Chasing my Dreams

Ran between coference sessions around 12:30. I wasn't quite as hydrated as I should have been. I somehow didn't start my watch so I missed the first half mile. It was a faster run just because West Point is a whole lot flatter than Logan. I was sweating like crazy during the run though. I ended up having to stop 8 miles in to use the porta potty, but other than that I was pretty happy with the effort, especially based on the amount of sleep I am running on.

Ran a loop with Tom. It was a nice route where we were able to just relax and lock in a place. We guessed we were at 6:40, and it ended up we were right now. We talked a lot about running.

Ran a pretty hilly 7.5 miles. i could tell after the first two miles that my pace was going to be under 6:40. I ended up averaging 6:31. It felt pretty good. Climbing the hill initially my legs really felt tired and sore, and then during the last milemy knees and IT band started to tighten p, but toher than that it was a great run. The temperature was perfect for running, other than a bit of a headwind I had to fight the last little bit.

Ran an easy 5 miles with tom. Our first mule was pretty slow with the hill but it picked up after that. Felt nice and relaxed. 6:41 average. I need to start doing core and strent stuff again...

Ran six miles at what ended up being 6:39 average. It felt weird because I was almost I almost didn't even feel like I was running, it was so natural. My right foot hurt during the first mile, then it went away. It came back in the last half mile as well. It's a little concerning because it didn't feel like muscle either. My right IT band was pretty tight as well. I did 4 strides after which felt really good, and then took the time to stretch and do a little bit of core.

Ran an easy 4 in the morning. It was around freezing temperatures. Ran naked so no idea how fast it was. I felt my foot again, but it was close to the ankle and is definitely muscle. A little tender afterwards. Did 4 strides after as well which felt really good.

Not much to say other than it was  a solid long run. 6:36 average for the whole run. I was 6:45 average through the first 6, which were hilly, so the second half average would have been around 6:26. Really solid effort. My foot hurt initially, but I think it may just be bruised. I did feel my energy start to deplete around an hour though, so I need to start consider fueling once I go farther.

Ran our new 6ish mile loop today. Tom and I were both taking it pretty easy. Our legs were tired from long runs and we really felt it by the end of the run. We averaged 6:38 miles. My right knee felt really tight for the first mile or so and then it felt fine.

It was not an easy run today. My legs were pretty dead, and as a result any slight uphill was killer. I changed my route so that I didn't have as much uphill and there was a good bit of gradual downhill. By the end my quads were hurting too though. I averaged 6:28, but I need to really recover for the next couple of days though. I've also been really hungry today as well.

Ran an easy 6 miles, partially on grass and gravel. I went watchless so that I just relaxed. Legs started to get tired 4.5 miles in. Did a few strides after, but my legs didn't have it.

Today was all about preparation for the next two days. I ran an easy four miles, watchless. Things were pretty tired going up the hill initially and didn't ever feel great after that. My right quad/IT band have been really tight all day. The strides I did after the run felt surprisingly fast, which is a good thing. I made sure to stretch and foam roll after the run too.

Went in the morning. Ran a mile warmup and then did some light drills to warm up. I then did 16x400s on the road with a minute to 1:15 recovery. My first two I was trying to figure out the distance exactly. I ended up consistently hitting 77s, with my last two being 75 and 72. It felt really good, but my right shin was really bothering me for whatever reason. I did an easy mile or so cooldown back to my apartment afterwards.

Ran this morning in West Point. Did 11 miles. It felt pretty good. I really pushed the last three miles or so. I ended up going 68:07, which works out to be about 6:12 average. I ate a big bug and took a couple of small ones in the eyes throughout the run. I started sneezing like crazy after I was done.

I felt great getting more sleep than usual!

Did an easy four with Tom because that's all I had time for by the time he got done at work. It was pretty chilly. We averaged 6:45s, but the first mile was pretty slow. 

I almost didn't run today because of lack of time and the weather, but I realized I would really regret not running, so I braved the icy thunderstorm. I only did five miles, but I averaged 6:12s while being pelted my ice pellets. I honestly think I almost got hit by lightning though.

Tom and I decided to do more of a speed workout. We jogged .75 miles to warm-up. I only ran a couple repeats with Tom in all reality. We decided to do 800s on the road, and our first one was plenty fast in 2:29. I did a total of 10, mostly around 2:33-37. My last one I ran pace for the first half then let it loose. I ended up running 2:22. It felt really good. My recoveries were just over two minutes. We jogged the same length of cooldown as we did to warmup.

This was my only day to get a long run in this week. I did the normal 10 mile loop in Logan. I was sub 6:40 average for the first 5 hilly miles, so I knew it would be a pretty fast run. I ended up averaging 6:21. My legs were definitely tired. My quads were dead from the hills by the end, and my calves were really sore afterwards.

Did 5 miles before work. Was going to do six but my legs were pretty tired

Ran an easy five miles with Tom. It was hard to get the legs going after not running for a couple of days. Averaged 6:35s, things felt good.

Had a really rough run today. Starting up the hill by glutes were really tight and tired. I could barely run uphill at all the whole run. The whole time I felt like I wasn't getting as much oxygen as normal. I stopped twice in the last two miles because of side aches and just not feeling good. My legs felt super heavy those last couple of miles as well and I felt like I was slogging. I ended up averaging 6:21s for 6.3 miles, and the only thing that makes sense to me is that my diet hasn't been very good the last day or so and that my body may have been lacking the energy and nutrients it needed to function properly. I did a few strides afterwards, but I didn't ever feel super fast because my legs were so heavy.

Had a solid longer run with Tom. We ran my loop through Logan, North Logan, and Hyde Park. We were doing really well through the hills and holding good pace, but then Tom had to poop and we had to stop at a church. That also killed our momentum. We slowed down working 8th East coming back. I pushed the last half mile a bit, and ended up averaging 6:30, still a solid effort. We could have been faster though.

My stomach wasn't feeling the best at all during the afternoon, and it didn't change on my run. I had a lot of gas built up in side of me for whatever reason. I held a pretty good pace on my run though. I'm not sure exactly but my guess would be somewhere in the 6:20s for an average. My left foot was hurting a little at the end, but I think I just have some toes that need to pop. My chafing also just keeps getting worse..

An easy five before school this morning. I found myself in the middle of a herd of does and fawns right when it was starting to get light, so that was fun.

Ran five miles with Tom. I could tell that my cardio was a little rusty from not running on Saturday. We felt like we had to push a little more than we would have liked. We really let things rip the last half mile though. Ended up averaging 6:25.