The Dude abides...

Got up a little late this morning after being up late for new years eve.  Hit the TM for 6 miles.

Ran out in the cold this morning, although it's not quite as cold as it has been.  20 degrees this morning.  I didn't get really cold until about 2 miles left to go.  Good run nice to get a longer run in for me anyway.  Had some tightness in my calves around 2 miles in but otherwise felt good today.

Now it will take me a few more hours to get warmed back up.

I was sick for most of the night with cramps and an upset stomach and not much sleep so no run this morning.

33 Degrees this morning on the 6th of January.  I'll take that any time in January.  Thought I'd celebrate the 'WARMTH' and take a longer run this morning.  Good run, had a little tweak in my right quad about 5 miles in but it feels fine now.  Just took it easy and enjoyed the run this morning.

Back into the freezer again this morning, 16 degrees of here's January again.  Felt tired today and cold, not too bad until about .25 to go though.  The only good thing wash the slushy Powerade in my bottle when I got home, yummy!

I know I'm probably a big wimp but a little too cold for me this morning.  6 Degrees in the Ogden area so I hit the TM.  Finished watching Vertigo, great movie I'd recommend it.

Nothing to exciting today about the run just another TM run.  Feels like I'm just logging miles.

Red Air day, Ogden has the 4th unhealthiest air in the country.  Treadmill time.  I was anything but enthused to run on the TM today.  Finally forced myself to run, glad I did but still ready for some clean air to get outside.  Hopefully Wednesday for the clean air.

5.1 miles this morning until the TM sucked my will to live.  Red air day again, don't want to run out in it so I'm stuck on the TM.

Woke up with a sore hamstring, what's up with that.  I don't know where that came from.  It was sore most of the day.  Got back from my son's basketball game and decided to stretch it out a bit.  Hit the TM for 3.1 miles easy.  Hamstring felt ok.

Another TM run this morning.  Very foggy and we STILL have a red air day.  We're in the top 10 in the country as far as bad air goes.  Not a good place to be.  Had to split it up because my daughter needed a ride to school this morning.

My son misplaced the remote for the TV by the Treadmill.  I can't run on the TM without something to distract me.  Raining and then snowing hard outside this morning.  So I got the road bike and the indoor trainer and rode for 51 minutes this morning while watching The Count of Monte Cristo upstairs.  Good workout and nice for a change of pace.

Good movie but the book was much better.

First run outside in about 3 weeks.  Clean air, 30-32 degrees, and very light snow shower this morning.  It was really great to get back outside.  Just enjoyed the run despite not getting much sleep and the sleep I got wasn't good quality.

Short lived outside running this week.  Snowing pretty hard this morning when I got up so back to the TM.  What can I say another TM run.  Watched the end of Beverly Hills Ninja and some of Monsters Inc. today.  Monsters Inc. is much better but as stupid as the other show was it's still funny.

Not a good night of sleep, probably due in part to the wind.  The weather report said gust up to 50+, I believe it.  Didn't want to run uphill for 2 miles into that wind so I made myself hit the TM.  I REALLY didn't want to run on the TM today and mentally I wasn't into it and it dragged on forever today.

Watched Pineapple Express, kind of corny but entertaining.

Got outside for a good run this morning.  Ran the Terrace loop, temps were wround 26 this morning.  A little windy at the top of the Terrace and I got a little cold but otherwise it was great to get outside.

After working util 1 AM I found out that I just don't handle 1 AM like I used to.  Today's run was a struggle but I got through it.  Nothing special, except that it wasn't on the TM.  It was around 33 this morning can't complain about that although I still felt cold.

Still tired, I think part of the problem is too much TM running over the last few weeks and running outside is different.  Good run otherwise, wind blowing a little from the west/northwest this morning which is odd because it usually blows from the south/southeast.  The wind change made me a little cold on the 2nd half of the run today.  One good thing about the wind is it seems to have cleaned out the air, it looks pretty clear out this morning.

Good morning for a run, temp was 28 clean air just a slight breeze.  Had to take Friday and the weekend off, felt like I was starting to get a shin splint so I just relaxed.

Nothing too eventful this morning just a good run, felt good today.  Hopefully the shin doesn't flare up. 

Had to get up early and cut it short so I could get my daughter to school today.  My son gets to go in late since he passed his graduation tests last year and they are testing for the next 3 days so I take her to school so he can sleep in since he's earned it.

Good run felt some tightness in my right shin again but not like Friday.  I'm taking some aleve today to help.

Tired run today, legs felt heavy and it didn't help that there was a headwind for the first 2 miles up hill.  Got to about 2.4 miles and the wind switched so I ended up running against the wind the entire way.  It switched from the southeast to the northwest, and even though the temp was about 31 I got cold the last mile or so.

Another up early run to get my daughter to school, 1 more day to go.

Theme for today's run:  NO MOTIVATION

 Once I got going it took about a mile or so before I got into it and then it was ok.  The hardest part is always getting dressed and getting out the door.  Seemed a little foggy this morning, hopefully it's not the smog but I'm afraid it is it just really built up quickly this time.  Storm Saturday/Sunday will hopefully clean it out. 

Just a nice easy run today to finish up the week.  Clouded over pretty good overnight so it actually warmed up from 30 when I went to bed to 34.  Ran the loop around Washington Terrace for a change of pace today.  No tightness or twinges in my shin this morning so that's good news looks like taking last Friday off was a good move.

