Chad

I was going to run this under 7:30 pace.  Which I did for the first 7 miles, but then my right calf started to tighten up so I had to cut the pace significantly for the last 3. 

Just 13 easy miles after the calf cramping up on Mon.  I guess I need to see April again to fix this thing.

I had April work on the calf on Thurs., and I took a couple of days off to rest the calves.  I decided on doing a downhill run this morning to help rest the calves as well.  I hadn't got any real downhill running in anyway.  I had Steph drop me just south of Dammeron Valley then I ran back to the house. 

The Ironman was today so the shoulder on the highway had cars in it.  I decided I better get off the road and get on the trail when I got to the trail near the Snow Canyon turnoff.  I figured the cops would force me off eventually if I didn't.  To that point, I hadn't passed any yet.  The trail made it that much steeper.  The calves felt good, but I sure gave my quads a workout which is what I wanted to accomplish.

I finished the run at 7:37 overall pace roughly.  It was starting to get a bit warm.

It was cool because when I got to Snow Canyon Parkway I had to wait a while as some of the Ironman participants passed by on their bicycles.  We watched the winners finish later on in the afternoon.  It was cool to see.  We also watched Jed finish.  I felt inspired again.  I think I need to do one of these, but it will only be one.

I went out for an easy 6 mile run.  As I started, my quads were really feeling it.  I thought there was no way I could do the 6, but they got stronger and stronger so I was able to finish it.  I thought for sure I would be running 4 on the treadmill and calling it a day.

The first 2 miles were at a snail's pace.  Then I was able to pick it up from there as the quads started feeling a lot better.

The legs are feeling much better than yesterday.  It didn't take quite as long to get the quads loosened up this morning.  I was going along pretty good, and the calves were feeling good until a little over 9 miles I felt my right calf tighten up again.  It was just a small little incline too, and I was only going at a 7:47 pace at the time.

Just went for a nice easy run due to the calf that's been tight.  I went to see April Tues. evening to have it worked on, and took Wed. off.  I also wore my compression socks that I got today.  They felt good on the calves to have that extra support.  Hopefully they help with these chronic calf problems.  Not the most fashionable thing to wear, but hopefully they work.

I worked out at the gym for around an hour.  Then I got on the treadmill for 2 miles.  That was about all I could take of the treadmill so I stopped at the trail on the way home and I ran 2 more miles.  Legs are feeling good so I should be ready for the big 24 miler tomorrow.  Just need to take it easy on the run.

Dace and I drove up just south of Dammeron Valley, and we ran the downhill portion of the St. George Marathon.  We turned down Snow Canyon Parkway and ran to the Vista school in Ivins.  We then worked our way back to Sunset.  We were going to be way long on our run so we called the wives to come and pick us up on diagonal which is where we finished.  They were both on their way.  We had to leave messages for both, but Dace's got there first.

It was a good run.  The legs felt great.  I was glad to see my calf hold up.  I wore the compression socks on the run to get a little extra support.  It's always better to run with someone especially on these long runs.  We were in the 7:40's for the run, and we finished up close to 7 pace on the last mile so we finished strong.

My watch died after a couple of miles.  So I'm guessing on the distance, but it should be real close to 10 miles.

Went out at a pretty good pace this morning.  It was overcast with some sprinkling.  A few of my miles were well under marathon pace.

I kept it right around marathon pace for the run this morning.  Finished up at 7:26 overall.

I worked out at the gym today for over an hour.  I hadn't made it in this week due to Steph's surgery so I needed it.  I ran 2 miles on the treadmill at 8 pace then 2 more on the trail on my way home.

I took Hunter to the Father and Son's campout last night so I went out for an afternoon run.  Ashlyn rode her bike with me which was a great thing because I was really struggling on the run.  It was so dang hot which my body isn't used to.  I wanted the run to be over before it ever started.  My groin area was really sore for the first mile.  I guess due to all the hip abduction stuff I did at the gym yesterday.

The deer flies were biting me down near the river which is always a joy because then you have to stop to kill them or run at a ridiculous pace to keep them off of you.  We had a good time though.  Hunter and I had a great time at the campout as well.

I headed out for my run thinking I would go 10 miles.  Instead, I decided to do a tempo run, and only go 6.  My first mile was a warm-up mile at 8 pace then I went 7:07, 7:09, 7:04, 6:52, and 7:04 on the last 5 miles.

The legs felt pretty good.  A little sore at first, but that went away in the first mile.

I did the 6 miles at an average of 7:27 pace.  I'm trying to pick up the pace on my shorter runs now.

I got a good workout in at the gym this morning.  Then I hit the river trail to bust out 4 fast miles.  The legs felt great even after the workout.  I was 7:18, 7:07, 7:03, and 6:55.

Dace and I did the figure 8 this morning.  The first mile was 7:32 then we were well below marathon pace after that.  I finished the run up at 7:14 pace overall.  I probably would've went out slower if Dace wasn't there so it was good to run with him to push my pace out a little bit.

My legs were just a bit fatigued from all of the tempo runs this week.

We were at the cabin for Memorial Day weekend which is at 8400 ft. of elevation so hopefully it was a good training run for the Utah Valley marathon.  The first 7 out weren't bad, but on the way back it's mostly uphill and the headwinds were pretty bad. 

Kelcey ran with me for the first 1.5 miles or so.  We went at a turtle's pace, and then he turned around.  It was a good run at the higher elevation which is what I hadn't had in my training up to this point other than Dammeron Valley.

Another run this morning on the mountain.  More headwinds and hills.  Today I went out a lot faster though.  I was right at 7:50 pace overall for the run.