The Dude abides...

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Time: 50:35

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Time: 0:58:25

Raining this morning so I had to run on the Treadmill, boring.

Time: 46:00

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Time: 1:54:28

Great morning for a run, temp around 45 no wind.  Nice.  Easy run today.

Time: 1:07:37

Another great morning, temp around 45 no wind.  Nice to be outside in shorts again.

Time: 0:51:27

Very windy and snowy this morning...back to the treadmill.

Time: 0:47:00

Felt tired today but it was nice to run outside instead of on the treadmill.

Time: 51:48

I thought it was April 1st today not February 1st, cold 19 degrees.  The ONLY good thing was that my gatorade bottle was slushy when I finished.

Time: 1:06:11

Snow and wind, gotta love it.  At least it warmed up to 36 this morning.

Time: 50:38

Nice run this morning.  I felt tired but ended up with a good time for me.

Total time: 58:20

First half: 31:20, Second half: 27:00

Nice run again, a little cool but still a nice morning.  I've felt pretty tired all week, it's been hard to get up in the morning.

Time: 50:26

First Half: 25:37

Second Half: 24:49

Had a hard time going to sleep last night.  I don't know what was up this morning but my stomach was on fire.  Running always seems to make me fell a little better though.

Luckily the rain/snow held off until I was finished.

Time: 1:06:51

First Half: 34:32

Second Half: 32:19

Good run this morning.

Time: 1:05:56

1st Half: 34:15

2nd Half: 31:41

Nice easy run today.  Just missed the rain and the temp was alright this morning.

Time: 51:09

1st Half: 25:56

2nd Half: 25:13

Good run today. Ran the 6th mile in 7:49. That's a good time for me considering I wasn't trying to run that fast.

Time: 59:04

1st Half: 31:14

2nd Half: 27:50

Good run this morning, felt a little cold at around 4 miles.  Hopefully next week is going to be as warm as predicted.

Time: 50:48

1st Half: 25:49

2nd Half: 24:59

Great morning for a run.

Time: 1:06:01

1st Half: 34:02

2nd Half: 31:59

Treadmill run this morning, the wind was really blowing and there was a lot of dust and crap in the air.

Time: 46:23

Cold again, what happened to spring?

Time: 50:05

1st Half: 25:29

2nd Half: 24:36

Felt tired today but ended up running a good time.  I wasn't trying to push it but I must have been pushing it a little more that usual.

Time: 48:59

1st Half: 25:03

2nd Half: 23:56

Great weather, good race.  I felt good until about mile 10 then I got a little bit tired but I was able to finish with the time that I expected.

Very crowded race but I had fun.

Time to get back into the daily routine after the race Saturday.  Felt a little sore but that was gone by 1/2 mile.  Good run this morning, not too cold.

Time: 1:06:06

1st Half: 34:10

2nd Half: 31:56

Great morning for a run.  Temperature was in the low 50's the wind wasn't too bad.  My legs still feel a little soreness.

Time: 50:13

1st Half - 25:43

2nd Half - 24:30

Light rain and snow this morning. Pretty good headwind for the second half of my run. I usually get the head wind from the South and East on the first half of my run. Time: 58:01 1st Half: 30:51 2nd Half: 27:10

Had to run early today because we were golfing starting at 7:30 - 8:00. 

Time: 50:31

1st Half:  25:46

2nd Half: 24:45

Great run this morning.  I felt good and had a good time.  My shoes feel like they are on their last legs though.

Mile 6 - 8:33, Mile 7 - 8:05

Time: 1:03:35

1st Half: 33:16

2nd Half: 30:19

I'm not complaining, but it was a little warm this morning and I'm just not used to it.  Good run got a little tired.

Time: 1:04:57

1st Half: 33:23

2nd Half 31:34

Nice morning to run, temp in the low 40's very little wind.  I decided to run 6.6 today instead of my normal 5.5 because the weather is supposed to get colder for the next two days and I might as well take advantage of the nice morning.

Time:  57:24

1st Half: 30:22

2nd Half: 27:02

6th Mile: 8:16

Cold again, pretty good head wind out of the North Northwest for the second half today.  I tried to take it a little easy today.  Come on Summer.

Scared 2 Mallard ducks this morning running through a neighborhood.  In 10 years of running through this area that's the first time I've scared 2 ducks off.

Time: 50:31

1st Half: 25:28

2nd Half: 25:03

Good run this morning, I tried to push it a little bit and I felt pretty good.  Last .5 was 2:55.

Time: 47:59

1st Half: 25:16

2nd Half: 22:43

New shoes today, they felt pretty good.  Brooks Defyance, so far I'd say a pretty good shoe.

Overall I felt pretty good today especially after 3 hours of mowing and edging the lawn yesterday.

No time today, my iPod sensor fell off my shoe somewhere around 2.5-2.7 miles.  Found it on the second half on the way back.  It had been run over at least 1 time but it's still working.

Another great morning for a run.  Unfortunately I got to see somehting that I don't usually see on my run this morning.  There was a big house fire in Washington Terrace about a mile into my run.  When I ran by the flames were shooting 7-10 feet above the roof, the house looked like a total loss.  The firemen were just running the hoses from the fire hydrant.  A little smokey for the last mile due to the fire.

Time: 1:04:07

1st Half: 33:04

2nd Half: 31:03

Light rain this morning, no problem though still a good run.

Time: 49:34

1st Half: 25:02

2nd Half: 24:32

Good run this morning, temps in the low 40's which is about perfect. Felt tired this morning because I had to get up at 2:30am for a work problem.

Time: 57:42

1st Half: 30:20

2nd Half: 27:22

Tired legs today. Pretty good headwind for the first 2 miles, then it switched and I had more headwind for the last 1.5 miles. Nothing special to report today, just a nice morning run.

Time: 49:49

1st Half: 25:09

2nd Half: 24:40

Could it blow any harder last night, the wind and rain woke me up and I had a hard time keeping up. At least it all blew over and was decent for a good run outside this morning. 5 days to go!

Time: 1:05:15

1st Half: 33:37

2nd Half: 31:38

Taking it easy for the rest of the week before the race Saturday. A little cool to start out but once the sun came up it was great.

Time: 48:46

1st Half: 24:45

2nd Half: 24:01

Just a nice easy run today trying not to push it too hard.  It was warmer this morning, that's good to start getting used to the warmer temps for Saturday.

Time: 51:14

1st Half: 25:26

2nd Half: 25:48

Nice and warm this morning, pretty good breeze out of the North / Northwest.  Today started out as a nice easy run but with about 2 miles to go I decided to push it a little.  Just guessing but I probably averaged around 8:15 - 8:25 per mile for the last 2.  The second half was about .25 further that the first half.

Time: 49:55

1st Half: 25:23

2nd Half: 24:32

What a great day for a race.  A little cold up in Eden waiting for the race to start but after that who could complain.  This race is so much better than the Salt Lake Half, much better course.  New PR for the Half I beat my previous best by 1:33.

I felt really good up until about 10 miles then I started to get a little tired, no problem finishing though.

Nice easy recovery run after the Half on Saturday.  Legs are a little sore but not as sore as they were after the Salt Lake Half.

Time: 27:27

1st Half: 14:48

2nd Half: 12:39

PM - 7 Mile bike ride to my daughters softball game.

I decided to ride my bike to my daughters softball game after work. Up Washington Terrace, down the Adams Ave. Parkway through South Weber Drive and into Riverdale.

