Here we Go

River Trail run. Nice easy pace at around 8:30/mile.

Ran the river trail today.  We did it in about 8:00/mile pace.  It was pretty awesome.  It was a beautiful day for a run.

Ran from my house up to the base of Old Main and back.  Felt great.  I ran it at a consistent pace of 9:00/mile for the entire run.  

My brother and I went and ran the Jardine Juniper trail.  It started out a little bit rainy and it soon turned to a light snow when we got to the second bench.  This area was super muddy, but that simply slowed us a little bit.  When we got to the top it was actually sunny. 

 On the way back down we had a little excitement.  On the section of the trail just above the river I actually went down hard.  I cut up my hand and knee pretty good.  Luckily since we were just above the water, I ran down to that and got cleaned up.

 Overall it was an exciting run. 

I did a short run today to attempt to loosen up my legs.  My gluts were super sore today from the run on Saturday and really didn't want to move like they should.  

Quick run around the west side of Logan. Nothing too exciting other than I found a really creepy house on 4th north.

River Trail.  Averaged 8:30/mile.  

Breaking in a new pair of shoes today.  These are very milimalistic with almost no heal drop.  I decided to give them a shot because they have so much room in the toebox.  Hopefully they don't let me down. 

Pretty quick run today averaging 8:25/mile with the stroller. 

Ran the River Trail today, but I definitely pushed it too hard.  On the uphill portion I ran at 8:30/mile.  I was super happy with that.  While riding the runners' high I took off down the trail.  I pushed it as hard as I could.  This probably wasn't the wisest move since this was probably the hottest day we have had all year.  I averaged 7:00/mile on the downhill section. 

Now that I am typing this up, I feel a little sick to my stomach and super weak.  I have got a little bit of a headache coming on, so I am going to crash as soon as I get some food in my belly. 

A note on the shoes.   I love them.  They are so light and force me to avoid heal striking.

Took a day off yesterday because I still didn't feel very well from the day before.  Today was great though.  I decided to take it at a pretty easy pace today since I still didn't feel 100%.  The run felt great even though I'm still getting used to the new shoes.  I can tell that the zero drop is affecting my legs differently than my other shoes.  The leg that I injured a year ago is especially tender after a run in these shoes, but it is getting better each time. 

Quick run around town today.  Nice easy pace trying to break in the new shoes.

So this week didn't start out so well for running.  I was traveling in Arizona and didn't have the time to run while there, so this was the first run for the week.  My son also wasn't feeling very well so he didn't tolerate the stroller well.  

Nice short run again.  Carter still isn't liking the stroller.  Once the stuffy nose goes away he might enjoy it a little more.

Great run down here in SLC.  Ran from the house to Wheeler farm.  I averaged 8:00/mile over the course of the run.  Mile two was actually around 9:00/mile, but I must have made up for it on the last two miles. 

I didn't really feel like running today, and it definitely showed.  I could hardly get going.  I am also getting some weird pain in my gluts.  It comes quite sharply on occasion, and it is really annoying.