Cheston's Running Blog

Another 5 with the misses.

5 miles this morning back in Bullfrog, Lake Powell. 

Me and my wife were talking about running new year resolutions and we both decided to train for the St. George marathon again this year. 

I've been a little discouraged and distracted for a few years in running, as far as running fast goes.  She encouraged me to run fast again.  So, I'm hoping for a new PR in St. George this year.  I now it's a little early to be announcing this, but if I do, I'll challenging myself. 

I know how much work it takes and I guess I'll have to come up with a program now.  It's exciting.  It'll give me something to work towards.

5 cold miles with the dog.  Felt good.  I'm starting to get excited again about running.

5 miles on the treadmill.  I really push today.  I hit the bag for awhile as well. 

Another 5 miles today with the dog.  Not as cold as it has been.  My fists and arms were kind of numb all day and night.  I think I must have worked the bag too hard yesterday. 

My pants are starting to fit better again, that's a good sign. I don't have to suck in my gut to get them on anymore. 

5 cold miles this morning.  I spent the weekend with the family in the big city of SLC.  Had a good time.  Did some sledding and swimming with the kids.  It's nice to go to a real city from time to time.  It helps the misses keep her sanity. 

I'm officially back to work.  I've taken all my annual leave and it's time to get back after it again.  I need to start cracking down on the training, being more consistent and start running more days and ramping up the miles eventually.  I haven't done speed forever, it's going to be fun and painful.

5 miles this morning.  Crazy morning!!  The disposal went out and the washing machine.  I'm going to be in the dog house until they are fixed. 

5 miles, nothering serious. 

5 miles on the treadmill this morning.  Push ups, sit ups etc...

I was sitting on my butt last night with nothing to do, so I went and put 1 hour on the elipitcal.  I burned 1000 calories. 

5 miles this morning.  My body was a little sore this morning.  I played two hours of basketball last night.  I haven't done that for a long time.

5 miles this afternoon, after work.  I'm proud to say I actually ran 6 days this week!!  I also hit the bag a little after work.  Total of 9 workouts this week.  I'm pretty sore, but happy.

I'll be in Laughlin, NV all week.  I wont update my blog until the end of next week. 

5 miles this morning.  Hit the bag for awhile.

5 miles this evening in a smokey casino in Laughlin, NV.  Not very fun.  I also biked for 15 minutes while waiting for someone to get done WALKING on the treadmill!!  He walked for 60 minutes.  I thought I was going to die of anxiety!!

6 miles today.  I hit the bag as well.  My fat butt skipped a few days in Laughlin, NV. 

6 miles inside on the treadmill.  It was raining and I melt when I get wet. 

6 mile run this evening.  I also did push ups, sit ups, weights and hit the heavy bag for awhile.  I'll have to take it easy on the bag.  I hurt my wrist hitting it and ankle kicking it.  I'm trying to get in running shape here, kicking the bag isn't worth a hurt ankle.  It's a little counter productive, but it's sooooo fun.  Kicking the poop out of something that can't kick back makes me feel sooo touch. 

6 mile run this morning.

6 mile run with the dog.  Did weights today as well triceps and biceps, push ups, sit ups and beat the bag for awhile. 

I need to start eating better.  I work my butt off and don't see the results I'm shooting for.  Every time I'm out of town I eat junk and a lot of it.  I was watching the biggest looser with my wife last night and decided it was time to start eating better.  We'll see if I can stick to this new resolution and how much it adds to my performance.  I've never really watched what I've ate in all the years I've been training, so I'm curious to see how it effects the bottom line. 

Writing this makes me want to eat a Big Mac and some ice cream, I'm already crumbling!!!

6 miles this morning with the dog.  Felt pretty good and easy.  I thought  a lot about my running goals for the year while I ran. 

Another 6 miler bites the dust.  Weights, push ups sit ups and the heavy bag.  Man I love beating the poop out of that bag!!

6 miles with the dog this morning.  I feel that I'm gradually getting faster and stronger again.  I'm happy with my weeks work.  I ran every day and logged 36 miles, that more then I've ran in a long time.  I hope I have the will-power to keep it up. 

6 mile run, weights, push ups sit ups and the heavy bag!!

6 miles, a few of them pretty fast.  A little chilly this morning.  The dog was glad to get out and fun with me. 

One of my kids was up last night throwing up, so I didn't feel much like getting out of bed this morning.  I'm happy to say I over came. 

6 mile run this morning.  A little bit tough.  I was dragging a little from the 2 hours of basketball last night. 

I did my push ups, sit ups, weights and hit the heavy bag as well.

A good work out. 

6 mile run with the dog this morning.  Pretty sore from basketball still.  A slow run. 

6 miles this morning on the treadmill. Push ups, sit ups, weights and the heavy bag.  Man I love that heavy bag!!

I skipped Saturday, I'm such a bump.  I had a long day with the misses, before sun up after sun down kind of day.  We went to St. George did a session at the temple and did a lot of shopping.  We got some new running shoes.  We decided on the Nike Zoom Vomero.  I had them when the first came out and reall like them then, we'll see what happens.

7 miles this morning, push and sits ups, weights and the heavy bag. 

7 mile run this morning.  It was snowing.  I'm thinking about playing B-ball tonight, hopefully it doesn't affect my run too much.

Played B-Ball.  Two hours of it.  Had a good time, didn't get hurt.  It felt like speed work as always.

7 miles this morning.  I felt a little stiff and sluggish from the B-Ball last night, but it was worth it. 

7 miles this morning.  I got a little bore of the same route, so I mixed it up and little.  I wasn't sure about the distance, so I ran with the GPS.  I hate running with that thing.  When I wear it, I'm constantly looking at it, it's a big distraction.  I know I need to wear it more so I know where I'm at and so it pushes me to got faster, but it kind of takes the fun out of the run for me.

7 mile run, push ups, sit ups, weights and the heavy bag.  A good work out.  Nothing too exciting to report. 

7 miles this morning to finish out a pretty good week for myself, considering its only mid February.

I almost decided to bag it with it being the big V-Day and all.  Now I'll enjoy the day a lot more and wont feel guilty all day.

7 miles this morning with the dog.  The left Achilles tendon was a little sore.  Did my push ups, sit ups, weights and bag as well.  I gained 3 pounds for the Valentine weekend, yea for me!!

I put on my new Nike Zoom Vomeros today.  It felt like running with marshmallows on my feet.  I really like them

Total Miles 7 Vomero. 

7 miles this morning, very cold.  Felt pretty good.  Nothing fun to comment on.

