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Member Since:

Oct 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

-Distance running as of 2001 -11 total marathons -Boston Marathon (2006) -10k PR 33:55 -1/2 marathon PR 1:16:57 -Marathon PR (2006 St. George 2:45:09) -5k PR (Don't know, hate the distance)

Short-Term Running Goals:

-Compete in the Utah Half Triathlon!!

Did it, what a great challenge!!

Ramp up my weekly mileage.

PR at the St. George Marathon in 2009.  Didn't make the Lottery.  Doing the Top Of Utah instead.  It's a 4:30 minute tougher race.  I Still hope to PR!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

-Be a life time runner for the love of running.  Mix it up.  Try something new.  Do a full Iron Man. 

Personal:

Married for 11 years!!  I have 3 daughters.  My wife runs marathons as well.  I'm a park ranger.

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Franctic Lifetime Miles: 170.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
355.5858.3812.570.000.00426.53
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy pre marathon miles. Think positive.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy, relaxed, confident miles. Thinking of the marathon the whole way.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Last run before the marathon. I'm in a zone, can't wait until Saturday. Can't decide if I should run conservative the first half or not, we'll see how I feel race day.

Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:45:09, Place overall: 39, Place in age division: 10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0026.200.000.000.0026.20

New Marathon PR 2:45:09!!!!! Ran way too conservative. Felt like I should have gone 2to3 minutes faster.

Comments
From cheston on Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 13:17:31

Good job, don't be afraid of the wall.

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 06:24:18

What was your first half, and what was your 20 mile split?

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

No running the following week of a marathon for me. I'm Allowing my body to recover fully as to not suffer possible injuries.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

First run sense the Marathon on the 7th. I'm going to take it easy and see how everything has healed. I'm itching to start speed workouts again, but I guess I'm supposed to take it easy for a couple of weeks right?

Well I did it, my first run sense the marathon! I felt really good, probably the best I've felt after any marathon. I first 1 1/2 miles I didn't even fell sore. The last few were a little tight, but smooth. I felt like I could have ran them at race pace, so I did, the last two.

Thanks for the advice Sasha and for the welcome to the blog, this is a really great running tool.

Thanks For the welcome Dustin, I'm going to have to start watching for you.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 06:23:12

Cheston - welcome to the blog.

If your body wants to go fast, give it a shot. There is no such thing as a universal "supposed to" in running. Bodies are different. You have run for long enough to have developed a good ability to read your body's signals.

I suggest you start with light tempos at marathon pace (3-5 miles) to see how they feel.

From Dustin Ence on Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 11:13:11

Welcome to the blog! I have seen you at a few of the races, usually when you go flying past me at the end, like you did at St. George to take home that 10th spot in the 30-34 age division. I finished 11th in the division. Congrats on a new PR and a great race. Hope your training continues to go well, and I'll probably see you at some of the local races. If you are ever over in St. George come join us for a run. www.stgeorgerunningclub.com

From Dustin Ence on Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 12:43:03

Cheston I was the guy that said way to go about mile 25. I had just remembered your name from the Bryce Canyon Half. I was hurting pretty bad at the end of St. George, I had pushed it pretty hard in the beginning I was struggling to finish. I didn't run the second half as strong as I was hoping to.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Second run sense marathon, I felt a little stiff from yesterday, but no injuries. I didn't feel as good as yesterday, so I didn't push the pace. I'll get all that lactic acid out of my system before I worry about speed. It was a nice easy 5 followed by 3 miles pushing the baby jogger while running with my wife. It was cold this morning, with a little snow! It was the first time in a long time that I had to bust out my winter running gear.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 22:20:38

Good work!

Running a marathon actually does not produce very much lactic acid. However, it does do other forms of damage which you will feel for a while.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.500.002.500.000.005.00

I'm pretty limited to my running routes because of the place I live. 100% of my running is on asphalt, because everything else is sand. I'm talking sand dunes. I run the sand dunes every now and again, but I stick to the road for the most part.

The one road that runs in front of my house, is an out and back run for me every day. I run uphill going out and down coming back. It gets a little boring running the same route every day, but I stay motivated by my long term goals.

