running for my mind

Ok. So, I guess I am back at running now. After last Friday's run I hopped in the car and headed to St. George. I had packed some running stuff, but ended up not pulling it out of my bag. I talked to Tyler on the way down and we decided that it was in my best interest to take a few more days off. When I ran Friday morning my left hamstring hurt just a little and both of my calves were pretty sore. That could have been the product of running too fast on Thursday and Friday, but it was definitely a little leftover aching from the marathon as well. 

St. George was fun. We went on some walks, hung by the pool, and played countless games of shuffleboard, a true gentleman's sport! 

I ran 6 miles this morning trying to keep it at about 8:00 pace. My calves were a little sore by the end and are still a little tight now. I think they will feel better after a few days of running and loosening them back up. I am going to avoid any speed workouts this week and maybe get a short one in next week before I head to Boise for the 1/2 ironman. The rest of this week is going to be pretty chill. Try and do about 6 tomorrow and Friday and then maybe a 10 or so on Saturday. I am actually flying to DC Friday night so we will see what happens Saturday morning. I want to do a morning run by the monuments.

Normally I hardly ever travel, but the end of this month and beginning of June are pretty busy. Last weekend in St. George. This weekend in DC. Next weekend in Boise. One weekend of nothing and then Ragnar Wasatch Back on the 21st and 22nd. 

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	47:47.7	6.00	7:58
1	8:00.2	1.00	8:00
2	7:57.8	1.00	7:58
3	7:58.7	1.00	7:59
4	7:59.6	1.00	8:00
5	7:53.5	1.00	7:53
6	7:57.9	1.00	7:59

 

6 easy miles

Headed out this afternoon after a solid 4.5 hours of studying. Was nice to have a little break from the computer.

Did my typical 6 mile loop from my house. Felt good overall, but my lower calves started to tighten up on me again. Not as bad as yesterday though so that is a good sign. I wanted to stick close to an 8:00 pace again. Somewhere between 7:49 and 7:55 felt really comfortable so I just stuck with that. I included a few really short striders, or Murphy's as Josh likes to call them, in the last mile just for fun.

7.15 easy with Brayden this morning. 

It was a good run overall. Felt more loose in my calves which is a great sign. I hopped in the hot tub last night and gave my calves a good massage with the jets. I think that helped a lot. I felt like I was breathing a little harder than yesterday, but was not too concerned about it. After mile 3 I felt better. Incidentally, mile 3 has the most uphill (little over 100 ft in 3/4 mile) and we picked up the pace a bit at the same time so I think that is why I noticed that I was breathing a little harder.

Headed to DC tonight and I am going to meet up with a buddy that lives there for a morning run. Should be fun. Headed back Sunday morning so it is a quick trip just for a wedding on Saturday afternoon and evening.

8.5 miles in Maryland with Clark and Mark. 

It was an early morning after our flight got in so late, but it was totally worth it. We ended up running on some amazing paved trail in Maryland that was almost completely shaded by a canopy of trees. We had thought about running around the monuments in DC, but it was just a little too far away for a morning run. After breakfast we did get down to the city and walked around for a while before we headed east to the wedding that lasted the remainder of the day. This was my first time back east. Beautiful country there.