7 mile run with the dog (Puff).  Push and sit ups, weights and the bag.  Felt pretty strong today, really charged the hills.  I'm running faster.

Vomero 14 miles.

7 miles on the treadmill this morning.  A chilly morning.  I've been doing about 2 to 3 days a week on the treadmill.  The treadmill is a reflexdeck and really saves my legs and joints.  I've been doing this just until I get used to running everyday again, so I don't hurt myself. 

Two hours of basketball in the evening as well.

7 miles this morning with my faithful running partner, the dog.  Weights, heavy bag, push and sit ups.  Felt pretty good. 

Vomeros 21 miles.

7 miles on the treadmill.  Another strong week. 

8 miles with the dog this morning.  Ramped up another mile per day this week.  8 felt like 7, so I guess it's time to make the leap. 

Did push and sit ups, weights and heavy bag.

Vomero miles 29.

8 miles on treadmill. 

8 mile run with the dog.  I think I about killed the dog this morning.  Its getting warmer and he's got a long coat.  He laid down in the middle of the road with about 1 1/2 miles to go.  I felt bad for the guy.  I guess it's time to shave the winter coat.  With a little encouragement he was able to finish the run.

Push and sit ups, weights, and heavy bag. 

Played basketball for two hours last night as well. 

8 miles on the treadmill!!  Such a beautiful and scenic run through the endless rotations of the belt, that echoed the sounds of birds chirping and wind blowing through leaves of trees. 

That's what I try to imagine anyway when I'm on the treadmill. 

8 miles with the dog.  Push and sit ups, weights and heavy bag.  My kicks on the heavy bag are really starting to look nice.  I can now deliver a pretty mean kick to the bag above my head.  Maybe running isn't for me.  I think I'll try the UFC!!!

45  miles Vomero.

8 miles outside today.  I decided to stay away from the treadmill this morning.  4 outside 3 on the treadmill this week.  My legs are getting stronger.  Hopefully I can't eliminate the treadmill all together soon. 

A very fast run this morning.  I was pushing so hard towards the end I just about threw up.  My last half mile was all sub 5 minute!!  My training program actually doesn't have me doing any speed until the first of April.  I'm just building miles right now.  I tend to forget every now and again.

Another good week.  Very consistent.  Didn't feel like too much. 

52 miles Vomero.

8 mile run this morning.  My hips were sore over the weekend, I think from the speed I did on Saturday.  Anyway, they didn't hurt this morning. 

Did some push and sit ups, weights (went up 10 lbs on the biceps and triceps), hit the heavy bag as well.  1 hour and 45 minute workout this morning.

8 miles on the road. A very nice day this morning. Ran in shorts and a t-shirt!!

60 miles Vomero.

Tuesday night I was playing Basketball as I usually do.  As always I'm a little hesitate, because it seems like I get hurt every now and again.  I took a nasty elbow to the left side of my ribs.  I was going up for a rebounds and someone was coming down.  After it was all said and done, he said it felt like his elbow hand sunken about half way into my chest.

It hurt pretty bad. I don't really care about the pain.  I'm just mad because of the set back to my training.  Anyway, I'm done with basketball, it's not worth it!!!

It got up early this morning to see about putting in a run before work and my ribs hurt too bad.  I hope they aren't broke!!  I broke two ribs on my right side about 3 months ago!!

So I didn't run in the morning, but I ran tonight instead.  I ran 8 mile at a 10 minute per mile pace, I pretty upset.  I tried half a sit up and gave up.  The push ups and heavy bad wasn't too bad.

8 miles this morning, felt pretty much the same as last night.  Kind of hard to take a deep breath.  I really had to slow it down.  I did manage to run a little faster.  My last two miles were  8 minute miles.  Still not anywhere I should be.  My ribs don't hurt as bad as they did when I broke then 3 months ago, so I'm optimistic about them healing faster this time around. 

8 miles this morning @ slower then you!

Yea, the ribs still hurt.  I was however able to run the first mile at 9:15 instead of 10:00 like I've had to the last two days.  By mile 4 I was up to 8:00 minute miles and keep that pace util I finished. 

It's slow I know, but it's about all I can handle without having to take deep breaths, which hurt the ribs.  The breathing was a little easier this morning, so I think they are starting to get better.

I did push ups, skipped the sits ups altogether.  The weights didn't really seem to affect the ribs and the heavy bag I had to take kind of easy.

Don't count me out, I'll get back in it. 

8 miles this morning. This first mile was at 9:13.  The ribs were stretching out and it hurt to run any faster.  By mile 3 I was running a 8 minute mile.  I got it down to a 7 1/2 minute mile and the last mile sub 7 with the last 1/4 sub 6.  Not impressive by any means, but the fastest sense the rib accident. 

The breathing seems a little easier, but the first few are always painful.  I just don't want to push too much.  I need to heal right and not make it any worse.

Bumped up to 9 miles this morning.  Not very much fun running in the wind and with cracked ribs.  I was hoping I would feel a little better today, with not having ran Sunday.  I didn't, it felt the same.  It's been one day shy of a week sense I hurt my ribs and they still feel the same, which says to me it's probably more then bruised ribs.

Anyway, I'll keep trotting along at 10 minutes a mile.  Did some push ups (they hurt), no sit ups! Hit the heavy bag and pushed some weights. 

I'll be in SLC training with my department the rest of the week.  I probably won't be back in Bullfrog or comment until Tuesday the 17th.

9 slow, painful miles. 

9 miles.  I spoke with a doctor today who said running with cracked or broken ribs isn't going to make the problem any worse and that they will still heal.  It's just a mater of pain management.  Anyway, that made me feel better, so I'll keep running. 

9 slow miles, ribs hurt, but oh well.  Push ups, weights, heavy bag.

112 miles Vomero.

9 mile run this morning. Nice and slow. I felt better this morning then I have in a couple of weeks, it still hurt. I do think I'm slowly getting better.

9 slow and easy miles. That's my moto, "slow and easy".

Push up, weights, and the heavy bag. 

9 miles on the first day of spring.  Slow and easy was the morning theme.  The ribs actually didn't bother me this morning, hopefully a sign of things to come.  I'm itching to start picking up the pace again.

9 miles to end the week. To bad I skipped a day this week. Now I can't ramp up to 10 a day next week. I'd better stay at 9 miles a day for one more complete week. I hate set backs.

On a better note. The ribs felt pretty good today. They are still tendor, but they didn't effect my push ups, runnings, weigts or heavy bag session. I'm still hesitante to do sit ups.

