Monday, March 19- I didn't do anything at all Mon or Tues. Just too busy I guess. Wednesday, went to jump/tramp place in Provo for YM. I did the Bball game on the tramp and got a good workout playing against K. Beeston and Brad Simmons.
Thursday- played Bball. Friday- nothing. was sore so went to Dr. to get checked out. On med's.
Saturday- Did miles
Monday March 26- 5 miles (night run to dirt track).
Tuesday- nothing Wednes- weights/core for 1 hour. Also, played football and fresbie football for an hour with YM. Guessing ran (sprints- good interval training) 2 miles.
Thurs- Ran 5 miles (night run to dirt track). Weather's getting better, so can do night runs.
Friday- 40 min core/weights followed by 15 min of spinning on bike at Rec.
Sat- Did longest run of season.... 17 miles. slow pace of about 11 min/mile, but felt okay-- sore afterwards of course. Got up at 6:30 to do it....
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Champions!
Monday, May 5- core/weights 35 min
Tues.- nothing Wednesday- core/weights 40 min followed by 20 min (2 mi) run
Thurs- nothing Friday- nothing
Saturday- 14 mile run. felt pretty good overall... sore after though (to be expected). Beautiful day for a run! Lexy's team beat the other Oak Canyon team handily
Monday, May 12- core/weights 1 hour.
Tuesday- 4 mile run... this was an adventure. It was 10:30 at night when I decided I really needed a run. So, I got my headlamp and headed out (with my wife telling me I was dumb). I ran from home to the water tanks and up that dirt road going into the mountains. I won't lie...It was a little freaky... the clouds were low on the mountain tops and it was very quiet except for the owl that I could hear. It did help me run a little quicker though.
Wednes- Kynia's BDAY! Can't believe I have a kid out of her teenage years...20! Wow... I did weights/core for 40 min. Also, Lexy's last Bball game... they played the winner of the loser's bracket, which was the other Oak Canyon team again (they played Tuesday night and won by 2 pts in overtime). They played great! The final score was 52-2. They 2 pts was from 2 free throws. kind of sad, but the other team didn't make one basket the whole game. That's just how good they were. We went and got dinner at Subway on the way home.
Thursday- 5 miles Again, at night, I went and ran at the dirt track behind Orchard Elem. School.
Friday- 40 min weights/core, followed by 2 mile run on indoor track.
Saturday- I started planning on running from water tank to battlecreek and back... 8 miles. Along the way I met and chatted with Gary Wood. Very nice man who has done Squaw about 9 times. He knows a lot of the local Ultra running community (marc Sanderson, etc.). Told me about another trail...also, he has set up trail camera's and has seen cougars, bears, etc. Crazy to think and know that they are all over in the mountains above us! He said he'd be at the finish line at Wasatch... I hope to see him there (meaning that I finish). I only did 6 miles... I was feeling very fatigued. Probably from doing something everyday this week... It's good as I've got to pick my training up.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Tues.- nothing Wednesday- core/weights 40 min followed by 20 min (2 mi) run
Thurs- nothing Friday- nothing
Saturday- 14 mile run. felt pretty good overall... sore after though (to be expected). Beautiful day for a run! Lexy's team beat the other Oak Canyon team handily
Monday, May 12- core/weights 1 hour.
Tuesday- 4 mile run... this was an adventure. It was 10:30 at night when I decided I really needed a run. So, I got my headlamp and headed out (with my wife telling me I was dumb). I ran from home to the water tanks and up that dirt road going into the mountains. I won't lie...It was a little freaky... the clouds were low on the mountain tops and it was very quiet except for the owl that I could hear. It did help me run a little quicker though.
Wednes- Kynia's BDAY! Can't believe I have a kid out of her teenage years...20! Wow... I did weights/core for 40 min. Also, Lexy's last Bball game... they played the winner of the loser's bracket, which was the other Oak Canyon team again (they played Tuesday night and won by 2 pts in overtime). They played great! The final score was 52-2. They 2 pts was from 2 free throws. kind of sad, but the other team didn't make one basket the whole game. That's just how good they were. We went and got dinner at Subway on the way home.
Thursday- 5 miles Again, at night, I went and ran at the dirt track behind Orchard Elem. School.
Friday- 40 min weights/core, followed by 2 mile run on indoor track.
Saturday- I started planning on running from water tank to battlecreek and back... 8 miles. Along the way I met and chatted with Gary Wood. Very nice man who has done Squaw about 9 times. He knows a lot of the local Ultra running community (marc Sanderson, etc.). Told me about another trail...also, he has set up trail camera's and has seen cougars, bears, etc. Crazy to think and know that they are all over in the mountains above us! He said he'd be at the finish line at Wasatch... I hope to see him there (meaning that I finish). I only did 6 miles... I was feeling very fatigued. Probably from doing something everyday this week... It's good as I've got to pick my training up.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Monday, March 5, 2012
Spring and girls Bball
Monday, Feb 20- Did a 1,000 meter swim at pool.
Tues- 40 min. lift/core, followed by 2 mi run (20 Min)
Wed- nothing
Thurs- Did 20 min. warm up walk (1 mi), then 35 min lift/core, then 2 mi run (20 min)
Fri- nothing
Saturday- Did 9 mi of hill work (mostly hike uphill and run downhill)-- this was 2 hrs total workout time.
Monday, Feb 27- nothing
Tuesday- nothing
Wednesday 40 min. lift/core followed by 2 mi run (20 min)
Thursday- nothing
Fri- Did 5 miles on the treadmill. Note: my treadmill is on a 1.5 incline, so the times don't quite match up to what distance I do. This was a 60 min run with about a 10 min walk afterwards.
Sat- Ran 8 miles in hills-- was very muddy and lots of snow. I was running towards PG, but due to very, very mushy trail I turned after only going about 1 mi after dry canyon parking lot. But the trail from/to the water tower was good overall. So, that was about a 4.5 out and back. Then I ran up the fire road... at the top it was soft snow that I ran for about 3/4 miles on. Reminded me how much I like running in good snow. I was hoping to do a 13-14 mi run this weekend, but settled on the 5 Friday night late followed by the 8. Deer count: 0
I've got to get out and get more training done.... spring is coming, so that will help. So will the end of tax season. Personal note: Lexy's Bball 7-8th grade team won their first playoff game (I coached...or to say, I sat on the bench and did the sub'ing) like 75-13 against Provo team. This Sat they won 60-9...the other team scored those 9 in the first half. This week they play the other Oak Canyon team that's pretty good, so should be fun. Lex scored about 20 pts the 1st rd and about 16-18 this Sat.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Tues- 40 min. lift/core, followed by 2 mi run (20 Min)
Wed- nothing
Thurs- Did 20 min. warm up walk (1 mi), then 35 min lift/core, then 2 mi run (20 min)
Fri- nothing
Saturday- Did 9 mi of hill work (mostly hike uphill and run downhill)-- this was 2 hrs total workout time.
Monday, Feb 27- nothing
Tuesday- nothing
Wednesday 40 min. lift/core followed by 2 mi run (20 min)
Thursday- nothing
Fri- Did 5 miles on the treadmill. Note: my treadmill is on a 1.5 incline, so the times don't quite match up to what distance I do. This was a 60 min run with about a 10 min walk afterwards.
Sat- Ran 8 miles in hills-- was very muddy and lots of snow. I was running towards PG, but due to very, very mushy trail I turned after only going about 1 mi after dry canyon parking lot. But the trail from/to the water tower was good overall. So, that was about a 4.5 out and back. Then I ran up the fire road... at the top it was soft snow that I ran for about 3/4 miles on. Reminded me how much I like running in good snow. I was hoping to do a 13-14 mi run this weekend, but settled on the 5 Friday night late followed by the 8. Deer count: 0
I've got to get out and get more training done.... spring is coming, so that will help. So will the end of tax season. Personal note: Lexy's Bball 7-8th grade team won their first playoff game (I coached...or to say, I sat on the bench and did the sub'ing) like 75-13 against Provo team. This Sat they won 60-9...the other team scored those 9 in the first half. This week they play the other Oak Canyon team that's pretty good, so should be fun. Lex scored about 20 pts the 1st rd and about 16-18 this Sat.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Monday, February 20, 2012
sicko- no, not me
Well... not only was I still fighting the head junk, but Havyn was sick most of the week...the kind where she stayed up all night not sleeping...coughing and feeling not well.
I believe it was Sunday night that she didn't sleep and I was up with her... did a partial day at work and came home early to be with her on Monday. Stayed home with her all day Tuesday and Suzette stayed home on Wednesday. So the week didn't start off well with training.
