Craig Hudman - Simply Live

Dear Winter,

I haven't missed you, so could you please go back to where you were?

Woke up this morning to go out for an easy run with Nikki. 100 yards into the run I was wondering about turning around. We somehow manage to keep our balance and footing for a solid 4 miles. The plan was a few more but we really didn't want to test our luck, plus we were putting in a solid pace that would've put us home way to late to help the kids get to school. So here's a pace to talk about 4/42:13/10:34...and I didn't fall.

PM - 12/1:20:12 on a TM, definitely a little harder than I expected. Ankle pretty soft afterwards. Not sure what to do tomorrow. Need to move my long run up due to skiing with the kids plan for Saturday. I may end up at the gym just in case I need an out. I'll see how I feel in the morning.

Not an easy run this morning. Really, really wanted to do this outside but somehow ended up at the gym and did this on a TM. Probably turned out better because I had a few issues during the run. Started off and by 5 miles I knew it wasn't going to be easy, somehow talked myself into easy and felt good until 13-14 when I started to develop a blister on the bottom of my foot. I could feel the fluid squish and release with each step until I finished up. It's about the size of a 50 cent piece right below the big toe on the inner bottom part of the foot. Not real good but I'm sure it will be ok. Last 5 miles were torturous I don't know if it was the TM or the distance but I was coming out of my skin, my mind was every where and I just wanted to quit but I managed to talk myself into keep going.

My fluid intake was very poor this morning and I could tell. Gel and perpetum got to my stomach this morning, hasn't bothered me before. Not a great dinner last night probably didn't eat enough. Funny how yo can get away with these mistakes on shorter runs but the long ones tune you up fast.

AM - 10. 5 solo/ 5 with Nikki. 1 warm up then 4 at HMP 6:08-6:10. The remaining miles were pretty easy. Joints are a little sore, wondering if the family sickness is catching up with me. This has almost been a ongoing problem all winter. Ankle started acting up again??  

Back from the land of the dead. We'll see if I run at all today. Feeling better but still sick....

Learned some things from today.

1 - I would rather run 70-80 miles per week than what this week has been. I hate being sick and trying to run. Today was tough.

2 - I can punt a Dauschund left footed mid stride about 4 feet without too much effort. I aimed for the sweater and just swung. Didn't even break stride too much. The car coming had to slow down a little more to avoid it....Now if I could just get rid of the big black dog on my other route...how can you carry a gun on a 10+ mile run and be comfortable....need to think about that some more....

3 - Habit takes over even when the rest of you says"no". I didn't want to run, it was hard, still don't feel good but I went anyway. 

Started out feeling strong then around mile 10-11 the wheels came off the bus. I think I probably took too much sodium which is still making me feel sick as I sit here. Thinking over this boring and what went wrong. I am thinking that the sodium is the biggest mistake, I haven't taken any since last year. Oh well learning experience.

AM - 4 miles with Nikki. Good to get out and shake the legs out. I can still tell I'm not feeling 100% yet. Dropped her off and the did another 1.69 (to the corner and back) at MP felt ok other than my dog decided to trip me at about 1 mile. He somehow managed to drop behind me and loop my leg with the leash. The only casualty were my gloves and a slight scrape on my knee, pants somehow held up. Now I have some nice raspberries on my palms.

PM - 10.52/1:17/7:18 I think I've officially de-tuned myself between being sick and hurting my ankle. Everything seems forced..pace, tempo, form, breathing..just having a rough spell. I'm not to concerned yet, I've still got plenty of time..hopefully it comes back. 

Still not fun, I'm missing the "fun" right now. A lot harder than it should have been, once again. I'm all jacked up in every which way, hoping habit is going to carry me through this week, we'll see how the schedule holds up, already modifying it today.....You know I just need some sleep, day off tomorrow that might help some.

First 5.5 with Nikki, then dropped her and the dog off and did a little over a mile and a half right around HMP. Felt better than it has, still trying to find the "fun". Nikki got me out this morning and it was pretty hard just to get warmed up the first few miles. Nice morning with a very light rain.

AM - Easy run with Hutch. Climbed the hill for the first time in awhile, pace still not quite coming back but I'm feeling better. Able to hit HMP for final mile which felt good.

PM - Decided to do a tempo run and see how I could manage my pace. Started at 6:39 and progressed each mile down to a 5:51 on my last mile. It was work but overall felt good to get down to a faster pace. I'm figuring I need a few quality speed workout a week to get back to where I need to be. 5/31:24/6:17 

AM - Slept in, felt great, then went for a short run to start the day off. Focused on driving the legs all the way through the stride and running more with my quads. After I got into the rhythm it felt a little better and pace picked up naturally.

My daughter also signed up for track yesterday. Now I have someone other than myself to experiment on :) 

PM - Why is it that the wind is always blowing in your face no matter which direction you run? Still focused on driving my legs all the way through.

Was able squeeze this in. Had someone call to look at our house 1st thing this moring so I had to change up my running plans. Locked in at slow MP for entire run.

Interval workout. 2@6:39, 2@5:56, 2@6:39, 2@5:56, 2@6:39, 1@5:56 mixed slow MP with HMP. It was a good workout and it leaves me wondering about tomorrow's run and how I'll recover by morning.

I was a bit of a pansy and did this on a TM because when I got up this morning the snow was blowing sideways and I went back to bed.

Going running gear shopping with my daughter tonight. 

