On the road to BOSTON!

I feel like I have been lazy....I finally got out and ran late morning. Nothing special 8:01 pace 5.75 miles.

This evening I went out for 3.80 Bloomington Drive Loop. 7:47 pace. This is the first night run in a very long time...felt great out on the road, nice and cool, jusst right...very refreshing!!

My typical Home/Tonaquint/DC and back loop. 7:59 pace

I was planning on the Club run this evening but my plans changed do to a suprise party for my neighbor. I ran my Running Center run. My home in Bloomington to St George Running Center then I ran into town say my wife @ work, dropped by to see my daughter aat Judd's on Tabernacle and then back to home. 8:28 pace  I am tired but it was a good day to run!!!

I went out and scoped out part of my next big run. I started at the back side of Diamond valley and did some trail running. It was sprinkling when I first got going and didn't think I would be able to go very far. The mud was bad abd had to stop and keep knocking the mud off my shoes. Once I got up the first climb the trail dried out and was pretty descent. I kicked up 6 head of dear on the run.

I am hoping that the rain doesn't come because I plan on running this same trail in the morning but extend it out to the Turkey Farm Road and all the way home. If the rain comes I may just enjoy a day at home since I have my 40 miles in for the week already. My planned Saturday run is for 20-22 miles.....I am hoping for dry in the morning. Today would have been a perfect chance to take this run but I had no way of getting a ride back to my car until 4pm or so and needed to be back home to pick my son up from school earlier......oh well.

I just completed the most difficult run of my life. just under 29 miles of trail running..I will talk more later! Okay, I am showered and feeling much better.

I started out at hwy 18 @ Diamond Valley. I ran into Diamond valley and ran on the trails toward Turkey Farm Road. When I got to the t in the road I decided to run left for a few miles and see what it was like up there. I got going and cut off the road and ended up at some private property with a bunch of fields cleared. I ran through and around and got all messed up. I took what I thought would be a good trail down towards Green Springs area and ended up at a dead end. Then it turned worse when I followed a steep trail down hill that lead to nowhere. Now I had to hike up this mountain to get out. After running for awhile I found the road I had been running on. Now there are snow pellets dropping and the wind is kicking up...rain on the way. I took a turn that ended up taking me towards Pine Mountain...stupid me kept going and went up around 5 miles before thinking, Duh you are going the wrong way. I turn around and head back trying to find where to go to get out of there before the weather turns on me.......brilliant thought comes to me...you have a gps on your garmin idiot. That saved me. I almost made a wrong turn again. I got straitened out and headed back for town, bagged the idea of running home by way of the Turkey Farm Road and went back to Diamond valley. The body feels great, I am just tired because of the stress and all the trail climbing and hiking. I am going to stick to roads for awhile...LOL