Every Run is a Great Run!

Six miles this morning with Kim nice and easy. We're both still feeling the steep downhill long run on Saturday so likely tomorrow will be an easy 6 as well and wait until Wednesday to do the 10 miler.

Later went to the gym at work and did my usual M-W-F 40 min XT routine. Feel pretty good afterward, the XT seems to really relax my legs and the non-pounding makes my legs and feet quite happy.

Wow can't believe August is already over. Fall is certainly in the air with these nice cool 50-60 degree morning temps the last couple days.  I really love this time of year. Lots of  fun stuff planned for September/October I'm really looking forward to. And just love the fall weather.

Had a nice 6-mile run with Kim then did 1 more on my own. Legs still feeling a little bit of the Saturday downhill run but much better than yesterday.  Did 5 strides along the way. I had the upper hand on the first 4 but Kim kicked my fanny on the last one. She has an acceleration gear that I don't have. A 100-yard dash race or shorter between the 2 of us could be interesting, anything longer than that I think I can take her. Mr slow-twitch vs. Ms fast-twitch.

Looks like I'll sneak just over 200 miles for August, first 200+ mileage month for me since March. Happy September everyone.

9:30/134

Ran 10 miles with Kim along the Streets-of-SF hills route on a cool, crisp, breezy but great for running morning. Yesterday a few hours after the run I started feeling a little weird pain on the inside of my right leg just below the knee. So I was a little nervous about the run today but all went well and it's feeling better. Just don't want to end up with the same injury as Terry B. I think I'll be OK if I don't do any more extra-speedy striders trying to keep up with my fast-twitch-queen running partner :-)

9:24/138

Nice easy recovery run with Kim, mostly on the river trail by the ballparks. I think I'll bag the XT today and rest tomorrow just to play it safe with the bit of pain/twinge I've felt this week below my right knee on the inside. I felt great today running so I think I'm fine at slower pace, but can still feel it when I straighten my leg and turn/stretch it certain ways. Want to be good and rested for the planned 20-miler on Saturday down Provo river trail.

9:25/128

Every run is a great run but today's 20-miler was greater than most!  Kim and I took 2 vehicles, left one at Utah Lake and drove the other up to South Fork Park and headed down the canyon in the dark and cold, both of which went away soon thereafter.  We got on the trail at Vivian then ran to Bridal Veil, then up the road (ala Provo River 1/2 marathon style) 1.5 miles uphill and into the wind and than back down the trail, all the way to the lake.

This is a downhill run but much less steep than the Payson canyon run last week and much kinder to the legs and safer, but also less step than SGM.  Kim was really feeling it today and running very 'smooth' (in following with Brent's suggestion) and we both still had a good amount amount of gas in the tank at the end.

We were also very pleased that the injury/problem areas stayed happy (Kim - ITB, me - feet and various -itis's). We both agreed that we felt better after this our longest-run-of-the-year than after any of our other 15+ mile long runs.

Life is good. Now time for a nap,  huge meal, then watching BYU football game with some of my siblings and their fams. Go Cougs!!!

9:17/140