630AM: 4.82 easy miles. Legs were stiff this morning. I had some stomach issues again after a weekend camping and eating a ton of trail mix and about a thousand smores w/ my little girls. Good times. I pondered my race on Saturday, and while I was pleased w/ the result I was a little humbled by the fact that I've set a goal to run that pace for the entire TOU marathon in 2 months. This will be a daunting task. I currently project at somewhere near a 3:24 marathon. IMO, I'll need to increase my weekly mileage base to somewhere around 65-70 mpw and probably drop at least 12-15 lbs to get that extra 9 mins I need. I will be difficult but I believe its within reach.
1015PM: 6.3 miles at roughly 8 min pace. Legs felt light and springy. A noticeable improvement in my base cardio pace. Looked at the official results on Blue Circle Sports for Saturday's run and I picked up 4 seconds from what was reported at the event! Four seconds is four seconds.
I don't like to run this late because it makes it that much harder to get up for my early morning run, but I had to wait for my wife and son to return from their run. Ran into a half dozen sprinklers which isn't too big a deal but a little surprising when it comes in the dark. I can't believe how many businesses, schools, parks etc. set their sprinklers to water the pavement. Besides being a safety hazard its a huge waste of scarce water resources.
Started a fundraising website for my next marathon, Top of Utah. I'm hoping to raise at least 1k dollars for the Family Advocate Program here in Boise. | 