I think I'll bump up the speed a little next week. Breathing and pain doesn't seem to be an issue anymore. I think I'm healing. It well probably be a few more weeks before I'm completely healed, but at least I getting back after it again.

148 miles Vomero.
 

9 miles this morning. 8 minute miles the whole way, no pain at all.  I think I'll speed things up tomorrow. 

157 Vomero. 

My ribs are feeling great.  No pain during running, weights, heavy bag and I even did a few sits ups without much pain.  I think I'll give it another week before I start the sit ups.

I was walking around at work yesterday and stepped funny, stretching my achilles tendon a little weird.  It's sore, but didn't hurt  or effect my 9 mile run this morning.  If it's not one thing it's the other with me.  I've never had this many injuries in such a short time frame.  I must be getting older or something.

Another 9 miles this morning.  I've been able to do 7:30 minute miles all week without any pain.  The achilles still hurts but doesn't seem to be effecting my running.  Did some push ups, weights and hit the heavy bag.

Another 9 miles, nothing special.

9 miles in Antimony, UT this morning. Spent the weekend at the in-laws. What a beautiful run. It was dang cold and the elevation about twice of what I'm used to, but the scenary was awesome. I ran into a bunch of deer, ducks, a red fox and peace and quite. A nice run and a good week and every day running!!

The body is feeling pretty good as well.

Ramped up to 10 miles today, in the snow!!!  Felt pretty good a good run.

210 Vomero. 

10 miles with a little speed.  Push ups and yes, sit ups.  The ribs didn't feel a thing.  Weights and the heavy bag.

A good work out.

220 Vomero. 

10 miles at 5:00 a.m. in Enoch. It was nice to run at my old stomping ground, even if it was too early to see anything. I had my reflective vest on and head lamp.

10 mile back at the frog this morning.  Push and sit ups, weigts and the heavy bag.  A good work out. 

My body seems a little more tired then it did at 9 miles a day.  I usually don't feel it, but I've been tired. 

10 miles this morning.  A smell of rain was in the air.  The wind hadn't quite picked up yet, so a very pleasant run indeed.  I pushed the last few miles and it felt goooood. 

250 miles Vomero. 

10 miles.  I'm pleased with my 60 mile week.  The body feels good.  No problems with the ribs and the achilles (or however you spell it) is feeling a lot better.  I did a little speed this week, but not much.  I was a little hesitante with having taken off a little time for the ribs.  I didn't want to do too much too soon.  I've been there before and it always gets me injured.  I think that's why I hurt my achilles.  I went from not running much in two weeks to back where I was before the injury and that in turn gave me another injury.  I hate how that works, but I know better. 

I'm excited for next week.  I'm going to officially start the speed and tempo runs, baby steps!!  It's going to be a little touch with Easter weekend.  It's a busy time for me at work, but I'll just have to get up early. 

Did the push and sit ups as well.  Did the weights, ( the biceps and triceps are getting bigger!)  Finished it off with the heavy bag.

260 miles Vomero. 

10 miles this morning with a little speed. I'm starting my speed and tempo this week. I did only 1 mile at speed and 1 mile at marathon pace. Nothing too crazy, a nice good run. I felt good at the end and could have easily pushed the pace further, but I don't want to injure myself. I'll ramp up little by little. Did some push, and sit ups as well and hit the heavy bag for awhile in additon to the weights.

270 miles Vomero.

10 miles this morning. Legs a little sore from yesterdays speed. I good run. Nice and easy pace.

280 miles Vomero.

10 easy miles.  Legs still a little sore.  I'll do some tempo tomorrow.  Push and sit ups, weights and the heavy bag.  A good workout. 

10 miles.

10 easy miles. Push and sit ups, weights, and heavy bag.

Glad I even made it out today.  It was the end of the week and I had to be consistent!!!

I was in Hanksville this morning for work.  It was raining something crazy, but I did it, 10 miles in the rain!!!

10 easy outside miles.  Kind of sick last night, didn't feel like going too fast.  Weights, push and sit ups, heavy bag.

330 miles Vomero. 

10 miles total.  2 @ speed with a nice head wind.  1 @ 5:55 and the second @ 5:42.  It about killed me. 

Called out last night at 1130 pm for work.  Didn't get home until 8:00 pm tonight.  I was dead tired.  I hate it when work gets in the way of my training.  I still ended up doing push ups, sit ups, weights and th heavy bag. 

Plenty of energy today.  10 miles total.  I did 3 tempo miles.  It felt fast and easy. 

10 total miles today with one @ tempo.  A pretty good work out.  Push and sit up, weights and the heavy bag.  A late start I need to start getting up earlier. 

10 miles on the road.  A wonderful morning for a run.  the last couple were actually at a pretty good pace. 

A fairly good week.  I'm happy with the speed work I put in, but still a little bumbed about missing a day. 

The 11 mile days have officially started!!!!!  A good slow run.  I was kind of sick today, just took it easy.  11 miles feel like 10.

Another 11 miles today.  Feeling a little better.  I woke up and realized it was a speed day!!  I hate speed days.  3 mile warm up first speed mile @ 5:49, second speed mile @ 5:39.  Ran a tempo slower mile and finished out with a slower pace.

11 miles this morning. Still a little under the weather. On a better note, my fat butt is starting to loose weight again, 149lbs and slimming!!!

Push and sit ups, weights and heavy bag.

Vomero 403 miles.

11 miles today. A tempo day. I hate speed and tempo work, but I know it's the only way to get faster. A 3 mile tempo in the middle of the workout @ 6:11 per mile. It didn't feel too fast. I felt like I could have gone faster, but my plan is baby steps to avoid injury.

Vomero 414 miles.

11 mile morning.  Nothing exciting about it, just putting in the miles.  Average pace 7:30 for the duration.  Kind of a rest day today.  Hit the heavy bag, push and sit ups and weights. 

12 miles today!! A very slow, but nice distance to a week filled with miles. I'm happy with the way the week went, I've been sick, but I'm feeling better.

437 miles Vomero.

11 miles on the streets of Salt Lake City.  What a nightmare!  Soooo many cars and polution!!  I couldn't relax for a second in fear someone would run me over.  I was glad to leave and be back to my small city of 0 cars and 0 polution, a much nicer place to run.  I believe I'm  a country boy at heart.  Keep me out of the city!!!

11 miles back in the good land.  Warm up and cool down with some speed.

Speed mile 1 @ 5:46

Speed mile 2 @ 5:42

Speed mile 3 @ 5:39

A good run.  The speed isn't where it needs to be yet, but I'll work with it.  I've got five months and I just started the speed a few weeks ago. 

11 miles, easy day.

Got up early and beat the heat. 

