Relentless

AM - 7 Lutheran.  A couple miles around the neighborhood and then to school via Lutheran.  In the mid-teens this morning; glad the shower warmed up at school.  (Boston 957.25)

afternoon - 6 2xHarts/Home.  Warm and cool with the team, weights, and then home.  Nothing to notable other than the wind made it chilly, chilly.  The poor kids aren't used to this and had t-shirts and no gloves and such and about died. (Mana 254.25)

AM - 5 BV.  Ran to school through Buena Vista.  Just a nice chill run.  Liking the easy week and sleeping in a bit.  (Last Ohana 391.75)

afternoon - 13 Dino Tracks/Dirt Mile tempo. Good trail run with the team (except the lost kids... They may still be wandering the desert, I don't know!) and then down to the Dirt Mile for a tempo. Tempo: AT Wave - 5 minute segments of 5:47 and 5:21. Went 5:41, :19, :45, :25, :43, :19. Felt okay. The easy sections were pretty chill (the pace seems pretty easy after pushing a little harder). The quicker sections felt good, but it was noticeably harder. Mile+ cool back home. (NB101 635.75)(Last Ohana 399.75)

AM - 10.25 Clyde's.  Felt fine on a good little run with Logan.  Still freezing after a waterline break at school left the showers nothing more than a drizzle - a cold, cold drizzle.  (Connect 444)

afternoon - 9 River Trail. 18 minute AT tempo with the team. Felt fine after yesterday's workout and no stress. The team did well - boys and girls. (Hyper Speed2 247.25))

AM - 5 Mall.  Slept in a little and hit a nice easy 5.  (Free 734.95)

afternoon - 5 laps/2xHarts.  Snagged 2 on the track before practice and then warmed and cooled with a few kids that were doing the Kosmin test.  Weights after.  (Landreth blue 872.4)

AM - 3 Kings Row.  Slept in a little again and just stretched out the legs with an easy 3.  Just another little shake-out this afternoon.  (Triumph silver 824.05)

afternoon - 5 Starbucks. An easy run with the boys. Finished with 8xbarefoot striders. (Barefoot '13 16)(Kinvara 779.9)

St. George Half. 1:11:15

Warmed up with Logan for early 5 only to realize I had forgotten my chip about 10 minutes before the race. So I ran in and kind of bumped my way around to get a new hip and number. I made one of the major sins I always yell at my team for - get everything ready the night before, but I thought that I had plenty of time in the morning so no worries. Anyway, that kind of gave my heart a little rush just before the gun.

Started off with Riley Cook and we were moving. I felt pretty good and felt a good time was in order. 1-5:17, good start feeling quick. 2-5:18, right around last year, so I wasn't too stressed about anything. 3-5:10, a bit quicker up here, but just sat behind Riley for most of the mile, until he decided to really start moving. 4-5:15, Riley had separated himself from me now,but I wanted to keep him in sight to try and work toward my goal. 5-5:26, first part of the hill up Bloomington Hills (this where the course was a little different than last year). 6-5:42, right around what I was last year up this hill and the next. 7-5:42, Bryant past me here near the top of Brigham. I just struggled too much up the hills today. They totally cost me my goal. Mad at myself about these two. They not only cost me time, but threw me off mentally and cost me the rest of the race. 8-5:21, about 5 seconds slower than last year down the hill. Should have been able to go sub 5:10 here at least. 9-5:15, tried to regroup myself here on the trail. Felt good about the split. 10-5:27, fighting fatigue. After the last 5:15 felt so good. I thought I could finish it off with a few more. But I just wasn't fighting and pushing like I should have. 11-5:38, same thing as I crossed over the bridge to the other side of the river; no push, just running. 12-5:34, some guys were coming (Howell brothers, Kimzey cousins) and I just wanted them to pass me. 13-5:28, finally one of them got me with about 600m to go. I kind of went with him for a little and then let him slide by. 13.1-:38 (5:02 pace), just ran it in.

Not really pleased with how things turned out today. This is one of the most interesting things about running: last year I had no expectations and ran a 1:12:3something and was petty pleased with it. This year I was nearly 1:30 faster and I feel pretty bummed. What is better to have little/lower expectations and leave happier more often or to have loftier goals with mo of a chance of disappointment? If this was one of my runners I would tell them to quit moping and be happy about the quicker time. Easier said than done. I really expected to be pushing to break 1:10 today - and I think if I ran this again I could, so that's why I'm blah.... Shoulda, coulda, woulda - I hate you.

Now just about a month of hard work until Phoenix. I still think I am on track for my goal there, but a 1:10 would have been a nice bit of confidence. (Boston 964.75)(Rocket2 30.5)

Goals for next week: recover quickly, hopefully, and get back to some mileage and workouts.