Craig Hudman - Simply Live

AM - 5.25 easy after moving pipe. Hill route that my wife came up with. 38ish minutes.

PM - 7/48:55 Another easy run. I felt a lot better than I have. Legs were ready to go around 6 and had lots of energy but I just kept it easy.

Just got into this run and got called back to work. Bummer because the progression was feeling good.

About 6 miles of hills then 8 of country roads. I had a few bail out points planned if the pace slipped but was actually able to decrease it for all but the last 2 miles, 1 was into the wind and only lost about 5 seconds off pace and the last was close to where it needed to be. First 2.5 I ran with my oldest daughter, good times but she needs more mental strength.

9.41/60 right around 45 minutes the thought of pain seemed really good so I increased pace every 1/4 until I was finished ended up around 10K pace and it felt really good. I could've kept going but had to get back to work.

12.4 roaming around IF with Jeff, Curt and Justin. Good to run with a group. Legs felt pretty flat until 10 then they were ready to go. Busy day at work.

This workout was questionable to do at best. I've been sick since Sunday and still feel pretty bad but decided to try to get at least half way through it. Well, I got half way talked myself into 2 more reps hit 8 then decided if I got to 10 reps it would be awesome got to 10 felt like I was going to die and felt real sick, but I decided I could do 2 more and just finish. I now feel about the same as I did before so I guess no harm done.

2.5 warm up 19:52 or so

12x400x400 34:50 400's@5:24/6:38 If I wasn't sick I'm sure it would've been much easier

1.5 cool down 11:11

Hill route probably a bit too fast for a recovery day but I wasn't trying to time it. Watch was dead so I did this all on my phone and got splits after I was done. I was pretty surprised at how consistent the splits were. 1-7:50 straight up hill the whole way 2-6:56, 3-6:57, 4-6:47, 5-6:54, 6-6:56, 7-6:51, 8-6:54, 9-6:54, .5-3:30. The first 6 miles are all hill either going up or down last few are pretty much flat.

Finally starting to feel better.

AM - 4.9 With my daughter at her cross country practice. I think the coach may be learning because last year he started the kids right off with intervals and now he thinks they need to build a base first. Glad I went.

PM 8. 2 mile warm up legs were really heavy and didn't feel good. 6 mile tempo in 36:01 felt ok for most of it, didn't feel great but I was expecting that. No cool down because after I had stopped for a few minutes when I tried running again my ankle just gave out and said no more. It's been hurting pretty constant over the last few week but this is the first time it stopped me.

This is awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NwHNHNXsg0  

10/70 easy run. Ankle felt better than yesterday although I did pause once and starting up sucked.

15/1:48 Great run with Jeff just talking the whole time. Good to have friends to run with helps me get up early on a overcast cold looking day.

10/67 Easy

3 warm up 

10x600x400  6.3/37:14  600@5:24/400@6:40

2 cool down

Had a chance for a nap or a run, I chose nap.

3 warm up

6/35:44

3 cool down

7.1/60 Legs super sore and tired felt like I had lead in my shoes.

w/ Jeff

10/67 easy. really busy at work.

5 Some times you just have to walk away. Today was one of those days. Tendonitis flared up bad.

3 Warm up 21:;01

7 Tempo 41:46

3 Cool down 21:01

I wasn't planning on doing this run today after yesterday's outing didn't think I could, but a couple miles into it I started feeling pretty good so I decided to try it. Ankle was wrapped and I wore compression socks which seemed to help. Effort felt decent, I progressed the last three miles ending around a 5:50 last mile. Thought that doing this early might help to have fresher legs fot the big Spartan race on Saturday.

AM - 5.25 Short hill route. Legs were really tight to begin with but loosened up after a mile or so. Ended up feeling pretty decent. Nice morning to run.

PM - 8.1 /60 easy run. Legs started feeling great after 6, resisted the urge to go faster and just stayed at an easy pace.

short hill route plus some flat. Felt pretty good last few miles were around 6:50 pace. Moved pipe right after and man my stomach hurt.

Utah Spartan Race

12.33 - approx 3:30 really no idea my official time is way higher.

My wife signed us up for this and since they start in waves and you have to pay a extra $100 to start in the first wave I was committed to running this with my wife no matter how long it took. We started at 12:15 and I saw many people on the course with much earlier start times than us so to call this a race is pretty loose. I would call it a 12+ mile obstacle course because the only racing takes place in the first wave. Most people walked from obstacle to obstacle which made it impossible to run/ jog on any spot it was a single track through the brush up and down hills. I saw people fall over dead in the trail cramping multiple times. Most people who were around me were not even anywhere close to being in shape to do this. I started with my wife but also was trying to get in some type of workout. The first little hill we came to almost everyone started to walk ( not even 1 mile into it) so I walked/ran/bushwhacked my way to the top of the hill, paused my watch and waited for my wife to catch up. I ended up doing this between every water station and obstacle. I'd help my wife through the obstacle or get her a drink then run off to the next one. I tried to remember to pause my watch but it didn't happen regularly. I did manage to drag my wife up 1 hill that she grabbed on to the back of my shirt most of the climb. Overall it worked out well and she didn't get annoyed with me trying to get her to run or work harder and I got in a hill work out. I finished the last mile and 4 obstacles by her side and let her finish ahead of me while I raised my arms and clapped for her. She did great. I can say I completed all of the obstacles successfully and didn't have to do any burpees. The tire throw and sand bag lift almost did me in. I chucked the spear so hard it probably would've stuck in the wood not just the straw bale, but it stuck and I was happy. Fun, probably not to interested in doing another one. This race has to make so much money. Race entry + parking fee + bag check fee + spectator fee + sold out merchandise everywhere. It was crazy.