Every Run is a Great Run!

Ran 5 in the morning with Kim and was still feeling peppy so I added on 1 more mile I'll call MP (7:16). Also did 5 strides along the way.  These unseasonably warm temps are great for the morning Sept runs but I sure hope it cools down a bit before SGM.

8:58/144

Later at work ran 4 miles in the sun. Felt pretty good I had to restrain myself a bit as I wanted to keep it in the easy pace and HR range which for me is anything under about 165 HR. Always surprised how much easier a given pace feels later in the day after being good and warmed up. Finished up with 3 minutes barefoot running on the grass.

Hard to find much work motivation after being at Fish Lake over the weekend..... :(

7:55/162

Good luck to all the Herriman folks getting the fires under control!

Did 8-miles of up/down the hills of SF with Kim. Probably the last time doing this route before the race.  All easy stuff from here on out (at least for Kim, I reserve the right to not do much taper and maybe a MP mile here and there since I'm not racing SGM).

Hadn't planned on going to the gym today but got frustrated with work stuff so decided to go and try and sweat it out. Did 10 min eliptical, 10 min stairs and 5 min bike.

Ran 6 this morning solo as it's a rest day for Kim. Muggy and a little warm for this time of year, and of course windy. Just focused on keeping good form, run relaxed, not worry about pace. My timing was good, 5 minutes after I finished there was a bit of a downpour.

8:25/159

Later went to the gym and had to make a decision: 1) Do XT workout in the dry, fair weather gym or 2) Run outside and risk getting drenched.  Of course I made the obvious choice and went running outside. I did get hit by a few drops but got some sun before I was done and had a quite enjoyable run despite the humidity factor. Like this morning just focused on running relaxed with good form at whatever pace felt natural. Effort felt similar to this morning.

Finished with 4 min barefoot running on grass.

8:14/156

Ran 5 miles in the morning with Kim. Very calm and peaceful this morning with very little canyon wind and a humongous moon. Added on 1 solo mile and threw in a few strides just for fun.

9:19/139

Later went to the gym for 30 XT and also decided to try 1 mile on the treadmill just to see if the mill was any better than last time I used it. It wasn't.  But had a little bit of a breakthrough with a tough project at work so that's always dandy.

I have the day off work so we were able to sleep in a bit and get the run-in-the-sun in after the kids were off to school.  Last longish type run before SGM. Kim was running strong and averaged right around MP most of the run. Last mile was even quicker 8:20 with last half of that mile dipping into my MP. Coach Tom officially declares Kim READY-TO-GO for the marathon. Gonna be fun I'm really looking forward to it.

Afterward I did about 5-min barefoot run on grass.

9:05/143

Now gotta gear up for the Dirty Dash 10K tomorrow. Time to be a pig and wallow in some mud!!

For not really "racing" this race I gotta say we got pretty pooped by the end. I suppose the endless uphill/downhill, 80 degrees, various obstacles (hay bales to hurdle, walls to climb and TONS of mud mud mud to slog through) had something to do with it. Since pictures are worth 1000's of words and I'm tired and ready to go to bed I'll let the pics do the talking.

When the official race photos come out later next week maybe I'll add some more. I think we may be cleaning mud, dirt, etc. from various nooks and crannies for a few days yet.

Here is a video somebody made that gives some idea what this race whas all about.