Training for Top of Utah 2011

48 Degrees some wind which seemed to be against me no matter where I was running. Some showers but not bad. Dressed a little too warm to keep the rain off if it came.

Since last week was a pretty low mileage week, decided to start this one off better.

2.75 easy then One mile hill then 2.25 easy. OK nothing was that easy but I'm still trying to make my goal of 8:54 pace. The hill knocked that possibility out  but I got close and would have made it if the last .5 mile was not uphill and wind against me.

Pace  8:56

HR Avg.  154 (That's from keeping good form and some speed up the hill) I seemed to be running high from the beginning though.

Pushups, Core and Weights today for about 45 minutes.

Rain coming down pretty hard out there. As much as I used to like playing football in the rain, don't really enjoy running in the rain.

Heidi is predicting baby's arrival today. I'm thinking next week. She knows more than I do so we shall see.

38 degrees, not much wind and very clear and crisp. It felt great! The lovely hills of Snoqualmie Ridge are starting to feel easier.

3.25 miles easy @ 8:50 pace

1 Hill Mile @ 8:00 pace That was pretty tough the last little bit.

2.75 miles easy @ 8:46 pace

Avg. HR 154 High HR 180(that's kinda high)

Heidi had to take Tori into the Orthodontist so I ended up running the treadmill. Not a bad option today with the crappy weather. Windy and Rainy. Temp is 48 so 1 out of 3 ain't bad.

.3 mile walking warmup, then 7 miles easy with 3 .1 mile strides in the middle and .2 cool down walk.

Readout says Carbs burnt : 118  

Avg. HR : 127

For some reason the pace I can keep on a treadmill is way easier than in real life running. I really have to crank up the incline to get my HR(70-75%) where it normally is on an easy run.

Pushups and Core exercises. Another day of heavy rain and possibly flooding.

A few years ago we had to go sandbag some friends places. Hopefully not this year.

Made some awesome chili verde last night and let it cook overnight. Not going to eat it for breakfast but I was tempted. Throw a little sour cream on top along with some M. Jack cheese and toasted tortillas and we've got dinner tonight.

mid 50's temp. some rain and light wind.

Today was a pretty intense trail run session. We started up clay pit road for about .5 mile then onto the trails. We hit the backside for the hard 1 mile up then steep 1 mile down then another 1 mile up.

Bruce was feeling it and I had a little left so I went tot the top of clay pit road then booked it down .95 miles in 6:11. 

Last night I had 2 servings of the chili verde that I made two nights ago and it was fantastic! Not nearly as spicy as I normally make it. Even Heidi could handle it. After roasting the chilis this time I stripped the seeds and ribs out which probably took most of the heat out.

Avg HR 146 high 176

avg. pace 12:07