Rollin' THUNDER

4 miles in Rexburg. First run in a couple of months. I wanted to go slow for obvious reasons, and not do too long of a run. IT was about 12 degrees outside, luckily I didnt notice any wind. My left knee feels a little sore, but not too bad. I will watch it and see how it feels tomorrow.

1.5 mile run in my footwork class.

I think it was just a hair under 1.5 miles, but my time was 9:15. Exactly one year to the day I did 1.5 miles in a different class, and my time was 10:58. I was pleased with my progress.

3200 meter race for track. Then I did another 3200 meters to put me at about 4 miles.

I did the race of 3200 meters in 13:12. I need to lose this 20 lbs of hibernation and get back into shape.

First run in a while. My watch didn't pick up the satellite signals for about half a mile, that was annoying. Overall it was a decent run.

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4 miles at 6:21 in the morning. It was little cold and a little windy, but I am going to have to get used to running in the wind this city.

1.5 mile run for class. 9:11

I then went to the indoor track and did about 3.5 miles there. 

6 miles, about 10:00 am. This was a good run. My knees hurts a little bit after yesterdays run. I am hoping that was because I ran on the track. Today was not very windy, only aout the 3rd time in the 4 months we have lived in Rexburg.

Today I did 6 miles at about 11:45. It was about 70 degrees, which is a big change from the 40 degrees I had been running in (except on saturday), so it felt a lot hotter than 70. I ran the same route I did on saturday, and I am sure my time was quite a bit slower, but I dont know for sure because my watch died about 1.5 miles in. I got really tired around mile 4. I hadnt eaten in about 6 hours, it was hot, my watch was dead, and I am trying to lose weight by cutting calories, all of those things added up made me tired and groggy around mile 4.

I am doing a half marathon next month, and need a lot of improvement before I can even hope to do well. We will see how it goes.

6 miles at 7:45 p.m. It was about 65 degrees. I wore a long sleeve tech and shorty short shorts. The long sleeve shirt may have been a little much, but it wasn't too bad.

This was a good run. I felt like I had a ton of energy and I was able to just go and go. I was planning on doing 3 x hills, but I felt good and turned it into 5x hills.

My watch is acting up, so again I cant upload my run here. Hopefully I can get that figured out.

9 miles at 6:00 a.m. This was a good run. I went at an easy pace because I didnt want to push to hard, it had only been about 9 hours since I did hills. I averaged a 7:58 pace, and I had a negative split.

MIle 1 8.21

Mile 2 8.03

Mile 3 8.04

Mile 4 8.07

Mile 5 8.01

Mile 6 7.44

Mile 7 7.55

Mile 8 7.50

Mile 9 7.35

Total 1.11.38

 avg mile 7.58

max hr 177

avg hr 164

6 miles at 6:15 in the morning. It was a windy day, which is never fun but I guess it gives me some resistance training. This was an ok run, I didn't really feel bad or good, just alright.

Mile 1 7.51

Mile 2 7.49

Mile 3 7.50

Mile 47.43

Mile 5 7.48

Mile 6 7.41

Total 46.44

Avg mile 7.47

Max hr 183

Avg hr 164

I woke up at 5:30, looked out the window and saw a lot of wind (kind of). I thought about moving my run to later in the day hoping the weather would improve, but then decided to just do it. I got dressed and went outside and right as I started to run the weather started to snow. It was a real light snow, but it was still snow. My hands were very cold because I couldn't find any gloves. I wanted to take it slow because my left knee felt a little funny yesterday on the anterior lateral side inferior to the patella.

The run went well.

Mile 1 8.06

Mile 2 7.55

Mile 3 7.54

Mile 4 7.57

Mile 5 8.00

Mile 6 8.04

Total 47.56

Avg 7.59

Max Hr 168

Avg Hr 154

The forecast for last night was snow and cold cold cold. I woke up this morning (around 7:15) and looked out the window to see no snow, and what looked like 50-60 degree weather. My spirits were instantly lifted (I was not looking forward to running in snow). I checked the computer, and it said it was 33 degrees. But it looked at least 50, so I went outside, and it was definitely not 50. Even though it was cold, there was no wind, and the sun was out, so that was nice. 

10 miles at 9:30 am. I felt good throughout the run, and feel like I could have gone more.

Mile 1 7.35

Mile 2 7.41

 Mile 3 7.41

Mile 4 7.38

Mile 5 7.43

Mile 6 7.47

Mile 7 7.42

Mile 8 7.48

 Mile 9 7.44

Mile 10 7.36

Total 1.16.57

Avg 7.41

Max HR 172

Avg HR 161

7 miles at 5:45 am. It was about 35 degrees. I would have been very comfortable if I had my gloves, but I didn't, so my hands were a little cold. My left knee feels a little funny after this run, so I cant decide what I need to do to help it feel better.

 Mile 1 7.59

Mile 2 7.43

Mile 3 7.47

Mile 4 7.44

Mile 5 7.49

Mile 6 7.47

Mile 7 7.35

Total 54.24

Avg 7.46

Avg HR 166

Max HR 178

7.5 miles with 6x.25 mile hill repeats on a 62 foot hill.

It was windy, so windy that I got blown off of the sidewalk at one point, good resistance training. I wanted to do a slow jog to the hill, but I found myself going rather fast having the wind at my back most of the way to the hill. I went 2.37 miles to the hill, did 6 .25 miles up and backs, then headed back home for a total of 7.5 miles.

Mile 1 7.27

Mile 2 7.16

.37      2.54

Up 1  2.03  down 1 2.02

Up 2  2.04  down 2  2.03

Up 3  2.00  down 3  2.01

Up 4  1.59  down 4  2.03

Up 5  2.01  down 5  2.04

Up 6  1.57  down 6  2.09

Mile ? 7.53

Mile ?#2 8.05

.14    1.08

Total 59.18

Avg mile 7.55

Max HR 181

Avg HR 163

10 miles dark and early. Started my run at 5:36 am. It was a little windy, but not bad, nothing too interesting about this run.

 Mile 1 8.17

Mile 2 7.56

Mile 3 7.52

Mile 4 7.50

Mile 5 7.54

Mile 6 7.56

Mile 7 7.51

Mile 8 7.54

Mile 9 7.51

Mile 10 7.46

Total 1.19.06

Avg Mile 7.55

My heart rate monitor apparently went a little skiwompus. It said my max HR was 206 within the first few minutes of my run, and that is absolutely not correct.

Best guess of Avg HR would be about 170

Max probably 173

7.5 miles, I left home at about 7:30 pm. I was feeling really good during this run. I felt like I could push myself and try to run a little faster than I have for my runs lately. I was averaging about 7.09 with a tailwind, and slowed to about 7.19 with the headwind. I feel really good after stretching tonight, we will see how I feel in the morning.

Mile 1 7.22

Mile 2 7.06

Mile 3 7.07

Mile 4 7.11

Mile 5 7.16

Mile 6 7.14

Mile 7 7.20

Mile 7.5 4.04

Total 54.40

Avg 7.18

Max HR 176

Avg HR 167 (I think I may need to change the battery in my heart rate monitor, it is acting a little funny).

