A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

10.68 miles.

It was 60 degrees and humid this morning.  I ran 12.59 miles.

It was 55 degrees this morning.  I ran 10.29 miles, 6 of them with Jed, who I have not run with in a long time.

It was 65 this morning....felt warm. I ran 10.52 miles easy.

Warm morning.  I ran 10.67 miles.

It was nice this morning, 55 degrees.  I ran 12.58 miles.

It was 65 degrees and overcast this morning.  I ran 2.50 miles over to my mother-in-laws house to run with my sister-in-law who is visiting from Kimberly.  She is training for her first half-marathon here in Pocatello in a month.  We ran together for 5 miles at a 9:12 avg which she said was the best she has ever run.  Then I ran 2.50 miles home.  I am going to run the entire half-marathon course with her tomorrow.  This will be her longest run.

It was about 55 degrees at the top of Buckskin this morning.  OK.....here was the plan.  I was going to start at 5:30am at the marathon start and my sister-in-law was going to start at 7:00am at the half start.  The plan was I would catch up to her and run most of the half course with her.

That was the plan....

I got a late start and did not start running until 5:50.  By the time I was closing in on Inkom I was behind schedule and was probably 1-2 miles behind her, so I cut straight in to Inkom at mile 12 so I could catch her.  When I hit the main road she was nowhere to be found.  I looked back towards the start and could not see her and figured she HAS to be in front of me.  She probably got an early start so I needed to push it to catch her.  So I did.

After mile 20 I still did not see her and was asking passing bicyclists and runners if they had seen anyone and nobody had.  I figured if she started at 6:45 instead of 7:00 she was still in front of me so I pushed all the way in to Ross Park hoping she was there.  She wasn't.

My wife drove up about 15 minutes later to pick us up and used her phone to call and she was about 1.25 miles from the finish.  As it turns out, she got started LATE and took a wrong turn in Inkom, even though we drove the course last night.  She also stopped a couple times to take pictures because she said the Inkom area was so pretty?  Never heard anyone say that before...

The good news is she ran the entire half course plus some extra, by herself, and feels GREAT.  She will have a very fun first race in 3 1/2 weeks.

I also got a good workout with a solid 24.26 miles in about 2:57 so all is good.

It was 53 degrees this morning.  I ran a nice easy 8.47 miles.  I was tired after my run yesterday morning and then I spent the rest of the day helping my next door neighbors daughter/son in law move in to their new house.  I then got a 2 hour massage last night so my body is beat up.

It was 53 degrees with some rain this morning.  I ran an easy 10.66 miles.

It was 49 degrees, nice and cool this morning. I ran 8.64 miles easy.

It was 45 degrees this morning.  I ran just over 4 miles to the race start picking up Barry Smith on the way.  I ran the race at a steady, but not too hard pace to test where I am injury-wise.  It hurt a bit, but it was manageable.  I finished in 42:52, which is where I thought I would be.  Just for comparison, last year I was 2nd overall in about 38:30.

It was 52 degrees, but it felt a bit cool.  I must be used to warmer temps.  I ran 8.16 miles easy, 4 of them with Bob.  Nice, easy recovery run.

It was 52 degrees this morning.  I ran a nice, easy 8.64 miles before spending the day with Sue setting up her classroom for the year.

It was 70 degrees this morning.....UGH.  I ran 6.62 miles easy.  My left IT band is bothering me and it is taking 3 miles or so to loosen up each day.

It was warm (69) and windy this morning.  I ran 5.80 miles easy with a couple pick-ups just to check the injury.  Park City will just be a fun run for me.  Hoping for a better recovery by St. George.

This is NOT a race report.  I completed the Park City marathon, but I did it like an ultra with lots of walk breaks.  I met lots of nice people and talked to a bunch of new people.  I kept my injury issue fairly calm so it was mission accomplished.  And yes, it took me just over 4 hours :(

I haven't been able to run the last couple days.  My left knee is killing me, especially first thing in the morning.  I think it is my IT band.  I managed to get  some miles in today, but they were slow and painful.

As I ran in pain, I thought about what Kory and his family are going through.  He had surgery yesterday and they put a rod in his leg for his broken femur.  He is supposed to be in the ICU for a while so I can't visit him yet.

It was 65 degrees and windy this morning.  I was able to manage 6.53 miles and the IT Band was bearable.  I am still up in the air about the Pocatello Marathon in 8 days.....

It was 56 degrees and muggy since it just rained.  I ran 5.76 miles easy, the IT Band still hurting.

It was 43 degrees, windy and raining lightly this morning.  It felt more like late September, early October than late August.  I started working with a foam roller Saturday night to try and work out this IT Band issue.  Kory had Barry bring it over so I could try it out.  It hurts but I think it will help.  I also noticed Friday night that my knee feels really good after I do a weight workout.  So I tried something this morning.  I did a modified leg workout before my run this morning.  It seemed to help except my calves hurt when running because the workout really pumps them up.

I ran 6.52 miles easy in the light rain and the IT Band was a bit better.

The marathon is in 5 days......still don't know.....

OH.......If anyone is coming to Pocatello this weekend for the marathon/half and needs a place to crash I have extra room.

Just a nice, easy 6.68 miles to keep as loose as possible.  IT Band still hurts, but manageable.