"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I was suppose to get up early and get my run done and then meet my usual group to golf at Hobble Creek Golf Course, but when I got up at 5:00 am it was raining pretty hard so I decided to for go the Golf and just sleep in! I then got up at 7:30 and strapped my running gear on and headed out the door. I ran the Payson Park loop extended which round trip is just over 8 miles, this route has some good rolling hills in it and so I pushed it up the hills and then took it easy on the downhills and the flat section. My average pace was 8:26 with my heart rate average at 138 and my total time was 1:07:50. I felt pretty good this morning other than I got a little sick of the rain, and I was a little disappointed that I didn't get my run done early and then head to the course and get my round in. I'm sure I will hear about that from the Boys!

With that said, I will see you tomorrow.

Asic Nimbus 9 (338)

I ran the BYU farm loop this morning, and what a nice morning it was! I ran into Pat Loss about a mile and a half into my run and we stopped and chatted for awhile, its always good to see and talk to him. I wasn't feeling real chipper today, my legs were not into it today but I was ablr to get through it and I was able to do one marathon pace mile in the middle of my run. I also did my lower body weight training and core training usual Tuesday workout, my average pace was 8:35 with my heart rate at 132 total time was 1:09:15. I think my legs are feeling the affect of the increased mileage the last few weeks so I just need to carry through abs stick with it and I should be okay. I also so Michelle towards the end of my run and she looked like she was cruising, as usual! After I saw my daughter off on the bus I did one more mile nice and slow to round out the 8 miles, she is going to Lagoon today with the school and that always means that the end of school is in a few days, Wow!

See ya tomorrow.

Asic 2130 (355)

I felt very lousy today, my legs were gone from the Get-Go! I ran the flat course this morning, and what a beautiful morning it was, my average pace was 8:49 with my heart rate average at 133 total time was 1:13:40... My legs just would not wake up today I tried really hard to, but it just wasn't happening. I think I have been pushing it to hard lately, I feel like I am not doing enough recovery runs and I think it is starting to take its toll.  I haven't had a reduced mileage week for a while which is probably coming up next week. Tomorrow I will need to take it easy again, and get my legs recovered, I hope I have more strength tomorrow:-)

No strength training today, Wednesdays are my day off from that.

See you tomorrow.

Asic Nimbus 9 (346)

I ran out to GU corner out and back. I felt a little better today than yesterday, I think I am in need of some new shoes these 2130's have almost 400 miles on them so maybe I am ready for a new pair... My plan today was to keep the pace easy even though when I started I had some bounce but I resisted the urge to go faster and just kept it nice and easy. My average pace was 8:35 with my heart rate average at 134, total time was 1:09:05, I also did my standard lower body weight training and core training that took about 25 minutes.

Well, that's about it. Pretty boring I know but this is who I am, old and boring!

Asic 2130 (363)

I ran the big blue mail box route today and then back to pretty little road and then back home. I took it really easy this morning as I felt like I needed a true recovery run today, my average pace was 9:17 with my heart rate average at 126. That is the slowest that I have run in a long time, but my legs are pretty much hammered so I really needed it! I don't know how many I will get in tomorrow I have a small golf tournament in the morning and we tee off at 7:30am so it all depends on what time I can get myself out of bed. Or maybe I can split the run in to two sections, morning and afternoon, I will have to see. I do need some new shoes I think it is getting time to retire these and get some new ones, that might be on my list of things to do tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Asic Nimbus 9 (354)

I couldn't run this morning so I had to delay my run until this afternoon  it was sure HOT! I stayed pretty close to my house as to be able to get some fluid if I so needed it. I ran the Blue mail box flat course but extended it to get in the 10 plus miles, I was able to do 3 marathon pace miles in the middle of the run, well they were close to MP miles one was 7:29 and the other two were closer to 8:00 pace... I felt okay with it being hot and windy, in-fact my fastest pace mile was into the wind so I was real happy about that, I still have some pain right on my left ankle bone on the inside I don't know what they call that but it is sore! My average pace was 8:18 with my heart rate average at 145, total time was 1:29:03. I bought me a new pair of 2130's today but I am still having the same pain so maybe it isn't shoe related. Maybe I need to get rid of the stability shoe and go strictly to the neutral shoe that I use every other day. I don't know, Maybe after the weekend it will feel better:-) This was a high mileage month for me, over 220 miles for the month that is a new record for this old man!

See ya Monday.

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