Running to stay sane

I wasn't sure if I'd be able to run today because I got a stomach bug yesterday afternoon. It wasn't very pretty last night! But I woke up feeling better and I decided to run close to home in case I needed to make a few "stops". But I felt really good! My legs weren't tired at all and I was able to run 10 miles at my normal pace! Wahoo!

On a side note, I looked at my splits from my race on Saturday and I ran the last 5K in 18:34. That's a PR for me! And I did it at the end of a 1/2 marathon. I'm feeling pretty optimistic that St. George will be a good race for me! (Fingers crossed!)

I decided to do another easy run this morning since I didn't get to bed until after midnight. Arrgghh...so frustrating. Anyways, I ran along Highland to Creek Road and then looped it around on 900 East to Wheeler Farm. I didn't see the foxes which I was hoping to see. I like those little guys! 10 miles at 7:30 pace. I think I'll try to do a track workout tomorrow.

Today's track workout was great! Although I was tempted to run with Emily, Devra and Allie (sounds like they had quite the adventure at Wheeler Farm), I am glad I hit the track and got some fast miles in. My trainning plan called for 5x1600. So I warmed up for 2 miles, ran 1600 and did a 400 meter recovery jog between each interval. My splits: 6:03, 5:59, 5:58, 6:00, 5:59. Then I ran a 2 mile cool down. I am super excited about hitting the 5:50's again! I wore some new light weight trainers and I really liked them. Maybe I'll try a long run in them this weekend and wear them for the marathon? I've become somewhat obsessed with running shoes lately. My friend ,who works for Asics, sent me 9 pairs of brand new shoes so I've been trying them out for her and giving her feedback. These Asic GEL Lyte's are the bomb! :)
 

10 miles this morning felt REALLY hard. My legs were tired, my body was tired...I'm just tired all around. Must mean that St. George is a month away! The hardest part of training is almost over! Only one more week after this week and then I can start to cut back a little.

I didn't get much sleep last night so I slept in and had to take my two youngest kiddos in the jogger. It was very slow...but I wanted to get some miles in today. Tomorrow is a long run!

I don't know how to share a link to my Garmin connect but here's a quick summary of my 22 miler this morning: Ran with Emily at 5:45, ran up the Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail and headed north on Wasatch Blvd to Parley's Canyon and turned around. It was a beautiful morning and the sunrise was gorgeous! We decided to push it on the way back and averaged 7:00 or below for the last 9 miles. The last 4 miles were at 6:30 pace. I felt pretty good! But man, we were THIRSTY!!!!! We were constantly thirsty and hot. But this run was definitely a confidence booster for me because I felt pretty good at the end and I hope that means I'm not going to crash at mile 20 of the marathon. Thanks Emily for the great run! And I agree..."That port-o-potty hidden in the trees is SO CUTE!" Hee hee...