Todays run consisted of a 2.5 mile uphill run, followd by the 2.5 mile slightly down hill back home. Going out was faster then yesterday, but I felt like a slug and had a hard time breathing. Coming back was great as it normally is. I pushed the last half a little and was able to comfortably run at about a 1/2 marathon pace, which is probably max threshold for me about now (5:45).

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

I was slightly stiff most of the day from yesterdays run. I guess maybe I pushed those last few miles a little too hard. Maybe I better take it easy the rest of the week and just focus on healing myself.

Today I did an easy 5 miles. I started out pretty stiff. By about 1.5 I was loose and then stiffened up a little from 4 to 5.

I can't wait to get back into my regular routine.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 20:33:39

This week shows you probably need another week of 5-8 miles a day of jogging. As I mentioned in Clyde's blog, post-marathon damage can be very subtle and hangs around for as long as two months. An easy run at 8:00 pace or slower is just fine when you feel tired. Skipping a workout totally or cutting the miles below what you need to keep a solid aerbic base is not.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Did an easy 5 miles, felt a lot better then yesterday. I could still sense the post marathon tightness. I think I'll take Sasha's advice and gradually work back into this. The mind is willing, but the body say's " Hey, I'm not ready, your going to hurt yourself!"

After the easy 5, I went out again with my wife and pushed the baby jogger, to log another easy 3 miles. The 3 with her felt a lot smoother and helped loosen me up. Total 8 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.040.000.000.000.009.04

I felt a little guilty about not running last Saturday. I had to get up way early and worked way late because of the deer hunt. I'm in law enforcement, so when the rest of the world plays, I get to work for the most part.

I did an easy 7:30 minute mile for 6 miles with my dog. I then did another 3 miles with my wife, while pushing the baby jogger. The dog put in another 3 as well.

I felt pretty good and could have easily pushed the pace a lot faster, but I'll give it another week of easy running to curb any post marathon injuries.

I set my garmin "or the Toy as Sasha calls it" to Virtual Partner for the first time in 2 years. I set it at an 8 minute mile so I would beat it for sure, and it felt pretty good.

Comments
From Evan on Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 17:24:14

I have another 10 years to run (I think it's only 87 now) more marathons. I want to break 3:00:00 in a marathon, since I surprised even myself and ran a 3:09 at St. George. That's my new goal sub 3-hrs. I think I can do it if I get more serious about my training. 2:45 at St. George is fast. You could win one of these smaller marathons with a time like that. I worked at Utah State Parks for a while. Where are you located?

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 17:44:28

Good work today. During the deer hunt, get the miles in chasing the poachers on foot. Keep The Toy on to track the distance.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.110.000.000.000.009.11

I let the dog take a break today and ran 6 miles without him. The run felt smooth and effortless, so I pushed the last 3 about 1 minute per mile faster.

I did another 3 with the misses pushing the baby jogger. I let the dog run with us at a slower pace. Total of 9.11

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.110.000.000.000.009.11

Pretty much the same run today as yesterday. The first 6 I did with the dog, who I almost tripped on and had to hurdle. It was cold and raining a little, which made me push just a little on the way home. The run again felt smooth and effortless. I think I'll be ready next week for a little speed.

Did another 3 with my wife and kid. I wonder if the extra 3 I do with her help or not. The pace is so slow I wonder at time, but it's 3 more then I would have gone otherwises and it gives us a chance to talk. Total 9.11 miles

Comments
From Evan on Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 14:19:29

I was at Parks 1998 - 2005. Coral Pink Area is a great place (depending on how many wives you have). I was the PM on the on the new CP-CG restrooms 1999, and the newer tri-plex. The older residence was there, and there was a trailer that got condemned. When they hauled that old trailer out, there was a wildcat that had a den underneath and came tearing out. Seems like there were a bunch of snakes one year. I also worked on the design of the entry/VC. I was in the SLC office - developement. Did they ever re-build the observation deck? I worked on your culinary water system as well. How's the water??

I like running slow miles w/ company. I think it helps w/ overall fitness, mix in a little biking. I'm shooting for 2007 for the sub 3 hrs, maybe at Ogden or St. George, or if I can get to Tucson.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.002.100.000.000.006.10

Good run, just me and the dog. Felt great. I did everything I could to hold back the pace, but it felt so effortless I couldn't resist. Total of 6 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.122.000.000.000.009.12

Another good run, cold and windy this morning. The last two miles coming home I didn't mean to run fast, it just kind of came natural and easy.

