run, run, run

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:06

Met Randy for the usual MWF run. Kept up a good pace, started at 7:33 for the first mile then dropped to around 7:10 for two miles then near 7 and below. At 7 miles Randy went home and I went 3 more at a pace in the low 7s. Felt pretty strong. Trying to do better with my nutrition and exercise this week.

Boise, ID 6:30 am

Pace: 7:29

Didn't feel like running this morning but once I got out there I felt ok. A pretty uneventful run. I went down Cloverdale to Executive to Maple Grove to McMillian. I ran with my wife for the last quarter mile or so.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:32

Feeling kind of sore this morning. I shoveled a load of rocks for the yard last night and I started back lifting and doing ab exercises.

We passed a couple of guys from the neighborhood, chatted with them as we went by. Then, when we turned the corner I looked at my watch and said "so we're just letting them think we're running the whole way at a 6:30 pace."

I was going to take a lap around the block at the end to get in 7 miles, but my wife was just starting her run, so I gave her my Garmin and called it a day.

Boise, ID 5 am in the morning

Pace: 7:49

First long run for Pocatello. I decided to increase the mileage of my long runs to 25 miles. I figured that might improve my stamina in the last miles of the marathon.

I did four loops starting and ending at my house. That way I could stop off for water, gels and the restroom. That part worked out pretty well. I took six Cliff blocks and a gel packet. I put them down slowly and didn't have any gut issues.

I wasn't feeling it this morning. Started out slow and didn't get much faster. I started seeing spots in mile 8 and thought I would have to cut it short, but that went away pretty quickly. I held on to a 7 thirty-something pace most of the way, then started to fade in mile 21. In my last mile I was spent. Just hanging on to finish. And I did, so hopefully the next one will be a little easier.

Boise, ID 6:15 am

Pace: 7:49

Wasn't sure how I'd feel after yesterday's long run. I was tired and had a few aches and pains, but not bad for the most part. I was going to go the whole 7 miles, but when we got to the turn off, Randy said "how far do you want to go?" That's all it took, I said 5 and we cut it short.

Boise, ID 7:30 am

Pace: 7:10

My wife and I got up and drove down to the greenbelt this morning. Since we run at different paces (but she is getting faster) we decided that we would run for a half hour and then turn around. I started out with a 7:33 pace in the first mile then sped up each mile until the last mile was at 6:47.

The weather was perfect. Chillier than I expected for a morning in July.