Running For Trevor

8 mile recovery run in Provo canyon at the lovely hour of 11am.  Absolutely most beautiful day ever.  I really enjoyed just taking it easy and soaking it all in.

I had to be to work early this morning for a meeting and decided to do this workout on the treadmill rather than attempting it in the dark by myself.  Sometimes I'm a baby and the treadmill is a great tool for consistency.

2 mile wu

3 miles @ 6:15 pace + 2 x 1 mile @ 6:07 pace + 1 x 800 @ 5:56 pace.  About 2 min active jogging in between sets.  Cooldown to 10.5.  My confidence in running 1:20 is completely waning today.  Nothing about those 6:07 miles feels comfortable or maintainable for 80 minutes.  But I am coming off of some pretty hard workouts and although the treadmill is a great tool for workouts I never quite feel confident and smooth on it.  I think I just need to stay positive and realize I can't really force too many workouts at this point.  The worst thing I could do is dig myself into a hole and overtrain because I'm trying to build my own confidence.  Thinking out loud too much today!

PM:  3 mile shakeout run, 8:35 pace.

7 mile hilly route in Salem with a big crew, 7:57 pace.  I held up the caboose today and tried my best to slow the group down.  I need my easy/recovery runs...but I also will run just about any pace to not run alone.  I just have learned that for me I do not recover well if I am running too fast on recovery days.  The slower the better!

30 min strength training

AM:  Track workout at Salem Hills.  I am so dang grateful to Jen for helping me come up with this workout and being willing to do it with me even though it does not align perfectly with her Ragnar training.;)  Also thankful to Julia for letting me borrow her watch and to Amber for just being so positive and willing to try any workout we throw out.  My friends are kind of great!

1 mile + 4 x 400's + 1 mile + 2 x 200's  6:10, 81, 81, 81, 81, 5:58, 40, 40

I was so discouraged after the first mile came in so slow but I ended on a good note and the last fast mile actually felt semi comfortable after the hard 400's.  This was a good workout and I'm really glad I got it in.

PM:  4 easy after work.  Beautiful afternoon!

8.5 mile recovery run in the orchards mostly with Julia.  The last 1.5 with Zoey pup. 8:26 pace.  Just a nice relaxing run with a great friend.  So thankful for these 1 hour chat sessions I get each day. :)

8 miles on murdock canal trail in Orem, 7:43 pace.  Nice and easy solo run with the last mile pick up at 6:13.  Running up north and having to stop at lights it so annoying.  We are so spoiled in Payson/Salem!

Work+school+training = feeling tired and run down.  I'm so glad it's the weekend and I really just need to focus for 8 more days!  One more harder workout and then time to taper, rest and recharge.

Paced 1:35 at the Haunted Half in SLC.  Super disorganized race....apparently lack of organization is the new Halloween race theme.  They did not even have the clock on yet when I finished and I had to get on the bus on find my own drop bag because they had not even got them off the bus yet.  Oh well I got 95 minutes on my feet and it was a pretty course.  Hard to run by Ruths without getting a biscuit though....  I was tired after the race but I did one aided fast mile in 6:02 while I waited for my friends that were pacing 2:10.