Monday, Feb 13- nutt'n Tuesday- nutt'n
Wednesday, 5 miles at track (while Lex was a Bball practice). Mod pace.
Thursday- racquetball for 1 1/2 hrs with friends. We'll call it cross training...
Friday- 1 hr. core/strength/weights at rec center.
Saturday- Did 12 mile long run... pace, not the best at 10:45. But finished and felt pretty good after. I feel okay about the pace as I'm just in my base building phase. I'll work on picking up the speed/pace later; after I've dropped about 10 pounds. I think I need to do some hill work- both running hills and walking them. Oh yeah, saw 14 deer at 3:30ish on the side of the hill under the water tanks/above the cemetary. So unexpected deer count!
Went to lunch on Friday with Paul K. who is also doing the Wasatch 100. He's been able to keep up the miles pretty well since Squaw Peak. He's signed up for Zions 100 in May... he might drop to 50 though. He's also possibly going to run the Antelope Island 50 mile (or 50k) next month. He ran 26 on Saturday... he said his hip has been bothering a little bit lately. He's running mostly in the foothills...even in the snow; like I was doing last year (this year, not so much).
Lace 'em up!
Chainsaw
I believe it was Sunday night that she didn't sleep and I was up with her... did a partial day at work and came home early to be with her on Monday. Stayed home with her all day Tuesday and Suzette stayed home on Wednesday. So the week didn't start off well with training.
Monday, Feb 13- nutt'n Tuesday- nutt'n
Wednesday, 5 miles at track (while Lex was a Bball practice). Mod pace.
Thursday- racquetball for 1 1/2 hrs with friends. We'll call it cross training...
Friday- 1 hr. core/strength/weights at rec center.
Saturday- Did 12 mile long run... pace, not the best at 10:45. But finished and felt pretty good after. I feel okay about the pace as I'm just in my base building phase. I'll work on picking up the speed/pace later; after I've dropped about 10 pounds. I think I need to do some hill work- both running hills and walking them. Oh yeah, saw 14 deer at 3:30ish on the side of the hill under the water tanks/above the cemetary. So unexpected deer count!
Went to lunch on Friday with Paul K. who is also doing the Wasatch 100. He's been able to keep up the miles pretty well since Squaw Peak. He's signed up for Zions 100 in May... he might drop to 50 though. He's also possibly going to run the Antelope Island 50 mile (or 50k) next month. He ran 26 on Saturday... he said his hip has been bothering a little bit lately. He's running mostly in the foothills...even in the snow; like I was doing last year (this year, not so much).
Lace 'em up!
Chainsaw
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Remotivated
Of course I would get re-motivated after getting into Wasatch 100. So, here's how the week went:
Monday, Feb 6- Core/lift/stairs 60 min. So, between some sets, I would run some stairs at the rec... would run up and down about 10 stairs, five times for a total of about 50 stairs. Did the 50 stairs about 5 times. Should help with the Wasatch mountains/elevation gain... (I hope).
Tues & Wednesday- Sick... head crap- sucks
Thurs- 40 min lift/core, ran 2 miles on indoor track
Friday- Ran 5.25 in hills (mod pace). Did this after work- GREAT weather! Did part of the alternate Squaw Peak race from Rock Canyon over past Y mountain. Hit mud, snow, and ice. But was great to run on trails again.
Saturday- 6 miles on road (moderate pace). Still had the head junk on Fri and Sat, but not bad enough not to run. Also, Lexy had a Bball game... she did awesome! Rebounds galore and made 10-12 baskets.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Monday, Feb 6- Core/lift/stairs 60 min. So, between some sets, I would run some stairs at the rec... would run up and down about 10 stairs, five times for a total of about 50 stairs. Did the 50 stairs about 5 times. Should help with the Wasatch mountains/elevation gain... (I hope).
Tues & Wednesday- Sick... head crap- sucks
Thurs- 40 min lift/core, ran 2 miles on indoor track
Friday- Ran 5.25 in hills (mod pace). Did this after work- GREAT weather! Did part of the alternate Squaw Peak race from Rock Canyon over past Y mountain. Hit mud, snow, and ice. But was great to run on trails again.
Saturday- 6 miles on road (moderate pace). Still had the head junk on Fri and Sat, but not bad enough not to run. Also, Lexy had a Bball game... she did awesome! Rebounds galore and made 10-12 baskets.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Sunday, February 5, 2012
WASATCH!!!
Let me skip to Saturday... goofing off... I mean shopping at Kohl's with Dave and Risa and Suzette, while I traveled via a store wheelchair. Well, I jumped right out of that chair went I got a text from a fellow Ultrarunning friend Paul Killpack "We're in the 100!". I'm sure any passing shoppers were thinking 'It's a miracle..he can walk'. Or more likely 'look at that immature fool'. Either way.... I got my golden ticket to the WASATCH 100 in August!
Here's my training for this past week:
Monday, Jan 30- lift/core 35 min. 2 mile run indoor track.
Tuesday, Jan 31- lift/core 40 minutes
Wednesday, Feb 1- took lexi to Bball practice at Orem Jr. so I ran 4 miles while waiting... It was dark and cold.
Also, went to a dance studio after this for YM/YW and did some more cardio via dancing... and I suck at dancing.
Thursday, Feb 2- Nothing...took day off. didn't have enough time after work, but I had wanted to... went with Kynia to the BYU Bball game versus Gonzaga.
Friday, Feb 3- core/lift 40 min followed by a 2 mile run on indoor track.
Saturday, Feb 4- Ran 10 miles outside on the roads. It was a little cold and windy, but the sun was shining so I was warm once I started running. Probably averaged just over 10 min per mile. At this point, I'm just trying to slowly increase my long runs but take it easy on them. Plenty of time to work on speed later. Felt good afterwords with just slight muscle soreness. Ate dinner at Chili's with Dave/Risa/Suzy-- was good!
Oh yeah.... did I mention that Saturday night, I found out I'm doing Wasatch 100!?!?!?!
Lace 'em up!
Chainsaw
Here's my training for this past week:
Monday, Jan 30- lift/core 35 min. 2 mile run indoor track.
Tuesday, Jan 31- lift/core 40 minutes
Wednesday, Feb 1- took lexi to Bball practice at Orem Jr. so I ran 4 miles while waiting... It was dark and cold.
Also, went to a dance studio after this for YM/YW and did some more cardio via dancing... and I suck at dancing.
Thursday, Feb 2- Nothing...took day off. didn't have enough time after work, but I had wanted to... went with Kynia to the BYU Bball game versus Gonzaga.
Friday, Feb 3- core/lift 40 min followed by a 2 mile run on indoor track.
Saturday, Feb 4- Ran 10 miles outside on the roads. It was a little cold and windy, but the sun was shining so I was warm once I started running. Probably averaged just over 10 min per mile. At this point, I'm just trying to slowly increase my long runs but take it easy on them. Plenty of time to work on speed later. Felt good afterwords with just slight muscle soreness. Ate dinner at Chili's with Dave/Risa/Suzy-- was good!
Oh yeah.... did I mention that Saturday night, I found out I'm doing Wasatch 100!?!?!?!
Lace 'em up!
Chainsaw
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Forget starting new
So, I was going to try and do better huh? Yeah right.
I'm going to try and catch up the past 3 weeks:
Monday, Jan 9 through Sat, Jan 14. I'm guessing a little here for the weekday workouts. But I'm sure it's close to this: Mon. core/lift Tues. run 3 Wed. swam for 30 minutes (then played with Havyn in the pool). Thurs. nothing (had a cold) Friday nothing Saturday- did a slow 8 miler on the road (approx 10.5 min/mile). went slow due to being sick.
Monday Jan 16 to Saturday Jan 21
Monday- climbed Baldy mtn early in the morning. It was Martin Luther day so had day off. 2 neighbor boys- Dallin and Brad suggested that we do it. I thought it was cool that these young men would get up for something like this in the cold on a day off. I stayed up pretty late playing at Massey's and go home at 2 a.m. and didn't sleep til 3:00a.m. So, the 8:00a.m. start was tough. I struggled and couldn't climb fast due to the 8 miler on Saturday, no sleep, and still getting over the cold. But it was fun. Total distance was 7 miles. About 1/2 mile from the pike, it started snowing and the wind was howling. A lot of ice on the back side due to shade; kind of like a little blizzard at the top. On the way down, the new snow covered the ice patches... so, was fun watching the other 3 sliding/slipping, etc. that 1/2 mile!! Wish I had my camera.