7 miles at 4:15 pm. I didn't go this morning because I had to study for a test. I wanted to take this run easy to recover from pushing myself yesterday, and to save some for my 11 miler tomorrow. I wasn't sore or anything from yesterday, I just didn't want to test myself too much. This was a good run.

Mile 1 7.45

Mile 2 7.42

Mile 3 7.49

Mile 4 7.51

Mile 5 8.06

Mile 6 7.52

Mile 7 8.13

Total 55.17

Avg 7.54

Max HR 174

Avg HR 159

11 miles in the wind and cold at 7:00 am. I saw that it was 37 degrees and thought "maybe I will just wear shorts and a long tech, it'll probably warm up as the sun comes out. Then I looked out the window and saw dark clouds and wind. So I thought I should dress warm, and I am glad I did. It was windy and cold the whole run, but it was nice to be out running.

I took this run as an easy run, I don't want to push myself too much. I did hit 50 miles this week. It has been a while since I did that.

Mile 1 8.07

Mile 2 8.00

Mile 3 7.54

Mile 4 7.51

Mile 5 7.49

Mile 6 7.51

Mile 7 7.52

Mile 8 7.51

Mile 9 7.52

Mile 10 7.52

Mile 11 8.00

Total 1.26.59

Avg 7.54

Max HR 174

Avg HR 158

8 miles at 5:30 am. It was about 32 degrees F, but there was little to no wind, so that was nice. I felt good during this run. I thought I would take it slow and be around 8 minute miles. I started out that way but got towards about 7:45s, then I was surprised to see how fast mile 6 was, so I decided to try and push mile 7, then slow it down to finish off. It felt good, this was a good run to start off the week.

Mile 1 8.06

Mile 2 8.02

Mile 3 7.56

Mile 4 7.44

Mile 5 7.44

Mile 6 7.34

Mile 7 6.45

Mile 8 7.37

Total 1.01.27

Avg 7.41

Max HR 176

Avg HR 158

11 miles at 2:30 pm. I went later today because I needed to make a study guide for a test this morning. This was a good run, I don't know what it is about running in the afternoon, but I seem to always go about 15 seconds faster per mile. It was a little warm (about 70), but no too bad.

Mile 1 7.24

Mile 2 7.23

Mile 3 7.27

Mile 4 7.29

Mile 5 7.33

Mile 6 7.33

Mile 7 7.28

Mile 8 7.33

Mile 9 7.28

Mile 10 7.26

Mile 11 7.55

Total 1.22.40

Avg 7.31

Max HR 179

Avg HR 166

10 miles at 8:15 pm. I went late today because I needed to study and take a test earlier today. I started to feel a little fatigued about mid way through this run, I wonder if I am doing to much. I am really tired right now (about 1 hour after run), but it is 10:30, 30 minutes past my bed time. Hopefully tomorrows run is better.

Mile 1 7.28

Mile 2 7.22

Mile 3 7.30

Mile 4 7.40

Mile 5 7.45

Mile 6 7.43

Mile 7 7.44

Mile 8 7.42

Mile 9 7.45

Mile 10 8.05

Total 1.16.44

Avg 7.40

Max HR 174

Avg HR 162

9 miles at 3:15 pm. I wanted to take this run slow and keep my HR low. I felt really tired after yesterdays run, and I didn't want to overdo it being tires. I was able to keep my HR down for the most part, and I was surprised by my pace. I was able to average 168 bpm while trying to hold myself back.

Mile 1 7.42

Mile 2 7.41

Mile 3 7.52

Mile 4 7.53

Mile 5 7.54

Mile 6 7.44

Mile 7 7.46

Mile 8 7.46

Mile 9 7.57

Total 1.10.14

Avg Mile 7.48

Max HR 177

Avg HR 159

8 miles. I felt a little tired during this run, but it was at 5:00 am. I do plan on running less miles next week to let my legs recover a bit from increasing my mileage the last couple of weeks.

Mile 1 8.10

Mile 2 8.17

Mile 3 8.09

Mile 4 8.08

Mile 5 8.02

Mile 6 7.54

Mile 7 7.50

Mile 8 8.02

Total 1.04.51

Avg 8.04

Max HR 175

Avg HR 155

12 miles at 6:52 am. I have a blister between my big toe and index (is that right?) toe on my right foot, and the ball of my foot on the lateral side has been hurting for about a week, so I was nervous for this long run. But it went very well. I had plenty of energy and was able to push myself for a few miles. This was my best run in a while.

Mile 1 7.43

Mile 2 7.30

Mile 3 7.39

Mile 4 7.38

Mile 5 7.46

Mile 6 7.31

Mile 7 7.10

Mile 8 7.06

Mile 9 7.07

Mile 10 7.16

Mile 11 7.02

Mile 12 7.26

Total 1.28.55

Avg 7.25

Max HR 180

Avg HR 162

10 miles, started at 5:21 am. I wanted to warm up for a mile, then run 1 mile fast, .5 mile recovery 5 times. At about mile 4 i could feel some stomach problems coming on. at mile 6.8ish I had to stop and slowly and carefully walk to McDonalds to take advantage of their early hours and use their bathroom. After that I did 3.1ish miles slow just to get my 10 miles in. Overall this run was ok. I was doing great until the stomach problems came.

Mile 1 8.06

Mile 2 7.13 (1 mile fast)

Mile 2.5 4.01 (half mile recovery)

Mile 3.5 6.38 (1 mile fast)

Mile 4 4.16 (half mile recovery)

Mile 5 6.39 (1 mile fast)

Mile 5.5 4.06 (half mile recovery)

Mile 6.5 6.51 (1 mile fast)

Mile 6.84 (stopped watch here and walked to the bathroom) 2.57

Mile 7.84 8.23 (just trying to get it home)

Mile 8.84 7.54

Mile 9.94 7.50

Mile 10 1.26

Total 1.16.22

Avg 7.38

Max HR 181

Avg HR 153

13.1 miles at 5:20 am.I was only supposed to do 13 miles, but why not make it a half marathon? I took this run very easy and just relaxed the whole time. My heart rate stayed some what low the entire, and I felt good after the run. The blister on my right foot ballooned up during the run to about 3 times the size it was before the run started.

Mile 1 8.19

Mile 2 8.05

Mile 3 7.58

Mile 4 7.50

Mile 5 8.02

Mile 6 7.52

Mile 7 7.45

Mile 8 7.42

Mile 9 7.34

Mile 10 7.36

Mile 11 7.37

Mile 12 7.25

Mile 13 7.38

Mile 13.1 46.5

Total 1.42.08

Avg 7.48

Max HR 178

Avg HR 154

7.25 miles with 4x .25 miles hill repeats at 5:30 am. I took a slow pace to the hill for about 2.63 miles then did 4 hill repeats of .25 miles each, then Headed back and finished at 7.25 miles. This was a good run, my time going up the hills has gotten a couple of seconds faster over the last few weeks, but my time going down was too long. I wanted to be under 2 minutes going up and 2 minutes coming back down. Going up was always good, but I was over going down by about 5 seconds every time.