Did something to my hip on Saturday while squatting down working on my Harley.  It really hurt so no running until today when it started feeling ok.  Now my back is sore, not happy about this.

Good run had some soreness in my hip during the run but nothing too serious.  Took some Naproxen to help.  Had to start early and cut it short, probably a good thing with my condition, to get my daughter to school.  Another late start for my son who is in High School.  I think they get more late starts and vacation days than we ever did.

 Played basketball for 1.5 hrs late, counting 3 miles.  A little bit of a mistake as I ended up with blisters on the balls of my feet and a sore left inner thigh.  Running shoes are not really ideal for basketball unfortunately. 

Took yesterday off because of the blisters and sore inner thigh.  Hit the TM for an easy 4 this morning I'm really kind of tired.  Had to work late and early the last couple of nights for work problems and a DB upgrade that took longer than I thought.

Hopefully next week will be a better week. 

Didn't get up this morning to run, lazy day off.  Decided to hit the TM about 3 because it's been raining all day.  Hit the TM for about 3 miles and then decided to do the last 2 outside because it stopped raining and I was done with the TM.

Leg was sore this morning and I was pretty tired as well.  Decided to try the TM an hour after dinner.  That way if I started to get sore I could stop.  Good run, a little soreness hopefully nothing some Tiger balm won't fix.  

 I resisted the urge to go practice basketball with the boys tonight.  I really wanted to go but I think it was the smart move with how my leg is feeling. 

Back outside this morning for a good run.  Light snow and about 35 degrees.  Leg felt ok from last nights TM run so I hit it.  Felt tired, not used to the equivalent of 2 runs in a day but I did alright.  Kind of short on time this morning so I just hit a 5 miler.

Hard to get out of bed and get going this morning but I made it.  Foggy, vis was only about a quarter of a mile today and temps were between 30-34.  For being slightly warmer it felt cold today, probably due to the fog.  Good news is that my leg is still feeling better.

Starting to see a trend here, nothing that is new though.  Tough to get out of bed and get out the door this morning again.  Once I got out I was alright.  Temps between 30-32 this morning although it didn't feel as cold today.  Good run otherwise, cmon spring.

Well I don't seem to learn my lesson.  2.5 hours playing in the work basketball tournament on Saturday night.  We had fun, didn't win much (1 game).  I did fine until we were out of the tournament and HR wanted to play us in a pickup game.  I shouldn't have pushed my luck, strained my groin going for a loose ball and then I was done.

No run today, right groin still sore from Saturday night.

Just a nice easy 3.1 on the TM this morning to test out my sore leg.  Still some stiffness and some slight tightness, 3 miles was about right.  Hopefully back outside tomorrow.

Right groin really stiffened up after running on Tuesday so just another easy TM run this morning.  I feel much better today so hopefully I've turned the corner.

Back outside for a run today.  Lower abs are sore but I think I should be able to run through this.  Good new is that the groin is getting better.  Temp was around 30 this morning but the sun came up about 4 miles in, it felt nice to get in the sun.

Lower abs still a little sore, I can really feel it when I start to run.  Outside again in 36 degree temps no wind.  Great morning, sun came out again felt great.  I think I'm a little tired after the short week last week but my groin feels good so it looks like it was the right thing to do even though I guilted myself out pretty good.

The run today was tough.  It seemed like I was running in place no matter how hard I pushed it.  Made it through though so that's good.  Pretty warm this morning, 44-46 and overcast so no sun today, bummer.  I guess the good thing was that I only wore 2 shirts, a lighter pair of pants and gloves.

A little sore yesterday so I decided to rest up.  Snowing really hard this morning and there was at least an inch of slush on the road so I hit the TM.  Just a TM run the good part was that 'A Shot In the Dark' was on, great movie.  You can't beat Peter Sellers made the run better.

Short run today, just getting ready to go out the door and my daughter informed me that I had to take her to school today.  So short on time equals short run.

Longer run today, haven't hit 7 since the basketball injuries.  Good run a little tired and a little sore in the lower abs but good to get out again.  Uneventful otherwise which is ok.  Temps about 37 and a very slight sprinkle that I hardly noticed.

First a couple of complaints:  1) I hate diesel trucks when running because I have to breath their exhaust down the road.  2) What's with some people not moving over when passing a runner in their car?  They move over more for parked cars than runners, it's not right.

 Now that I've got the complaints out of the way, good run today but is was pretty cold this morning.  26 degrees this morning and I had to go back to the cold weather gear, bummer. 

Cold again today, about 26 when I left but around 32 when I got home.  Hello sunshine, felt great coming out of the shade into the sun at around 1.5 miles.

Lazy this morning and really pretty tired, I hate this time change.  Slept in so I decided to run after work.  What a great afternoon, 51-52 blue skies.  Ran in shorts and short sleeve shirt it felt great soaking in the sun.

Good run this morning.  Less than 12 hours after running last night so I was kind of tired to start but felt much better after about a mile.  Cooler, only about 33 this morning, not the 51 I had last night.  Windy at the top of the hill made it feel a little cooler but not too bad.

Very tired run today, I'm dragging.  The time change is killing me this year I don't know what's up.  Anyway besides being tired had a good run today, temps about 41 no wind.  The sunrise was nice today, pinks and oranges.  Nice to be back into spring.

Another 5 miler today, just trying to get back in a groove.  Woke up dragging again but I'm glad I got out the door.  Good run, it's just really nice to have Spring and NO winter.

