Philippians 4:13

5K on the TM at home after getting back from Ogden, visiting my folks to have dinner and pick up the kids and watch the game wrap-up.  Kicking myself for not running this morning...nice warmer morning in Ogden but we got up later (after being up til about 1am for my buddies party) and got talking before breakfast and then we left for home.

After my run, my 8 year old son asked "How old do you have to be to run on the treadmill?" and he wanted to run a mile.  So I set him up on the TM and watched him closely as he finished a full mile!  Now he wants to do it every night!  My runner in the making!

Total time: 19:30  (Saucony T3 - 414 miles)

12M on the TM at the gym this morning since it was 3 degrees outside (-4 degrees with wind chill).  Easy mile warmup, easy MP miles for 2M, sped up to a 6:15 base speed then threw in some 6:00 miles and about 5 pickups between 5:00 and 5:35 over the remainder of the run.  Overall a good run, but hard to be on  a TM that long!

Day off today for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Volunteer in my daugther's class this afternoon and I will buy tickets for "Spirit of the Marathon" today.

My kids both ran on the home TM again tonight...Justin did 2M and my 5 year old daugther did 0.5M!  Justin is excited to run on it every night (I will ease him into it first) and he said that Ryan Hall better watch out because here he comes!  Katelyn looked great and it could really benefit her fitness for her dance and gym classes.

total time: 1:14:55  (Trigon - 194 miles)

7.25M on the TM at the gym this morning, averaging 6:25ish per mile.  Nothing special just a good easy run. 

Weather note:  When I drove to the gym this morning, it was -11 degrees and when I went to work it had actually dropped to -18 degrees with the windchill at -35 degrees!  Every school north of Blackfoot (at least) has closed for the day.   Phoenix temp at the same time: 46 degrees!  Rachel we are coming back to stay with you some more!

total time: 46:20  (Saucony Trigon - 201 miles)

4.75M on the TM at gym at lunch as it was a beautiful sunny day...only -14 degrees when we left for the gym!  Uneventful except Dan had to try about 4 TM before he found one that would stay on or keep speed...dang club needs to hurry up with the renovation and equipment upgrades fast!

total time:  30:20  (Saucony T3 - 415 miles)

6M on my TM at home early as I had to be at work early to head to the site.  Not too motivated this morning and my legs felt heavy.  TM at home is ok, but not too exciting, plus the darned fused tripped about 1M into the run and I had to wait a couple of minutes for it to reset and get going again.  Will wait and see what the weather is like at lunch for a run as it is still pretty cold.

total time: 38:40  (Trigon - 207 miles)

3.25M at lunch outside in -3 degrees.  Bundled up well and felt great in the nice sunny weather...nose and earlobes got a little cold but not bad.  Would not want to be out any longer, though.

Total time:  22:49  (Saucony T3 - 418 miles)

8M run on the TM at the gym this morning as it is still frigidly cold here this morning.  6:25 base pace, with some pickups of 5:30-5:50 pace for 0.5M and a 0.25M at 5:00 pace.  Overall a good run on the TM, but I am getting sick of it and it is not helping promote my best form (I lean back way too much).

Justin has continued with his running...the past 2 days he ran a mile each night at about a 12 minute pace and wanted to go longer but I am keeping him short to build it up slowly.  This is so cool....

total time:  49:50 (Trigon - 215 miles)

4M on the TM at the gym at lunchtime.  Nice day outside but still really cold and my ear is still stinging from yesterday's run.  So I didn't even bring my outside clothes and went for a very boring run at the gym.  On a plus note, saw my wife heading into the gym when I was leaving so that was a nice pick-me-up!

total time:  26:10  (Saucony T3 - 422 miles)

8M strong on the TM at the gym this morning.  1M warmup, then the rest at an avg. sub-6:00 with 4 0.25M 5:00 pace pickups during the run.  Pace felt great and the run was good.

My son ran another mile on the TM last night and is doing great and is excited every night to run.  His smile was huge when I told him he was running at 5 mph!

Went and saw "Spirit of the Marathon" last night.  Overall a good documentary with a good mix of elite and regular marathoners mixed in.  Interesting to see the how the different training programs work across the country...amazed by the organization of the Chicago area runners association group runs.  I am much more like the Lori gal in doing most my stuff solo, but enjoy the company when I get it!

total time: 47:35  (Trigon - 223 miles)

6.8M easy run at lunch time around the greeenbelt.  Heat wave today as the temp during my run reached 22 degrees, sunny and no wind!  Uneventful run after a good tempo run this morning.  My right achilles was a bit twingy, but the more I ran the better it felt.

total time: 50:00 (Saucony T2 - 289 miles)

14M easy in the early afternnon after the temperature warmed up to about 27 degrees. Just easy pace (7:10) as I just couldn't get my legs to really go any faster today.  Nice to have a bit of warmth again.

My son Justin ran a mile again this morning for a total of 8M for the week and he is showing no signs of wanting to quit.  Shoot for 12 miles next week.

As a way to get some cultural understanding for our kids, we visited the open house at the Rexburg LDS temple today.  Nice place.

total time: 1:40:00  (Trigon - 237 miles)