Failures require the time to be studied

AM: Got up this morning feeling fresh and ready for another great week of training.  I headed out on the trail under state and university to a road that goes right next to the temple and up to the Y trail.  While I was up in the hilly area I did a few hills repeats and explored around a bit.  Then I just took the road back down the hill and back home for 8.

PM: Headed out for an easy 3 with Charity after dinner and a show.  We headed out to the BYU creamery and then back. Low key + easy pace + 5 five fingers = awesome night run!

AM: I got up early again to eat and read with my wife before she went to work.  Temps were really nice today. Low 60's maybe even high 50's.  The brisk air is what kept me going today.  My legs were a bit drained from yesterdays hills and such.  I headed down the trail and then up University Parkway.  From there I shot up the road a mile or two and then looped it back down State Street.  Last mile as usual I picked it up a bit to goal marathon pace.  My stomach was not issue today, which is a great feat. 

AM: I was driving around yesterday and saw a flyer for the Wasatch Wellness 10 K here in Provo and figured it would be kinda fun to run in it. So I went home and signed up.  This morning I went to the course posted online and ran it.  It should be a pretty fun run. Not a whole lot of up or down hill, just flat.  Afterwards I stopped by Kiwanis park and did a mile of bare foot striders to get the old legs used to some speed. ;) 

AM: Yesterday evening I hit the Gym and did some light lifting and then sat in the sauna and hot tub to soothe the old legs.  This morning I felt really really good from yesterdays hot bath.  I headed south on the trail system and just kept going to see where the end was.  I never did end up finding the end, but it was an awesome run right next to the river.  Legs felt pretty good, a little flat but im sure that will go away with some more rest and an easy run tomorrow. I should be ready to go for saturday.

PM: Just an easy 3 on the grass at north park.  Getting excited for the race tomorrow.

AM: Well, today was the first official race since coming home from my mission. I woke up and felt pretty good about my stomach and legs. I got a bagle and a nanna in my system with some poweraid, and then headed out the door.  I got to seven peaks ( where the race starts ) and helped out with the volenteers set stuff up.  I got my packet and number, then headed out for a couple three miles of warm up.  I did some stretching and striders and then headed to the line.  I started talking to a couple of the guys next to me. One was a recently graduated BYU runner who just came off of a great season in track for his last year.  We just chatted for a second about things till it was time to race.

1- 5:33  We got out of the gate nice and fast and headed the first mile up hill around the round about and then down to 900.  I cant remember his name to save my life but, my self, BYU guy and a high school kid from Page AZ all lead the way.

2- 5:52  This was more of the pace I was trying to hold the whole time.  Right now BYU was leading by about 10 seconds and Page was a few seconds ahead of me.

3- 6:11 We looped around the semitary and up a hill back to 900.  By now BYU was up there a ways and page was 15 seconds in front of me.

4- 6:12 This mile I did some work.  I caught up to page and we went together up the long 900 hill and then I took off  trying to get a good lead on him.

5- 6-36 This one was an ugly mile.  Big up hill till you get on 1200 and loop around Kiwanis park.  I had a good 20 seconds on page by now.

6- 5:33 Last mile coming into the finish is nice. Lots of down hill and then flat to the finish line.  I ended up 2nd about 1:30 behind BYU.  Overall a great race. My stomach really started to burn that last mile.  I think as I get into more tempos and such ill get my stomach conditioned to take the pain and be able to push those middle miles into much faster ones.