"A Hefty Hunk Of Steamin Junk"

I was not feeling good this morning. After about 2 miles I started having stomach issues so I turned and headed for home.  It was the worse 2 miles of my life! I had to run walk back to the house, it was the worst feeling in the world and after I returned home I didn't feel like doing anything... I thought about going back out but I could feel my stomach and it was very unsettled so I went downstairs and did some upper body weight training, after doing that I felt a little better so I jumped on the elliptical for 21 minutes. My stomach was still a bit of a bother so it was probably a good idea to stay home, I'm still feeling yucky but I am hoping I will get better as the day goes on. I can't figure out why I keep having problems with my stomach and bowels, I must be fighting some kind of bug cuz the last 10 days have not pleasant! Oh well, at least I was able to get something done this morning! Average pace was 9:30.  First day of school for the kids today, where did the summer go!

See ya tomorrow.

I ran to the top of Harry's Hill this morning and then came back the same way, pace going up was sub 10 minute mile which is a pretty good pace for me going up that darn thing! 12 to 15 percent grade, very steep! I took it easy on the way down but when I got near the bottom I tried to keep my legs turning over fast and I had some sub 8 minute miles in there, 7:50 (half down and half flat), 7:41 (flat)... I would have like to see those more in the 7:30 range but my legs were not real strong today, but I did feel pretty strong going up Harry's which was good. After the run I did my lower body weight training and some stretching. Now its of to Delta to meet with a farm that I have insured out there, should be a fun ride...

See ya tomorrow

I ran out to mini GU Corner and then back to the house, I kept the pace easy and then I tacked on another mile when I returned back to the house to round out the seven miles. My average pace was 8:50 with my HR average at 138, total time was at 1:02:05, just a nice easy recovery run... I might try a 3 to 4 mile tempo tomorrow and see how I do, but that will depend on how I'm feeling. After the run I did my standard upper body weight training and then some push-ups, a really good workout this morning and I am pleased with how it went.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out towards Mini GU corner and I wasn't feeling the greatest but decided to try  3, 3  mile repeats, with a real small rest in between each one. I did a 2 mile warm up and then I ran my first mile which is a slight downhill and I had a tailwind, 7:14(HR153), 2- 7:20(157) this one was a slight uphill with a headwind, 3- 7:10(160) and this was half downhill with a tailwind and then half uphill with a headwind... I didn't feel real great on the second one but I did feel a little bit stronger on the third one, after those I ran a 2 mile cool down at a real easy pace, average pace for the whole run was 8:14 with my HR average at 147, total time was 58:23. I feel pretty good about the effort and I wasn't real into it this morning but I guess it was mind over body, or something like that... I will do a small 3 mile jog tomorrow just top shake the legs out for the Saturday long run, I might run the onion days 10k over Labor Day but I haven't quite decided yet.

See ya tomorrow.

I ran out to GU Corner only to find that the cooler wasn't there and then I panicked cuz I didn't have any water with me but I headed down into the river bottoms and then headed back to the house... I knew where some water was a bout 2 miles from my house so I headed to there and was able to get a drink, after the drink I decided to run pretty little hill and then get another drink and then just run by my house where I knew I could get a drink. I then headed out towards Payson to tack on a couple more miles and I ran into Chad and Pat and Jason they had run down Payson canyon so I hooked up with them and ran a few and I was able to get a cool drink about a mile from my house and it was oh so good! It was fun running with them, they are good guys and they really pulled me along those last few miles. My Average pace for the run was 8:36 and total time was 2:35:15 with a average HR of 143, I started out at about a nine minute pace and then I got stronger on the last half of the run which felt good. I probably averaged a sub 8:30 pace on the last half which is a good sign and I felt like accomplished something good today, I felt like I could have kept going! I am hopeful that I can keep this up all the way to SG, and I think I will have a good race! I'm getting in some quality long runs right now.

See ya Monday.