Elite Jogging For Dummies

Central Park. The sky was overcast and it was getting cooler when we started, and we were a little concerned it was finally going to get cold. But that was no problem at all on this run. I brought gloves and a vest, didn't need either.

Anyway, I easily rank Central Park on my short list of favorite runs. And all we did was run the perimeter; I didn't even get to taste any of the trails and paths that weave throughout the park. I don't know how long it would take to exhaust running in the park, but I think it would take a while. Here's what I liked: the fall colors are gorgeous, there are lots of runners out at all fitness levels, and there is virtually no vehicle traffic. There are also a few legitmate hills in the park that add some challenge. Also, you're far enough away from the city traffic that you can't really hear the metropolis that surrounds you.

Heather went out with me on this run and what I did was run out for a half mile or a mile and then run back to her for a moment to touch base and make sure I didn't lose her, and then just keep moving on. It essentially ended up as a kind of fartlek workout, I mixed up a lot of different paces on this run. The last two miles were pretty honest; 6:24 and 6:25. Everything else was a mix of easy and harder running. Mostly easy, though. We're not going to have time to run tomorrow, which is unfortunate. I wish we would not have bothered with running anywhere else at the start of our trip, but we had to do what was convenient. I hope I can get back to run more of the park at some point.

Two days off running, and it felt good to get out. I ran the Bonneville golf course loop. It's beautiful up there and running the fairways is great.

From Radda (2300 E.,3300 So.), I started with a group of five. A few turned back at mile 4, Brad Gale and I continued on to make an 8 mile loop. We ran the last mile in 6:02. I came across an interesting story about the Antarctica Ice Marathon I just finished reading "Endurance," the book about Shackleton's adventure in Antarctica and the thought of running this marathon is kind of interesting.

H-Rock loop with the friday Black Sheep crew. The run is very mellow, other than the 430 feet of climbing up 2100 So. to access the H-Rock.

Hooked up with a group of five at Foothill Village. We ran north through the golf course, the zoo, and the University over to the fire station on 11th Avenue, then back on a modified version of that route.