"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I ran out towards Payson this morning, my 405 went a little crazy on me by recording my first mile a little soon so I stopped to see what was happening and Michelle scared the living crap out of me! It was a good laugh. We ran together for most of the run and it was nice having someone to talk to, but the pace was a little brisk for my tattered body, but it was fun... My average pace was 8:27 and my total time was 35:49, I forgot my heart rate monitor so I don't have any numbers on that... Michelle did see one shooting star so that finally brings the number up to 5 so far this winter year, its been a long drought for those darn things so that was pretty cool... My groin felt good but my foot (PF) was starting to ache by the time I got done, with that said I am debating on what to do and I might take the rest of the month off to see if I can get over this darn Planters. Its just so hard to take that much time off but I just can't get it better, it doesn't get any worse but it doesn't heal up either, so I don't know what to do!

I finished up with my standard upper body weight training and some push-ups...

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out to the base of Harry's and Pretty little road and then watched for some shooting stars but could see any so I headed back to the house. My hip and groin felt pretty good, no pain, but my foot was still bothering me but not as bad as it has been I did take 800 mil of IBpro meds so maybe that took the edge off! My average pace was 9:00 with my heart rate average at 141, total time was 40:08 I just took it nice and easy. I finished up with my lower body weight training on the Bowflex, and then some core training on the rubber ball after that I  finished up with some push-ups...

Lets see what tomorrow brings.

No running today... My foot is just not healing up the way that I would like so I took an extra day off, I feel that it is getting better but I want it completely healed by the Christmas Holiday... I think that I will run a few days and then take a few days off and just see how it goes, I need to get this darn thing feeling better. Day by day I guess is the best measure at this point, I am committed to blogging though mainly because it gives me hope for my future running and I'm just nosey by nature.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran up loafer and then when I hit the stop sign I turned towards the mail boxes, I felt pretty good going up[ only minimal pain in the foot. I had some mild discomfort towards the end of the run but it was tolerable... I had a marathon pace mile in there at 8:03, well it was an adjusted MP mile, I've been injured for so long I don't know what my true MP is! Average heart rate was 138 total time was, 35:40 and my average pace was 8:44... I woke up kind of late so no time for strength training this morning, got-a-go!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Payson this cold morning, it was noticeably colder this morning than it has been. Took it pretty easy the whole way, average pace was 9:06 with my heart rate average at 139, total time was 37:13... No shooting stars again this morning, its pretty weird. My foot felt okay today, in fact the best it has been so far since the marathon... I am hoping that it continues on the same path and I can start increasing my mileage just a little bit. I would like to be up in the upper thirties for a week by the time Christmas gets here, but I will continue to take it easy;-) I finished up with my upper body workout on the Bowflex and thats about it for today...

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Pretty little hill and the base of Harry's hill took alittle break and then headed home, my foot felt okay but it was getting sore towards the end again... I had a strange thing happen with about a half a mile left before I got to my house my legs just went south on me I haven't had that happen to me for a long while. It was just weird! My average pace 8:49 with may heart rate average at 150(kind A High) and my total time was 39:54... Thats about it, I'm beginning to sound like a broken record but what can I do, absolutely nothing!

See Monday.

I ran my usual Monday route which is out towards Payson via canal road but this time I extended it up the little hill... I had to keep slowing down but I just kept speeding up so the pace was a little faster than I would like, but it felt comfortable. My wife and I saw a shooting star on Saturday night on our way over to orem, it looked like a meteorite flying across the sky, so I am counting that in my total and I think I am at 6 total now. I felt pretty good today, my average pace was 8:35 with my heart rate average at 149, total time was 43:56. I haven't had to ice my foot today so that is a good sign, I will see how it does throughout the day today and then go from there but I think I am getting closer... I just have to keep my pace easy and not try and over do it and keep my mileage right around where it has been, I don't want to over do it! I finished up with my upper body work out on the Bowflex and some push-ups...

See ya tomorrow.

I ran towards Mini GU corner but did my shortened version of that route, out and back. It was extremely colder this morning than it has been, I think winter is definitely here now folks... My average pace was 9:00 with my heart rate at 142, total time was 37:11. I felt a little better this morning, my legs seemed to hang on today and not give out on me, I will be running up Loafer tomorrow the short version though. I finished up with some core training on the rubber ball and some push-ups, I think I will do my lower body weight training after my run tomorrow I want my legs to be some what fresh when I run up Loafer tomorrow... My foot felt okay, about the same as yesterday I can still feel it but it seems to recover quickly but I still see myself taking it easy through a good part of the winter, good old base building.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran my standard Wednesday route up Loafer and then out towards the mail boxes, just a nice easy pace. Well, it wasn't easy going up but coming down was easy. My foot felt pretty good going up but coming back with about a mile left I felt some mild discomfort... My average pace was 9:00 with my total time at 36:33, heart rate average was 142, I 'm still not feeling better from my cold I felt like staying in bed this morning, not running. Its probably time to go and get a physical, I haven't had one of those for a while. No strength training today, just taking it easy.