I think I'll be all healed and ready for some speed by next week.

Did an additional 3 with my wife while pushing the baby jogger. Total of 9 miles for me and the dog.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 15:03:10

Good work this week so far.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.002.001.050.000.008.05

Another finished week of running. It's a great feeling knowing that I ran 6 days and now I have one off. It was a great week. I'm fresh and feel like I could have gone much faster and farther. That's how I want to feel right now, because I plan on gradually building my base to about 20 miles farther a week then I once was. I'll do it slow, as to remain rested and fresh.

Ran 8.05 with the dog this morning. Felt smooth. It's uphill on the way out, so my time is always slower going out. It was blowing hard on the way out this morning as well.

Finally figured out how to set and view individual miles on Garmin. I think it was a little off going out.

Mile 1 8:14

2 7:51

3 7:32

4 7:17

5 7:12

6 6:50

7 6:36

8 (1.05) 5:54

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 19:50:16

Good work, and good plan.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.023.001.020.000.0010.04

Surprisingly good run this moring. I ate some junk Sunday, so I figured I would suffer on my run today. I think having Sunday off and not running very fast for a few weeks left me feeling pretty fresh.

Mile 1 in 7:26 (8:14 last Saturday)

Mile 2 in 7:06

Mile 3 in 6:45

Mile 3.5 in 3:18 (6:36pm)

Mile 4.5 in 6:23

Mile 5.5 in 6:14

Mile 6.5 in 6:05

Last .52 in 3:05 (5:56pm) Total 7.02 miles.

Did another 3.02 with my wife while pushing the baby jogger. Total of 10.04 miles for the day. Longest the dogs ever ran. He's a short legged dog and was dragging pretty bad at mile 5.5. I don't feel bad for him. I'd be happy if I had two extra legs to help me out with my runs.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 13:57:45

Good training this week. Keep it up.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.060.002.000.000.0010.06

Legs a little stiff from yesterday. Did 5 easy miles, followed by two miles at speed. Mile 6= 5:49, mile 7= 5:36.

Did another 3 miles with wife pushing the jogger for a cool down.

Total 10.06 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Legs a little tired from two days of speed. Didn't push it today, kept it nice and easy.

Comments
From Evan on Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 09:28:42

How's the training going? I signed up for the Valley of Fire Marathon, it's in about 2 weeks. You said you ran that? I'm just planning on going slow and enjoying myself. I hurt my ankle a little last night, I can still run but it won't make it feel any better. I thought I would go to Boise, this weekend, but I don't think that is the best idea at this point. I might be biking for a while. I think I will stick with 5 or 10Ks after that, until next year. I'm planning to run the Gasparilla Marathon in Tampa, FLA in February, and take the kids to Busch Gardens. The biggest "hill" is the bridge over to Davis Island. I've run the course before and as long as the weather is good it's a beautiful flat course. Then probably Boston after that. You running Boston, this year?

From Cheston on Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 10:57:02

Evan,

You'll love Valley of Fire. It's not an easy one by any means. From what I understand, it's rated one of the toughest in the nation. It's an out and back coarse. Going out it's murder, nothing but huge hills all the way there. Coming back isn't too bad, if you managed to stay conservative the first half. I went out way to fast last year and actually led the race overall until mile 17. I ended up finishing 2nd overall. I've only hit the wall on two marathons, and Valley of Fire was one of them.

Sounds like you've got a pretty busy schedule. Good luck at Valley of Fire and take it easy with that ankle. I won't be doing VOF or Boston. I ran 5 marathons last year and I think my training suffered. I'll be logging more miles this year and running fewer marathons, in hope of a better 2007 St. George marathon time.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Had to run at 6:00am, I was proud of myself. Had to go to work early this morning.

Nothing fast, but steady. The dog didn't know what to think about running while it was still dark.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.002.040.000.000.0010.04

A bit faster then yesterday. Didn't have to start so early. Ended up running a few miles at marathon pace, felt pretty relaxed. 7 miles.

Did another 3 with the wife and kid. Nice and easy cool down.

