Emily's training blog

Jenny's husband decided to do crossfit at 6 a.m., so I'm all alone on my Monday and Thursday runs again.  Myles woke up at 4:30, so I went earlier than usual.

It was warm, windy, and muggy this morning.  I didn't even need a long sleeved shirt.  With about 3 miles left it started to rain pretty hard.  I tried to open up my stride and pick up the last two miles, which are downhill.

I ran out 1300 W to 7000 S, to 2700 W and back to 5400 S.  Nice rolly loop.

I decided to start a little more speed work this week.  I didn't have a planned workout in mind, so I just joined Jenny for hers.  The nice thing was that I was able to train at 10 instead of 6 a.m.  A later start made a huge difference.

I didn't have huge aspirations for a first workout.  Jenny ran a 1 mile, 2 800's and 4 400's.  I did 3 800's and 4 400's.  I didn't feel quite ready to step up to mile repeats yet.  I just wanted to keep everything around 6 minute pace.  I ran 2:55, 2:56, and 2:54 for the 800's and 84, 83, 84, 84 for the 400's.  I did get quite a bit of recovery, with a full lap between repeats, but that's probably okay for the first workout. 

We warmed up 2.5 miles, and just cooled down a mile on the track.  A lot of the mileage today was rest laps in between repeats, but that will change as I get in better shape.

Overall, I was pretty pleased with my first post-baby track session.

Sore calf and a little laziness kept me from running the last couple of days.  I'm going to have to get serious about running, soon if I want to return to racing.  Though, it has been nice just running how I feel, when I feel like it. 

I did a tempo workout today.  I warmed up 10 minutes and then ran 10 minutes at 6:40 pace, 3 minutes recovery, 10 minutes at 6:30 pace, 3 minutes recovery, 5 minutes at 6:20 pace, 3 minutes recovery 5 minutes at 6:10 pace, 2 minutes recovery, 5 x 1 minute on/off at 5:40-6:00 pace.  I was at 8.78 miles at an hour, so I finished 1.22 miles for 10 total.

At 9:15 I went to Zumba.

I broke the 130 pound barrier.  I am now weighing in at 129 lbs.  9 lbs to go.  I'm starting to feel less chunky.

I am super sore from yesterday.  No surprise there.  I waited until this afternoon to run since this morning Cole had a soccer game.  I ran 2200W out to 4100S and down to the river trail.  While on the river trail I was overtaken by a bunch of people dressed in mideivel armor.  They were having a big battle.  I feel so much safer knowing that I am protected from all the orcs and trolls that threaten the river trail!  I love being entertained on my runs!  I was reminded of the movie Role Models.  I didn't know people really took their Dungeons and Dragons games live.

I got off the river trail at Millrace Park and slogged home.  My total time for the run was 1:01:56.  I need to get back to full weeks of training starting next week.

I enjoyed the nice morning before the bad weather hits.  I ran 4800 S to the river trail.  I ran the river trail to Winchester, and climbed the nasty hill to 1300 W.  Then, I took 1300 W to 5400 S and ran home.  Overall, it was an uneventful run, but a nice start to the week.

I was a little short on time this morning, so I didn't run quite as long as I wanted to. 

I warmed up 12 minutes, and then ran 5 sets of 3 minutes on, 2 minutes off.  The fast parts were between 5:52 and 6:07 mile pace, with recovery at 8 minute pace.  Then, after a quick bathroom break, I finished with 5 x 1 min on/off at 5:35-5:45 mile pace.  I ran until I hit 50 minutes, which was 7.3 miles total.  I'm hoping that I can consistenly run under 6 minute mile pace for repeats soon.  It's hard to believe that used to be my tempo run pace. 

I avoided the rain this morning, and took advantage of play group to get out and run at a later hour.  I wish I could go run every day at 10 a. m.  I ran an extended Costco loop, running up to 3200 W instead of 2700 W, out to 3800 S, looped through the neighborhood up to 4100 S, to 2200 W, and back up to my neighborhood.  I was a little sore through the hips from yesterday's workout.  I'm so grateful for our neighborhood play group and all the moms that take turns watching all those little crazy kids.

It was really cold when I was running this morning.  I never felt that I got really warm though the workout.

I went out to Cottonwood Complex to do some hill work.  I warmed up on the 2 mile loop around the hospital.  Then, I ran a hill circuit, which included a 500 meter hill (Bessie) and a 300 meter hill to the fence.  I ran the 500 m loop, and then jogged around the baseball diamond to the 300 meter hill, sprinted up to the fence, and then ran down along the fenceline and across the park by the picnic area back to the start of Bessie.  The entire loop was about a mile.  I did 4 sets. 

The grass was frosty and slippery, so it was really hard to get much speed going.  Next time I do this workout I will time the hills.  Today I just went by effort.  It was a good strength workout, and I can' t wait to torture the high school kids with it this summer.

I cooled down on the two mile road loop again. 

9:15:  Zumba class.  I have a new, cute zumba outfit!  Running shorts kind of look funny in Zumba class.

The hill run/Zumba combo yesterday did me in.  I had very tired legs today.  Who knew dancing around could wear you out!  So, I only ran 8, but it wasn't slow.

I ran a 30 second pick-up every 5 minutes to get a little turnover in.  I'm not sure this was a good idea, but it lowered my overall pace to sub-7 minute miles.   55:10 for total time. 

It wasn't too bad outside this morning considering it snowed overnight.  It was nice and calm, and not too cold.  I felt great when I started my run, but two miles in my stomach started to hurt.  I ended up cutting my run a little short, since I had to make two bathroom stops over the next mile and a half.  I hate when my stomach acts up on runs. 

I ran 4800 to the River Trail, off at Bullion, up to 5400 South, and then an extra loop through the neighborhood to make it six. 

I should feel really good for a workout tomorrow.

I obviously woke for my run with Boston on my mind.  My heart and prayers go out to all those who were present during the bombing, and especially to those who were injured or killed.  I feel a sense of solidarity with all of my fellow runners, and know that not one of us is unaffected by yesterday's events. I approached my run with extra gratitude for even having the opportunity to do something that brings me peace and joy. 

I ran a tempo run today.  I ran a 2 mile warm up, followed by 5 miles in 31:44.  This run was done on the treadmill.  I started at 6:30 per mile pace, and increased .1 every five minutes.  I cranked it up a little more the last couple minutes, and finished at 6:00 per mile pace.  It was good having an extended harder run.  I'm progressing little by little. 

I cooled down 15 minutes to hit 9.1 for the total run. 

I haven't been keeping up on my blog very well lately.  So, here I go again.

I ran up to Valley Park and ran a lap around it.  Then, I ran up 2700 W to 6200 S, I ran down to the canal road, and back toward 5400 W.  I've only run this loop once, so it was a nice change. 

Running is a great time for sorting my thoughts out.  We are contemplating moving, and I spent the run considering our options.  No definite decisions were made, but running seems to clear my head. 

I thought I should probably pick a race to aim for.  I will start out with the Taylorsville Dayzz 5k at the end of June, and follow that up with Murray Days 5k and Draper Days 5k.  Then, I will run Des News  10k or half.  That should give me something to shoot for and put an end to the random training.  I don't expect stellar results this summer, but it will keep me focused, and then I can hit it hard next spring and summer.

I met Jenny at Murray Park.  I was so glad to run with her again.  I love having a partner.  I got to hear about all of her experiences at the Boston Marathon.  She and her husband were directly across the street from where the blasts occurred.  I'm so glad that they were okay. 

We ran from Murray Park to Wheeler Farm. through Wheeler Farm, back to Murray Park, and ran a loop around Murray Park for 7.2 miles.