On the road to BOSTON!

While staying in Ogden I ran from close to Weber State out to West Roy and back- averaged 8:00 going out and 8:20 coming back-

Track and stair workout- after warm up I did several 100 meter runs at top pace. Most of the 100's were at 12-13 seconds.

Beautiful day in Saint George!

Ran with Bill, Dustin and Mike this morning- We ran from Rockville to Dustin's home in LaVerkin. Tough run with a lot of climbing......very honest course with a nice downhill section for the last 2 miles. 7:56 average pace with the last 2.5 miles @ 6:33 pace

Checking out the St. George 5k course- Very honest course, just about the same as last year. Warmed up the first mile @ 8:14 pace then did more of 85% race pace or so, 7:10/ 7:02. The body is still a bit tired from Saturday's run-

Pretty much the same workout as Friday at the track- Warmup/ stairs/ sprints and cooldown

Ran from the temp trail head at the Dixie Center over to St. George Running Center and back- No Garmin today, very labored run, left leg is very tight and needed to keep stopping and stretch

One mile in morning then qut...legs felt like crap. Went over to DSC and did a little running on the track then 12 sets of stairs with more running afterwards.

Started out at Jody's office and ran the long way to DSC track, 2 miles. then did 10 sets of stairs then ran home by way of the trails. mile 5 I worked on speed with .25 miles runs with a break and averaged 6:02 on that mile with the overall average at 7:20. The shin splints didn't bother me today and the legs felt pretty good. Noticing that my left shoe is starting to wear on the outside edge of the heal, most likely why I have been getting shin splints again. I put a little bit of mole shin in to compensate for the wear...I wanted to get 500-600 on these shoes since they are so pricey. Don't know I will make it. the right show looks great and could go the distance easily...

Ran with Mike, Bill, Dustin and Tyler. Dustin, Tyler and myself ran the first 10 of the St. George Half. They kept it easy on me with a 7:52 average pace. This was a good run for me without any walking breaks. cool 25 degree morning

SPLITS: 8:20 warm up/ 7:49/ 7:37/ 7:44 up hill on River Road/ 7:46/ 7:49/ 8:06 uphill on Brigham Road/ 7:41/ 7:49/ 7:50

This was as even splits as I can remember running. It's good to have someone running a steady pace and just try staying with them...thanks Dustin and Tyler

Started out at the Dixie Center and ran the first part of the 5k course then went up to DSC track. I did a few laps then ran 8 sets of stairs another lap with 100m runs down the straight portion then back to the Dixie Center. 7:11 average pace for the run. Very windy coming back 

Did another DSC track workout this morning- I ran a mile then did 8 sets of stairs- more laps then 100 sprints with recovery then one more set of stairs then cool down laps.

Legs are feeling stronger from the stairs. My right hammy is getting much better due to this type of workout. I have had a minor pain i that hammy for several months and today it felt 95%. Doing the sprints are allowing my legs to turn over faster. Once I get through this week I will probably do this workout 2 times a week and focus more on longer runs but for now I would like to run a good 5k on Saturday

Another track workout- warm up laps then stairs, run a set then a lap for 8 sets. Kept the pace pretty brisk at 5:30 to 6:30 pace

Took an easy run through Bloomington to Pilot then over to the Dixie Center Trail Head then back to home. Left leg bothering me. Lower calf has been so tight and the shins are bothering me. 8:02 pace

Went in for a leg massage to work out the calf.....painful is all I can say. Hope it gets feeling better. It has actually been pretty tight since Mesquite marathon.

Ran the St. George 5k course this morning. nothing special. left leg still is in pain. The massage worked it over pretty good. I didn't push very hard not wanting to hurt the leg more, just wanted to go out and run and see how it feels. 7:40 pace

Right now I feel too heavy for racing. I need to drop 10-15 pounds before the Dogtown Half Marathon. I have been hovering around 158-159 all winter and that needs to come down closer to 145sh to be a a good race weight.

A rainy morning for a race. Actually it was not bad at all. After 1/2 mile I could tell this was not going to be my day. At the halfway mark I was still doing about what I did last year but could tell I was losing it. Not that I was going too fast I just flat didn't have any energy! From that point I lost it mentally and ran when I felt like it and took 15-20 second walks whenever I was weak...that was 7 times!!!! I am disappointed with the lack of fight today- Last year I won the age group and ran 1 minute slower this year.

My legs did much better than I had thought they would after all the pain this past week. No pain but also no speed. I think I need a good cheater course with lots of downhill to get me excited again....lol...no really!

Easy run from downtown to home- 6 miles @ 7:57 pace. Just not feeling 'IT' lately. I think I will back off for a week and take it real easy not many miles , just remove myself from running so much to build that desire again.....

Ran over Brigham Road to River Road and out through the industrial park. I veered off on the old road and then out into the desert for some trail running and hiking up a large hill to the top for a great view. Ended up coming out on the new highway down to SunRiver to home.

I cannot believe how crappy I feel now running. I do not have any endurance.....I just went out and enjoyed my time out in the beautiful 55 degree day.

8:17 average pace for the run. 

Ran on the SGM course this morning starting 12 miles up from the church. Bill and Mike dropped me off so I ran this by myself.

8:11/ 7:26/ 7:22/ 6:49/ 5:52/ 6:53/ 7:04/ 7:13/ 6:59/ 6:42/ 6:44/ 6:19  average 6:58

This is a run that I needed to have mentally to let me know I can still run. This past couple of weeks have been brutal for me mentally and it felt good to have my downhill course to give me a lift.

Nice positive run this morning. It was good to string to good runs together, makes up for some crappy weeks. Ran the trail to the Dixie Center and back- 7:58 average pace