See ya tomorrow.

I did not run this morning I just didn't feel like it! Call me lazy or what ever but it just didn't happen today... My motivation levels are just a little low this time of year, it could be the weather or just the time of year but some day's I just can't get out of bed. I'm still fighting this cold and it seems to be getting bad again, I thought I was on my way to recovery but the last few days I have been feeling like death warmed over!

I'll see what tomorrow brings and go from there, have a good one!

I ran out towards Payson this morning via canal road, I didn't really feel like going this morning but I was able to drag my butt out of bed and Get-R-Done! My first couple of miles were nice and easy, and then I was getting a little bored so I decided to pick up the pace a little bit. My goal was to do under an 8:00 mile with the first half a mile being up hill, I was able to do that with a 7:56 pace... I then did one mile relaxed and then towards the end picked up the last mile and that was a 8:30 mile, still way slow to what I am use to but it was good to get my legs moving a little faster. My average pace was 8:42 with my total time at 45:01, my heart rate average was at 147. No shooting stars again this  morning, oh well I'm sure there will be more down the road. My foot felt marginal, and as I'm writing this it seems to be doing alright but I'm still feeling the effects of this darn cold, a little tired and I always feel like I need a nap! Thats about it for today, I will see what tomorrow brings.

See ay tomorrow.

It was to windy for me today to run so I stayed inside I ran on the treadmill, I did some quarter mile strides between a 7:30 and 8:00 mile. Total time was 50:00, I don't know my average pace or heart rate I didn't wear my monitor or my watch... I felt pretty good for the most part, foot was marginal and is feeling pretty good as I write this, so thats pretty good. I can't stand running in the wind, and it felt good to be running in shorts and a short sleeve shirt even though I had to do it on the treadmill.

Well thats about it for today, see you on Monday.

I ran my regular Monday route out to Payson and back, extended it up the little hill which is always fun... It was very cold out this morning but after I got warmed up it seemed to be tolerable. My foot was doing really good today until I got towards the end of the run and then it started to get sore and is a little more sore than usual right now, I hope it improves enough so I can run tomorrow. My average pace was 8:43, a little faster than I would like, heart rate average was 145 with my total time at 44:59. No shooting stars today, it was to cloudy... 10 days until Christmas, my how the year has flown. I finished the day with some upper body strength training on the Bowflex, about 20 minutes worth.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards mini GU corner, but I ran the shortened version, it snowed the whole way and the roads were covered with about an inch or two of snow. I took it really slow and just tried to enjoy the scenery, listened to some good tunes and tried to ignore the pain in my foot that has now been bothering me for over two months! My average pace was 9:09 with my heart rate average at 145, total time was 45:47. I finished up with some core training and also 60 push-ups. Thats about it for today, I wish I could get this darn foot to heal up, I might have to take some time off, it has improved but it just seems to linger and never fully heal up! Day by day I guess...

See ya tomorrow.

I slept in this morning and decided to not run today, but then when I got home from work I felt really bad for being so lazy so I hopped on the elliptical for 45 minutes and then did a mile and a half on the treadmill... I did some quarter mile pick-ups with the same distance cool down in between, one of the pick-ups was at a 8:30 pace and then the last one was at a 7:30 pace,  foot felt marginal threw all of this. Total time between the two workouts was 61 minutes, I finished that up with some upper body weight training on the Bowflex... I'm pretty much wore out but I am glad that I followed through when I got home from work, I feel much better about myself for doing it.

See ya tomorrow.

Rest....

I ran out to Payson via canal road this morning, I ran pretty easy the whole way. My average pace was 8:53 total time was 40:48 with my heart rate at 142, my foot felt marginal about the same as it has lately. No shooting stars again... I wonder if there is less shooting stars in the winter than the warmer months? I will have to ponder that question for the rest of the day! I finished up with my standard upper body weight training on the Bowflex. Michelle came up from behind me this morning and spooked me! I  thought maybe she just parachuted in from Paris on a dead run, I could actually see her doing that for some odd reason!

See ya tomorrow.

I slept in this morning and I didn't get out on the road until after 7:00 o'clock, I ran out towards the base of Harry's Hill and then turned and did pretty little hill I then went out towards mini GU corner and then headed back for my house... The roads were snow packed so the pace was pretty easy, my foot did pretty well until I had about a mile left and then I started to feel it! I iced it when I got home but it is a little sore as I'm writing this so we shall see how it does through the weekend... My legs felt pretty good today, they were a little tired towards the end but for the most part they performed really well, now if I could just get this darn foot to heal up, it is really holding me back right now! My total time today was 57 minutes even and my average pace was 8:45, with my heart rate at 150, a tad high I think... I think its time for a nice hot shower and then maybe we will hit Magleby's for breakfast, sounds yummy!

