On the road to BOSTON!

It felt great to run this morning. I ran into several runners this morning from the neighborhood and all we could talk about is Saturday. I AM PUMPED!!!!

Went for an easy 5 first 3/4 was @ 8:30 pace/ faster than I usually get going by a minute. I took off for 3/4 mile @ 6:30 pace, felt great. I only wish I could hold that pace for a longer timeframe. Slowed down and carried an 8:45 pace to the DC. I returned back home with a 8:40 pace for a mile then did 1/3 mile @ 6:10 then went the rest of the way @ 7:30.

The body is ready..........is the mind?????

Nothing to report exept that the body is healing well. The legs are feeling strong.

I am holding at 153. That puts me at losing 25 pounds during August and September. After my run on Friday I did hit 149 but that doesn't count....lost a lot of sweat on that run. I ws hoping to be at 155 with 150 being the ultimate goal so I hit it in the middle. I cannot believe how much better it feels running without that weight!

Well it is over! What a day. Wind and rain. This is not what I was hoping for but I survived! My ultimate goal was not met but I did stay under 4 for my first marathon....wet feet and cold is all I can say.

I will talk more later....

It's later. Man did my core body temp drop over the run. I didn't realize it until I got home. I have been wearing a jacket and a blanket for a couple hours now an am finally feeling right.

All I can say is WOW! What an experience. I would have much rather had a dry day but be that as it may it was a good run. I had a insole malfunction. With the rain my insole would bunch up every time I stopped to take a walk break. That sucked big time. At the same time it keep me focusing on running. The crowd really helped me out especially the last 2 miles. I hit the wall at 24 and was ready to walk it in but I couldn't. Hitting the last stretch I said to myself what the HECK let's get this done. I sprinted to the finish the last .25 miles at a 5:29 pace and finished strong, knocking off about 20 runners (road kill for Clyde)LOL

Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement!

Trying to work out the quads a little bit...fast walk.

I needed to get out and walk to get the legs feeling better....any down hill is pure torture.

Went out and had an 1 1/2 hour tennis workout and I feel great! My legs are itching to go running.............

I just had to go out this morning and run. Just a short run in the neighborhood but it felt great. I just need to nurse my stupid blister and then I am ready to log a few more miles. My legs felt strong today and the running was not labored at all. I looked at my watch after running about 3/4 mile and I figured I was in the 9:45 area and was actually running 7:25. I hope that is a good sign for the future!

What great weather today to be outside!

Took a nice late morning run this morning. The weather is so perfect right now. I can sleep in and then have an enjoyable run and enjoy the surroundings. I love this time of year!

I can't believe how fresh my legs feel. I really wasn't planning on a hard focused run today, just go enjoy it. I did enjoty the run but was logging for me fast times.

8:19/8:12/8:31/7:59/7:57/8:17/9:03 8:19 average

Based on my marathon run pace at 8:52 I feel real goood about how the marathon has made me a stronger runner. I can't wait to go out and run the Snow Canyon Half in November.

I went out for an early morning run around Bloomington. I started out with the plan to run 6-8 miles going over Tonaquint to the DC and beyond. Once I got to the top of Tonaquint it was very windy and I cut my plans back and went back and finished Bloomington Drive loop. I could never really get things going this morning. The blister on the side of my foot was bugging me and that held me back. (4.65)

I ran over to SunRiver to watch the BYU game and ran back after the game. (7.00) Head winds going out and the wind shifted and ran into head winds coming back. Just my luck!

Took a run on the bike path from home to river road then crossed over the bridge and followed the trail to the Bloomington roundabout then back home. (8:52)

A simple run over to the Bloomington Park to watch some of the Senior's Game Softball action.

I started off running over Tonaquint then down through Southgate to the DC. I then decided to run part of the Painter's half marathon course. I ran about the first 6 1/2 miles of the course heading over to River Road and then on the bike path over through Bloomington hills. When I got to the switchback down to cross the river I stayed up and ran over past Flying J and then back ome through Bloomington on Brigham drive to Sugar Leo.