Tues- nothing...took a break- legs tired
Wed- lift/core 30 min Ran 30 min (3 miles)
Thurs- Raquetball for 2 hrs
Friday- Nothing- laziness I guess?
Sat- 4 miles/indoor track (rain). Ran out of time due to going to Jazz game.
Jan 23 to Jan 28
Mon- lift/core 30 min. Run 3 miles (30 min)
Tues- nothing
Wed- 20 min on stationary bike followed by 2 mile run (20 min) on indoor track
Thurs- raquetball 2 1/2 hrs
Fri- lift/core 40 min, run 2 miles (20 min) on indoor track
Sat- did 8 road miles @ moderate pace
There... up to date and feels good to get it logged in. This week: continue to build core/muscle and good runs.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
I'm going to try and catch up the past 3 weeks:
Monday, Jan 9 through Sat, Jan 14. I'm guessing a little here for the weekday workouts. But I'm sure it's close to this: Mon. core/lift Tues. run 3 Wed. swam for 30 minutes (then played with Havyn in the pool). Thurs. nothing (had a cold) Friday nothing Saturday- did a slow 8 miler on the road (approx 10.5 min/mile). went slow due to being sick.
Monday Jan 16 to Saturday Jan 21
Monday- climbed Baldy mtn early in the morning. It was Martin Luther day so had day off. 2 neighbor boys- Dallin and Brad suggested that we do it. I thought it was cool that these young men would get up for something like this in the cold on a day off. I stayed up pretty late playing at Massey's and go home at 2 a.m. and didn't sleep til 3:00a.m. So, the 8:00a.m. start was tough. I struggled and couldn't climb fast due to the 8 miler on Saturday, no sleep, and still getting over the cold. But it was fun. Total distance was 7 miles. About 1/2 mile from the pike, it started snowing and the wind was howling. A lot of ice on the back side due to shade; kind of like a little blizzard at the top. On the way down, the new snow covered the ice patches... so, was fun watching the other 3 sliding/slipping, etc. that 1/2 mile!! Wish I had my camera.
Tues- nothing...took a break- legs tired
Wed- lift/core 30 min Ran 30 min (3 miles)
Thurs- Raquetball for 2 hrs
Friday- Nothing- laziness I guess?
Sat- 4 miles/indoor track (rain). Ran out of time due to going to Jazz game.
Jan 23 to Jan 28
Mon- lift/core 30 min. Run 3 miles (30 min)
Tues- nothing
Wed- 20 min on stationary bike followed by 2 mile run (20 min) on indoor track
Thurs- raquetball 2 1/2 hrs
Fri- lift/core 40 min, run 2 miles (20 min) on indoor track
Sat- did 8 road miles @ moderate pace
There... up to date and feels good to get it logged in. This week: continue to build core/muscle and good runs.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Long lost friend
Well- It's been a while. I have a 100 miler this year to do. I sent in for Wasatch 100... hope to get draw for it. Will find out beginning of February. If not, I will find another one.
Also, hoping and planning on doing a sprint triathlon with Kynia. Not only will it be fun, but it will help me to cross train and to not just overdo my running.
Other goals for the year.... marathon in June- hoping for Utah Valley Marathon, and probably one other race for training purposes. It will depend on which 100 I'll do... but would like to do a 50 a few months before the 100.
I'm going to do better at posting once a week to help keep me honest and report on the prior weeks results. It's nice to have the start of a new year also be the start of the training season. Here go's it:
Monday- 3 mile run (in mountains). This was a test run following some medical concerns that kept me from running for about 2 weeks (long run got up to 12 miles in beginning of December, so I feel like I'm starting over).
Tuesday- 1 hour weight room
Wednesday- 3 mile run (easy pace on track) with Kynia. We dropped Alyxis off for B-Ball practice and so while she was in the gym, we decided to go run in the dark and cold around track. Was enjoyable!
Thursday- 30 min weight room followed by 2 miles (easy pace) on indoor track.
Friday- 30 min swim (followed by swimming with Havyn for 1 1/2 hour... was fun!). Swimming was done on short lanes--- I don't like the short lanes.
Saturday- 7.6 mile run (in mountains). I did this with an easy pace. From my home to the dry canyon trailhead, then to Kiwanis Park in P.G. as the turnaround and back. Had snow on parts of the trail, but mostly clear trails. Deer count: 4
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Also, hoping and planning on doing a sprint triathlon with Kynia. Not only will it be fun, but it will help me to cross train and to not just overdo my running.
Other goals for the year.... marathon in June- hoping for Utah Valley Marathon, and probably one other race for training purposes. It will depend on which 100 I'll do... but would like to do a 50 a few months before the 100.
I'm going to do better at posting once a week to help keep me honest and report on the prior weeks results. It's nice to have the start of a new year also be the start of the training season. Here go's it:
Monday- 3 mile run (in mountains). This was a test run following some medical concerns that kept me from running for about 2 weeks (long run got up to 12 miles in beginning of December, so I feel like I'm starting over).
Tuesday- 1 hour weight room
Wednesday- 3 mile run (easy pace on track) with Kynia. We dropped Alyxis off for B-Ball practice and so while she was in the gym, we decided to go run in the dark and cold around track. Was enjoyable!
Thursday- 30 min weight room followed by 2 miles (easy pace) on indoor track.
Friday- 30 min swim (followed by swimming with Havyn for 1 1/2 hour... was fun!). Swimming was done on short lanes--- I don't like the short lanes.
Saturday- 7.6 mile run (in mountains). I did this with an easy pace. From my home to the dry canyon trailhead, then to Kiwanis Park in P.G. as the turnaround and back. Had snow on parts of the trail, but mostly clear trails. Deer count: 4
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Just 4 wheel'n
Here's how the week went:
Wednesday- no YM/scouts due to campout. So, did 6 miles heat training right after work. It was hot but the running felt good!
Friday- 3 mile run barefoot (with Vibrams of course). Hoping to implement and run in them at least once a week for foot strength and a kind reminder how I should run. Can home and cleaned the downstairs carpets with a rented Rug Doc.
Saturday- Busy day... did all the upstairs carpets, got the 4 wheelers ready for the first time this year! Havyn, Suzie, and I went for a ride up by Strawberry. There are still tons of wildflowers all over the place. It was the start of one of the bow hunts, so we saw lots of camping groups. Havyn was excited to see: cows, horses, 2 deer... one of them right in the road in front of us and was a spike, and a moose! We stopped by Heber and got a slushy and some Wendy's. It was a great/fun ride! Note: Kynia was working at Seven Peaks and Lexy was with Grandma Sue for the day doing back to school shopping, as their tradition. I mentioned to Suzie that we should go to a movie since I knew Havyn would crash early tonight (she was falling asleep on the 4 wheeler). But we missed all the 7 shows and didn't want to go to the 9 shows since we'd both probably fall asleep. So, I decided to go on a run. I did 4 miles... saw 3 deer. 1 momma and 2 baby deer crossing the trail right before dusk.
Deer count for the day: 5.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
Wednesday- no YM/scouts due to campout. So, did 6 miles heat training right after work. It was hot but the running felt good!
Friday- 3 mile run barefoot (with Vibrams of course). Hoping to implement and run in them at least once a week for foot strength and a kind reminder how I should run. Can home and cleaned the downstairs carpets with a rented Rug Doc.
Saturday- Busy day... did all the upstairs carpets, got the 4 wheelers ready for the first time this year! Havyn, Suzie, and I went for a ride up by Strawberry. There are still tons of wildflowers all over the place. It was the start of one of the bow hunts, so we saw lots of camping groups. Havyn was excited to see: cows, horses, 2 deer... one of them right in the road in front of us and was a spike, and a moose! We stopped by Heber and got a slushy and some Wendy's. It was a great/fun ride! Note: Kynia was working at Seven Peaks and Lexy was with Grandma Sue for the day doing back to school shopping, as their tradition. I mentioned to Suzie that we should go to a movie since I knew Havyn would crash early tonight (she was falling asleep on the 4 wheeler). But we missed all the 7 shows and didn't want to go to the 9 shows since we'd both probably fall asleep. So, I decided to go on a run. I did 4 miles... saw 3 deer. 1 momma and 2 baby deer crossing the trail right before dusk.
Deer count for the day: 5.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Post 50 miles
I felt better after doing the 50 miler than after running the marathon last year. Crazy. Don't get me wrong... I was very tired and sore. I had indegestion and really couldn't eat well or sleep well the night after my run. But overall, not too bad.