Bad night Thursday night, either had some food poisoning or a touch of the stomach flu.  Up most of the night.  Just didn't feel like a run on Friday morning.

Hit the TM for 3.5 this morning.  Watched Desperado, good show I like the style of the movie. 

Great run today, I felt really good throughout.  No watch today so I just ran how I felt, didn't really notice how long I was out.  Nice morning temps around 40, ran the WT loop for a change today.

Donated blood yesterday afternoon, woke up this morning wiped out.  I figure that's a good excuse to take a morning off.

Cool this morning, about 32 but it felt colder.  Good run although my legs felt tired, maybe due to donating blood.  Nice morning, not a cloud in the sky and the sun coming up over the mountains felt great and then some geese flew over pretty low honking away.  I was soaking in the warmth.  Great to be out today.

Good run this morning, cloudy so the temps were a warmish 45 with some wind.  Felt pretty good today even though I'm having a hard time getting out the door.  Once out the door I'm glad I'm running just need to remeber.

Tough run this morning.  VERY windy, steady around 25 Mph gusting to 40 or so.  Ran Washington Terrace loop to try and minimize the effects.  That helped a little but running uphill for 2-3 miles into that wind is tough.  Legs are very tired now.  It was pretty warm, 56 this morning.  Got a little hot for the last mile running back with the wind.

Ok, put me out of my misery.....6.25 miles on the TM this morning.  Holy crap that's hard, I just get sooooo bored and the TV wasn't really helping this morning.

Back outside this morning.  The snow was just winding down and the roads were clear.  How about 4-6 inches of snow, that sucked.  No energy today, felt like I was running in sand until about 3.5 miles.

Better morning, althoug a little cold.  33 when I left this morning but no wind, happy day!  Good run otherwise although I wish I wasn't looking at snow all over the grass as I run by on the 2nd of April. 

I had something odd today with about .8 to go.  The right(outside) side of my right quad started to feel warm, stayed that way until I finished.  It feels okay now.

Broke out some new shoes today, had some tightness in my calves but not too bad.  Always something minor breaking in new shoes.  Temps were good this morning around 45 but the wind was blowing again.  Ran the Washington Terrace loop to help minimize the wind again.  Good run this morning, got too warm in the last mile running with the wind had to take my gloves off and push my sleeves up. 

I'm just really finished with the wind and snow, where's spring?  I think we're paying for not having any snow in January and February.

Woke up to 9" of snow, on April 6th, what a bummer.  Lost all motivation and went back to bed.

Great morning, although pretty cold.  27 degrees this morning but not a cloud in the sky.  Still a lot of snow on the grass but the roads were clear this morning.  Some icy patches but nothing to worry about.

Great run, felt pretty good today.  First time I've felt really good since donating blood a couple of weeks ago.

Another great morning, although still a little cool.  30 degrees this morning but no clouds and the only place I got some wind was at the top of Washington Terrace.  Ran the Washington Terrace loop today, good run I felt pretty good again today.  A little tired starting out but once I got warmed up after a mile or so it was good.

Had to retire the Nike Pegasus, the shoe liner creased on my heel and it feels like I'm running on a twig or something.  It's the 2nd pair of Nike shoes that the liner has creased on the heel.  I had to retire the Brooks Defyance 2 because the heel cup wore through the liner and started rubbing just below my ankle.  Shoe prices keep going up but it seems like quality is going down.

I wanted to go a bit further this morning but whatever it takes to run 6 or 7 miles I didn't have it this morning.  Didn't start feeling ok until 4.5 - 5 miles in, just dragging a bit today.  Glad I got out though.

2.5 miles easy this morning with my wife at the school track before our daughters soccer game.  She had to be there early so we figured we'd go for a quick run.  Good to run with my wife for a change.

A little cool this morning, temp was 37 but the wind was blowing and there was some snow on the grass.  There was a lot of worms on the road this morning, because of the rain.  It was really hard to avoid them at some points.  Good run but it felt cold because of the wind.  I think it's about time we get a break from the wind, it's been blowing since Saturday afternoon.

Felt tired today getting out of bed but once I got started I felt ok.  I was only going to go 5.4 but I added a little extra to get to 6.  Really nice morning for a run, the sun felt great today and better yet there was no wind.

Another great morning.  Temps around 43, at the top of the hill.  My thermometer read 39 when I left.  Overdressed a little so I took my gloves off and rolled up my sleeves at the half way point.  Felt pretty good again today, ran the Washington Terrace loop.

Another nice morning, temps around 45-50.  I actually got to wear short sleeved shirt and shorts and it felt great.  Ran 5.4 so I could get home a little early to help my wife with directions, her and my daughter are taking their final cert dives for scuba this morning.

I felt pretty good so I added another mile after I got home and my wife and daughter left.

Just a couple of miles really easy with my wife.  Hopefully she keeps it up.

Another great morning, shorts and short sleeve shirt again.  Unfortunately the weather is supposed to change on Wednesday.  Went a little longer that I have recently today, I felt pretty good.  Nice to get out for a little longer run, pretty uneventful otherwise.

A little tired today getting out of bed but once I got going everything was ok.  Good run and another nice morning.  You can't beat 50 degrees and the sun coming up.

Very rainy this morning so I was stuck on the TM.

Lots of stuff going on this morning.  Had to get up early and run a little short to get my daughter to school and drop my car off to be inspected and emissions tested. 