Nice run this morning, pretty warm but I felt good after the short run and bike ride yesterday.  No soreness during my run this morning which is great, so it only took 1 recovery day before I started feeling normal after Saturdays half.

Time: 1:04:51

1st Half: 33:27

2nd Half: 31:24

Rainy this morning so it was a Treadmill day, boring.  Mystery Men was on so it made it somewhat tolerable, funny show.

Time: 44:45

Rainy and windy again this morning so it's back to the treadmill.  This mornings treadmill theatre featured the 80's classic movie 'The Secret of My Sucess' with Michael J. Fox.  Classic 80's movie with a great Scooby Doo type ending.

Time: 54:53

Got to bed a little late last night, we went and seen the new Indiana Jones film.  Good show, definately an Indiana Jones film.  Lots of action, fights, and chases.  It's a fun show as long as you go with the attitude of just enjoying it for what it is and don't be too critical.  Good run this morning, back outside just a little overcast this morning felt good after running the last 2 mornings on the treadmill.

Time: 50:10

1st Half: 25:27

2nd Half: 24:43

Vacationing in Island Park Idaho for Memorial Day.  Cold and Rainy for the entire weekend.  I did manage to get a quick run in.  I could tell I was at altitude at 6400 ft.

Time: 30.11

1st Half: 14:48

2nd Half: 15:23

Back to normal.  Good run this morning a little warm but I'm not complaining.  Just trying to catch up on my blog, I've been busy this week.

Time: 1:05:56

1st Half: 33:27

2nd Half: 32:29

Feeling a little guilty about taking Tuesday off so I decided to add an extra mile today.  Rainy and windy this morning.  It really started falling between mile 4 and 6 and I got soaked but I felt good today.

Time: 1:17:10

1st Half: 40:24

2nd Half: 36:46

Great morning, temp was perfect and not a cloud in the sky.  Perfect for a good morning run.  Right leg was a little sore this morning but not enough to keep me from running.

Time: 49:56

1st Half: 25:19

2nd Half: 24:37

I've decided to try and run a little longer on 1 of my runs during the week so instead of 7.3 miles I ran 9.3 miles today.  Good run I felt great and feel alright now, as long as my motivation keeps up I won't have a problem adding the slightly longer run.

The last 4 splits for today's run were:  9:16, 9:07, 8:49, 8:22.

Time: 1:25:33

Got to bed a litlle late last night and I'm feeling it this morning.  Good run, great morning to be outside.  Nothing eventful this morning although you can sure tell the weathers getting nicer, I'm seeing a lot more walkers, bikers, and runners out.  Hopefully the rain for tomorrow holds off for all the runners out there.

Time: 1:06:03

1st Half: 33:49

2nd Half: 32:14

Another great morning temperature was good, just a slight breeze.  I was tired getting up and out the door, as usual I try to come up with excuses not to run.  But as usual I run anyway.  Felt really good today and the run was great.  The rain threat must have scared off the bikers, walkers, and other runners today it seemed like nobody was out.

Time: 59:01

1st Half: 31:13

2nd Half: 27:48

Light rain today kind of frustrating because I could see the blue sky just off to the west.  Not too bad though.  My legs felt tired today good thing it was my easy day.

Time: 50:27

1st Half: 25:24

2nd Half: 25:03

Yesterday seemed like Friday since we were up in Brigham City for my daughters soccer tournament so it was a little difficult getting up this morning.  First half I felt tired and was a little slow but then I pushed it for the second half and got decent run.  Pretty good headwind for the first uphill 2 miles today didn't help my time.

Time: 49:50

1st Half: 26:00

2nd Half: 23:50

Woke up this morning feeling like crap.  But I usually feel better for the rest of the day if I run.  Good run today although I did feel a little tired.  Nice morning, there was a lot of runners, walkers, and a few bikers this morning.  Even feeling like crap I still made my long run for the week.  I was curious to see the elevation change on my run so I marked it on my Garmin, 360ft.

10:02, 9:51, 9:23, 9:41, 9:18, 9:05, 8:52, 8:46, 8:08

Time: 1:24:38

1st Half: 44:46

2nd Half: 39:52

I still don't feel very well, better after my run, but I didn't sleep well last night.  Feels like a head cold with a sore throat that's trying to go south into my chest.  It was a struggle to get up and run but as usual I'm glad I did.  I feel a little better now.  Nice morning for running, seen more runners out than I usually do.

10:00, 9:50, 9:12, 8:51, 8:47, 8:12

Time: 1:05:35

1st Half: 33:54

2nd Half: 31:41

Just an easy run on the treadmill this morning.  Still not feeling well.  Started watching Mr. Beans vacation but I had to change it after about 15 minutes, boring and not funny.  Started watching Mystery Alaska, pretty good show.

Time: 47:00

What's up isn't this June?  I could see my breath this morning at times, very cool this morning.  Still trying to kick this cold, mornings are tough.  Good run otherwise, I didn't try to push it today but I ended up pushing it.

Splits: 9:59, 9:41, 9:08, 8:45, 8:23, 7:35

Time: 57:39

1st Half: 30:39

2nd Half: 27:00

Still not sleeping well because I don't feel good, scratchy throat and stuffed up.  Nice morning for a run still a little cool but after seeing the forecast for next week I'm not complaining.

Splits: 9:58, 9:33, 8:48, 8:11, 7.11(.92 miles)

Time: 49:08

Great morning for a run, I wish the air quality was a little better.  A little tired today I had to start a little early this morning because my daughter was starting a volleyball camp and I needed to get her there and signed up by 8 this morning.

Splits: 10:09, 9:43, 9:14, 9:33, 9:11, 8:59, 9:00, 8:25

Time: 1:25:44

1st Half: 44:41

2nd Half: 41:03

Had to give in to this cold and take a rest day, bummer.

Took some Nyquil last night to help me sleep, it worked.  Just an easy run today felt kind of weak.

Splits: 10:18, 9:57, 5:28 (.6 mile, 9:08 pace), 9:02, 8:27, 7.34 (.93 mile, 8:06 pace)

Time: 50:48

1st Half: 25:44

2nd Half: 25:04

What a great morning for a run, temps a little cooler it was just nice outside this morning.  I was dragging because I had to do some stuff for work and 11:30 and 1:00 last night so it was a real struggle to get out the door this morning.  But once out the door I was glad I went.

Splits: 10:03, 9:49, 9:09, 2:14(.25 mile 8:58 pace), 8:49, 8:31, 8:01, 2:31 (.35 mile 8:00 pace)

Time: 59:10

Another nice morning, just great.

Splits: 10:00, 9:38, 5:19(.6 mile, 8:53 pace), 8:53, 8:07, 7:48 (.95 mile, 7:48 pace)

Time: 49:15

1st Half: 24:58

2nd Half: 24:17

Two words to describe this mornings run, sucking wind.  I don't know what was up but it was a tough run today.  It was a little warm this morning, the Ogden Regional Hospital sign said 83 at around 7:30 this morning.  It also didn't help that I put in around 125 ft. of sprinkler wire yesterday afternoon in the heat.

Splits:  10:13, 9:54, 9:21, 9:36, 5:52 (.65 mile 9:20 pace), 9:08, 9:05, 8:54, 8:23, 5:30 (.65 mile 8:25 pace)

Time: 1:25:59

1st Half: 44:58

2nd Half: 41:01

I need to get used to the warmer temps, I'm feeling wiped out today.  Nice morning for a run though.

