Speed only kills if you don't have it!

Fartlek workout in the playground with the boys.  We warmed up for 10 minutes and did 12 x 1 minute repeats with 1 minute recoveries.  Connor led most of them for us.  We ran over some rough terrain and it felt hot.  I could tell that I haven't done a real workout in a long time.  Cooled down back. 46:15

Trail and Mirabella loop with Haag at 7:36 pace.  Legs felt better today.

Epic Yellow Fork run today.  We had a slim turnout today for some reason, but Macy showed up and we took the pack up varsity hill and then 9 of us went on to lookout point.  Jess J, Landon, Christian, and Bryce turned around there and Macy, Rory, Calvin, Braden, and I went on toward the Radio towers.  We passed an old cabin and continued to the right until we hit a gate that said No Trespassing, so we went to the East.  We climbed even higher until we hit another gate with the same sign and so we turned around.  We could see the ridge of the Oquirrhs about .5 miles away, but couldn't get there.  We ran down the road together for a while and then started to separate. Braden and Rory fell behind, and Macy and Calvin disappeared so I ran the last 3 miles alone.  Macy and Calvin accidently found the single track and finished a couple of minutes after me.  1:34.15 for the 10.4 miles.  I was glad I had a belt and bottle with men today because that hammered me.

Ran up around the res, down Emeline to the trail and back to Monarch Meadows with Connor and Rory at a 7:40 ave.  Tough run, but we took it easy because of yesterday.

Ran an easy run with Haag today.  We did pancakes and water mellon after the run for the team.  I am doing my first 5k tomorrow since November of 2009.  I don't expect a lightning tim, but I am hoping for 18s.  This is actually kind of a big deal for me considering all of the rehab and stressors I have had in my life the last 2 years.  My goal is to drop another 10lbs, 180 doesn't quite work for me, and get back into things for next year.  Jaren is going to run the kids race.  I have run with him around the block (.6 miles) 3 times and he will do fine.  We go about 10:30 pace and he just chills out and chats with me the whole time, no problem!  That is decent for a 5 year old.  Should be fun.

I knew that today would be rough because I have been hammered from this week.  We stayed at my parents house last night.  I got up and ran the first mile + of the course.  Mona has changed a lot since I grew up there and the area we ran a lot of the course in was new to me.  I knew there were 2 Juab kids that could beat me right now in my condition, unless I felt good for some reason and they were both there.  That is pretty much it.  I let the 2 kids get out fast and I could never catch them, although I almost caught 2nd right at the end.  I tried hard but the body just wouldn't respond the whole race.  Not an easy course for a PR by any means.  First mile was 6:23, 2nd was 5:58, and 3rd was 6:08, with a 53 second last .17 miles.  

I cooled down for 3 miles, one of which was Jaren's kids mile.  I will likely never run a kid's race with him again because he cried the entire way and stopped and wouldn't move with about 50 yards to go.  This is where he went from 1st to 3rd in his age.  Not bad prizes for the race, I got a nice bottle and $25 for my efforts.  I will be back to dominate this one next year!