Just Keep Runnin'

8.92 1:14:23 141/160 Recovery LH Track - supposed to be 2x4miles @MP, but I thought today would be better run in recovery mode.  I only looked at my watch (for HR and time when I finished each segment, to make sure that I actually hit the lap button.

1.875 16:11.4 134

0.25 2:04.8 138

1.0 8:07.2 146

0.75 6:02.0 151 (should have been one more lap but I needed a POP)

0.67 5:23.0 142 - POP stop in the middle (oh, thank heaven for Tesoro)

0.25 2:08.0 137 (to finish last mile - 8:08)

1.0 8:12.7 143

1.0 8:14.1 143

0.25 2:04.0 142

1.875 15:56.1 140

Very wet and a bit chilly in the rain...  I also had bathroom issues today.  Even though I hit the Tesoro 35 minutes into this 1:14 run, I still had to hacer pis (like they would say in Argentina) twice after that.  The last time, I was on the road back to my house and figured everything was wet enough any way, so I waited for a break in traffic and took care of business.  The break wasn't as long as I had hoped and a truck passed me from behind.  Apparently the driver caught a glimpse of the action - as I passed him later (stopped in 1st day of school at USU traffic) he rolled down his window and said I had made his day!  After making sure he didn't catch anything on video, I finished my leisurely run. 

*A note from Saturday's race: I remembered from my practice Half a few weeks ago that about 3:40-4:00 minutes in from the Half mile markers were the full mile markers.  It was really nice to be able to gage my time without having to wait to the end of a mile to see how I was doing.  I suppose some people might be upset about additional markers, but I think it would be nice if they marked the marathon course in 1/2 mile segments! 

10.0 1:21:15 143 Logan River Trail - Easy

1.0 9:13.0 131

0.76 7:06.2 139

1.04 9:32.0 143

1.25 10:51.1 146

0.95 7:30.5 144

0.95 7:46.1 142

1.25 9:19.1 143

1.04 7:15.4 147

0.76 5:31.7 150

1.0 7:13.6 149 

12.92 1:33:42 159/180 LH Track for a 2x4m @MP with 0.5 rest in the middle.

1.875 14:56 138 wu

0.25 2:05 146 wu

1.0 6:58.1 160

1.0 6:42.5 168

1.0 6:42.8 168

1.0 6:39.4 171

0.67 5:15.5 151 - Pop @ Tesoro

1.0 6:45.2 163

1.0 6:44.1 169

1.0 6:44.3 170

1.0 6:24.1 175 - a little faster for fun

0.5 2:05.0 165 cd

1.875 15:36.9 153 cd

8.1 1:04:46 146/160 Logan River Trail

1.0 8:54.1 135

0.76 6:35.5 142

1.04 9:16.8 148

1.25 10:35.9 149

1.25 9:14.6 146

1.04 7:14.1 148

0.76 5:36 153

1.0 7:19.6 146

I was planning on doing a very long run this weekend, but at about mile 6 today, I seemed to run out of energy (noticeable, but not like a wall...) and think maybe I should begin my taper already - to recover from the half. 

8.25 1:04:57 148/168 LH Track

1.875 15:29.6 137

0.25 1:55.3 146

1.0 7:41.5 151

1.0 7:45.3 151

1.0 7:47.1 154 (High HR for POP issues)

1.0 7:44.4 151 

0.25 1:57.2 150 

1.875 14:36.6 153 - 11 short strides strides, probably 80m each

20.05 2:25:01 160/174 TOU Half Start - TOU finish and home. Plan - 18 miles at MP+10% (7:21?).  Actual - 13.6 miles at 7:16 average, then a small progression of 5 miles at 6:55 followed by 1.44 miles around 7:22 .  Nice canyon wind coming out of Blacksmith Fork Canyon.  Sun came out at TOU 24.1.  Very nice run.  I sort of felt like I was running out of energy about the same time the sun come out (though it had nothing to do with the sun) but pushed through and felt good shortly thereafter.  I saw Scott Ensign just as I rounded the corner to the TOU finish and passed him as he stopped for a drink at the TOU finish area.  Talked to him a bit after - he caught me when I finished running at my home.  He's fast - I don't think I'll be seeing very much of him at the marathon!

0.61 4:42.6 139 - TOU half to TOU 8

1.0 7:17.1 151 - 9

1.0 7:09.6 158 - 10

1.0 7:19.1 159 - 11, gatorade

1.0 7:11.0 158 - 12

1.0 7:18.5 158 - 13, gatorade

1.0 7:06.3 155 - 14

1.0 7:14.5 156 - 15, gatorade

1.0 7:17.8 159 - 16

1.0 7:23.0 157 - 17, gatorade

1.0 7:12.5 160 - 18

1.0 7:22.4 163 - 19, gatorade

1.0 7:17.6 165 - 20

1.0 7:05.1 161 - 21, PowerBart gel - strawberry/banana

2.0 14:29.3 163 - 22, 23 (there is no new 22 mile marker so I didn't press the lap button as I waited to find it - 22 was 7:18, 23 was 7:11), forgot gatorade - drank about halfway to 24

1.0 7:02.3 167 - 24

1.0 7:00.2 166 - 25, gatorade

1.0 6:55.1 168 - 26

0.2 1:31.3 173 - 26.2 

0.14 0:58.6 171

1.1 8:06.3 171 - gatorade past halfway mark