Training for Top of Utah 2011

Supposed to run 10 miles today but after the race on Saturday I'm a little sore so it ended up as a tread run to take it easy on the legs...took about a mile to get them feeling OK and just moved the speed up gradually. Will do 5 more tread tomorrow to do the same thing then back to normal routine on Wednesday.

Really happy that I've recovered so quickly though.

Decided not to run yesterday and will just resume normal plan today. 10 easy @ the ridge. 40 degrees when I left so put on pants and gloves but only 2 tech shirts...didn't realize that there was a light rain coming down until getting out there and was too lazy to go back and get more protection. 

Ended up being rained upon and hailed on...not much wind but when it hit it was icy. Conditions were pretty much miserable and when it started raining hard I headed for home and finished last 1.75 on treadski.

 Legs felt fine although a touch stiff the first quarter mile...after that...good to go...

8:40 pace exactly...

Back to back 10 milers and I was expecting to have a hard time...surprisingly good run...although did start to run out of gas at about 8 miles.

Went a different route and just ran easy with a few moderate hills thrown in. Pace came in way below target @ 8:33 and I wasn't trying to lower it...

16 on Saturday is the plan with the Hildebeast thrown in at the end...

Feeling like I just may have a chance to BQ @ Newport!

Flu bug nailed me and the wife yesterday and we were both hammered, but she got it the worst...was still pretty weak this morning but still "needed" to get this run in even if it wasn't the whole thing. 

Afternoon run on the tread so I could be near a bathroom...kept drinking every 25 minutes to make sure my fluid levels were good...started running out of gas toward the end...legs were super weak but they hung in pretty well.

Next week is my biggest mile week with a 54. That's nothing for a lot of others but seems crazy to me! Will finish the week up with a 20 miler up to Rattlesnake lake and back with Mark.

Race is only 4 weeks out!!