St. George Running Center - Run For Life.

Ran with Kendra up in Heber City.

Easy 10 - No Track

PM - Went out in the middle of the day 97F.  10 miles.

AM - Ran over to meet the club.  Didn't feel like doing tempo.  My body just feel off with everything I've had going on (Race, Store, Eldery Mother Issues).  I just felt like going and and running. Ran with the group for a while and then ran over to catch the guys coming off of thier tempo run.  Ran with them for a while and up to Clyde's then back home. 18 miles 

AM - Just went out in the morning for a steady 10.

AM- Met up with Logan, Aaron and Clyde at 4:15am this morning to run the marathon course.  I've still been feeling off and almost bagged it to run on my own but, I really needed to get a run on the course in.  

Started off a little before everyone (they were poop'n).  With how I've been feeling I just wanted to ease into the run and wasn't sure how I was going to do.  My hips and back have been bugg'n as well.  Just hit some low 7's for the first 3 waiting for somebody to catch me.  Finally Aaron came up and I picked up the pace a bit.  After a few miles at 6:30 I started feeling a bit more relaxed and just cruised it to mile 10 with low 6's to start the tempo.

After fertilizing the sand Aaron and I took off (he took off much faster).  I started off slow and wasn't really sure about pushing.  I looked back while going up Winchester looking for the guys and Logan was luckly coming up.  As he passed I thought I might as well try to have him pull me for a while and make some kind of effort out of it:

5:44, 5:45, 5:49 , 5:26, 5:18, 5:27, 5:28, 5:37, 5:39, 5:38

Ended up being fairly happy with the push.  Logan dropped me about 4 miles to go. By mile 7 my hips and back were starting to lock-up pretty good - but I got through it.

Happy this last week 1/2 is over. My goal is just to dial in the next 3 weeks with some solid miles & tempo's before the marathon.

AM -Super humid this morning. Got up and worked on my back and hips a bit before heading out.  Ended up feeling pretty good and got it done.  Out and back to the Dino Park. 15 miles.

AM - Ran down to the track - wasn't feeling very excited about pushing on the track but was planning on giving it a go.  Ended up adjusting the workout and doing 10x400m & 10x 100m.  It was good to get the legs going a big but was nothing exciting, except all the ran we got - then ran home. 15.5 miles for the morning

PM- Ran Bloomington loop extended -5 miles

AM - 10 miles on the bike path. Nothing special.

PM - Went out in the evening and got in another 5 - Bloomington Extended.

AM - Ran over in the morning to pick-up my truck at the shop. I had all my gear and clothes in a pack - just slow and easy. 10 miles.

AM - Nice cool morning. Still a bit humid out. 15 miles to the Dino Park and back. Spent some good time stretching - didn't feel too bad this morning. I felt like I started warming-up around mile 11.  15 total.

AM - Great morning!  Temps were great, a little moon light and good company.  Started off meeting the running club at Bloomington Park and drove up to the top of Snow Canyon. The club headed down the canyon and I headed up to meet Clyde and Aaron coming down the marathon course.  Ended up meeting them about 4.5 -4.75 miles up the from the Snow Canyon entrance - just about freaked them out when I came across the road towards them.  Ended up running a bit faster than I wanted when I turned around and came back down with them for the next 5 miles (5:45-6:00).  I was hoping to hit 6:30 pace before starting tempo. Oh, well.  It felt fine. Stopped and fertilized the desert, and then grabbed my drink before starting tempo.  We we're all talking about taking it easy then all started off tempo fairly quick.  Here's how it went down:

5:16, 5:19, 5:45 (Winchester Hill), 5:28, 5:29, 5:31, 5:29, 5:28, 5:26, 5:29

Really happy with how the workout went.  Aerobically I felt great, hips and lower back bugged quick a bit again especially thought the steeper S curve area but ended up getting through it just fine.  This might be my best workout yet on this portion of the course.

As for my week, I was shooting for 100 and didn't quit make it.  However, I'm not too worried about it. I did what I could for my energy level and schedule. Excited about moving closer to the marathon.

Am - Easy 15 this morning. Nice and cool out. I love to feel the temps change. Out and back to Dino park. Legs are feeling recovered and have good energy.

AM - Ran down to the Track workout with the club.  Felt really strong. However, my hami has been a bit tight since last week and it acted up a bitso I had to shut the workout down early.  Workout plan was 5-6x800m.  Here's how it went down:

2:25, 2:26, 2:25

I felt really smooth and strong.  I'm bugged I had to shut it down.  But it was the right choice. Did some laps around to get some distance. Went and got massage by Adam B. this morning - it should be just fine.

Ran home.  14 miles total.

AM -  Oh My! 79F and all humidity this morning. Woke-up early for a Wed and got it done becuase I had a ton of stuff to do this morning. Easy pace. 10 miles

AM - 10 Miles

AM - Leaving town so just went out and did an easy steady 17 this morning.  Didn't want to do anything crazy - I just want to be carful with my hami.

AM - Went out and did a easy but steady 15 this morning - super nice out but crazy humid.  feeling pretty good.  Hamstring was a bit tight but not too bad.

AM - I kept trying to figure out what I was going to do this morning. I've been so nervous about my hami.  I ended up spending some good time on it yesterday work'n it out.  I didn't want to go out and do something too crazy though.  I couldn't decide whether to do my track workout I always do two weeks before the marathon or go do tempo with the guys.  I decided it would be safer to stick with the track - if things got bad I could just shut it down, stretch and go slow.

My plan was to do the first one at 5:40-50 and see how I felt.  However, after getting going the first half lap I realized it felt fine and cruised it in.   Here's how they went down:

5:17, 5:07, 5:03

Ended up feeling really strong and relaxed.  I'm actually quite surprised.  Hami didn't bug at all - hips were a little screwy but not too bad.  Aerobiclly I felt like I could go faster, but didn't want to push the leg too much.  Really happy with everything.

Cool down - 9 miles total.

Planning on going out tonight for a slow 4-5 miles.

AM - 5 Miles easy. Bloomington Loop extended. 

AM - Club run.  I decided I wanted to get in another small tempo run.  I'm still trying to be cautious with my hami and didn't want to push anything too far or crazy. Decided to do 1 mile at 6 min then go right into pushing tempo pace. Here's how it went:

5:56, 5:26, 5:29, 5:34 

Pretty happy with how the legs felt.  My stomach started acting up a bit and I think it effected my last mile.  I was cramping pretty good in the stomach. I ate quite a bit yesterday (mexican) and I think I was paying the price.  The pain didn't go away until I came home, took a simethicone and had a piece of toast.  I was then able to go back out and get the rest of my miles in.  

13 total miles.

AM - Just went out and took it easy. Out and back on the bike path. 6.5 miles

AM - Met-up with Aaron and did the first half+ of the marathon course.  Felt pretty good until my hips and back started acting up and the rain got out of control. I was just happy today wasn't race day! 16 miles.

AM - Out and back on the path.  Feeling pretty good and looking forward to an easy week.

AM - Not a good morning. Met-up with Logan at DC to do one last little tempo at MP.  Warmed up for about 2 miles then started up.  About 5 steps into the tempo my hami totally seized up on me and stopped firing.  Totally freakish.  Tried running nice and easy on it but it just wasn't working at all and was creating a decent amount of discomfort.  Tried stretching a bit and running again but nothing.  Packed it up and went home.

Got a massage and tried to get it worked out a bit -