BACK TO WORK

PM Ran a quick warm up mile and then lifted @ DHMS with mark for 45 minutes.  I couldn't not run after that, so I went into the high school and got another 2 on the treadmill.  I am a little tired after the tri on saturday, so my 1st mile was to work the kinks out.  The 2nd one went better.

AM Got out with mark again today and went from DHHS around the Knolls loop.  It was a beautiful run and I feel tons better when I run in the morning.  It is just rolling out of bed and into the cold that sucks.  I think I have crossed over to the running addiction now.  I have been running at distance for about 15 years now, but this may be the first year where when I miss I really feel physically and mentally more tired. 

I mean when I was in high school anything over 400 meters was a marathon.  I did pick up running here and there in college, but only as a supplement to weights.  Now not on ly do I like running more, I think if I didn't run 3-4 times a day, I would be clinically depressed.  Maybe not that bad, but I really do feel BAD when I don't get a run in.  (Even if I don't log it!) 

PM I went around the LV elem school loop over to LV road and home.  1st mile i warmed up then hit a threshold run at 6:20+/- then back up to 7:40+/- and back down again to 6:30+/-.  I got a new pair of 5k shoes.  I tried them out today.  They are little stiff, but I think they will break in nicely.  I have tried to find the old bostons for 3 months without luck.  I have 3 pair of them, but the blues are too old and the yellows are on the last few miles.  The golds will still give me some good miles.  I sure wish the shoes companies would leave a good thing alone.   Even if I am the only one that buys the ugly ones. 

AM Ran 4 with Mark this morning.  LV elem out and back from DHHS.  We lifted yesterday and then I got mileage in yesterday evening, so I was tired on the run.  After the first .5, I started to feel pretty dang good though.  Just ran and chatted out and back.  Between chad and mark, i am getting spoiled.  I had no running partner for a long time, now I can get a run in with one of them quite often.  Quite nice.

PM Ran the LV elem loop from the house tonight.  We had a stake high council social so I didn't get on the road until 9 PM.  It wa a little late, but not bad.  I just clipped along without a watch.  The evening was cool, but no need for gloves or toke.  I really like the evening runs after the summer heat goes away.  It is much easier for me to get out in the evening than in the morning after the mercury starts staying down. 

I did talk with Bruin today about doing the half Iron in Burley ID in June instead of the UV marathon.  I am still not sure which I want to do.  I committed to qualifying for Boston and I think I have a better chance @ UV as opposed to St. George.  Either way, I think I will miss the Utah Summer Games, and the hurdles are what I wanted to do most.  I will need to decide in the next month, so I can adjust my training.  Until then I just keep getting the mileage in.

AM Got to Pleasant Grove last night around 1 AM.  Kire and I rode up with the Priests to watch the Y play Air Force.  On the way up we listen to Hurricane lose the State championship on the last 2.5 seconds.  It was terrible.  I think Hurricane has played in the championship five times in the last 30 years incluing my senior year and never come away with a State title.  What is up with that!

I got up around 7 AM and ran from Clarke's house to the Mt. Timp temple passed Lone Peak High and just about to the base of the mountain and back.  I had a head wind going out, so I plodded along and caught the jetstream back.  It was really quite nice weather compared to what I thought it ws going to be. 

We went and watched BYU put a beat down on AFA, and then drove home.  It will be nice to chill on Sunday.