Bob's blog

Ran in the Judge invitational this AM. Felt obligated as there were only 12 people registered in the open race.

Ran the course once to mark it and warm up. Ran the race at a comfortable but honest pace and ended up at 16:30. I focused on form on the hills and relaxing on the flats.

Ran the course again to cool down.

Ran an easy long run with Mike and Bandy. 

Started out at home and took the long way to meet Mike. Met around the mouth of Millcreek and went up the canyon to Elbow fork. AT rattlesnake gulch we turned up to pipeline and continued running trail to elbows. Ran the road down to get some turnover and close to MP running in. Legs felt ok, but body is totally dehydrated from racing and standing out in the sun all day yesterday. Drank too much on the way down the canyon and got a bit sick. After the water came back up I felt a bit better but dehydration was obviously getting worse.

Took it nice and easy from the guard station home. 2:10

Easy run on wasatch with the boy and the dog. Still dehydrated and very fatigued. Glad to be starting an easy week.

Ran a zoo loop BV today. Decided to duck out of work for a spell and hit the trail while the clouds were out. Warmed up on the climb to 11th ave and tried to run progressively throughout the rest of the run. Succeeded for the most part. The trail behind the U was a bit slower than I would have liked but sunnyside back to JM was at true MP. 1:03

Ran a city loop with Luke today. The goal was to run it progressively, which for the most part, we did.

Started out at JM at a reasonable pace (a bit slow for Luke and a bit fast for me) and built up the pace to Foothill. Ran quickly to sugarhouse and dropped the pace a bit to try and determine which teams were running the dual meet on the state course (Highland, West, Murray and a few others). I am not sure of the rules, but their course followed exactly at least 1 mile of the state course and most likely a bit more. I digress.

Out of the park the pace picked back up and built all the way back to JM. The last 2 miles on 11th east were roughly at MP (5:30 ish). I wish I could claim that my MP is faster than that but that is what it feels like at the moment. 

No run today. I bought some nachos from the JM cafeteria yesterday (first time ever eating a meal from our cafeteria) and I am still paying the price. I have never had a single meal tear the guts out of me like that. Keep in mind that I have eaten many meals in 3rd world countries.

Still plan on running the downhill dash sat. Anybody know what time it starts?

Easy run from Burch to point on pipeline. Bandy is rounding out into great maarathon form. I wish she could run St. George with me.

AM-Easy 4 mile run. Just wanted to loosen the legs and feel fast. Stomach still not right. Spent most of the day in the restroom.

PM-Warmed up with the wasatch crew. Only went about 1.5 miles. Race started out fast. First mile 4:19. PR. Second mile the same. Another PR. Third mile 4:25 and pain starting in the legs. The pain scared me enough that I ended the race at MP which felt great and sustainable. Not the most courageous way to race but I have survived 3 straight weeks of racing and I am healthy. That is more than I can say about my comparably faster spring racing season.

Cooled down with Paul back up the canyon. 

Am-Ran an easy 4 miler to attempt to loosen the legs up. No luck. I feel like the tin man after a rain storm. Stomach really in bad shape today.

PM-Stomach too rough to get out. Got on bike for the equivalent of 4 miles. Had to have a bathroom within 10 steps.

Ran cruise intervals with Luke and Parker.

Warmed up 3 miles around liberty park. Did some strides and drills to further loosen my extremely tight legs.

Started cruise interval at 5:45 pace, dropping to 5:30 quickly. Luke dropped me right away. Parker stayed an even 30 seconds behind.

After 1:00 recovery the second interval was more consistent than the first. Decided to run 5 secs slower to allow Parker to latch on. Pace was a bit fast for him, but he hung on. That kid is going to be good after he gets his mileage up.

Cooled down 2 miles frantically trying to get back to daycare to pick up the boy on time.

Legs feeling a bit better.

Ran an hour + run with Luke. Did a light version of the city loop. Pace was very slow...7:00? 7:30? Didn't keep track. Didn't even wear a watch. Luke was very patient.

Ran a 2:00 fartlek workout with Luke today.

Warmed up to 11th ave, started the first interval at Center st to Virginia. Was surprised to stay as close as I did to Luke (3 secs). Ran the next 5 on the regular course and again stayed very close to Luke. Last one across Guardsman way. Luke pulled away a bit more. Pulse at the end was 173. I had plenty more to give in the heart and lungs, nothing but pain in the legs.

I am a bit worried about the workout, however. Either I am getting my speed back (good) or Luke is getting slower (very bad).