Fast Running Soldier

Good run from the BYU Fieldhouse down Univeristy to the Riverwoods then up to Paslisades Dr. and down onto Carterville Rd. and back. Averaged 7:25. Felt pretty flat through first 3.5 miles. I think it comes from adding additional miles 6 days a week. 

Started a nice run with Sasha, Jeff, and Ted. Ted and I ran 6 miles and finished with about a 7:27 average. We came back the last three miles at about a 7:06. After that run I went out with an Army buddy getting ready for Airborne school and did 4 miles with him at a 9 min average. All and all it was nice to hit 10 miles today. Hopefully I will be able to keep up this higher mileage.

 Hit this at a 7:35 pace. I was feeling pretty tired and flat...probably from the higher miles the two days before. But I tried to stick to it and finished pretty good. Don't you hate having the urge to go to the bathroom during a run?! I hate it, especially towards the end when you don't want to stop. Haha, another fun event during a run!

Today was really flat the first half mile, but picked up. Ran with Sasha, Jeff, and Ted. Ted and I ran 6 miles and averaged a 7:16 pace. The last three miles we averaged just under 7 min. pace which was nice. I wasn't sure I would have it in me after a week with this many miles. I think that this is the highest mileage I have done in a week so I am feeling pretty pumped about it!

I do have a question if there is anyone reading my blog. Behind my right knee I have a sore spot. It kind of feels swollen or like a lump of some kind. It isn't in the knee itself, but behind the knee. I think that it might be tendonitis, because I can't really stretch my right ham string without it flaring up. Does that like tendonitis? 

Today ran with Ted and Sasha. It was a good run for a Monday morning...always my worst day to run. We averaged a 7:35 pace with a faster last 3 miles then the first.

The movers came today to move all of our stuff down to Fort Benning, GA. It has been kind of crazy and we are glad it is over, but our apartment is so bare now! Oh well, we are still excited for the adventure ahead of us!

Ran today with Ted (LTC Leblow). We did a nice longer loop involving Carterville Road. We averaged a 7:27 pace with a slow first mile. For the final mile we picked up the pace pretty well. The first half mile was just under 7:00 pace and last half mile was a 6:05 pace. Incredibly enough the last mile actually felt better than the first 8.5! I don't know what it is, but I feel a lot better when we are able to pick it up in the end. Hopefully I can maintain that kind of pace for the 5K coming up in Orem this Saturday.

Today's 6 miles were pretty fast. Probably the fastest yet in a weekly run. Ran with Sasha, Jeff, Ted, and Tyler. We averaged 7:08 for the whole thing, but finished the last 3 in 6:48. It was rough, but it felt nice to have that mental confidence that I can run that fast! 

Today ran with Ted and Vern, a friend from the Army ROTC. The weather was great, but once the sun came up it was a bit warm. We averaged about a 7:12 pace which was great. We finished the last two miles pretty fast which made up for the 6 others that were a bit slow. Our splits went something like this:

  8:10    7:22   7:22  7:23  7:20  7:18   7:00   6:27

 It felt really good though, especially those last two miles. That should give me some mental confidence for the 5K Saturday! 

Today was a larger group. I ran with Sasha, Jeff, Ted, Tyler and Vern. We took it easy today because of the race tomorrow. We averaged about a 7:34 for the whole thing. Feeling good and excited to see how my 5K time will drop!

Hey hey, look at that! Ran the 5k today and set a PR. 19:43. I was realistically shooting for some between a 19:10-30, my legs kind of gave out on me the last mile. But I am still pretty stoked about that finish. I know that a lot of the really good runners weren't out there so my measly time got 1st in my age division, but you gotta start somewhere! My previous 5k time was 21:00 and that is the only other race I have run in.

Today was  a good run with Sasha, Tyler and Ted. It didn't feel flat or sore even after the 5k. Hopefully my body is getting used to the mileage and pace now. Tyler also ran a 5k on Saturday and did it in about 16:16. He said the distance was probably a little short by 10 seconds or so. Man, that is quick! I have a long way to go if I want to run at that caliber...

We averaged a 7:24 pace and the miles splits were as follows: 

   8:16   7:32   7:22   7:09   7:10   6:44 

 I just a new Garmin Forerunner 205. I love this watch! This past school semester I had been using Ted's and really fell in love with it. So finally I got one, or I guess my wife did for me as an early birthday present. It is so helpful to run with and I love setting it so that it shows my lap time every .25 mile. If anyone is considering purchasing a GPS watch, this is the one. It may look kind of big and bulky...but it doesn't feel it! 

Today's run was a pretty good one. I was feeling pretty tired at the end, although we were able to make faster mile splits. I ran with Ted, Vern didn't show today. It was nice to do another 10-miler. We averaged 7:25 pace and our miles went something like this:

8:04   7:32   7:28   7:29   7:32   7:29   7:13   7:09   7:08   6:56 

Ran with Sasha and Ted this morning. It was a bit slower than usual, but that was good. My knee was hurting a bit in the beginning, but once it warmed up it was better. We averaged 7:32 and our splits were as follows:

8:31   7:49   7:25   7:34   7:18   6: 37

Today ran with Ted and Vern. We had a good run, the weather still nice and cool! We averaged a 7:18 pace throughout the run which was nice. The last 2 miles were pretty quick and was a nice confidence builder. Our miles went something like this:

8:19   7:29   7:23   7:26   7:38   7:11   6:48   6:37

I ran today on my own in American Fork. My family stayed at my Mom's house to get ready to go to Georgia. I did an out and back 3 miles. The road I ran on was more hilly then what I normally run, I guess it was more like rolling hills. I tried to run it a little faster to see if I can hold a sub 7min mile pace for 5+ miles. I didn't quite hit, but maybe that was because of the hills. I averaged a 7:12 pace and my miles were as follows:

7:59   7:19   7:22   6:53   6:47  6:54

It wasn't as great as I wanted, but it was okay considering how hilly it was. I would like to be able to hit at least a 6:45 pace for at least 4 miles consecutive. Hopefully that will work here pretty soon. 

Today ran with a buddy of mine, Charlie. Met him with some of his wife's family in Albuqurque, NM. We stayed here last night on our way to Georgia. Charlie is trying to get back into shape so these four miles were a lot for him. We averaged just over a 8 min mile pace. It was nice for a little rest today.