Ran up monkey head and back down. Decided to go fast after the first mile for a few miles and was able to do the 2.5 miles in under 19 minutes, so that was cool. I probably could have clocked in under in around 17 minutes if I had ran fast the whole way. Getting speed back, but i am wondering how it will be once the weather heats up, also, not sure if i can keep up the speed regularly, but i am enjoying slower paces anyways. 8:15/mi is a nice pace.
6 Mile on the trail today. A little tired and lethargic at first after not running since Tuesday. I was sick with a mild cold and sinus infection for a few days, but I managed to kick it and I am back to normal. Very happy that it only lasted a few days because in the past I would get sick for am few weeks with a runny nose and sinus infection and be miserable the whole time. I now use something called "Astepro" which is an allergy medication but it works amazingly well from keeping your sinuses from producing mucus, so if there's no mucus, and they stay dry, the bacteria dies and the infection can't spread. It works better than antibiotics.
Looking forward to getting back into the gym and 30+ miles this week.
9 miles on the trail. Was struggling the last couple of miles and running slower than normally, but I got through it. I think part of the reason was coming off the sinus infection and col, but the other part was cause i didn't have any electrolytes before the run, I was feeling a little dehydrated at the end.
4.5 miles on the AMT. Burned 650 calories. Worked out biceps and triceps. Good workout, especially coming off the cold. Think I'll 100% by Friday actually.
6 miles on the trail. 5 were at near marathon pace. Was running really fast, pretty happy wit the pace and strength I had. I even had eaten ice cream a couple hours before at work and it didn't seem to slow me down much. One thing I think I've been doing incorrectly since I started running a lot is breathing right. I realized I wasn't breathing deeply until 5 miles into the run or so. At which time I picked up the pace and started focusing on my breathing. It made a very big difference.
7 miles on a new trail outside town. Was a fun trail, but i was way underfueled and not enough water. A lot of the run was uphill and that was really hard to maintain a good pace. I stopped at a stream that was pure snowmelt from up above and drank some water. Best tasting water ever. After that I ran better and then the 2nd half was alot of downhill so i was able to pick up the pace. did the 2nd half over 3 minutes faster than the first. Afterwards kristy and i went to a good mexican food place and i stuffed myself.
3.5 Miles on the AMT at the gym. Good bicep and tricep workout before that. Really getting my full strength all the way back now. Going to be able to start building up past my previous bests.
11 miles up past monkey head on the upper rim trail. Was a little tougher than I was expecting, though I didn't eat anything beforehand, so I actually did pretty good considering that. I think that even at my peak form, it may have been a tough run for me without eating an apple or banana or something first. Felt pretty good, though towards the end I was feeling a little beat in the legs and joints, but I'm walking around fine right now. As long as I get stronger on the long runs it's ok. I think I need to start doing some 14's. now. I'm probably ready. 3.5 miles were at a pretty good pace. Around 7:30 or so.
Good run in the muddy trail. Made it fun to dodge the obstacles. Was pretty cold and wet, but I was well prepared for it. Did fine. could have ran further, could have ran faster, but didnt want to overdo it for my first run of the week.
6 miles in the cold, on the trail. Very muddy, not as fun as Monday's run. Was really tired and no energy, probably from the gym and run the day before.
6 miles on the trail. A decent speed, but it was harder than it should be to keep up. I think all this rain and hardly any sun for the last 2 weeks is starting to affect me. Also might be affected from the gym. Either way, I've gone easier this week and Im hoping for a good bounceback run tomorrow.
Had a great run. Started off at about a 7:22/mi pace and kept it going for a good 3 miles before I started feeling the beating and slowed down to just below 8:00/mi or so. Did that for about a mile and a half, but somewhere in there all the carbs I loaded up on last night kicked in and I powered through the next 3 miles at a BQ pace. Finished overall at around 7:25/mi pace average for 8 miles, so I was really stoked on that. It was pretty tough the last mile or so but I am pretty happy nonetheless, especially considering that I've just been feeling so tired on run the last week. We've had no sun for the last 2 and a half weeks and I can tell it's affecting my energy level. I'd never survive in places that rain a lot.
Fast run up Monkeyhead and back down. Really turned up the speed after going all the way to the top of Monkeyhead. Must have opened my lungs more or something after going 1/5th of a mile stright up a mountian. Anyways, I didn't have my GPS, but the time was about an hour and 13 minutes and the distance is 9.5 miles about so it was around 7.40/mi average. Good average for 9.5 miles and I felt really good. No lack of energy the whole way, easily could have maintained that pace for 5 more miles minimum. I could probably have gone faster as well. I imagine I could have done the whole thing for a near BQ time like on Saturday.
Feeling good about these last couple runs. Either pigging out on a lot of carbs and food over the weekend is giving me more energy, or the return of the sun, or both.
11.25 miles and was feeling kinda beat at the end. Out of energy as well as feeling it in my legs a little. I think the main reason for being out of energy was working out yesterday plus 4 miles on the AMT and 9.5 miles the day before that, but I think I may have done better if I had eaten an apple or banana. I did run the first 3 at almost a BQ pac, but it was fairly hard to keep it up. I'll make sure I eat a banana or something before my next run.