I am having a hard time with my stamina on these longer runs. The last few miles my legs feel heavy. I suppose I just need to keep at it. I am down to 148 after this run. That is 30 pounds of lose so far. Maybe I can loose some weight off of my heavy legs....LOL

I decided to run the Snow Canyon 1/2 marathon course today. I ended up running most of the course till you turn in to Entrada. I bailed at that point and continued down Snow Canyon Parkway to Dixie Drive and ran to just short of Sunset to get in the 13.1 miles. I was shooting for 1:45 and ended up with 1:47. Overall I felt pretty good about the run, just need to work on consistency. I would like to run it in 1:40 for the race in 3 weeks. For most of you that is slow but would be a major accomplishment for this 49 year old beginner!

Here are the splits: (8:13 average)

6:23 steep down, trying to hold back

6:59 steep down, trying to hold back

7:34 down

10:00 up- gravel road

9:27 up- gravel road

8:18 reverse directions-gravel road

7:39 gravel road

8:40 mellow down

8:15 mellow down

8:51slight rise- getting tired

8:05 mellow down

7:54 mellow down

Had to drop my car off to get fixed at the Honda dealership. Ran home. My legs are very sore. I failed to take care of them after my run on saturday......learned the lesson. I hurt almost as bad as I did after the marathon and I only ran a half marathon distance.

Legs are still sore. I went for a short hike/run along the Temple Quary trail and did some hillside climbing up to the ridge.

This morning I decided to run from the DC. After a short 1/2 mile warmup...(6:26 pace)I had no idea I was running at this pace, I was just running out a quarter mile and back.

I ran a 5K on the trail from DC towards Bloomington and back. 22:51 the splits were 7:01--7:31--7:38--average pace 7:23. I didn't feel very good about the run but it was okay. The second half has a lot of gradual up grade.

I took a break at the parking lot for 15 minutes and then ran another 5K on the other bike path. I felt like I could run this trail faster. I ran without checking my pace. I knew I was going slower but figured just barely and hoped that I would be very close to the same time as the other one. 24:28 that sucked! splits 8:08--7:58--7:51 average 7:58.

I am going to try the same runs friday and see how it goes. I have never run a 5k in an actual race. I am trying to decide if I should give the Save a Sister 5K a go on saturday or go run the Snow Canyon course again in preparation for the 1/2 marathon. Maybe I will run the 5K first and then go out and run the Snow Canyon course without running the up and back portion of the run....I will have to see how I am feeling on friday.

I did exactly the same runs as yesterday. 2-5K runs.

The first towards Bloomington: 7:05--7:43--7:35--average 7:26  (22:54) 3 seconds slower

second 5K: 7:29--7:54--7:53--average 7:45  (23:52) 43 seconds faster

I found out after I ran the first 5K that the Save a Sister 5K was changed to run towards River road on the bike path not towards Bloomington. Had I known that I would not have run the Bloomington route first. oh well. Between the two courses I like the Bloomington one better. I was hoping for a 22:00 5K. The inly thing I don't know is if when doing the 2nd 5K I was affected by being tired. Hopefully that is the case and I can push through and gain some speed in the morning. Knowing how I run hitting 22:00 would be a great goal to shoot for.

I ran the Save a Sister 5K. This is my first attempt at the 5K. I ran pretty much as per my plans. I failed to look at my watch to see exactly how I was running and that cost me a sub 22. At the 1/2 point I saw that I was just over 11 minutes but I knew that I should be able to run the second half a bit faster. At the 3 mile mark I had a runner in front and one behind me. I keep waiting for one of them to break away. Finally the one behind me started to make a move so I took off and closed strong. As I was sprinting I partially saw the clock at 21:--- stupid me, I should have looked at the watch and started out sooner to sprint instead of waiting for someone else to to make the move. The last .10 of the race I ran in 21 seconds or 3:30 pace. Overall I have nothing to complain about, great day, great weather great run!