Mile 1 8.01

Mile 2 7.50

Mile 2.64 5.18 (8.15 pace)

up 1.59

down 2.09

up 1.55

down 2.06

up 1.55

down 2.07

up 1.54

Headed home 7.50, 7.36, 6.55 (.88 miles)

7.65 miles at 8:30. I went later today because today is my wives birthday, so I made her breakfast in bed and went running after we ate.

I was supposed to do 7 miles, but I changed it to 7.65 so I will end up with an even 55miles this week. I also was supposed to do 30 minutes at a faster pace, but I forgot and didn't remember until about mile 3, so I just did 4 miles at a quicker pace.

Mile 1 7.40

Mile 2 7.41

Mile 3 7.34

Mile 4 6.47

Mile 5 7.18

Mile 6 7.01

Mile 7 6.52

Mile 7.65 5.20

Total 56.13

Avg 7.21

Max HR 172

Avg HR 159

3.9 miles at 6:00 am. I kept my mileage and intensity low to conserve my energy and heart beats for tomorrow. I felt good the whole time and was pleased with the run.

Mile 1 7.59

Mile 2 7.52

Mile 3 7.39

Mile 3.9 7.08 (7.58 pace)

Total 30.38

Avg 7.52

Max HR 162

Avg HR 145

Ogden Half marathon today. My sister won a free entry for the half and the 5k, and she was nice enough to give me the half marathon entry. I have never done this race and didn't really know what to expect going in. I thought if I got 1:30 that I would be happy, and ended up doing 4.5 minutes faster, so I am really happy. I was just able to keep pushing and didn't get too overly tired at the end. 

I did the full marathon last year, and they started about 10-15 minutes late, so at about 6:57 I thought I would start doing some light jogging to warm up, and head to the start line. I ran across the field once and they announced that the race would start in less than a minute, so I jogged to the start, got my watch ready and with no time to spare we were off and running.

I knew that the first mile had the only real hill in it, so I wanted to start kind of slow and take it easy, but who ever actually starts out slow? We all say we are going to, and it is so hard to actually do it. I was watching my heart rate and thinking "this is too fast, I need to slow down". I really didn't want to let how everyone else started influence me to start out too fast and not do as good as I could.

Mile 1 was 6.38, faster than I wanted, but I thought I would take it especially since the only hill is now out of the way. People were passing me and I was trying not to let that get me down. There were a couple of people in particular that passed me and were going pretty fast. I thought, "I am going to beat them". One was a teenage kid with bouncy hair, and the other was a guy wearing a roosters jersey. Mile 2 was 6.40, and my heart rate was high, but I kept going. Mile 3 was 6.48. All of these times are what I was hoping for, but my HR was still high.

Mile 4 was 6.49. The downhill starts at about 4.25, and I was pretty much in my place of a group of about 40 runners stretched out over half a mile (my place was dead last in the group). I thought that I would catch them here and get out in front, but of course they were going to use the hill as well. For the next several miles I stayed where I was, maybe jumping back and forth with a couple of people. Mile 5 was 6.26, 6 was 6.32, 7 was 6.27, 8 was 6.23. 

By the time we came out of the canyon I had passed a lot of people and was running along with a guy and a girl who I had picked out from a few miles back. It took me over a mile to catch them, and then right at the mouth of the canyon I saw my family. My HR was higher than I wanted (about 175ish), then right after I passed my family I looked down and it was at 182ish. That is a lot higher than I had wanted, I knew I wouldn't be able to hold that. After about 200 yards I looked to see where the guy and girl were. It took a while to catch them, and we ran together for about .25 miles, but they were now way behind me. Seeing my family really got me going, something about my wife speeding up my heart. Mile 9 was 6.09

I got to the trail with my HR way higher than I wanted but i was thinking maybe I can push hard for the last 4ish miles. I began picking people out who were in my sights, and passed them one by one. Mile 10 6.16, 11 6.42, 12, 6.31. I came around the last turn and I see the bouncy hair kid and the rooster man. There are about 100 yards in front of me with about .9 miles to go, and they were right next to each other. My heart rate is at about 186 and I can't believe I have held this high this long, but only .9 more to go and I have to beat these guys. So I push a little harder. I get to them with .4 to go, and the bouncy hair kid starts to walk. I try to cheer him on and tell him we are almost there, he tries to go, but stops again after only a couple of paces.

I pass both of them, and pick it up one more time, there is a guy almost to the finish and I want to beat, I start pushing hard, I pass him with about 20 feet to go, then he passes me, DANG! I guess I started my final push a hair too early. Mile 13 was 6.28, and 13.1 was about 40 seconds (I forgot to stop my watch).

The entire race all I was seeing was my splits and HR, I wasn't adding up my splits either, so when I got to the finish and saw 1:25:30, I was very pleased with my race, I was expecting around 1:30 if everything went great, and I guess I under estimated myself.

After the race I ran up the canyon to get my dad who was doing the full. I had to go 1.25 miles up the canyon to find him, and then I ran with him for 4.75 miles. Total of 19.1 miles today. The last 6 were at a good pace, felt good today and I am way happy with the results. 

6 slow, easy recovery miles at 8:30 at night.

My quads are still pretty sore, so I took this way slow and easy. I could feel every little tiny downhill portion on this run, even if it was for 2 feet, I felt it. 

Mile 1 7.59

Mile 2 8.23

Mile 3 8.54

Mile 4 9.02

Mile 5 8.55

Mile 6 8.56

Total 52.08

Avg 8.41

Max HR 158

Avg HR 147

9 miles on the treadmill. It is super windy today, it has been constantly blowing at about 25-35 mph with gust up to 50 mph, so I was not going to run outside. I rode my bike to the gym and started my 9 miles. I hate running on treadmills, and apparently rice and beans is not a good lunch 3 hours before running. I was only able to go 3 miles, then had to stop and go to let some lunch out. Then I did 3 more, and had to let some lunch out. Then I did 3 more and rode home, uphill, straight into the wind, it was a hard bike ride.

This run was nice and slow, I am still really sore from Saturday, so I went slow to not hurt myself.

The weather was bad again, and I wasn't feeling up to running down hills with my sore quads so I went to the gym and ran on the treadmill.

I did 13 miles on the treadmill in a cotton shirt, and got my first bloody nipples, a runners trophy. I have a new blister forming under neath where the last one was, which sucks.

This was an ok run, I averaged about 7:45's. The treadmill had a 30 minute max with a 5 minute cool down period. So I ran 4, then had to start over, then did 4, and started over, then did 4 and started over, then did 1 to give me 13. This was probably the furthest I have ever gone on a treadmill, and it was probably one of the most enjoyable treadmill runs I have done.

9 miles at 3:20 pm. I went outside today, I have to quit being a baby about the weather. It was windy and slightly rainy, but not too bad. During this run I was supposed to do 3 miles at marathon pace. I am not sure what my marathon pace is, so I just tried to push it. I may have pushed it a little too much, my quads are really sore, and my left knee is sore. If I am able to recover from this run by tomorrow, I would call it a good run. If not, I went too hard too soon after the Ogden half.

