Speed only kills if you don't have it!

Ran from the hotel to Mount SAC to watch the races.  7:16 pace.  I am going to take at least a week off and see if I can get my achilles better.

After three weeks off my achilles and ankle are not much better, so I figure there is no reason to take more time off.  The break was nice, but I feel fat and out of shape now.  I went out for a 3 mile loop at 7:50 pace.  It felt pretty tough for only 3 weeks off, good thing I didn't go another week.

Ran out to almost the Fort Herriman Seminary the Mount Ogden way.  It was just starting to snow out side.  I was surprised how stiff I got from a 3 mile run on Saturday.  Today wasn't much better. 7:42 pace.

Ran this morning in a storm on sloppy street.  Went up to the end of Juniper and back on Emeline Mount Ogden.  8:02 pace.  Tried out the new IPOD and Ironman head phones.  Not bad.

Ran this morning in about an inch of snow on the roads.  It made things soft and slick, even with trail shoes on.  I ran over to the seminary by Fort Herriman and back.  Really slow at first.  7;45 pace for the run.

Same run as yesterday.  Not as slick but very cold!  19 degrees when I left and came back.  Better pace today and my last two were sub 7:00s with a 6:23 last mile.  7:24 pace.

Went out this morning for the last time this year.  The roads were slick and had a skiff of snow on them, and it was about 20 degrees.  I have been running with music since Christmas and it hasn't been too bad, although I won't do it when I run with people of course.  I went up to the end of Juniper and then down Emeline to the tennis courts on Rosecrest and came back on Rosecrest.  7:43 pace for the run.  

This has been a good year for me with running.  I didn't get many miles in and didn't run very many races or run very fast, but I was able to run all year, first time since 2008.  I still pulled off a 2:40:01 marathon.   I won a State Championship with my boys in Cross, breaking the all-time 4A course record.  My best girl won State in Cross (5th fastest all-time as a Sophomore), took 4th at Regionals, and went to Nike Nationals.  My boys also tied for 3rd at Southwest Regionals and just missed an at large bid to the National Championships as a 3rd year school.  We still ended up top 20 in the National rankings with out being invited to Nationals.  I hope to make this next year even better and am grateful for my health again so that I can compete again myself.