Great, beautiful day to run!

splits 6:49/7:32/7:27

Today I started out  from about 3/4 mile from the start of the Snow Canyon 1/2 course, down the highway, this portion is mostly uphill. I wanted to warm up a little bit before running down the steep hills at the beggining. I then ran a good portion of the 1/2 marathon course. I cut short the west canyon portion by a little bit and adjusted the end to continue on Snow Canyon Parkway to the Running Center. The run felt pretty good except for the last 2 miles. My right heel started to hurt, I tried a differant insole, so I ended up dogging the last 2 miles with 10:00 pace walking a lot.I ended up 1:46:55 for the run.I was shooting to run 1:45 so I was off by about 4 minutes since I was going to run 13.1 and ended up short.

I am still feeling okay for the Snow Canyon 1/2 next week. I just need to get some more miles in this next 7 days. I spent most of the last week or so preparing for the 5K run. I plan on getting in 4 or so 10-15 mile runs in to get the stamina built up for the 1/2 marathon.

Splits: first 3/4 warmup 9:34/ 5:52/ 6:56/ 7:34/ 9:01/ 8:08/ 8:43/ 7:25/ 8:03/ 8:45/ 9:16/ 8:26/ 10:08/ 10:35 last .15 of run (8:14 average)

Nice easy run around Bloomington Drive Loop. The legs were tired from yesterday's run. 8:30 pace

I was hoping to run longer but needed to break for the morning. I will try and get out later today for 4 more. I need to build up some miles to get my endurance built up for the 1/2 marathon in a week and a half. Yesterday I really felt the let down after about 11 miles. I had been making several 3 mile runs for awhile and I need to lengthen those out now. I really would like to come in at 1:35-1:40. That for me would be incredible. My only other 1/2 I did at 1:58 7 1/2 weeks ago. I feel that if I can work hard enough over the next week I will be able to pull it off.......

Easy late morning run. (7.70 miles) Over Tonaquint to DC/ then towards River Road on the path for 3/4 mile and back tracked to DC then back to home on the path. My legs are still sore from Tuesday's run (quads). I couldn't really get them going (8:30 pace) Coming down Tonaquint I was struggling to get the legs rolling and was only hitting around 7:30 pace through that section...heavy legs!

I was considering running the Butch Cassidy 10K on Saturday and have decided not to. I need to get the legs feeling better and need to get the miles on them not race speed.

WOW! I just noticed that on my next run I will go over 600 miles for the year. Not a lot for most people taht are serious runners but for this beginner that started in July I feel good about that. I plan on keeping about a 30 mile average through most of the year with some bumps up before the Ogden Marathon and the St. George Marathon. I don't feel the need to do much more than that, I want to continue to enjoy the running while throwing in 2 marathons, 2-3 1/2 marathons and a few 5k and 10k's throughout the year. Keeping it fun with some challenging races hear and there to give me some purpose and meaing to the runs.

I would like to get a 5K under 21:00/ 10K under 43:00/ 1/2 marathon under 1:40 and a marathon under 3:30. That should be some pretty good goals for this 49 year old.

1.82 miles this evening around the neighborhood. Trying out my new landreth shoes trying 1/2 size larger (9 1/2) and wide width.

Had to get the 600 mark on my mileage.....couldn't wait til the morning to do it.

2 short miles this morning. Just wanted to loosen up the legs a bit. The quads are feeling good again. I may go bacl out later this afternoon for a couple. Trying to rest a little. I plan on a good hard run in the morning. Right now I am looking at running down Snow Canyon bypassing the west canyon portion and continuing down to Snow Canyon High. Basically the 1/2 course without the west canyon portion. The plan right now is to run the first 3 miles @ 6:10 pace, the 2nd 3 miles @ 7:30 and the last 3 miles @ 8:00. This would represent how I plan on running the 1/2 marathon next week. Tuseday I ran the top 3 miles @ 6:47 pace, the next 3 miles @ 8:03 and the next 3 @ 8:20. I want to see if I can do this on a training run to see how realistic my goal is. I have decided I really want to run 1:40 or under for the 1/2. This may be pushing it for me but I think it is worth a good try.