Sunshine!

I got my 30 for the week... it was a tough one, didn't feel fresh, i think the ski day and late night run last night had its effect, but it was still good to be out running. Sorry to slow Nick and Shane down, they were talking at conversation pace and I was huffin and puffin along! started off it 18 degrees, a bit chilly, jealous of the St. george crew running in 60-70 degree heat waves!

running goals for the week: 1.) 30 + miles again 2.) get some faster miles in!

I was reading in Outside magazine about running your perfect 1/2 marathon and it talked about speed work! I need to do more of it!

Good gym workout today... 3 mile TM run ave. under 8's, then went for a very good SPin class, had another sub and she worked us good, plus we had the HR monitors on the screen, always a good motivation! finished up with 2.4 miles at 7:35 or below was going to go more but got a work call!! Good way to start the week!

Good Pilates session this morning! alot of abs and legs!

Went to the gym for lunch, got in a solid 6.5 miles on the ol' TM, first 2 just under 8's, next 3 went from 7:40ish to 7:25ish and last mile I did at 7:03 felt good, I need to keep working on getting faster, so I can sustain 8's or better for 26.2Miles!!!

Soccer game tonight, it will be a good work out day!

Another good TM workout at the gym, 6.5 miles: first 2 miles at 8's, then went 3rd = 7:45 4th = 7:30, 5th = 7:13 and 6th = 6:58, with a half mile cool down! It all felt good my ave. HR was 160, so a good push!

knocked out a good TM run at the gym today, did 6.75, first 2 at 8's and then went 7:41, next 2 at 7:30's, last 1.5 at 7:13, and then a quarter cool down... good run my HR ave. was 162, overall felt good, feels good to step up the speed, I think sometimes i feel like I am in a better groove at the 7:30 mark vs. running slower, can you have a point where it is your desired speed even if it is faster???

We are off to Sun Valley for some skiing this weekend, hopefully get a run in to hit my goal of 30. Good Luck to all the Moab runners, run like the wind BULLS EYE!!

Had a great sunshiney day skiing on the slopes at Sun Valley with the family, we even saw the Governor of Cali, yep old Arnold was up skiing, he is a regular here, we have seen him a couple other times! We also saw Picabo Street, the Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the best womens skier ever!

came back to the Condo and slipped out for a quick 6 miles they felt great , good to run outside had a couple good hills, liked the terrain variety, better than the TM!!!

Had a great day skiing up in Sun Valley, we ended up skiing most the day at Baldy(the main ski area at Sun Valley) and then came over to Dollar Mtn.(kids hill) at 2pm and skied till closing at 4pm, the kids couldn't get enough, they had a great time and had some incredible improvements with the steep hills at Baldy, Zachy especially he was tearin up the hill by the end of the weekend!

Hopin to hit 30 again this week! Then steppin it up next week, to maybe 40!

good run at the gym, 1st two at 8's then went to 7:34, 4th and 5th at 7:19, then went 6th and 7th at 6:58, with a .5 cool down, at first I was not feeling great but got in a groove once i turned off the TV and got after it! ave HR was 158!

Super good Pilates Session this morning, it was a power session, alot of legs and abs, she has a new machine that kills you, I haven't heard of a name for it and haven't it named it yet, but the gyst of it is that as you do your workout it vibrates every muscle in your body!!

Went to the gym for lunch, got in a 2.5 mile warm-up, then a very good spin class HR in high 150's to 160's most the class, then went out for 2 more miles at around 7:30ish!

Soccer game tonight, so a good Wednesday burner!

Hit the gym on the way home, did 5.25 miles on the TM, went from 8's down to 7:19ish kind of random on when I lowered just went on how i felt, felt alright, not great!

Didn't do anything yesterday, felt drained from Wednesdays activities! Long one tomorrow morning, 13.1

Got out for a great 1/2 marathon run this morning despite the 3 inches of snow and chilly temps 17 degrees at the start and it didn't seem to warm much the whole way! Went with Bg Fuller, Jeff Post and Brady Fuller. Was a bit confused at first at what the plan was, as Brady's long run for the year was 5 miles, I quickly found out the older brother(BG) took no mercy on his little Bro... we started at a 7:40 pace and then went to 7:45ish, I was thinking there is no way Brady will keep this up, true enough he was beat by around  mile 4, BG seemed to relish in beating up his bro, so we just continued on at a 7:50ish pace... So the 3 of us got in a groove and kept rolling, it was a good run we had some drinks at the half way point and a pee break but other than that we rolled along and it felt great! I was wanting to go at 8's and we ended up just under that, with  BG doing the last few in the low 7's! Sweet run and we discussed the duration of this winter in the Valley it just keeps hanging around, I'm alright with it makes for great spring skiing!!

Got my 30 for the week!

It's scary when I almost give up a chance to Ski the front side of Mt. Ogden to get my run in (does that mean I am turning more into a "runner"?) but it didn't happen, when I woke up and saw the beautiful day and the cool temps(15degrees at the house) I decided I better ski for a couple hours... met Paul at 8:45 went straight up to the Tram and skied over the front side of Mt. Ogden skied the face and then skinned back up to ski a great N. facing side, and then over into Taylor's and down to 27th street! good skiing not great but it was skiing! good burn on the skin back up about a 30 min steep climb! we saw 3 big Moose up high, kind of funny they were all together that far up!! Maybe get some miles in on the TM tonight!

Did 3.5 miles on the TM this morning, hope to get more at the gym this afternoon, or possibly outside if the weather holds!

