Fly on the Wall

Left leg a bit sore and overall a bit fatigued.  So, I bagged the planned run (9 w/ intervals) and did 6 ez.  Forgot to start my Garmin til mile 2 but the last 4 miles averaged 8:27 at 140 bpm.  About 80 degrees and it felt humid for around here.

 Last Monday there was police tape on the ground of the JRP trail at 600 North.  I didn't think anything of it.  On today's run my we figured out it was left over from a body that had been pulled out of the river on Saturday (a week ago). I can't find any info on how the guy died or how his body ended up in the river.  Yikes.

13 slow miles on JRP.  9:31 & 138 bpm.  89 degrees.

Felt like I need more recovery.

JRP. 83 degrees. Felt pretty good today.

My splits are an indication of how easily I succumb to peer pressure.

1- 9.04  started with group of 4 co-workers.

2- 8.19 durring this mile I was pulled away by the fast guy.

3- 8.02 talking with the fast guy.

4- 8.07 still talking with the fast guy.

5- 7.53 (included stopping for a traffic light) still talking with the fast guy, who was having trouble running so slow, while I was having trouble forming complete sentences.  :)

6- 8.35 fast guy had to get back to work. so I was left running solo.

8.20 ave pace.  No HR monitor. 

4.5 weeks till St. George.  I hope you are all able to make the best of this weeks training.

JRP. 89 degrees. 6 miles w/ 5x100 strides.

9:01.  136bpm.  BLAH. 

10.4 miles ez warm up.  Downtown, Memory Grove, up City Creek.

Ran at marathon effort down City Creek to Memory Grove.

1-6.29, 153bpm.

2-6.25, 165.

3-6.30, 169.

4-6.47, 169.

5-6.40, 168.

6-6.37, 170.

7-6.39, 172.

6.36 ave. 166 bpm.  About 81 degrees when I finished.  About a 10 mph head wind in a few places.  Variation in splits due to grade, head wind, and temp.  Downhill miles but still, I felt so much better than at last week's race.  My legs were not crampy and the overall effort was easier.  As I was running I started looking for snowballs, cause I started thinking I have a snowball's chance of running sub 3.

1.6 mile cool down.

EZ miles on hilly terrain up by Eden/Wolf Creek.  Legs tired, not much of an effort but miles in the bank at least.