becoming a runner

Toast and PB and honey.  1 cup coffee.  2-9 oz bottles water.  Took 1 Gu prior to run.  This run was from my home to Tonaquint park and along the trail and back.  Started at 6:00am.   Averaged 9.05 minute mile.

Miles went as follows:  1-9:19 2-9:02 3-9:10 4-9:06 5-9:00 6-8:53

Felt good.

Toast with PB and honey.  1 cup coffee.  Gu prior to run.  This run was through the fields.  Started near Riverside Elementary.  Went up and around the new elementary school in little valley.  Added a little up Warner Valley Road.  Then back down Washington Fields Road and through a few neighborhoods.  Average pace 9:37.  Total time 2:15:47.  This was an early morning run.  Started at 6:00 am

Miles went as follows:  1-9:08  2-9:19  3-8:54  4-9:11  5-9:35  6-9:35  7-9:42  8-10:41 (walk and Gu break)  9-9:22  10-9:34  11-10:06(new shoes feet were hurting  walk break)  12-9:59 (Gu)  13-9:47  14-9:37.

This was my longest run ever.  Did not take any salt during run.  Calves started cramping a lot at mile 12.  Last 2 miles were tough.  Decided that salt must be added every 30 minutesish.  2  9oz bottles (1 water and 1 single scoop carborocket 333)

Run with my hubby and the kids were on their bikes.  Gu before we started.  Average pace 8:53.  Total time 36:26.  This run started at tonaquint park.  We ran up the trail 2 miles and back.  Warm afternoon run. 

Miles as follows:  1-9:54(had to stop to put chain back on kids bike)  2-8:45  3-8:30  4-8:25

Fast pace.  It was hard to talk during most of this run.

Usual routine.  Coffee and toast with PB and honey.  Gu while driving to meeting site.  Average pace 9:00.  Total time 1:04:58.  This was an early morning run.  Started at 6:00am.  Started near Riverside Elementary.  Ran through the fields and around new elementary school in little valley.  Back down washington fields road and back through the fields via 2000 S.

Miles as follows:  1-9:04  2-8:55  3-9:18  4-8:56  5-9:19 (took Gu and walk break)  6-8:50  7-8:36

Felt pretty good.

Afternoon trail run on Lower Zen trail behind my house.  Took Gu before start.  Average pace 11:19.  Total time 50:40.

Miles as follows:  1-10:50  2-13:59(lost the trail in the rocks...walked a lot)  3-10:21  4-10:04

Felt amazing this entire run!

Normal morning routine.  Coffee and toast with PB and Honey.  Gu on my way to meeting site.  Average pace 9:26.  Total time 2:33:45.  Run started at 5:45am.  Started in the fields and headed to the river trail via washington fields road to River Road.  Came back past summit althletic club.  Then around the mountain and through the fields.  Past new elementary school in little valley.  Then returned to start via washington fields road over Nichols Peak.

Miles as follows:  1-9:40  2-8:56  3-9:18  4-8:44  5-8:52  6-8:43  7-9:35(walk break and Gu)  8-9:14  9-8:52  10-10:08(walk break)  11-9:25  12-10:48(walk break & took Gu)  13-9:39  14-9:37  15-10:11(walk break)  16-9:27

Felt pretty good overall, but had some cramping in my legs at the end.  Didn't take any Metasalts.  Will try that on next long run.

Usual morning routine.  Coffee and toast with PB and honey.  Took Gu before run.  Average pace 8:50.  Total time 1:11:48.  Early morning run.  Started at 5:45 am.  Left my home and ran to trail head at Tonaquint Park.  Up trail and added via dixie drive and Valley View drive and back.

Miles as follows:  1-8:55  2-8:43  3-8:55  4-8:45  5-8:55  6-8:48(took Gu)  7-8:47  8-8:45

Fast run, but I felt great!!!

Trail run in the afternoon.  Lower Zen trail behing my home.  Took Gu before run.  Temp was warm for an October day.  Average pace 10:32.  Total time 44:32.  Miles were as follows:  1-9:43  2-12:12(one of the girls needed to walk)  3-11:08  4-9:13.  My legs felt heavy and I was hot.  Not a fun run for me.

