:-)

Got some good miles in.  A little slower than I would like, but good miles.  There was some up hill from mile 1 to 1.75 and down hill from 1.75 to 2.  Then it was fairly flat.  I held a good pace through mile 4, but then my legs started feeling really tired.  Odd.  Struggled to get the times I did on the last two miles.  I will console myself a little and think that I did pick up the pace more on mile 6 than it looks, I had a part where I had to stop, and I didn't turn my watch off.  So it took a pretty fair effort to pull that pace down.

Ran a standard WordPerfect loop, backwards.  So the hill is sharper, but shorter this way.  If I go the other way its a longer gradual climb.  Either way it isn't horrible.  THAT said, last night Kelly and I went to the gym and lifted weights.  First time in a while for me.  I did quads, hams, calves, and those things where you hang from your elbows and pull your legs up to your chest.  (those would like to kill me).  My legs felt like they were 10,000 pounds the entire run.  The sharper hill was about the death of me.  I just kept telling myself "I'm getting stronger." "I'm getting stronger."

The hill was during mile 4.  You can tell on the splits.  I'll run this again, probably as part of a longer run, in a week or two.  I'll bet my pace is better.  It BETTER be better!!

Splits:  7:40, 7:30, 7:24, 8:02, 7:00

Have a great day!

Nice run.  Tried to make it easy/flat.  My calves are still a little tight/sore from the weight lifting Tues night.  My thought was to have an easy/flat run, but mile 2/3 turned in faster than I was thinking, but flat for the most part.  I tried to hold under a 7:20 on mile 4, but didn't concentrate enough.  My thought was to run fast, then active recover around 7:45, then run fast.  I think what I do/did wrong is I didn't have a start point for the fast sections.  So I need to decide how long my recovery will be and keep an eye on that, because today the recover just kept going and I ended up not meeting my goal time.

Ran up Provo Canyon.  Started WAY to late!!!!!!  Heat stinks!

There was a ton of people on the trail.  One of the mental games I find myself playing is keeping track of if anyone passes me (other than wheeled vihicles).  Nobody passed me, but I'm sorry to say I didn't come across a single runner that I passed either.  But all the fast runners were done by the time I got out.  Still a ton of bikers and walkers.   Other than a little hot, it was a great day to be out.

Splits:

Up: 7:53, 7:37, 8:03, 7:52

Down: 7:20, 6:54, 6:59, 7:29

1:00/7:31 AP

Have a great day!

Ran the JRP.  Went north first up to Camp Williams.  Was nice, the hills at the end of that 5 mile section were bugers.  

Had a MINOR break through.  I planed on 13, when I was at 7 or so I was mentally starting to justify going shorter.  I actually had talked myself down to 10.  But then I realized and told myself that I was going 13, even if I walked I would go 13!  I did, I made it to 13.  I have been having a mental block on going more than 10 lately.  I had a couple of SLOW miles in there, but I made it. 

Told myself that I had to take this run slower.  I think I did that.  Probably should keep it closer to 8.