I took off running for 3 days and on Wednesday, went and worked out with Rich at the gym. I told him of my hurt knee but it was feeling a little better. We did some leg work and did some sprints on the treadmill. I should have told Rich no and refuse and listen to my body and not him, but I am dumb and didn't. My focus had turned to the 100 miler and wanted to get back on track with training. The next day my knee really started to hurt again... it did not get better the next few days after that either. It was hurting even when walking so I was scared it was something major. Again, I should have recovered more. I was getting a lot of recommendations to go get it checked out by doctors but really didn't want to go down the surgery road.
So, basically, I took about 1 month off from running knowing that this really shot my chance at the 100 miler... at least for this year. I would try running like 3 miles here and there when my knee was feeling good, but at about 3 miles everytime it would begin to hurt again. I was getting very frustrated! Any runner would know this feeling. Well, eventually I was able to run 3... then 4, 5, and finally I got up to 7 miles. This was good since our scout troop was going to be hiking King's Peak Aug. 10-13. Well, we did it last weekend!! King's Peak is the highest peak in Utah at 13,500 elevation. We backpacked in (my backpack weighed 44 pounds) for 9 miles to base camp. We then summited on Friday (12 miles total that day... it was tough with the last part really steep, just bouldering with no real trail to follow) and then backpacked out on Saturday. So, a total of 30ish miles. I kept waiting for my knee to act up, but it didn't. I am very glad! We saw a few runners while backpacking down and a few when we were summiting... after getting back, I found that there was a small informal run up to King's Peak that runner's were doing in 1 day. I also found out that a runner named Davy Crockett (funny eh?) did a double King's Peak in 19 hours. Probably the first to do this.... almost 60 TOUGH miles in 19 hours. Started me thinking it would be fun to run that too... not a double, but just the 30 miles in the same day. We'll see.
My future: Since my 100 is shot this year.... I'm looking for a shorter race this fall- either a 50k or another 50 miler. Maybe I'll do Antelope Island 100 in March... there's also another 100 in May of next year.
Also, I get the Ultra Runners magazine and was really looking foward to get the issue with the Squaw Peak 50 miler, my first Ultra Race, results. Well, there was a mistake and they put in the race results for last years race... I was disappointed. Well, I emailed the editor and she said they were going to republish and asked me to write a short blip about the race to be included. So, looking forward to seeing that.... I am now published ;)
Here's what I summarized for Squaw Peak 2011 race:
Due to 300 - 400% of normal snow pack, this year’s race was done on an alternate course due to washed out roads/trails and the inability to get volunteers to certain aid stations. The changed course was an out and back, so it was good to see the leaders coming back as well as say hello and give encouragement to other runners. The course was just as tough, if not more tough, than the normal course and seemed to add 30 to 60 minutes to past runner’s normal course times. There was over 12,000 ft. in elevation gain/loss. Another item that was tough for runners was the hot temperature on race day. Race day saw one of the first warm/hot days of the year and became tough for some runners due to their lack of any heat training prior to race day. There were 195 finishers and 38 DNF’s. One of the finishers, Bill Peck, broke his nose coming down Rock Canyon somewhere between mile 6 to 11, but went on to finish.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
I took off running for 3 days and on Wednesday, went and worked out with Rich at the gym. I told him of my hurt knee but it was feeling a little better. We did some leg work and did some sprints on the treadmill. I should have told Rich no and refuse and listen to my body and not him, but I am dumb and didn't. My focus had turned to the 100 miler and wanted to get back on track with training. The next day my knee really started to hurt again... it did not get better the next few days after that either. It was hurting even when walking so I was scared it was something major. Again, I should have recovered more. I was getting a lot of recommendations to go get it checked out by doctors but really didn't want to go down the surgery road.
So, basically, I took about 1 month off from running knowing that this really shot my chance at the 100 miler... at least for this year. I would try running like 3 miles here and there when my knee was feeling good, but at about 3 miles everytime it would begin to hurt again. I was getting very frustrated! Any runner would know this feeling. Well, eventually I was able to run 3... then 4, 5, and finally I got up to 7 miles. This was good since our scout troop was going to be hiking King's Peak Aug. 10-13. Well, we did it last weekend!! King's Peak is the highest peak in Utah at 13,500 elevation. We backpacked in (my backpack weighed 44 pounds) for 9 miles to base camp. We then summited on Friday (12 miles total that day... it was tough with the last part really steep, just bouldering with no real trail to follow) and then backpacked out on Saturday. So, a total of 30ish miles. I kept waiting for my knee to act up, but it didn't. I am very glad! We saw a few runners while backpacking down and a few when we were summiting... after getting back, I found that there was a small informal run up to King's Peak that runner's were doing in 1 day. I also found out that a runner named Davy Crockett (funny eh?) did a double King's Peak in 19 hours. Probably the first to do this.... almost 60 TOUGH miles in 19 hours. Started me thinking it would be fun to run that too... not a double, but just the 30 miles in the same day. We'll see.
My future: Since my 100 is shot this year.... I'm looking for a shorter race this fall- either a 50k or another 50 miler. Maybe I'll do Antelope Island 100 in March... there's also another 100 in May of next year.
Also, I get the Ultra Runners magazine and was really looking foward to get the issue with the Squaw Peak 50 miler, my first Ultra Race, results. Well, there was a mistake and they put in the race results for last years race... I was disappointed. Well, I emailed the editor and she said they were going to republish and asked me to write a short blip about the race to be included. So, looking forward to seeing that.... I am now published ;)
Here's what I summarized for Squaw Peak 2011 race:
Due to 300 - 400% of normal snow pack, this year’s race was done on an alternate course due to washed out roads/trails and the inability to get volunteers to certain aid stations. The changed course was an out and back, so it was good to see the leaders coming back as well as say hello and give encouragement to other runners. The course was just as tough, if not more tough, than the normal course and seemed to add 30 to 60 minutes to past runner’s normal course times. There was over 12,000 ft. in elevation gain/loss. Another item that was tough for runners was the hot temperature on race day. Race day saw one of the first warm/hot days of the year and became tough for some runners due to their lack of any heat training prior to race day. There were 195 finishers and 38 DNF’s. One of the finishers, Bill Peck, broke his nose coming down Rock Canyon somewhere between mile 6 to 11, but went on to finish.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
Squaw Peak 50
Okay... so like it's been 2 months since last post. Just haven't felt like blogg'n when not running much.
Here's my recollection from June 4th 50 mile run that I completed: Started early in the morning (I think at 5a.m.) and it went straight up and over Squaw Peak mountain from Start/finish at Vivian Park. It was probably like 6 miles to the top.... this was a tough section that was done in a fast hiking speed. It was basically single file up a single track, so the motivation to keep moving was the many people behind you that would run over you. I was feeling strong at the top and started the crazy run decent... had a snow pile to run over and some muddy places, but mostly it was just steep going down for a few miles until we hit the top of Rock Canyon trail. This section provided good running with a wider running area (not single track).... I ran this aggressively-- too aggressively. At the bottom of Rock Canyon, a co-worker, J. Wait, had come up to see the run and snap a photo or 2. At this aid station (mile 11), while I was there, a runner came in with a badly bleeding nose that he said a rock hit. I don't know if he fell or how it happened (but found out later it was broke but he'd gone on to finish anyways).
As I started out from this aid station, my right knee started bothering me... my I.T. band started disagreeing with how aggressive I ran down Rock Canyon. Not good this early with 39 more miles to go. So, I was reduced to VERY slow running and mostly a fast pace hike across the face of the Y mountain range along the Bonneville shoreline trail to Springville.... At this point we had to go up and over a mountain. About 1/6 of the way up was mile 20 aid station. I took this opportunity to change my shoes just to give the old feet a little change. The next 2.5 miles up it was very rocky terrain, so couldn't really run even if I wanted to. After hitting the top there was another 2.5ish miles to the next aid station at mile 25. I was going as quickly as I could, still slowed by my I.T. I had been taking advil for the last many hours to see if that would help. I spent a little too much time overall at all of the aid stations, but mostly at the 25 mile turnaround point to try and refocus.
Getting to the 20/30 mile aid station was good the second time because I saw 2 familiar faces... Adam and Michelle (Michelle is Suzette's cousin) that I had spent some time chatting with at the pre-race packet pick up the previous night. Seeing them really encouraged and remotivated me. By this time it looked like a death march for the next 9 miles back to Rock Canyon. The temp was very hot and the sun just beat down on everyone (for the back of the packers like I was at this point). I passed many runners that were throwing up and many at aid stations that had dropped out.
