The Dude abides...

Tired run this morning, legs felt heavy.  Still cold, I've decided January is my least favorite month.  16 Degrees this morning, I'm just happy with myself for getting out and running.  Still about 1 mile on straight ice due to the cold and unplowed roads.

January is in full force, cold again 17 degrees and the inversion is starting to kick in.  Just gotta LOVE January!  I felt a little tired again this morning, figured I just got to trudge through it.

Didn't feel as tired today just a little.  Still cold and hopefully the bad air holds off until this small storm rolls in Saturday.  16 Degrees and the news said it felt like 6 with the wind chill so I'm still going with the 5 shirts, 2 pants, heavy gloves, and hat trying to overdress slightly.

Good run this morning, just getting it done in the cold.  Slushy powerade in my bottle, yummy!

Out in the cold again, it was slightly warmer at 20 this morning so I shed a shirt before I left and only wore 4 today.  That was a mistake, the wind was blowing at the top of Washington Terrace and I got cold so I decided to run a little tempo to get done and hopefully warm up a little.  Ended up doing a 2.25 mile tempo at a hard effort, no watch so I don't know my splits.  Felt good and I warmed up a little.  Nothing like cold to motivate you into a Tempo run.

Snowing and cold this morning, which meant that the snow covered up the ice.  Nice and easy today which was ok with me because for some reason I felt like I was sucking wind today and I seemed to be running in slow motion.  Good to have it done.

After work Pig farm trail run with the boys.  Thanks to Oreo, Travis, Nate, Jared, Rodney, and Ali for a great run.  I'm always confused, when I run in the afternoon it seems harder for some reason.  I'm used to running in the mornings but I wouldn't think it would be that different.  Guess I need more of these to break out of my rut.

Back out in the morning alone today.  It was a BALMY 22 this morning, I should have worn shorts.  Good run this morning, felt pretty good especially since I ran last night.  Had a murder of crows fly over me cawing this morning, is that a bad omen????

Went for a ride on the Harley today, very nice for January 17th.  Came home and hit the TM while cooking some chicken for dinner.  Good run, good ride, good day off.  To top it off when I got back from my ride a Bald Eagle flew over, pretty cool.

It was supposed to be snowing this morning, I'm glad the weather people were wrong.  We only got rain here and it was done by 5:00 this morning.  Got out for a run this morning the moon was awesome.  It was pale yellow, full, and setting into the clouds.  Nice view this morning for a good run.  Washington Terrace loop for a change this morning.

Gotta get over these January blahs.  Made myself get out for a run this morning.  Great morning, no clouds and the air is clear.

Back to the January blahs.  Really had to make myself get out for a run today.  As usual though I'm glad I got out and I had a good run.  Threw in a .5 tempo, I pushed hard.  Not much but it's something.  Nice morning, temps around 36 felt pretty good.

Slept in this morning so I hit the TM when I got home from work.  Watched the end of Crimson Tide, pretty good flick.

Had to get out a little early today to so I could get my daughter to school.  Good run, get it done before the air gets too bad today with this stupid inversion.

Found myself home alone for a few hours this morning so I decided to take a rare Saturday run.  The air was pretty dirty but the sun was out and it was nice to feel a little warmth.

Foggy but not too cold this morning.  I could only see about .2 miles this morning in front of me but I could see the sky above kinda weird.  Good run, felt good today.

Cold about 15 out with winds 20-25 which puts the wind chill at around -2 or so.  No go outside.  Made myself get up and hit the TM.  What can I say it was 5 miles on the TM.

Colder this morning, 5 degrees with canyon winds.  TM run again.  Watched Groundhog day since it is Groundhog day.  Hopefully spring is near although it doesn't feel like it.

Another moring below 10 degrees so back to the TM.  Watched Spy Game this morning.  Good show.

I think I need to retire the Nike Pegasus Black shoes.  I haven't used them this week because I thought they might be hurting my knee.  Looks like they were because it's feeling much better since I haven't been using those shoes.

Temp was 27 this morning, a HEAT wave.  It's the warmest it's been since Monday.  Got outside for a nice run this morning.  It's always much better running outside vs. the TM.

Talked my wife into an easy run this morning.  2.2 miles very easy for me but a good workout for her.  She's doing much better since this summer and I may turn her into a runner yet.

The heat wave continues.  36 degrees this moring and a little breezy.  Good run today I felt pretty good.  I was only going to go 5.5 but decided on the way back to extend it a little and ended up going 7.

Outside again today temps cooler though at 27 and the wind felt really cold today.  Kind of satisfying as well as crazy seeing that my footprints were the first in the light dusting of snow on the side of the road.

Coooolllld this morning, 17 and windy out of Weber canyon.  I was cold for the whole run today.  Great sunrise made it worth it though.  The sunrise was hitting the top of Ben Lomond it started pink and changed to a orangeish/yellow color, very nice.  Great to be outside.

Not as cold this morning so I felt a little better today.  Good run glad I got up and got to it.

Another cold one in the books for today.  Temps around 22 and the wind was blowing at the top of Washington Terrace which is pretty normal it's always the wind coming out of Weber Canyon.  I got really cold for about a mile or so and my toes were really cold which is odd for me.

What a difference a couple of days makes, Friday 22 degrees today 40 degrees and windy.  Felt good today with just an inkling of Spring that apparently will get smashed later this week.

Another nice morning for a run and hopefully a good omen for spring today.  A couple of Canadian Geese flew over honking this morning.

Very windy this morning took some of the niceness out of it.  Uneventful run, felt good today.

5.5 slow easy miles on snowy very slick roads.  The first inch or so of snow melted because of the warm roads and left a layer of ice on the side of the road so it was easy going today.  Very cool Moon set this morning, it was a big full moon that was orangeish yellow with a finger of clouds across the middle setting over the mountains.

Day off today, I had to work all day last Sunday so I took today off.  Got up anyway and ran before my wife and I went for a massage.

Started raining right when we were getting out the door today, bad timing.  Ran 2 miles easy with my wife, she's doing better.  Added 2 more easy miles after.

Icy out this morning after the snow Sunday.  Very thin coat made it slippery on the toe off which made the run harder.  Ran 5.5 and then tried to talk my wife into a run but she wouldn't get up so I went back out for 2 more.

