Terry's Running Blog

Noon run, temp 85'

Nice day for a run.  No problem working up a sweat.  I could still feel a little bit of the effect from running hills the last few days of last week. 

Time 54:04,  Mile avg. - 7:44

Morning run, temp 60'

My idea of todays workout was to get my legs ready to go fast for this weekends 5K down in Ephraim.  I was planning on doing 8 * 400 with a 400 rest inbetween with the total workout under 7 min. miles.  Hoping to do the 400's around 75 seconds.  I ended up doing 6 * 400.  I need to work up to more 400's.  Results -first one in 80, next three slightly down hill 79, 75, 74, last two flat 81, 79.

It felt like the 400's workout would get me in better 5K shape than doing the 3 mile tempo runs I've been doing lately. 

Time 41:18,  Mile avg. - 6:54 

Noon run, windy, cloudy, temp 48'

Yesterdays fast run left my legs a little sore today.  To bad you can't run fast every day.

Time 54:05,  Mile avg. - 7:44

Morning run, windy, a few sprinkles, temp. 42'

Trying to get my legs ready for Saturdays 5K.  My legs still aren't ready or rested enough but hopefully by Saturday they will be.  I did a couple of fast quarters to remind my body I want some speed.

Time 46:50,  Mile avg. 7:49

It turned out to be a wonderful morning for a race.  When I woke up there was frost on the ground so I was a little nerveous it would be on the cold side, but the sun came out and there was no wind so it was nice for running.  About 35-40 degrees.  My son Dallas and my sister-in-law ran the race. 

I saw Tom & Kim before the race.  I was hoping Tom would stay with me for the first mile but I was feeling good and started out on the fast side, staying up with the high school kids.  The local talent that broke the 2A state 2 mile record just a couple of weeks ago with a 9:38 was there so I knew there was no hope for first place.  After about a half a mile I was running right behind 3 highschool kids.  By the first mile I was running behind the local talent Daniel Howell.  I was slowly letting him leave me.  The rest of the race was more of the same with Howell boy beating me by about 25 seconds which I'm sure was just a nice easy fun run for him.  Places 1st and 2nd both got a $50 gift certificate to a local running store.  Maybe I'll get a new shirt or socks or shorts. 

My race mile splits were as follows: Mile 1 - 5:53,  Mile 2 - 6:12,  Mile 3 - 5:51 (Mile avg. - 5:59)  Mile two has an uphill section. 

The race ended up being 3.20 not the regulation 3.1.  My time above is adjusted back to 3.1.  My race time of the 3.20 was 18:54.

My son Dallas got a 24.35 and Jamie got a 25.03.  If the times were adjusted Dallas would have got close to a 24 even.  Dallas has never broke 25 so this was an excellent race for him.

Tom never seems to race well in Ephraim but Kim did great.  I told Dallas that he needed to beat Kim and he did.  Good Boy.