I run therefore, I am!

I ran with the BBK group this morning and we did some hill repeats and stung the legs a bit.  I eased into it a bit today and it felt good. I have lost a lot of speed and need these workouts. I did  a total of 10 miles. 

I ran on the Oval with Misty and Danielle today. I did 6 miles and 2 of them at a 5:30 pace. Very boring, but warm.

Ran with the BBK group this morning. Did a nice easy paced 5 miles then did two 2.2 mile Tempo runs. 

I ran up at Daybreak this morning with Danielle, Misty and Charity. I was with Danielle after a mile and this big dog came charging out at us barking and Danielle came unglued! She panicked and I was yelling at the dog and the owner didnt even do anything. He said its a lab, it wont hurt you. In the dark it looked like a bear so it didnt matter to me what kind of dog it was, it charged me and thats all that mattered. We had a yelling session in the road and I finally left. The wind was pretty strong from the South and actually felt good by the time I turned into it. I finished up 6 miles at a nice comfortable relaxed pace. 

I started the race circuit today by running the 5k. It was a bit cold but nothing to keep me from wearing shorts and a singlet. I warmed up 2 miles with Jon and Cody and then started the race. There was a ringer in there that started the race on fire! I forget his name but he was on his own from the get go.  Cody and Tim, Jon and I were in a 2x2 group and by the first half mile, my legs started burning. I tried to push my pace a bit and stay with Cody and Tim. After the first mile Nathan and Jeff passed me and looked pretty good. I hit the big hill and caught Nathan and then we had the downhill and I passed Jeff and got close to Tim again. Then there was an up hill again that I had forgot about and it kicked my butt. I got passed by Nathan and Jeff. I waited for the downhill to try to push but by then I had a good 100 feet to make up. Didnt happen. It was icy on all the turns and a bit scary but held on to a 6th place finish and That puts me 3rd in the series if the winner of todays race decides not do do all 5 races. Cody kicked some major butt today! He beat me by 35 seconds! That is great for an early year race like that. I did a cool down run with Tim Cody, Jon and Nathan and Jeff. 

Im so sorry, Uncle Albert. But I havnt done a bloody thing all day! Except work. I did go up and down stairs in some condos I was working in a lot! Ill count that as 5 miles of hill workout.

I made it out before the snow storm hit this morning. I started at 5:15 with the BBK group. We did hill repeats, and a 10 minute Tempo.  Warm up, cool down etc. now im on my way looking for the answer, am I human? or am I dancing? ;)

Went down to the parktrail at 98th and ran with Misty and Danielle. We ran for 9.25 miles and talked about our crappy economy. yeah!

Ran with the BBK's this morning.  We did 3--5k intervals. The first one was a warmup, second one was at a 7+ pace and the third one was a 6:05 pace.  Then finished with a 1 mile cool down. Oh did I mention my cool down was definitely cool! I complain I know, just give us a bit of good weather already!

Ran the park trail early this morning. Very cold! Went out 5 miles and back. Made it to the swamp and back to Gardner village. Ran 3 with Danielle and the rest by my lonesome.

Went to the Oval today and ran 6 miles total. I did a 1 mile warm up and then 9x400 with a minute rest in between. 1)1.21 2)1.18 3)1.15 4)1.16 5)1.16 6)1.17 7)1.15 8)1.15 9)1.18  I then did a cool down with Kimberly. We were the only ones there at first and then we were bombarded with skaters and people walk/running the track. I felt good doing these and only planned on doing 8. I rested 3 full minutes after and felt like running 4 more when I hit a 1.18 and felt like crap. So I didnt push it. 

Brrrr what a cold morning.  I met with the BBks this morning and we first warmed up if thats what you want to call it because I was freezing my baguettes off! We then did a couple of half mile tempo's and then got into a decent pace and ran to a hill and did some hill repeats. Then did a couple mile cool down. Im not going to lie to you, it was windy, sleet was involved, and I battled satan! Ok thats my entry.