Funny, at this point when so many were struggling, I actually was getting stronger again. At mile 35, I got a text from my friend Chris Nelson that he was going to meet me on my way to the next aid station (mile 39). It was great to see him coming down the trail around mile 37 1/2 ish. Talking to someone really helped a lot at this point to take my mind off the knee pain and we started running a little bit. Chris was getting ready to run the Utah Valley Marathon in the next week or two. Some guy stopped us to ask what event was going on and walked the next 2 miles with us. He was asking a lot of questions and was very intrigued by the race. He lives right next to the Bonneville Shoreline trail and had never heard of a 50 mile race before. This also helped get my mind off my knee.
Chris pealed off right before the mile 39 aid station at the bottom of Rock Canyon and wished me well. I knew what was ahead of me and it wasn't going to be easy to get to the finish line. Again, I saw Adam at this aid station and he was awesome in helping and giving me encouragement to keep going. Some of the aid stations, especially the last one at mile 35, looked a little like a hospital waiting room area. A lot of the runners were just beat up bad! I hit the trail ready for what was to come.
texted me (this is around 7:30ish.... I had planned to finish around 7:00) that they were waiting at the finish and she didn't think Havyn (2 yr old) was going to last much longer.
Between it getting dark and worried I would miss on seeing my girls at the finish, I really pushed it down the step mountain for 4 miles to where we come out on the Provo River trail. I saw Adam and Michelle again by Bridal Veil Falls again and said hello as I kept running. About 1/2 mile from the finish, I saw my daughter Alyxis and my sister Em with her son Griff coming towards me. It was great to see them, but I told them I couldn't stop to talk...as I was afraid that if I stopped, I wouldn't be able to start running again. My body was pretty numb at this point. So, I continued to run while they ran along (in their sandels and flip flops). I felt bad and waited for them so that I could run with them towards the finish line. It was great to see Suzette and Havyn along with my Mom... I picked up Havyn and ran with her... only to realize the finish line was further away than I thought it would be... but I made it anyways. I made it! Relief! It was a great feeling and a great experience. My final time was like 15 hrs 55 minutes.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
Here's my recollection from June 4th 50 mile run that I completed: Started early in the morning (I think at 5a.m.) and it went straight up and over Squaw Peak mountain from Start/finish at Vivian Park. It was probably like 6 miles to the top.... this was a tough section that was done in a fast hiking speed. It was basically single file up a single track, so the motivation to keep moving was the many people behind you that would run over you. I was feeling strong at the top and started the crazy run decent... had a snow pile to run over and some muddy places, but mostly it was just steep going down for a few miles until we hit the top of Rock Canyon trail. This section provided good running with a wider running area (not single track).... I ran this aggressively-- too aggressively. At the bottom of Rock Canyon, a co-worker, J. Wait, had come up to see the run and snap a photo or 2. At this aid station (mile 11), while I was there, a runner came in with a badly bleeding nose that he said a rock hit. I don't know if he fell or how it happened (but found out later it was broke but he'd gone on to finish anyways).
As I started out from this aid station, my right knee started bothering me... my I.T. band started disagreeing with how aggressive I ran down Rock Canyon. Not good this early with 39 more miles to go. So, I was reduced to VERY slow running and mostly a fast pace hike across the face of the Y mountain range along the Bonneville shoreline trail to Springville.... At this point we had to go up and over a mountain. About 1/6 of the way up was mile 20 aid station. I took this opportunity to change my shoes just to give the old feet a little change. The next 2.5 miles up it was very rocky terrain, so couldn't really run even if I wanted to. After hitting the top there was another 2.5ish miles to the next aid station at mile 25. I was going as quickly as I could, still slowed by my I.T. I had been taking advil for the last many hours to see if that would help. I spent a little too much time overall at all of the aid stations, but mostly at the 25 mile turnaround point to try and refocus.
Getting to the 20/30 mile aid station was good the second time because I saw 2 familiar faces... Adam and Michelle (Michelle is Suzette's cousin) that I had spent some time chatting with at the pre-race packet pick up the previous night. Seeing them really encouraged and remotivated me. By this time it looked like a death march for the next 9 miles back to Rock Canyon. The temp was very hot and the sun just beat down on everyone (for the back of the packers like I was at this point). I passed many runners that were throwing up and many at aid stations that had dropped out.
Funny, at this point when so many were struggling, I actually was getting stronger again. At mile 35, I got a text from my friend Chris Nelson that he was going to meet me on my way to the next aid station (mile 39). It was great to see him coming down the trail around mile 37 1/2 ish. Talking to someone really helped a lot at this point to take my mind off the knee pain and we started running a little bit. Chris was getting ready to run the Utah Valley Marathon in the next week or two. Some guy stopped us to ask what event was going on and walked the next 2 miles with us. He was asking a lot of questions and was very intrigued by the race. He lives right next to the Bonneville Shoreline trail and had never heard of a 50 mile race before. This also helped get my mind off my knee.
Chris pealed off right before the mile 39 aid station at the bottom of Rock Canyon and wished me well. I knew what was ahead of me and it wasn't going to be easy to get to the finish line. Again, I saw Adam at this aid station and he was awesome in helping and giving me encouragement to keep going. Some of the aid stations, especially the last one at mile 35, looked a little like a hospital waiting room area. A lot of the runners were just beat up bad! I hit the trail ready for what was to come.
texted me (this is around 7:30ish.... I had planned to finish around 7:00) that they were waiting at the finish and she didn't think Havyn (2 yr old) was going to last much longer.
Between it getting dark and worried I would miss on seeing my girls at the finish, I really pushed it down the step mountain for 4 miles to where we come out on the Provo River trail. I saw Adam and Michelle again by Bridal Veil Falls again and said hello as I kept running. About 1/2 mile from the finish, I saw my daughter Alyxis and my sister Em with her son Griff coming towards me. It was great to see them, but I told them I couldn't stop to talk...as I was afraid that if I stopped, I wouldn't be able to start running again. My body was pretty numb at this point. So, I continued to run while they ran along (in their sandels and flip flops). I felt bad and waited for them so that I could run with them towards the finish line. It was great to see Suzette and Havyn along with my Mom... I picked up Havyn and ran with her... only to realize the finish line was further away than I thought it would be... but I made it anyways. I made it! Relief! It was a great feeling and a great experience. My final time was like 15 hrs 55 minutes.
Lace 'em Up! Chainsaw
Monday, May 30, 2011
Snow in June?
Well, starting from the old post date... ran the 6.5 mile loop on Wednesday, May 18... then on Thursday... LAKE POWELL TRIP!! Yeah, baby! The weather was a little cold on Thursday, Friday a little better, but Saturday was great. Side story... on Friday, we (went with the Dave Massey family) were wakeboarding in the morning/early afternoon hour... decided to go fill up boat with gas and go to the Bullfrog marina. Literally, right when we were pulling in, it started to rain softly... right after we pulled into a covered open boat doc (you know, a spot that people pay to keep their house boats in) and it just poured... I'm talking hail and heavy rain pouring... it was so loud hitting off of the aluminum/steel roof structure... it was just crazy how well we had timed that. It would have been ugly if we would have been stuck in the open water. Anyway, came home on Sunday with sun and rain both making their presence known.
Monday Rich and I ran our 6.5 trail course (I was tired... from no sleep to the workout that wakeboarding does to your legs). Deer count 12.
Tuesday, we lifted. Wednesday we ran our 6.5 miles... found out Rich will not be running Squaw Peak 50 with me... it will be weird running it alone since we've spent the last 5-6 months doing ALL of our training & runs together... but I don't blame him. He's got his priorities correct. Deer count: 10
Thursday- had a meeting in Salt Lake most of the day, so didn't do anything... Friday, we ran our 6.5 course... deer count... I forget. The grass along our course is getting taller... so our shoes get soaked with dew/rain remains. We stayed down at the Massey's home really late/early... got home at 3 am... I didn't/couldn't sleep until about 4 a.m. That will help explain why I didn't run on Saturday.
Saturday... was supposed to run. Didn't. Crap. But I did do a nice job doing a speed lawn mowing job... it did provide some exercise ;) For anyone who knows my backyard.. you know it's big with a lot of grass and some hills to push the mower up... so it is a workout to an extent. Suzette and I went to Source Code at 9:45... I fell asleep right at the end for about the last 10 minutes, oops!
Sunday- church. Taught the last lesson for 4 of the 18 yr old young men that will be moving on... best wishes for their future.
Monday, May 30. Memorial Day. Holiday!! No work!! Woke up to see snow remnants in the green grass stalks this morning and also on some cars left outside. That's crazy that it snowed... almost into June! It's been raining off and on the past 2 days. While I ran the 6.5 miles along (no Rich), it started raining and even a little snow for a bit. My shoes were soaked when I got home. Deer count: 0
Monday Rich and I ran our 6.5 trail course (I was tired... from no sleep to the workout that wakeboarding does to your legs). Deer count 12.
