"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I ran the good old Payson Park Loop this morning, my legs were totally wiped out from Saturdays long run, it was pretty brutal! I had some stomach issues towards the end so that speed up the pace considerably, my knee felt pretty good for the most part but that was probably because I didn't push the pace, my average pace was 9:10 with my HR average at 135, total time was 1:03:52... No strength training today as I am running late because I got up late so I have to get going, see ya later.

I ran my Mini GU corner route, the pace was pretty slow going out and then when I stopped at the corner Pat and Kent came by so I let Kent get out there about 400 meters and then I tried to close the gap between there and the stake center, I figured that was where they were headed... It would be a great way to get in a 2.5 mile tempo run so I latched on so to speak and tried to keep the same distance, my splits went like this; 7:47(143), 7:42(155), .50 7:30(155) I ran faster each mile so that was a good sign. That first mile I had a hard time getting a good rhythm going but then settled in after that. My average pace for the run was 8:29 with my HR average at 140, total time was 59:28. I feel okay about this but I wish it was a 4 to 5 mile tempo at this point but I will take what I can get. My knee seemed to hold up okay which is cool but I am icing as we speak and I rolled it as well, I then finished up with 66 push-ups;-)

See ya tomorrow.

First day of school and the kids are back at it! I ran my Woodland Hills mailbox route(hills) and extended farther up woodland hills road, legs felt good going up but coming back down they were toast! My watch was dead today so I have no info for you, I always forget to turn it off and then it runs out of battery...

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out to Mini GU corner and then back to my house, the pace was up beat and I seemed to handle the pace alright. After returning home I decided to tack on another mile, I didn't run yesterday so I thought I had to do a little extra this morning so I picked up the pace on that last mile to MP and it felt pretty good... No pain in my knee and that goes for both of them so that was pretty cool, my upper groin on my right leg has been a little tender this last week, but even that was tolerable. I hope I have a good long run tomorrow. My average pace was 8:28 with my total time at 59:25, HR average was 142 and my marathon pace mile at the end was 7:40, I finished up with some strength training on  my upper body and I rolled both legs.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Mini Gu corner and then I ran into my Brother(SimmBad) and so I hooked up with him and we headed up over Harry's and down past the stake center and then back out to Osborn's and then up around the Golf Course. We average around a 9:30 pace, so nice and easy but then the last 4 miles I ran sub 8:30 miles back to Salem and I felt pretty good, its not blazing speed but considering how tired my legs were I think they handled it pretty well. I usually average between a 8:30 and 8:45 on these longer runs but I wanted to run with my brother so we kept the pace easier, which was fine with me. My average pace ended up being 9:15 with my HR average at 135, total time was 2:49:08, so just a nice easy long run;-) I just am trying to get healthy and not get any other injuries before the marathon so those long runs will be at an easy pace...

See ya on Monday.