Relentless

AM - 17 6x1600. Didn't have to get up quite as early to get the workout done before practice, but still up at 5. Had a really good sleep though and was ready to wake up. Warmed up into GS with 2 up and 2 down at Tinman. Goal was to start a little slower and work into it and finish all 6. Hit 5:37, :35, :33, :30, :26, :19. Didn't really have to work until the last couple and that was a nice confidence boost. I would say that if I can get some decent tempting in a sub 2:30 is still in the cards - not my goal earlier this year, but I'll take it. Cooled for about a mile until the team got there and then ran DI with them for their warm/cool around their workout (which I was very pleased with all around by the way). Ten moved onto the car wash... A long day on the feet. I'll see if I can sneak out for a few more this evening, but maybe not. (Ronin 35)

AM - 8 Mall/AC.  Just so much to do today that I didn't extend the run after morning practice.  Knee was a bit tender this morning.  (Lime 236.75)

afternoon - 8 Bloomington Hills.  Ran around the park a bit setting up the course.  Then Logan and I went down on the River Trail for a couple more.  Then added a bit more running around the course again.  It was a steamy one over there today.  (Zero 242.75)

AM - 13 Tempo Loop.  Met up with Logan and Bill at Clyde's for our summer tempo loop.  It was so humid today; I was absolutely soaked through.  My tempo wasn't too great, but at least I did it.  These are the workouts that have me a little worried.  But hopefully they will come around.  Warmed up three and then went 5:52, 6:00, 5:41, 5:53, 6:04, 5:53, 5:43, 6:04.  Like I said, hopefully in the next two/three weeks I can feel a bit better about this stuff.  (Kinvara3 463) 

afternoon - 7 Foremaster.  Nice run with the team with 8xbarefoot striders at the end.  (Barefoot '13 97.5)(Connect 611.5)

AM - 9 GS/AC/Lutheran.  Just out getting some mileage.  Not feeling bad from yesterday's workout yet so that is nice.  (Free 834.2)

afternoon - 6 1/1. Warmed and cooled a little and ran the 1/1 workout with some of the guys. I got 11 in at around .19-.20 per minute. Good workout for everyone on the team. The news said the Maverick on Riverside was robbed this morning at 5:30. If I would have woke up on time, I would have been there at exactly that time (I always check my watch to make sure I am on pace to get to practice on time, and I need to be at that Maverick at 5:32 to be on time back to school). Maybe I slept in on purpose. Not that anything would have happened to me, but interesting how stuff like that works. (F50 553.75)

AM - 7 Grass/DI.  3 miles barefoot on the grass and then the DI loop extended down into the neighborhood below school.  Long night coming up with the run-a-thon, so I slept in a bit.  (Barefoot '13 100.5)(Last Ohana 430.75)

midnight - 20 Parkway/River Trail.  Run-a-Thon tonight, so I just went out for 2 miles on the track and then went with the boys out on the Parkway.  Continued by myself out on the River Trail.  This section was horrid.  It was around 2am and I was so tired.  I walked some and just wanted to lay down and sleep.  I am glad this thing is over and this busy week is over.  (Ronin 55)

Week was okay.

Goals for next week: try and continue and get in shape.

AM - 11 Mall/AC//Lutheran. Not too shabby this morning. (Kinvara Silver 172.25)

afternoon - 12 6xMile. Ran 4 up to GS with 2 at Tinman. Had planned on running at the track, but soccer had practice and I didn't want to deal with them, and I figured I could go run them on the dirt mile. So I drove home and ran up to the course and did the workout. The course was pretty beat up from the rains and some parts were pretty haggard. Got 5:28, :27, :26, :24, :22, :19. Had planned on doing 5 because I felt like I was working harder than I wanted, but I messed up the count and got 6 anyway. So that was good. Ended up pretty happy about the workout. Cooled about 1.5 around the lap and home. (Hyper Speed2 338.75)