Good run this morning I felt  really good.  Got rained on for the whole run, light at first and then about half way it got a little more serious.

I wanted to run a little further today but I decided to listen to my body.  Woke up exhausted and it didn't get any better during my run.  Just one of those days.  Glad I got out the door at all it was soooo hard to wake up let alone get out of bed.

Holy cow I'm still tired, I guess it's going to be one of those weeks.  Just an easy 6.25 miles today.  Got out late because of some work issues this morning so it was a little warmer than I'm used to with the sun up.

The first half, uphill, really wiped me out today.  My legs feel really tired.

Still dragging today.  I think I've decided I've got a little stomach bug.  I just haven't felt right since Sunday.  Anyway raining and very windy this morning so I hit the TM and made it through.  Watched 'The Freshman' this morning with Marlon Brando, great show really funny.

Had some soreness in my right groin area starting out this morning so I just took it easy today.  Luckily the weather stayed clear, although pretty cold at 32 degrees.  Had some great tunes to run today Foo Fighters, Queen, and Stevie Ray Vaughn.  Felt less tired today than all week even though I got less sleep last night, what's up with that...

Had some work problems to deal with this morning so I got out a little late.  Good run still cold, 38, but warmer than yesterday.  Felt better today than I have all week, which is good because we've had a busy week with soccer and lacrosse games in Bountiful and Provo.

Another Foo Fighters song came up on the random play again today, great songs to run to.

Had a hard time waking up again this morning.  Managed to get out of bed and run though.  Great run this morning.  I felt good and ran a little long for me today.  Temps were pretty good at 45, I kinda think that's a pretty good temp to run at.

Had a couple of older guys out walking this morning kinda cheer me on, I like when they do that kinda makes me feel good.

Lazy this morning.  The wind was blowing pretty hard from the North, pretty cold and I just couldn't get the motivation to go run in it.  Slept in a little then hit the TM for 4 miles.  I think I'll try to run a couple more after work.

Talked myself into another 3.1 on the TM when I got home while cooking dinner.  Just watched the news and ground it out. 

After work party on the TM watching A River Runs Through It.  Great show especially for us Fly Fishermen.

I was a little lazy last week, had to go to SLC for an Oracle conference so that's my excuse good or not.

Kind of had a weird feeling this morning as I was getting ready.  For some reason I couldn't imagine myself running 6 miles today.  Completely weird, it was like there was no way I could run and finish. 

Had to wait and leave a little late waiting for the rain to slow up.  Great run today, I felt good.  Which is odd considering my thoughts getting ready.

Good day today, the rain held off and the temps were good at 45 and there was no wind.  Great run again today, I felt really good again hopefully it keeps up.  Was only going to go 5 today but I got out a little early and just decided to push it a couple of miles.

I think now that the trees are green and there's no more snow, although we're having a cold wet spring, I'm out of the winter funk and that's helping my runs.

No excuses for yesterday just lazy and didn't want to run.

Very nice outside this morning, blue sky and a slight breeze.  Great run again, I felt pretty good again even though I didn't sleep very well last night.  A few more people out running and walking this morning.

Legs were tired this morning so I just took it nice and easy.  Great run though, aside from tired legs I felt good again.  I think a lot of it has to do with the time of year, this is just a great time of year to run and this morning was no exception.

Great morning for a run although a little warmer that I'm used to at between 55-60.  Although I'm not complaining.  Felt good today, hopefully the 8.5 mile runs start feeling a little easier.  Ran into an old neighbor of my parents growing up and stopped for a minute to catch up.  It was good to see him.

Nice morning, perfect temps arount 50.  Good run, I felt pretty good again today.  Not much more than that today just a good run kinda blah but I'm not complaining.

Another good Foo Fighters song on the Ipod random play today.  'All my life' was the track, great song to run to and I had to listen to it twice.

Weather report said there was some rain on the way so I got out and tried to beat it.  I hit some very light sprinkles but nothing too serious.  Otherwise it was a great morning for a good run.  Tried to run a little longer run, for me anyway, again today to see how I felt.  So far so good, it's nice to get out for a little longer run and feel good.

Cloudy and a bit rainy for the second half this morning but not bad.  Had to get up early so I could get my daughter to school.  Initally ran 6.25 and my daughter wasn't quite ready to go and I relized that I was .25 short of 30 miles for the week so I ran another .5 mile.

Good week running, I have a little chafe problem but not too bad.  I feel pretty good right now and I've got no little nagging injuries, knock on wood, for the first time in a couple of years.

Very rainy yesterday morning so no run.

Great morning today, temps low 40's, blue sky, and no wind.  Felt good today, had an older guy cheering me on about 3.5 miles in.  I've seen him a couple of other times out walking and he always cheers me on.

Warm, overcast, and a little windy this morning.  Good run this morning, a little tired but I felt ok.  I'm trying to increase my mileage a little bit and so far so good.  Great song again this morning, Feeling of Jazz by Wynton Marsalis.  If you like some jazz it's great to run to.

Great run this morning, got up a little early and hit it.  Felt good today after not feeling very well yesterday.  Great weather, sunny temps around 50-55.  I need to get acclimated to the warmer temps since we've been cold this spring.

Heading up to Island Park this afternoon for a long weekend, can't wait.

Got to squeeze a run in up in Island Park.  Really rainy, snowy, and windy all weekend.  Still had a good weekend doing nothing though.  Great run, they always are up there.  Wind started blowing again pretty hard for the second half so kind of wiped my out being 2000+ ft higher in altitude than I'm used to.

