Run Derneld, Run!

Before the bus. Easy with a speedy finish. (8 in 1:01:08)

Before the bus. Woke up 10 minutes before my alarm, so I added a mile. Included some strides (9 in 1:08:33)

Before the bus. Workout day. Energy levels are a little low, but not bad. I am trying to drop some weight picked up in the winter months (5-10 pounds). Avoiding sweets is the main priority but also not snacking between meals as much. 

Warmup, 3x(2T with 2 minute recoveries), 1T, 2 minute recovery, cooldown with 5 strides 90 seconds apart. (10 in 1:09:30)

Going down south today. Easy. (11.6 in 1:30:25)

Went running in Cottonwood Heights. Lots of hills on Wasatch Blvd, a good opportunity for a guy from Idaho Falls to get some downhill training.

This was supposed to be a workout day. Legs felt okay, but were not responding. Mostly just heavy from all hills yesterday, especially since I haven't run on any sort of incline for months... was nice getting outside though! (15.22 in 2:01:06)

Before the pace. Builder from slow to M-pace. (8 in 59:52)

Before the bus. Strides. (8 in 1:00:47)

Before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:54)

Before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:42)
 

Before the bus. 8 strides. (8 in 1:01:05)

Long run around town. Had some really weird persisting symptoms after yesterday morning's run. Felt a little stiff/knotted in a small part of my back. I figured it was a normal muscle knot, and it might be, but I noticed it had impaired my breathing. It wasn't very painful, but when I tried to take a complete deep breath, I could only make it about 80% before I hit a limit. It felt like my lungs had a plug somewhere preventing them from filling completely. I did some breathing exercises several times yesterday and it felt like that loosened them up a bit. This morning I felt good enough to run, and didn't notice any problem with breathing. I still feel a small snag when I try to take a deep breath. I'd say it feels like I can breath 95% of the way. I'm not too worried as it seems to be improving. Based off today's run though, I'm not sure I'm ready to break 3 hours in my marathon in 5 weeks...darn. (20.16 in 2:44:03)

Before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:54)

Before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:11)

Before the bus. 10 strides. (8 in 1:00:52)

Before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:31)

90 minutes on the greenbelt. 10 strides. (12.06 in 1:36:16)

1WU,2x(3Tw/3minRec),2Tw/3minRec,4x(3minIw/2minRec),8x(200mRw/200mRec),CD

Straight out and back on highway 20 west of town. (15.43 in 1:55:22)

Treadmill run before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:26)

Treadmill before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:34)

Before the bus. 0.5 mile warm up. 11.5 miles at goal marathon pace. 0.1 mile kick. (12.1 in 1:23:00)

Treadmill before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:56)

Down in Utah for a nephew's baptism. Went on an exploratory run through Cottonwood Heights. Legs still very heavy from Wednesday. I think today's run will be good for loosening them. (8 in 1:08:18)

Staying in Richfield, Utah today. My standard 3 hour run three weeks before a marathon. I'd say this one was at a 75% average effort and my pace was surprising me almost every mile on my Garmin. I really like these southern central Utah communities! (23 in 3:03:11)

Treadmill before the bus. Easy. (8 in 1:01:56)

Treadmill before the bus. Easy with 10 strides at the end. Doing strides at a harder pace and felt pretty good. (8.01 in 1:00:41)