:-)

Fun race, I started out to fast, and then faded on the last two miles.  Kelli just about "chicked" me again on the last 2 miles.  She will say I held her off, but I know she was just being kind. (either way, thanks for being nice, and thanks for pushing me)  I really feel the fact that I haven't been putting in longer mile days.  I need to get up to 5-6 per day during the week and build the strength and endurance on the weekend "long" runs.  Still fun, enjoyed the race, and for me this is a first on a 10k and first time I have ever placed in my age group.  All the old guys are wheelchair bound now, so I finally placed.  Yeah!!!!

After the race, everyone met over at Marion's for pancakes.  Yummy!  Enjoyed hearing how everyone did.  I'm getting more and more convinced this blog thing is good for me.  At least it gets me out of my shell a little.

Don't really know my splits, I thought I hit my lap button on mile one, but must have missed it.  So, the first two are together.

14:11  Pretty sure the first one was 6:40 or so.  That is what these guys said when we passed mile 1.

7:39

8:09

8:12

8:05  This is 1.2 miles, Kelli and Scott were pushing me, Scott took off, I tried for about two steps to stay with him, but no chance.

47:13/7:37 ( my "runnercard" thing they gave me after the race said 7:35 miles, I wonder how they are calculating that.)

Ran the turkey tri route (about 3 miles).  That has a good hill that last for about .5 miles.  I did the hill section in 4:07.  I'm going to introduce more hills into my routes.  I felt a little tired towards the end.  After the run I went into the gym and did some weights.  Today was legs, tomorrow will be upper body.  I'm sure I will feel the legs tomorrow.

40:38/ 8:08

Ran pretty much the same route as yesterday, added on.  I think it was more than 6, but not to 6.5 so I'll count 6.  I want one of those dang GPS watches.  I've decided I really like knowing how many miles I run.  Not knowing plays with my head.

Yesterday 12:14 to the bottom of the hill.  Today 12:13

Yesterday 4:02 up the .5 mile hill.  Today 4:09.

I lifted weights (legs only) yesterday, and I am feeling it today!!!!!!!! 

49:17/8:12 per mile

Have a GREAT day!

I was going to go in the morning, then my son informed me that I had to take he and his buddy to their football game in the morning.  Well they had to be there by 7:30, that meant I had to be back home by 7, which meant hitting the trail by 5, out of bed by 4:30.  YUCK!  So I slept.  Thinking I could get started after the football game.  NOT.

So, I finally got out about 5 PM.  I ran up Provo Canyon,  Went passed Vivan on South Fork and up to South Fork Canyon Park.  I think that is about (almost) half way to the parking lot. ( I think that is Spring Hallow) then went back down.  The up really wiped me out.  I need to get the legs stronger.  The gym will be seeing me!!!

I did get a mile in on the track by my sons football game before it started, then 15 in the eve.

2:10/8:41 pace.

I had two somewhat lengthy stoped or walking spots, my son called me and need Dad to be able to talk more than breath heavy, so I walked while I was talking to him for about 2:30, and then another when I stoped to take some GU, and water.  So I think my pace was slightly better than how it turned out, but who knows, maybe I would have been more tired and not been as fast.