Comments
From Dustin on Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 16:43:29

Hey Cheston

My wife called the race director earlier today about the Butch Cassidy 10K tomorrow. I was planning on doing it, but he told her the race is already full. I guess they had a cap at 350 people, which I am surprised it filled up, but maybe since it is part of the racing series, there is more interest now. He told my wife, that I shouldn't even bother showing up, they will just be sending people back. Right now I don't know what to do, I'm a little upset, but I have also been sick most of the week, so it might workout better for me not to race.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.501.540.000.000.0012.04

I was a little depressed this morning, not being able to run the Butch Cassidy 10k (it was full). I had a pretty good run. It was smooth and pretty effortless, I managed to keep a pretty good pace. My easy miles were right in between easy and marathon pace. It made me wonder how well I would have raced today. I did 10.04 miles with the dog and then ran with the family.

I started out to do the normal 3 miles with my wife, but my 6 year old (whitney) who is normally in school wanted to go too. She started out riding her bike, but couldn't keep up because of the hills. I told my wife to go on ahead while I ran back to the house while Whitney rode her bike. We dropped the bike off and Whitney wanted to run out to mom, so we did. When we saw her coming back, we turned around so mom wouldn't beat us home. Whitney ran a total of 2 miles with me and we managed to beat mom. I promised Whitney a Polly Pocket at the store next time, if she beat mom. Mom was trying to catch us, but Whitney ran her last .25 at a 7:20 mile pace to take the victory.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.020.000.000.000.0011.02

Didn't have to work today, so I slept in and ran late this morning. I was well rested and it felt easy. I didn't take it too fast, I'm doing speed tomorrow.

Did the first 8 miles with the dog and the last 3.02 with the wife and kid. She ran surprising fast today for a woman thats on her fifth month of pregnancy.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.020.003.000.000.0011.02

3 easy miles followed by 3 miles of mile repeats. By the second 2 of mile repeats, my short legged dog was dead on his feet and couldn't keep up, so he stayed home for the remainder. Being faster then a short legged dog makes me feel superior some how. Everyone rates their sucess differently I guess.

Mile repeats:

Mile one 5:39

Mile two 5:25

Mile three 5:13

I felt like I could have gone faster, but fast enough for where I want to be in my training right now.

Cooled down with another three miles of running with my wife and pushing the baby jogger.

Comments
From Dustin Ence on Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:32:28

Nice work on those repeats! I remember growing up in Colorado and always having a dog to train with, which made things nice especially living out in the country.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.080.000.000.000.008.08

Stiff and sore from yesterdays speed. Took it pretty easy.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.001.000.000.000.008.00

Got up too early and ran. Had an early work meeting in Cedar this morning. Glad I got the run in. It was dark the whole way.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Didn't feel like running this morning. Almost thought about not doing it, way too cold. Finally got up earlier then normal and just did it. Ran 8 miles with dog at comfortable pace.

Did another 3 with wife and baby jogger. Pretty good mileage for almost not going, glad I went.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Easy

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Another easy 5 miles. I'm down South all week for some law enforcement training. I have to travel at about 5:30am in the morning to get there and don't get home every night until after dark. It's kind of been cramping my style because, all I've been thinking about is lost miles. I guess every now and again work does come first.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Easy 5.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.001.000.000.000.008.00

Got home a little earlier tonight. I still had to run in the dark, but I got to got a little farther. I took the dog with me for the first time in four runs, he chased deer the whole time.

I haven't got to run with my wife all week because of training. Can't wait until next week, so I can get back on my normal schedule. I hate running in the evening.

Comments
From Dave Holt on Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 09:00:12

Cheston, if down South means over our way into St.George you should try to stop in and run with the club (let me know). But if it means Arizona ... well... enjoy the drive.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.002.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles not to hard. Pushed the last two a bit.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.002.000.000.000.0010.00

Ran a little farther today. I'm finally done with my crazy week of training. It's going to be good to get back to a normal running schedule again.

Ran the first 8 at an easy pace, pushed the last 2.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.001.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.003.000.000.000.008.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.500.000.000.000.008.50

Did some nasty hills today, I was partied out at the end. I'm going to eat myself sick tomorrow for Thanksgiving.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Pretty good 8 mile run. I just assumed I would feel like a slug and have trouble running the whole way, because of the over indulgence of yesterdays feast. I surprisingly ran very well and kept a nice smooth pace just shy of marathon pace.

