Running For Trevor

7.3 easy orchard loop with a few 10-20 second strides towards the end. 7:26 pace. Felt much better today but the forefront of my right foot is still bothering me. It just feels like my shoe is too tight. I'm icing it and hoping its just inflamed or something. Definitely not as noticeable today as it was yesterday.

7.2 hilly route in Salem with Jen at a faster than normal clip, 7:13 pace.  Glad to see that the pace reflected the effort because I just thought maybe the hills had grown over the weekend.  A good run and my right foot did not bother me much at all.  I loosened up the toe box area of my shoes and that definitely seemed to help. 

planks/pushups

Here is a link to the story that Amy Donaldson and the Des News did on me.  It feels really overwhelming to have my story shared publicly but I am thankful that they contacted me and hope it can help others.  A huge thanks to everyone on the blog for all of your continued support and encouragement.  I have learned so much from this blog and would not be near where I am with my running if it weren't for so many of you. 

Treadmill workout - I guess I'm getting soft and pulled this wo inside because of weather. There was a lot of sweat involved with this treadmill workout, my gym does not turn the air on until 7am....such a nice relief when 7am hit!

2 mi wu, 3 x 1 mile repeats 6:12, 6:03, 5:56. 2 min active recovery in between each mile. .5 mile easy and then 6 x 1 min on/off 5:45 average, 3 min easy and then finished with 3 x 30 seconds on/off 5:35 average. 1.5ish cool down. This felt like a good workout for me but it was on the tm so I'm taking it with a grain of salt.

25 min weights - planks/pushups, upper body

7 mile hilly route easy with Jen, 7:40 pace.  A really nice calm morning and it makes me so happy that the sun is rising earlier each day.

PM:  4 easy, planks/pushups

Loved the weather today.  Running in the light rain is my absolute favorite.  10 miles around the orchards with Jen.  No real workout but we did a nice controlled 3 mile push in the middle 6:46, 6:46, 6:33.  I also added 4 x 30 seconds at about 5k pace at the end. 

6:45 am sunrise run along the orchard loop.  6.5 solo miles easy. Felt a little sluggish but couldn't help but smile because it was such a beautiful morning!

I randomly won free entrance into this 5k on a fb giveaway and decided it fit well into my build for SLC half.  Of course I then ended up donating the race entry money because it was for such a great cause. :)

Anyway I know garmins lie but I ran the course twice (once as a wu) and it measured 3.21 & 3.18 so for my own self confidence I'm claiming my garmin time on this one.  Out & back course in Lehi.  First half mile was quite downhill which meant the last half mile was quite uphill.  Tailwind going out and headwind coming back.  Splits were 5:51, 6:02, 6:11, 1:04 (5:55 pace).  19:07 finish with 6:01 pace overall according to Garmin.  I was in the lead after mile 1 which made it incredibly difficult to push the pace.  I think I am capable of better but I am really happy with the effort.  I had a difficult time staying focused once I passed all of the runners going out and was all by myself. 

Highlights of the race:  *My parents driving past me 1 min in and my Mom yelling "Don't let that little kid beat you!"

*My parents cheering me on at the half way point and then yelling as I turned around "slow down so that we can make it back to the finish!"

*High fiving all of the Autistic kids running on my way back.

*My Dad sprinting ahead of me (and keeping up with me) into the finish shoot!  He might be old but I'd put 100 bucks on him beating me in a 50 meter sprint.

*The amazing cinnamon rolls that Lehi Bakery provided post race.  Wow those were superb!

Overall they put on a really great event and I am really glad I decided to do this race.