I run therefore, I am!

I got up early and ran with Peggy, Cheryl, Kelli, Scott, Michelle, and I forgot the name of the other lady, please forgive! I ran to their meeting place which was 1.5 miles and ran a very dark few miles with them until we could finally make out who we were running with. We werent actually making out, more or less working out. We ran by my old neighborhood on Glenmore golfcoarse and then up to Daybreak. I got a total of 11.5 in and now im ready for my day to start.

Tonight I ran 7 miles up at the top of Millcreek canyon on the trail up to dog lake. Then around the lake and back down. I passed 2 mountain bikers going up and they dusted me on the way down.  It took me 26 minutes up and 21 minutes down.   I feel good right now like I could go for a couple more miles.  I think Im good, Ill go watch the Olympics now.   

Ok I woke up late this morning but still managed to get down to Parkway Palisades to do a run with the BB group.  They had a great showing this morning!  We warmed up a few miles then did 4x1 mile repeats on so trecherous hills.  First one was 6.58, second was 6.31, third was 6.14 and I missed the last one.  Then we did 3 hill repeats and finished off with a cool down.  Then I ran a couple extra miles with Peggy.  A nice workout for running just a few hours before that!  I was very tired at the first and then warmed up after 5 miles.  It took forever.  

I went to Riverton High School track and did a warmup on the track with Misty as she wanted to do a speed workout.  My left leg is killing me and I kept running thinking it would loosen up and go away and it didnt so I made 2 miles on the track and then stopped, stretched and went and laid down in the car until Misty was done.  Its weird, it kind of feels like arthritis, I stretched and I dont feel any muscles or tendons that are in the area.  I will ice and rest today and maybe see if I can run tonight.  

Ok I waited for the coolest time tonight to run and did a 5 mile run. My leg had a dull pain going up the hill to daybreak and coming down it had a sharp pain. So I guess by the sounds of it, its a tendon or muscle when its a dull pain and its a ripped tendon or muscle if its a sharp pain. Thats what the doc told me today. If it gets worse after this race Ill look at it closer. Pain is temporary, unless it becomes permanent right?  Its like someone out there has a voodoo doll and is messing around this blog.  Its not funny. 

Wow, this is a first that I got a 8 hour sleep time in.  I ran at 8:40 and put in 3 miles. I stopped to talk to a neighbor who I had no idea was a runner.  She ran her first marathon in Salt Lake this year and was disappointed.  I told her I didnt blame her because that is a blankety blank course in my opinion. I gave her the blog name and hopefully she'll get on here.  She goes down to Lifetime fitness and was in a marathon running program they had.  Her first name is Sharon. 

My leg is in cahoots but jimmy crack corn and I don't care.  Ill see what it does after tomorrows race. It was a bit hot this morning and I worked up a full out sweat!  That is rare for a skinny guy that doesnt sweat too much.  

1: 5.35 8: 5.36

2: 5.29 9: 5.49

3: 5.23 10: 5.41

4: 5.29 11: 6.38

5: 5.21 12: 6.09

6: 5.18 13: 5.39

7: 5.25 .1: .57

Ok I got to the buses early and was waiting for Trick, my wife and her sister and bro in law were all there and were too anxious to wait for me so they jumped on the bus without me and I waited a few minutes and then met up with Trick. We headed up and regrouped at the top. My leg was hurting so I decided to run 1 mile as a warm up. The race started and I felt pretty good. I had some pain but only when it got steeper. I pretty much ignored it and tried concentrating on the race. I ran with Cody, Jon, and Paul and our first mile was a bit slow but Sasha and Josh were running pretty conservatively so it didnt bug me. Our pace sped up a bit more and more every mile as you can see. Thats thanks to Jon. He was in Kick mode. I had a rock stuck to the bottom of my shoe and it stayed there most the race. I was talking to paul and tried kicking my sole and just about ate it. Paul assured me that he would have laughed his head off and used that as a great story in the blog. Thanks Paul! Every mile Jon started to get a bit of a gap on me and Paul until we hit the bottom and thats when my stomach turned upside down on me. It was painful but I pushed on and looked for a porta jon from mile 8 or so and there wasnt one there! I hit the ten mile mark and still nothing. I held on as long as I could and didnt want to finish the race like Kellis picture of the guy with diarreah down his leg. So I had to do a Sashas specialty and luckily I found a canal so I could hide myself. I was down there making colors in the brush that sherman williams couldnt even match! I felt a million bucks better even though I couldnt match Sasha 5 second record. I ended up being down there for at least 45 seconds and I thought I might have been passed by someone, but nobody did. I had a slight hill for mile 11 and 12 and then the last mile was gradual downhill. I tried to make a goal of beating my first mile time so I picked it up as much as my stomach would allow. I finished well behind Jon and Paul who I had in my sights for trying to make a rally finish but not today. I immediately went straight to the bathroom and finished my tour of TOU out! Jon and Cody and Paul did a cool down which I was afraid to run anymore (sorry guys no offense) I watched Trick and then my nephew, and bro in law and his wife and then misty and her sister come in. I won a pair of walkie talkies for my boat and took second in my age which got the neat trophies they do, similar to St. George's which is a red rock with a kokapelli looking runner on it. The winning time was 1:06 by Teran Jameson. Nice run everyone! Congrats to Josh also, great running buddy! And I cant forget his wife Meagan Call who won the womens overall!! Nicely done Meagan if your reading this you got your picture in the Logan herald twice in color! Ive never got a color shot before! I kept a copy for you so Ill get it too you. I guess Im not so much of a Veteran marathoner up there anymore, everyone from SLC were erased from the final standings thanks to Teran's little tiff he had at the finish line when they wouldnt give his prize money to him. Awkward! They have never given out money on that race ever. Only the full marathon. When the press found out about it they were a little disturbed by the "Salt Lake runners" attitude. I guess these fast city boys expect their money for running. lol