459 miles Vomero

11 miles Nimbus

11 miles @ 5:00 am this morning.  I was proud of myself for getting out of bed so early.  3 mile warm up followed by 3 miles of tempo, finished up by 5 miles of easy miles. 

Push and sit ups, weights and the heavy bag.

 470 miles Vomero. 

10 easy miles in the wind and rain.  I ran late, due to a branch camp out.  I got a sun burn. 

21 miles Nimbus.

I have started the 12 mile days now, I'm not very excited about that, but I must remain true to the schedule laid out before me.  A good slow run anyway.  12 miles felt like 11.  Monday thru Thursday are now 12 mile days with Fridays being 10 mile days.  Saturday's are going to be my long runs.  I'm scheduled to do 72 miles this week.  The most miles I've ever ran in a  week is 72, so well see how this goes. 

I'll be out of town all week, so I won't update the blog for awhile. 

12 miles today.  Participated in an annual fitness test with my department today as well.  It almost felt like a race. 

12 miles in Page, AZ today.  It's always a challenge to train away from home for me, but I did it.

Another 12 miles in Page, AZ.  I've been getting up a 5:00 am 4:00 am AZ time to get my runs in before work. 

10 miles in Page, AZ.  Another 5:00 am run. 

14 miles at home today.  My first semi long run of the season.  My body felt pretty tired today.  I really felt the weeks miles on my legs and hips.  All in all a very successful week of training.  I'm pleased to say that this weeks miles ties my record of most miles ran in one week!!  I can't wait to break that record.   

I'll be in Page, AZ all next week as well.  I don't plan on blogging for about a week. 

12 easy miles.  I felt much better today then Saturday.  Amazing what a day of rest well do.  Another run  at Bullfrog.  I'm heading to Page this afternoon for a good portion of the week.  I'll be in St. George one day as well.  I'll probably end up putting in a 12 miler down there, most likely Tuesday morning.   

I was excited to see the Lottery results for the St. George marathon this morning, but the web site said I'll have to wait until 5 pm.  Now I'll have something to look forward to all day.

95 miles Nimbus. 

I CHECKED THE LOTTERY RESULTS FOR THE ST. GEORGE MARATHON.  I DIDN'T GET IN!!!!!!!  I'M RUNNING 12 MILES A DAY WITH A PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS A PR IN ST. GEORGE THIS YEAR, NOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSSED TO DO? 

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET IN.  I'M UPSET.  I KNOW AS WELL AS ALL OF YOU THAT THOUSANDS GOT IN THAT WON'T EVEN SHOW UP RACE DAY.  I'M RUNNING MY BUTT OFF AND DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. 

DO ANY OF YOU ST. GEORGE BOYS HAVE ANY KIND OF PULL TO HELP ME OUT IN THIS?  LET ME KNOW.  I NEED TO KNOW FOR SURE, OR I'LL HAVE TO START LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT FALL MARATHON.

THIS STINKS.  I'VE RAN IT 6 TIMES NOW!!!! 

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12 miles this morning at 6 am. 3 miles of speed. 549, 539,and 533. Didnt' feel too fast, I'll have to pick it up in the future. I'm still a little distance with the lottery results.

I'm still crossing my fingers and hoping a few people that I contacted can come through for me. I'd owe someone my first born!!

12 miles at Bullfrog this morning, good to be back home.  I can't get any of my contacts to return my calls or emails on admission into the St. George marathon, so it sounds like I might be out of luck. 

10 miles today 4 @ tempo.

12 mile today, what's new.  A pretty good run.  I felt tired and fast as the same time.  Not sure I've experienced that one before. 

12 mile run this morning. The body was telling me yesterday that I needed an extra day off.  The knees, shins, and hip has been hurting me lately. 

Todays run felt pretty good.  The body didn't hurt, so thats a good thing. 

I haven't heard back from any of my contacts about possibly getting into the St. George marathon.  I think I had better decide on another marathon.  I appreciate everbodies advise.  I'd really like to PR this year, that's kind of what my training geared toward.  Do you think that Top Of Utah is a PR course? 

Does anyone know of a PR course?  Something that may be as fast as or close to St. George? 

Push and sit ups.  Weights and heavy bag.

12 total miles today.  4 miles @  mile speed repeats. 

12 easy miles.  Slept in and suffered in the heat.  Push  and sit ups.  Heavy bag and weights. 

177 miles Nimbus.   

10 miles this morning.  It was raining so I ran on the treadmill.  4 miles at tempo.  A pretty good run. 

15 miles this morning in the wet, cold rain.  I just remembered how I had ran the whole St. George marathon last year with my wife in the rain and it kept me going. 

A pretty good week.  I ended up taking Moday off again.  The body was tired and needed some extra rest, hopefully that's not the cast next week. 

I registered for the Top Of Utah Marathon!!  I'm pretty excited for it.  I've never ran it.  This is going to give me something to focus on now for the rest of my training.  I hear it's a fast course, but looking at times, it looks like it's about 4 to 5 minutes slower then the St. George? 

Does that sound about right?  Does anyone have any idea? 

12 easy miles in the cool weather this morning.  Legs felt pretty good.  Just about stepped on a big, big spider!!  It reared up and actually struck at me a few times, pretty cool stuff!!

12 miles today.  4 mile of speed repeats.  First mile 5:42, Mile two 5:39, Mile three 5:36 mile 4 @ 5:33.  I hate speed work days, but I know they're good for me.  I do see a lot of improvement in my overall speed from them, so I'll keep doing them, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. 

Another 12 miles this morning, no big deal.  Another big spider was spotted on my run.  I felt fast today.  I know it wasn't a tempo day, but it was all I could do to tell my legs to slow down. 

12 miles this morning.  5 mile tempo run at 6:18 average.

Felt good.  Excited to start getting faster.  Can't wait to start bumbing up the speed.  Don't want to do it too fast. 

10 easy miles.  Pushing the last mile a little. 

12 easy miles this morning.  I actually ran with my wife today.  She's training for the Bryce Canyon 1/2.  We started at 5 am and really had a good run and conversation together. 

13 mile run this morning at 5:00 am.  I've officially started the 13 mile days, will the fun ever end!!

13 miles today.  The most feared day of the week for me, speed day.

I did 5 miles of speed @ one mile repeats with a slow mile inbetween.

mile 1 @ 5:42

Mile 2 @ 5:39

mile 3 @ 5:36

Mile 4 @ 5:33

mile 5 @ 5:30

A good workout.  The last one I really had to tell myself I could do it.  I was ready to be done. 