32 and a little windy this morning made it seem a little colder.  Not too bad though that the run was good.  Felt good this morning although my knee is a little sore from playing Basketball Saturday night.

A little colder today had to wear a hat and my heavy gloves.  Other than that an uneventful but good run this morning.

A little breezy today again plus a very light snow shower for part of my run today.  Good run but uneventful.  Hopefully I can squeeze a run outside tomorrow, it's supposed to snow pretty good here for the next 2 days.

Snowy and windy out so to the TM I went, blahhhhhhhh.  I'm soooooo ready for Spring.

An easy 5k this morning smelling the 2-cycle oil most of the way from the snowblowers.  Roads were plowed so not too bad.  Kinda cool today looked like glitter falling from the sky, I think it was small snow flakes blowing out of the trees.

Windy this morning and it felt cold.  Nice sunrise though, really pink this morning.  Felt good today, Washington Terrace loop with a .5 mile add on at the end to make it an even 7.

Nice morning for a run, skies were crystal clear with the sun rising.  Felt good to get out for an uneventful run.  Normal 5.5 plus I added the Rohmer Park extension to add .5.

Good run again this morning but still feels a little cold for 32, hopefully these warmer days will melt the snow so it doesn't feel as cold.  Another good uneventful run again.  The sunrises have been really colorful this week, it's been kinda nice to be out.

Quite an eventful run today.  Watched the weather before I left and it looked like the rain would clear for 30-60 minutes so I headed out.  I was wrong, it started raining fairly hard about .5 in and didn't stop.  At around 3 miles the hail and lightning started.  Needless to say I was cold and soaked but still glad I got out, aside from the lightning.

A little icy out this morning, a very thin coat on the road that you couldn't really see.  Made it a little difficult on toe off.  Good run today aside from the icy roads it was nice out.

An easy 2 miles with my wife this morning and then I added another easy 3.  Nice day to be out.

Woke up this morning and my wife wanted to go out for a run.  2 easy miles with my wife in a light rain.  Great to be out running with her.

Nice moring and I was feeling ok, besides the normal tiredness of Monday morning.  Decided to go a little longer this morning.  Run was great, uneventful and no problems.

Around 6" of snow last night left the roads a mess.  As I was walking out the door I found out that I needed to drive my daughter to school today.  Since I didn't get up early I only had time for about 4 on the messy unplowed roads.  Got home from taking her to school and shoveled the driveway.

Feeling pretty good lately and had a good run this morning.  What is that bright ball in the sky that was providing some warmth?  Seems like I haven't seen it much this winter.

Guess I might have jinxed myself a little bit yesterday.  My hip got sore yesterday afternoon, still a little sore so I took it easy this morning.  Nice sunrise through Weber Canyon, started pink went to orange and then yellow.  It almost looked fake.

Nice morning and a good run today.  Pushed the pace a little, didn't really do it consciously it just happened.  It's really nice to feel good running again.

Got bored and I couldn't talk my wife into a run so I got out instead of watching TV.  Ran 10 miles easy and felt pretty good today.  I was running easy enough that it felt like I could run forever.  Weather was perfect, sunny slight breeze and about 55 degrees.  It was great to get out in shorts again.

Cloudy but nice morning, temps around 47 no wind.  Legs a bit tired from yesterday and I could really feel it today.  Pushed the pace a little anyway, good to get out for a run.  Man I HATE this time change but I like more light later, I didn't want to get up this morning. 

As I was typing this entry a deer just ran by my window at work.

Hard time getting up again but I made it out the door.  Washington Terrace loop today for a change, good run but it seemed to take forever.  I was trying to push pace a little but it dragged on today.

Wildlife week continued today a flock of geese flew over honking away this morning.

Morning came quick today.  Managed to get up for a great run on a pretty perfect morning with temps around 52.  Felt really good today and pushed the pace for the entire run, much better than yesterdays run.

Much colder today, 17 degrees difference from yesterday morning.  Left calf tightened up about 2 miles in and wouldn't loosen up.  So I took it easy for the last 3.5.

Well I'm officially hurt now, not happy.  Took Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off because my calf hurt on Thursday and Friday.  Felt good on Saturday and Sunday.  It felt good this morning no problems until 3 miles then it started hurting again.  I stopped immediately tried to call my son, daughter, and wife and nobody would answer a freakin phone so I walked/hobbled home.

Got a calf sleeve yesterday so I could try and see if it would help.  Ran 3 easy miles on the TM this morning trying not to make anything worse.  Calf held up ok, a little irritation but manageable.  I didn't have to limp and it didn't get worse.  Could have probably gone at least 1 more mile but I pushed it enough and stopped.  I'm going to try and take it easy until it gets better.

Calf felt better today so I pushed it a little bit further.  No problem for the run although I'm still on the TM running easy.  Kinda boring today, nothing good on TV this morning.

Another easy 6 on the TM today.  Calf was a little tight but pretty much pain free today which overall I think is an improvement.  Watched Bourne Identity which helped pass the time.

5 more on the TM watching Up today.  Great movie, gotta love Dug.  Calf is getting better just focusing on going easy so it doesn't get worse.

Had to get up a little early this morning to upgrade some servers, got that out of the way and decided to hit the TM.  Watched Top Gear on BBC this morning, hillarious.  Those 3 guys are great.

Calf is feeling better but I'm still being careful.  TM miles today, stepped up the pace about 30 sec. per mile this morning.  Everything is still ok.  Watched 'Catch Me If You Can' this morning, another good film.  I like it better when there's something good on, Sportscenter gets boring.

Great run this morning, I felt really good and was able to push the pace.  I was back outside for the first time in a week so that felt good as well.  A little cold this morning but the sunrise was very colorful.

I was only going to go 5.5 so as not to push my calf but I felt really good so I added the Rohmer park and Piccolo Bros. pizza extensions for an extra mile.

Had to get up really early to get a run in today I have training in SLC all day today and tomorrow.  Good run only had time for a short one.

Another early morning to get to SLC for an Oracle conference by 8:00AM.  Great run, nice moon rise through Weber canyon.  Calf acted a little weird with .3 to go so I slowed down and took it easy.