Mile 1 7.31

Mile 2 7.30

Mile 3 7.32

Mile 4 7.39

Mile 4.51 3.52

3 faster miles

Mile 5.51 6.59

Mile 6.51 6.47

Mile 7.51 6.55

Slower miles

Mile 8.51 7.35

Mile 9 3.57

Total 1.06.17

Avg 7.22

Max HR 179

Avg HR 158

9 miles at 5:30 am. I took this run slow because I over did it yesterday and was way too sore last night. It was about 42 degrees, rainy and windy.

Mile 1 8.26

Mile 2 8.12

Mile 3 8.07

Mile 4 8.14

Mile 5 8.01

Mile 6 7.39

Mile 7 7.44

Mile 8 7.41

Mile 9 8.00

Total 1.12.05

Avg 8.01

Max HR 176

Avg HR 149

14 miles at 6:45 am. Crystal needed to do 8 for her run, so we did 7 miles together. We went out 4, then I came back 3 with her, and she finished while I turned around and went to the 4 mile mark then came home to give me 14. This was a nice long run. First run over 2 hours in a while (probably since October), but I wasn't going for speed, just time on the road. 

The first 7 miles were the best looking 7 miles I have ever seen, dang she is good looking.

I ran in my gray shoes instead of the green ones because the gray have about 40 less than the green pair and about 30 less than the white pair, I want to try and catch them up to the others.

Mile 1 9.24

Mile 2 10.02

Mile 3 10.48

Mile 4 11.10

Mile 5 10.41

Mile 6 10.41

Mile 7 10.42

Mile 8 7.57

Mile 9 7.58

Mile 10 7.48

Mile 11 7.38

Mile 12 7.26

Mile 13 7.34

Mile 14 7.44

Total 2.07.33

Avg 9.07

Max HR 178

Avg HR 133

14 miles at 7:00 am. Since today is a holiday and I don't have school, I figured I would run my 14 miles today instead of Wednesday. I felt relaxed this whole run, and didn't feel like I was pushing myself hard at all. My HR stayed pretty low, and overall I felt great. I even thought about doing more, but decided not to push myself and risk injury.

Mile 1 7.49

Mile 2 7.41

Mile 3 7.49

Mile 4 7.51

Mile 5 7.30

Mile 6 7.34

Mile 7 7.34

Mile 8 7.34

Mile 9 7.28

Mile 10 7.34

Mile 11 7.21

Mile 12 7.19

Mile 13 7.25

Mile 14 7.35

Total 1.46.07

Avg 7.35

Max HR 176

Avg HR 156

4x800's, with a 2.5 mile warm up total of 8 miles. I pushed the wrong button on my watch, so I am missing the first 800.

33 miles on a bike. I have seen that the ratio of biking to running is 3:1. I am having a sharp pain in the ball of my left foot on the little toe side. Last night and today the pain had been moving up to my knee, and occasionally my hip has felt funny. My family physician assistant (My father-in-law) says I need at least 2 weeks off of it, so I will be getting pretty saddle sore for the next little while. But if my foot heals, it will be worth it.

I did 33 miles in 2 hours and 23 seconds today.

About 16.5 MPH

Max HR 162

Avg HR 141

2 hours on a stationary bike again. Today I was able to go 2 miles further. I did 35 miles, I had to slow down quite a bit at the end so I would only hit 35 and not go over, I thought 35 was a good number. I wasn't able to get my heart rate up nearly as high today as yesterday. I was riding on a different bike, but doubt that it could affect 20 bpm's.

Avg Hr was 121.

51.66 miles in 3 hours on stationary bike at gym. 17.22 MPH. This was a long time to sit, and my butt is sore.

28.34 miles on stationary bike. My butt wasn't as sore as I expected after yesterday's 3 hour ride. I did today's ride in 1:46, an average of 16.04 MPH. My butt wasn't sore, but my energy levels were really lacking about an hour in. 

I sure hope my foot heals soon, because this bike riding business is BORING. I am thinking of adding some swimming in next week, but I am a horrible swimmer.

33 miles on stationary bike. Felt a lot better today than I did on Saturday. My foot feels a little better today. I have done 112 mile in 3 days, and now am going to start swimming. Hopefully by the time my swimming is done, I can feel good about my foot to start running.

Swam 1.39 miles today. My foot is starting to feel better.

Swam 1.5 miles today. My foot feels way better today than it did just a couple of days ago.

Didn't count total laps today, but I would guess I swam about 1.5 miles. My foot feels like its about 98%, I keep contemplating running sooner than the 2 weeks rest, but I know I probably shouldn't.

went swimming. I only lasted about an hour in the pool because my goggles kept on leaking on the right side. I had to stop every 1-2 laps and let the water out, and I got frustrated.

30 miles on bike at gold's gym in layton.

36 miles on bike. I felt great today and was able to keep my heart rate at an average of 157 bpm. It felt good.

My foot feels a lot better today than yesterday, and yesterday it felt about 98%. I would say I am getting close to being able to run again, but I probably won't until next Monday just to make sure.

1 hour swim. I think I have figured out how to make my goggles water tight, that makes a huge difference. After a bit of a warm up I was able to swim 13 laps without a stop for rest or to fix my goggles. I am getting better. My foot feels good today so far.

30 miles on stationary bike at the gym. I felt good during this ride. Somebody was using the bike I normally use, so I had to use a different kind. I liked it a lot. I did the 30 miles in 95 minutes.

My foot feels about 98-99%, but I am not going to run until next Monday and hope it gets to 100% and feels that way for a couple of days before I run on it.

Avg HR 153

Max HR 178

25 miles on stationary bike, I was feeling really lazy today.

Max HR 138

Avg HR 120

62.5 miles on stationary bike. I felt good the whole time and felt like I could go a lot farther. I didn't really push myself because I knew I was going for 3 hours, so my HR wasn't incredibly high.

Max HR 175

Avg HR 148

1 hour of swimming. I did about 5 laps, then took a minute or so break. This was a good swim, and I feel like I am getting better at it.

First run in almost 3 weeks, I felt a little rusty and stiff, but it felt good to be running again. My foot felt good for the most part. Sometimes when I would run against traffic it felt a little uncomfortable, but not too bad. I did switch sides when I felt discomfort.

My HR monitor was acting dumb, .1 miles after I started it said my HR was 185. I have never seen it at 185.It says my Max was 203 (and I would have died), and the average was 160. Obviously those numbers cant be trusted. After about 7 minutes it started to read correctly around 140 BPM.

8 miles at 7:30 at night. I was trying to go slower than I actually was, but couldn't slow down. I felt like I was laboring the whole the time, which wasn't a good feeling. I had to stop at mile 7.15 and knock on three doors until somebody let me use their toilet. I am so grateful that someone let a sweaty stranger in their house to poop in their toilet.

Avg HR 164

Max HR 174

HR was a little higher than normal, and it has been high all day but I have no idea why.