It felt good running off all that turkey and stuffing. The dog on the other hand did not have a good run. He must of ate every bone in the turkey yesterday and he was hurting this morning.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Freezing cold this morning, had on all the winter running gear!! I could see the dogs breath. I must have counted 50 deer this morning on my run, and some pretty good size bucks. Living in the sticks has it's pros.

I took it fairly easy today, just a nice 10 miler for the joy of running. I feel a little guilty about not running on Thanksgiving, but I'll get over it.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Pretty cold. First time I've ran with my wife in two weeks. We ran a total of three mile together. She's now 20 weeks along. I wonder how long she'll be able to run before the baby comes.

Did another eight miles by myself and the dog. It was dang windy. I guess it's going to snow tomorrow.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Got up a little earlier this morning and to no surprise, it was snowing!!! Not running only crossed my mind briefly. I played with only running half as far in my mind, but managed to go all eight. Running in the snow isn't too bad, you stay drier then in the rain. I felt bad for the dog and didn't make him run.

My wife said pregnant women don't have to run in the snow and stayed home. I guess she has a good excuse.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.001.001.000.000.004.00

WOW!!

It was cold!!!!! I was rather proud of myself running in that crazy weather yesterday. It was like 8 degrees with the wind chill factor when I ran. I didn't go quite as far, but I figured it was better then nothing.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles in the cold and dark. It wasn't nearly as cold as yesterday, so I survived.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.001.000.000.000.008.00

It was a nice day for running today. I was actually a little on the hot side. I got off work a little early and was able to run before it got dark. I run a lot in the dark. I'm hoping for a headlamp for Christmas, so I'll be a little more visable when I run.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.002.000.000.0011.00

Wow it was windy today. Going out it was all I could do to put one foot in front of the other. Coming home I felt like I was being thrown forward.

I pushed the last few miles without too much effort. The last mile I started thinking about how long it had been sense I did an all out sprint, so the last 400 meters I gave it all I had. It's too bad I didn't have the garmin with me, but I felt like I was flying. My legs haven't moved that fast sense high school. I started thinking about how bad it would hurt if I should fall down.

Got home and went out again with my wife and did an additional 3 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Had to travel to Moab for a work confrence. By the time I got done it was dark. The hotel didn't have a treadmill, but they had some sort of an outdated stair climber. I've never used one before, so I don't know exactly how to transfer over my hour I spent on it to miles. It was a lot tougher then I thought it would be. I haven't sweat that hard in a long time. I figure I did at least 5 miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.001.000.000.000.008.00

Thighs were pretty sore today, dang that stair climber!!!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.501.500.000.000.0013.00

Another windy day, felt pretty strong. Took it kind of slow and just enjoyed the run. Had a big coyote cross the road in front of me no farther then 75 feet. It just sat there and looked at me and the dog. I started wondering if I was lunch, so I yelled at it and it took off.

Ran with the wife and kid after my morning run. She had to stop and walk briefly a few times. I guess I wouldn't be running too fast either if I was five months along.

Comments
From Dustin Ence on Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 07:54:46

Interesting about the coyote, one advantage of living out in the rural areas, you get to see lots of wildlife. I used to love running in Colorado, I lived out in the country and would always see interesting things.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

I could come up with a bunch of excuses why I didn't run this week, like work and holidays, but I won't.

I've decided to take a little time off for the holidays and get a fresh and new look on my running for next year. I've got some pretty big goals for next year and I feel that taking a little time off is going to make me hungrier and feel a little more rested.

I guess I should feel a little guilty,but I don't. I know me and I know this little vacation isn't going to last long.

In short, I ran a total of 0 miles for the week.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

11 easy miles.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.003.000.000.000.0011.00

11 miles. I was a little stiff from yesterday's run, I'm sure it had to do with not running last week.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.002.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles, felt pretty easy today. Probably won't do too much running until the new year.

I've probably gained about 5 pounds in the last two weeks. It'll give me something to work off for the new year.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
355.5858.3812.570.000.00426.53
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