What a great morning I actually got to break out the shorts and I took my gloves off during the run.  Awesome sunrise this morning, very colorful.

Typing this entry from the urgent care.  We're having my daughters foot X-Rayed.  She got stepped on, dirty play, on purpose so here we are.  Luckily nothing is broken just sore.

Ran 3 miles while my daughter was warming up for her game.

Cold again this morning and the rest of the week is looking pretty depressing.  Good run otherwise, did the Washington Terrace loop because it was a little windy and this route is more across the wind rather than into it.  Calf started twinging again with about 1 mile to go so I eased up.

Windy this morning and I over dressed a little bit but it wasn't too bad.  It looked colder than it was.  Good run but nothing exciting today, just glad to be out.

My goal today was 2 fold, 1st to take it easy and not hurt my calf any further and 2nd was a test of sorts to see if running longer/slower was better on it than shorter/faster.  Good run had a couple of times when I thought I might be done because my calf started acting up so I focused on relaxing and I got through it ok.  Now to see how it feels throughout the day.

5.5 miles on the TM this morning watching Austin Powers Goldmember. 

7.25 miles on the TM this morning.  Looks like my test from Wednesday is working out pretty good, the calf is feeling really good today.  Wednesday was a different story however but so far so good.  A real treat this morning on TV while running, The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner movie was on, you can't beat the old Looney Toons.

5 miles on the TM this morning before everybody got up.

8.5 outside this morning, felt good and good to be outside.  No calf problems today, knock on wood.

Had to wait about 10 minutes before leaving this morning for the rain shower to pass.  Got out and had a good run this morning.  I was able to push the pace without any problems.

Nice to hear all the birds out in the morning, now if the weather would cooperate and realize it's Spring.

I felt cold starting out this morning and by the last 1.5 I took my gloves off and pushed my sleeves up.  Legs felt tired today and the run felt like it took forever, good to get a nice run on the books though.

Kind of a milestone today, since the end of January I've lost 30.8 lbs.

Nice weather continues this morning....got snowed on today for most of my run.  Tried to stay relaxed and just run today with the stiff N-NW wind added to the snow.  Doesn't get any better for January.

Nice moring but cold, I'm still cold after showering and getting to work.  Good run this morning I was going to run easy because I feel tired but I ended up running a pretty good pace for me.  I wasn't really thinking just running, feel great now so must have been what I needed.

I think it's offical now, somebody has moved Utah up to Seattle.  Raining hard this morning so I hit the TM and watched Fletch.

Had to get up a little early and run shorter than I wanted to so I could get my daughter to school.

Stomach probs this morning so I decided to relax and not run.

Good hard workout today and a plus was no rain or wind it was nice.  About a medium pace for me today which is good because last time I ran 10 it was at an easy pace.  Feel a little tired and worn out which is just about right.

Up early for a cold run, had to get back to take my daughter to school.  Legs definately a little tired from yesterday but everything is still good.

Hopped on the TM for 5.5 while everybody was getting ready  to go to my Mom's for easter.  Watched The Other Guys with Will Ferrel, not his best but ok.

Outside for a good workout today, tried to keep a good pace for the run today.  Felt good plus I didn't wear my calf sleeve and everything feels good, knock on wood.

Really nasty storm rolled through last night, strong winds and a lot of rain.  That blew over and it was cloudy and cold this morning....what else is new.  Pretty strong wind from the NNW this morning.  Good run today, except for the wind, felt pretty good except for the last mile or so when my left quad got a little sore.

Rolled it out when I got home and it feels ok now.  It's nice to be running higher mileage for me and feeling good.

Another cold run this morning, temp was 33 when I left.  Good run though and a good workout today.  I felt tired with about .5 to go which probably means that I really did have a good workout.

Nice morning a little warmer than yesterday.  Still trying to run a little further each day this week and still feeling pretty good.  Good run again, nothing special today.

Out early and back early for a shorter run today so I could get my daughter to shool.  Wind was blowing pretty hard today made it not so fun.  Ended up pushing the pace even with the wind and still felt pretty good for a Friday.

Had to get back early to help take my son's car in so a shorter run this morning.  Great run, really tried to push the pace for the last 2 miles, felt good.

4 Hrs of sleep Sunday night caught up with me this morning, tired and had a headache so I slept in.  Ran on the TM after work watching Monsters vs. Aliens.

Great morning, kinda tired but decided to run a little longer today.  Now I'm more tired, sign of a good workout I hope.  Great run.

Now it's a recurring theme for the week, I'm tired again.  Dragged my tiredness through another good run on a great morning.  I wore shorts today with a long sleeve shirt and light gloves, a little cool until the sun came up about 4 miles in.  Kept having a recurring thought today about having problems with a big dog, luckily no problems but I couldn't get it out of my head.

Great spring morning, temp was actually 55.  I didn't know what to do with myself, shorts and short sleeve shirt no gloves awesome.  Good run had to get out and back early to get my daughter to school.

Rainy and windy out this morning so to the TM I went.  Watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and I'm looking forward to the last movie in July.

Started raining again, surpise, about 5 mintues before I got out to run so onto the TM I went.  Good run for a TM run a solid 8 miles watching Oceans Eleven.  Great show.

Nice morning although I got sprinkled on for part of my run this morning.  Felt good didn't really try to push anything but hit a solid pace for today.  Saw a few bikers this morning, it must be spring if they're out although it's hard to tell from the weather.

Got up this morning on time and was laying there and the next thing I know it's 8 AM.   Fell asleep so no run.  Got home a little late from work but decided to get out for a run.  Awesome afternoon for a run.

Legs were thrashed this morning after a bad nights sleep thanks to the neighbors dog barking and howling all night and last nights run.  I was able to get out the door on an awesome morning for a run.  Trudged through the run, decided to add the Rohmer park and Piccalo pizza extensions to add 1 more mile and now my legs are more thrashed than before.

Very windy this morning but I got out for a good run anyway.  Pretty uneventful otherwise but no complaints.

Raining again so I was stuck to either getting wet or the TM.  Picked the TM and watched the end of Coneheads and the end of Detroit Rock City.  I forgot about that show it's a pretty funny show.