In Answer to Ryans question about my training.  For some reason I can't respond to comments.

The plan was originally to do two workouts a day after I hit 10 miles.  I was planning on running 10 in the mornings and then eventually 5 in the afternoons four days a week 10 on Fridays and long runs on Saturdays.

I don't know now.  I ran 13 miles three days this week so far all in the morning and I'm feeling pretty good, so maybe I'll just get-er-done in the mornings and not worry about afternoon runs.

It seems it would be more time consuming to have to find time for two runs a day, change twice, shower twice, stretch twice, you know what I mean?

I'll stay as is for now unless the body starts getting tired.

13 easy miles this moring.  The legs a little tired from yesterdays speed, but a pretty good run.  The body felt as fresh as it should I guess. 

13 miles this morning.  Tempo day.

3 miles of warm up at 7:19 per mile followed by 5 miles of tempo at 6:18 per mile.  Two cool down miles first at 7:19, last at 6:58, I'll count it as a tempo mile. 

A good run this morning.  Body stills feels pretty good after four consecutive mornings of 13 miles.  I'm on track to run 78 miles this week, which is going to be an all time high for me by 6 miles!!

10 easy miles at 6 am.  Felt good, a good run. 

16 miles at 5:00 am this morning.  A good run.  I felt pretty strong and fresh throughout.  A new life time high for miles ran in one week for me!!  My last high was 72, 78 actually felt easier.  I think it's because I must be in better shape.

The body feels pretty good. Every now and again my knee hurts for a bit, my achilles or hip, but nothing serious.  I think I'm on track to keep bumping up the miles and speed. 

I'm looking forward to not running tomorrow. 

350 miles NIMBUS

13 easy miles.

The most dreaded day of the week, speed work day!!!!!!!!

3 warm up miles at 7:19 followed by 5 miles of speed at mile repeats with rest miles in between each speed mile.  Rest miles were at 7:19 per mile speed miles as follows.

Mile 1 @ 5:39

Mile 2 @ 5:36

Mile 3 @ 5:33

Mile 4 @ 5:30

Mile 5 @ 5:27

One cool down mile at 7:19.

13 total miles.  A good work out, I felt pretty good.

Push, and sit ups, weights and heavy bag. 

13 easy miles at 6 am.  Good cloud coverage, nice breeze and a little rain.  Perfect temp.

13 miles this morning.  5 mile at tempo 6:15 per mile average.

10 easy miles at 6 am.

12 easy miles, push, and sit ups.  Weights and heavy bag.

424 miles NIMBUS

Start of the 14 mile days!!!!!!! 

Went boating with my family yesterday afternoon and spent the night on the lake.  We had a good time camping, skiing and wake boarding.  It was 2pm before I got to my run today.  I'll tell you what, the legs were feeling the skiing from yesterday and today.  They felt heavy and tired.

It was a speed day, it was all I could do to not quit.  I keep telling myself I could do it and I was right, I could. 

Speed as follows.

mile 1 @ 5:39

mile 2 @ 5:36

mile 3 @ 5:33

mile 4 @ 5:30

mile 5 @ 5:27

mile 6  @ 5:24 pace for the first half and 6:00 pace for the last half.

Just glad to be done.  Dead tired.

I was pretty tired after my late run yesterday.  I found out after my run that the carpet layer was coming early this morning, so me and my wife had to move everything out of the house.

Man was  I tired when I started my run this morning.  I should have eaten something.  I've never been so hungry on a run before in my life.  I was shaking, felt weak all I could think about was eating.

I managed to get in 14 this morning. 

14 miles this morning.  I slept in, didn't get started until around 9:00 am.  I've bee so tired lately with work and putting carpet in the house until late at night.  I did manage to get my tempo workout in. 

6 miles @ average speed of 6:11 per mile. 

Warm up and cool down at 7:13 per mile.

Last mile at 6:58

Recovery day. 10 easy miles at 6 am. 

17 miles this morning.  Nice and cloudy with a littel rain.  A nice and cool run to reward a week of high mileage.

83 miles this week.  A life time high in one week for myself.  The body was tired, but no signs of injury.  I need to stick with the plan and bump up the miles just a bit more and work on that speed, which I hate, because it hurts soooo much!!

I don't know how you 100 plus miles a week guys do it every week.  It's all I can do to put one foot in front of the other sometimes. 

14 easy mile in Antomony, UT at 6700 feet. I'm used to running at 3600 feet. It was nice to run somewhere else for a change. A little greener and a lot cooler in the morning. I could see my breath. I thought my fingers were going to fall off for the first 4 miles I was so cold. Did most of the run a dirt trail.

Another 14 miles in Antomony.  I took a different route today and headed up to the mountains on a dirt trail.  Started at 6700 ft ran up to 7300 feet in 7 miles, turned around and ran home.  Another good run.

Back in Bullfrog today.  Speed work today!!!  Warm up and cool downs at 7:13 per mile.  1 mile repeats as follows.

Mile 1 @ 5:39

Mile 2 @ 5:36

Mile 3 @ 5:33

Mile 4 @ 5:30

Mile 5 @ 5:27

Mile 6 @ 5:24

I was actually able to hold my last miles pace this week, unlike last week.  A good run, very happy it's over.

Retired my old Nimbus at 507 miles.

New Nimbus have 42 miles.

14 easy miles at 5:00 am.  I can't believe how hot it was at 5 this morning.  82 degrees!!  I guess summer is here.

Did some water skiing and wake boarding afterwards as part of my cooldown.

10 miles this morning on my birthday.  I did a tempo run.  3 mile warm up followed by a 7 mile tempo run at an average of 6:07 per mile.  I may be getting older, but I can still bring it.

Scheduled for a 12 mile run, my wife was running 13, so I ran 13 with her. 

Nice to run with the misses from time to time. 

Glad to be done running for the week.  Another successful week of running.  Completed every run and some good speed and tempo as well.  Body feels pretty good.

Nimbus 79 miles. 

14 easy miles this morning at 5:00 am. I cant believe  how hot it was. 

The most painful day of the week, SPEED DAY!!!!

Started out with 3 warm up miles at 7:13 per mile.  Ran 6 miles of speed with 7:13 rest miles in between.

Mile 1 @ 5:36

Mile 2 @ 5:33

Mile 3 @ 5:30

Mile 4 @ 5:27

Mile 5 @ 5:24

Mile 6 @ 5:21

Pretty happy with the results.  A little faster every week has been my goal and I seem to be consistent with that.  Glad to be done. 