AM - 6 AC/Lutheran.  Just an easy 6 today.  Not too jacked up... that may be showing up later.  (Ronin 61)

AM - 13 Tempo.  Rainy tempo loop from Clyde's.  Ended up a little better than last week, so that's something.  This week (last week):

(Mana 505)

AM - 6 Grass/Lutheran. Good barefooting and reversed the Lutheran run. (Barefoot '13 104.5)(F50 556.75)

afternoon - 6.5 Shoe run. Just taking these off days real easy. I am too old to kill myself and I want to get as much as I can from hard days, so I better let myself recover. (Kinvara3 469.5)

AM - 11 Mall/AC/Lutheran. Tried to sleep in a little since I will be up way late tonight driving home from SLC, but alarm went off at the usual 11 mile run time and I couldn't sleep anymore. So up and running. Needed to go a couple minutes faster to get back on time to practice, but ended up getting back like 5 minutes early, so I must have been moving pretty good. Then just finished it up for a good run for the day. (Ronin 72)

afternoon - 3 SugarHouse. Went to watch our college girls run in Orem and then went up to run on the State course. Raines started pretty good just as we started and went throughout (making the XC race today just a mess!). (Zero 245.75)

Ate at the mall and then casually headed over to the meet in Herriman, only to arrive as the Varsity girls started! They decided to change the order because of the rain. So we moved the girls to the JV race and got the boys a quick warmup in (glad we had the miles in our legs from the state course). Team did a little better as a whole this week, both boys and girls. Things are coming around. Then drove home late, getting home at 1:00a.

morning - 22 STG course. Slept until 8:00 this morning after getting home late. Then ate some breakfast and took the suburban back to the district and finally got running by 9:30 - luckily it wasn't too warm, but it heated up by the end around noon. Tis was the workout I've been waiting for all summer, maybe since back in the spring since prepping for Phoenix. Ran and up and back from the finish. Going up I noticed as I started up the hills at miles 3-5 that I was actually running pretty quick without any effort. Then I just kept getting quicker while trying to make sure I wasn't working since I wanted to push down the course a bit. Even through the big climbs up I ended up ave 7:10 for the 11 mile up (just past Snow Canyon). That is faster than a lot of my normal runs. The coming back down, I just wanted to be around marathon pace - and it ended up pretty good. Went between 5:10's-5:30's throughout and low 40's on the two miles that include parts of the Winchester Hill. I kept telling myself not to go crazy, so I just the effort pretty even and strong, but not all out since I know what going to hard on the course three weeks out can do to you.. By the end, I was working a bit harder to hold the pace through town, but was able to do it. Total run ave was 6:20. Not too bad considering I really did not even want to run today and actually didn't even feel physically that good today. Hopefully I can reap some benefits from this and build on it in the coming two weeks and getting feeling better mentally and physically - then something good could happen on race day. (Kinvara lime 258.75)

Did see something today that drives me nuts. I saw a mom running with her kid (probably about 14 years old) down the course when I was dropping off some water. I later passed them on my way up. It had been over an hour since I first saw them and they had gone about three miles. The kid was obviously really hurting and his mom was pushing him in the back to get going. Now... Sometimes my daughters don't want to do things (okay, they never want to do anything) and I have to encourage them (sometimes less than pleasantly) to do it. But having 14 year old run marathons is not the way to get your child into running. Now, I'll admit this is a blanket statement, and there are rare cases when a teenager could run a marathon, but rarely. Parents, let your son/daughter learn a lifelong love of running through shorter races, team practices and races and the varieties of other activities related to this amazing sport, not by making them "run" a marathon with mom/dad to try and bolster your self-esteem since your child is so amazing a can "run" a marathon.

Hammy is continuing to improve (felt totally fine today). And got in some good workouts this week.

Goals for next week: I am going to try and come into Weds.' workout a little fresher and push that tempo a little more than I have been able to. Then I'll get my reps in later in the week (either in SLC Friday morning or Boise on Saturday).

