:-)

Got my hind end outside today.  Thats two runs in a row outside.  My body is going to FREAK out.

Decided to run up Provo Canyon.  The path was clear in a couple places, but ice/snow pack on most of it.  Add wind and going up the canyon and it feels like your going backwards for the most part.  Which got me thinking about some posts I've seen on the blog that use math formula's to calculate different things.  So I was wondering what actual pace I was running concidering the yucky factors.  I know I was working a lot harder when I was going up to hold that pace.

Oh well, my legs felt heavy, I was on ice and snow and wind blowing in my face, but I got out and I got miles and at least I wasn't walking the miles.

Have a great day!

 Ran to the fitness center, 2.73 miles and met Kelly.  She is having the injury bug hit her in a big way this year.  Saturday when we were running she was having knee pain and "powered" through and it has been hurting ever since.  Well tonight she was going to try and run some with me at the fitness center on the outdoor track.  She couldn't.  Walking hurt.  Ughhhh.  So I put 2.5 more miles on the indoor track while she rode the bike.  Then we lifted weights.

Good fast pace for me.  Makes me hopeful that I am making some sort of progress with speed.  I think I will get more endurance as the weather starts to warm.

First section:  Outside, streets headed to the fitness center - fairly flat.

2.73 miles

19:01/6:57 pace

Second section: Indoor track at the fitness center

2.5 miles 

17:51/7:09 pace

Well, 4 runs in a row that were outside, I'm gonna live in denial that I had some indoor miles the other day.

Only 3 miles today, but I feel lucky that I got any in.  Somedays things come easy and somedays they come hard.  I had to work at the pace today.  Really work.  I feel like expended a lot of energy.

I'm looking forward to running with the group tomorrow.  Will be nice to run with someone.  I see the benifits of others being able to push you or you pushing them.

21:33/7:09 pace

Started the day thinking it would be nice to get 12-15 in.  Probably should set my sites on a specific distance and do that.

Met Scott & Kelli, Allan (I think that is his name), Smooth, Rachel, and Becca at the JRP.  Was nice to see everyone and have people to run with. 

I'm really feeling the lack of weekday miles.  I hit the hills on the North end of our route and just about died.  I told Scott that Wed I had lifted weights for the first time in MONTHS and I concentrated on my legs.  I was feeling it BIG time.  My mind gave out on me about mile 8, so struggled to get into the 10 spot, ran slow for a mile, then ran with the group.  Had given up and was going to get in the car and go home and decided I should push myself a little so went on part of the South side with the group.

Someday I may decide to be a runner.  I'm having BIG mental blocks right now.  My mind is just not in the (this) game.

On my way home I decided to surprise Kelly and see if I could leave a treat in her car for when she returns from her bike ride.  One of her car doors was unlocked and I put the treats in the car.  As I shut the door I heard all the doors lock.  NOOOOOOOO, I wonder if she had hidden her key inside and now I have locked her out.  Sooooo, called her, had to ruin the surprise, luckly she had her key, the door was open by mistake.  Darn!  Surprised ruined.  :-(