AM - It was chilly this morning, headed out early then back after 4 to pick up my wife for her run. Ran 6.5 with her then dropped her and the dog off and finished up the run, last half mile at HMP (good to know I can get down there when I'm feeling trashed). For some reason I'm getting a lot of tension between my shoulders right below my neck when I run. It hurts pretty bad. I tried dropping my hands and shoulders, shaking out, leaning, standing up straighter, nothing was working. Not really recovered from yesterday yet so I'm going out on a limb here and thinking I'll be blown up all week.

PM - A bit better than expected. Legs feeling tried but better. Tendonitis stinks, I'm back in a brace. It's not even close to what it was just being precautionary.

Easy recovery run out in the wind. Only run of the day.

M - Hard to get up this morning, I was awoken from a great sleep. Checked the weather on my phone and got ready. Funny thing was my phone said 5 mph wind, went outside only to almost get blown over. Where in the world do these reports come from?? Not even accurate. Oh well, climbed the hill and workout in the wind.

To all who don't have kids, you stink...I wish I could get more than 6-7 hours of sleep a night. I hope to get 7 each night. 

PM - HOLY COW, it was warm this afternoon. Still windy but not as bad as this morning probably less miles in it or I was in town and a lot was blocked. Felt decent and pushed the last half down to MP finished 5.7 loop in right at 39:00/6:49. I'm feeling good this week and other than sleep training is going good. I always forget about base building and how much it takes out of me. 

Found this and it pretty much sums up Idaho right now. 

AM - 5 easy miles with Hutch. Got to sleep in a little which felt good. Seems like all I've been doing is wind resistance training. It's either been pushing me side to side or in my face. And the dog ran about his worst day ever. I was going slow and I still drug him half the time.

PM - 5.7 at a very relaxed pace. Legs feel fine but don't have much pep in them. Right now I'm trying to decide what route I'll run tomorrow. Thinking about doing a 3 mile loop route so I can stash water and gels so I don't have to pack them with me. Looking forward to spring break next week. I'll be in St. George for a couple of days and I might try to run part of the marathon course. I'm thinking around the starting line to somewhere in snow canyon. 

Was tempted to run the 10K in Idaho Falls today but thought that I wouldn't do very good so I just ran my 3 mile loop route. As it turned out my legs came alive around mile 3 and I was able to kick it down for about 8 miles and would've been able to run a decent but not fast 10K so I probably should of went. The weather was absolutely perfect and I could never of asked for more. My wife joined me for about 6 miles and ran a very fast pace for her. Not sure if it was because I was feeling so good of if she was feeling it too. Stomach was an absolute mess this morning, for the most part I was able to control it.

 Went with my daughter to get shoes last night and I think she surprised everyone. She ended up in Adidas Rockets which are racing flats (zero drop), even the Saucony Kinvara bugged her because of the 4mm drop. We watched her stride and it was beautiful, hardly even touches her heel, lands square mid-foot. Now we just need to work on her turn over.

iPhones allow you to enter mileage just not write a report.

4 mile progression run through a rolling St. George neighborhood. 3 miles or so with Nikki then a short finish up. 

St George has some great running trails, however, I don't know where any of them go or when they loop. Started out in Bloomington and ended up somewhere. I know one part of the trail said Mayor's Loop and I was by the convention center, other than that, it was a good early morning run. Warmed up with a slowish first mile and the started clicking. After a couple of miles I started moving and paced around 6:40. Figured I would just hold this pace as long as I could and I just Kept slowly rolling faster times down to around a 6:20 by mile 13 or so. Came through 13.1 at around a 1:27 which isn't too far off the marathon plan. Held strong all the way to the finish. 15.4/6:38 

The run really felt good and it really surprised me. Every mile I was expecting to be steady or a bit slower, especially after mile 10, but I kept gaining speed. This was a confidence booster and lets me know that the training is slowly starting to pay off.

This time of year I wish I could live in St George. Mornings are awesome and afternoons are great for swimming and playing with the kids. 

AM - 7.2 Back in Shelley, got buzzed by some idiot this morning. I'm assuming he was going about 70 and actually edged closer to me from a ways off. That really ticked me off. Other than that a easy run that had the word "discipline" as a theme. It was a keep it slower at all costs. Probably went a little too hard yesterday and need a good day tomorrow. 

PM - 5.7 Sometimes I have no desire to do doubles but know it will eat at me all day if I don't. Another easy run on what I am trying to think up a route name for. Maybe, lunch time loop or recovery loop. 

AM - 11.1 The last few miles felt like walking death on this one. Ended up aborting the speed portion of this workout and just trying to finish. Anything under a 7:00 felt really hard so to get a couple miles at HMP and a couple at MP was good for today. 

PM - 6 Still feeling "off" but better than this morning. Warmed up for a few miles then dropped to MP for last 3. HR was low, legs felt ok, so overall body is doing fine. I might have just eaten poorly last night and that could be what's done me in today. 

AM - 5 woke up really late so went with my afternoon run in the morning and will just flip flop them. Good to run with Nikki again.

PM - 7 Ran at the gym due to serious stomach problems and wind/rain. Turned out to be a good choice. Feeling better but the stomach bug has me feeling a bit week and with a big run planned tomorrow I wondering how well I'll hold up.

My dog has turned almost useless on runs lately. I'm wondering what's got into him, he still runs well but has been acting up and been a little distracted. I will probably just keep dragging him around and hope he gets better.

3 separate runs all grouped together this morning. Ran 4 with my wife which was a good warm up then off to meet the group in IF. Jeff turned the 12 I ran with him into a tempo run for me :) wasn't planning on that but it worked out and I felt pretty decent throughout. Cooled down quite a bit on the drive home then finished up with a pretty torturous 6 miles, I don't think it helped running the last mile directly into the wind.