run, run, run

Boise, ID 8:30 am

Pace: 7:55

Still feeling kind of tired. I think I might have caught a bit of a bug. I don't really feel sick, just a little weak and some pressure in my chest. It was a decent long run though. Went down Glenwood to the greenbelt and home up Eagle Road.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:33

I slept really badly last night, so I expected to run tired again this morning. I'm getting tired of that. But, I really felt pretty good. Did a solid 7 with Randy and then took off for 3 more.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 8:04

Slower than usual this morning. Picked up the pace a bit in the later miles, but just wasn't feeling like pushing it today.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:43

Rainy this morning. And I got hit by sprinklers over by the YMCA. Other than that it was pleasant.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:45

Colder this morning. 43 when I left. Had a pretty good run, felt good. Had a hard time warming up when I got home though.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:50

10 miler before leaving town for the weekend.

West Jordan, UT 9am

8 Miles. Pace: 6:59

Ran along the Jordan River parkway trail. It was nice to run in the daylight. Weather was cool, but comfortable. I decided to run a little harder than I have been lately. I got to the point where the trail goes straight into the river and turned back.

1 Mile

Ran back up the trail to find my wife and cool down.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:28

No talking, just running this morning.

Boise, ID 6:15am

Pace: 7:52

Two 10-milers to start the week, then I'll do two 7s and finish with a 5 on Friday so I'm not fatigued for the race on Saturday.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:47

Chilly this morning. Randy's foot was hurting again, so I only did 5 with him, then 2 more on my own.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:35

I took the MWF route, but reversed it.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:41

Short, easy run. 10k tomorrow.

It was a good race. I rode downtown and on the bus to the starting line with Neal. Since the race ends up in Bronco Stadium, a lot of the runners were wearing BSU gear. So, I had to wear my Y visor.

I started out pretty fast, maybe too fast, and slowed gradually throughout the race. When I got to the stadium I turned it on as much as I could.

1 6:05.0 1.00 6:05.0

2 6:25.4 1.00 6:25.4

3 6:29.0 1.00 6:29.0

4 6:35.2 1.00 6:35.2

5 6:42.5 1.00 6:42.5

6 6:45.1 1.00 6:45.1

7 1:00.1 0.18 5:37.5

I had two goals. 1. PR. 2. Get in under 40 minutes. I made the first goal and missed the second by 4 seconds. I guess I can live with that.

Also, I shredded my 5k PR in the first half. My watch showed 19:40 at the 3.1 mark. Too bad it doesn't count. Gives me something to shoot for on Thanksgiving morning.

After the race we ate pancakes.

Boise, ID 8:30 am

Pace: 7:36

Ten miles in the fog. Cloverdale, down the hill at Joplin, up the hill at Mitchell.

Grand Junction, CO 6:30 am

8.1 miles

Pace: 8:00

Ran up Monument Road 4 miles and turned back. Feeling tired this morning.

5:30 pm

5 miles

Pace: 7:36

Since my run was shorter than I'd planned, I did 5 more through town after work.

Grand Junction, CO 5:45pm

Pace: 7:50

I drove out by the airport and ran on a road that headed out toward the mountain north of town. Mostly uphill out, downhill back. It was a good run. The only downside was the dust. A few trucks drove by on the dirt road heading up to a shooting range, and one car full of teenagers probably going up to smoke some weed.

The end of the road was about 7 miles up, but at 6 miles it was getting dark, so I turned back. At mile 11 it was fully dark and a car passed. In the light of it's taillights I saw a big snake on the road. I kind of freaked out and hurdled it. I think if it had been a cow, I still would have cleared it.

Grand Junction, CO 5:30pm

Pace: 7:51

A rough one tonight. I stopped at only 3 miles in, feeling kind of funny. I pulled out of it by the end, but I was hating it for a while.

Planned on going 11 miles, but an overpass was out so I had to change my route. Probably a good thing.

Grand Junction, CO 6:00 pm

Pace: 7:54

One more evening run to finish the week. I like running in the morning better.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:50

It was 48 degrees this morning, but felt colder. Started out at about an 8mpm pace, ended up around 7:30.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:51

It got cold. 31 degrees out there.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:55

Cold again. I took it pretty easy this morning. Started out at a slow 8:20 and gradually increased the pace each mile. When I got into the subdivision there was a guy poking along about 100 yards ahead of my. I crossed the street so I wouldn't blow past him and make him feel bad, but then when I caught up with him he took off into a full sprint. What are we racing dude? So I picked it up a bit more and turned off on my street. I wanted to holler over to him "Hey buddy, I'm on my tenth mile here!"

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:43

Ten more miles. Dark and cold.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:48

Good progression this morning. Last mile was at 7:20.

Boise, ID 8:00 am

Pace: 7:32

A good solid run this morning. Ran stronger each mile. Took a figure 8 loop - Cloverdale, Joplin, Mitchell, McMillan, Eagle.

I got to bed really late last night. I felt like I was running with a hangover at first, but after a while my head cleared and I finished strong.

Boise, ID 9 am

Pace: 7:29

Travel day today, so I went longer and later. Felt really good running this morning, held a good pace and felt stronger the further I went. Now, back to Colorado.