Splits:  9:59, 9:43, 8:58, 4:42 (.55 mile), 8:57, 8:44, 8:13, 6:09 (.75 mile)

Time: 1:05:27

1st Half: 33:22

2nd Half: 32:05

This time of year is great.  The mornings are perfect and I don't have to watch the weather.  Just a short run today after the 2 bigger runs on Monday and Tuesday.

Time: 50:03

1st Half: 25:24

2nd Half: 24:39

Today's run was about not looking at my watch until the mid point and the finish.  I just wanted to run without trying to hit any numbers or worrying about how slow or fast I was going.  I just wanted to run how I felt today.

Splits: 10:01, 9:59, 9:22, 2:41 (.29 mile), 9:04, 8:49, 8:15, 3:06 (.37 mile)

Time: 1:01:21

1st Half: 32:05

2nd Half: 29:16

A little cooler this morning and it felt good.  Nice morning again.  Legs felt heavy like they have for most of the week, time for a couple of rest days hopefully everything feels better next week.  Lots of people out walking this morning, nice to see.  I usually cough or make some kind of noise when I get close behind them so as not to scare them too bad.  I've scared a couple of people pretty good unintentionally.

Splits:  10:01, 9:38, 5:22 (.6 mile), 8:53, 8:24, 7:21(.95 mile)

Time: 49:41

1st Half: 25:03

2nd Half: 24:38

Very busy weekend, I need to relax from the weekend.  Slow and easy today, kind of warm.  78 at the Ogden Regional Hospital sign at 7:30 this morning.

Splits: 10:18, 10:01, 9:21, 9:39, 6:02 (.64 Mile), 9:19, 9:06, 9:07, 8:34, 5:34 (.66 Mile)

Time: 1:27:04

1st Half: 45:23

2nd Half: 41:41

This heat is wiping me out.  I thought I would be adjusting better but apparently not.  It was everything I could do to finish the last 1-1.5 miles today.

Splits: 10:05, 9:50, 9:06, 4:51(.52 Mile), 8:59, 8:52, 8:33, 6:31 (.77 Mile)

Time: 1:06:49

1st Half: 33:51

2nd Half: 32:58

On call for work last night had a rough one with backups and servers having problems so kind of cut my sleep time short.  Good run this morning, felt good for not having much sleep.  The only bad part is that it was garbage day, with this heat that garbage just stinks. 

Used my new Garmin Forerunner 405 today.  Nice watch I like it.

Splits: 10:13, 9:50, 9:11, 8:52, 8:13, 4:04 (.55 Mile)

Time: 50:23

1st Half: 25:33

2nd Half: 24:50

Great run this morning, I felt good.  Not so tired and my legs felt better.  I wish the baby birds that are up by the Armory in South Ogden would grow up faster so the parents would stop buzzing me as I run by.  No harm done though but it's just kind of annoying.

Splits: 10:07, 9:47, 9:16, 8:55, 8:50, 8:18, 4:14 (.52 mile) 

Time: 59:31

Good run this morning after the vacation since Thursday.  I was lazy and decided not to run on Friday so this was a 3 day weekend.  We were up in Island Park, Idaho.  Awesome weekend, went fishing, ATV riding, boating.  We had a great time.  Went over to Henry's Lake Outlet to do some flyfishing and my son drove over on the ATV to tell me breakfast was ready, right then a big bull came out of the bushes and started grunting and moaning.  Made us kind of nervous so we got out of there pretty quick without incident.  But I caught a few nice fish beside the bull problem.

Splits: 10:12, 10:01, 9:29, 9:45, 9:26, 9:06, 9:05, 8:57, 8:31, 2:23 (.27 Mile)

Time: 1:26:58

1st Half: 45:17

2nd Half: 41:41

Nice morning, it actually cooled down to the lower 60's felt good.  Just a nice run this morning, lots of other walkers and runners out there today.  A couple of new runners that I hadn't seen before.  Hopefully they'll keep up the good work.

Splits: 10:09, 10:01, 9:20, 9:12, 8:55, 8:37, 8:06, 2:03 (.25 Mile)

Time: 1:06:26

1st Half: 34:15

Just a short nice easy run today.  A little smoky but not too bad.  I got to get me some new headphones, the right side is shorting out and it keeps going on and off every couple of seconds it's driving me nuts.  Didn't feel tired at all today.

Splits: 10:02, 9:54, 9:04, 8:46, 8:06, 4:12 (.53 mile)

Time: 50:06

1st Half: 25:29

Felt a little tired this morning when I got up, slept really well though.  That tired feeling didn't carry over into my run this morning, I felt good today.  Nice morning, I tried to race the sunrise this morning on the first half since I run south and east.  It was close but I made it half way, the sun was trying to peak over Mt. Ogden for about the last mile but I beat it.

Splits: 10:06, 9:55, 9:13, 8:57, 8:41, 7:57, 4:21 (.54 Mile)

Time: 59:12

1st Half: 31:23

2nd Half: 27:49

Finally remembered to get some new headphones yesterday so the music didn't keep cutting in and out driving me nuts today.  I got some smaller ear bud type I'm hoping they last longer than they have in the past.  I keep sweating them out and they stop working.

Good run today, I felt like pushing it a little bit on the 5th mile but I held back just trying to take it easy today.

Splits: 10:04, 9:48, 9:03, 8:42, 8:05, 4:04 (.51 Mile)

Time: 49:48

1st Half: 25:16

2nd Half: 24:32

Had a hard time getting to sleep last night and an even harder time getting up this morning.  Glad I did though what a great morning to run.  I think the best part was the slight headwind on the second half that kept me just slightly cooler.  The run felt great today.

Splits: 10:05, 9:56, 9:18, 9:42, 9:15, 8:54, 8:49, 8:37, 8:14, 2:33 (.3 Mile)

Time: 1:25:26

1st Half: 45:00

2nd Half: 40:26

Had a hard time getting up again this morning, probably because I had a good nights sleep.  Why can't I feel this way on the weekends when I can sleep in, I'm always up by 7:30 on Saturday and Sunday.  Great run this morning, I'm feeling pretty good this week.

Splits: 10:04, 9:49, 9:12, 8:59, 8:54, 8:42, 8:08, 1:58 (.24 Mile)

Time: 1:05:48

1st Half: 33:41

2nd Half: 32:07

This is my on call week so I got woke up around midnight by a backup failure so I didn't sleep as well as I wanted to.  Garbage day today and it was warm outside so pretty stinky this morning.  All in all a good day to have my short run.  Ran went great and I felt great today.  My feet got a little warm from running on the hot pavement though.  The first split was off today, my watch beeped for the mile split around 15 - 20 yards later than it usually does.

Splits: 10:10, 9:44, 9:08, 8:47, 8:08, 4:08(.51 Mile)

Time: 50:06

1st Half: 25:15

2nd Half: 24:51

Slept good last night and had a really hard time getting up, I almost slept through my alarm.  I decided to add a little distance today and by a little I mean a little, about .6.  Windy today, I had a really good headwind for most of the 1st half today.  The run felt good in an exhilerating way, I was kind of tired but it was a good tired.

Splits: 9:47, 9:50, 9:08, 9:03, 8:39, 8:18, 8:04, :48 (.1 mile)

Time: 1:03:41

1st Half: 33:25

2nd Half: 30:16

Bad night for sleeping, kept getting paged every 15-30 minutes with backup failures.  Very tired this morning and my legs felt fatigued.  Made it through my run though, got sprinkled on for a short time which felt pretty good plus you can't beat the smell of rain on a nice summer morning.