Tuesday, we lifted. Wednesday we ran our 6.5 miles... found out Rich will not be running Squaw Peak 50 with me... it will be weird running it alone since we've spent the last 5-6 months doing ALL of our training & runs together... but I don't blame him. He's got his priorities correct. Deer count: 10
Thursday- had a meeting in Salt Lake most of the day, so didn't do anything... Friday, we ran our 6.5 course... deer count... I forget. The grass along our course is getting taller... so our shoes get soaked with dew/rain remains. We stayed down at the Massey's home really late/early... got home at 3 am... I didn't/couldn't sleep until about 4 a.m. That will help explain why I didn't run on Saturday.
Saturday... was supposed to run. Didn't. Crap. But I did do a nice job doing a speed lawn mowing job... it did provide some exercise ;) For anyone who knows my backyard.. you know it's big with a lot of grass and some hills to push the mower up... so it is a workout to an extent. Suzette and I went to Source Code at 9:45... I fell asleep right at the end for about the last 10 minutes, oops!
Sunday- church. Taught the last lesson for 4 of the 18 yr old young men that will be moving on... best wishes for their future.
Monday, May 30. Memorial Day. Holiday!! No work!! Woke up to see snow remnants in the green grass stalks this morning and also on some cars left outside. That's crazy that it snowed... almost into June! It's been raining off and on the past 2 days. While I ran the 6.5 miles along (no Rich), it started raining and even a little snow for a bit. My shoes were soaked when I got home. Deer count: 0
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Beach running & 30 miler
Sunday- This first week of May found us in Cali. We drove straight through and got to our condo (which just happened to be right on the beach... don't know how that happened). I did a lot of walking all week long at Disneyland. I did a morning run of 6 miles on Tuesday and then a 8-9 miler on Friday. On the 6 miler, I ran half on the sidewalk that went along the coast and then did the final half on the harder sand by the ocean. I did all of the 8-9 miles along the water on the harder packed sand. It was great!! Wish I could run along the coast everyday- loved the calm waves and cool breeze. Pretty good week away from some of the madness called life.
The following week... ran Monday and Wednesday; and lifted on Tuesday & Thursday with 30 miles scheduled for Saturday. Okay, that was the plan. We ended up running 6.5 on Monday, lifted Tuesday and Wednesday, and then ran 30 on Thursday (Rich couldn't run on Saturday). I was really dreading the 30 since the last long run I had I.T. problems and hadn't ran tons since then. Rich and I ended up starting at 4:15 and got done at 11:15. Gotta say, I was excited... we both ran strong and at the end we both could have kept going... If Squaw Peak 50 miler was that day, we could have done it. Big confidence booster for me in myself, but also for Rich believing in me. Had a little dehydration that hit us (my fault... ran out of water on loop part from mile 10 to 20... Rich sacrificed some of his water to get me through but he ran out too), but the weather was perfect. Deer count around 10. We ran/fast hiked/walked the last 10 in the dark.
Friday- Felt good with just a little soreness but stomach not really happy. Was up about every hour Thursday night...heartburn, etc. We didn't do anything but try and recover.
Saturday- I got a free spot in the Walk to Run Charity 5k...so I did it. Honestly, I was more sore on Saturday morning than Friday. My leg muscles just screamed at me the whole 3 miles! I didn't push it too hard... ended up running it in 26 minutes with a 8:30 per mile (going from memory). Then I went down to Utah Lake to take a few Wake Boarding runs to get ready for Lake Powell trip. Water was cold, but I was warm in my wetsuit. The legs were still very sore, so I didn't go too long or push it too much.
Monday, May 16, 2011- lifted. Tuesday- we were supposed to run, but got up and was raining and very cold. Looks like there's going to be tons of snow still for Squaw Peak 50... probably about 10-12 miles, yikes.
The plan is to run tomorrow... we'll see.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
The following week... ran Monday and Wednesday; and lifted on Tuesday & Thursday with 30 miles scheduled for Saturday. Okay, that was the plan. We ended up running 6.5 on Monday, lifted Tuesday and Wednesday, and then ran 30 on Thursday (Rich couldn't run on Saturday). I was really dreading the 30 since the last long run I had I.T. problems and hadn't ran tons since then. Rich and I ended up starting at 4:15 and got done at 11:15. Gotta say, I was excited... we both ran strong and at the end we both could have kept going... If Squaw Peak 50 miler was that day, we could have done it. Big confidence booster for me in myself, but also for Rich believing in me. Had a little dehydration that hit us (my fault... ran out of water on loop part from mile 10 to 20... Rich sacrificed some of his water to get me through but he ran out too), but the weather was perfect. Deer count around 10. We ran/fast hiked/walked the last 10 in the dark.
Friday- Felt good with just a little soreness but stomach not really happy. Was up about every hour Thursday night...heartburn, etc. We didn't do anything but try and recover.
Saturday- I got a free spot in the Walk to Run Charity 5k...so I did it. Honestly, I was more sore on Saturday morning than Friday. My leg muscles just screamed at me the whole 3 miles! I didn't push it too hard... ended up running it in 26 minutes with a 8:30 per mile (going from memory). Then I went down to Utah Lake to take a few Wake Boarding runs to get ready for Lake Powell trip. Water was cold, but I was warm in my wetsuit. The legs were still very sore, so I didn't go too long or push it too much.
Monday, May 16, 2011- lifted. Tuesday- we were supposed to run, but got up and was raining and very cold. Looks like there's going to be tons of snow still for Squaw Peak 50... probably about 10-12 miles, yikes.
The plan is to run tomorrow... we'll see.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Can you say "I.T. Band"?
We ended up doing a 23 mile run on Saturday.. I'll make it short just to say the weather was great but my I.T. Band wasn't. About mile 14-15 it really started to hurt. At one of the cars with 6 miles left to go, Rich asked me if I wanted to stop and cut it short... should've said yes. Had to walk, power walk and do a shuffle run to finish. But I DID finish! The best part was that it didn't knock me on my butt later like I thought it would... thought stairs, etc. would be bad the next few days. Honestly, iced my knees well, rolled them out, took a shower, more ice, and Advil did the trick.
Monday- lifted at gym
Tuesday-lifted at gym
Wednesday- got up at 5:15 a.m. and did our 6.5 mile run... deer were everywhere. Maybe now that it's lighter on our runs, I'm just able to see more. Deer count: 45ish
Thursday lifted at gym
Friday- plan for the weekend was to run 10 on Friday night and then 15 on Saturday. We ended up doing a different trail to avoid the pavement... Didn't have GPS so we estimated we ended up running 8-9 miles. But it was a tough 8-9 with some very steep hills/sections. Deer everywhere again! Deer count: 30
Saturday (today)- woke up to tons of snow... we decided not to go slush through mud, so we went to gym and lifted. It was a tough/longer sessions, but good. Feeling strong! This will help during the long runs ahead.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Monday- lifted at gym
Tuesday-lifted at gym
Wednesday- got up at 5:15 a.m. and did our 6.5 mile run... deer were everywhere. Maybe now that it's lighter on our runs, I'm just able to see more. Deer count: 45ish
Thursday lifted at gym
Friday- plan for the weekend was to run 10 on Friday night and then 15 on Saturday. We ended up doing a different trail to avoid the pavement... Didn't have GPS so we estimated we ended up running 8-9 miles. But it was a tough 8-9 with some very steep hills/sections. Deer everywhere again! Deer count: 30
Saturday (today)- woke up to tons of snow... we decided not to go slush through mud, so we went to gym and lifted. It was a tough/longer sessions, but good. Feeling strong! This will help during the long runs ahead.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Thursday, April 21, 2011
YESSSSS!!! Week off
Well, after the 7 miles on Friday and 10 on Saturday from a almost 2 weeks ago... here's what I've done since.
Monday thru Friday- I didn't do jack crap and loved it. Rich was out of town for spring break. I'd like to think of this time as planned tappering.
Saturday (April 16)- we did a 17 mile run along most of our regular long course route. The weather was great! Started at 5:30 and finished around 9:00ish. I felt good during the run and recovered fairly well. Deer count: 8
Monday- did leg, core, and upper body work. We did a sushi lunch at Harmon's Grocery Store... was actually good, but Rich said it's probably only a C. I've got to go to a place sometime with an A rating... can't wait!
Tuesday- I bailed on the early morning run... tired and looked like it was raining. I might have to just run in the rain sometime... but I'll wait for it to get warmer first.