See ya on Monday;-)

I did my usual Monday route, out to Payson via Salem canal road and extended it up to the top of the little hill leading into Payson... The pace was slower than normal for some reason, roads were snow packed and icy in some spots, but I think my pace could have been a little faster but I just kept it nice and slow. Average pace was 9:39 with my heart rate average at 140, total time was 50:07 I had some wind on the way back so that may account for the slower than normal pace, usually my heart rate at that pace would have been below 135, so kind of weird. I finished up with some upper body weight training on the Bowflex, also with some push-ups at the end. My foot felt marginal again, fine at the beginning and then sore by the end, so I don't know same old story!

See ya tomorrow.

I got up to run this morning but didn't feel like running through all the snow, so I slept in! I then came home a little early from work and then went down and did 60 minutes on the treadmill, 6.3 miles I mainly kept the pace easy but on mile number 2 I did some pickups at about a 7:30 pace so I will count that as a MP mile! I then finished up with some core training and some push-ups, all in all I feel pretty good about the workout and now its time for some dinner!!!

See ya tomorrow.

I woke up kind of late this morning (6:50am) but I strapped everything on and headed out the door, I had to be over to the office by 9:00 so I had know time to waste! I'm at work right now typing this so I don't have any  particulars, I know my average pace was 8:49 but I'm not quite sure what my total time was... Man was it cold this morning! My IPhone said it was 7 degrees, way to cold for this time of year, that's more like the middle of January temperature wise! My foot felt okay but was a little sore towards the end of the run, and my legs kind of gave out on me towards the end, I think that had something to do with the late run on the treadmill yesterday, I didn't have enough time to recover!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I hope everyone has Safe Merry Christmas!

See ya tomorrow after all the activities, I might try and get in a run but I will have to see how things go;-D

I did a nice little run this morning after everyone opened presents, just a nice easy 3 miles and some change, I think my average pace was 8:40... Its been a fun day so far, and it will be nice recovering from the day tomorrow!

Merry Christmas!

A foot of snow this morning made it difficult to get out, after shoveling my life away and then heading into the office to check the phone and make sure there was no problems, I was able to get out but not for very far... The roads were very bad and hard to keep your footing so the pace was very slow, my average pace was 9:10 total time was 41:28, heart rate was at 147. I hope tomorrow is better so I can get my run in early it just makes it easier to get it done.

See ya tomorrow.

I have finally found time to log my run this morning, I tried earlier but I couldn't get into the website for some odd reason... It was very cold this morning, but I woke up kind of late and didn't get out until after 8 am. I headed out towards the base of Harry's hill and then ran  the pretty little road and then headed out to mini GU corner and then turned and headed for home. The pace was still pretty slow because of the roads, My average pace was 9:00 with my heart rate at 144, total time was 1:08:54 I had a faster mile in there towards the end so I will count that as MP mile... My foot felt surprisingly good today and my legs were strong all the way through the run for a change, I haven't had that for awhile. All in all it was a good run, and afterwards I did my standard upper body weight training on the BowFlex and some push-ups.

See ya Monday.

I ran my usual Monday route, out to the old barn and then into Payson just a little out and back run... My average pace was 9:09 with my total time at 47:54, heart rate average was at 144, just nice and easy this morning. My foot is feeling pretty good, its still there but nothing like it was and it seems to be getting better, knock on wood, I did wrench out my back last Friday shoveling snow so that is a little bit of a problem, but it seems to mending too. No strength training this morning as I am running late and I got a late start, so I will try and do that later this evening, off to work. Another short week, I could get use to this although it will be nice to get back into a routine with the kids, they think they should be able to stay up until all hours of the night, I don't think so!

See ya tomorrow

I ran out to mini GU corner this morning, and I did not want to get out of bed this morning!!! My alarm went off at 6 am and then I rolled out of bed around 6:30, I just can't seem to get going in the mornings as of late! Oh well, I think its the time of year...My average pace was 8:49 and on miles 3 and 5 I did some strides towards the end of the mile the mile pace for those miles were 8:30 pace. Total time today was 53:31 and my heart rate average was 143, my foot felt okay for the most part, but still not 100%. I would like to get my HMP back to where it was before I got injured but it has been slow going, I know I'm capable of between a 7:15 and 7:30 pace but I just can't seem to get back there... I guess I will just have to be patient, and take it as it comes. No strength training again this morning I have ran out of time and I need to get to work, I need to start getting up when my alarm goes off. "lazy Butt"!!!

See ya tomorrow.

I didn't run this morning so I ran when I got home from work. I decided to do some hills so I headed up Loafer to the stop sign and then I ran up to the woodland hills mail boxes. I then headed down Woodland Hills road to Salem canal road and then back home... I picked up the pace when I was running down Woodland Hills road (7:30 Pace) and then my last mile was a quicker pace at 7:39 and then I cooled down for .73. My average pace was 8:26 with my heart rate average at 155, total time was 48:15... My foor felt pretty good for the most part, I iced it when I got home. I'm pretty happy about this workout and I hope I didn't over do it, I guess I will see tomorrow!

See ya tomorrow.