Phoenix rising

6.5 miles today.  Because it was my allergy injection day today I had to run before it to avoid dead arm.  I went to the fieldhouse and ran on the 200m track to avoid direct sun exposure.

my workout was as follows:

1 lap easy, then 1 lap faster, then 12 push ups, then repeat.  That cycle was done 24 times over 6 miles.  I'm trying to get my legs used to running while my upper body is tired. 

I'll also do a hike later today but that doesn't count as mileage!

Did 5.2 in Logan canyon with the miniature team I'm training for the half marathon.

I decided to do a "rabbit" run where I started slower and caught up to the faster runners, so my miles looked like this:

Mile 1: probably 8:30 pace, nice and slow to get behind.

Mile 2.25: I started catch up after mile 1: probably 7 minute miles or faster. I don't really know because I was catching up to the iphone we were using for distance and pace.

Then the way down:

1 mile at 7 minute pace followed by a 6:14 mile and a sub 6 mile (by now the iphone was behind me).

It was a good run to get used to turnover, and to teach my body that it can move a little faster.  I was a little tired from my run yesterday, thus the reason for two "intermediate" pace runs, but I think it worked out great and I'll definitely allow for a recovery run tomorrow.

Between 4 hours of sleep and 12 hours of work I got home hungry and exhausted which didn't help my run today.  I was planning 8 miles but just wasn't feeling it so I went with 5.  I needed an easy day though so that's ok I guess.

Ran up the canyon again today.  I had thought about getting home late last night to be in time for a 5k, but I decided that its never good to race tired and without preparation.

But it was 50 minutes, about 27 up and 22 back then cool down.  I love the canyon!

Ran to the porter Rockwell trail and then wanted to do a moderate workout to see my level of fitness but once there everything went wrong.  It started raining and partway through my workout this dog left its owners and started trailing me.  About a quarter mile later I realized it and set out to find the owners, who were under a tree exactly where they were before.  Then the dog wouldn't stop following me so the next 10 minutes were spent trying to get it to respect its owners.  Needless to say, my workout became easy miles.  So, dog owners, if you can't control it, don't leave it leashless!

6 miles easy.

run with parker and garrett today. Slower paced but good to see them again.  Sometimes running is about more than just getting faster, but remembering the good times with old friends.