Age is just a number.

No run today, decided another day off for body and soul was in order.

Very easy 4 mile jog on the parkway to enjoy the scenery and just chill away from everything. Nice.

AM-Easy 6 mile run through Draper today, picked it up for a half mile at the end to spice things up if you could call it that at 5 in the morning.  Legs feel ok, however it's like having an engine with too many miles on it. Not a lot of get up and go but a little more time and easy running should rebuild it though. 

PM-The legs were feeling good enough to take another 4 miles this evening up 114th. Started out kind of sluggish but no worry, tomorow is another day and one closer to recovery.

AM-The dogs were definitely howling at the door to get out this morning.  After a short mile warmup I was covering ground at a 6:20/mi clip.  It was a different world this morning for the most part until mile 6 and then you could start to feel the marathon a little still.  Came home in 50:34 for 8 miles total down to the Jordan river trailhead and back.

PM-Easy six out to the Draper city limits and back.  Ever read the book "The Missing Piece" by Shel Silverstein? Well, for some strange reason I got it because it looked funny and interesting to read to my son. However the book ended up giving me perspective on the concept of quest and discovery. And so tonight the watch stayed home and instead my thoughts and meditations went with me.  By the way, I really love the smell of fall in October.

AM-Just an easy 4 miles this morning, I was hoping to jump into the Scarecrow 5k for fun but it appears that it does not exist anymore. Anyway I'll find somewhere interesting to run tomorrow. Maybe I'll go back out towards the airport where my Dad used to run and I carried water for him on the bike. I always wondered what my Dad could have run if he had trained like I did. He ran a 2:39 marathon on 40-50 miles a week with one 60 mile week for a peak! He just didn't have the time with all the responsibilities of work, family, etc. Thats why I think sometimes the achievements of the older runners and especially the masters category go relatively unheralded compared to the top finishers. I suppose it's natural though with our sports obsessed culture that this is the case. It's getting better however and thats why in a strange sort of way I look forward to becoming a master in a few years. On the other hand I hear the clock ticking also and so I try to make the best of every run, every race and every experience. You have to because you never know where the road of life may come to an end. Gotta run.

PM- 4 miles easy jogging tonight.

Had a pretty good workout today and the legs felt ok but not 100%.  I started to feel a slowdown later in the run which was akin to wearing brick shoes.  Some mild soreness came back and even though it went away that tells me that there is still residual muscle damage that has not resolved. As Sasha would say, BUMMER.. It doesn't surprise me though considering how hard I ran St George last week.  I probably will not be able to physically or mentally run another marathon like that for a while.  So Im thinking about going a different direction once things are fully recovered.  Like gearing my training towards more speed and 5k intensity work while running an occasional longer roadrace for fun.  Once mid December hits I can start running more mileage and then use the winter series in place of other workouts. The jury is still out on this one though.   / 5 mile PR TRAIL-28:31. / 1.5 VO2 untimed, est-5:10-5:15/mi.