Maybe I'll Blog, Maybe I Won't

Ahh, today was a nice run. Legs felt good and rested up. Didn't push it though. Although I did try to pick it up the last 4 miles or so. Averaged a little under 7 min. pace. I must be getting acclimated to this heat because the weather felt good today. It was "only" 95 when I started. haha. But I went out on the Bench Lake loop for 10 miles and the irrigation was going plus a slight breeze so it was actually very nice. Felt like 75 degrees. Beautiful day and beautiful run.

Goal for this week: 50 miles 

Guide 159

6.5 plus 1 mi. cooldown on this sweet dirt road up by Virgin with Karl. Nice temps. 6:30 pace and felt really good.

Guide 166.5

Ran the "H" and then some with Johnny and another XC kid. Got a way good hill workout in for some strength and conditioning. I'm pretty sure I got some good time in VO2 Max territory. That hill is killer...judging from the course tool I climbed 800 feet in like 3 miles. Ran virtually the whole way though. But I felt really good considering the workout. Just kind of jogged back down so as not to hurt my feet, knees or calves. Nice temps too...or I'm getting used to running in 95-100 degrees all the time. Did a couple of accels on the track too for kicks.

Guide 174.5

9.2 miles easy to moderate pace just around town wherever I felt like going. Felt a little fatigued from killer hills yesterday, but generally it was pretty good.. Would have gone on the club run but had to watch kids :(

Guide 183.7

Well, I had aspirations of like 7 miles today but I really ran out of time so I had to settle for 5 miles as fast as I could get it done...so I went on a 5 mile tempo run...averaged 6:00 pace and felt pretty good. It's been awhile since I've gone an extended distance (more than a mile or two) at that kind of pace in a training run and it felt nice to move a little. I ordered some new racers today from SGRC so when I go up to the Freedom 10k on the 4th I won't jack up my feet again ;)

Guide 188.7

AM: 6.5 miles Hurricane Fields/Angel Heights. Nice run...Haven't run early morning for a long time and it felt beautiful. Moderate to fast pace: Avg 6:15 per mile. Felt wonderful especially after yesterday's hard run.

PM: 4.2 miles in the heat. It was like 106 on my thermometer at home so it was a hot sweaty run. Actually I ran a little over a mile down to the church and played basketball for a couple of hours...half court so no real running to speak of...then I went on a 3 mile loop back home. Relaxed pace...probably slower than 7 min...didn't really time it. Felt good but fatigued from the last couple of days. Rest tomorrow. Got my goal of 50 though.

Guide 199.4