Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

5:15 am; 86 degrees, Humidity 58%, dew point 64 degrees

I am going back to adding the weather to my log.  Last summer I had mentioned it almost everyday and it has been helpful in looking back and comparing workouts.   I am almost to the point I am going to add the sleep tracker to my log as well.   I am not getting much on some nights and between that and work related stress, there is impact to running.   

Enough of the housekeeping items.  Again everyone bailed but I told my husband last night to kick me out of bed even if I didn't want to go.  He didn't have to kick me out, but he did encourage a little.  

I warmed up for 2 miles and then did 4 repeats on the hilly Summer Creek road -  1.13 miles   I have done this work out a few times over the past year and we have a love/hate relationship with each other.   It isn't horrible but it is by no means fun.  I also messed up my garmin and thought I had turned off the auto lap but did not.   This actually was probably a good thing because I didn't have a time to measure against and be discouraged when I was done.  I was also very dissociative today which is nice because you just get it done but if I was truly focused I am sure the times would have been better.

The mile splits:  8:20, 8:29, 8:28, 8:16 & 3:57 for the last .5

Avg Pace 8:45

Exact duplication of yesterday's weather - 84 degrees, 51% humidity, 64 degree dew point and winds at 8mph.  We are nothing if not consistent.

On my own again today and 6.6 easy miles.   Nothing overly monumental other than I did a better job managing the pace and staying around 9 min miles.   With a mile left I had a nice little jaunt through some sprinklers and on days like this, it is a pretty sweet treat!

Ave pace 9:07

Weather pretty much the same and I forgot to check before I left.

Jenny and I rant 3.25 as my warm up and her run and then a quick pit stop for me and out for the work out portion.   I could not remember if today was MP or tempo so I opted for a little of both.   I had 3 miles  - 8:18, 7:47 & 7:30, with a mile cool down.   The first mile has a good uphill stretch so 8:18 is not to bad.  The avg pace for these three miles was 7:52 and avg pace with the cool down was 8:04.  

Trying to figure out a plan for Saturday, I need 10-12. 

PM 1.5 miles shagging balls for my son as he took BP..........I am a glutton

6:00 am, 86 degrees, 44% humidity, dew poing 62 and wind at 5 mph.

Nice morning out on the trail.   I headed out for 3.5 miles and this was the worst part of the entire run - the bugs were horrible.   Little gnats all over the place and in some places very thick, in my eyes, hair, sweat and mouth.    About the point I turned around they had thinned out and were barely noticeable.   A pit stop at a port a poty at 5.25 and then a GU at 7.   From here I did 2.5 out and back the other direction.    It was starting to warm up but I felt pretty good.  There was some sort of cross country thing taking place at Trinity Park and saw one of the girls from my ward running.  

The trail was extremely crowded today, cyclists, runners, walkers but it all made for lots of people to wave at.   I did a much better job pacing today and ended up with a nice progressive run.

Splits:  9:36, 9:30, 9:15, 9:09, 8:56, 8:56, 8:49, 8:45, 8:39, 8:24, 8:18, 8:24

Avg Pace - 8:53

PM 1.25 Shagging balls for my son in 107 degree temps.....I told him and my husband I don't know if I would do this again.  It seems to bother my knee and it is just plain hot!