Relentless

3 with team up to Green Springs from PVHS. Felt a little better and pushed it on the way back a little.

8.5 only 1/2 an hour after running with team went home and ran out and back up Millcreek Trail into the desert. A great run, especially with the SAND compacted a bit from recent rains (best time to run in the desert is after the rain). Felt pretty good. Ave/mile at 7:14. But I am really excited for my new shoes. There should be here soon and boy do my feet and legs need them.

2.25 with team in SLC around the South Towne Mall

5.25 at hotel on treadmill. Went 7:01 pace for the first 2 then took a mile down to 6:30 and then the last 2.25 back up to 7:01. Although the treadmill wasn't very good (no softness to it) I did decide to use the heartrate monitor every few minutes (and I think I'll do the same each time I run on mine). Heartrate started around 130 for the first mile then up to 138 for the second. During the harder mile it climbed to 148. Then it dropped back to 141,142 for the rest of the run.

Now I just need to figure out what that all means.

Ran on treadmill at the hotel again. Since we had awhile until we needed to be at Sugarhouse for state, I went for longer. My legs hurt a little from yesterday's run, so I backed it down to 7:30 the whole way. My heartrate was consistently at 141-143 every ten minutes.

Clyde thought we were mountain goats and took us on a great trail up onto the red hill above town. Ran back through the golf course and down the last bit of the marathon. It was good to run with him because he helps me run as more of a mid foot striker than a heel striker (which is something I have been trying to work on). We picked it up a bit coming down and were hitting under 6:30 for a couple miles and then under 6 for the last. Then I went for 2 more miles and kept the times at or under 6:30.

New shoes (Asics Landreth II) felt great.

Went into the desert up the MillCreek Trail and then out onto the Powerline Trail and then down into Green Springs. Run was further than I had planned, but I took it easy to be ready for a good run tomorrow with the club.

W-152

RHR-44

Ran with club from Chukawalla into desert. The run connected into the Powerline Trail (that I ran on yesterday and had sworn not to run on again because of the abusive lava rocks). But Clyde wanted to take us on this run, and overall it was very nice. Got tired around 12, which was what I was planning on running. But kept a nice even pace with Dustin at around 7:00 'ish and took it on in.

ps Good to have Toby Salazar come run with us. He seems like a great guy and runner. If anybody else is ever down for the weekend (or more) come and run with the St. George Running Club it is a great group.

W-153

RHR-47