Summit junkie!

30 minutes of ab/core work using my ball.

50 minutes of lifting (upper body) at the gym. My core was very sore from my workout yesterday. I had an excellent session.

I was hoping to get outside for a run, but I was pretty busy with family stuff and by time I got a chance to run it was dark, so I did 4 on the TM while channel surfing- Nothing on!

I met Jun and two of his friends at the Pipeline trail in Millcreeek this morning for a sweet morning run. The weather was perfect and it was an incredible run. I love that trail. We had a nice easy pace and just chatted until Jun and Jason turned back at mile 2.5. After a nice slap on the butt from Jun (which of course I welcomed and enjoyed), Chris and I kept going to the point. The conversation was good and as always the views were amazing.

At the turnaround we stopped and took a quick break and I downed (gagged) a gel. The run back was just as good and I enjoyed every second. I didn't get my Garmin started until .3, so the last 9 were at 1:18. I have no clue about the first .3. My achilles is slightly tight, but no pain.

I will be lifting for an hour tonight at the gym.

My workout yesterday was spending 10 hours at Lagoon with my kids. Whoooooah! People watching, lots of bad tattoos, larger folks squeezed into very tight clothes, roller coasters with my 9 year old until I was on the verge of puking- Good times. I must have walked at least 5 miles out there. Sweat!!!

I'm also going to do a longer (13+ mile) run tomorrow. Not sure where yet, but if anyone is getting out let me know.

I wanted to do a longer run today, but I left a bit later than I had hoped, so it was already hot when I started, so I had my handheld bottle and a few gels. I ran north on the Alpine Hwy and then I turned east at Kohlers and headed up to the canyon. I had planned to turn around at the mouth, but I was feeling really good, so I just kept going. My legs felt strong and my achilles wasn't hurting at all. After about a mile I figured I would just go all the way to the Timpanogos Cave trailhead, so I could refill my bottle. The river was running full and fast and there are a few places where there isn't much room off the road. I was being very careful watching the cars and the road. I reached the trailhead and had a gel and a drink and then took off on a much faster pace down the canyon. This was my favorite paert of the run. It was shady and cool and I just cruised down. After I got to the bottom I ran back to the Chevron where I stopped and bought a 20 ounce Coke. That hit the spot. The last three miles back home were fun and I just enjoyed being out there running without pain. I was a sweaty mess by time I got home at noon. This run was just what I needed. Fun! 2:19 total time.