EXTREME MAKEOVER 2012

LEft the house @ 9:15 pm and ran into Payson and then back to Salem on SR-198.  Great run, I felt good the entire run.  It was warm, I actually was aboe to run in shorts and a long sleeve t-shirt.

Met up with Michelle and ran 1 mile repeats.  There was going to be more of us, but we were the only ones dumb enough to show up to do these sill things.  It went actually better than I had planned with my lack of running over the last 3 months.  I was able to keep up with her for 4 of them and then on #5 I fell a little behind and ran a 6:03, and then on #6 I fell way behind on the last lap and finished it in 6:09.  My lungs and breathing felt great, but my legs were thrashed.  The good thing is that my knee didn't hurt at all.

Splits

5:58

5:59

5:58

5:56

6:03

6:09 

Glad when it was finally over! 

Left the house @ 6:30 with Kellie and the Heidi's I ran .5 with them and then I headed out around the golf course.  I ran into a lot of runners.  The weather was awesome, it did get a little chilly around the golf course but for the most part it felt great.  I stopped at Osborne's at had a drink and a roctane.  This was the first GU that I have had since November.  I made my loop around the golf course and was hoping to see Kellie and the Heidi's again but never did.  I felt really good today, my ave pace was probably faster that what it should be, but I really felt good.  This is also the furthest that I have ran since November and I was really nervous about my knee, but.......NO PAIN at all!  However my legs were very tired up snowboarding later that day!!

Was going to meet up with Rich and Michelle and do some 800's but as I was backing out of my driveway I got a text from Rich and he canceled on us.  So therefore Michelle ran closer to home and I went my different way as well.  I ran into Payson and then back home on the Highway past the hospital.  Good run, but I was way overdressed.  

Ran 5 miles in the hotel gym!  Luckily they were nice treadmills and the tv's were great too.  I was the only one in there and that was nice too.  It was still to cold to run outside in Elko!  But I will be home tonight so hopefull get in a good run tomorrow.

Ran with Rich this morning.  We went out towards the SF Ball Park and then back to Salem via the River Bottoms.  Legs were sore today, I really need some new shoes.  I guess that I will have to wait until the 18th.  That is the soonest that Steve can get them to me.

Ran 5 mile square in the afternoon.  The weather is awesome right now.  I felt ok for running in the afternoon, I would rather run ion the mornings but I can't get my butt out of bed.

I left the house at 9:15 pm and ran over to S.F. to my parents house.  It is exactly 8 miles from my house the theirs.  I felt really good on this run, I think that as I keep on loosing my winter weight that I should get back to where I was last summer pretty quick. (I hope).... I was able to average 7:09 pace for this run and it felt easy.  My dad was kind enough to drive me home.

Left the house in the evening again and wanted to run 5 miles.  I wanted it to be some what tough so I ran 2.5 miles up Loafer Cyn and then back to the house.  I was able to run an 8:11 pace up and then ended up averaging a 7:35 for the entire 5 miles.  I hope that the tempo run goes good tomorrow.

Met up with Michelle, Travis, Mack and Aubrey in SF and we ran out to mile 7 of the SF half course.  The plan was to run 5 miles at a 6:20 pace.  I was not feeling up to running fast at all.  My legs have felt so heavy lately.  We started and Michelle and Travis had a slight lead on me, I was feeling comfortable at the pace that I was running.  I seem to run  better when I start out slower and then I can finish strong.  Travis and Michelle were running good, I was thinking about throwing in the towel at mile 3.  My stomach was not feeling good, but I hung in there and thought ok I will go to mile 4 and then stop.  They had a good lead on me now, and I was thinking to myself, I don't think that I have lost that much of my speed, but I think that I have lost a lot of desire to want to run fast.  Kind of like Ricky Bobby (JK)  So if someone wants to come and put a cougar in my car let me know....ha ha.  I decided to stop being a whimp so I dropped the hammer and passed Michelle with about .5 to go.  I caught Travis about .3 to go and then we finished together.  Michelle passed us, because her watch read that we stopped to early by about 70'?  So I guess that she won the race...jk  

Splits

1-6:18

2-6:19

3-6:28

4-6:24

5-6:02

total time-31:31.43 (6:18 ave)

Ran kind of late today!  But it was sooooo nice to get out and run at 9:30 am.  I met up with Rich and we ran out into Lakeshore and back into SF.  It seemed like we covered a lot of ground for only running 16 miles.  The only problem with running out in farm country is that there are a lot of DOGS!  We had to stop and walk just to make sure that they were nice dogs!!  Luckily no bites today.  Legs felt awesome today!  I never really felt fatigued at all!  We averaged a 7:27 pace and it felt good!

Got out the door and ran into Payson, and then up towards Elk Ridge.  I got on the Highline Canal Road, which is dirt and ran back into Salem and home.  It was a great run, things are starting to feel normal again.  I hope that by the Ogden half I am close where I was at last year.  Boston will be a nice long run for me, I will be running with Kellie so I am very excited!  I can't wait to cross the finish line with her!  Not a lot of husbands and wives can say that!

ave pace 7:06

Met up with Steve K, Michelle L and Travis for some 1200's on the track.  I don't have my watch near me right now, but I think that the goal was 5:45-5:50 pace.  I know that we hit that on every one that we did.  I almost bailed on the last one #6, but I decided to go for it and I actually ran that one pretty strong!  Glad when we were finally done.  Didn't get much time to cool down, had to hurry home!

I was going to meet Rich at 6:00 am, but he text and said that he was not feeling good so I was out the door at 6:15 and by myself.  I tried out the new Brooks today, and I absolutely loved them!  They are  a bit bright, but man I have never put on pair of shoes and ran 18 miles.  They are a great shoe.  I was feeling really good today!  The first 4 miles were a little sluggish, but then things just started to click.  I ran from 7.5 to 13.5 at 6:52 and then met up Clay at Osbornes and ran back to Salem with him.  Ave pace through 13.5 was 7:07, and then final ave pace for 18 ended up at 7:18. It was good finishing with Clay, he ran really strong and I was glad that I could finally run some miles with him.  I never felt tired or fatigued, I hope that I don't pay for it later today.  Now if I can drop some lbs, I will be a little happier.  Not to much maybe 5!!!

Ran down to the track in Salem, so that my son could practice the 400 M run for his track meet in May.  He did an awesome job.  First attempt 1:59, 2nd 1:50, 3rd 1:40 and then the last one he raced his mom and he whooped her....1:34.  I was amazed at how well he did.  I ran one for fun and came in at 1:09.  It was a fun family Home Evening.

Ran down canal rd and then up Harry's Hill and then up to the Woodland Hills mailboxes.  Good pace up Harry's, but it was a butt kicker!