I was lucky enough to get most of my run in before the rain.  Light rain for the last 1.25 nothing too bad.  Good to get outside I enjoy running outside not so much on the TM.

Raining again........7.7 on the TM this morning watching How to Train Your Dragon.  Entertaining show and got me through the tedious run.

Wow did it rain hard last night with lightning and thunder.  I had to go out for a drive about 2:30 and the rain was incredible.  Needless to say I had to be up and back early to get my daughter to school so I drug my tiredness out for a shorter run today.  Despite being tired I felt pretty good on the run and best of all no rain.

Great morning temps just right no rain.  Felt good so I decided to go a little longer this morning.  The run went great and I feel good after as well after running a pretty good pace today.

Raining again, broken record here.... TM for 6 miles watching Dumb and Dumber, I like it ALOT.

Yeserday, today, and tomorrow have to run a little shorter because I have to get my daughter to school.  Got out just a few minutes early and was able to squeeze out an additional mile this morning.  Pushed the pace pretty good for me as well.  Great morning for a run and I felt good today.

Temps nice but cloudy and a little windy this morning.  Time constrained again so I pushed it to get 6.5 in.  Feel good today again.  Starting to see more bikers and walkers out in the morning.

Perfect temps again, I love it between 45 and 55.  Got home and found a big rock lodged in the heel cavity of my shoe still don't know I didn't feel it.  Any way hit between 8-8:15 avg on the way back and it didn't feel too hard which makes me happy.  Got home and helped my wife mow the lawn, now up to Island Park for a great holiday weekend.  Hopefully the weather will be good enough to get some fishing in although I'm not too hopeful.

Back to it after a long long long weekend in Island Park getting snowed on, rained on, and hailed on for 3 days straight.  Nice to be up there but tired of the weather.

Great morning actually got a little warm but I'm not complaining.  Decided on a little longer run this morning due to the long weekend off.  Felt great but got a little tired in the last .5 or so.

Lazy week running so I decided to hit another longer run today.  Felt good, temps were perfect.  Felt better than I did on Wednesday so that's a plus.

Got up and decided to get out for a run since it was such a nice morning.  7.5 not to worried about pace today.  Ran by 4 yard sales today I think that's a record for me.  A little stiff a couple hours after now that I'm sitting around.

First run in the new shoes and so far so good.  They are so light but they still have some pretty good cushioning.  Run was great plus the weather was nice.  Last 4 ran at 8 min avg. pace which I'm happy with.

Very nice morning out today, decided to run a little longer.  Felt good today and it's nice to have all the people out again and the trees green.  Ran across 2 broken sprinklers this morning flooding the gutters out.

Perfect temps this morning for a great run.  Legs felt a little tired but manageable.  Kinda a funny thing, I think so anyway, today.  A little dog in a fenced yard that always runs and barks at me came running across the yard to get to the fence today tripped and skidded on it's face for a foot or so.  Very funny!

These are my first pair of Kinvara's and so far they're great, love em.  Great run this morning.  Started out tired but after I got warmed up I pushed the pace and felt great.

Easy run on a perfect morning.  Seen lots of walkers and even 6 other runners this morning.  Must be the weather bringing everybody out.

Good start to the week with a little longer run.  Felt good today, the clouds started rolling in and gave me some nice shade for the second half.

Tired run this morning, my legs felt a little dead today.  Got warmed up and they felt a little better but not much.  Uneventful otherwise which is Ok with me.

Another uneventful nice run on a great morning.  What else can I say?

Stepped on a sticker last night on the ball of my foot.  Had to dig the spine out of my foot with tweezers and it was pretty sore last night.  The whole spine came out unbroken not sure why it's so sore.  Woke up this morning and it's still sore and seems swollen.  Thought I'd give running a try to see how it went.  A little pain but manageable.  Seems like running is better than walking pain wise.

Foot is still sore from the sticker.  If it doesn't start getting better I may have to go to the doctor to see if I left something in there, not real happy about that.  Cool morning for June 17th, 43 degrees today.  Felt good once I got warmed up and I was thinking this time of year I'm usually searching out the shade and this morning I was searching out the sunlight.

Plan was for 11.5 but I had to detour around some road construction so I ended up at 12.  Thought I was going to get bit today, a German Shepard came after me.  I saw it at the last second stopped, turned and yelled at it.  Then I yelled at the house that it came from until the owner came out and got it.  To top it off it was a police officer's house, you'd think they'd know better.

Pushed it today because I realized I had to be back to get my daughter to soccer conditioning.  Great run felt pretty good for pushing the pace.  Had to detour .5 miles around construction again so I was just a few minutes late but not too bad.

Nice and easy today after pushing it yesterday.  Good run, felt warm for the first time this year.  Right calf is tight, maybe the Nike's are finally done.

Warm this morning, got out a little early so I got more done before the sun popped up.  Good run had to push it again to get back to take my daughter to soccer conditioning.  Right calf still tight but didn't get any worse.

I was going to try for 10 miles today to make 50 for the week but I didn't really have the extra motivation so 8.5 it was.  Legs felt dead and mentally I was tired.  The week of the dog continues, a little white terrier came after me today. Had to stop and yell at it until it went away, people really need to keep control of their dogs.

Warm again the cool stretch is over, not complaining though.  Good run this morning uneventful which is good with me.  I'm a bit tired now and I have to work all day.

Very groggy this morning, I couldn't wake up.  Drug myself out the door early so I could get back to take my daughter to conditioning.  I don't think I really woke up until 2 miles in or so.  Very warm out this morning, even the breeze was warm not didn't really help.

Hot and windy today, even the wind was warm.  Just took it easy anything over 70, it was 77 in Ogden, kinda wipes me out, I know I'm a wimp.  Some strategically placed clouds provided shade for most of my run this morning making it a little better.

Cooler this morning made for a very nice run.  Wasn't out to push pace this morning but I ended up pushing it pretty good on the 2nd half.  Running a 10k on Saturday in Island Park with my daughter.  She's a little nervous about the distance but she'll do great.  She's conditioning for High School soccer and I thought a 10k would be good for her.

The dilema for today was how far to run given the 10k tomorrow.  Decided on an easy 5.5 on a perfect morning.  Feel good now almost like I didn't run at all.

