Catch me if you can

I woke up thinking I was recovered from the relay.  My plan was to run 4 miles by myself then come home and and run another 6 with Taylor.  Boy was I wrong.  My legs were beat and I had nothing.  I managed a pathetic 3.5 miles.  I came home and rode my bike next to Taylor while she ran.  She was running way fast so it was probably better for her anyway.  We came home and I ran a slow cool down mile with her.

The group was meeting at Bingham today.  I got there a little early and ran about 1.5 miles before the main workout.  Cheryl was is charge.  It was a really good workout.  After yesterday's pitiful run, I was happy to have a little bit of speed in my legs.

I started this run at 9:00 am.  It was already hot and my legs were just plain tired.  I ran the hilly route.   

I walked 3 miles on the treadmill.  Blah.  Super long day at work.

Because of the construction at the Riverton park, the race this year started at CR Hamilton park.  Taylor agreed to pace me as long as I promised to not run slower than a 7:50 average pace.  About 3+ miles of this course are on canal roads.  I'm not very fast on this type of course and the head wind didn't help.  The course measured long at 6.45 miles.  On my watch I hit the 10k at about 48:xx.  Taylor was funny and kept yelling at me to pick it up.  It was great having her there with me.  My splits were 7:37, 7:57, 8:06, 7:57, 7:26, 7:53, and 8:00 avg. for the .45.  Average pace 7:49.  We also warmed up for a mile and cooled down for a mile.

I ended up feeling pretty sick yesterday after the 10k. I'm pretty sure I was just really dehydrated. I met Angela at her house this morning for a long trail run. The first mile from her house to the trailhead by the equestrian park is uphill and so windy. I knew I was in trouble when we got to the trail. We ran on the trail for 5 miles then a added 1.5 miles on wasatch blvd. Then we turned around and ran back. It was one of the worst runs I've had in a long time. Angela ended up running an extra mile more than I did.