Went down to 98th South and the park trail and ran 9 miles with Misty and Danielle. I feel a little congested....hopefully nothing more will come of this. Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavement? 

I went up to Daybreak and ran 9 by myself while Misty and Charity ran together. It took me 1:05 which is a 7:30 pace. I gave myself a good hill variation run. It seemed like a lot or maybe Im tired who knows.  My throat is raw right now. I hope I dont get strep. My daughter came up negative yesterday which is a good sign. 

"Ladies and Gentleman, take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the Ice" The last M.A.S.H. episode

"I cant believe theres not a job in this whole town Loyd! Yeah, unless you want to work 40 hours a week!"  Dumb and Dumber

Picked up James and went up to Weber college and did a warmup with Jon and Cody.  It was around 23 degrees according to my car and I forgot my hat and gloves. The race started fine, we were in a group and then James took a good lead and I stuck behind Cody and Tim. I think I was about 8th then.  I was breathing extremely hard and found it difficult to relax. I made it to the 3rd mile just behind Cody and Tim. Every little hill we hit I found myself drifting back. That frustrated me, but I wanted to see how Cody would run up mile 5 hill "the bastard" I saw Tim starting to drift from him a bit but didnt think Id even catch him. It got real steep and I started getting closer to Tim and he was having a hard time up it and I passed him. I could hear him on my heals and managed to stay ahead. I saw another runner who I started to catch on the hill also and as soon as it hit the top he flew down the back part and I couldnt catch him. We then got some sunshine which felt like an angel pissing on me. It was awesome. Im not into that sort of weird stuff  by the way. Just to clear that up. We then did a cool down on the route to make a total of 14+miles.  

Went to the Olympic Oval and ran a warm up with Danielle, Misty and Charity. 1.5 miles warmup. I then did a 5,4,3,2,1 workout. I ran a slow marathon pace for the first 5 minutes with 3 minute rest slowly running, then gradually sped up on 4 minutes with 2:30 minute slower running. 3 minutes a bit quicker then marathon pace, 2 minute rest of slow running. 2 minutes hard 10k pace. 1:30 minute rest then 1 minute hard as hades around 5k pace. Then did a 1 mile cool down.  

Ran with the BBK group this morning. It brought a whole new meaning to the groups name Bingham ButtKickers! We did some hill tempo repeats and my legs were not recovered from yesterday. I am sore! It was difficult to do but Ive got to get my hill running legs to work! I made a total of 10.25 miles

Went down to 98th and the parktrail to do some running. I ran with Danielle, and Misty. I ended up with 9 on my belt. Well I really didnt have a belt on. I guess I should say on my stretchy pants.

Ran with the BBK group and tried keeping up with them. I was afraid of doing too many speed workouts this week so I held back and then decided to do one mile of hard tempo work.  I have Del Sol Relay tomorrow so if my blackberry doesnt work on getting my miles logged in then Ill have to wait to report the rest of my wicked boring life later. 

I am the 12th runner on the team and I ran

1 mile warmup with misty and 1 mile alone. Then I did the first leg in the dusk till dark. 60 degrees and a slight breeze. Nice conditions. I averaged 7 miles with a 548 pace. 5of the miles were on loose sandy terrain and I couldn't get myself to move. When I hit the highway I felt like I could fly.

I ran 3 miles with misty at 3 AM I was startled by a snake. I then ran my second leg of 7.8 miles. Just after one mile to go I made a wrong turn and went .6 out and back to make my run an even 9.  I lost us some time but my average pace for this run was 5:38.  It was a gradual downhill that helped me push my pace better.

My last leg I ran 1.5 with Misty and then ran my 3.9 leg at a 5:35 pace in 82 degree weather. It was extremely difficult to run on pavement. It was real Balmy. It was a very fun and exhausting race. The course was changed quite a bit from last year and had alot more trail in it.