Sawtelle Stampede 10k in Island Park.  Great trail 10K right below Sawtelle mountain although it was long, my garmin said 6.7 miles and mapmyrun had it about the same.  Ran it with my daughter, that was great running with her.  Race went well, had to slow down and wait for my daughter a few times.  Right after the turn around at the half way point in a really shady spot in the trees I hit a rock, tripped and fell.  Dinged my knee and hands up pretty good.  I was able to finish the race really strong, passed quite a few people and felt good after.  I think I was 17th overall, I let my daughter finish right in front of me.

Knee got sore and swelled up pretty good later in the afternoon.  I've decided to take a few days off until the swelling goes down.

An easy 2.1 with my wife later in the day to see how my knee feels from the race Saturday.  The swelling has gone down but it's still sore to try and kneel on.

My knee felt good for the run and no ill after effects, good news!

Back to the grind today, good run on a warm morning.  I'm worn out now but my knee doesn't feel any different so no compaints here, just glad to be able to run.

No time this morning to run, we had to be in West Jordan for a soccer tournament at 8:00.  Got home after 2 games and decided to go for a run in the heat.  Ran 8.5 to kinda match the temp of 85 degrees.  It was pretty hot and I'm not used to that heat.  The run went better than I thought, it wasn't until the last .75 or so that the heat finally got to me.

12 easy today getting back into the groove after last week off of work and the knee problem.  Good run, felt good except for the last 1.75 when it started getting hot.

Up early and had to push it slightly today to get back early to get my daughter to soccer conditioning.  Turned out she wouldn't get up and didn't go.  Warm this moring, started at about 72.  Good run today even though I had to get up early.

Warm and windy this morning but had some good cloud cover in just the right spot to give me some shade.  Good run felt good today, got rained on for the last mile or so felt good.

Up really early today, my daughter has a soccer tournament so I need to leave work early.  Great run and I felt really good today so I pushed the pace.  Warm and pretty windy but getting the run done before the sun came up made it more bearable.

PM - 2 easy easy miles with my wife to get out of the house.  Always nice to go for a littler run with her.

What a great morning, 60 degrees with a light breeze.  Quite a change from 74 with a hot wind yesterday.  Ran 8.5 without worrying about pace today.  Great run, started to heat up fast when the sun came up.

Right calf is a little twitchy, wore my calf sleeve today and it didn't seem to get any worse.  When the sun hits that sleeve it really heats up quickly, I was searching out the shade to keep it cool.

2 easy miles with my wife in the heat with a very warm wind blowing.

First off, what's with all the Dragon flies out this morning they were everywhere.  Very warm, 82 degrees and windy.  Woke up very tired and almost rolled back over and went to sleep.  Told myself to getup and just do 5 miles or so.  Ended up with 11.5 and now I'm tired, that heat drained me so I'm going to relax today.

I guess the heat, mostly at night, is dragging me down.  Last 2 mornings, temps around 80 with a warm wind, I've been dragging and I can hardly wake up to go run.  Glad I got out yesterday and this morning as tired as I was.  Good run nothing special.  It's supposed to cool down tomorrow morning, got my fingers crossed.

Plan was for 10 miles today but it was nice and cool compared to the last couple of days so I added a few miles.  Good run for a Wednesday, felt ok today no problems nice to get out on a great morning.

Another nice cooler moring.  Ran 8.5 not too worried about pace, kind of a recovery run from yesterday of sorts.  Felt tired starting out but got better as the run went along. 

Gotta love this time of year to run, great morning.  8.5 miles this morning to put me over 50 for the week.  Great week for me, I'm happy with that and best of all I feel good no injuries.

Day off but I decided to get up at my normal time to get my run done before it got too hot.  If I would have waited it wouldn't have happened, I'm lazy that way sometimes.  12 miles, good run but it was pretty warm.

Monsoon is back so warm and humid this morning.  Good run though, felt good today pretty uneventful otherwise.

I didn't have it this morning, felt ok for the first half not so for the second half.  Drug myself through it and now I'm zapped.  Just had some chocolate milk as a treat to see if it will help me recover because I'm a little out of it now.

Kind of a milestone today, since the end of January I've lost 50 pounds.  Kinda don't want to admit that I had that to loose but at least I lost it.

Up a little early so I could get my daughter to soccer conditioning so most of my run was done before the sun came up and better yet in the shade.  It felt humid this morning and given the wall I hit yesterday I wasn't sure how it would go today.  Good run, felt better today.

Great morning and great run.  Wasn't so sure when I woke up because I had a hard time getting up.  Run was great, I felt great and ran a tempo for the last 1.25 trying to concentrate on breathing and relaxing.  Good news I was able to concentrate on breathing and relaxing for the entire 1.25.

No run today I had to take a rain day.  Raining very hard this morning and I'm not in any kinda mental state at this time of year to run on a treadmill.  I had a good morning lounging around alone at home doing nothing until I had to get ready for work.

Nice run this morning until the end......temps and humidity cooled down a little and made for a great run.  Last .25 2 dogs came after me, the owner was walking around her yard telling me they won't hurt me not worried at all.  I had to dodge around this dog 3 times as it was coming after me.  I don't care what she said it would have bit me if I would have let it.

Didn't get much sleep last night my brain was going 90 mph, I hate nights like that.  Didn't know what to expect this morning, almost got lazy and didn't go because I was tired.  Ended up going and the plan was to go at least 8.5.  Ended up feeling ok so I pushed it to 11 since I missed Monday.

Yesterday's no sleep caught up this morning.  Had a hard time getting up but once I got out the door I felt good.  Just a nice easy one this morning.

Plan was for 8.5 today but I felt good and decided to add a little to make up some for the rain day on Monday.  Good uneventful run today.  The new Brooks Launch shoes are great, they feel really good.

Good run this morning even though I was super tired trying to get up.  Plan was for 12 but I decided to add an extra mile to make it 13.  Ended up having a little Beagle follow me for the last 2.5, not sure who it belongs to but it followed me so I think I'm now calling this the month of the dog.  Hopefully I don't have any more dog stuff for the rest of the month but I'm not counting on it.