AM - 11 GS/laps/AC/Lutheran.  I am just not really thrilled about waking up now-a-days.  Allergies have started to take over my life and they wipe me out.  (Oregon 677.75)

afternoon - 6 loops.  Ran around as the team did a workout.  (shoes?)

AM - 6 AC/Lutheran.  Good morning run after hip has been really hurting lately.  (Kinvara silver 178.25)

afternoon - 7.5 laps.  Again, ran around as the team did a workout.  (shoes?)

AM - 13 Tempo Loop.  A little better tempo this morning.  Times were about 3-10 seconds faster per mile.  Hips felt a bit better this morning with no speed work this week and a little lower miles.  My major problem right now is mental.  I really just don't feel like running or working hard.  I am ready for this cycle and this race to be done with.  It is more than just running - I am just overwhelmed with everything.  I need a weekend where I can just be with my family and enjoy some time in the pool and good times.  Unfortunately I won't have one of those for many more weeks.  Bummer.  (Mana 518)

afternoon - 4 laps/DI.  Another workout for the team, so I just ran around a bit.  (Landreth blue 996.25)

AM - 11 Mall/AC/Lutheran.  Was able to get up and go a bit today.  Didn't feel too bad.  Hip is up and down a bit this week.  (Kinvara3 480.5)

AM - 13 Sego Lily/Dimple Dell. Ran the Sego Lily loop and then extended up into Granite past the old church. Came back and got the boys and took them onto the north rim section of dimple dell. Good run. A little chilly up here, it was great. (Ronin 85)

evening - 4.5 Eagle Island. Ran the Bob Firman course up in Boise. Then some striders. This would be a very fun course to run. The team will do well tomorrow. (Zero 256.25)

AM - 14 Boise. From the hotel up the Greenbelt - a mostly pretty trail along the Boise River. Threw in 3x2 mile repeats at MP. Went mid 5:40's, to low :40's, to mid :30's and felt pretty good. Have been sneezing a lot, as the allergies have really kicked in, and everyone is making my deep abs hurt more and more. Hopefully the taper can get the aches and pains to go away. (Ronin 99)

Good solid week.

Goals for next week: mileage down to around 70 and a couple solid MP workouts.

AM - 6 AC/Lutheran.  Nice cool temps this morning and a good little run to begin the taper.  (Connect 621.5)

afternoon - 8 River Run.  Good afternoon run with Trevor.  (Kinvara 892.9)

AM - 6 AC/Lutheran.  Normal morning run.  Felt good.  (Oregon 683.75)

AM - 13 Tempo Loop.  Solid tempo run today - best of the season.  Had a stronger beginning mile and much stronger on the finishing 3-4 with the others better as well.  But the 2nd half is what I really wanted to work on.  Taking the afternoon off to rest my hip after working hard this morning.  (Kinvara Lime 271.75)

AM - 5 AC/DI.  Hip felt pretty good today.  Kept it short as I needed to get into my classroom and get some work done.  (Mana 523)

AM - 11.5 Wendy's. Nice chilly run this morning. Threw in 2x2 mile at MP. Felt good, not too tough. (Ronin 110.5)

morning - 7.25 SugarHouse. Ran a workout with the girls on. The State course this morning. Warmed up for a bit and then 3/3 for 4 reps pacing Mia (pace from 6:30 down to 5:55). They did very well and it was fun running with the ladies. We ended with 5xhill sprints and 5xfinishing kicks. Good stuff. (NB 110 321.75)

Week was solid. I am feeling pretty good about things and my revised goal of sub 2:30.

Goals for next week: like I said, 2:29 something or better. Here we go.

AM - 6 AC/DI.  Ran a mile warm with the girls before their workout then hit the usual morning stuff.  Kind of like a normal Monday... just whatever.  (Connect 627.5)