Chris "Krash Man" Pope

It was a great race.  I ran the whole race with Laurie. My doctor said I should wait and do a spring marathon and let my knee heal.  So much for that. My knee started to feel great 4 weeks before the marathon so I started to increase my long runs.  My longest run was 8.4 miles 2 weeks be for the marathon.  The week before I did the Heber Valley Century.  It was my first 100 mile bike and a lot of fun. 

We stayed with my bro. and sis-in-law and then live about 15 mins from down town.  My bro.-in-law droped us down town on race day.  I was nice not to have to worry about parkin a car. Race day was great I had no pressure and no time to beat.  Just another traning day but in a different city. If I was luck I wouldn't hurt like other marathons (little did I know).  It started out a little cold but not that bad.  It sprinkled off and on for the first 14 miles.  I started to feel my pain in my quads about mile 15 and about mile 22 I was trashed.  We were on PR pace for laurie up untill about mile 15 or 16.  The last 3 miles I did every thing I could just to keep up with Laurie.  I walked most of the last 3 miles at a fast pace to keep up as much as I could.  It felt better to run the down hills faster.  I did a little leep frog with laurie.  I would run ahead and then walk untill she got a bit in front of me.

The finish line sucked.  You climbed a graduale hill and then turned a corner to have the finsh 100 meters from the turn.  I hate finish lines like that.  You can't wait to be done but you can't see the finish untill you are there.

biked to work and back, 20 miles

Went out for a nice and easy ride with Laurie and the kids.  I pulled the kids and they fell asleep part way through.  We went out to lake park and back.  Laurie and I raced up the hills.  I only beat her on the biggest hill because I had a head start.  The biggest hill hurt, expecally pulling the kids.  If was a nice 5 miles.

Got up to run with some frients at 6:30am after getting off work at mid night.  I don't know what I was thinking.  We met at Draper park ran a mile on the porter rockwell trail and then headed up the mountian on dirt.  It kicked my butt.  Not only do I have a head cold, I'm tired and out of shape.  The run was bitter sweet.  I was suckin wind and loving the rail run.  The fall color changes was great also.  I really liked to the run when we headed back to our cars.  It was almost all down hill.

This run felt great.  I was happy to get back out with the group and run.  But I feel that I am starting over.  I can't wait to get my base back and my speed.

The Krash Man is back!!

Did 2 miles nice and easy with laurie and the kids after work. 

It was a good cold moring for a ride to clinical.  10 miles in about 40 min.  I can't wait for the ride home.  My bike was movin' well this morning.

The ride home was tough.  I was running late to pick up the kids, so I was pushing it.  I did 10 mile in 33 min. 

I put the kids in the running strollers and then dropped Natalie off at preschool.  After dropping her off my run was a lot easier.  I got ride of 50 pounds.  I ran at an average pace of 8:30.  My legs felt tired.