Avg mile was 7:35

10.2 miles, I started a little after 9:00 pm. I was a little nervous about running at night again because of what happened yesterday, but luckily no gastro issues tonight. About 10 seconds into my run my lower back felt a little sore, but it went away within half a mile. My legs are incredibly sore, they feel more sore than after racing a half marathon, so I think I am going to swim tomorrow morning instead of running to try and give my legs a chance to recover. Maybe I will feel great in the morning and be ready to run. Other than being sore, this run went well. 

Mile 1 7.32

Mile 2 7.41

Mile 3 7.39

Mile 4 7.47

Mile 5 7.50

Mile 6 7.59

Mile 7 7.53

Mile 8 7.52

Mile 9 7.50

Mile 10 7.55

Mile 10.2 1.45

Total 1.19.44

Avg 7.49

Max HR173

Avg HR 159

9.8 miles at 12:15 pm. It was about 73-75 degrees, and way too hot. This was probably the worst run I have ever had. I kept thinking that I just wanted to take a shortcut and head straight home rather than finishing all 9.8 planned miles.

Again my back was hurting, my legs are super sore, and it was hot. I really need to start going to bed earlier so I can get up and run in the mornings.

For some reason my HR has been through the roof lately, maybe it has to do with the time of day I have been going running.

Mile 1 7.43

Mile 2 7.53

Mile 3 7.52

Mile 4 7.43

Mile 5 7.53

Mile 6 8.03

Mile 7 7.53

Mile 8 8.07

Mile 9 8.01

9.8      6.52

Total 1.17.59

Avg 7.58

Max HR 181

Avg HR 169

7 miles on treadmill at 3:00 pm. I haven't felt good the last few runs, and didn't want to go in the heat of the day, so I went to the gym. I couldn't run this morning because I had to wake up at 5 and finish a paper, then I didn't get done with school until 2:45, and had to be somewhere from 4;45 to 9;00. 

This was probably the best run of the week so far. I didn't feel overly tired (besides the normal treadmill sluggish feeling), and I averaged 7:46 minute miles, which is pretty good for me on a treadmill.

Mile 1 7.50

Mile 2 7.50

Mile 3 7.43

Mile 4 7.53

Mile 5 7.50

Mile 6 7.35

Mile 7 7.37

Total 54.20

Max HR 174

Avg HR 155

12 miles at 6:30 am. I took about an hour to get out the door because I woke up with a way dry mouth and I was very sore. So I drank some diluted Gatorade to help with the dry mouth.

This was a good run, I didnt feel like I was going too hard, but for some reason my quads have just been sore and painful all week. My back didn't hurt today, which was the first time all week. 

Avg 7:45

Max HR 169

Avg HR 155

6 miles at night. Really uneventful run, not much to say.

4 miles at night. I am feeling very lazy this week, which is not good. 

16 miles at noon. It was about 63 degrees when I left, and about 70 when I got back 2 hours later. It felt great when I left, but was too warm when I got home.

I didn't know how many miles I was going to do when I started, but I knew it would be at least 13. I thought if I am going to go out 6.5, I might as well go out 7. If I am going to go out 7, I might as well go out 7.5. And if I am going to go out 7.5, I might as well go out 8. I didn't want to do anymore, because I dont want to push myself too much and get hurt again.

I felt good for most of this run. For some reason my right nostril was bleeding for most of the time, but I only noticed it when I would fire a rocket or wipe it. I had plenty of energy, and if it didnt get too warm I feel like I could have gone a lot further. I wasn't trying to go very fast, but about 7:30's felt really comfortable, which is about 15-20 seconds faster than what usually feels easy.

Total time 2:01:28

Avg Pace 7:36

Max HR 177

Avg HR 162

10 miles with Crystal at 5:15 am. I am glad I went with Crystal today, my right knee feels a little sore from yesterdays run, so it was good to slow down a little bit. Crystal did really good. I am impressed that she just keeps moving forward despite knee and stomach pains.

This was a long run for her, so we were taking it nice and easy.

Avg 10:52

Max HR 159

Avg HR 114

This was about a minute slower per mile than she did her 10 miles a few weeks ago, but her knee was bothering her more during this run. She did great.

 12 miles at 10:20 in the afternoon. My third class was canceled, and I have about an hour break before my fourth class, so I got my run in.

On Wednesday I had a hard time slowing down, so today I started out thinking of trying to hit about 8 minutes miles. I averaged 7:46's, but thats about 10 seconds slower than Wednesdays run. I wanted to go slower today because I am doing a tnirps (backwards sprint) tri tomorrow.

This run went well, I was pleased with my time. I felt good the whole time, and could have done more.

Total 1:33:06

Avg 7:46

Max HR 177

Avg HR 158

Today I did my first triathlon. It was a reverse tri. Started out with 3.1 mile run, then 12 mile bike, and finished with a 600 yard swim. There were 4 heats, and about 15 people in my heat. I took 3rd in my heat, and don't know what place overall. But I wasn't racing anyone, I was just trying to enjoy my first triathlon.

The run had a good sized hill about half way. I finished the run in first, by about 20 seconds. The biking portion was on stationary bikes. I thought the bikes were calibrated for resistance-miles, but I learned at about mile 6 that it was just revolutions. I then released all the tension and tried to pedal as fast as I could. The first 6 miles really killed my time. I took a GU and some gatorade on the bikes. I was fourth coming off of the bikes. I am not a strong swimmer, but I had a few weeks of practicing a little while ago. I finished 3rd in my heat with a time of 59:16. It was a lot of fun, and I am positive it won't be my last triathlon.

6 miles at 9:30 pm. I felt like pushing it during this run. I have been taking it easy for the last while, and decided that I need to start training a little faster. 

I started out holding back a little so I could warm up, then after the first mile I started to push myself. I was going to try and push it for 3 miles, then cool down for 3, but decided midrun to push fast for 4 miles (counting the fastish warmup mile) then slow down for the last 2 miles. Overall it went well, and could be one of my quickest pace's for a training run.

Max HR 178

Avg HR 163

Total 42:20

Avg 7:03

10 miles at 5:52 pm. It was 85 degrees, and sunny. I wore a long tech and short shorts. It was warm, I wouldn't want to go if it were much hotter than this.

This run went well, I am trying to train around 7:30's, and I was able to do that today. Something about the heat makes me go a lot quicker. I had to stop at 6.29 miles for a #2 break, I planned my run so I passed a park about every 2-3 miles. Other than the bathroom break I was pleased with this run. I started to get a little tired around mile 8ish, I am hoping that it was because of the heat.

Avg HR 164

Max HR 177

Total time 1:14:11

Avg 7:25

14 miles at 6:30 am. My goal was to average 7:30's for this medium run for the week. The temperature was about 55 degrees, and there was a slight wind, it felt really good outside.

