Let's do this!

8 miles. Didn't feel like doing an easy pace, but didn't feel like running to fast either. Avg pace 7:20

35 min elliptical hell.

I had an emotional weekend. Merri moved from my Street to Saratoga Springs. Bye bye good friend and training partner. You will be missed. (I cried tons yesterday) 

Woke up at 4:45 looked outside. The roads were clear, no sign of snow yet. Dressed and got all my warm clothes on, headlamp,garmin etc. Got outside and the snow had just started falling. Ran a 7:20 mile to warm up, then a 7:02, and SLAM! I hit black ice and slammed my knee and pinky. Got up and turned around and went another way. By that time snow was accumulating my road, and by the minute I was ice skating more and more. I got over it. 3 miles outside. Went home changed into shorts, tank. Got some warm stuff on and went to the gym.

Had no time to mess around and felt determined as ever. 5 mile tempo straight through. 6:39 6:39 6:35 6:30 6:25. I DID IT!!!! I held a 5 mile. Woooohoooooooooo!

Have to think of  a new tempo goal for next week. 

25 minutes elliptical hell

Strength trained with the meat heads. Some dudes and their sounds! yuck! Why the sound effects?  

9.5 easy pace miles. My legs were sore and heavyish feeling this morning. The tempo yesterday did that I am sure. Soaked for 5 minutes in an ice bath. SO COLD!  My whole body hurt this morning from the tempo and weight training yesterday. Also from the black ice fall yesterday. I have a big bruise on my knee. 

speed work tomorrow. Hopefully the roads will be clear enough for that? 

P.S. I just ate a bowl of low fat peanut butter cup ice cream.  

Legs were way sore yesterday and today. Decided to get on an elliptical to warm up before I tried to run any. So I did that for 55 minutes.

Then I did 10x1 min on/off 5:52 pace. Didn't feel to bad at all. I was surprised. Only did 10 because I ran out of time. Gotta get home and get kids off to school.

I need to get back into the habit of taking BCAA capsules on long run days or hard tempo/speed days. They prevent soreness and speed up recovery/repair. They work! 

14 miles even this Friday morning. Alone.  Left by 5:30. The roads here in my neighborhood and most of all of Spanish Fork are all pretty dry now. There are a couple of slick spots, but majority were good. Had a good run. Went up the hill of Center street around mile 4. It's a mile long uphill. Then turned around and ran back down it. It was a good workout for me for sure. 

My pubic symphysis has been kind of making itself known during longer runs lately. I am kind of sore today :(

I felt good about getting outside and keeping a good pace during my long run today. BCAA capsules before and just took a couple more.  

Ran 6.5 and 41 minutes of elliptical.

strength training. 

3.5 more miles in the pm  - river trail loop.  7:22 6:49 6:40 6:40 whatever it was about this run.... just wow, effort didnt feel hard. My fitness is gaining!