Wednesday- leg, core, and upper body work again (pull ups, sit ups on inclined bench, etc.). We did an interesting exercise. I put my feet in the TRX straps about a foot off the ground in push up position...however, then I walked back on my hands slowly with my feet going up into the air until I am close to being vertical standing on my hands (can't get completely vertical or would probably fall over) and then doing push ups in that position... again, like a hand stand and then bending arms so head is close to ground and then pushing body back up. It was very tough and balancing is a bit tricky.... it was cool to be able to do it 3 times for my first try. Not too shabby.
Thursday (today)- got up to run at 5:15... started around 5:30 though, compliments of Rich being late... we did our hill course of 6 1/2 miles. Only having to run the first 30 minutes in the dark, which is nice. Weather was still a little chilly, but good for a run. Felt okay, but legs were still a little tired from the leg workout from yesterday. Deer count: 4
The plan is to take tomorrow off (Rich can't meet in the day due to an event at UVU) and we were thinking of either doing 10 miles Friday night followed by 15 miles on Saturday morning... but my parents are doing an Easter Egg hunt on Friday night, so we are going to try and run 25 miles on Saturday (if we don't run out of time). This will be a good test of our endurance and nutrition level and our energy replacement while we run.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Monday thru Friday- I didn't do jack crap and loved it. Rich was out of town for spring break. I'd like to think of this time as planned tappering.
Saturday (April 16)- we did a 17 mile run along most of our regular long course route. The weather was great! Started at 5:30 and finished around 9:00ish. I felt good during the run and recovered fairly well. Deer count: 8
Monday- did leg, core, and upper body work. We did a sushi lunch at Harmon's Grocery Store... was actually good, but Rich said it's probably only a C. I've got to go to a place sometime with an A rating... can't wait!
Tuesday- I bailed on the early morning run... tired and looked like it was raining. I might have to just run in the rain sometime... but I'll wait for it to get warmer first.
Wednesday- leg, core, and upper body work again (pull ups, sit ups on inclined bench, etc.). We did an interesting exercise. I put my feet in the TRX straps about a foot off the ground in push up position...however, then I walked back on my hands slowly with my feet going up into the air until I am close to being vertical standing on my hands (can't get completely vertical or would probably fall over) and then doing push ups in that position... again, like a hand stand and then bending arms so head is close to ground and then pushing body back up. It was very tough and balancing is a bit tricky.... it was cool to be able to do it 3 times for my first try. Not too shabby.
Thursday (today)- got up to run at 5:15... started around 5:30 though, compliments of Rich being late... we did our hill course of 6 1/2 miles. Only having to run the first 30 minutes in the dark, which is nice. Weather was still a little chilly, but good for a run. Felt okay, but legs were still a little tired from the leg workout from yesterday. Deer count: 4
The plan is to take tomorrow off (Rich can't meet in the day due to an event at UVU) and we were thinking of either doing 10 miles Friday night followed by 15 miles on Saturday morning... but my parents are doing an Easter Egg hunt on Friday night, so we are going to try and run 25 miles on Saturday (if we don't run out of time). This will be a good test of our endurance and nutrition level and our energy replacement while we run.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Saturday, April 9, 2011
snow, snow, snow
Thursday- our schedules just didn't work out so we bagged our lifting day.
Weekend plan- planned on running 10 miles on Friday night, starting at 7:30 followed by 20 miles Saturday morning starting at 5:00 to help us get used to running on tired legs.
Well, we did our regular 6-7 miles route, but started it backwards. It snowed the whole time... it really got bad when it was dark, so visibility was already bad, but then with the snow hitting us in our faces, we decided to cut the run short at 7 miles... also, the trails were very muddy with puddles so our feet were soaked which caused us to get a little cold. Deer count: 4
Saturday- everything started well... until we stepped out of our car. The plan was to do the same route as last week... so started at Water Tower. But just like Friday night... it snowed the whole time. Since the first 4-5 miles is on pavement, no problem. But once we got on the trails, it again got muddy and tough to run when avoiding puddles. There were some nice spots where the trail/road was gravel, which didn't cause mud...also, some nice spots when just running in fresh layer of snow. We could have mustered up the strength to continue, but we were both feeling pretty fatigued and just decided to stop at 10. No complaints from me.
Deer count: 7 oh, add 2 more... saw 2 in my backyard around 11:00.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Weekend plan- planned on running 10 miles on Friday night, starting at 7:30 followed by 20 miles Saturday morning starting at 5:00 to help us get used to running on tired legs.
Well, we did our regular 6-7 miles route, but started it backwards. It snowed the whole time... it really got bad when it was dark, so visibility was already bad, but then with the snow hitting us in our faces, we decided to cut the run short at 7 miles... also, the trails were very muddy with puddles so our feet were soaked which caused us to get a little cold. Deer count: 4
Saturday- everything started well... until we stepped out of our car. The plan was to do the same route as last week... so started at Water Tower. But just like Friday night... it snowed the whole time. Since the first 4-5 miles is on pavement, no problem. But once we got on the trails, it again got muddy and tough to run when avoiding puddles. There were some nice spots where the trail/road was gravel, which didn't cause mud...also, some nice spots when just running in fresh layer of snow. We could have mustered up the strength to continue, but we were both feeling pretty fatigued and just decided to stop at 10. No complaints from me.
Deer count: 7 oh, add 2 more... saw 2 in my backyard around 11:00.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Crap
Man I am crappy at this blogging thing. Here's the quick catch up from last week...
Wednesday- core/weight lifting work
Thursday- Run at 5:15.. did regular run in foothills doing 6 1/2
Friday- we bagged it... scheduling between the two just wasn't working
Saturday- We ran 20 miles... started at 5a.m. so I'd be done at 10:00 for Suzie to go into work. It was a tough run... very cold and dark at first... warmed up just enough where it was a perfect temp by the end (after taking off a shirt layer at mile 14 at the water tower/car parking lot- we loaded up on food and drink!!). I ran out of water and perpetuem early (started sipping slowly around mile 7 to make it last but ran out around mile 10), so I was feeling just a tad dehydrated. After getting new fluids at car... kind of got bloated and tough to run for the first 3 miles...plus it being more uphill than down didn't help. Course we did: ran 12 miles loop...started at water tower, ran down on payment for the first 5ish miles to Mt. Timp park and then up the fire roads over to Gizzly hill.... down and back up Grizzly was brutal and just hiked back up... footing is very loose rocks. Went through blue rock valley (ran past 4 sleeping bags just laying in the open next to the trail- they must have been cold with the frost coming down on them in the morning... I was talking really loud before seeing them, so I probably woke them up... I'm sure they were thinking, who the crap was up on the trails running this early!?!?!). Recovery: actually felt overall pretty good on the run... muscles a little sore after (Suzy made a comment of how stiff I looked when I was walking down the stairs), but overall muscle recovery was okay... that's why I love trail running. I was pretty nauseous and had heart burn for the rest of the day... but this always happens after a long run, so pretty normal. Deer count: around 20
Monday- no rest for the wicked... we got up at 5:15 and ran 6 1/2 in hills.
Tuesday- did bodywork during my lunch hours
Wednesday- raining hard (plus cold) outside, so did 70 minutes on the treadmill at Elevate doing the 5 min walk at 10 incline at 3 speed and alternated with 0 incline, 6 speed run. Rich and I both commented that this was tough to do... running inside on treadmill, after so much time running outside. I did use my Ipod though, which was nice just to zone out to good tunes.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Wednesday- core/weight lifting work
Thursday- Run at 5:15.. did regular run in foothills doing 6 1/2
Friday- we bagged it... scheduling between the two just wasn't working
Saturday- We ran 20 miles... started at 5a.m. so I'd be done at 10:00 for Suzie to go into work. It was a tough run... very cold and dark at first... warmed up just enough where it was a perfect temp by the end (after taking off a shirt layer at mile 14 at the water tower/car parking lot- we loaded up on food and drink!!). I ran out of water and perpetuem early (started sipping slowly around mile 7 to make it last but ran out around mile 10), so I was feeling just a tad dehydrated. After getting new fluids at car... kind of got bloated and tough to run for the first 3 miles...plus it being more uphill than down didn't help. Course we did: ran 12 miles loop...started at water tower, ran down on payment for the first 5ish miles to Mt. Timp park and then up the fire roads over to Gizzly hill.... down and back up Grizzly was brutal and just hiked back up... footing is very loose rocks. Went through blue rock valley (ran past 4 sleeping bags just laying in the open next to the trail- they must have been cold with the frost coming down on them in the morning... I was talking really loud before seeing them, so I probably woke them up... I'm sure they were thinking, who the crap was up on the trails running this early!?!?!). Recovery: actually felt overall pretty good on the run... muscles a little sore after (Suzy made a comment of how stiff I looked when I was walking down the stairs), but overall muscle recovery was okay... that's why I love trail running. I was pretty nauseous and had heart burn for the rest of the day... but this always happens after a long run, so pretty normal. Deer count: around 20
Monday- no rest for the wicked... we got up at 5:15 and ran 6 1/2 in hills.