I started out a little slow to warm up, then just tried to get my average to 7:30, and I did it. After my run when I was getting ready to cool down, I saw a plane flying really low. It was doing a loop and was going almost right over our apartment. I thought Mackson would love it, so instead of cooling down I sprinted to go get him so we could watch the plane for a bit. It was fun

Max HR 175

Avg HR 160

Total time 1:44:43

Avg 7:29

10 miles at 8:30 am. About .25 miles into the run I realized that during yesterdays run my armpits got rubbed raw. So I took my shirt off at 1 mile and laid it on the grass. Then for 8 miles I was thinking about whether my shirt was going to still be there or not, luckily it was.

I ran 10 miles and wanted to do 3 consecutive miles (miles 7-9) at marathon pace. The run went well, I felt good the whole time, even when I was going at MP. I felt like I could have gone faster every mile, but this is training, not daily racing.

Max HR 169

Avg HR 152

Total time 1:12:16

Avg Mile  7:14

8 super easy miles. I just felt like taking an easy run. I didn't look at my watch, which was almost as hard as trying to run so slow. I am hoping this run will help my legs be able to run well on my long run tomorrow.

Max HR 144

Avg HR 132

 Total time 1:04:30

Avg mile 8:04

17 miles at 5:45 am. I started this run with the intentions of averaging around 7:30's. I did a slower mile to start, at about 8 minutes, then I started to just run and not think about running. I just wanted to feel comfortable. By mile 6 I was feeling really good. My pace had picked up to less than 7:30's, and I didn't feel like I was pushing myself at all, I still felt comfortable and relaxed. By mile 12 I noticed that my feet felt like they were landing perfectly, and my arms felt like I wasn't holding them to high (I feel like I have been holding them high for a while). Mile 12 was 7:01, and I didn't feel like I was forcing myself to run that fast, it was just a comfortable pace. The next 5 miles felt really good and the slowest mile was 7:07. Mile 16 was 6:48, and again I wasn't pushing myself to hit that, I was just running relaxed.

Overall this was probably the best long run I have ever had. I felt good and relaxed and I was very pleased with my pace. I think this week of running has been the best I have had in the 4 years I have been running.

Avg HR 149

Max HR 165

Total time 2:04:07

Avg Mile 7:18

11 miles at 5:30 am. I felt a little sluggish for the first 4-5 miles, but I eventually got into a groove that felt nice and relaxed, and somewhat fast. It is always nice when you feel relaxed and are running a decent pace. Towards the end of the run I knew I was close to averaging 7:30's so I pushed it the last mile, which is uphill for more than half of it. It felt good do run hard up a hill, it has been a while since I have done that.

Today was my birthday, and for my present I gave myself another day of running. I had thought a while back that I would take today off, but what good would that do me?

Avg HR 150

Max HR 181

Total time 1:22:04

Avg mile 7:28

11 miles at 10ish am. This was supposed to be a 9 mile run with 6x800's, but I miss judged how far away the track was. I ran 4.18 miles then started the 800's. After each 800 (2 laps) I would run 1.5 laps at a slower pace then do it again. It was going well until the 2nd one where I got a very bad stomachache. It was hard to just push through and finish, but I had to do it. My legs felt good, my HR felt good, my lungs felt good, I felt good except my stomach was killing me and it forced me to slow down a bit. Unfortunately this run was not normal in anyway, so I don't know what caused the stomachache. 

Avg HR 158

Max HR 180

15 miles at 5:00 am. Nothing really memorable about this run.

Avg HR 150

Max HR 166

 Total time 1:52:56

Avg time 7:32

8 mile tempo run at 10:30 am. I did 2 miles at what I normally do the first 2 miles, then I increased my pace gradually over the next 3.5 miles hitting my peak pace at about mile 6-6.5. The rest of the 7th mile was still faster than regular pace. I tried to run the last 2 miles at a slower pace to cool down.

Overall this was a good run. I felt a little tired the first mile and really thought about just doing an 8 mile run rather than the tempo portion of it. I am glad that I convinced myself to stick my original plan.

Avg HR 153

Max HR 172

Total time 57:30

Avg pace 7:11

8 miles at 5:45 am, first run in my red fusion 2's. This was an easy run, just tried to finish nice and easy and save my legs for my long run tomorrow.

Avg HR 139

Max HR 153

Total time 1:01:18

Avg pace 7:40

19 miles at 6:30 am. I took a gu about 30 minutes before I left. I ran this relaxed and wasnt trying to push myself or hit any specific pace, I just wanted to run relaxed. I took a gu at about mile 7 and again at about mile 14, I also took a #1 potty break around mile 6. 

This was a good run, I am pleased with my pace and Avg HR. And this run put me at 72 miles for the week, my longest week ever, and first 70 mile week!

Avg HR 152

Max HR 168

Total time 2:22:53

Avg pace 7:31

12 miles at 5:15. i had a hard time getting myself out the door today and my first mile really shows that. After the first mile or 2 I got into a good groove and felt good. I couldnt decide if I was going to do more miles or not, but decided I had better go home and study for my final I have today.

Avg HR 147

Max HR 169

Total time 1:30:37

Avg pace 7:33

I got to sleep until 6 this morning. I laughed last night when I told Crystal that 6 is sleeping in for me. I did 15 miles today and started around 6:45. I should have taken a gu with me to eat about half way through, because I started to feel sluggish around 13 miles. I dont think I would have gone faster or anything, I just think my head would have been in a better place for the last 30 minutes.

Overall I was pleased with this run, even with feeling somewhat sluggish at the end. I started out at a good relaxed pace, and slowly increased it without even thinking about it. I have been having a lot of good relaxed runs lately, and I love it.

Avg HR 153

Max HR 173

Total time 1:50:48

Avg pace 7:23

10 miles at 7:00 am with 1.5 mile sprint for American Epidemic. I did a 5.71 mile warm up, then did the 1.5 mile sprint. I took about 20 seconds off from my previous time in class, but someone beat me this time, so it was a failure :) . After I ran back home, for a total of 10 miles. Overall this was a good run, and I was pleased with the results.

Avg HR 155

Max HR 181

Total time 1:13:06

Avg pace 7:19

15 miles at 7:45 am. I ran later today because I had a final exam at 7:00 am. When I got to class the teacher said he decided to drop a test, so if we were satisfied with our grade, we didnt have to take the final. This made me happy because I wouldnt have to take the final, but upset because he didnt tell us earlier. I could have already been done running for the day.

This run didnt go so well. I had to take a bathroom break (#2) at 2.42 miles and again (#2) at 6.38 miles. I never got into a groove and felt like I was laboring the whole time. Not the kind of run I wanted to have 2 days before a race.

Avg HR 141

Max HR 160

Total time 1:55:25

Avg pace 7:42

8 miles at 6:00 am. I took this run super easy to save my legs for tomorrows race, and to save my energy for moving furniture all day. Nothing memorable about this run.

Avg HR 140

Max HR 154

Total time 1:02:26

Avg pace 7:48

This was the first year that this race has been put on, and it showed. Besides some minor things that add up, overall it was a well designed race and I am sure next year it will be awesome.

