"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

Well, I haven't run for 5 days so I thought my legs would be feeling stronger but that didn't happen! I am very discouraged and very frustrated! I just can't seem to figure it out, I shouldn't be feeling this way and its making it very difficult to get in any really good training... I ran my Payson Park loop today and towards the end I started to have stomach issues and so I had to slow down and walk just to get home after taking care of business I headed out for a slow mile with my son Ethan, and my legs were just physically dead, very disappointing! My average pace was 9:00 with my HR average around 139, total time was 1:12:12 for the 8 miles. I really don't know what to do at this point I know I'm not going to be ready for the marathon at this rate, I don't know what the heck is wrong with me! Sorry for my whining, the last few years have just been a pain, literally!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out to mini GU corner this morning and I did it on tired and worn out legs, again! My IT Band started to hurt around mile 4 and it was very painful! With about a mile and a half to go I ran into Mac and ran with her to the house and the pace quickened just a bit but I didn't really let on to the serious pain that I was in, I just kept on running! It was fun running with her it made the last mile or so go real fast;-) I am just so frustrated with all this crap, I want to just quit and let my injuries heal up and be done with the SGM, I know there are people on this blog that are dealing with a heck of a lot more than I am but every run is just so painful that it is taking all of the fun out of it, ya know what I mean... I don't know what to do! Enough complaining now I will call it a day, but I just need to get it off my chest and this seems like the best place, see ya tomorrow;-)

I decide to do some hill running today, but I also told myself that if my IT band started to hurt I would stop and walk so I ran up to the mail boxes via Mount Loafer school road and I then headed back the same way I came. After about a mile I stopped and stretched and I wanted to keep the pace slow like right around a 9:30 pace and I was able to do that, on the way back down I tried to keep a good rhythm but not push it and I had  a 7:45 mile in there and an 8:00 and then when I reached canal road the last .52 was at a 7:30 pace... Total time for  the 5.52 was 48:12, average pace was 8:44 and my HR average was 143. When I returned home I ran a couple of miles with my son Ethan and the first mile he wanted to push the pace so we did that one in 8:43 and then we took it easy on the way back, total time was 18:38. My IT band is a little sore but I have iced it and rolled it so I am hoping that it will recover for tomorrow, but I will have to see. I still don't know about SG yet but I will see how the next month or so goes and then I will see where I am at;-)

See you tomorrow.

I ran out towards mini GU corner and then back home, I only had time for 4 miles of running I had to get my daughter Abby up to my sister-in-laws to tend her kids, so I ran out of time. I came home and did 20 minutes on the elliptical to finish up, no watch today so I have no info. IT band was about the same, but I have to get going so I will see you tomorrow.

I ran out to Payson Park this morning, I wanted to be running the Speedy Spaniard with all my blogger friends but it just didn't happen. So I decided to run my own little progression run and see how the IT band would hold up. I started out with an up pace warm up mile (8:40) and then the rest of the miles went like this; 8:12, 8:04, 7:43, 7:55 some up hill in that one, 7:56, 7:32 after that I had a .17 cool down... On  mile 6 I lost my concentration alittle bit but my main goal was to once I was under an 8 minute mile to hold at or under an 8 minute mile and I accomplished that. I know these aren't lightening fast but considering all the crap I've been going through I feel pretty good about this one and the great thing was that my IT-band didn't bother me at all so that was pretty cool! Average pace was 8:00 with my HR average at 151 total time was 57:37.  My legs felt pretty good for a change I didn't seem to have the dead leg issue that I have been fighting lately, I don't know how they will be tomorrow but we will see. I have to go and do some more service hours tomorrow for my dedicated hunter permit so I'm not sure how many I will be able to get in, but I will do my best.

See ya tomorrow

No running today. I had to get up earlier than expected to get down to Manti so I had to scrap my run this morning, I have to much going on!!! Now its off to the Rodeo, should be a fabulous time;-)

See ya Monday.