Splits: 10:01, 9:47, 9:06, 8:41, 8:11, 4:05 (.52 Mile)

Time: 49:54

1st Half: 25:18

2nd Half: 24:36

Very warm and windy this morning.  Had a good headwind for the first half then it died and I didn't get the benefit of a tailwind for the second half.  Just tried to take it easy today, the warm/humid weather kind of wipes me out.  Good run, decided to add a little to make it 10 miles this morning.  The light rain did help a little.

Splits: 10:19, 9:59, 9:33, 10:02, 9:25, 9:40, 9:10, 9:18, 9:02, 8:20, :42 (.08 Mile)

Time: 1:35:35

Great run today, I felt really good.  I kind of started pushing it after the first mile.  I almost got 5 mile splits under 9 minutes.  Just missed it by 3 seconds in the 4th mile, although some of that is slightly uphill.  My guess is those longer runs on Monday's are starting to pay off on the shorter runs.

Splits: 10:09, 9:46, 8:56, 9:02, 8:44, 8:22, 7:48, 2:04 (.25 Mile)

Time: 1:04:55

1st Half: 33:32

2nd Half: 31:23

Normal Wednesday recovery run from the 2 longer runs on Monday and Tuesday.  I'm seeing a lot more runners out in the last couple of weeks. 

Splits: 10:13, 9:45, 9:01, 8:38, 8:03, 4:07 (.51 Mile)

Time: 49:50

1st Half: 25:17

2nd Half: 24:33

No work today so I slept in and ran late.  Very hot this morning.  It's a little tough for me to run when it's over 85-90 degrees.  But I trudged through and made it.

Splits: 10:02, 10:02, 9:17, 9:07, 8:51, 8:19, 4:20 (.53 Mile)

Time:  1:00 

Got up early so that we could golf before work.  Got to just over 2 miles and my stomach said no more.  I had to turn around and high tail it home.  Not feeling very well today.

Splits: 10:07, 10:21, 9:12, 8:30, 2:11 (.25 Mile)

Time: 40:24

Nice run this morning, I'm feeling a little better than I did on Friday so that's always good.  It was a little cooler when I started out this morning and it felt pretty good.  I didn't start feeling that it was getting a little too warm until around 8 miles in so not too bad this morning heat wise.  Good run otherwise this morning.

Splits: 10:10, 10:00, 9:18, 9:38, 9:07, 8:52, 8:47, 8:41, 8:11, 2:25 (.28 Mile)

Time: 1:25:11

1st Half: 44:51

2nd Half: 40:20

Not much sleep last night, on call again and a lot of backups kept failing keeping me up.  Tired run today, a little cooler again (around 64) so that helped.  My stomach is still kind of iffy as well but at least I made it through my normal run.

Splits: 10:25, 10:03, 9:15, 9:02, 8:51, 8:39, 8:01, 2:14 (.27 Mile)

Time: 1:06:34

1st Half: 34:28

2nd Half: 32:06

Had a great night last night, no calls no problems just sleep.  Good run this morning, got out about a half hour late.  A little warmer this morning than I like it but I won't complain.

Splits: 10:11, 9:41, 8:50, 8:40, 7:55, 4:10 (.52 Mile)

Time: 49:30

1st Half: 25:19

2nd Half: 24:11

Another great run this morning. I almost talked my self out of it because the inner part of my left thigh was sore, I'm glad I decided to give it a try. I find it a little amazing that when you push yourself a little bit harder and then ease off you end up running faster than normal on the ease off part yet I don't feel like I'm pushing it any harder.

Had a nice ride on the Harley last night up Weber Canyon and then over Trappers Loop and down Ogden Canyon.

Splits: 9:37, 9:50, 8:56, 8:52, 8:27, 7:59, 4:20 (.55 Mile)

Time: 58:03 (8:52 Ave. pace)

1st Half: 30:24

2nd Half: 27:39

Tired this morning.  We spent yesterday in Park City for my daughters soccer tournament and it's amazing how doing nothing makes you so worn out.  I started this morning with the goal of a nice easy run, it turned out I ran a littler harder than I wanted to.  But I felt good so why not.

Splits: 9:52, 9:36, 9:00, 8:31, 8:02, 4:32 (.56 Mile)

Time: 49:35 (8:55 Ave. pace)

1st Half: 25:15

2nd Half: 24:20

Busy weekend, Saturday in Park City for soccer a tournament.  Sunday finishing my Motor Cycle Training class and then drove up to Bear Lake for the day.  I was pretty exhausted this morning so I decided to sleep in.  Just a short run this morning, I decided to do a 2 mile run and try to push it.  I cut about 1 minute off my normal 1st mile up the hill, not too bad especially when I had to stop at about .8 because a dump truck didn't stop at a stop sign and about ran me over.

Splits: 9:00, 7:36, 0:14 (.03 Mile)

Time: 16:51 (8:18 ave pace)

Good run this morning.  I decided to do the 9 miler since I missed it yesterday.  Felt really good until about 7.5 -  8 when it started to get a little warm.  Nothing too bad though and I felt fine when I finished.

Splits: 9:52, 9:43, 9:04, 9:31, 9:18, 8:48, 8:53, 8:37, 8:12, 2:03 (.25 Mile)

Time: 1:24:08 (9:06 Ave. Pace)

I'm having a hard time being motivated to run this week, but when I make myself go I'm glad I did and I've had good runs this week.

Splits: 10:05, 9:43, 8:54, 8:36, 8:02, 4:01 (.51 Mile)

Time: 49:24 (8:58 Ave. Pace)

Hot and humid this morning so I just tried to take it easy.  Started feeling kind of quesy just after 2.5 miles but it didn't last very long so I kept going.  I've figured out when it gets above 70-75 in the morning I stuggle a little because I'm just not used to running when it's that hot.  Despite the heat I added about .6 miles today to my normal run.

Splits: 10:01, 9:55, 9:16, 9:11, 8:58, 8:44, 8:17, 0:33 (.06 Mile)

Time: 1:04:58 (9:12 Pace)

The big 3 this morning hot, humid, and windy.  Tried to take it nice and easy today again, I'm running a 5K in the morning and I think my daughter and son may run it with me so that will be nice.  I'm looking forward to that I hope they run with me.

Splits: 10:15, 9:56, 9:10, 8:44, 8:09, 4:03 (.5 Mile)

Time: 50:19 (9:09 Pace)

Race for Life in Ogden this morning.  This is a 5K race/2 mile walk to benefit 3 families.  Not a very good course if you were looking to make a good time.  It started on the Odgen River Walk at Grant Ave.   Very narrow and hard to run,  my son ended up running with me and we were basically walking for around .5 or so just trying to get around people.  But we weren't there to get a good time we were there to benefit the families.  My son did great, he ran with me the whole way.  He doesn't run at all and didn't train for this.

Splits:

Mile 1: 10:03 (Just trying to get around runners and walkers at this point)  The end of the first mile is westward up the 21st street viaduct.

Mile 2: 8:57 Not so many people to go around, heading back east up the 21st street viaduct again.

Mile 3: 8:48  Passing more people.

Last .1: 0:40

Time: 28:30 (9:14 Pace)

Hard time getting to sleep on time last night.  Stayed up late watching the Olympics and that great 400M Free Style relay where the US beat France by .08 and set a new world record, great race.

The run was great this morning, slightly cooler just a light breeze.  Felt good this morning.  Didn't look at my watch or pace for the entire run, just wanted to run how I felt today.