Its just really nice to run up there in the pine trees.

My wife and daughter decided to go out for a run about 8 pm last night.  Thought I join them for a nice easy run, my wife is just starting to run and takes it pretty easy.  Well so much for a nice easy run, my daughter took off and I decided to stay with her and she killed me.  She's in great shape, plays soccer, and really pushed it.  I told her when we got back that she wiped me out, I think she liked that.  I'm really proud of her, she's a great girl.

Great run though, nice to get a good hard run in.

Got out for a run this morning to see how I would respond after last nights hard run.  I felt pretty good until about 1.25 miles to go then I got tired.  I think the heat, 65 degrees, and humidity didn't help.  I'm not acclimated yet.

Well I think the Max Moto's are about dead.  Especially for anything over 5 miles.  Good run this morning even though I almost didn't make it out the door.  Pretty tired this morning especially my legs.  Just tried to keep it easy this morning and I felt much better than I thought I would.

Some great songs to run to this morning, Johnny Lang and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  If you like some blues you can't go wrong.

Nice morning, but where did all the wind come from?  Had a good run this morning felt great, I think I'm starting to acclimate to the weather.  Kinda funny, this morning I'm searching out the shade and a couple of months ago I was trying to get in the sun to soak up some heat. 

Good start to the week.

Great run this morning, temps were about 10 degrees cooler and no wind.  Ran an easy 6.35 and didn't try to push it too much.  Ran the Washington Terrace loop, haven't run that in a few weeks it was good for a change.

Some great Stevie Ray Vaughn, Peter Gabriel, and Miles Davis for the run today.

Tired run today, my legs were just blah.  Warm, cloudy and a little muggy.  Just trugged through it today.  Still feeling a little blah a couple of hours later so hopefully I can snap out of it.

Perfect morning for a run, upper 40's and cloudy with a slight breeze.  I felt really good today so I kept running and ended up with 10.75.  Could have gone 13 but I ran out of time.  It's nice to have a day like this were it feels like you can run and run and feel great.

Another good run this morning, I hope I continue to feel pretty good.  Got to the halfway point and noticed that I forgot my water bottle, crap....  Started getting thirsty with about 1.5 miles to go but I made it ok.

Good 80's hair band song this morning, Summertime Girls by Y&T.  In addition the random play on the Ipod played a lot of Beatles which is ok by me.  Getting excited to see Paul McCartney in SLC in a month.....

Didn't sleep very well, my son and a couple of his friends got a little noisy at about 11:30 and I couldn't get back to sleep.  Woke up pretty tired with a headache.

Decided to get out the door, sometimes running helps a headache.  It seems to have worked today, no headache anymore.  Run went well, can't complain.  At least there weren't any dogs loose today, last 2 runs I've run into a loose dog.  Luckily they weren't real interested in me.  I did get harrassed by a black bird this morning, kept buzzing my head while I was running through a park.  It's really irritating.

Had to work this morning from 1AM to 3AM and then couldn't get back to sleep.  Way to tired for a run this morning.

What's up it was 41 degrees this morning on the 17th of June.  It was nice to run in the cool with blue skies and no wind.  Quite a change from yesterdays 70 mph gusts.

Felt pretty good today, 10 miles was about what I had in me.  I started feeling a little tired with about a mile to go.

Perfect temps, 48, and nice blue skies with sun this morning.  The only bad part is a very aggressive black bird up by Bonneville high that keeps buzzing me as I run through there.  I've been buzzed by these birds before in South Ogden but never this aggressively.

Anyway aside from the bird, good sorta recovery run after yesterday.  Felt a little stiff in the groin area this morning but that loosened up by .25.  Just a nice easy cruiser today.

Great morning for a run pretty perfect.  The breeze only made it nicer.  Got 9.5 in this morning without any dogs or birds bothering me.  I guess it should be considered a good morning.

Great morning again, ran the Washington Terrace loop.  I did modify my route slightly to avoid the bird attacking me, that worked out pretty good.  No bird attack this morning.

A tired 8.5 this morning.  My legs felt pretty dead, especially with about 2 miles to go.  A little warmer this morning, around 60 but a great morning.  Got home turned the hose on and ran it on my legs for a few minutes, it seems to have helped my legs feel a little better.

Just found out the US soccer team beat Algeria 1-0 by an extra time goal by Donovan to advance to the world cup finals, go US!!!!!

Woke up tired again this morning.  Had a good 7.5 hours of sleep, guess I need some more.  Just took it easy today, good run.  Nothing too eventful.  Lots of F-16's landing this morning as I was running on the south end of Washington Terrace, kinda cool to see them land.

Got invited to golf this morning early before work, so I made the executive decision to skip the run.  Walked 9 holes carrying my clubs so I got some exerecise in.

Fairly hot this morning, 75-80 during my run.   A little warm for me and I kinda paid the price.  With about 3 miles to go I was pretty much done.  Tough run because of the heat, may not be hot for everybody but for me it was.  Glad I got through it though, what doesn't kill me makes me stronger.

Got home rolled up my shorts and ran the hose on my legs for about 5 minutes.  That really helps if you don't have access to a river or enough ice for an ice bath.

Lazy week, allergies seem to be killing me.  Never had this much of a problem before, the late wet spring did me in.

Got out early this morning, very windy from the south.  The wind is so dry it was sucking all the moisture out of my shirt, it was hardly wet from sweat today and my mouth was very dry.