Well I ended up at the gym, I figured I better get in a Spin class i have been slacking on those the last few weeks, about one per week... Good burn I had 2 hard cores on either side of me, BG Fuller and Matt Malan that kept the race real, haha if only the bikes really moved!! I think I won the race though, they aren't bloggers so I can talk trash! then went out for 5.25 challenging TM miles... never got in a groove, went 1st = just under 8, 2nd 7:41ish, 3rd and 4th 7:30 and started 5th at 7:19 and backed off to 8's toward the end, I was feeling a bit fatigued, it was a good workout though HR at 165 ave. not sure why I wasn't feelin it!

Ok it's a bit of a stretch but i am going with it, because I got tired doing it... the boys and i went on our first "spring walk" if you consider walking with snow banks still higher than you can see over a spring walk, its a 1.5 mile loop CArv and Tay rode their bikes and i pushed zach and Tanner in the double stroller, and ran most of it... so to get 10 for the day I am counting it with JOY, it actually felt good I was struggling after the run this afternoon, and it loosened the body up!

Good Pilates session this morning... worked the abs good, I need that it is an easy area to neglect!! have a late night soccer game tonight and hoping to get a run in during the day so it should be one of my good Wednesdays!

Great day at the gym, 2 words, March MADNESS! I love these first 4 days of the tourney, I could watch B-ball all day long! so I spent some time on the TM went for 8.5 miles, first 3 went from 8 to 7:30 and then took a needed bathroom break... came back and went for 5.5 more, ranging from 8's to 6:58 I was all over the place, good run, and good b-ball!

Took Carv and his friends up skiing for the day, fun skiing! Carv skied the Tram off the Mens Downhill course for the 1st time!

Went to the gym right after a late closing I had and did 4.25 TM miles, went from 8's to 7:30 for the most part, then for fun I did 3- 1 min intervals at 6:40, it felt good but too fast for comfort!

Great early morning run around Pineview dam, went with Nick and BG and had a couple early starting pacers Jeff and Brady we actually never caught, Beautiful chilly run starting temp 15 ending temp 23, the actual loop is 15 Nick and I ran from our houses so a .4 warm-up and cooldown... the run felt good I think I averaged right around 8's maybe a bit more, I forgot to start my watch and I had a bathroom break that took longer than anticipated, point at which I lost BG and Nick, actually turned out good I got in a very nice groove after that and it was a perfect "spring morning" run, alot of birds and sunshine! I still have some work to do on the speed area but I felt good the whole run! 35 plus for the week!

Got a good run in on the bench this afternoon, it still wasn't optimal, alot of snow on the N. side trails, but it was still nice running in the spring like weather in Ogden... also took the kids up skiing for a couple hours in the morning, good spring skiing very warm up at the resort!

Went to the gym at lunch, got in a 1.25 warm-up on TM and then a good spin class, I was dripping sweat, I guess i was getting rid of all the junk easter sweets I ate over the weekend!! Then I went back out and did 5.75 more on the TM, started at 8's and went down from there 2 miles at 7:41, and last mile at 6:58, and in between on the others! good workout!

Went to the gym for lunch, did a good spin class and planned on running some miles but after the spin class my stomach was not feeling great, i took an old water bottle and rinsed it good but I think it may have had some left over protein drink from a week ago... sooo anyway no running hopefully do something tonight!! Also got educated on the word "nooner", the instructor said you "nooners" really like to push it hard... hahaha the class got a good chuckle, before she even knew what she had said!!

took the carv, tay, and zach up to Wolf Mtn. for a night of skiing...good times the boys did great, fun terrain park up there!

Early morning Pilates session, just my dad and I so Rachael worked us good, legs, arms and abs on "The Plate" most the time! Will get some running miles in later!

One bit of advice: don't eat Cafe Rio 1 hr before running!!! It was a tough 6 on the TM at the gym, but I was happy I did it all under 8's and even went down to 6:58 for 1 mile and hovered around 7:40ish for most the run, never felt good, more of a suffer fest with a heavy belly!

Hit the gym around lunchtime, tough start to the run, but then felt better. all under 8's, and stayed most the run between 7:41 and 7:30, it was good to get it in, I was waivering as the Friday rolled along, so i forced myself to get to the gym!

Tomorrow will hopefully be a good 13.1, first half of the Ogden! hoping for starting temps to be in the 20's!!

Well what can I say the Swamp Donkeys are a curse to the weather, out of the 3 saturdays we have run together they have been snowing, very cold and today topped it started at 44degrees and dropped fast with a very stiff headwind at about the halfway point with blowing snow kernals (horizontal snow), all I can say is I hope it is making us tough! I think it is the name we gave ourselves, there is a movement to change it, my vote is the nooners... tied to the goal of finishing Wasatch Back under 24 and bringing us in at noon!

The run was actually very good, I felt awesome throughout, it felt like we were very consistent with the mile splits(we shall see when Nick posts the splits) I had time at 1:42, which with the wind I was very happy with, 7:50ish/mile! We had 6 of us out today (Nick, BG, Nick Fisher, Shane) all but 1 of the team and one rival member (Jeff)!

Took to the gym today, kinda cold out, woke up to 3-4 inches of the white stuff, may make for some good skiing tomorrow! Went straight into Spin Class got a good workout, then went out on the TM and got a great workout, had a bit of a pep in my step, 5miles: started at 7:50, went to 7:30 to 2.5, then from there I went to 6:58 for a 1/2, then to 6:49 for a half, then to 6:40 for a half, and ended tapering slowly back to 7:30 for the 5! It felt very good at the faster pace, then I start playing mind games with myself wondering why i felt better... It was my wifes 30th over the weekend and I, thats right I made from scratch a cake, and I also consumed half of it by myself yesterday, I thought I'd be slow today, but felt awesome. So maybe the cake helped, extra carbs, who knows, I don't!

Going to get 35 again for the week, planning on doing Striders Saturday so should get 15ish in that day!