BC

Okay, so I've been asked enough...I will give it a try.  I am not sure if I will be able to update it as regular as I would like, but I will try and I can use the extra motivation the next few weeks getting ready for the SLC Marathon.

Today, I ran a long run it gave me plenty of time to reflect on the races thus far in the Striders Winter Series and my running in general.  It's been a long six weeks of being sick and I've tried to keep my mileage up and it has taken a toll.  I think I am feeling like I'm on the downward side of this illness and plan to go for it the next four weeks.

I hit 90 last week and finished this week today with 100 miles ( 6 day work week).  I plan to jump to 110 this week in 7 days.  I hate them but I know the ice baths are coming.

Todays run I felt tired, probably from yesterdays race, I ran up on Wasatch Blvd to north side of the U. and back to Sugar house park.  Bre needed to add on 8 miles to give her her weekly goal of 60 miles and she has now hit it 3 weeks in a row and has been doing much better with a base.  She will be able to drop her mileage when we start some good speed work on the track.  Anyway, she met me up on foothill dr. and ran the last 8.  I finished in 2:40, averaged under 8's and enjoyed the weather. 

Had two runs today,  First at 6:00 Bre, Dakota, and me hit the trail up dry creek by the U. hospital. They went up 3 miles and turned around, I went out 4 miles before turning back.  The trail is drying out nice only three spots of about 15 feet of mud in the back cuts where the sun doesn't hit it much.  It was beautiful and I felt great. The kids loved it too.  I'm glad Bre talked us into driving over there.  Me and Dakota wanted to start by the Zoo.

Part two, Drove home so Kim could go out for her run.  She was going 6 miles down to Iceberg Drive In, one of our favorite family destination runs, We usually run there and Kim picks us up and we all have Malts, Chocolate Banana Malt is my prefered flavor.  But tonight she was doing the run and I was getting the kids dinner and then we loaded into the car and headed down to order the malts.  Bre watched the kids and ordered while I went on my second run.  I added an easy 6 miles, 46 minutes.  When I was done Kim was there and so was my malt.  A good way to end a day.

Today was a run that had to many interuptions.  For all the rest I had, I sure felt tired by the end.  It started at East on the track at 2:30.  It was the track teams annual fund raiser a three hour relay.  The kids get people to sponsor them an amount for each lap their team runs in three hours.  We had four teams each with about 18 members.  Each member would run a 400 meter lap and then stand around until everyone on the team had completed a lap. Then they would start over.  Most of the teams averaged about 140 laps giving each runner about 8 laps, not much of a workout for distance kids.  Run a 400 / recover for 25 minutes / repeat 8 sets.  They did have fun...  After I helped the the teams get started I decided to get some of my workout in.  I ran 36 laps in the outer lanes, 1:02 a little over nine miles.Then we jumped in the car to meet the Wasatch Athletics team at Sugar house park qat 6:00.  I only had about an hour so I added 8 miles doing laps around the perimeter while Dakota did his run.  Dakota needed to be at Olympus High for wrestling at 7:00,  we all jumped back into the car and headed there.  I added another three miles on the Olympus track while I waited.  23 minutes, not fast but at this point my tank was on empty.  20 miles for the day.  I still want to hit 110 this week.

AM run easy 5 miles at Liberty Park

Later I ran 2 miles cool down with the East high kids.  They had a good interval work out today, 10 400 meters/ with 400 meter recovery plus minute.  They hung in and finished all of them.

Evening run 11 miles from Highland High, on the SLCTC course and through the cemetary and back.  Did another ice bath tonight and a couple bottles of Boost while I shivered. 

Ran from East High school up to Dry creek trail head and added another three miles from there up the trail before turning back.  Total of ten miles with the distance kids from East.  They have their first track meet friday and the trail was a good softer surface option.  I think trail running helps strengthen the core and the wide range of terrain will also help with overall strength.  They may be a little tired going into this meet with speed work Wednesday, and this ten miler today, but increasing their fittness now will pay off in the meets to come at the end of the season when it counts most.

Evening run, 8 miles on the treadmill at the gym.  I wanted to catch the last half of the BYU game so this was a good option.  Mixed feelings on the game... Utah fan .... so would have liked to seen them win but wasn't heart broken either.  And I can tell my Y friends they haven't won a real game in over 15 years now.

East high school had their first track meet today against Woods cross, they did good for a first meet.  If there is only one thing that sticks, I hope they learn to run more even and their own race.  Like on the road it is easy to get stucked into a fast start and dieing by the end.

I only got one run in today,  Bre wanted more miles after the meet so we made plans to run from home to Trolley Square -- Spagetti Factory.  We called Braden, he wanted a few more miles, when we left the house and met him about half way. It was nice relaxed run and we talked a lot about the meet.  11 miles and a big  hardy plate of pot pourri  spagetti.  Both my toe and Bre's foot were sore so we asked for two bags of ice and discretly iced under the table.

Went to watch Kim and Dakota race Leprecon Lope up by the capital.  They both ran well.  It was nice to see the start and the finish.  I like seeing the race within the race, but as a spectator this course is hard to view.  The outcome was good for Wasatch Athletics runners, 3 of the top 5 were WA.  Zak and Dakota got first and second in the 14 and under group.

After the race I headed out for my run.  I started by the capital and ran up city creek to get on the Bonneville shoreline trail.  It was nice, although a little hot and crowded.  Bikers like to use this trail too.  I feel bad sometimes when a biker is working up a hill and your passing them.  Or if they are coming the opposite direction up a steep hill and you are coming down and they have to pull off and restart after you have passed.  I try to stay over as much as I can but I'm sure they swear under their breath when they see runners slowing them down.

I came out at Dry Creek and stayed on the pipeline trail above the U. and came out at Sunnyside by the Zoo.  I continued on Wasatch Dr., crossed the Parleys bridges, got back on Wasatch Dr. for about 6 more miles before dropping into my neighborhood.  It sure seemed like a long run.  It really needed fuilds earlier because of the heat.  Kim left me some Gatorade just before the bridges. I stopped to drink for about a minute and almost downed the whole 32 oz bottle.  Thought it might of been a mistake when I got back going, but it was the right thing to do.  I found it interesting that about twenty minutes after drinking is how long it took for me to feel the sugar lift and it sure helped.  I watched to see when it felt like my glucose level or energy level dropped again.  It took about forty minutes.  Good thing I only had about ten minutes left.

Finished came right in and poured an ice bath, drank 2 Boosts, and soaked for 20 minutes.