14 miles.  Nice and easy. Nothing too exciting.  The lizards are in every bush out here.  They take off just as I get to them everytime, making my heart skip a beat.  I keep thinking they are rattle snakes.  One has to be careful not to step on those out here as well.  They are always out warming themselves on the road. 

Tempo day.  3 warm up miles at 7:13 per mile, followed by an 8 mile tempo run at 6:03 per mile.  Pretty happy with the pace and way I felt.

3 mile cool down at 7:08 per mile for the first two and 6:30 minutes for the last mile.

A good work out.  I getting excited for the Bryce Canyon Half.

10 easy miles today

Long day.  18 miles.

Nimbus 163 miles.

12 miles this morning.  I'm backing off just a bit for next weeks race.

9 miles at 7:08 per mile, two at speed.

Mile 1 5:27

Mile 2 5:18

last mile at 6:45

Nothing too crazy just taking it easy for next weeks race. I was happy with 5:18. That's my fastest mile of the year.  I felt like I could have gone faster.

12 easy miles this morning.  Didn't time myself.  The last few felt like 630's, not sure. 

HOT today!!!

10 miles today.  3 mile warm up at 7:08 per mile followed by 3 miles @ tempo.  I averaged 6:00 per mile for the 3 miles.  Backed off on the tempo distance.  I'm trying to conserve right now.  The tempo was just long enough to get me mouth wet and to get an idea of where I'm at. 

3 cool down miles at 7:08.  Last mile at 6:58.

I felt pretty good.  I think I'm where I need to be for next week race.  I just need to stay away from the junk food now and try not to eat like I'm running 14 miles a day. 

12 miles. Nothing too crazy and long the Saturday before the race. Some pretty good speed the last few miles.

26 miles less this week then last week. I hope that actually helps me instead of hurting my overall fitness. My goal is to arrive rested and in top condition.

I hate ramping down as much as the next guy or gal, but I think it really works. I've done both and I get better results by resting a bit.

I guess we'll see.

10 easy miles.  Felt rested, easy and fun.  Thought about the race most of the way.

236 miles Nimbus. 

8 miles this morning in the heat. 

6 easy miles this morning.  Not even long enough to get the legs stretched out properly.

I'm planning a 4 mile run tomorrow and then rest on Friday and race on Saturday. 

250 miles Nimbus.

4 easy miles with my brother.  No more running until race day. 

A very warm day.  The start wasn't to good.  There was a nearby forest fire, so the air was full of smoke the whole race.

I feel I ran well.  When it was all said and done, I wished I would have pushed the last couple of miles a little more.

It was a PR for me by about a minute and I did end up beating some people that usually beat me.  I also took 3rd in my age group, so you can't argue with that.

Man am I sore today, which means I probably worked hard.  The race went well and I felt well, just a little hard to hold the pace the last few miles.  Here's the break down.

Mile 1 flat @ 5:53

Mile 2 flat @ 5:57

Mile 3 @ 5:21

Mile 4 @ 5:17 (fastest mile of the year for me)

Mile 5 @ 5:35

Mile 6 @ 5:25

Mile 7 @ 5:50

Mile 8 @ 5:59

Mile 9 starting to feel tired from maybe having pushed the earlier miles too much (6:17)

Mile 10 @ 6:23 ( still tired)

Mile 11 @ 6:08 (feeling better)

Mile 12 @ 6:27 ( some up hill, mind telling me to slow down, struggling to stay the pace)

Mile 13 @ 5:56 ( I realize if I want to PR, I need to run the last 1.1 at a sub 6 minute mile, so I do)

Last .1 @ 5:12 in 24 seconds.

A good race.  I've got two months before my marathon in Logan and lots of work to do.  I'll be ramping up the distance some, speed and tempo.  I'm happy with the results, but not satisfied.

 The race was actually on Saturday not Friday, but I'm too tired to change it. 

I put my race results on yesterdays report by mistake. 

14 easy miles. First run after the half marathon. Man did my legs hurt. The lactic acid build up felt the same as it did before the run.

Glad I did it.

limped around after my run yesterday.  I'm not injured as far as I know, just sore.  My right hip is a little sore as well.  Hopefully nothing comes of it.

Did another 14 this morning.  I think I actually loosened up some.  I'm feeling a little better.

Started late this morning, so I ran on the treadmill to beat the heat.  7 miles into my run one of the bolts that holds the belt tension broke.  I'm going to need a new part.  Too hot to finish the run outside.  I called it a day.  I'll have to start getting up earlier and do everything outside again.

I hate being interupted during a run.

There are some good runs and some bad runs.  Today was a bad run.  I've been taking it easy all week to give myself time to heal from the 1/2 marathon.  Today I finally decide it's time to do a little tempo work.  Man was it ever work.  I've been running all week at 7:08 per mile without too much pain.  Today I bumped it to 6:00 minute miles for 3.5 miles and man did I ever hurt!!

From the first 1/4 mile in on my tempo I felt like I was running the last 2 miles of a marathon.  I eventually had to slow it down.  My legs are heavy, they hurt.  They feel like  the morning after  a marathon.  I  thought I had worked all the lactic acid out. 

I think my legs are still a little broken down from the half.  That down hill really must have took a number on them.  My hip even started hurting a little. 

As much as I don't like to, I think I'll have to resist the desire to do speed and tempo for another week.

100 Minutes on the ellipitcal.  Less impact was good on my sore body this morning.  Burned 1701 calories, it felt like a normal workout.

14 easy miles.  Legs very sore.  I fell like I've ran a marathon after every run.  It's getting a little discouraging.  Not being able to do speed is making me doubt if I'm going to be able to PR in logan. 

I'm half wishing I wouldn't have ran Bryce now, because my real goal was to PR in a marathon this year.  I hope I've still got it in me. 

14 easy miles.  Legs felt a littel better today than yesterday, but still heavy and sore. I hate recoverying. 

I felt better towards the end.  I'm going to lay low this week and not do any speed or tempo.  It's killing me not to because I not it's going to effect me in Logan.  I better let my body heal properly or I won't be running it at all.

I'm scheduled to put in 86 miles this week, a new career high for myself.  I'll see how the body responds.  I think I should be ok on the miles. I just need to be careful not to push it too much.

326 nimbus.

14 easy miles.  A cool morning.  Clouds and rain throughout the run.  I felt a little better today.  Sped up just a bit the last 1/2 mile.  I think the legs are getting better, but it's going to take some time.

340 miles nimbus.

Another easy 14 miles this morning.  Cloud coverage again, nice.  The legs felt a little better from yesterday.  I was actually running a comfortable pace without any pain. 

I have to slow it down on the down hill, that's when I can feel it. 

