Why I Oughta!!!

This was a test run to see if my sore foot and ankle can handle a run.  I didn't feel a thing.

Well... I decided to go for it today and run the 3:40 goal.  Foot and ankle held up for most of the race..  Last 5 miles were a challenge to say the least.  I finished almost 3 minutes faster than my goal and did a negative split by over a minute.  Cathy did very well with a 4:10.  Her goal was 4:30.  Elijah (11 yr old) got 5th in his division with 4:21.  We all did exceptional today.  I had a massage later that day... nice! I won it at the expo.

I ran 2 miles easy on the treadmill before yoga class.  A few little aches and pains, but over-all I feel great!  This week so far has been a recovery week.  I have done some upper body weight training, attended a couple yoga classes, and done some p90x abripper.  I hope to start running more next week.  I just want to make sure I heal before I abuse myself some more... :)

Easy recovery run.  Ran first mile with Haylee, my 9 yr old at a 11:06 time.  Mile 2 = 8:52  mile 3 = 8:46  mile 4 = 8:22  mile 5 = 7:52

I did 10 reps of pull-ups at the end of mile 2, 3, & 4.  Body feels good and only a little pain in ankle.

Biked 57 miles around the Gunlock loop this morning.  Nice N Easy ride 3:30:00

I went out for a feel easy run.  I may have ran it faster than I wanted to.  Average pace was 7:55.  I probably will not run the rest of the week since I have 100 mile bike ride on Saturday.

Cathy and I started at 5am with an easy run with walk breaks after every 5 minutes of running. We then did P90X legs & back right after the run. Then we did abripper at the end. I think I will feel this one for a day or two!!!

Ran an easy 10:00 pace on the treadmill. My legs are sore from yesterdays P90X legs&back workout.  The run took the pain away momentarily!!! I did Kenpo P90X today.  That was awkward!!

Good run today. I ran the bloomington hills loop. This has many hills of large and small variety. I measured the run in 3 laps. Lap 1 was the first 3.5 miles with an ave pace of 8:28. Lots of uphills the first lap. Lap 2 was the next 3.5 miles with an ave pace of 8:06. The ground was more flat or downhill. The last mile was suppose to be a cool down. Well... I cool downed with a 7:45 pace. I iced the right foot and ankle after the run. It's getting better!

Morning workout was P90X plyometrics for one hour. Excellent workout!!!

Ran a good 10k today.  I know I could have ran faster, but this was still a good run.  My average pace was 7:23.  The first 2 miles was hilly and the rest flat.  Weather was perfect!!!

Cathy, Josh, And Elijah ran the 10K too.  They all PR and placed.  Britnee and Haylee ran the 5k.  Britnee finished first in her age group.

Ran home from the race as a cool down at a 9:00 pace.  We were almost run down by a car in the crosswalk.  I caught up to the jerk at the Wal-mart.  I gave him a good tounge lashing, and he apoligized.  He was lucky I was in a good mood!!

I did P90X yoga this afternoon.  That felt really good!!!  Then Cathy and I rode an easy 21 mile bike ride on mostly level path.  Our average speed was 16 mph.

This easy run turned into a long hill and a tempo on the return.  I was in SLC for meetings and after the day of fun from sitting on my butt all day, I thought it would be fun to run up State Street.  The hill to the Capital and beyond was tough. I ran up/down gravity hill. This was interesting, even though I KNEW I was running downhill, the perception of running uphill made that portion of the run harder.  I then ran down through Memorial Park and back down State. Total time was 52 minutes.

I did P90X in my hotel room, legs&back abd abripper.

Ran an easy distance at lunch from work to home.  Very windy and cold today.  My pace averaged an 8:24.  Did P90X after work arms&shoulders and ab ripper.  Nice workout!!!

Pushed it after the first 2 mile pace of 8:21. The next mile ran an average pace of 8:00. Then the last 1.5 miles I pushed a 7:30 average pace. Good run!! The days are warming up again too!

I did P90x Plyometrics this morning. I made it a tough workout. My ankles hurt.

Ran in San Diego. I love running at sea level!!! I would have ran further but Cathy was waiting at the hotel so we could go home. My average pace was 8:00.