Splits: 10:00, 9:48, 9:15, 9:37, 9:12, 8:50, 8:51, 8:44, 8:14, 2:03 (.25 Mile)

Time: 1:24:38 (9:09 Pace)

This moring was one of those mornings when it was an absolute pleasure to run.  Just a great run today.

Splits: 10:02, 9:38, 9:07, 8:53, 8:37, 8:24, 7:38, 1:43 (.25 Mile)

Time: 1:04:06

A little windy this morning and slightly warmer.  I don't know what was up with the GPS this morning but it marked my first mile about 30 yards longer than it usually does.  Pretty uneventful today, but a good run otherwise.

Splits: 10:16, 9:38, 9:05, 8:32, 7:47, 3:43 (.48 Mile)

Time: 49:02 (8:57 Pace)

Another great morning for a run.  Just the usual walkers out this morning, got out a little late this morning I need to stop being so lazy in the morning and get out on time.  Just tried to take it easy this morning.

Splits: 10:08, 9:51, 9:04, 8:55, 8:39, 8:08, 4:09 (.51 Mile)

Time: 58:58 (9:03 Pace)

A little short on sleep last night, my neighbor left his sprinklers on all night and they kept waking me up.  I also had to get up a little early to deploy and app for work, so I decided to have a lazy run today.  It started out lazy and then my mind kind of wandered and I ended up running the last half pretty fast, for me anyway.

I did get an interesting fortune for a runner in a fortune cookie today:  'You out distance all competitors'.

Splits: 10:08, 9:39, 8:54, 8:22, 7:44, 3:54 (.51 Mile)

Time: 48:42 (8:51 Pace)

I hurt my back on Sunday trying to fix a flat tire on the lawn tractor.  It was really sore when I got up this morning so I went back to bed.  I think this week will have to be an easy recovery week.

Back feels better this morning but still sore so I just took it easy.  It bothered me for the first 3 miles and then settled down a little bit.  5.5 miles instead of 7.25. 

Splits: 10:16, 10:01, 9:18, 8:45, 7:55, 3:52 (.5 Mile)

Time: 50:09 (9:08 Pace)

Good hard run today.  It didn't start that way because my back still hurts, but when I got to 1 mile and was under 10 min. (all uphill) I decided to keep pushing it.

Splits: 9:55, 9:33, 8:37, 8:08, 7:35, 3:53 (.5 Mile)

Time: 47:44 (8:40 Pace)

1st Half: 24:36

School started today so I had to get up early so I could get my run in and get my daughter to school.  New shoes today so I just took it nice and easy, plus I didn't want to push it and hurt my back and hip again.  Good run though, it was nice to get out for a long one after skipping it last week.

Splits:  10:10, 9:57, 9:28, 9:58, 9:29, 9:06, 9:06, 8:53, 8:34, 2:09 (.3 Mile)

Time: 1:26:52 (9:24 Pace)

Nice run this morning, the cold front started to move over right as I was starting and the winds switched from the south to the north and cooled down nicely.  Today marks the 10th year since I started running in the morning.  I've been running about 10.5 years all together.  Hopefully I'll make it 20 and more.

Partial splits today, my watch battery died 5.48 miles in.

Splits: 10:06, 10:09, 9:17, 9:11, 8:55, 4:11 (.48 Mile)

Time: 1:05:06 (9:06 Ave. pace per mile)

Happy day there were no dogs bothering me.  Last 2 days I've had dogs bother me, nothing threatening just want to run a long with me.  Nice and cool this morning felt good.

Splits: 10:14, 9:53, 9:06, 8:38, 8:06, 4:07 (.51 Mile)

Time: 50:06 (9:05 Pace)

Asics Nimbus: 14.76

My legs felt tired this morning and I had a huge head ache when I got up.  Running usually helps with the head ache and today it did as well.  I think the change in schedule due to school starting is getting to me a little bit.  Other than tired legs the run was great, nice morning.  I didn't look at my watch today just ran how I felt.

Splits: 10:13, 10:04, 9:26, 9:02, 8:37, 7:58, 4:20 (.56 Mile)

Time: 59:43 (9:07 Pace)

Asics Nimbus: 21.32

Great morning for a run, the weather was pretty perfect.  Good run today even though my right quad was sore.  Don't really know why, I haven't done anything weird this week.  Didn't effect my time too much though, I had a pretty good run today.

Time:  48:43 (8:49 Pace)

Splits: 10:02, 9:42, 8:45, 8:26, 7:43, 4:02 (.53 Mile)

Asics Nimbus: 26.85

Vacationing up in Island Park Idaho, great weekend fishing.  Sunday I was fishing in the river and a bear came down and stood on the bank less than 100 yards away.  My son, brother-in-law and a couple of hikers just stood there staring.  The bear went back into the brush and then came back down to the river and played with some trees for about 5 minutes and then left.  It was really awesome to see a bear that close in the wild, it made the trip.

Had time for a quick run on Monday morning, I was on vacation after all.  Nice run, it was cool up there in the morning and it's at altitude (2000 ft. higher than I'm used to).

Time: 36:33 (8:53 Pace)

Splits: 9:11, 9:09, 8:37, 8:36, 0:58 (.11 Mile)

Great run this morning.  It was about 42 degrees when I left, perfect.  When it's cooler I run better because I'm not over heating.  I was able to push it pretty hard for the whole run, for me anyway.

Time: 1:21:26 (8:48 Pace)

Splits: 9:44, 9:40, 8:57, 9:21, 8:52, 8:21, 8:23, 8:11, 7:45, 2:08 (.26 Mile)

Asics Nimbus: 36.11

Another great run this morning.  I set out to try and take it nice and easy today after running pretty hard yesterday.  I felt good this morning even though I rammed my thigh into the footboard on my bed.

Time: 49:00 (8:48 Ave. Pace)

Splits:  10:05, 9:31, 5:35 (.63 Mile), 8:33, 7:58, 7:16 (.95 Mile)

Asics Nimbus: 41.68

I did not want to get out of bed this morning.  It's been a busy week and I'm feeling a little tired.  But I made myself get up and run and I'm glad I did, I feel a little better now and I'm not beating myself up for being lazy.  My goal today was to just relax and run.  Good run this morning it helps to concentrate on relaxing.

Time: 59:02 (8:57 Ave Pace)

Splits:  10:10, 9:46, 9:02, 2:18 (.26 Mile), 8:41, 8:36, 7:52, 2:35 (.32 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  48.26

Got to sleep in a half hour this morning that's always good.  Good run this morning although I started feeling tired at 4.5 miles or so.  I guess it's just Friday.

Time: 48:50 (8:41 Pace)

Splits: 9:53, 9:30, 5:25 (.63 Mile), 8:31, 7:46, 7:41

Asics Nimbus:  53.89

Good run today although I could only have water because I was fasting so that the doctors office could take blood this morning.  I like to have a mixture of 1/2 Powerade and 1/2 Water.  Felt good, I didn't really look at my watch except for mile 9 which was slightly slower than I would have liked.

Time: 1:24:08 (9:06 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:01, 9:54, 9:12, 9:36, 9:13, 8:46, 8:45, 8:34, 8:02, 2:01 (.25 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  63.14

Woke up about midnight and couldn't go back to sleep.  Tired in the morning so no run.  Just lazy this morning.

Good run this morning, not really thinking about pace but I'm running pretty well for me right now.  As long as I keep the average under 9 minute miles I'm happy.