Longest run to date.  started the morning with toast with peanut butter and honey and a cup of coffee.  This was one hour before run.  Took a Gu on the way to run start.  Took one Metasalt every 30 minutes of run.   I had one 9oz bottle with one scoop CarboRocket 333. (111 calories) and 1 9oz bottle with water.  Drank all of carborocket 333 by mile 8.  Refilled water twice.  Consumed a total of 27 oz water on run and 9oz carborocket 333.  Started run at 6:00am.  Started by Riverside elementary.  Ran to river trail via washington fields road.  Stayed on trail to confluence park.  Continued on trail back to bloomington hills.  Went up through St. James Place to River Road.  Headed toward 2450 S. past George Washington Elementary.  Back through the fields to starting point. 

Miles went as follows:

1- 9:21  2-9:09  3-8:41  4-9:16  5-8:42  6-8:56 (took GU)  7-9:56 (potty break)   8-8:47  9-8:53  10-9:32  11-8:59 (took Gu)  12-10:10 (walk break)  13-9:28  14-9:31  15-9:21  16-10:24 (walk break and Gu)  17-9:34  18-9:27

I felt pretty good up until mile 16.  Calves started cramping and were very tight for last 2 miles of the run.  Did a lot of stretching and stick and foam rolling.  Ultragen recovery drink.  Wore full compression socks post run for most of the day.  Wore compression sleeves during the run.  This seemed to help my shin splits a lot.  Total moving time 2:52:49.  Average pace 9:20.  338 ft of elevation gain.

Got up a little late this morning...so coffee and toast were sitting on my stomach.  Took Gu before we started.  One 9oz bottle of water and one 9oz bottle of CarboRocket 333 (111 calories).  Average pace 9:25.  Total time 1:27:54  Early morning run at 5:45am.  Left my neighborhood and headed to confluence park via dixie drive.  continued on mayors loop to River Road and back to Confluence and back to my home.

Miles went as follows:

1-9:20  2-8:36  3-9:09  4-8:58  5-8:34  6-10:00 (took walk break-Gu and 1 metasalt)  7-9:40  8-8:51  9-8:59

my stomach didn't feel great.  Probably could have done without one of the Gu.  I wore too much clothing, so I was a little hot for most of the run.  Ran with a group.  One of the girls had a lot of knee issues after mile 6.  We stopped and walked a bit during mile 7 and 8 too.  Compression sleeves seem to be helping the shin splints.  Yay!  :)

Afternoon trail run on Lower Zen.  Cloud cover.  Still warm.  Averaged 10:54 min mile. 

Miles as follows:  1-9:50  2-11:59  3-12:04  4-9:58

I had a Gu prior to the run.  Horrible side stitch that caused a lot of walking on both mile 2 and 3.  Felt better for the last mile.  Not my best trail run.  Drank 1  9oz bottle water during run.

Booyah Half Marathon.  Started at 7:30 am.  Weather was cool but i was wearing a costume.  Toast with PB and Honey.  1 cup coffee.  Gu 15 minutes before start.  Ran with a group.  It was more of a fun run.  Average pace 9:14.  Total time 2:04:35.  Course started at church on 700 West in Hurricane.  Ran toward Sand Hollow reservoir past old church orchard and up the top of Nemesis and back.

Miles as follows:  1-9:18  2-9:01  3-8:54  4-8:25  5-9:48(walked while a friend took her Gu)  6-9:04 (Gu)  7-8:45  8-9:05  9-9:36  10-10:17 (walk break because one friend was having knee issues)  11-9:26  12-9:18  13:9:22

It was very warm with the costume.  Took a total of 4 MetaSalt tablets.  One every 30 minutes.  Stripped arm warmers about mile 11.  We had to add on at the end to get the full 13.1 miles.  Overall I felt pretty good.  Last mile was harder.  I was tired but decided not to take any more Gu. 

5:45 am run.  Mayors loop from my home and back.  Temp around 44 degrees.  Total time 1:31:52.  Average 9:23.  Toast and PB and honey.  1 cup coffee.  1 Gu.  2- 9oz bottles water.  3 total metasalt tabs 1 every 30 minutes.  Miles as follows:

1-9:20  2-9:08  3-9:26  4-9:28  5-9:47(walk break for friend with knee issues)  6-9:46  7-9:44  8:10:06(wait at dixie center for friends hubby to pick her up)  9-9:07.

Felt good.  We walked more than normal  because Cindy was having knee issues.