Long May You Run

15.36 miles, back and forth behind the Capitol, along 11th ave, through the neighborhood over to the University of Utah and back.  Very hilly route today.  I ran slowly, since I raced yesterday.  ave pace 9:30.  Lots of sunshine today but not very warm.  Ran in tights which was a wise move.  I knew I would not be running hard enough to wear shorts.  15 miles is a good start to the week.  I'm positioning myself to hit 100 this week.  I've been planning this month (March) since last summer when I logged a little over a half a dozen 80 and 90 miles weeks.  I think I can hit 100 three times this month.  We'll see.

11.9 miles 7 on the track 1:49:19   9:11 ave.  easy running, the goal this week is lots of miles.  mid 40's for the temp, it was wonderful.  I am so happy to see March tomorrow, I don't want to run in a deep freeze any more.  I felt pretty strong at the end of the run, I know it has something to do with the warmer weather.

5.65 am miles 51:11   9:04 pace.

13.1 pm miles 2:03:14   9:24 pace.  Lots of hills, up B Street, back and forth along 11th ave, back and forth behind the Capitol, then home.  Didn't run fast, but felt strong. 

5.65 am miles 52:18 9:15 pace

11.9 miles 1:49:14  9:11 ave 7.25 miles on the track.  100 mile weeks are tough.  I'm holding up well, I front loaded a few miles this week so I only have to run about 11 miles tomorrow and a little under 6 on Friday.  I want to be kind of fresh for Saturdays 20 miler. 

5.65 am miles  53:37  9:29 pace

5.9 pm miles  55:15  9:22 pace, so happy for a short run this afternoon, bee looking forward to it all week.  I don't have speed but I still feel power in my legs.  Something good must be happening in this "slog" training.

5.65 am miles, no watch.  Only 20 away from 100!  Plan on spanking out that 20 miler tomorrow morning.

21.08 miles out and back from home including Legacy path.  Tailwind out, very strong headwind back.  I have completed my first 100 mile week.  I liked how I felt today, still felt strong the last few miles.  I'm pretty sure this is my fastest long run so far.  2:58:53  8:29 ave.  I feel pretty good about this run.  On the way back into the headwind I had a 9:30 mile, that was all due to the wind, I had been running low to mid 8's up until then.

8:15  7:55  8:10  (a fast start because I was running with someone otherwise these miles would have been 9's, but it worked out because it set the tone for the run, I was going to stay in the 8:15 to 8:30 range after this start)  8:13  8:25  8:47  8:38  8:33  8:27  8:18  8:21  Turn around  8:27  8:26  8:54  9:23  (strong headwinds after the turn around) 8:29  8:36  8:28  8:26  8:43  8:09

I just realized I've run for 26 straight days and 16 prior to that.  42 days of running over the last 43.  I'm contemplating taking tomorrow off or at least only run 4 or 5 miles, we'll see.  The last 7 weeks have been pretty intense, 3 races and 4 20 milers.