Fast Running Soldier

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.