10 miles this morning.   I actually felt pretty dang good.  It felt like the way a run should feel.  My legs were light and didn't hurt.  I sped up some on the down hills and flats and didn't feel any pain.  I finished strong and felt great.

Hopefully a sign of things to come.  I getting excited again about running.  I've got a 20 miler tomorrow that I'm not very excited about. 

20 miles at 5am.  Glad to be done for the week.  A new weeks high of miles for myself at 86 miles for the week. 

The week started off bad, but I gradually felt better as the workouts went on .  The last couple of days and today especially, I felt great.  I didn't seem to feel the weeks miles and finished strong and fairly fast.

I'm going to scale it back a bit for next week.  I'll be in Hawaii with the misses and I think the body could do with a few less miles while I'm there.  I'll hit it hard when I get back and should be ready to resume the speed and tempo.

Last run in Hawaii!!!  I skipped a few runs, but I had a bad case of Hawaii, what can I say.  What a beautiful and wonderful place.  Running at sea level is easy!!!  I ran with the misses all week and took it easy.  I really enjoyed running along the beach and jungle trails.

I should be ready to go next week.

15  miles this evening.  Just got home from Hawaii. Jet lag, a weeks worth of loose liven, self glutteny at sea level made for a slow, sluggish run.  I made it, nothing to talk about. 

Time to get back in the grove, I don't know if I have enough time to get back what I lost before I have to start my tapper again.  I'll give it a shot.

15 miles at 6:00 am.  A pretty good run.  I haven't felt this good for about a month.  It was nice to see that I've still got some gas in the tank and haven't lost too much speed, with about a month of not doing any.

3 mile warm up followed by speed mile repeats.  First mile at 5:53, nothing too exciting, but it felt easy and I was playing it safe. 2nd speed mile at 5:47, starting to open up a little.  3rd speed mile at 5:36, feeling pretty dang good, very surprised.  4th speed mile at 5:37.

Did a few recover miles and finished the workout with 2 miles at tempo speed, first mile at 6:10 and last mile at 5:34, 2.12 miles for a average speed of 5:49 for the last 2.12.

Very happy with the results.  I'll keep on running and see where I can get in 6 weeks, granted 3 weeks of that is going to be tapper down.  I got back a little of the mojo today anyway.

No pain I thinks the legs are healed. 

15 miles new pair of Vomeros.  I was in St. George and was going to purchase my favorite running shoe, the Nimbus, but when I got to Steve's store it was cleared out, empty.  Does anyone know where he moved it to.  I had to settle for Nike Vomero at Rebel Sports.

Tempo run this morning.  A pretty good pace.  I'm happy with the results.  20 miler tomorrow I'm not so happy about.

Long run, 20 miles, just glad to be done. 

15 easy miles.

Meeting in SLC.  Didn't really know where to do speed work, so I got up at 4:30 am and went to a gym.  15 miles on a treadmill, 6 of that was speed work.  A pretty good work out.

Back at home.  15 easy miles on the road at 6:00 am.  A pretty good rash this morning, from using yesterdays sweaty running clothes.  Man did I stink!!

Tough work out this moring. 15 total miles, 9 of that at tempo speed.  I was pleased with my pace.  Nothing too exciting, but a respectable overall time.  Running tempo out here with these hill can be murder.  It's a little hard to judge my actuall pace when I'm pushing hills.

Glad to be done, looking forward to an easy 10 miler tomorrow.

10 easy miles this morning.

I'm headed out on the boat to do a little skiing today with the family.

A good run. felt smooth and relaxed.

A good run this morning. I always dread the speed days. Warmed up with 3 miles and then did 1 mile repeats with a slow mile in between.

Mile 1 @ 5:48

Mile 2 @ 5:33

Mile 3 @ 5:30

Mile 4 @ 5:30

Decided to do a two mile tempo with the first being fairly slow to see if I could finish with a new fast mile for the year.

Mile 5 @ 6:28

Mile 6 @ 5:03

Knocked 14 seconds off my fastest mile for the year. A pretty good workout.

15 easy miles this morning.  No pain from yesterdays speed I 'm glad to say.

 about 12 miles into the run I was daydreaming and looked down to see a rattle snake just a bit bigger then a pencil.  In mid stride I was just able to miss the little guy. 

 I hear the baby rattle snakes are worse then the adult ones.  I was nervus the rest of my run and kept thinking every tig on the road was a snake.  I just glad to be alive to run other run.

Good workout today. 10 miles of tempo from the first step. Pushed a really big hill for the first 1 1/2 miles. The first mile is always the toughest for me for some reason, but I pushed the cursed hill anyway.

5 mile cool down.

Some good tempo, glad with the results.

10 miles.  Felt great.

20 miles.  Monster week!!  A new record for miles in one week for myself!!  90 miles!!  Very happy.  Didn't know if I was actually going to get there.  Felt great today.  Felt like I could have ran another 20 at the end of the run.

I'll start my tapper for logan next week.  Three weeks of excitement and "Am I running enough, does the ramping down stuff really work".

Went swimming today with the family caught three catfish. 

12 easy miles.  First day of the ramp down for Logan.

12.4 miles for the day. Slept in a little this morning. Got lucky with an overcast, not too hot.

Speed work today. Just 4 miles of 1 mile repeats today. I'm liking this ramping down stuff.

Warm up of 3 miles.

First speed mile @ 5:31

Mile 2 @ 5:24

Mile 3 @ 5:19

Mile 4 @ 5:14

Cool down.

Finished the workour as always with weights, push and pull ups and the heavy bag.

A good workout. Maybe I'll try my luck at catfishing today.

Legs a little tired and sore today. Most likely from yesterdays speed with a combination of last weeks 90 miles.

It was an easy day. Nice and slow. Finished the last couple of miles around 6:30's.

A good 12 mile run this morning. 

Warm up followed by a 6 mile tempo.  Very happy with the results.  Pushing a hill the first couple, finished with an average time  of 5:55 per mile.

The last three I really wanted to get my pace under a 6 minute time, so I ran a 5:53, 5:58 and a 5:14.

The last mile a truck pulled along side of me and said, " Is someone in trouble" no I responded, "then why are you running so fast". 

"How old are you, and do you have a girlfriend"?  I responded by saying I am 33 and am married.  The girl in the passengers side said, "but do you have a girlfriend". 

I couldn't remember Bill's phone number to save my life.  Sorry Bill, she looked like she was looking for love.

As they left he said "Dude your hauling A_ _ !!,"  "Keep it up".

It's little experience like that, that make one feel better about their performance.  I believe I've got my speed back and confidence.  I'm getting exited for Logan.

