Little Buddha

Swam for about an hour tonight with the kids at the hotel, didn't get in a run and I haven't been feeling very well.

This morning I woke up feeling pretty sick to my stomach, I knew once I got up I was not going to have that great of race at the Provo Freedom Run 10K. Even though I was feeling pretty sick I still decided just to go run since I had paid for the race, and I was hoping maybe I would start feeling better just getting outside and moving around. Anyway things didn't really get any better. I started the race slower than I wanted to 6:21 for the first mile a little bit of uphill at the beginning, but I still should have got out a little faster. Second mile was pretty much all downhill 5:37, Third mile was 6:11 downhill University Ave stomach really starting to hurt, saw my family at 600 North and thought about just dropping out since I would be close to the car at this point. Well, I didn't drop out and continued to push on 6:35 fourth mile. 6:26 fifth mile and feeling like I was only giving about 75% effort, slowed down quite a bit the last mile 6:39, then ran 1:19 for the .2 Finished with a time of 39:12 and very upset. At the awards they said I took second in my age group, but I figured I was third either way I did get a nice medal, except you had to wait way too long for the awards to be handed out something that upset me even more considering I was feeling very sick at this point. Overall, the race results said I placed 18th, but I thought I counted quite a few more people ahead of me, probably guys that hadn't registered. Anyway, not a real positive race, and it doesn't reflect what kind of shape I am currently in. I really think if I wouldn't have been sick I would have been down in the low 36 min range. Anyway, I will continue training and look forward to the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon in two weeks. Also, I am now wanting to run the Enterprise 10K in a few weeks to see if I can get a decent 10K time.

Still feeling a little sick to the stomach, did an easy 3 miles tonight when we got home, glad I got a run in since it was later in the evening when we got home.

Got in 5.5 in the early afternoon after working this morning. Did 2.5 miles easy warm-up then 2 mile tempo pace, 6:11 and 6:05 mile splits, 1 mile cool-down. Tonight I plan on getting in some more miles with the running club. I have been having a little pain in my right shin area. Ran 8 miles with the club tonight, then went another 1.5 miles over to Bill's work and back to the park.

Nice easy 7 this morning

Did 12.5 miles with the club up by Pine Valley the first few miles were true cross country, going over streams, around trees, and stumbling over rocks, but once we hit dirt road I was more in my comfort zone, nice run and decent pace, we picked it up some once we hit the pavement for the last 3 miles. Tonight I did 5.5 very easy ran down 300 West, then down through Overlook Subdivision, back past Farmer's Market then down to the Confluence trail ran back to the south and up the hill to the house. Quite a few miles today, but the body is feeling pretty good, met my goal of 50 miles for the week, which I'm pleased with considering I didn't start the week off very good being sick.