Training for Top of Utah 2011

Run @ the ridge this morning with all it's ups and downs. Nice day for a run though...cloudy with a few sunbreaks and lower 40's for weather.

9 miles and I was supposed to do it faster but not with these stinking hills and 2 days after a 20 miler. Gonna do 4 9 milers this week. Wed. and Sat. will have some bigger and longer hills involved.

8:50 pace

Should have done this run in the morning or early afternoon when it wasn't rainy, cold and windy. Dang! mid 40's...wore 3 tech shirts and pants and gloves... Ran the ridge upsy downsy hills and then down the parkway stopping at the parkway park @ 4 miles and then 7 miles on the way back up...

Tough run but certainly not tougher than speedwork or tempo run. Just miserable out there...better go get in the shower here quickly before I freeze.

Avg. Pace 8:40 and am happy with that...may run my other 2 times this week on Friday and Saturday...not sure yet...will see tomorrow in the a.m.

Not enough time so a quick 2 on treadski...will try to make up a few tomorrow...easy though.

After reading too many people blowing up training too hard...figured this week is my easy week and I will take it easy...shouldn't have run the hard hill the other day. 

Next week back at it hard.

Ate a LOT of chinese food last night and then came home and had no bake cookies and finished up with ice cream...Slept in till 8 this morning and finally hit the road at 8:45. 

37 degrees but at least there was some sun. Icy wind at times.

10 miles at the ridge avoiding any big hills. Easy runner @ an 8:56 pace. Gotta start doing more running here at the ridge so I get used to the hills. 2 stops @ miles 3.5 and 7.

46 miles on the docket for next week with an 8 mile tempo run...not really looking forward to that or the 20 miler on Saturday...I will do it though!