Nice and easy run with Rhett to test out the foot. Everything felt good!

10 miles at a moderate pace.

10 miles. 6 miles at normal pace, 4 miles at marathon pace. My legs were more tired at MP than I thought they would be. Hopefully it is just the mileage for the week.

I did 40 of a 50 mile race with Rhett.  My plan never was to run the whole thing because I am marathon training right now, but it was a great time!  Amazing to run on Catalina Island and the views were amazing.  I have to say it was one of the most amazing experiences I have had running.  It was a lot of fun to spend the weekend with Rhett and it was a ton of fun to run with Rhett. 
 

Easy recover run.  My legs were pretty sore.

Legs are feeling better.

It was a great "race" with Rhett today.  We both wanted to gauge where we were at with training so we entered the second annual Lake Havasu Balloon Festival Half Marathon.  It was a really nice morning, but a little too windy for the balloons to go off.  Overall I felt really good.  I was able to keep almost all of my miles under MP and my legs felt good when I finished.  Rhett and I finished together, but I figured I finished second because if he wanted to leave me in the dust at the end I am sure he could have.  It was a confidence booster for my upcoming marathon where I am going to BQ.
 

Nice and easy 10 mile run.

Took the morning off due to sickness

8 miles feeling terrible. 

6 miles were done at either MP or about 5-7 seconds above MP. 

AP:  7:26

Easy Miles.

Speed work.  1 mile repeats.  4 miles hard, 4 miles easy.  I am still sick so it took about everything I had to make it through the workout.

Long run.  I usually have Rhett to run with and the time just flies, but I ran alone this time and it was rough...  I only had time to do 18 miles because of a meeting but I could have done much more.  I am still sick, but my legs felt pretty good.

AP:  8:28

11 mile run this morning.  It was a beautiful morning.  No wind and temps in the upper 40's. 

4 miles easy, 4 miles at MP (or a little faster), 3 miles easy.

AP:  7:41

8 miles at a fairly easy pace.

AP:  8:16

10 miles.  First 1/2 mile was at an easy pace.  8 straight miles at MP.  1.5 miles at recovery pace. 

It was a windy morning but not very cold.

AP:  7:19

5 miles uphill very slow, 5 miles downhill at MP
 

First 9 were uphill and at a very slow pace.

Last 5.5 were downhill and at or faster than MP

.5mile recovery
 

Felt really good running today.  I was able to keep my HR low and still run at a decent clip.  1 downhill mile ended up being at MP, but my HR was still about 140.

Took the run nice and slow with the HR between 140-145. 

Felt really good.

5.3 miles uphill keeping the HR low and the pace slow

5.5 miles downhill at MP or a little faster (AP 6:45)

.7 mile cooldown

Easy run keeping the HR at 146 or below.

Long run.  First 6 miles were all uphill and were kept in check by my HR.  They were pretty slow miles.  Uphill and a headwind.

The next 9 miles were mainly downhill and all done at MP.  It started to rain so I was able to run a mile or so in the rain.  Felt great!  Only issue was, again, a headwind. 

Last 2 miles were really easy trying to get the HR back to 146.  The last mile I stopped and walked a little to get the HR down. 

Overall felt great and was happy with the distance and the way I was able to run.

8 really easy miles in the wind.  I thought about 9 but with it being windy making my run a little tougher, I decided on just 8.

It was a really nice morning to run.  Overcast and a little cool.  Felt great to get out and run.

All the miles were nice and easy keeping the HR under 146.

I think the AP was just over 8:30 but I am not tracking that too much other than the fact that I can tell my HR is going down and my speed is slightly increasing.

Nice and easy run this morning.

I just felt like I needed a rest day.  I had to start work earlier than normal and I just did not get up in time for my 10 mile run and my body just felt tired.  I'll be back at it tomorrow morning.

6 easy.  6 at 6:40/mile.  A little faster than MP.

5.3 miles uphill at a very easy pace.

5.7 miles at MP downhill

.5 miles cooldown.
 

Nice and easy run this morning.

Last run of any signifigant distance before the marathon.

6 miles with 400 meter MP repeats every mile.

Nice and easy 4.4 mile run.  Nothing fast at all. 

Today was a rest day. 

Easy run with .25 mile intervals at MP with each mile.  Legs felt good after taking yesterday off.

2 really easy miles to keep the legs alive.

Well, I guess I need to update the blog on my race...

I was so thankful for the weather and the beautiful day we had for this race.  I couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather, other than just slightly less wind.  For the first mile or 2 we actually had snow.  It was amazing to start a marathon with snow.  The course was pretty much all downhill and fast.  I felt really good and was able to keep my splits almost exactly at 7 min/mile until about mile 24.  At that point the course became much flatter, the sun was out, and there were a lot more hills because we were in the city.  I didn't expect all the hills to end the race, but somehow I was able to push through them. 

As I got close to the finish line I could hear my coach Rhett yelling and pushing me along.  I was really thankful for him being there because he really helped me push hard the last 1/4 mile or so.  He kept reminding me that every second was important.  I crossed the finish line at 3:07:22.  I have been working/trying for 4 years to BQ so I was very excited to finally accomplish that goal.  I am not sure if my time will allow me to run Boston, but either way I am happy with my time and the effort I put into the run. 

Nice and easy run.  Trying to get my legs back after my marathon.

Nice and easy run.

6 easy miles

I have been running, but I have been pretty bad about writing about my runs.

I had a good run with Rhett this morning in the desert.  It was really hot and a little humid.  It was 95 degrees when we started.  Hello summer!

Nice half marathon with Rhett in the desert this morning.  We had just enough water to survive.

6 miles of trail running.  The humidity was back but the temps were down a little.

8 miles on the road.  Took it easy and it took about an hour and 10 minutes.

road miles

6 road miles.  It was hotter this morning compared to the last 2 mornings.

Had a great run up crossman peak with Rhett.  We did the run last week and this week felt much easier.  I think we were more prepared for it.  The elevation gain was about 2,500 feet in a 6.5 miles.  Tomorrow will be a road run to finish off a good week of training.

road run.

In San Diego for the week at training.  Had a nice run around the bay this morning.  It was nice and cool.

8 miles in beautiful San Diego

Nice easy run.  

Trails with Rhett.  Weather was amazing!

Trails.  A lot more humid and hotter than yesterday.

Road Running

It was a brutally hot morning running the trails!