Almost didn't get out this morning, my son and his friends woke me up and I couldn't get back to sleep until 2-2:30 so 5:30 came really fast.  Managed to get out for a nice run on a nice morning.  Slightly breezy today which made it a little nicer.  Uneventful run otherwise, I prefer it that way.

Tired again, slept better last night but it's Monday night catching up.  Felt ok out running I was ready to be done with about 1.5 to go.  A little milestone this morning, I surpassed my mileage for last year today and I still have 4+ months to go this year.

Good run this morning because I felt pretty good today.  I even felt good enough to run a 5K tempo to finish it off.  Now off to work for a good nap;)

Another good run on a coolish, for August, morning.  Pretty uneventful other than some dog tried to come after me, good thing it was leashed and the old lady held on tight enough.  I was worried she wouldn't be able to hold on.

Warm and humid this morning didn't help.  Felt like I was running in slow motion today so it was a real grinder today.  I like to use these days as motivation, if I could do 12 today I can do it anyday.

Felt much better today.  Pushed the first half and then ran a 4.25 mile tempo for the 2nd half.  Started to get a little tired with .5 to go but I pushed through.  Great run this morning.

Tired from the hard workout yesterday but it was a nice morning.  Legs felt heavy for the entire run but it wasn't quite as bad as Monday.  Uneventful run other that there seemed to be a lot of people out today.

Uneventful run today on a great morning.

Warm out this morning with temps at 72.  Good run felt good for a Friday.  Finished just in time, the clouds started rolling in and a lot of spectacular lighting very close.

Seen something this morning that I wasn't quite ready for, 3 Canadian Geese flew over honking.  Yes, they were headed in a southerly direction.  Hopefully they're just confused and we're not in for an early winter.

Good hard workout today.  It was warm this morning and it looks like this will probably be the hottest week of the year with the heat wave rolling in.  I was doing ok today until about 3 miles left then it started to get hot.  I can tell when it gets around 70 degrees, that seems to be the point when I start to get hot running.

PM -  3 easy after my wife went to school, I was bored.

Good uneventful run this morning, just the way I like it.  Sunrise was great this morning very colorful, nice to be out.

Warm this morning I was doing ok until the sun came up about 7 miles down.  With about 2 miles to go I was pretty much done.  I was able to finish out but I'm pretty dead now.  Went out and ran the hose on my legs for 5 minutes or so, it was super cold but felt really good.

Hot out this morning, it was pushing 80.  Decided not to push it and run medium pace.  Good run for the temps.  Got sprinkled on for 1 mile and seen a double rainbow, I don't remember ever seeing a rainbow at 7AM.

Hot and windy this morning.  Tired run this morning, got called at midnight with a work problem and didn't finish until 2 so not much sleep.

Didn't really feel 100% this morning but I got out the door anyway.  Fairly good run, I took it easy today.  Toward the end 5 F-15's flew over in formation coming into Hill AFB, don't see them flying in formation much.

Plan was for 8.5 today but I felt like going a little further so I pushed it to 10.  Legs a little tired at the end so I ran the hose over them for 5 minutes.  That's as close to an ice bath that I can get.  Pretty uneventful run today.

Very windy and very warm this morning.  I feel pretty zapped now even though I only went 8.5, what's up with that?

Cold front came through last night and it was nice and cool this morning.  At around 60 it was probably 15 or so cooler than yesterday morning.  Had a hard time waking up this morning even after I got up I felt asleep.

Run went ok and I finally woke up around 2.5-3 miles.  After mentally waking up I felt pretty good so I ran a 4 mile tempo for the last 4 miles.

Great run today, felt good and felt fast.  Ran the same pace as my tempo yesterday for the last 3 miles without even trying.  Good to get out.

Up in Island Park for the weekend, nice and cool so I decided to hit a nice cruiser.  Great run good to be in the great outdoors

Another great run up in Island Park.  Three deer scared the crap out of me jumping through the trees being up in bear country kinda makes you nervous.

No run today, sore right heel.  I think I'm going to rest it for a couple of days.

Chomping at the bit to get out for a run after two days resting my sore heel.  Still a little sore but better than it was on Monday after the run.  Maybe not my best idea to go 12 today but I was really feeling restless and needed to get out.  Ran the hose over my legs and heel for 5 mins or so after was cold but felt good.  So far so good with the soreness we'll see how the day goes.

I was up in Logan late at my daughters soccer game so tired run today was the plan.  Starting feeling ok with about 3 miles to run and ended up doing a tempo for the last 3 miles.

It was around 61 today, pretty bad when 61 feels a little warm.  It was mid-40's in Island Park for Saturday and Monday's runs.  It actually felt cool but great up there.

Great run today, felt really good.  Some soreness still in my right heel but I think it's getting better.  A lot of other runners out today, good to see.

Good run today and I was able to maintain a pretty good pace for me for the whole run.  Nice and cool outside, I could take this year round.  Only 1 other runner out this morning vs. 10 or so yesterday.

Had to be in SLC at 8 this morning.  I just couldn't drag myself out of bed early enough this morning so no run.

Dragging this morning, couldn't wake up.  Got myself out the door and had an absolutely great run.  Felt really good this morning, planned on going 8.5 but I added 2 miles.  Sunrise was pretty cool this morning at one point the light and sky was a light orangish color especially up through Weber Canyon.  Great to be outside today.

Great run today felt really good again.  Luckily we didn't get any smoke from the fire in Centerville, it was clear air this morning.

Got up and ran to make up for Wednesday.  Cool out this morning after  the rain last night.  Kinda wish I would have had a light pair of gloves, unfortunately.

Good run today, got about a mile in and decided to push the pace.  Pushed the pace not too fast but faster than normal for the next 11 miles.  Something in the air is making me a big booger machine when I run, seems like my nose never stops running.

Uneventful run today, didn't think about pace just ran.  Felt good, need to keep this good mojo going.

Very sleepy and tired today, had a hard time waking up.  That translated into a tired run today, glad I got out but I was tired for the whole run.

The week of tiredness continues.  Felt tired and my legs felt heavy today.  Overall a good run for being tired again.  Should be better next week, just having one of those tired weeks.