Headed up to Island Park for the weekend for some fishing, atv riding, and laziness.

Run at altitude, 2000 ft. above Ogden, in Island Park.  Got off and did a little trail running, which was great running in the trees.

Back and hip have been sore the last couple of days so I decided not to push it.  A little cooler this morning felt pretty good.  Back and hip felt ok today probably a good idea to take a few days off.

Good run this morning, a little warm though.  It was 71 when I got home, it seems around 70 is my getting too hot area.  Great morning though, good tunes.  38 Special today, reminded me that we have tickets for the end of August in Wendover.  They put on a great show.

Good run again today, although I got a little tired with about 1 mile to go.  I think when it starts to get warmer and the sun is up higher in the sky that it affects me.  Anyway was only planning on 7.5 but I added on a loop through Rhomer Park.  My daughter is going through conditioning for Bonneville High soccer team at the park so I thought I'd run through to see how that was going.

Another warm one this morning temp was a little over 70.  I was ok, running into the wind, for the first half but the second half was tougher running with the wind.  My wind and legs felt ok I just feel like I'm overheating.  Pretty uneventful run otherwise, at least there were no dogs today.

Just a nice easy run in the heat this morning.  Washington Terrace loop again, just nice to be outside in the summer time.

No run this morning.  Went to the Paul McCartney concert last night and didn't get home until about 1:30am.  I don't remeber turning my alarm off at 5:00AM.

It was all worth it though, that was the Best concert I have ever been to, just great.  Paul sounded great, and how many times do you get to see a Beatle in SLC.

A cooler morning today, around 60 at the start.  That really felt great.  I got out about 30 minutes early to get in the longer run while it was cooler.  Started to get a little warmer with about 1 mile to go.  Great run this morning, only 1 dog today running out in the road barking not really a threat.

Easy run today, tried not to push it too hard.  Got out a little early again to try and beat the sun.  I made it until about 3.25 miles before the sun hit me coming over the mountain.  Had some great Rolling Stones songs for the run today, Start me up, Beast of Burden, and *itch.  I think Beast of Burden is probably my favorite Stones song, makes the run better.

Good run this morning, got out a little late due to some work problems so I had to cut it a little shorter.  Just trying to find the shade today.

Miserably hot this morning.  Pushing 80 to start before the sun came up, humid with a warm south wind.  Yuck!  Somehow found the motivation to get a run in.  The sunrise was pretty cool coming over the mountain with rays of light coming through some clouds.

Last mile was a killer with the sun beating down on me, glad I got out though.

Good run this morning, got out early because it felt hot today.  Got halfway through my run before the sun rose over the mountain so that helped.  Felt good to get out after being a little lazy last week.

A little cooler this morning but humid.  Overall felt good.  Just took it easy today, had a twinge in my right hamstring so I didn't push it.  I think the twinge started yesterday when I streched my step out to miss a manhole cover.  Ran the Washington Terrace loop with a detour around through Rhomer park to add .5

Here I go again, hot and humid this morning.  I got out a little early to try and get most of my run done before the sun came over the mountain.  I was able to get just over half way through, I didn't start feeling the heat from the sun until about 1.5 to go.  Good run today although my stomach was a little upset.   I think if I could run as fast as I was sweating today I'd be an elite runner I was soaked after today's run. 

Got out early again to avoid the direct sunlight.  Warm and a little humid again, just that time of year.  Got about 4 miles before the sun hit me.  I was only going to go 7.5 but I added .5 through Rohmer park again.

Miserable run this morning, it was about 80 when I started with a pretty strong hot wind.  The saving grace was some strategically placed clouds so that 80% of my run was in the shade.

Felt like I was getting a blister today which is odd because I never have blister problems.  Behind my right big toe on the ball of my foot was pretty painful from about 1 mile on.  Hopefully it will be ok tomorrow.

Much better run this morning.  Temps about 5-8 degrees cooler and a slight breeze that wasn't hot.  I seem to overheat easily for some reason.  Got out earlier and with some more strategically placed clouds I got shade for the entire run this morning.

Great music today, started out with Van Halen Take Your Whiskey Home and finshed off with Van Halen Little Guitars.

Great run this morning, felt good today.  A little breezy so that felt good.  A lot, by a lot I mean 3, other runners out this morning which is more than I usually see.  Got started a little late needed to get my daughter up for soccer practice so I got a little hot with the sun beating on me for the last mile or so.

Temps were a little cooler this morning, low 60's but I had to start late because I took my daughter to soccer practice.  Just getting miles in today not a great run.  Felt like I was running in place for the entire run, seemed like it took FOREVER to finish.  Glad it's done today and glad I went.

Better run today, got out earlier.  Back to warm and windy but at least I got about 5 miles before the sun came up over the mountain.  Didn't feel like I was running in place today so overall the run was pretty good today.  Pretty uneventful otherwise.

Pretty good run today, I felt better than the last couple of days.  Temps were cooler this morning I think probably helped.

Some great tunes today, Johnny Lang. 

No running last week, my wife and I were in Roatan, Honduras on a dive trip all week.  AWESOME!!!!!!  Great time.

Came back from 80 degree high humidity nights, it felt like you could chew the air down there to a 50 degree morning.  Felt really good running this morning for taking the week off, loving the cooler temps.

Good run this morning.  Decided to add a detour through Rohmer park to add .5.  A little warmer today than Monday but overall I felt good today.

