Garrett Faragher running

7:12 pace felt good

7:01 pace felt controlled and strong for the most part 

This run was bad. I felt fine before the run but as soon as it started I could tell something was up with my stomach. I felt like I fatigued pretty easily too and by 4 miles I was feeling really out of it. I turned around at 4 and the way back was really slow. I got back feeling pretty dehydrated and drank a lot of water but I didn't quite space it out enough and I felt pretty off the rest of the day. 

I left my watch in Justin's car so I mapped it out afterwards as best as I could. I warmed up for the workout with the team and ended up just running the warm up loop 3 more times, then ran back to my apartment from there after I got tested. I felt good the first 3 miles and then felt like I was fatiguing more easily and took it slow. 

Today I felt worse than yesterday, and I couldn't sleep at all on Friday night, I probably got 2 or 3 hours even though I was trying. I texted Paul to keep him updated and ended up not running because my body just wasn't there. 

7:19 mile pace avg. Forgot my watch but it was with Justin. 

7:27 pace. Today felt fine. avg hr 159. I did hit a wall today at about 2 pm. I feel like I feel pretty back to normal on the runs but when I'm done running I realize it may have taken a little more out of me than I expected it to 

7:43 average mile. Not sure if the heart rate is right because it says 169 avg but I wasn't pushing the pace at all. Very relaxed.

7:02 pace, my watch says my hr was 152. It felt fine. Not great but not bad either. 

7:21 pace, 155 hr. Today felt fine as well. Similar to yesterday in that I didn't feel crazy good but didn't feel bad either. 

Saturday workout. Mile splits were 5:12, 5:10, 5:33 and then ended at 3.6ish miles. Honestly the first mile I felt great. It started hurting gradually more throughout the second mile and by the 2 mile mark I was feeling it pretty good. I feel like my endurance is there but my strength isn't.I think it will come with more workouts. It did feel good to open up and now I can focus on small improvements every day/week. Today was very motivating for me. 

I will start putting my heart rate on in the morning on next weeks logs. 

Today was another rough afternoon run. My stomach was feeling off and I could tell as soon as we started moving on the warm up exercises. I just felt pretty out of it and low on energy on the run and around 7 miles it was just trying to hang on and finish. Today honestly felt like a workout mentally wise in terms of staying in the moment. I definitely need to fuel differently because something's not working. 7:29 pace, 161 avg hr. 

Resting HR monday morning: 56 

Morning workout. 2 mile warm up. Stomach was great! It was hills so I was happy for it. As weird as it sounds today was easier than yesterday. I felt less tired after today than I did yesterday. I know it wasn't anything crazy fast but it felt great to hang with all the guys on the team today in a faster effort and it got me excited. Cooled down until I hit 10. 

Rep 1: .48 miles 2:37 split (5:29 pace)

Rep 2: .13 miles :44 split (5:43 pace)

Rep 3: .47 miles 2:37 split (5:33 pace)

Rep 4: .47 miles 2:37 split (5:34 pace) 

Rep 5: .12 miles :41 split (5:43 pace) 

Rep 6: .47 miles 2:31 split (5:23 pace)

Rep 7: .27 miles 1:29 split (5:33 pace)

Morning HR: I forgot! 

7:23 pace, today was another tough afternoon run. I start of feeling fine and my stomach starts hurting more as the run goes on and the last few miles get real hard. I am meeting with Natalie (the nutritionist at USU) on Friday so hopefully that will help. 

The first 5 or 6 miles today I actually felt a lot like my normal self. After that it got a little tough again but I think it was a good sign. I tried eating more before the run today and that was a  good move. 

Workout at Mantua. My first mile was a 4:49 and it basically crashed a little after that. Today was honestly pretty discouraging. My summer 10k was a lot better than that and I know I am more fit now than I was then. I just feel like there are a few things that are off and I haven't fully felt like myself lately. The meeting with Natalie was good today and I learned some things from that that should help. 

7:10 pace. My legs were tired but they could still open up. Today my stomach felt a little off again but nothing big because it was in the morning. 

HR: 63

Forgot my watch so not sure on the pace, but I felt actually pretty good during this afternoon run. The last mile or two got hard but comparatively, much better than the last weeks runs have been. 

1k repeats!

2:48, 2:59, 3:00, (rest rep), 3:02, 2:58, 3:01, 2:59. This was definitely the best workout I have strung together since I've been home. I just hopped into the front because I felt more energy being up there and tried to really stay in the moment. The last 2 reps they all picked it up to like 2;50-2:45ish and I couldn't hang at all but I am glad my splits didn't blow up at the end! Some of these runs have been frustrating with how I"m feeling but today I felt very good and it was a good gift from God! 

I think like 8:01 pace, my legs were very tired from yesterday. 

7:22 pace. I felt good, the run was a little hard but it was only hard because I was tired (not because I was feeling off) 

2k repeats!6;16, 6:27, 6:21, 6:42 (I came through the mile mark at 5:10 but came undone), thne 2:25 split for my 800m last rep. 

Today was tough! I didn't feel as good energy wise but my stomach was good and I felt like I stayed in the moment and hung on as long and as best as I could! This week has been far more encouraging than the last few weeks and I feel like I got 1 percent better today. 

No idea on the pace because my watch died. Guessing around a 7:30 or 7:40. My legs are tired! 

Today felt good. The afternoon runs are getting better, I'm feeling a lot more like myself on them for the most part. 

The workout felt good. Honestly it was too short and too much recovery to really start to feel winded. But next time there is a workout like that I will try to run it like it is a pace I am holding for a whole race rather than just "getting through the rep." 

2;25, 2:24, 2:26, 2:25, 2:27, 2:24

7:57 pace. My legs were actually pretty sore today and I was surprised because yesterday didn't feel very hard. I did an ice bath which was good.