Good run today, felt much better than the last few days.  Just a nice cruiser on a great 1st day of fall.  2 different flocks of Canadian Geese flew over to celebrate. 

My heel felt better today than it has in a couple of weeks so hopefully I've turned the corner on that problem.

Good run this morning until about 4 miles left.  At this point I had to use the potty and had nothing available until I got home.  Made it back ok so that's the good news.

Up early to run because I have a lot of stuff to do today, my daughters soccer game is in Hyrum and my mother-in-laws retirement luncheon is today so I have to leave work early.  Good run aside from the potty problem again.....grrrrrr.

Haven't slept really well Sunday and Monday night so I was REALLY tired this morning.  Dragged myself out the door and had a good run.  A nice cruiser in the ever darkening morning.

I'm so not looking forward to winter.

A little tired today, pretty sure it was because I gave blood yesterday but otherwise a great run on another great morning.  Good tempo for the last 3.5 miles today even though I was tired.  I like to think if I can do it tired then I can do it anytime.

Great run this morning with a big flock of geese flying over honking away.  They fly pretty low seems like 30-40 feet over my head.

Tempo for the last 4 miles, hit it at 30 min.  Which is good for me.  I was trying to make it home early to prove to my wife that I could be home and ready before she got up and ready to go.  I WON!!!! Hahahahahaha

Good run on a warm morning for Oct 3rd, it was around 60 degrees.  Took it easy because my hamstring tightened up Saturday, not really sure why but I didn't want to push it and have a problem.

Good run today although I got rained on 2 times.  The first 1.5 miles and the last 1.75 miles.  The last 1.75 I really got dumped on, here's a picture of the storm rolling in about 5 minutes before the downpour.  What's the old saying...red sky in morning....

Kind of a crappy run with the very windy conditions this morning.  Nothing like running 5.25 miles up hill into that wind.  Legs were pretty hammered after.

Cold and light rain this morning, temp was 40.  First long sleeve and glove run of the season....blah!  I was pretty much cold the whole time especially on the way back running into the Northwest wind.

Better run this morning, not much wind and it seemed warmer although the temp was the same.  Probably due to the lack of wind.  Nice cruiser, didn't worry about pace but I ended up running a decent pace.

Day off from work but I got up at 5:30 anyway and got out for a run, I'm nuts.

Good run.

Woke up with a big headache and my heel was a little sore so I bagged it.  To tell the truth it wouldn't have taken much to bag it and it didn't.

Got home at a little after midnight from the Foo Fighters concert last night.  GREAT concert they really rocked!

Didn't hear my alarm until my wife told me to shut it off.  I was going to bag the run again but I was awake by then.  Good run today, my feet were a little sore from standing on them last night for 2.5+ hours that the Foo Fighters played for.

Tuesday night really caught up to me this morning.  Somehow I managed to get out the door, I think I was still sleeping for the first mile or so because I don't really remember running it.  Good run but I need to start adjusting to the colder weather better.  I was still a little cold with 3 shirts on this morining and it was only 45.

Somewhat of an unofficial tempo for the last 4 miles felt good this morning.

A nice easy cruiser this moring to cap off a tired week.  Made a mental effort not to push it at all today.  Good run on a really nice morning.

Plan was for 12 today but I felt pretty good so I added the Piccolo Bros. pizza extension.  Good run, great morning.  Left calf and right hamstring just a little bit twitchy at times but no big deal.

A bit nippy out this morning but a nice morning to be out. Good uneventful run.

Good run this morning, almost didn't happen I was lazy. Glad I got out though. I saw 2 other runners this morning which is kinda rare for me. Nice sunrise through Weber Canyon this morning:

From October 19, 2011

Nice run again this morning felt pretty good. Traffic around South Ogden Junior high was nice in that there wasn't traffic becuase of the fall break. Usually it's pretty crazy up there.

I seen 3 other runners this morning, that's 2 days in a row seeing other runners when I usually don't.

Nice morning for a so so run today.  First half felt like I was running in slow motion and seemed like it took forever.  Second half was much better.

2 very easy miles with my wife this morning.   Trying to make a runner out of her....

12 great miles this morning.  Initially my thought was to do an easy run this morning but I ended up pushing it pretty good without really thinking about it.  I love runs like this.  Felt great the entire run on  a perfect morning.

Windy this morning and it was raining lightly for the first 1.25 miles.  The wind was from the N-NW so I got the run at my back for the first half and then into the wind for the 2nd half so I was a little cold.  An easy cruiser this morning.

33 degrees this morning and I didn't want to get out of bed.  Not really sure how I made it given I was looking for excuses not to run in the cold and my iPod needed to be completely resynched and that took about 15 minutes.  Got out the door and man did that feel cold, wind out of the W-NW again this morning made for a really cold 2nd half.  Still had a good run and glad I got out.

Brrrr, cold miles with an awesome sunrise.  Ran 2 .4 fartleks 1 in each half of the run.  Quite invigorating and I was feeling it in the legs a little on the 2nd.

Nice cruiser this moring.  Original plan was to go 8.5 but I decided to add a little.  A little cold at times with 4 shirts, heavy gloves, and shorts.  I don't want to give up the shorts yet.

Supposed to be an easy get out in the beautiful weather run today.  The effort was easy but my pace was much better than I thought it would be.

 Anyway, how about that weather, beautiful day for a run. 

A little windy this morning makes it fun to run uphill into the wind.  Good run, pretty uneventful.

Raining pretty good this morning made me lazy so I rolled over and fell asleep.  Felt a little guilty so I hit the TM for 5.5, that's all I had time and the will to live on the TM for.

Nice to get back outside after yesterday on the TM.  Good run in the dark.  Some dog being walked on a leash scared the crap out of me at a dark spot, didn't see it and it came after me until it got choked out by the leash.

Plan was 8.5 but I felt really good today so I added the Piccalo pizza extension for 10.  Felt like I could keep on running, great day.

Nice easy cruiser in the warm, windy morning.  Nice run although I over dressed a little by design so I could have a good sweat.  Not sure what's up the last 2 days but the traffic has been crazy, seems like non-stop cars even on the back roads.

Nice run this morning, not too cold but first run in a while with snow on the ground.  Still holding strong and wearing shorts.

