On the road to BOSTON!

RUN !: 11 miles in the bank- 3 mile warmup @ 8:45 then 2 mile tempo @7:15 then marathon pace 7:45 to the end- 7:58 average pace for the run- This was one of the best runs in many months for me

RUN2: I was feeling so good this morning that I went ahead and drove into town with Jody Jackson Hughes and ran my normal- Monday morning run of 5.50 miles. Started out sluggish and had a lack of nutrition- slugged it out for 2 1/2 miles then was able to get some water then finished strong- 7:27 average pace

TEMPO TUESDAY: met up with the Running Center @ 5:30am/ 1.50 miles warmup/ 5 mile tempo @ 7:10/ 1.50 cool-down- during cool-down I tripped on the sidewalk and buggered up the knee and tore my glove to pieces....dang!! after cool-down I decided to extend 4 more miles for a total of 12 miles-

10.25 miles in the bank- my account is starting to add up. nice and easy run this morning @ 8:14 pace

12 warm miles this morning- It was 36 degrees when I went out and 2 hours later it is still 36- Ran 8:20 pace going out and then returned with a 7:00 pace for a combined 7:40 average pace for the run- I went out on the bike path and did an out and back

13 very wet miles- First long rainy run of the year. It was hard to se all the puddles while out on the trails and got drenched- very slow 8:25 pace but it wasn't all bad. These were good miles to get in

Training runs since Boston 2013= 1699.27

Started out early at 37 degrees- Went out over past Deseret Hills High then left onto River Road and weaved my way out past Staheli Farm to Sullivan park onto the trail. Then headed home by way of the Dixie Center. Nice run this morning especially for being a high mileage week for me. All week I ran singles and ended up with just under 85 miles. My run today was at 8:01 pace- I started out very slow at 9:05 pace after the first 3 miles of warmup. I had to focus the remaining few miles to bring the pace down-

I have been dealing with neuromas in my right for since I began running- I tried running today with a meditarsal pad behing the ball of my foot today on both feet. It was a bit un comfortable but I kept it in the whole run. I started feeling the same nagging pain after 10 miles, the same mileage I usually feel it. I stopped and runbbed the feet down and felt relief like usual. After putting up with the same pain for about 3 more miles I started to have the pain ease up and the last 4 miles was great. hopfully I can get things worked out to ease the pain so that I can concentrate on the running and not my feet.....