Kerry's Running Blog

Felt great this morning. Temperatures were perfect, the stars were bright and the moon was out. As I turned on to 48th west there was another runner just across the road running a bit slower. After a little bit I crossed over to face oncoming traffic and naturally started to speed up as I always do when I feel someone is coming up behind me. I kept thinking I heard his footsteps right behind me so I'd push it a little faster. I turned onto the adventure park trail and just kept up the pace. It felt good to be out and there was just enough moonlight to let you see where you were going. Picked it up a little bit with two miles left and ran even harder when I saw some runners up ahead (I caught them just before turning at the funeral home). All in all, a good run. There was a little lingering soreness in my lower back on the right side, but it seems to be getting better and often disappears completely. I'm shooting for 55 to 60 this week.

Had a hard time getting up this morning. I was so tired when the alarm went off that I just reset it for a half hour later and tried to go back to sleep. It didn't work. After laying there for a few minutes I just got up and headed out. I felt all right once I got moving and ran fairly easily. Ran into Greg and Chad along the adventure park road. Pushed a little harder the last two miles.

Had a good run this morning which was probably helped by the fact that I ended up sleeping in for an hour (the cat woke me up to let her out and I couldn't get back to sleep). After a mile and half warm-up, I started pushing the pace, going faster as I got closer to the end. I imagined that I was doing the last six miles of the marathon and practiced running relaxed and shutting out negative thoughts.

Routine run this morning. My inside left knee has been a little sore the last couple of mornings just starting out. I guess this is the time of year to worry about every little ache and pain. I don't feel anything after a mile warm-up or throughout the rest of the day. Ran into Lloyd N. just before turning onto Dorchester. He hasn't been running much this year, but plans to do a couple of marathons next year. It'd be nice to do some long runs together.

Listening to the weather forecast, I thought it was going to be cold this morning so I went out a little overdressed. The streets were a little wet from overnight rain, but nothing was coming down when I left. With the fresh air and the extra rest (I slept in until 6), I just felt like picking up the pace after a mile warmup. As I turned onto 48th for the last two mile stretch it started raining, light but steady. Shortly after the lightning and thunder started and by the time I got to Lone Peak HS it was coming down pretty steady. I was running fairly hard at that point, but picked it even more as the lightning started hitting closer. By the time I reached the corner at Deep Creek and Sunset it was a regular downpour. I certainly made it back just in time. Overall, a great run.

I had planned to run a 20 miler with my wife Laureen, but with the overnight storm, we decided to postpone that run until Monday. When the sun came up it looked nice so we decided to go out for a while.