cycle and 20 minutes on the weights with  3 x 15 x 6 machines.  It's been 2 weeks since lifting so I feel like I'm starting over.