Chad's Runs

Ran around Disneyland. You can't see anything from the outside.

Seven miles around San Diego.  I enjoyed it a lot.  They have a bay side bike trail that I bumped into and ran on for a bit.  It boarders the ocean with a big stretch of marsh land in between.  Its funny how many people were running in jackets.  San Diego was in the 60s most of the day and if the sun peeked out it would hit 71 or so.  I am not sad at all that I missed all of Utah's heat this week.

After two crappy weeks of running due to vacation this one was slow. Jello legs.

7 half mile repeats between 7:15 and 7:30 pace except for one. That one was into the wind and uphill and I only managed a 7:41. I thought I might run these a little faster but I don't think I've recovered from my lack of miles the last two weeks.

This is the longest distance I've run in quite some time. I was planning on 12 unless I was still running well and then I wanted to put on that 13th. I'm happy with the consistent pace I held even if it was a little slower than I wanted.

Slow recovery run. My quads are a little slow and my legs are tired from Saturday's run. That's good. I took it easy and put in the miles.

I almost forgot. I saw a beaver this morning swimming under the bridge crossing the Jordan River. It's nice having some light for my morning runs.

Did some half mile repeats but I'm entering this a week later so I don't really remember much. I hit my pace or better on each of the seven. That much I know.

This the annual celebration here at the Utah State Developmental Center and this is the second year of the 5K. They changed up the course a little since last time. There were hills and other parts of the course that staff had a hard time negotiating a wheel chair.  The organizer just measured it in his car and told us it was going to be 3.3 but everyone with a GPS ended getting 3.6.  Anyway, it was fun.  I came in second again behind a 60+ year old, but that guy is fast so I'm happy with the result.  I thought the co-working of mine that came in 3rd last year was going to give me a run for my money but in the end I smoked him.  This is the fastest I've run in a while.  I haven't really tested myself, especially at this short of a distance.  I was slower than last year but infinitely than I would have been 6 months ago.  I've still got a ways to go before I'm back to where I was a year and a half ago.

10 easy miles. It was nice and cool for a change.

Half mile repeats today. I ended up with 9 instead of 7. I had some watch configuration issues so I restarted the workout after 2 repeats and I just thought I'd finish 'em all up. I wanted to get them all at or under 7:25 pace. I did well except for one that is almost all a gentle uphill slope. I let myself get behind and then about killed myself trying to make up the time. I didn't think I made it but looking at the times on my watch after the pace read 7:25. Cool. I did it. 7:20 next week.

I'm going to take Tuesday and Wednesday off because I want to test myself on Thursday.  I want a 7 mile run average at 8:30.  It shouldn't be hard but I haven't done it since before last year's crappy summer.

I wanted to run this one fast and failed.  Crappy run.

Finished up 100 for the month.  I want to stay in the 100 to 120 miles for the next year or so.  I won't have time for any more, but after that I'll bump them up.

Where has my endurance gone?