My Running Log

Our little baby boy came this morning!!

I ran a mile around the hospital complex (in dress shoes) to celebrate (and keep my streak alive).

More details to come. 

Ran about a mile over to Murray Park and a little loop around. The baby is doing great.

Got 10 miles in on the treadmill after bringing the baby home and getting settled. 7:30 pace.

By the way, Baby Joshua was 8 lbs 2 oz. He looks like a runner. :) We couldn't feel more blessed that he is healthy and doing well. My wife is also doing great.

10 miles on the treadmill. It was a fartlek, alternating betwen 9.0 mph and 9.4 mph in 1/2 mile stretches. Threw in a few at 9.6 mph and some longer stretches at 9.0 mph because I was having GI issues and was feeling tired.

It was a very hard workout and not as fast as last week, but it will do.

I'm getting antsy to race. 

I was very close to running outside today, but went for the comfort of the treadmill instead. It started snowing at the end of my run, so I guess it wasn't a horrible decision. I ran 8 miles in 60:30. Started out slow because I wasn't feeling great, and then it got better.

It's been good to get three solid runs the last three days after three easy days. 

2 miles warmup on the elliptical, watching BYU win their 20th game of the season.

Then did a solid 1 hour hill workout on the treadmill. Ran it at 7:00 pace. Level 7. Random hills. It was challenging but doable. Going to Level 8 or 9 seems to be a big jump for me, but Level 7 is doable.

This week turned out to be not too bad as far as running goes (great otherwise). 42 miles and some solid workouts. I'm really liking what I've been doing with alternating hard runs with easy runs. I usually feel fresh and ready to go for the harder workouts.

Dustin asked what my next race was. So I looked around and found a 5K (Hale Freezes Over) down in Orem next Saturday, which I'm going to run. If it's not any more competitive than last year, I should have a shot at placing well. But I bet the competition will be stronger this year.