Here we Go

Thu, May 17, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:00

Took a day off yesterday because I still didn't feel very well from the day before. Today was great though. I decided to take it at a pretty easy pace today since I still didn't feel 100%. The run felt great even though I'm still getting used to the new shoes. I can tell that the zero drop is affecting my legs differently than my other shoes. The leg that I injured a year ago is especially tender after a run in these shoes, but it is getting better each time.

Tue, May 15, 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00

Ran the River Trail today, but I definitely pushed it too hard. On the uphill portion I ran at 8:30/mile. I was super happy with that. While riding the runners' high I took off down the trail. I pushed it as hard as I could. This probably wasn't the wisest move since this was probably the hottest day we have had all year. I averaged 7:00/mile on the downhill section.

Now that I am typing this up, I feel a little sick to my stomach and super weak. I have got a little bit of a headache coming on, so I am going to crash as soon as I get some food in my belly.

A note on the shoes. I love them. They are so light and force me to avoid heal striking.

Mon, May 14, 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00

Breaking in a new pair of shoes today. These are very milimalistic with almost no heal drop. I decided to give them a shot because they have so much room in the toebox. Hopefully they don't let me down.

Pretty quick run today averaging 8:25/mile with the stroller.

Thu, May 10, 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00

Wed, May 09, 2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:00

River Trail. Averaged 8:30/mile.

Tue, May 08, 2012

Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:00

Quick run around the west side of Logan. Nothing too exciting other than I found a really creepy house on 4th north.

Mon, May 07, 2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:00

I did a short run today to attempt to loosen up my legs. My gluts were super sore today from the run on Saturday and really didn't want to move like they should.

Sat, May 05, 2012

Sat, 05 May 2012 06:00:00

My brother and I went and ran the Jardine Juniper trail. It started out a little bit rainy and it soon turned to a light snow when we got to the second bench. This area was super muddy, but that simply slowed us a little bit. When we got to the top it was actually sunny.

On the way back down we had a little excitement. On the section of the trail just above the river I actually went down hard. I cut up my hand and knee pretty good. Luckily since we were just above the water, I ran down to that and got cleaned up.

Overall it was an exciting run.

Thu, May 03, 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00

Ran from my house up to the base of Old Main and back. Felt great. I ran it at a consistent pace of 9:00/mile for the entire run.

Wed, May 02, 2012

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:00

Ran the river trail today. We did it in about 8:00/mile pace. It was pretty awesome. It was a beautiful day for a run.

Tue, May 01, 2012

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:00:00

River Trail run. Nice easy pace at around 8:30/mile.

Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Treadmill run today.

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Ran to the library and back.

Wed, Apr 25, 2012

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Slow easy run on the River Trail today.

Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Great run up the River Trail today. The first two miles I too pretty easy and ran at about 9:00/mile. The last two miles I really opened up and gave it all I had. There was one runner on the trail ahead of me that I wanted to catch if possible.

I focused on my hamstrings to see if they could give me a little more power in my strokes and I really opened up. Ended up doing about 7:30/mile while pushing the jogging stroller during the last two miles. That felt awesome.

Mon, Apr 23, 2012

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Nice run from my buddy Tyson's house to First Dam. Really picked up the pace on the way back. I felt sick afterward because of how fast we had gone on the last 2 miles.

Sat, Apr 21, 2012

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Green Canyon run this morning. It was absolutely beautiful up there. It was a little wet the last mile, but not too bad.

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Quick run around Logan. Ran from my house to the Library and then through River Heights. It was quite warm and beautiful for a run. Too bad that the canyon is all muddy. Today would have been perfect for a canyon adventure.

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Quick run through River Heights. Didn't want to stress my ankle too much since I am planning to do all of Green Canyon on Saturday. Pace for today was 8:12/mile.

Wed, Apr 18, 2012

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Treadmill again. Ankle is giving me trouble tonight.

Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:00

Treadmill run.