my makeup may be flaking

Four loops of Sugarhouse. I started out really slow, and picked it up to regular long run pace (7:30 per mile). Nothing special today.

I really should have timed this run. It was meant to be a recovery but I felt good so I decided to go with it (this is pretty much the extent of my training plan, run slow if you're tired, run fast if you're not, it seems to be working pretty well :) ). Anyway i was simply gliding around Liberty Park and not breathing hard at all. I think I have my "SLC lungs" back which happened about a month before I expected.

I was kind of pushed for time this morning so I only did 4 (I barely made it to class and I'm the teacher!!!)

After work I did my trusty old 9.7 mile loop from school.

Phase 1: 3.0 miles downhill from the math dept to Sugarhouse. My time,15:54, a ridiculous pace of 5:18 per mile, I was moving.

Phase 2: 1.85 miles from Sugarhouse to the corner of 2000E and 2700S. This starts out flat, but climbs steadily for the last mile, undoing all the downhill from phase 1. Time was 11:12 (6:03 per mile).

Phase 3: The Death segment. Just really nasty rolling hills taking you to the corner of foothill and sunnyside. Time was 17:44 (6:06 per mile)

Phase 4: Downhill through campus, 1.95 miles. Time was 10:42 (5:29 per mile).

Total was 55:36 (5:44 per mile) a new record! Yay workout PR!

According to the course tool this is course is equivalent to 10miles so that's a 55:36.

I did 9.5 in the morning quite slowly. Then 4.5 in the evening. My hamstring was a little tight, but it loosened up. I shouldn't be surprised considering it mainly objects to long hard efforts which is what I did yesterday, but I should try to get it as healthy as possible in time for the half...or at least figure out how to have it hamper me the least.

Also, I registered for two races today.

1. I signed up for Boston 2010!

2. I finally signed up for the Seattle Half marathon this year. Exciting!

After running I went to the field house and did some lifting and core work. I also ran on the track a little with one of my roommates. It's fun to watch him improve. He calls me "coach" when we go workout together.

I did 4 in the morning and then ran up and down Mt Wire in the evening. I ate it badly on the way down but I ended up running down really fast anyhow. It was cold but I went shirtless anyway. When I got to the top I looked down and saw some people heavily wrapped up coming up the other side. I waved to them and they looked pretty shocked to see me 500ft above them half naked.

I did 6.5 miles in my lightweight trainers this morning. In the afternoon I went to the gym and ran 4 miles hard on the track (finishing with a 5:10 mile). Then I ran with my roommates and lifted weights and junk.

Masaki did 10

Four loops of Sugarhouse park at quite a fast clip.