Step by step, mile by mile

First run at a mile altitude, in 15 degree weather. Ran the first mile split in the pleasant surprise of a 5:19. Felt WAY easier than I'd have thought. Chilled out after that. Altitude was rough, and I felt the first mile on mile 8. Throats felt terrible from the cold/altitude. Partied way hard after that with Shauntel, she's a cool cat. S/O to Kedric for driving past me twice on my run, being the first and second person for me to recognize back in Vernal. I missed this place bad.

Noon - 6 mile run at McCoy. Pace was somewhere between 6:10-6:20 which is pretty good for an incredibly hilly run where the primary running surface is snow/ice. Could have gone quicker normally but I had a side stitch.

Another 6 about 2 hours later. No watch, but same effort. No ice so maybe a bit quicker. Gonna do a ton of strength w/ shurtdog in an hour so a very productive day!

8 miles in 53 minutes. Went a bit faster because Trevor was biking behind me. Went a little quicker than I planned today but it's okay. Pace wouldn't have felt as bad if I hadn't wore too many layers and I can't handle heat too well. Going to do core/legs with Trevor later today.

AM - morning run at the indoor with Rylie, Reagan, and Talon. Legs felt pretty wasted from last night's lifting so it was nice to go easy. Did a stride or two to loosen up. Core after, S/O to Rylie for inviting me!

PM - I got back from my morning run and felt terrible. I thought I had a fever but I wasn't running a temp. I got a ton of shots yesterday and I accidentally flexed mid-shot so my left arm has been hurting pretty bad since yesterday. Legs felt heavy so I went on the track to loosen up. 2 mile WU, and strides for 200m, 100, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2. CD for 12 for the day. Times went 36, 15, 33, 48, 68, 50, 33. Nothing tough today, just trying to make a wrecked body feel better. Wore half-tights and a short sleeve shirt so it was pretty cold out. The insoles in the A6 feel pretty good, no arch pain

8 miles easy, but still a little quicker than I wanted. Ran from my house, up gov trail, back down bc the end was under construction, and down to the rec center. Taking a hot bath as I type this because my legs hurt a little. Not injury type of hurting, the kind you get when you bump up mileage/intensity.

Solid day today! 2 mile WU, 2x(3/4 mile), 1x(1/2 mile), 2x(1/4 mile), all at 5k pace. Rest for everything was a 60m jog around the track, drank a sip from the water fountain, jogged 60m back, started the next rep, so short rest. Went 5:05 mile pace for everything. Great workout, on the fast parts the pace felt easy and after the ~1 minute rest I felt ready to go again, so I think 5:05 was the perfect pace for me at the moment. 3 mile CD w/ strides for 8 miles for the day. Long run tomorrow!

Got 3 miles into my 14 miler at 6:35 pace for all three splits, then my HS XC coach Galley waved me down. Talked to him about running, life, and Ben Saarel for a while. When we finished it started to rain so I ran back home. I'll try for a longer run tomorrow, if I don't eat too much xmas junk. Happy holidays to all bloggers!