Perfect morning for a run.  Temps were upper 40's with no wind and the sky was clear.  Just great being outside.  I wish it would stay like that all winter long.

Another great morning for a run.  Temps around 53, felt good to be out running.  Been kinda lazy the last few weeks need to get back in the grind.

Great morning again, good run.  Nothing to report today, pretty uneventful run.  Except for this lady up by the Drivers License division who would have hit me to get in line for a  red light if I didn't stop.  We couldn't have her missing waiting in line at a red light.

Had the day off and actually got up early and ran, hurray for me.

Good run today, although it was mid 60's and humid.  Felt like July again.  Spent the extended weekend in Island Park, it snowed on Sunday.  That reminded me, I'm not looking forward to winter.

Had to cut the run a little short due to a work issue that needed my attention.  Sometimes work just gets in the way of a good time.

Great run this morning, lower abs a little sore though.  Suppose I should do some ab work, but I hate it.  Morning was perfect, mid 50s and a slight breeze.  Gotta love September. 

Had some rockin music as well this morning, Collective Soul, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Average White Band (Pick up the pieces) which is a good running song.

Good run, gotta love these September temps.  Abs still sore but managable.

Still trying to get outta my lazy funk, got out the door and had a good run this morning.  The traffic up on Adams Ave. by the hospital has been crazy since school started and the new South Junior High opened.  I'm having to wait at the light both ways every day, usually I just cruise through.

Good week of running for me this week.  My goal was to hit 30 miles and I made it, now I just need to string a few of these together to get back in the running groove.

Too smoky in the morning to run from the 'Machine Gun' fire in Herriman, so I skipped it.  Couldn't get to sleep last night my brain wouldn't turn off so I got up around 11:30 and went for a run.  Really kinda nice running at that time of night, really quiet and the waxing full moon made it almost like daylight.

Stomach issues and some little nagging stuff last week so I decided to just relax.  Nice and easy this morning.  Great run, great morning.  Sunrise was awesome this morning.

No run yesterday had to run my daughter around so no time.  Good run this morning, gotta love this fall weather.

Some stomach issues this morning but I was able to finish my run before things got ugly so no complaints here.  Otherwise good run, some tightness in my left calf need to watch that.

Kinda lazy this morning but I got out the door.  Good run but pretty uneventful.  Temps were more toward the upper 50's this morning I could definately tell it was a little warmer.  But I'd rather have this than 10's and 20's.

The nagging stuff seems to be back, the tendon on the outside of my foot behind my pinkie toe is sore.  So seems like I'm going to have to try and run through it because I really don't want to take 2+ weeks off.  It's sore but manageable and only seems to hurt at times during my run.

So other than that good run this morning.  I was expecting rain but didn't get it.

Hurt my hip Monday in the last .25.  Got sore for yesterday, felt ok today.  Planning on 5.5 just to take it easy on my hip but got a call from work and had to turn around to fix a problem.  Worked out good my hip started to bug a little toward the end.

Took the rest of last week off to rest my hip.  Felt ok this morning a little buggy but ok.  Just need to take it easy so that I don't really hurt myself.

Feeling a little cooped up so I went for a good run this morning.  Looks like fall is here, had to were some light gloves this morning temps were in the low 40's.  Hip felt good during the run, a little twinge here and there.  A little sore now but I took some aleve so hopefully it stays loose and doesn't get worse.

A little longer easy run today, felt good although my legs got a little tired the last half mile or so.  Nice morning out and the hip was about 2-3 out of 10 and didn't get any worse.

They started some roadwork at the end of my road yesterday, hopefully it doesn't impact my run too much.  Good run this morning, seen a couple of runners and walkers out this morning.  Since it's gotten dark I see less people out in the morning, they're missing a great time of year to be out.

Holy crap it rained hard last night, woke me up.  I don't remember it raining that hard in a long time.  Got up and no rain so I got out for a run.  My hip and foot felt good today, my hip was a little stiff but not sore so hopefully the week off worked.

Another shorter run today, my daughter needed a ride to school so I had to be back early.  Good run again, missed the rain that's always good.  Cool clouds this morning, they were broken and with the sun it was dark clouds and really dark blue sky.  Another advantage to running in the morning is getting to see some cool stuff that most don't see or notice.

Longer COLD run this morning.  Temps were around 32 when I left but I didn't notice the wind blowing that took the wind chill into the 20's.  So I underdressed and was cold not too bad but cold, still am cold.  Need to get back into the cold weather running mindset and watch what I wear.  Felt good today so I tacked on 1.5 onto the originally planned 7.5.

Good run this morning, a little warmer so I wore shorts and a couple of short sleeve shirts with gloves.  Not to bad for Nov. 1.

Hip is a little sore today so I cut it back a little and I'll take tomorrow off.  Ran my Washington Terrace loop route this morning for a change instead of the usual out and back.  Good run although I got a little cold but no complaints.  I wish it would stay like this until April.

My stupid hip is still sore but I think for now I'm going to take it easy and try to run through it.  Slathered up with Tiger Balm and hit it.  Glad I did what a great morning.  The stars were out and when I got to the top of the Terrace the Moon was awesome.  Yellow sliver but you could see the whole moon outline rising up through Weber Canyon with the mountains silhouetted in the twilight.  Great morning to run.

Cut it a little short today had to get my daughter to school and I couldn't get my butt out of bed early.  No moon today, bummer, I was looking forward to something similar to yesterday morning.  Good run today hip felt good.