Time: 1:04:38 (8:55 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:57, 9:49, 9:07, 8:50, 8:37, 8:21, 7:50, 2:04 (.26 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  70.4

Windy this morning, I had a pretty good head wind for most of the 1st half of my run.  My legs felt a little heavy and I seemed to be breathing harder this morning.  Could be from the wind and the first 2 miles being uphill.

Time: 1:04:44 (9:05 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:58, 10:00, 9:28, 9:11, 8:45, 8:29, 7:51, 0:58 (.13 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  77.53

Great run this morning even though my right thigh felt a little tight.  Nice temps very little wind just made for a good morning to run.  I really had to blast myself out of bed to go but I'm glad I did.  I noticed at the half way point that my ave pace was 9:42 per mile, I was able to cut :45 sec off of that in the second half.

Time: 59:09 (8:58 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:03, 9:59, 9:17, 8:48, 8:33, 7:53, 4:33 (.6 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  84.13

Nice run this morning, the moon was awesome.  Full moon setting in the west and the sky went from blue to purple to pink.  Kind of slow today on the run just decided to take the first couple of miles easy.

Time: 1:25:00 (9:13 Ave Pace)

Splits: 10:12, 10:03, 9:29, 9:42, 9:13, 8:58, 8:50, 8:37, 7:56, 1:54 (.23 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  93.36

Good run again this morning although it was a little warmer, nice moon set in the west again.  I don't know what was up with the Garmin this morning but it measured my first mile 30-40 yards longer than it usually does, wierd.  It must be the full moon freaking it out......

Time: 1:05:08 (8:59 Ave Pace)

Splits: 10:20, 9:49, 9:16, 8:57, 8:37, 8:19, 7:49, 1:58 (.25 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  100.61

Not a good run this morning, I didn't feel real great this morning and I knew the run would be a struggle. It was a struggle but I made it through.

Time: 50:13 (9:06 Ave Pace)

Splits: 10:05, 10:06, 9:14, 8:40, 7:58, 4:09 (.52 Mile)

Asics Nimbus: 106.13

No runs Thursday or Friday last week.  I was diving in the Channel Islands off Santa Barbra CA.

Rainy and windy this morning so I was relegated to the treadmill, yuck.  I was able to make myself go 5 miles today.  I get too bored on a treadmill, I'm more of an outside running person.

Time: 45:00 (9:00 pace)

Splits where all at 9:00 pace.

Asics Nimbus:  98.38

Looks like I've caught some of this crap that's going around so I really don't feel well and especially in the mornings.  I decided to go out for a run after work and it really kicked my butt.  It was a struggle the whole way.

Time: 50:06 (9:03 Ave Pace)

Splits:  9:50, 9:28, 9:09, 8:50, 8:20, 4:26 (.54 Miles)

Asics Nimbus:  103.92

Feeling a little better this morning so I went out for a run.  Nice morning, good run.

Time: 1:05:50 (9:03 Ave Pace)

Splits: 9:24, 10:08, 9:23, 9:14, 8:54, 8:38, 7:53, 2:12 (.27 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  111.19

Another good run this morning even though I felt tired.  My legs were especially tired and the first 2 miles seemed to drag.  Once I got past those first 2 I felt better and finished strong.

Time: 49:52 (9:02 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:57, 9:59, 9:11, 8:37, 7:56, 4:10 (.52 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  116.71

Good run this morning, it was still pretty warm especially for the end of September.  I'm not complaining though.  I thought my effort felt normal today but the time was a little slow, I must be a little tired or something just not right today.

Time: 1:26:32 (9:23 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:14, 10:16, 9:34, 10:04, 9:38, 9:01, 9:02, 8:39, 8:07, 1:52 (.23 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  125.94

Good run this morning, effort felt about the same as yesterday but my average pace was better.  I did have something odd happen today,  a cat started chasing me up the road just like a dog would, very weird.  I had to stop and tell it to go home.

Time: 1:05:33 (9:06 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:58, 9:56, 9:19, 9:11, 8:55, 8:34, 7:57, 1:40 (.20 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  133.14

Today I did something different, I tried a different route.  Instead of going straight up Washington Terrace I zig-zagged up.  It was good for a change I'll have to keep this one for one of my 5 mile runs during the week.  Although one of the roads that I run on isn't the best and it's hard to see the potholes in the dark.

Time: 49:29 (9:02 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:27, 9:15, 9:16, 8:47, 8:34, 4:07 (.48 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  138.62

I was really dragging this morning and had to really force myself out the door.  I made it and had a pretty good run today.  I can tell I'm going to be tired today but at least I won't have to beat myself up about not running this morning.

Time: 58:58 (8:56 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:05, 9:49, 8:59, 8:50, 8:41, 7:46, 4:46 (.61 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  145.23

Good run today, it rained early this morning so the roads were all wet.  It was warm and humid but a good morning otherwise.  Felt pretty good today, I thought I'd have a problem with my ankle because it hurt when I got up but luckily not a problem on the run.

Time: 49:00 (8:53 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:00, 9:51, 8:53, 8:25, 7:46, 4:03 (.51 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  150.74

I was late getting out this morning so I had to cut the run a little short this morning.  Almost got hit by a car making a right turn on a red light without stopping this morning had to jump out of the way.  The only good thing would have been that it was right in front of Ogden Regional Hospital.  Great run this morning, mid 40's is the perfect temps for running.

Time: 1:04:17 (8:52 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:59, 9:41, 9:01, 8:56, 8:34, 8:18, 7:44, 2:00 (.25 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  157.99

Nothing like stepping outside your door in the dark and having your neighbors dog standing there growling at you.  So that got the old heart going to start.  Great run today I felt pretty good aside from the top of my right foot where the ankle meets the foot is sore, what an odd place to be sore.  Awesome sun rise this morning at just past the 6 mile mark coming up through Weber Canyon.

Time: 1:14:08 (9:06 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:07, 9:58, 9:11, 9:34, 8:56, 8:44, 8:31, 7:58, 1:06 (.15 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  166.14

A little hard to get out the door this morning, tired.  A nice run though, it's been really nice temperature wise this week. This morning I seen an older guy with his small dog in one of those baby carriers that you strap around your chest.  The dog was facing forward just along for the ride.  Maybe I'm out in left field but this seems a little strange to me.

Time: 1:04:56 (8:58 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:01, 9:45, 9:08, 8:55, 8:38, 8:28, 7:57, 2:01 (.25 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  173.39

Looked at the thermometer this morning and it said 33 degrees, I'm not ready for this yet.  Treadmill run this morning, watched Talledega Nights.  As far as I'm concerned you can't go wrong watching this show.  Of course it's stupid but just funny and entertaining.

Time: 45:00

Asics Nimbus:  178.42

Had the day off work so I got to sleep in a little before the run today.  I was also waiting for the sun to come up since my thermometer read 28 degrees.  Good run this morning, mile 4 was a killer for some reason.  My garmin died some where between 5.5 and 6 miles so I don't have a time for today.

Time: 51:24 (5.44 Miles when my watch died)

Splits: 9:56, 9:46, 9:13, 9:30, 9:02, 3:55 (.44 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  187.64

I was very cold this morning until around the 5 mile mark when the sun came up and I started running with the wind.  It was windy this morning which made it feel colder.  What happened to fall?  We had 8" of snow on Sunday.

Time: 1:04:35 (8:56 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:55, 9:51, 9:07, 8:51, 8:39, 8:26, 7:51, 1:51 (.23 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  194.87

Temps were much better this morning, I didn't feel cold today.  It's amazing sometimes what 5 degrees and no wind will do.  Good run today except for the top of my right foot where it meets my shin is sore, has been for over a week now.

