Winning Back What I Lost

6AM: Easy run. Took the weekend off again to float/fish the S Fork of the Boise w/ my boys and dad. Didn't sleep very well but got a good nap yesterday which helped.  I've had some down time and now I need to start focusing again by incorporating some speed/tempo. Probably start w/ that tomorrow or Wednesday.

630AM: Progression run. 1M warmup then steadily pushed the pace. Mile 6 at MP and last .5M at HMP. Finally, some non-easy running. Time to start picking things up and get in some specific/targeted workouts. 

NOON: 75 degrees w/ slight breeze. Hill Workout on Military Reserve Trails. Ran the usual route in reverse. It felt more challenging than the other direction even though its the same elevation gain (429ft over 1.5M). Much steeper at the very top.  

6AM: After years of cyber conversations and a brief "hey" at Pocatello as I ran by him at the starting line of last year's Half Marathon, I finally got to meet and run w/ the Mr. Jeff Shadley. We met at Tuscany Park where his brother lives and Jeff was kind enough to let me set the pace. We had a great conversation about a host of topics. More accurately, I pretty much just spat out short 3-word sentences in between gasps for air. I warmed up for a mile+ over to the Park from my house. From there we ran around the neighborhood on my usual MVHS loop. I even took him through the canal to confront the killer geese that haunt my dreams. I cowered behind him as we approached and sure enough, nothing happened. I think its part of their plan to slowly drive me insane. I guarantee that if I go back there tomorrow I will be attacked and most likely forced to commit a goose homicide.

Anyway, it was a really fun run. I learned a lot just watching and listening to Jeff. The pace probably felt super slow to him but I was going about 45 secs per mile faster (7:30-7:40/mi) than my usual easy pace. Not a tempo, but definitely not easy. That's OK. I need to stop being so lazy and start stretching out the legs and running strong.     

630AM: Easy run. Feeling very lethargic and sleep deprived these days. Alarm went off at 530AM and I didn't roll out of bed until after 6. Dozing off at the cpu at work as I write this. More rowing and fishing this afternoon/evening so not much chance that I'll get to bed at a decent hour tonight. 

NOON: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Progression Run- Out & Back from Muni Park through BC Trail. Mile 7 @ 7:18. Ran strong and felt great. 

9PM: Easy run. Waited til near sundown but it was still ridiculously hot, mid 90's. Kept it slow and stopped once for bathroom and once for a Gatorade. Decent week of training. Hopefully I can build on it. SGM is only 10 wks away.