I took 2 gu's before the race (probably don't need them for a half) and some water. The first 6.5 miles of this course are basically like running down a cliff. The course drops 1300 feet in that short distance, and it was impossible to hold myself back. It was about 60-65 degrees at the start, a little too warm, so at each aid station I would drink half of my water then pour the other half on my head to cool down. After the first 6.5 miles I was all by myself. I could see a guy (wearing all blue) about half a mile in front of me, but he had been that far in front of me for a while so I wasn't thinking about him. I was just thinking about how slow I felt like I was going after flying down the steep road.

At about mile 8 my wife and Mackson were on the course to say hi. As I passed them Crystal informed me that I was in 5th place and that the 3rd place guy had just been walking. This gave me motivation to try and catch him. If I can catch him, then I am in 4th, and maybe that will give me the motivation to catch Blue. By mile 9 I had passed the guy Crystal told me about. He took 2 walking breaks and I caught him on the second. Blue still looked strong and still had a good lead on me, but it was getting smaller. By mile 10 I thought for sure I was going to get him, but I didn't know how long it would take.

Near mile 11 I was on his heels and getting ready to pass, but I also had to clear my throat, and didn't want him to hear me sneaking up on him, so I resisted the urge to clear my throat until I passed him at about mile 12. By the time I was heading into the finish line I looked back to see if he was getting ready to counter attack, but he was no where in sight. I tried to finish strong and do the best I could the entire race, and overall I am pleased with the way the race went. I was hoping to finish under 1:20, but today wasn't the day for that, too hot and too steep (and probably not enough training).

Avg HR 173

Max HR 184 (my HR #'s seem a little fishy)

My watch said it was only 13.05, but I haven't had any half measure exactly 13.1, so I will take it.

time 1:22:31

Avg pace 6:20

I tried to go running this morning, after about 3 steps I knew it wasnt going to happen. I1am way too sore to be able to run. I headed to the gym and did an 18 mile bike ride. I didnt work hard or get my HR up, I just focused on actually moving my legs.

My legs are still super sore. I went to the gym with the intentions of swimming. I decided to ride a bike for a little bit to loosen up. I did 6 miles on a bike, then I decided to run for little while. I ran 3 miles. Afterwards I was planning on swimming, but I had to head home so Crystal could head to the gym for her workout.

Maybe tomorrow I can get a 6 mile run in. That half marathon destroyed my legs!

6 slow miles. My quads are still really sore, but I pushed through. About .25 miles into the run I looked at my watch and realized that I had turned the gps off so I had to reset my watch, and start the run over. I dont know my splits for this run, just took it easy to let my legs rest.

My legs feel a lot better today. I think by tomorrow they will be close to 100%. I did an easy 8 miles today, at about my normal easy run pace. I didnt feel like I was pushing hard and my legs felt comfortable the whole time. 

For about .25 miles I had a dog running right behind me barking, it was really annoying and made me regret not taking my pepper spray with me. Just once I want to blast a dog right in the face and teach it a lesson. This was the first time I have had a dog chase me since living in rexburg. I liked the route I chose today, which was completely different than the normal route I do. Now I know that if I decide to go that way again, take my pepper spray to fulfill a dream.

Mile 1 7:52

Mile 2 7:43

Mile 3 7:41

Mile 4 7:42

Mile 5 7:42

Mile 6 7:39

Mile 7 7:51

Mile 8 7:44

Total time 1:01:54

Pace 7:44:25

10 miles at 5:00 am. Right when I started running I could feel that I didnt have much energy and that it wasnt going to be the best run ever. I was also out of clean underwear so I opted on the commando run because my running shorts have a built in liner. That is the last time I will do that. About 5 miles in I felt that I was getting some chaffing, and by the end of the run it hurt pretty bad.

Max HR 158

Avg HR 143

Total time 1:16:45

Avg pace 7:41

20.5 miles at 4:00 am. I went to bed at 1:00, and woke up at 3:30, 2.5 hours of sleep wasnt as bad as it sounds. 

I ran from my parents house to my in-laws house. I have never run that route before and didnt know where any places were to get drinks, which turned out to ruin this run.

I took a gu at mile 6, followed by no water. At mile 12 I saw a 7-11 and took another gu and went in and asked for some water. They let me have a cup and let me drink to my hearts content. The problem is that I didnt have any water at mile 6, and my mouth was so dry by the time I got to 12. I was also in need of water because I had run 12 miles. So I drank too much water, which really hurt me around mile 16. I got a horrible side ache that just wouldn't go away, so for the first time in a really long time, I had to walk during a training run. I then had to just go super slow to be able to keep the pain from getting unbearable. 

Max HR 171

Avg HR 156

Total time 2:44:08

Avg pace 8:00

8 miles at 9:00 am. I was going to do 10 today, but I am going to help some people shingle a roof, so I decided to do 6. Then while running I thought I would just do 8, 6 is too few. 

I started out with just a warm up mile and didnt look at my watch at all during mile 1. Towards the end of the run I was trying to go a bit faster than easy run pace and push it a little, and I am pleased with how this run went.

Max HR 169

Avg HR 153

Total time 59:03

Avg Pace 7:23

12 miles at 8:00 am. After I woke up I realized that I was also supposed to do 7x800's, and that really made me not want to go running. I started off kind of slow and didn't feel like I had much gusto when I got to the track. I did a warm up lap and then ran the first 800 at a faster than normal pace but something I felt like I could repeat 7 times. After each 800 I did 1.5 laps of recovery in about 3 minutes then repeated. I was well pleased with how this run went. This is probably the fastest average pace I have run 800's at.

Max HR 179

Avg HR 157

Total time 1:26:00

Avg Pace 7:10

Avg 800 3:00 (6:00 pace)

16 miles at 7:00 am. I woke up at 5:20 to go running but my watch wasnt charged so I had to wait around for it to charge. I dont know why, but I just dont have a whole lot of motivation to go out running. I need to try and change that so I can be excited about running again.

This was my semi-long run for the week. I didnt want to think about pace or push myself, I just wanted to take it easy and get some time on the roads. 

GU at 6.6 miles.

Max HR 164

Avg HR 146

Total time 2:02:55

Avg pace 7:41

10 miles at 9:45 pm at the gym. I woke up this morning and was unable to get out of bed due to tiredness. I worked a long day yesterday (first time in 7 months) and didnt feel like running. I had to do some work on one of the apartment buildings for a few hours, then mow the lawn, so I figured I would just run at night. When night came I wasnt really feeling like I wanted to run outside in the dark with a headlamp, so I decided to go to the gym and watch the olympics while I ran.

This was supposed to be a tempo run, and I did pick up the pace over the span of 4 or 5 miles, but not to a point where it was a speed workout or anything.

Max HR 168

Avg HR 149

Total time 1:15:13

Avg Pace 7:31

Not too bad for being on a treadmill.

9 miles at 9:45 am. I felt like I was working hard this whole run, when I wasn't really going fast or doing anything that should have made me feel so tired. I am hoping it is because I ran 10 miles so late last night.

I wanted this to be an easy run to relax and rest my legs for my long run tomorrow, but I just felt gassed.