Time: 49:50 (9:02 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:57, 9:55, 9:05, 8:36, 8:03, 4:12 (.52 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  200.39

With the kids off school I got to sleep in a little this morning, that may have been a mistake.  I really had to drag myself out the door this morning to run.  Good run pretty uneventful, although my foot didn't bother me today.

Time: 58:46 (8:57 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:53, 9:54, 9:11, 8:51, 8:33, 7:58, 4:24 (.56 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  206.95

My legs felt tired today, especially around 2 miles.  Nice morning, not too cold good to be outside running.  I'm hoping I don't have to put the shorts away any time soon though.  Monday and Tuesday made me seriously think about it.

Time: 49:43 (8:58 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:49, 9:54, 9:06, 8:38, 8:01, 4:13 (.54 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  212.49

Back to the early runs this week.  It was a little easier to get out the door today having not hit snooze for an hour.  Left hamstring felt a little twitchy for about .5 miles this morning then it was okay.  Windy and warm this morning, I saw it was windy and over dressed just a little.  Today was just an easy distance run.  I've got to remember to re-charge my watch, it died again between 4-5 miles.

Time: 44:34 (4.52 Miles uphill)

Splits: 10:06, 10:04, 9:35, 9:51, 4:56 (.52 Miles)

Asics Nimbus:  221.74

Woke up with a huge head ache so I decided not to run.  Got home from work and started feeling a little guilty so I hit the treadmill at around 7PM.  I decided to watch Dirty Jobs last night while running.  The last part was Mike castrating sheep, if you haven't seen it you may not want to.  Pretty disgusting.  Anyway the run was about as good as a treadmill run can get which is not very good.  I ran on a full stomach so I just took it easy.

Time: 1:03

Asics Nimbus:  228.49

I didn't know how this run would go since I ran later last night I only got around 11 hrs. recovery and I'm used to getting 24 hrs.  Felt a little tired around .5 miles but otherwise I felt fine.  Overall pace was slightly slower which I think was due to the shortened recovery and not being used to that.

Time: 50:18 (9:09 Pace)

Splits: 10:13, 10:00, 9:15, 8:43, 8:05, 3:59 (.5 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  233.99

This cold is making it hard to get out of bed to run.  I was able to drag myself out the door this morning and as usual when I don't feel like running had a pretty good run.

Time: 58:37 (8:56 Pace)

Splits: 9:59, 9:52, 9:14, 8:54, 8:25, 7:50, 4:20 (.56 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  240.55

Really stuffy sinus wise today, I hope I'm not getting a cold.  Not as cold this morning felt a little better.  I think it's almost as hard getting used to running in the dark as it is the cold.  Pretty uneventful run this morning.

Time: 49:16 (8:56 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:51, 9:49, 8:56, 8:35, 7:58, 4:05 (.51 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  246.06

I've decided to make this week a rest and light running week, so we'll see how much running I get in.

Had to get up and run a little early this morning to get my daughter to school and then get down to SLC for an Oracle Users Conference.  Nice morning the temp was really nice, a little darker at 5:30am.

Time: 49:21 (8:59 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:54, 9:50, 9:01, 8:35, 8:02, 3:55 (.5 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  251.56

Another nice morning.  I wish it would stay in the 40's year round in the morning for running.  It doesn't get much better than that.  I think this week of taking it easy is doing me some good, this mornings run was great.  I felt great and it was a pleasure to run today as opposed to the last few weeks when it's been a little forced.

Time: 58:19 (8:50 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:35, 9:46, 9:06, 8:43, 8:29, 7:57, 4:40 (.6 Mile)

Asics Nimbus:  258.16

Easy week's over, good run today.  I'm feeling pretty tired right now but I think it's more due to the stupid time change than anything else.

Time: 1:23:20 (9:10 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:55, 9:57, 9:22, 9:33, 9:12: 8:50, 8:50, 8:41, 8:12, 0:43 (.1 Mile)

It was raining pretty hard when I got up this morning.  I had to work late last night but I was going to get up at my normal time to run outside and try and beat the storm, no such luck.  I decided to go back to bed and run on the treadmill.  Pretty BORING run, there was absolutely nothing on TV.

Time: 46:00

Another exciting TM run this morning.  Not much to say....just trudged through it.

Time: 46:00

Good hard run today.  I pushed it a little for me and it was a good run.  I got pretty tired about 6 miles but I just kept pushing it.

Time: 57:42 (8:45 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:49, 9:44, 8:53, 8:38, 8:19, 7:46, 4:30 (.58 Mile)

Raining pretty good outside this morning so I had to hit the TM.

Time: 46:00

Got to sleep in today because of Veteran's Day.  Decided to take a nice easy run but I got to 3 miles and was pretty much ready to be done.  I pushed on I think runs like this are good because they help you mentally prepare to push yourself.  Slow run today but at least I did it.

Time: 1:23:29 (9:13 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:58, 9:57, 9:23, 9:29, 9:17, 8:50, 8:51, 8:47, 8:22, 0:31 (.13 Mile)

Got up and my hamstring felt stiff and a little sore so I decided not to push it.  Got home and decided to get a little run in so I hit the treadmill for 30 minutes.

Time: 30:00 (8:41 Ave. Pace)

Pretty windy outside this morning, but the temp was nice.  Can't complain about 48 on November 13th.  Pretty stiff head wind for the first 2 uphill miles this morning seemed to zap my energy so the run was slow.  The effort felt good though so overall a good run.  Right hamstring feels tired still.

Time: 1:07:01 (9:15 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:57, 10:01, 9:28, 9:24, 9:00, 8:54, 8:12, 2:02 (.25 Mile)

The wind woke me up this morning and I didn't want to run in it again so I wussed out and hit the TM.  Watched Return of the King, good show it helped the time pass.

Time: 46:00

Good run this morning just took it nice and easy.  Kind of tired after raking around 15 big bags of leaves this weekend.

Time: 1:24:52 (9:18 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:05, 10:03, 9:27, 9:40, 9:29, 9:02, 9:00, 8:46, 8:09, 1:05 (.13 Mile)

Nice run this morning.  I'm trying to just run how I feel for a while and not look at my watch because my right hamstring is tight so I don't want to try to hit a time and hurt myself.

Time: 1:05:56 (9:08 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:06, 10:05, 9:26, 9:06, 8:51, 8:35, 7:53, 1:50 (.25 Mile)

Tough run this morning.  I felt cold today, my legs were tired and mentally I was tired as well.  Enough of the whinning already at least I got out the door and ran.  I do feel better now though.

Time: 49:56 (9:03 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:58, 10:02, 9:10, 8:38, 7:54, 4:11 (.52 Mile)

Better run today than yesterday although I'm still a little tired, especially my legs.  I had a really hard time getting out the door but once I got out there it was alright.  A little warmer this morning which felt better.

Time: 1:00:06 (9:07 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:00, 9:56, 9:22, 9:02, 8:46, 8:12, 4:45 (.6 Mile)

Tired run again this morning.  I tried to push it a little starting at around 1.5 miles and it felt like I had a pretty good run for me especially for being tired.  I just don't know why certain things pop into my mind but I started thinking about Integral Calculus about 2 mile into my run this morning.  Of all the things to contemplate while running...