Vomero 270 miles.

10 easy miles this morning. Pretty sore starting out, I'm sure from the speed of yesterday. After about 4 miles I loosened up and it felt pretty smooth.

I caught myself wanting to push the pace a little the last 3. I had to remind myself to stick to the game plan and that the speed was already done for the week.

12 easy miles this morning. Took about 4 1/2 miles to warm up. After that, I felt pretty good. The last three was a pretty good pace, nothing too fast.

Glad to be done for the week. I'm going to back off another 20 miles for next week. The body is still tired from last weeks 90 and this weeks 70. I don't want to get to the starting line over trained.

8 easy miles this morning.

8 miles today.  2 miles of speed.  Nothing too outstanding, but I'm  trying to rest a little with Logan next week. 

Hit the weights, push and sit ups, heavy bag.  I may have worked the arms a little too hard between the weights, push ups and this weeks wake boarding. 

Finally perfected the switch on the wake board yesterday. 

Left hip a little sore for the last couple of days.  I don't think it's anything to worry about. 

8 easy miles.  Sore most of the run.  I'll be alright.  Still a little tired. 

8 miles this morning.

5 easy miles, followed by 3 miles @ tempo.  Tried really hard not to push the pace too much.  Ended up running in a pretty good head wind at a relaxed easy pace of 6:07 average per mile pace for three  miles. 

No more speed or tempo for me until race day.  It's all about rest, not eating too much and recovery from here on out. 

My bodies used to running much more a day right now, so it thinks it should be able to eat the same amount on half the work.  This is probably the hardest thing for me.

About mid week next week, I'll start packing on the carbs, but not too soon. 

4 easy miles.  Decided to take it a little easier then planned today. 

10 easy miles this morning.  Just a few more days of easy running, and here come Logan!!!!!

I've really worked my butt off this training season.  I hope all those long miles pay off.  If not, there is no way I'm running 15 miles a day again. 

Run, work, sleep is all I've had time or energy for the last 6 months or so.  It's going to be nice to get a break. 

338 Vomero

8 easy, smooth miles this morning. The body felt good. Just a few more easy runs before TOU!!!

Nice and cool this morning.  Ran in the rain.

6 easy miles this morning.  Nice and cool.  It got me thinking that the TOU might actually be cold at the start.  I haven't had to think about cold weather in a long time.

4 easy miles.  Nice and slow.

2 miles kicked my butt this morning.  I thought I would never be done.  Just kidding.  I almost felt guilty only running two.  I never even broke a sweat. 

No more miles until the marathon!!!!  I've got a lot of mixed emotions and stratagies about the race going on inside my head right now.  Hopefully I get it all figured out before the race Saturday morning.

I'm headed up to SLC tonight to stay with my brother and Friday night I'll stay at a hotel in Logan. 

I can't believe it's finally here.  I've worked so hard for so long.  I hope it pays off.

I know my wife is going to be happy to see me back off for awhile on the miles.  She says I'm always tired. 

Nice start.  Good weather and temperature thoughout.

At about 9 miles I figured out that I wasn't running the St. George Marathon and wasn't going to be able to PR. I backed off, which was probably a good thing.

I finished well and was kind of bumped about not PRing, but I guess the only way to judge how I did is by looking at overall place (21) and division place (5th).

The last 5 miles I had to back off about 30 to 45 seconds a mile.  I didn't have a lot left. I did finish the last half mile at a sub 6:00 pace and sprinted past at what I thought was a professional marathoner.  He was black, skinny and started with the leed pack.  I'm guessing he was hurt and that's the only reason I past him, but it's still my claim to fame.

I got a nice little award for my divison place and am glad to be done.

I'm happy.  I did decide that I don't need to run 15 miles a day anymore.  I run just as fast or faster with running 10 miles a day.

I felt the race was just a bit long.  My GPS said it was about 1 tenth of a mile long.

I'll back off a lot for the fall and winter and work more on weights and bike.

5 easy miles. Push and sits ups. Weights and Heavy Bag.

I have a department physical fitness test next Wednesday, so I decided I had better get in a little training before then.

Today was the first work out sense Saturday's marathon.

I started with push and sit ups and weights. I warmed up with minutes on the elipticall, it felt pretty smooth.

I finished off with two miles on the treadmill. 8 minute miles. It didn't feel too painful. The calves started stiffening up towards the end.

Felt twice as good as I did yesterday during my workout. Calves not nearly as sore today.

Did 20 minutes on the eliptical and finished with 3 miles on the treadmill.

5 easy miles. Felt really good.  Was temped to do some speed.  I'll give it a few more days.

Push and sit ups, weights and heavy bag. 

Got called out at 2:30 am.  Couldn't go back to sleep, so I put in my run a 3:55 am. 

Department physical fitness test today.  As always, I kicked butt.  Lapped everyone there, most twice, some three times. 

Ran 8:44 for the mile and a half.  Not bad for a 70 mph head wind. 

5 easy. First 3 at 8 mpm. 4th at 7:30, 5th at 6:58

5 miles. Weights, push and sit ups, heavy bag.

 I'm excited for everyone running the St. George marathon tomorrow.  I can't express how much I wish I was there as well. 

Not drawing out on the lottery this year has really bumbed me out.  I don't know if I'll ever run as many miles per week or train as hard as I did this year again.  To not be able to test myself on a PR marathon, when I trained so hard really upsets me.

I know those who actually got into St. George don't really care, but I feel like I missed an oppertunity this year.  I don't think I'm going to run as hard as I did this year.  It took a lot out of me.

I almost considered running bantom, just prove to myself it was going to be a PR.

Anyway, I'd like to  horse whip a St. George marathon official or two, but I guess thats water under the bridge. 

I'll be ok.  I'm just venting. 

Good luck everyone tomorrow.  Enjoy the race.

I tried to imagine myself running the St. George Marathon this morning on my five mile run.  Although fun, it didn't feel like the real thing. 

Man, I hope I get in next year. 

Nice easy run. Fist 4 at 7:30 minute miles last mile at 6:58. Felt really easy. Didn't feel like pushing too much.   It's fall.  It's time to step back a little.  If I push too hard durning the Fall and Winter months, I'm not going to feel like pushing when I should be pushing. 

Did push and sit ups, weights, and hit the heavy bag around. 

4 miles at 7:30 mpm, last mile at 5:50. 

Felt pretty easy and relaxed.  This 5 mile a day stuff feels too easy.  It's hard going from 15 miles a day to 5. 

My body does need the rest and I could use some time off from long running to get excited about it again.