Cool Runnings!

AM - ran 3 miles on my own in 24:00, then another 3.5 with Sparky in 29:40 - 2(t_vbp) (for Sparky, not for me!). Felt very good, legs felt better after a good long scraping session last night. Right achilles still a little sore, and my left arch is also still a bit sore as well, but nothing bad enough to keep me from running. Continued stretching, massage and scraping will get me through, I think, as well nights with the sock on my left foot. Will do another 1.65 with the boys this evening. My plan for this week is to get in 50-51 miles, which will be the first week this year, I believe, where I have broken 50 miles. I am very excited about St. George, and feel I will be better prepared this year than ever before.

PM - ran 1 mile with Samuel in 10:15, then 0.65 miles with Joey in 6:50.  Joey is so funny - he pushes himself so hard that he starts to struggle, I tell him to slow down, and he replies back, "I just did", then off he goes again, and often ends up starting to run even faster.  He does well by himself, but doesn't deal well with failure against competition - he often just quits.  This is something I would like to work on with him. 

AM - ran 3.35 miles by myself in 26:00, then ran 3.3 miles with Sparky in 27:38 - t_vpb (Sparky). Both runs felt very good. I felt like I was really in a groove on my run - I started off nice and easy, and then after the first miles, just started hitting 7:40 miles without trying. I need to be careful and take it easy the rest of this week, especially since I am increasing my mileage.

PM - Lybi had taken the boys swimming when I got home, so I was able to get a quick 15-minute power nap.  It really helped the rest of the evening.  Ran 1 mile with Samuel in 10:14, then 0.65 with Joey in 7:05.

(ProGrid Guide - 149.9)

AM - 3 miles by myself in 24:00, then 3.35 miles with Sparky in 27:20.  Legs felt good, in spite of not quite getting enough sleep.

PM - ran 1 mile with Sam in 9:56, then 0.65 mi

es with Joey in 6:55. They both did really well today. It was pretty windy, so I held their hands whenever we ran into the wind.

AM - ran 3.5 miles by myself, then 3.5 miles with Sparky.  On my run, started out nice and easy for the first 1/2 mile, then after I was warmed up, I started hitting 3:5x 1/2 mile splits consistently, which felt very good.  On the last 1/2 mile, I decided to spice things up a bit, and was shooting for marathon pace, but overdid it just a bit and ended up with a 3:13 last 1/2 mile, more like 1/2 marathon pace.  Oh well, it still felt good to open up a bit.  Time for my run was 26:51, average pace of 7:40/mile, mostly due to the last 1/2 mile.  On my run with Sparky, no vpb stops today, we ran the 3.5 miles in 28:30, average pace of 8:09/mile.  Perhaps a little faster than I had wanted and a reason why he tried to slow down a couple of times.  Tomorrow I will need to take it a little easier with him.  Due to Webelos scouts this evening, I probably will not be able to get in a run with the boys today.

PM - was able to run with Samuel - 1 mile in 10:06.

(ProGrid Guide - 157.90)

AM - slept in a little because I didn't get to bed early enough, just had time to run with Sparky this morning. 3.5 miles in 29:20, average pace of 8:25/mile. My right calf was a bit sore this morning, but after about 1/2 mile, it loosened up. I will try to get it massaged tonight.

PM - ran 1 mile with Samuel in 10:01 - he did extremely well tonight.  Lybi joined us (unshod), and I think that helped him out a bit.  Then ran 0.65 with Joey in 7:00 flat, also with Lybi.  Had family scripture study, then helped get the boys to bed and ran another 2.5 by myself at 8:00 pace.  Legs are still a little sore.  My shin muscles are also sore, I think from Webelos scouts yesterday where the boys were finishing with their fitness pin and one of the exercises was the standing broad jump.  Me being the competitive person I am, I decided to jump with them.  I did something like 8'8" or something a bit more, but I'm pretty sure I gave my shin muscles a good workout they were not used to.  Should go away within a couple of days, with massage helping.

AM - 10 easy miles. 5 outside in 39:55, then 5 on the treadmill (so Lybi could run outside) in 40:37. Average pace for the total run was 8:03/mile. I got my calf massaged and scraped last night, and it feels better today, although I still have a knot in there that needs to be worked out. I also took the stick to my shin muscles, and although sore, they also feel better this morning.

On a side note, on the outside portion of my run, I passed by a pretty nasty accident. A semi and a car had somehow collided - don't know if it was head-on or not, but the police had the entire side of the road blocked off. I thought about this and how sometimes I feel a bit rushed on the road, and this leads to my feeling more tense than I should. I think there is a difference between driving the speed limit and feeling tense, and driving the speed limit and feeling calm and relaxed. This is what I want to be.

PM - ran 1 mile with Samuel in 10:02, then 0.65 with Joey in 6:40.  Both of them did very well. 

(ProGrid Guide - 169.55)