Time: 48:57 (8:53 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:56, 9:45, 8:54, 8:31, 7:51, 3:58 (.51 Mile)

Good easy long run this morning.  Cold I had to break out the long pants and extra shirt but I only really got cold around 5 miles.  The run was good I feld good this morning.  The hamstring is feeling better this week.  The moon was neat coming up over the mountains, it was a very small sliver but you could see a faint outline of the whole moon.

Time: 1:25:48 (9:24 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:10, 10:16, 9:38, 9:41, 9:29, 9:00, 9:02, 8:53, 8:25, 1:09 (.13 Mile)

I was a little tired last night so I went to be a little early, I actually got 8 hours last night.  Good run this morning up to about 5 miles and then I was just done running.  It was a good thing I was 2 miles from home, if I was on a treadmill I probably would have stopped.  I don't really know what it was I was just ready to be done.

Time: 1:06:38 (9:13 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:00, 10:06, 9:26, 9:12, 9:00, 8:46, 8:09, 1:57 (.25 Mile)

Slept in today because the kids didn't have to be in school.  My shoes started to rub the outside of my left ankle yesterday and I'm not sure why.  I put a band aid on it this morning but it didn't help when I got home I had a big blood spot on my sock.  I'm not sure why I'm running slower this week either I feel like the effort is there but the times are slow.  I'm not sure if it is a combination of the time change, the cold weather, and the dark.  I guess I'll just keep plugging along.

Time: 50:49 (9:12 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:03, 10:05, 9:22, 8:48, 8:14, 4:16 (.55 Mile)

Good run this morning, except for my shoes are still rubbing the outside of my left ankle.  I had a small bandaid and a big bandaid over it and it still rubbed it raw today.  I've either got to get some new shoes or figure something out because my ankle is pretty sore.  Rain this morning before I went out so everything was wet and a little foggy.

Time: 50:18 (9:05 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:56, 10:00, 9:19, 8:49, 7:53, 4:19 (.54 Mile)

Decided to try some new shoes today to see if they would stop rubbing my foot, it looks like it worked no bloody sock today.  Just an easy run on the TM to make sure I wasn't going to hurt my foot any more.

Time: 46:00

Original plan was to go 9 this morning, but trying to break in the new shoes kind of changed the plan.  The shoes are fine I just need some adjustment time to get used to them so I cut it back to 8 this morning.  Good run, temps are pretty good for December it was about 37-38 this morning so I can't complain.

Time: 1:15:40 (9:19 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 9:54, 10:15, 9:35, 9:38, 9:07, 9:02, 8:53, 8:12, 1:02 (.12 Mile)

Alright let the whining begin.  I really, really, really didn't want to run this morning but I went anyway, not really a good run but I'm glad I went.  Pretty good head wind this morning, I could feel it in my legs....Back to the whining.  My time was pretty slow but I felt really tired and kind of like I was running in slow motion.

Time: 1:06:59 (9:27 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:23, 10:14, 9:48, 9:27, 9:02, 8:49, 8:27, 0:44 (.1 Mile)

In Puerto Rico vacationing, we're going to spend the rest of the day at the beach in Fajardo called the Seven Seas beach.  No snorkling at this beach but we had fun playing in the water.  The ocean is pretty warm down here, warmer than the pool at the resort.

I could sure tell that I was running at sea level and I could also tell that I was running in 80 degree heat with humidity.  I had to go jump in the pool after to cool off, how rough is that?

Time: 41:40

Splits: 9:02, 8:59, 9:03, 9:01, 5:34 (.46 Mile)

Still in Puerto Rico, the weather today: high 85, low 74.  Spent yesterday at Old San Juan and we toured the  Bacardi factory.  Old San Juan was great, neat old buildings.  We went up to the old fort and walked around that was really neat.

Tomorrow we're going to take a ferry ride to Culebra.  If you're ever in Puerto Rico take the ferry over to Culebra and go to Flamenco Beach.  That is a great beach, nice white sand, turquoise water, snorkling.  The water was great, it must have been around 80-85.  We seen lots of fish snorkling, blue tangs, powder blue tangs, cow fish, nice corals, sea fans, a pretty big white Urchin.

Time: 41:49

Splits: 9:15, 9:06, 9:07, 9:01, 5:19 (.65 Mile)

Back home to the cold, brrrr.  After being in the 85 degree weather for a week it's tough to come back.  The Gran Melia resort in Puetro Rico was great, we had a good time.

Woke up late, tired from the trip and plane ride yesterday.  TM run this morning 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Well, I've got to get out of the vacation groove so I got up this morning and ran.  Good run the effort felt good and my time was good for me, especially lately.  Maybe the vacation did some good.  Felt a little tired between 5-6 miles but I toughed it out, haha.  Looks like I had a pretty good run with negative splits for each mile.

Time: 1:04:19 (9:00 Ave Pace)

Splits: 9:51, 9:38, 9:12, 9:04, 8:45, 8:34, 7:59, 1:12 (.15 Mile)

Had a rough night trying to sleep last night, my stomach was on fire.  So it was cold and windy this morning so I didn't want to get stuck out in the cold so I hit the TM.  5.1 miles as 1% incline

Time: 46:00

Snowing pretty hard this morning and the roads were a mess that equals treadmill run.  5.1 miles at 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

I just can't get myself psyched up enough to run in this cold yet, I'm a big wuss.  So I hit the TM again. 5.1 miles 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Another TM run this morning.  Watched L.A. Confidential while running this morning.  Great movie.  Ran 5.1 miles at 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Had to get up around 1am this morning for a server problem at work and then I had a hard time getting back to sleep.  So I was pretty tired this morning and the wind was blowing really hard.  Hit the TM.  5.1 miles 1% incline

Time: 46:00

Decided to get out for a run this morning because I'll probably take Thursday off.  So I decided to quit being such a wuss and hit the road outside.  Nice run this morning felt good to get outside again.  First half was a little slow because I haven't run up that hill for a week but I made up 42 seconds on my ave. pace on the second half.

Time: 1:05:19 (9:10 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:03, 10:12, 9:27, 9:08, 9:01, 8:31, 7:58, 0:57 (.11 Mile)

Rainy and very windy this morning, snow storm coming in.  Hit the TM for the usual 5.1 miles at 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Snowing pretty hard this morning and I didn't want to run in the snowy icy roads so to the treadmill I went.  5.1 miles at 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Lazy and tired this morning so I slept in and went to work.  Got off early so I finally guilted myself into a run.  5.1 miles on the treadmill 1% incline.

Time: 46:00

Lots of snow and ice outside this morning and the roads have not been plowed.  3.5 on the TM 1% incline.

Time: 31:00

I'm going to start by complaining about how bad Washington Terrace city is about plowing their roads, just horrible.  I've been running through there for 10 years and it hasn't gotten better for 10 years.

Really tough run this morning.  With the roads not really plowed very well it was like running on 1-2" of sandy snow this morning.  That really works out your calves and it really slowed me down.  Once I got up into South Ogden the roads were clean, imagine that.

Time:  1:09:30 (9:49 Pace)

Splits: 10:32, 10:52, 10:11, 9:42, 9:21, 9:14, 8:52, 0:42 (.1 Mile)

Quads are really sore from running in the sandy snow yesterday so I'm taking the day to rest.

Good run this morning, the roads are 100% better, still dodging ice but I'm not complaining.  Quads still slightly sore but the rest yesterday was just what they needed.

Time: 1:08:02 (9:23 Ave. Pace)

Splits: 10:09, 10:19, 9:42, 9:27, 9:01, 8:53, 8:21, 2:07 (.25 Mile)