What ever it takes!

Sat, Sep 09, 2017

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 06:00:00

I am disapointed with my result, but since this was the first Maraton I've run in over 4 years I really didn't know what to expect, my training was OK but I am still about 20 lbs over what I wanted to be for this race so I can't complain too much it's my fault. I wanted to get a BQ so my plan was to try for 3:15 which would give me a 10 minute buffer. I'm really kind of annoyed with the 3:15 pacers, I was going to run with them but I ran mile 1 in 6:50 and they passed me, I heard one of them say the next mile should be 7:23 which I thought would be easy enough but they ended up running that in probably 6:45, I was about 6:53 so I gave up on trying to keep up with them. I ran the first 1/2 in 1:34.41 and honestly don't think was over doing it, it is really steep and I just kept running at what I felt was a comfortable pace. At mile 18 I was still feeling OK, but I could tell my legs were falling apart and then we left the canyon and started running up Wasatch Blvd. the sun hit me and I knew I was done for, I hadn't done any training runs in the sun. I trudged up the hill and actually caught up to the 3:15 pacers at the 21.5 turn around but I stopped for a water, GU and stretch break which I think was my demise, after that I could never get my legs to function properly, the final 5 miles was a sort of death march, I had heat exhaustion couldn't get enough water down and then at the final turn to head down Fort Union the 3:25 pacer passed me and I know it was over with only 2.5 miles to go, at that point I mentally gave up and just kind of walk jogged the rest of the way. Anyway, I'm not overly upset, I really hurt today but for the most part I was just happy I could finish a marathon again after 3 years of not even being able to run.

Fri, Sep 08, 2017

Fri, 08 Sep 2017 06:00:00

Wed, Sep 06, 2017

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:00:00

Im in Berkeley California this week, I found an amazing hiking trail up in the hills above Berkeley, I started pretty early and it was dark, there was a sign that said "warning Mountain Lions in area" but I figured I'm in Berkeley and the Mountain Lions are probably vegetarian. Once I got above the fog layer it was pretty amazing, the moon was full and I could see out above the entire Bay Area.

Tue, Sep 05, 2017

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 06:00:00

treadmill run before flying to Oakland.

Sat, Sep 02, 2017

Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:00:00

4.5 miles up Dry Creek and then back down at ~5% grade

Thu, Aug 31, 2017

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Hotel Gym Treadmill run. Blah, ready to go home.

Wed, Aug 30, 2017

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:00:00

I couldn't bring myself to run on the Hotel treadmill again today, so I did Elliptical instead.

Tue, Aug 29, 2017

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Treadmill miles in the hotel gym, hot and stuffy but I made it through, finished with 3 X 1600's at ~7:00 pace.

Mon, Aug 28, 2017

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Hamstring is a bit sore so I just did Ellipticl at the gym, and then off to the airport to spend the week in Chicago.

Sat, Aug 26, 2017

Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:00:00

16 really slow miles, todays run was harder than last weeks 21. Last long run until marathon day, glad to get it over with.

Fri, Aug 25, 2017

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:00:00

6 miles on the treadmill, finished off with 5X 100's

Wed, Aug 23, 2017

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Woke up late and had to get a quick run in.

Tue, Aug 22, 2017

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Mon, Aug 21, 2017

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Lousy run today, just wasn't fully recovered from Saturday.

Sat, Aug 19, 2017

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Didn't have anyone to run with, didn't want to make my wife drive me somewhere at 4:00 in the morning, so I just got up and started running. Ran up the Murdock trail to Smith's then just kept going up SR-92 to AF Canyon, made it about 2 miles up the canyon until my Garmin said 11 miles then turned around and took a more direct route home for a total of 21. I was expecting it to be lighter at 5:30 when I got to AF canyon but it was pitch black and I didn't have any lights or anything reflective so it was a bit scary with all the Saturday morning traffic but I managed to not get ran over.

Fri, Aug 18, 2017

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Just went for a morning walk with my wife, no run.

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 06:00:00

out and around Smiths. Nice coolish morning

Wed, Aug 16, 2017

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Elliptical at the gym

Tue, Aug 15, 2017

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:00:00

For some reason my Garmin was totally dead when I went out this morning even though I had it on the charger all night. It was actually nice to go for a run without a Garmin, I still knew where the 5 mile turn around was.

I tried to do some speed work but it was pretty random, just ran hard until I got tired, slowed down until I felt recovered and ran hard again.

Mon, Aug 14, 2017

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 06:00:00

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:00:00

woke up early and got my long run in today since I will be at the cabin tomorrow morning and 18 miles is pretty impossible up there. Too many hills. Ran out of time and was a mile short of scheduled but glad I got it done