Winning Back What I Lost

AM:  Easy. First run in over a week due to illness and a fishing trip. I thought my hammie would benefit more than it did.  It's still tight but my PF alleviated some.  Fall weather is definitely here.  Broke out the gloves on a chilly morning in the 40's but it felt really nice once I warmed up. 

AM: Easy + 6 x 100m strides. 

1230PM: Easy run on the GB on a pleasant afternoon (high 50's & sunny). Surpassed 2k miles today. 

1230PM: Lunchtime out and back run on GB from Ann Morrison Park: 1M warm; 3M @ 7:01 mpm; 2M cool.  Perfect temps and weather for a run, especially for mid-October.

Picked Court up at his house and we drove to the finish line/shuttle bus pickup at Bronco Stadium.  This race has become a staple of my fall running calendar. I really enjoy it. It's grown in popularity each year that I've run it. Weather was near perfect w/ temps in the 50's at the start w/ no wind and sunshine. 

They finally got wise and went to a wave start which helped alleviate some of the congestion problems that arise when all of the runners attempt to vie for space on the Boise Greenbelt.  Not unhappy w/ my time. Didn't run at all last week and I've really been eating poorly which has led to me to put on about 10 lbs in just a few weeks. Consequently, I knew that I'd have to temper my expectations and just run smooth and easy. I thought I could do something in the 42's but that turned out to be too ambitious.  Went out too fast in the first mile (6:34) but after that I settled into a more comfortable pace at or near 7:05 and held it pretty much throughout.  Court ran great and missed his sub 40 min goal by just a couple of seconds. This is probably my last race for 2011.

625AM: Easy recovery run on a cool morning.  Broke out the gloves and hat for the first time this fall. Hips pretty sore. May have to get back to the chiro  soon. 

1230PM: Another beautiful day. Fall colors starting to pop along the Boise River. Easy loop run from Julia Davis Park to Loggers Ck.

AM: Not as chilly this morning. Easy. Avg HR: 145 bpm.

AM: 4M easy w/ some pickups.

Noon:  5.5M moderate to easy on GB during lunch.  Weather remains perfect, sunny & in the low 60's.

Noon: Easy run on the Bethine Church River Trail. Weather is still perfect and the colors are unbelievable.  Supposed to be a hard freeze next week so looks like the leaves will be gone soon.  Jumped over a baby rattler sunning itself on the greenbelt. 

630AM: Easy. Developing a new sore spot on my left forefoot just below my toes. All my aches and pains on the left side (PF, HHT, ankle, & forefoot). None of these are crippling in and of themselves but at this point they're really infringing upon my love of running.

1230PM:  Easy run on a cool day. AM Park to Vets Pkwy and back. 

10AM: Hill workout in Pocatello, ID. On the road for work. Ran up (3M) the hill near the hotel and back down. Been a long time since I did any hills and I was surprised that I was able to handle them reasonably well. The colder temps (low 30's) helped.

630AM: Rexburg, ID. Spent about 14 hours in Rexburgia for a public hearing.  Winter has already set in here and I wasn't prepared to run outside. Progression run on the TM.

630AM: 6.15M easy.