Rainy today, started out with a light rain that changed to a medium rain.  Got to about 1.25 left and it really started raining.  I think I found a good motivation to do some speed work, rain.  Ran the last 1.25 pretty hard because it was raining pretty hard.

Rain yesterday, snow today.  Got snowed on for about 2 miles today but it was light and better than running in the rain yesterday except for the cold.  Got cold a couple of times but not too bad.  My hip is a little twingy but not bad, so far so good trying to run through it.  Otherwise just trying to get into the 'winter' running again.

Quick run this morning, had to drive my daughter to school.  Hip is still feeling good so knock on wood.  Good run although I'm not used to the cold yet.

Day off today from work but I was up through the night with a problem so I got out at my normal time this morning instead of sleeping in.  Colder this morning, it was 28 and I'm still not used to it.  Had some hip twingyness but I slowed up a little and it felt ok.  Good run otherwise.

My hip got a little sore yesterday so a shorter run this morning.  I almost missed my run this morning, when my alarm went off I turned it off and went back to sleep.  Woke up 45 minutes later and made myself get up and go.  Good run this morning, my hip did ok plus it was just a nice morning to be out.  The fact that it was 10 degrees warmer than yesterday didn't hurt.

Almost didn't get out this morning, caught the lazy bug.  Made myself get up and run, glad I did.  Good run today, felt good and nice morning even though it was cloudy.  Right hamstring felt a little gimpy with around 1.5 to go so I eased up and it felt ok.

Very windy this morning made it tough to get going.  Got out the door and ran my Washington Terrace loop route which seems to shield the wind.  Good run except right at the half way point when I had to run uphill into the wind.

Cooler this morning and just breezy not windy like yesterday.  Right knee is buggin a little so the plan was to just do 5.5.  Got out running and it wasn't getting any worse so I talked myself into running a couple more miles.  Good run, got cold a couple of times and the knee wasn't too bad.

Took yesterday off to let me knee rest, felt ok though.  Slathered up with Tiger Balm and ran this morning.  Great morning for a run, the temp was great considering next week we skip to January.  The sunrise was amazing this morning.  Weber canyon was deep orange and yellow and the bottom of the clouds was highlighted pink.

I felt really good today on my run, picked up the pace for the last mile and pushed it a little.  Not sure what my time was I haven't worn a watch forever it been kinda nice.

Hit the treadmill this morning, very windy and cold.  Supposed to get snowy, windy and very cold this week so I'll probably be on the treadmill this week.  Not real excited about this, I've decided I'm an outside runner.

7 boring miles on the treadmill this morning.  For me running on the TM is more challenging mentally than physically.  Watched Kung Fu Panda today.

Rare Saturday run for me.  Got up and decided to hit the TM.  Nothing special just a run today.

Got home from work and seeing that my wife was at school I hit the TM.  Just another TM run.  Starting to get a cold, not feeling too well.

Got back outside for a good run this morning.  Last week was totally shot after getting a pretty good cold, didn't feel well.  I rained pretty hard for about 2-2.5 miles this morning.  It's always amazing to me I can tell it's raining but it never feels as hard as it is when I see how hard it's raining in a car's headlight.

Not much time to blog today, a lot of computer problems at work it's been very hectic today.  Good run this morning, love the temps for December.

Almost talked myself into being lazy this morning but I got up and started getting dressed to run.  Glad I did, I always enjoy running once I'm out it's just getting out the door that's hard.  Good run this morning, I must have run a little harder today because I felt like I was breathing harder and pushing it a little without thinking about it.  No watch so I'm not really sure if I was tired or just running a little harder.

Great sunrise through Weber Canyon this morning.  I had to yell at some guy, he had not scraped the frost off his windows and I don't know how he could see to drive let alone not run me over.  He had his windshield wipers going like that made a difference....what a jack wagon.

In Maui this week so I got up early and went for a run.  Got about 1 mile in turning out of Kaanapali Beach by the golf course to run up the highway and somebody's dog came up behind me.  Scared me a little and thankfully didn't cause me any trouble except for the fact that it wanted to go for a run with me.  It made it about another 1.25 miles before it tired out and fell back.  I didn't see it again.

Great run in Hawaii though, nice to be in the warmth for a week.

Back from Hawaii, got lazy for the rest of the week.  It was vacation after all.  Couldn't get up on time this morning took the redeye back late Saturday and didn't get home until Sunday morning.  Still draggggggging this morning.

Raining pretty good outside so I hit the TM today.  Watched Transformers Revenge of the Fallen.  Hadn't seen it before and I can see I didn't really miss anything.

Trying to get some motivation back and get back in a groove.  Foggy and drizzly this morning but fairly warm at 39 degrees.  Good run, of course it's always good to get off the TM.  The rain was kind of odd this morning with the fog.  Pretty thick this morning vis was about .25 mile.

Roads were snow packed and slick this morning after yesterday's storm.  I guess the day after Christmas and a Sunday is not a day for snow plows.  Good run just took it nice and easy so as not to slip or hurt myself.

Been pretty lazy this week, but I talked myself into a run this morning.  Outside into the 15 degree (5 degree wind chill) temps.  5 shirts, tights, pants, hat, and good gloves made it no prob.  Most of the roads were good had about 1.5 miles of packed snow/ice to run on, thankfully I didn't slip but I took it nice and easy.  Good run, glad I got out.