Craig Hudman - Simply Live

Targhee with the kids. I skied with the 3 year old and 5 year old.

First of all no motivation today, none, zero, zilch. Did not want to run, not sure how I even made it out, let alone this distance.

Run recap.

2 hours trying to decide to go. (At least I have the luxury of when I take lunch)

First 4 miles MP, although at mile 2 I almost called someone to come and get me, so I slowed down.

Mile 6 almost puked up the greasy burrito I ate for lunch. Would've called but didn't know how to explain where I was at.

Mile 11....did I just pass the alternate route turn off and commit to 15 miles?

Mile 15 wow that sucked, how come I choose to do this to myself? 

Probably do it again tomorrow. I haven't felt very good lately.

Skiing yesterday was awesome I wouldn't trade the kid hill for anything. Just to watch my 5 year old mad because he can't beat his big brother down the hill and actually expect to beat him was priceless. And the baby standing strong at 3. She is going to rip like the rest of the kids in a couple years then I might get to hit intermediate runs.

WISH I HAD USED BODY LUBE TODAY. Unfortunately I left it home and I paid for it. Better motivation today but my legs felt really flat and had zero pop today. I struggled keeping a slow pace today.

Who would've thought shorts on the 4th of January??

I do need more sleep. I hope my kids will go to bed earlier tonight but that's probably not going to happen. 

Tale of two runs. I ran about 2 miles and got a call telling me I had a heifer having a calf that was having issues. So, I turned around and headed out to the farm to help pull a calf. I hope the mom takes it. Last one we pulled the mom kicked to death a week later.

Second half of the run was on a treadmill, didn't have time to go back outside. Ran some varied paces.

I think I more worried about building up miles this month versus much speed work so I have a base once I start marathon training for Utah Valley in February. It is a good thing because my legs feel flat.

Better day, I brought body lube. 

Starter running and quit early because I didn't feel good. Went home from work early and took a nap. Starting to feel better but we'll see tomorrow.

These weren't easy miles for me but I don't know what pace I had because my watch was left at home so I might update this post.

Jeff and Gray killed me this morning. I had ample opportunity to turn back but chose to keep running with them for a bit of a longer run than I've done in awhile. Group support helps out so much it pushed me farther than I thought was possible this morning. I'm still not feeling very good and they kept track of me pretty good. Last little bit of the run I had no kick, it was tough.

Great to meet up with Curt, Lynette and Trevor too. Nice to run with a big group. 

Still sick. This isn't going away.

10 miles in 1:03:28/6:21 still feel sick. I thought I was feeling better until the middle of the run and then I knew it wasn't going to be good. Still was able to do last 2 miles at 6:10 pace which really felt hard today. I wish I could shake this crap, going on almost 2 weeks.

AM. 3 mile warm up and then 2-11:58, 2-11:58, 2-11:59, 1-5:58. This was a portion of a Hanson Brothers Half Marathon Prep run I came acrossed. I could quite finish the last 2 mile rep and didn't have time for the cool down so it was incomplete. I wasn't hoping for much because I haven't been training for anything and I've been sick. I'm just barely starting to feel better. I've decided not to run outside early in the week no matter what the weather looks like to give my lungs a break from blowing that much cold air. Hopefully it will help.

PM. 5 mile shakeout at a relaxed pace. It's been awhile since I've done double and it was kinda tough but a good workout nonetheless. 

1 mile on a TM at night then decided to finish it outside so I bundled up and did a slow 5 mile progression run starting out around 7:05 and ending at 6:39. 

Must say, wearing the balaclava was great but you can't spit wearing one and this posed a bit of a problem because I am a habitual spitter when running. I was able to make it the full 5 miles without doing so but the desire was great.

Haven't ran outside all week and this night run felt great. I thought I may have over bundled but ended feeling rather comfy for 10 degrees. 

Easy 5 mile warmup with Nikki and then I repeated the loop at a faster but still relaxed pace. It was good to run outside this morning but I almost choked on my balaclava trying to breathe. These things are going to be the death of me.

Lunch speed work out. Heart rate was way high so pace was more conservative and I really didn't push it too hard. 8/51:17/6:25. I feel like the top of my foot is bruised?? Seems weird.

Started taking antibiotics a couple of days ago. I can still tell I'm not quite right when I run hard I can feel the infection in my teeth and nasal cavity. Energy is still low but it is improving. 

So, I wanted to see my marathon fitness level and where I'm at right now after a fairly heavy load yesterday. Hopped on the trusty TM and set the pace to what I would like to run, did not move pace until reset and last mile. First 4 miles I was wondering if I was going to make it very much longer. Pushed through it and settled in nicely around mile seven. From there on I upped the pace at reset and finished off last mile at 6:00 pace. Overall I ran 13.1/1:24:17/6:26 which is 2:30 faster than my fastest half I've ever ran. I know it was a TM and there were no outside weather or elevation factors (I did put a fan on me from behind, does that count as a tail wind?) but it made me feel good.

Energy level after the run is really good which means I must have eaten right. Still taking antibiotics but feeling much better.

My foot still hurts, has anyone ever had problems with the top of their foot? I really don't want to be developing a stress fracture and not realize it. wrapped my foot with KT tape to help. 

Easy recovery run for today. My wife was wanting to run outside until she actually walked out into the wind. I was thinking "this is why I have a gym membership"... we both ended up on treadmills. Looks as if it could be a nasty storm and we could be running in a lot of snow pretty quick.