Max HR 166

Avg HR 148

Total time 1:08:02

Avg pace 7:34

22 miles at 6:00 am. I went to bed last night late because my wife ran her first half marathon. It started at 10:00 pm and she finished around 12:15 am. She did awesome. She has been batteling a knee injury in her training, and I was amazed and proud that she still got her goal of 2:15.

I was asleep probably by 1:30, and woke up at 5:15, not a ton of sleep, but better than what I got last saturday before my long run. I did almost the same route as I did last saturday, only I went the opposite direction. It was way easier to run from my in-laws to my parents rather than from my parents to my in-laws. The elevation difference between their houses is about 600 feet, and it makes a huge difference (1200 feet difference).

I took a small water bottle with me because I didn't want to have what happened last week happen this week (too much water at mile 12, then stomach cramps from 16-20.5). It made a big difference to be able to drink the water after each gu (mile 6, 12, 18) rather than a ton of water at just mile 12. It was also nice to be able to take a sip every once in a while when I felt like I needed it.

Overall this was a good run. I felt good and was even contemplating going 26.2, but I guess I decided I wasn't feeling that good. I was under 7:30 average, which I am waaaaaaaay pleased with. This was a good way to end my highest mileage week ever. Hopefully next week I can hit 80 miles.

Splits: 7:55, 7:48, 7:16 (all downhill), 7:22, 7:45, 7:54, 7:31, 7:23, 7:15, 7:12, 7:06, 7:16, 7:28, 7:26, 7:22, 7:29, 7:22, 7:22, 7:35, 7:30, 7:28, 7:25

Total time 2:44:10

Avg pace 7:28

Avg HR 152

Max HR 171

10 miles on a treadmill at 10:00 pm. I woke up incredibly tired after a long weekend with the family. I was not in the mood to go running (ever since the Idaho Falls half, I havent really been in the mood for running). So I figured I would go tonight. When night came, I was not in the mood for running, but I have a streak going of almost 100 days straight (not counting Sundays) of either running, swimming, or biking (I only swim or run to recover from injury or races). Because of my streak, I had to go running. 

I got to the gym and had to treadmill hop to 3 different treadmills during my warmup so I could get the best view of the Olympics. I started my run, and my Achilles tendon was bothering me (it has been hurting since my 22 miles on Saturday). I knew it would be an uncomfortable run, but I am hoping this is a pain/injury I can train through.

The run went well, I even did a couple miles a lot faster than I normally run, maybe that will come back to haunt me.

Avg HR 148

Max HR 175

 Total time 1:13:20

Avg pace 7:20

8.25 miles on treadmill at 9:45 pm. I did 8 1/4 mile repeats with the treadmill at 7.0% incline with a 1/4 mile recovery in between.

I was supposed to do 12 miles, but I was battling gas, and decided to go to the bathroom at 8.25 to let it out just in case it was more than gas. I am glad I decided to go to the bathroom to let it out because it would have taken a long time to clean that treadmill!  :)  After being in the bathroom for a few minutes and my HR dropping down to the mid 90's I decided to just call it a day. I still had a good workout with the hill repeats.

Avg HR 154

Max HR 181

Total time 1:04:33

Avg pace 7:49

17 miles on treadmill at 8:00 pm. I had to take 2 bathroom breaks during this run, which makes me frustrated at the crappy way I have been eating lately. I really need to fix my diet to be more running friendly.

I did 6 miles before the first bathroom break, then 5 before the second bathroom break, then finished with another 6 miles.

Max HR 167

Avg HR 145

Total time 2:11:34

Avg pace 7:44

I have said that one of my goals is to do a marathon on a treadmill, and I always thought that I wouldnt be able to stay in one place for that long. But after tonight I think it might be possible.

12.79 miles on treadmill at 1:00 pm. I had said after yesterdays run on a treadmill that I thought I would be able to do my goal of a treadmill marathon, but after today I dont know anymore. This was a hard 12.79 miles and I almost talked myself into quitting several times. With such a strange distance to have, maybe it looks like I quit early, but I didnt. I was going to do 12.75 to give me 48 for the week, but then I went .04 more to make my shoes be at a more natural number.

Max HR 176

Avg HR 159

Total time 1:38:12

Avg pace 7:41

9 miles on treadmill at 2:30 pm. I was tempted to do 12 today and then with my long run tomorrow I would have hit more miles in this week than my brother ever got before he was injured, but i decided that there is plenty of time to add on miles. Better safe than sorry.

This was my 5th run on the treadmill this week, and I cant decide if I am going to do my long run tomorrow on one or not. I probably won't but it would be ....... (I dont know a word to put it) to do a full week of training on a treadmill. I guess flat, or boring, or un-scenic could all fit. 

This 9 miles wasnt bad. I feel like I could have done more, but I wanted to save some for my long run tomorrow. I didn't hit lap on my watch at every mile, so I only know my average pace.

Lately I have really been looking forward to my friday runs because they are shorter, and I just havent been excited about running (hence going later in the day and having to run on a treadmill to avoid the heat).

Max HR 166

Avg HR 145

Total time 1:08:17

Avg pace 7:35

24 miles at 5:30 am, not on a treadmill. It took a few miles before running on the road felt normal. For a little while It felt funny that I was moving forward, and the ground wasn't moving backwards. The weirdness of running on the road for the first time in a week shows by my mile splits for the first few miles. I was also taking it easy, knowing that i had 24 miles ahead and didn't want to start out too quick. It was dark for the first few miles, so I couldn't see what my mile splits were, but when I saw that mile 4 was around 8:15 I was a little surprised at how slow I was going. I guess it is better to start slow and be able to finish than to start fast and blow up at the end.

The only thing memorable about this run is at 22.83 miles I thought I got shot in my right hip. It was only for 1 step, but it hurt BAD!!! After that it was a little sore, but nothing like the initial pain.

My pace for this weeks long run was 18 seconds slower a mile than last weeks long run, but this week was all out and back, and last week I had 600 feet decline over 22 miles, so I am not concerned.

Avg HR 147

Max HR 171

Total time 3:06:21

Avg pace 7:46

5 miles on treadmill at 9:30 pm.

This was my first run since Saturday's long run. When I woke up Saturday I had a tiny sore throat, nothing that was going to slow me down. Sunday when I woke up I thought "I am glad I don't have to run today". Monday I woke up and thought my throat kills, I will run tonight when the pain goes away. Around noon I decided I should take the day off and let my body recover from the sickness. Tuesday the pain was just as bad, and Wednesday my sore throat bug was still there, but not so bad, but it got replaced by the lazy bug. So after going 98 days in a row (not counting Sundays) of either running, biking, or swimming, I missed 3 in a row. But I am back now.

I didn't time myself on tonight's run, but I think the pace was about 7:41 over the 5 miles. Now I am tempted to do 2 long runs in a row to rack up some miles, but I should probably just have a low mileage week, and get healthy again. I guess I will see what I decide to do.

Oh, and taking Nyquil (spelling) gives some pretty cool dreams!

Oh, my wife is the best!

5.5 miles on the treadmill at night. I had planned on doing more, but I got a visit fromt he hurryandruntoatoilet monster.