On the road to BOSTON!

Not feeling too great this weekend. Decided to sleep in this morning and get a bike ride in. Did my normal bike loop. Head winds about 25 mph or so. This made a nice easy paced ride more difficult. How can a person have a headwind going out on a loop ride and finishe with a headwind coming in home?....

Can't wait to get this marathon over. The past several months are starting to grind on me. Just trying to maintain the fitness level for the next 3 weeks.

Got up and just wanted to go for a long run with no speed in mind, just put in 2 1/2- 3 hours. I ran from home up to Sunset then over to Bluff to Diagonal to the finish line of SGM. I ran, jogged and walked til I hit Diagonal then I dropped the pace and simulated marathon finish. I held a 7:12 pace for those 2.25 miles. Then on to home by way of the Dixie Center etc. I ended up with a 9:00 pace for the easy run which included any walking. (15.50 miles)It just felt good to go out and enjoy a run and have no expectations. Went out with no fuel and only had water breaks...trying to burn off some fat......

18.50 mile loop bike ride. (6.20)

NO RUN DAY

I biked 28.50 miles late morning. The temps were too perfect to pass up. Good ride on the normal loop then pushed on over to St. George Running Center then returned back. 14.8mph average.

Easy run to the Dixie Center and back. (7:46 pace)(5.40 miles)

Completed a 35 mile bike ride. 14.8mph (11.50)

Another morning not knowing where or how far I was going to go. I started off up Tonaquint to the Dixie Center. Then decided to go run on Riverside Drive to the Post office. After that my brain must have malfunctioned and decided to run up River Road to Deseret Hills High and then home. I turned in for the heck of it and ran to Clyde's home. Just as I get there Clyde and Logan were completing their run. Chatted for a few then finished the run. I am so depleted. No carbs for the past couple days and I could tell the difference! Very slow and sluggish (9:25 pace)13.25 miles

Late morning very easy bike ride 10.5 miles (3.50)

NO RUN OR BIKE DAY:

 I took the weekend off. I had to go over an clean out church this morning so it was a great way to be a wimp and not run. Looking back on the week I feel alright not running today. I only ran 3 days for 34.15 miles, 2 good longer runs. I biked 5 days for 111 miles, that is an average of 22 miles per day.

I plan on doing about the same next week...maybe a little less biking. Trying to let the body recover from a hard year of training.