So, I think I've been a bit of a princess with my foot. After Jeff's post to loosen my shoe I've been doing it and it seems to be getting better, that and I've been staying away from anything with laces other than running shoes the last couple of days. I think my problem starts with hearing so many injury stories that any little hint of something now throws me into princess mode and I panic. Just look at what the running culture is doing to me.

Today's boring TM run was the usual channel surfing, mind numbing event that I am now too used to. It was soccer, HGTV, ESPN Classics and anything in between. Legs are feeling pretty good ran 11 miles at 6:40-6:27 pace with out too much fatigue, 4 mile cool down.

I'm also looking for a body lube sponsorship after today. You'd think I would learn, but nope. So if anyone has connections I could do some testing. 

I've also decided to start eating like a horse at breakfast and it seems to be paying off with much better energy throughout the day. We'll see how it effects my weight :) ... Not that I care about a couple of pounds if I feel better. Although, weight watchers does have a special going on .... hmmmm. 

Never watch Man v. Food while running on a treadmill. It will make you want take off your shoe and eat it. 

Recovery run if you call 12 miles recovery. 

AM - This was a run full of surges and slow downs thanks to Hutch the pace husky.  Maybe it was the rain that did it but it was not fun. Had a couple of good miles but I haven't ran hills and the wind killed my. Didn't eat breakfast or anything before the run and hit a sugar low around 7 miles when I ran into my wife and her friends. I was told by all three that I looked like crap. 

PM - I had an obsession with 80 this week. Now I can sleep. 1 mile warm up, last 4 miles of the week at MP. Body still feels strong. I did actually eat before this run which helped tremendously, crazy how that's important. 

63.45 miles on a TM, that stinks. I really need to get outside more. 

Outside run, finally. My foot hurts after this one and I've decided that it's my shoes. My foot was starting to recover and I wore my Adrenalines today and my foot hurts really bad now. I'm guessing because this happened before that my shoes are shot. So I'm now in the market from some new shoes.

So I ended up ordering the Brooks Pure Flow with some gift certificates I had they are supposed to be in line with the Kinivara and Mirage and I know Brooks generally fit my feet pretty good so we will see how they work at the end of the week when they arrive. 

10 @ MP and 1 CD didn't feel very good today. Foot is still hurting from yesterday but different shoes felt much better. The pain was affecting my stride somewhat and I just felt "off" today (legs heavy, no energy) wondering if no supplements made much of a difference today (I left them at home). Easy run planned for tomorrow with my wife. Hopefully it will be decent in the morning so we can go.

First, my foot is starting to recover but everything else that comes with a bad foot is taking time to heal as well. I can't believe how a shoe can mess me up that quickly and how I'm so slow to realize it. Foot and ankle are still a little tender.

Second, I got my new shoes today right before I went running so I decided to take them on their initial test run. The PureFlow are supposed to be from their minimalist line and promote mid foot striking. I really couldn't tell much of a difference between these and my other shoes so the strike felt the same. I could tell they had a little more support than I'm used to on the outside of the insole  but were more or less neutral. Overall they felt good to run on and should be a good shoe. The big warning on them is slick surfaces so I'll make sure to keep them dry.

Today's run was just a pace run and I felt much better than Monday and Tuesday (foot probably made a difference) 9 @ 6:27 / 5 @ 6:17 for a total 14/1:29:54/6:25. I've hit and miss on feeling strong running this week. Legs were good throughout, energy a little down. 

Brutal wind today. These were not easy miles. I think this run was much harder than yesterday. It looked great outside but when I got into the exposed fields on this route I felt like I was getting stood up. Cut the run short and took quick route home.

Foot is still soft but doing much better now that I figured out the problem. It has left both ankles a little soft but they're coming back as well. 

Ran with the group this morning for 1/2 the other half was a blow myself sprint through SRL and man the wind killed me again. Seem to be the theme of the week. Another lack luster day. Legs felt really flat like yesterday and I went into a sugar low again this morning, like last Saturday, when I got back so it appears that I'm going to have to figure out my morning nutrition better before I run. Afternoons have been fine. Foot is starting to feel much better along with my ankles.

No time for a run today but I managed to squeeze one in between appointments. 1 mile warm up and then a 5 mile progression run starting at a fast MP 6:17 and ending at 5:49 overall 5/30:15/6:03. I felt great and probably could have continued had time permitted.

The AM run was thrown out the window due to no sleep and then taking an Ambien to sleep, sleeping in and being foggy when I woke up. I really hate that stuff but I was desperate last night. I think this building project at work is going to keep my up more than I want to admit right now. There are so many details and I'm not one to delegate and trust someone on the big decisions which seem to be numerous. I'll get through it....hopeful sane.

AM -4 miles. After not sleeping again, I got up early and went for a nice easy jog with my wife. It was a good run and a much needed easy pace to shake things out a little before this afternoon's run. Heard the coyotes howling like crazy about a 1/2 mile from home. I guess my wife has never paid much attention because it was the first time she'd heard them where they were at and it freaked her out a bit. I guess she would have offered me and the dog up for food had they gotten closer.

PM-13.16 I remember that one year when I wore shorts and the was no snow on the ground the last day of January. Oh yeah that was today. Is it freakishly good weather or what? Easy run a few miles at pace.