Tuesday- did bodywork during my lunch hours
Wednesday- raining hard (plus cold) outside, so did 70 minutes on the treadmill at Elevate doing the 5 min walk at 10 incline at 3 speed and alternated with 0 incline, 6 speed run. Rich and I both commented that this was tough to do... running inside on treadmill, after so much time running outside. I did use my Ipod though, which was nice just to zone out to good tunes.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Forgetting (to post that is)
Last post was a week ago... yikes. I don't even know for sure what I did as far as workouts go... Pretty sure last Wednesday we ran 7.5, Thursday lifted, and Friday ran 7.5.
Saturday... Rich was out of town for the weekend, so I planned on taking it a little easy and do an 8 mile run alone. The run was very enjoyable Started around 8:45 I think... it's nice running alone every once in awhile so I can just listen to my Ipod and zone out mentally (no jokes with that one please). I ran from home up to the Canyon Glen bridge up Provo Canyon. It was very cold and the wind really was hitting me in the face up until the turnaround. The last mile to the turnaround (plus the mile coming back) the bike trail was very icy and slippery but I managed. At one point my body felt really good and could have just run forever. This lasted for a bit and then my body started not liking it... I think it was the pounding of the asphalt that I'm just not too used to anymore. I started thinking 'Man, this is a tough 8 mile run'. Well, the next day at church, I was speaking with Craig Perry who asked how far I ran and where. When I explained where I ran, he said "that's not 8 miles... that is more like 11 miles). After thinking about it, he was right... I don't know what I was thinking. No wonder it seemed like a tough 8 miler. Deer count: about 4 two-legged dear's that were running on the trail.
Monday- went during lunch and did core workout with Rich and Dave Runnells. Found out my brother is coming into town on Thursday... will be good to see him and his family...conference weekend- so we know the bad weather is coming.
Tuesday- got up at 5:15 (was butt freezing cold) and did our 7.5 mile run in the hills. Felt pretty good... other than having 4 hours of meetings in the afternoon, so was pretty tired (just glad I didn't snore out loud). Found out this morning my co-worker turned her notice in... so I am going to be a very busy guy handling the workload until a replacement is hired. Deer count: only 2
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Saturday... Rich was out of town for the weekend, so I planned on taking it a little easy and do an 8 mile run alone. The run was very enjoyable Started around 8:45 I think... it's nice running alone every once in awhile so I can just listen to my Ipod and zone out mentally (no jokes with that one please). I ran from home up to the Canyon Glen bridge up Provo Canyon. It was very cold and the wind really was hitting me in the face up until the turnaround. The last mile to the turnaround (plus the mile coming back) the bike trail was very icy and slippery but I managed. At one point my body felt really good and could have just run forever. This lasted for a bit and then my body started not liking it... I think it was the pounding of the asphalt that I'm just not too used to anymore. I started thinking 'Man, this is a tough 8 mile run'. Well, the next day at church, I was speaking with Craig Perry who asked how far I ran and where. When I explained where I ran, he said "that's not 8 miles... that is more like 11 miles). After thinking about it, he was right... I don't know what I was thinking. No wonder it seemed like a tough 8 miler. Deer count: about 4 two-legged dear's that were running on the trail.
Monday- went during lunch and did core workout with Rich and Dave Runnells. Found out my brother is coming into town on Thursday... will be good to see him and his family...conference weekend- so we know the bad weather is coming.
Tuesday- got up at 5:15 (was butt freezing cold) and did our 7.5 mile run in the hills. Felt pretty good... other than having 4 hours of meetings in the afternoon, so was pretty tired (just glad I didn't snore out loud). Found out this morning my co-worker turned her notice in... so I am going to be a very busy guy handling the workload until a replacement is hired. Deer count: only 2
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
JIMMER!!!!
Jimmer is the man! What a great game knocking off Gonzaga... I'm sure the West Coast Conference is crapping their pants with BYU entering their Basketball world. Good luck against Florida.
Last Thursday, we did an hour of treadmill work (5 min run and 5 min hike at an incline of 10). Friday we did core work at Elevate... Dave Runnells joined us... 3 circuit of Tri work, did the straps with pushups, etc.
Saturday... ended up doing 18 miles in the hills with 4 others, so 6 of us total (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.... took about 4 hours... I could run about 24 miles on the road in the same amount of time which shows the difference between trail running and road running). Started at the water tower and ran down to 800 east, to Cascade Golf and down to Provo River Trail. At Mt. Timp park we went up hill and went to about Nunns Park, then went uphill through Blue Rock valley and then back onto fire road and back to water tower...that was about 10 miles. We had parked our car at this junction so we could eat, refill water, change or discard clothes etc. Rich had bought some Coke- aaahhhh!! tasted good to take a swig. Also, changed my socks to get a fresh pair and avoid any blistering. We then headed along the Great Western trail over to the P.G. area. Got a little tiring on the way back, but I could have ran another 2-4 miles... felt really good and body was numb or in the zone... one or the other. Weather was great! Just a little cool, but warm when running. First 6 miles was in the dark.
Funny thing... this 18 was easier than the 14 miler from last week. Deer count: about 8
Monday- did the 5:30- 7:00 a.m. standard run... was a little tough getting the legs moving after the 18 on Saturday.
Tuesday- We did some core work in the gym... did it during my lunch break and only had an hour. I did 50 bench reps with 135 lbs... did 6 sets of 7 with 1 set of 8.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Last Thursday, we did an hour of treadmill work (5 min run and 5 min hike at an incline of 10). Friday we did core work at Elevate... Dave Runnells joined us... 3 circuit of Tri work, did the straps with pushups, etc.
Saturday... ended up doing 18 miles in the hills with 4 others, so 6 of us total (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.... took about 4 hours... I could run about 24 miles on the road in the same amount of time which shows the difference between trail running and road running). Started at the water tower and ran down to 800 east, to Cascade Golf and down to Provo River Trail. At Mt. Timp park we went up hill and went to about Nunns Park, then went uphill through Blue Rock valley and then back onto fire road and back to water tower...that was about 10 miles. We had parked our car at this junction so we could eat, refill water, change or discard clothes etc. Rich had bought some Coke- aaahhhh!! tasted good to take a swig. Also, changed my socks to get a fresh pair and avoid any blistering. We then headed along the Great Western trail over to the P.G. area. Got a little tiring on the way back, but I could have ran another 2-4 miles... felt really good and body was numb or in the zone... one or the other. Weather was great! Just a little cool, but warm when running. First 6 miles was in the dark.
Funny thing... this 18 was easier than the 14 miler from last week. Deer count: about 8
Monday- did the 5:30- 7:00 a.m. standard run... was a little tough getting the legs moving after the 18 on Saturday.
Tuesday- We did some core work in the gym... did it during my lunch break and only had an hour. I did 50 bench reps with 135 lbs... did 6 sets of 7 with 1 set of 8.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Alternating the routine
Well, we skipped Monday... we are going to have to change our schedule to match Richard's school schedule... so when he has early morning seminary class, we'll try and do core/weight lifting during the day and on the non-class days, we'll run.
Tuesday- we did our regular run route... Steve and Robert (came on Saturday and used to train with us) showed up while we were running up the road to the water tower and ran the rest with us. Didn't realize that daylight savings happened on Sunday... so now getting up and running from 5:30 to 7:00 is now dark for most the time again. Deer count- Zero.
Wednesday- Today we met during lunch and did core/weight workout. We were joined by a nice person, Dave Runnells, who used to workout a lot with Rich. Planning on running tomorrow... but weather is supposed to rain and even snow, so might do the treadmill workout at Elevate.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
Tuesday- we did our regular run route... Steve and Robert (came on Saturday and used to train with us) showed up while we were running up the road to the water tower and ran the rest with us. Didn't realize that daylight savings happened on Sunday... so now getting up and running from 5:30 to 7:00 is now dark for most the time again. Deer count- Zero.
Wednesday- Today we met during lunch and did core/weight workout. We were joined by a nice person, Dave Runnells, who used to workout a lot with Rich. Planning on running tomorrow... but weather is supposed to rain and even snow, so might do the treadmill workout at Elevate.
Lace 'em up! Chainsaw
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