Training for Top of Utah 2011

Super easy fiver on the tread. HR  stayin nice and low, mostly in the 120's and lower 130's even though I was going faster than normal. Last 5 minutes no shoes.

Hill workout early as Heidi went to the Temple this morning and I had to be here for the girls when they woke up.Another tread workout as it is just too dark at 5:30 for me to run outside...

15 minute warm-up

6 minutes moving the incline to 5 and then .5 up each minute till reaching 10 on the incline-o-meter. Total of 17 minutes.

HR got up to 172 at the top.

18 minute cool-down with last 5 no shoes.

Perfect running weather! About 50-55 degrees and overcast with some sun. Wind was a little strong at times but not killer. The last 2 of my runs were treadmill runs and they don't seem to work the fitness as well as a regular outside run. I felt great starting out(probably from drinking eggnogg at seminary party this a.m.) and was going fast because of it....wasn't paying attention to my HR and it shot straight up there and burned hot the whole way.

 Avg. Pace 8:41 and Avg. HR 158(way too high for an easy run) although probably OK with the hills and wind pushing.

45 degrees and misting/drizzling the whole run. Started at the Train area then mill pond rd. to centennial park for water break and wiping the water off my glasses. Next off to grandmothers house to have some powerade, then back to the park and finally back to the car.

I was shooting for 10 miles but was running late so I cut the run short.

Really paid for running yesterday semi-hard. Usually before a long run I don't like to run at all but my schedule got goofed up.

Avg. pace 9:17 and avg. HR 147