Dare to be great!

Thought I would note something so I can look back and see why my miles have been so low. Came down with a nasty chest cold/sore throat. Started slightly on Sun/Mon then hit full bore Tue. it hurts my lungs to walk up a couple flights of stairs and I am coughing like crazy. I guess my legs get another week of recovery. I just hope I have not lost too much fitness and can ease back into training without too much distress. 

Ready to try again. 3 miles on the gym treadmill. 1st mile 8:20, last 2 8:00. Just trying to get a feel for how I am feeling. Not too bad..

I continue to be a slacker.  Ran before work yesterday and almost froze, but still felt good to get out and run.  AP 7:29

Hit the treadmill at the gym this morning, pretty good run.  1st mile 8:27, 2nd and 3rd 8:00, 4th 7:30, and last 8:17 to cool down.

Still have yet to determine how much fitness I have lost.  I can pretty much fake these short 3-5 milers.  I still have some pain in my abdominal region but if I can still run on it I will. 

Finally got a semi-quality run in,  I was planning on going 10 but at 4 felt some fatigue in the legs and did not want to overdo it.  Looking back I probably would have been fine, but sometimes when you are recovering from injury you have to play it safe and listen to you body.

Went to the JRP starting at the iron bridge in Lehi, headed south.  Everything felt fairly smooth just kept it relaxed and averaged in the 7:50s for the first 7 miles then finished with the last mile in 7:26.  I have missed going out and enjoying the solitude.

On a side note I got a new running partner a couple weeks ago.  I got a black lap puppy and we have been going out the past couple of weeks on some pretty long hikes through the snow and in the fields behind the house. 

Got up this morning and headed to the gym before work. I felt bad leaving all the snow in the driveway and the puppy for my wife to take care of, but I had to be at work in Salt Lake at 7:00 and with the snow I did not have much time. She has the day off so she will get a good workout I guess.

Felt really good to get a run in before work.  First 4 miles 8 min pace, 5 the mile 7:47, last 1.25 7:30 pace.  Just a good base run, hopefully I can start running more consistant this week.

Hopefully I am getting back on track, well the treadmill at least.  Due to the snow I opted on another treadmill workout at the gym.

First 5 miles at 8:00 pace, then miles 6-7 at 7:30, with the last mile at 8:00 again.

I am again cautiously optimistic I can start training again and gradually build up on the miles. 

Once again an early morning treadmill run at the gym.  I just moved office to Draper which is a lot closer to my house.  It is nice because the gym is right by my work and when it is not so icy and snowy out the Porter Rockwell trail is like a quarter mile from my office.  I could probably even run to work if I was really ambitious.

4 miles at 8:00 pace then miles 4-6.5 at 7:30 with the last .5 at 7:03. 7 miles total- Just working on building my base again and feeling things out.  I hope to average 7 miles per day this week.

Another day running, woo hoo I am on a roll.  Went to the gym again this morning and did 7 there on the treadmill.  I have to have the TV on and headphones in just to keep me interested.  1 mile warm up at 8:00 pace then 3 miles at 7:30, 2 at 7:03 , and a cool down mile at 8:00 pace.  Didnt feel too hard, but hard to imagine hitting 7:03 pace for marathon pace in a couple months.  Just got to gradually build up again and stay healthy.  Hopefully I can continue to be consistant.  Come on warmer weather and dry roads.  The roads where I live were a sloppy mess this morning.