Training for Top of Utah 2011

Still just trying to take it easy and get my heart health back where it needs to be. 

A run with Tred this morning with a 2.5 min. warmup walk, then gradually increasing the pace so my HR was about 145 - 150ish. Went a little bit faster at the end of the 40 minute running portion and HR got up to 153. 2.5 minute walking cooldown. Everything is feeling easier this week than last...

Next run tomorrow morning with Tred again.

Another TM run. HR did better than yesterday. Will look to go outside either Thursday or Sat. this week. HR topped out at 152 today but stayed quite a bit lower overall.

Everything feels really good with no soreness or other issues. Going to keep working my way up slowly.

Outside run with perfect running weather...overcast and 50 degrees! Went out nice and easy trying to keep the HR down. It stayed in 130's to low 140's for the first 3/4ths of a mile then started going up past 150. Mostly due to hills.

I did a modified tempo run where I got my HR to tempo levels but the speed was nowhere near what it used to be. There is a hill coming down Douglas to Carmichael that I opened up on to feel a little speed. It felt great! I also felt some muscles in the lower abdomen area so I slowed down...

HR maxed out at 172 and averaged 155. Pace was 8:55 overall and here are the splits.

1-8:56 2-9:25 3-9:06 4-8:10

Next up Tomorrow short warm up jog and then elliptical for 30 minutes.

1 mile on TM for a warmup then 30 minutes easy/moderate on elliptical.

Avg. HR was 140 for the whole workout so I think that this qualifies as good xtraining.

It sure is nice to have my body feeling good! No soreness anywhere including my calves which I thought would've been

Tomorrow may be a day for trail running and some hills...we'll see.

Decided to do a little extra today since I was feeling so good. Hit the Sno. valley trail for most of this and took it nice and easy...in fact I slowed down the last mile to make sure I didn't strain anything. It's kind of amazing how easy it was to regulate my HR on flat ground because it's hard not to have it shoot right up on the hills at the Ridge. Now yard work...

Mile 1 9:06 HR 139

2        8:52   147

3       8:55    150

4       9:08     144 (after water and a rest at centennial park)

5       9:16    150

6       9:18     150