Craig Hudman - Simply Live

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.