Running For Trevor

Typical 5 mile Sunday loop with a 2 mile addition.  Nice and easy.  The weather could not be more perfect and I felt like I could have ran all day.....but I needed to get home for the Jazz Game.  8:05 pace.

PM:  track with the pup after the disaster of a Jazz game.  I jogged 2 miles slowly.

30 minutes weights - planks/pushups/shoulders/chest

Ran from the gym to the river trail and then back to the gym, 7.85 easy miles.  It was a little windy out this morning but other than that a nice relaxing run.

Does anyone have a good racing flat suggestion?  I am thinking about getting a pair for some 5k/10ks this summer.

PM:  2.1 miles easy with the pup at the Payson HS track.

I had to start this run way earlier this morning since I had babysitting duties starting at 7:30 am.  I did a 4 mile warmup jogging to the Payson HS track 8:30 pace, dragging the entire way and dreading the track workout that lied ahead.  haha

12 x 400 meter repeats.  First 9 @ the track with 200 meter rest all around 90 seconds.  I did not reset my watch for each rep so I don't have exact times but they were all right around 90 give or take a few seconds.  I did the last 3 on the way back to my house since I was running late.  This workout was HARD and made me realize I need to do these shorter repeats more often.  Once a week from here on out.  I am committed...to the track. :)

Overall pace for the run including the very slow cool down and warm up was 7:42.  Looking back I wish I would have just taken the time to time each repeat but there is always next time.  That is a lot of times I just included in one sentence. ha! 

PM:  2.5 miles with my sister pushing my nephew in the jogging stroller. 9:56 pace.  My right shin was bothering me a bit on the run which is not a good sign considering I was barely jogging. 

5.4 miles outside easy recovery santaquin loop.  legs were SO heavy from the speedwork yesterday and didn't really start working until the 4th mile so I just took it nice and easy. 8:35ish pace.  Not sure if it was the neon green long sleeve I was wearing or the fact that I was going so slow but I had a car pull right behind me and start honking like I needed to get out of his way?  What the heck dude you had the entire road!

25 minutes weights at the gym. 

I noticed there were all new treadmills at the gym so I decided to try them out.  2 miles 8:03 pace.

PM:  2.4 miles easy.  I am suffering from some major heavy leg syndrome.  I'm guessing it must be from the SW tuesday.  So the plan is to take it really easy the next few days.  I'll be icing and foam rolling while I watch this Jazz mess I guess.

20 minutes weights working triceps and situps.

7 miles easy.  Legs felt a little less heavy today so that is good. :)

PM:  3 miles easy.  I did 4 1 minute efforts at 5k pace and it felt really hard. ha!  Not a great sign but I'm just going to shake it off. 

I am LOVING how early the sun is rising.  8.55 miles nice and easy around the farms in Payson.  So so nice out this morning!  Now to just run about 2 minutes per mile faster than I did today for the 5k tomorrow.  Piece of cake right?

Anyone interested in planning a LR on the UVM course one of these next few weekends?

Provo City 5K today.  I kind of jumped in on this race at the last second after realizing I was recovering really well from Boston and deciding I might as well just go for it.  I did two mini workouts in prepration and other than that I was just banking on the fitness I had built while training for Boston.  I made it quite clear that I wanted one thing and one thing only out of this race....SUB-20!!

Parked at the finish and jogged up to the start.  Today is my brother Trevor who passed away in 2009 24th Birthday so I was kind of emotional jogging up.  I started running about 8 months after he passed away because I was having such a difficult time dealing with his death.  Running turned into my coping mechanism and I never expected to be good at it but here I was going for sub-20 on his Birthday!  I was excited.  Met up with Jake, Andrea, Kevin, and Merri at the start.  Jake and Andrea were doing a bunch of drills...what the heck teach me guys?  I acted like I knew what I was doing and probably looked like a complete idiot. ha!

Mile 1:  There were about 50 people that sprinted out in front of me.  I felt like I was dying the first quarter of a mile (see why I need to learn to do strides) and the fast pace was a complete shock to my system.  I stayed with Merri almost the entire mile.  It felt a little too fast but it was so nice to run with someone.  6:09

Mile 2:  Slowed it down knowing that I was a complete idiot for running the first mile so fast.  I felt freaking great!  What the heck this is a 5k you aren't suppose to feel good?  Oh well just keep trodding along.  Passed Billy and Janae and they cheered and I wished them good luck.  6:22

Mile 3:  It was starting to hurt a little but not too bad.  Just kept weaving in and out of half marathoners.  Ran into a kid from my HS running the 5k that started out way in front of me. Tried to stay with him and talk to him for a minute.  6:20

.12:  Kind of suprised it was already over and definitely did not kick soon enough.  I heard my parents screaming my name and picked it up into the finish.  6:06

Very excited that I hit my sub-20!!  I know the course was slightly "aided"  but common I don't think it was that aided.   I am definitely mad at myself for not negative splitting but I still reached my goal and it is also a great indication that I have more potential.  Honestly I have never felt that "good" running a 5k.  Sure the last mile hurt a little but I felt really good overall.  I still have lots of learning to do as far as running goes and I am excited to keep working hard and see what I am capable of.

Congrats to Jake and Andrea who completely swept the race and are just amazing people and runners.  Seriously you guys make me want to keep working hard thanks for the motivation.  Also congrats to Kevin who ran awesome taking 2nd and major congrats to Merri who ran 19:57 with hardly any training.  I am so glad I talked her into running this with me!

I missed the awards ceremony because I went to run the last 7 miles of the marathon with my friend Julia.  It was definitely a tough marathon course and we were all alone the entire time.  It felt so weird after being used to the crowds in Boston.