Colder this morning at around 27.  I think I found a 4 shirt layer combination that keeps me a little warmer.  Still hanging strong in shorts although not sure how much colder I can go, my legs felt cold.

Gave in and wore pants today, it was professionaly cold out at 21.  My hands are still cold and I've been done for more than 2 hours.  Good morning and a good run otherwise.

Good run this morning even though I'm feeling a little tired since I'm not sleeping real well since the time change.  Great moon set in the west and sun rise in the east this morning, nice to be out.

Great run this morning on my day off.  Plan was for an easy cruiser for my 2nd half marathon of the week.  Ended up beating my last Ogden time by 5-6 minutes, so overall I'm happy with that.

Warm, windy morning at 41 degrees.  Great, uneventful run this morning.  Felt good and back to shorts for today.

Good effort today for a great run.  A little dog jumped out and startled me this morning, the thing that really bothers me about this is the owner just stood about 50 ft away trying to call the dog.  The dog was barking and jumping on me not listening to the owner, she needed to come get the dog instead of yelling at it.

Good pretty much uneventful run this morning.  A different dog came running after me and jumped on me this morning.  It wasn't threatning at all but I had to stop, which I don't want to do.  I had to yell at the house to get them to come get it.  I finally just took off with the dog following me, I let them worry about chasing it.

Warmer and windy this morning.  I'll take windy if it gets me 40 degress all winter.  I'm not sure what was up today but I felt kinda clunky today, not smooth at all.

Got to the top of Washington Terrace today and ran by the remnants of a house that had burned down last night.  The front of the house was still standing but the roof and the rest of the house was burned out.  Fire was out but all the trucks and hoses were still around.  Scary stuff, hopefully everybody made it out.

Really good run this morning that almost didn't happen.  I woke up and saw how strong the wind was blowing and almost went back to bed.  Good tempo for the last half, ran at a good pace but I felt relaxed.

My wife is sick this weekend so we've done absolutely nothing.  Got a little stir crazy so I hit the TM for a nice easy run.

Back out into the great outdoors this morning for fog and rain.  The rain was switching back and forth between a light drizzle and a light rain.  Kinda funny seeing a few walkers out this morning in heavy parkas and I'm in shorts.  Good run much better than the TM.

Easy cruiser this morning, a little icy in spots today.  Not enough to slip and fall just enough to effect push off a little.

Great morning, I'll take 41 degrees and light winds any day.  Good uneventful run today.

Perfect morning, no traffic, quiet and an awesome sunrise.  Good run just enjoying the outdoors.

Great week of running this week.  Now I get to relax for the weekend....yahoo!

Not a great run this morning but glad I got out.  My head just wasn't in it until about 7 miles or so.  I was actually ready to be done before I got 2 miles in.

Heard the Union Pacific stream engine that was down in Ogden blow it's whistle this morning as it was leaving.  Pretty cool sound and not something you hear everyday anymore.

Easy run this morning, a little windy out of the canyon this morning but otherwise uneventful.

Nice morning for a run.  Had to get out a little early so that we could get to Ephriam for my wife's grandmas funeral.  Sad day she was a great lady.

Way to windy outside and I had no motivation for a TM run.  Decided it was a good day to relax and not run.

Nice, peaceful run this morning.  Out the door an hour or so early so I could get to work early made it nice because there was very little traffic.  Cold at 21 but it didn't seem to bother me like it has recently.

Good run this morning made better by having no wind.  Coldest morning in a while, in an effort to find something positive about the cold.....slushy Powerade.  My Powerade was slushy, yummy!

A little colder today at 14, felt like it.  Good run but I just feel a little cold the entire run.

Cold again at 15, according to the temp on the Hospital sign.  Good run, 2 months or so to go until we're out of the coldest, darkest part of the year.

Just think 1 week ago we were getting blown away.  Today was a great morning, my thermometer said 28 and I didn't believe it.  I should have because I overdressed a little and ended up pushing my sleeves up and taking my hat off.  Great run today, by the time was was about 1.5 miles in I realized I was pushing the pace so I went with it and had a good hard effort for the entire run.  Felt good.

10 easy squizy miles today.  Good run just chillin', figuratively and literaly.  Broke out some old Mizuno Wave Riders to run in today, not sure why just felt like it.

12 great miles on the 12th.  Air was supposed to be bad but it didn't look too bad so I ran outside.  Probably worse than it looks.

Light snow shower today, wasn't supposed to snow at all.  Good run especially with the 31 degree temp.  I'll take a light snow shower if it means 31.

10 easy today on snowy, slick, slushy roads.  Not sure what was up today but I had to wait a lot of different times for cars at intersections today.

Donated blood yesterday afternoon so I took it easy today.  Cold this morning, hospital sign said 18 and it felt like it.

Good uneventful run today.  Good pace for the 2nd half.

I did not want to run today and the whole run felt like a struggle.  Glad I got out though, I like to use these day's as motivation for future tough days.

Had a hard time waking up this morning but once I woke up had a good run.  Nice tempo for the 2nd half.  Didn't see anybody else out this morning, I usually run into at least some walkers.

Good run this morning, I think I actually saw 3 people out this morning.  Kinda crowded.....  Good tempo for the last 4.25, tried to run hard but concentrate on relaxing.  Worked out well.

Cold run this morning.  My thermometer said 27, the Hospital sign was 20 and there was a NNW wind which made my 2nd half pretty much into a cold head wind.  Brrrrr.....  Treated myself to a hot shower and a hot chocolate for breakfast.

Why is it the colder it gets the more my nose runs and my eyes water.  Which is exactly what you don't want when its 12 degrees out.  Cold run on a quiet morning with very light traffic, made it nice along with slushy powerade.

Kinda bored this morning so I hopped on the TM for a good 10k.  Ready for 2 parties and then Santa tonight.

Good run this morning, I actually passed another runner and best of all it was on an uphill.

Really, really, really, really didn't want to get out of bed this morning.  Forced myself up and out the door for a good run this morning.  Figured I'd hit 10 today instead of tomorrow, if my motivation this week continues to wane then I only have 8.5's left this week.

 Nice sunrise through Weber canyon this morning:

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