My Running Log

8 miles in 59 minutes on TM. Felt really good. I guess I didn't push hard enough on Saturday because I have not been very sore and felt great today on my run. I think my fitness has bumped up a notch in the last week. I'm ready to start pushing myself harder in training.

Ran for 60 minutes. Averaged 7:30 pace. Did 6 intervals between 6:00 and 7:00 pace. I think my old shoes are slowing me down. I guess I will go faster when I get better shoes.

Once again I ran 8 miles on the treadmill. This one was sort of a tempo. Overall it was 7:30 pace. I've been wanting to get outside but it just hasn't worked out.

For the first time in a long time, I ran a race two weeks in a row. This time it was the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase, which starts in Park City (7000' elevation) and goes up to Jupiter Peak (10000' plus elevation) and comes back down. The race was bigger than I expected. Probably 400-500 runners. I'm not a fan of putting caps on races, but it was too many for this single track trail. The trail got pretty crowded on the way up.

I was determined to run the whole way. Not sure if that was a good goal, but it was. I made it till the incredibly steep section as you come to the peak. Then I was barely able to hike up. I was getting delirious, and the footing was very challenging. I made it up averaging about 12 minutes per mile. On the way down I probably averaged 7:20 per mile.

I got passed by a lot of people on the way up, and I passed a lot on the way down.

The area and trail were beautiful. But I probably won't do this race again. I'd rather just get some people and run the trail together.

I only have 40 miles for the week, so I might run tonight again if I can squeeze it in. St. George is approaching quickly. 

5.3 semi-tempo miles. I felt really good, even though my hamstrings were super sore. 

8.1 miles in an hour (about 7:25 pace). It hurt a little at the end, but I practiced pushing through the discomfort.

5.35 miles. Added seven 100 second sprints at 6:00-7:00 pace. The last 4 were at 6:00 pace. The best I've done on this workout in a long time. Too busy to run more miles.

8 more treadmill miles late at night. 7:30 pace average.

Kept putting off my run today, working on other things. Ended up not having time to run at end of day so ran 3.3 miles hard intervals on the treadmill. Short but good workout. Horrible mileage week. Only 30 miles.

My best tempo workout of the year. 8.25 miles in 60 minutes. 10 minute warmup and then speed varied between 8 mph and 9 mph. Average overall was 8.1 mph or 7:25 pace. But it was a great mental victory for me in pushing through discomfort. I did the whole workout programmed into my treadmill. Hadn't done that before in this season.

I ran 7.75 miles in about 62 minutes on the treadmill. I didn't feel very good. Might be because it was right before dinner and I was low on energy. Or maybe because of my run from last night or both.

I hadn't bought any shoes in about 18 months, so today I bought some. They are both New Balance minimalist shoes. I think one is the 590, but I don't know the other one. I'm really excited about them. I've never owned shoes that look cool before. And I want to see how it is to run in minimalist shoes. And I got them at Kohl's for about $42.

Tried out the New Balance 690's on the treadmill. I did the sprint interval workout (7x75 seconds) that went from 7 minute pace down to 5:20 pace. And followed that up with some regular running for 32 minutes. The shoes are really comfortable. We'll see how durable they are.

8.3 miles in my New Balance 310 shoes. Very fun to run in. But I will need to ease into running in them because they are quite different on my feet (low profile).

I forgot to mention that yesterday was my 35th birthday, so now I am in the older age group in most races. 

Ran outside today! I got a late start and had family responsibilities and a mini family vacation, so I cut my run short. But I was satisfied with it. I ran down on the railroad trail by Point of the Mountain, ran into some dead ends, and came back on Redwood Road. It was hot (for me). My pace was not good (8:30 average), but I felt good.

I've been very unmotivated lately. My mileage has suffered. This week I got about 44 miles. Not great but not horrible. But it is what it is. I won't be in shape to run my "potential" for St. George. But I still have confidence that I can run a solid race in six weeks. 

Tempo run. 8.1 miles in an hour.

Another day, another 8 miles on the treadmill in about an hour. Pretty boring this time.

6.1 miles in 45 minutes.

I don't feel like I'm getting any faster. 

6 miles

This morning we had a 5K for our stake. I figured there could be too many decent runners, but there were several who ran pretty decent. A guy with veins bulging out of his freshly shaved legs beat me by about 80 seconds. But I got second in 19:20. I had a hard time pushing myself harder.

Tonight I ran 10.5 miles on the treadmill to get some extra miles. It was not bad. Averaged about 7:30 pace. I think I could run that pace all day if I wanted to. Too bad that won't get me a marathon time as fast as I want this year.

But I am happy I got to 44 miles this week. It's not great, but it's good enough. I'm not very motivated. What's the point in trying to run fast in races again? Especially when you're 35 years old and have other more important things to do?

8.1 miles of tempo running on the treadmill in an hour. I really like these 310 shoes. Fun to run in.

Had a pretty good interval workout but then my treadmill emergency switch bumped out, and I had to restart. Not cool. But it was a nice 6.25 mile workout overall with some sprints.

Watched the world track championships on TV while I ran. I was waiting for the 5000 meter heats to come on, so I ran longer than planned. Wish I could do that every night. Glad to see Lagat and Rupp through to the finals. And nice to see me get in the double digits on a weekday. Rare occasion these days.