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Beautiful evening for a run.  Moon and stars were out and it was a clear, but warm night.  Didn't have much time today, which was why I was out so late in the first place, but I felt great.  Legs felt fresh.  I don't know why but I always feel much more energetic at night.

50:02 (6:40/mi.)

Felt pretty decent today.  A couple of little tweaks in my legs, but nothing abnormal.  I figure that's mostly just a function of the amount of mileage.  Run today was up Green Canyon and on the BST.  There was still some snow up the canyon towards the top and I had to abandon the single track after the second section of it.  Several times I broke through the crust on snow patches and plunged my foot into a few inches of water.  Hopefully it's all gone by the end of this week.  It was melting like gangbusters and wasn't too bad in most places though.

1:59:55 (7:16/mi.)

Super easy today, although the legs don't feel too sore.  Tired, but not sore.  

53:23 (7:31/mi.)

I also analyzed my diet today on a whim.  Here are my findings.  Total caloric intake: 3179 calories. Breakdown: 1928 from carbohydrates (61%), 800 from proteins (25%), and 451 from fats (14%).  This is pretty typical of what I normally eat--I was making no effort to be particularly healthy, but it looks like I'm doing pretty well.  Only 100 calories came from "bad sugar" on my 9-grain cereal in the morning and the jelly on my PB&J snack after school.

Medium Workout #1

Jogged half a mile up the hill to the Fieldhouse, then did another half mile warmup

4x800 m (400 m rest between intervals, along with a half mile warm up and cool down on the track before and after)

Goal was to get as close to 5:00 pace as possible and maintain for as long as possible up to 4 repeats. Here are my splits:

2:32

2:35

2:40

2:35

Didn't actually hit 5:00 pace, but I am satisfied with what I was able to do.  This was kind of a test to see what I am capable of speed-wise.  With more practice this will get easier.  My goal now is to run at least one speed/pace workout every week, even if it's not technically a "Big Workout."

Finished with a loop out by Macey's and back. Running outside the Fieldhouse totaled 8.6 miles.

58:57 (6:51/mi.)

I always forget how easy it is to run at 3000 feet.  Went out for an easy 7 miles and ended up going fairly fast even though I wasn't even breathing hard at all.  I had to keep slowing myself down because this was supposed to be a recovery day.  Passed 2 cops on 700 West. 

47:23 (6:46/mi.)

Sky Ranch-Sand Hollow Loop in sunny Southern Utah weather.  It feels like summer here.  I probably got some good tanning in, as I went without my shirt.  Pace was a lot faster than the last time I ran the same loop about 5 weeks ago by over 5 minutes, but with the same or perhaps a little less perceived effort, so I am seeing improvement.

2:09:39 (7:09/mi.)