On the road to BOSTON!

Early morning run around Bloomington Drive. Went out purposely to run slow and consistent, no stopping. Ended up feeling very good about the run running a bit faster each mile. Still only ran a 8:57 average but that was okay because I didn't want to run faster, just keep it going. I could have gone much farther at that pace for sure. I am trying to get myself in the mode of running without getting myself burned out too early. The 5k on Saturday showed me that I either am too weak mentally or I am going out too fast and paying the price at the end.

Well this week is going to be the start of training for Snow Canyon Half- Mesquite Full. Have 12 days to Snow Canyon and 26 to Mesquite.

Went for an early morning-dark run. It was the first 'cold' day since I can remember. I headed out then turned back for the gloves and hat. Ran over to the Bloomington Hills Park and back. Again today I was concentrating on running not speed. I got the run in without walking at all. Felt strong for the whole run. I need to get this 'endurance' part of running down so that I can then move into speeding it up. Ran the 7.65 miles at 8:52 pace. The last half was faster then the second have but still not fast at all.

I think that I should be doing more runs like this so that my body can adapt better to races.

Another slow consistent run. Went over past Deseret Hills High then River Road past the Post office and trail to home. No stopping along the way today. It didn't feel as cold but I think it was about the same as yesterday...I was better prepared. Average pace a little over 9:00 but that is okay, slow and steady to build the confidence up on the distance runs.

Waited till the sun was up to run, went out at 9am and ran over Tonaquint past St. George Ford to the traffic light then went left on Blackhills drive then back over Tonaquint. Keep a steady pace the whole run, no stopping again. That is four runs in a row with no stopping....major accomplishment for me. The pace continues to be slow but I am feeling stronger on the runs and know that I am doing some good. 8:39 pace- harder run than Tuesday, same effort and faster time.

Ran from home to Sun River over to River Road to the Chevron at Bloomington Hills then over to the path to Bloomington and home. Non-stop run! That makes 5 great non-stop runs for the week. They were slow but consistent.Toady was only 9:20 pace but 2 1/2 hours without taking a break is good for me. I did encounter some neuromas pain in my right foot...I would have gone for 20 miles except for that pain. The legs feel great and had much more int them. I fueled up this morning with 1 glass of water. Had 2 small drinks on the run, one at 12 and the other at 15. Should have taken water but oh well!

This is one of the best weeks of running I have had in a very long time. Taking the pace a little slower has made the training more enjoyable and actually made me feel like I was a runner. Next Saturday will be the test to see if I can move the consistency with some speed at Snow Canyon.