Run Till You Drop!!

Easy 6 miler on Mt. Road

Ran around 6 and half miles then did 6 400's uphill with Riley, Dave, and Bret.I hit 1:21-1:23 on almost every single one. First 200 felt good then second 200 I felt super tired and could not hold on.

After that we did 2 200's and I enjoyed those much more as they were easier to handle mentally.

Went 35 and 32.

Then we did a good cool down.

Easy 8 miler on Mt. Road, legs felt pretty tired and heavy. I hope tomorrow they feel much better.

Easy mile and half warm up. Did a few strides and streches.

Today was my last speed workout before the Phoenix Marathon.

I was going to do mile repeats between 5:10 and 5:15 with active jog rest inbetween reps.

I went 5:11, 5:10, 5:08, 5:14, 5:13.

They felt good not to hard. I finally figured out pacing the last few and I got into a decent rythem and just tried to get the body use to that pace. That pace is about 10-15 seconds faster than what I want to run my marathon in. My goal is to get my body in shape enough where I can be running that pace and it feels almost familiar and easy so that it can sustain it for as long as possible. I did not have a ton of energy today but knowing that and still feeling the workout was not bad is a good feeling that I have gotten into much better shape than I was before the St. George Marathon. I am feeling confident about racing next week, I know that if I run smart and have the right mind set and stay in it mentally that I shoud PR again and get around the low 2:20's.

Cool down was another few miles

Ran down to Davis High to run with the kids. Just happens that Jared Ward from BYU was running with them as well, his brother runs for Davis.

It was fun to talk to Jared about the 10 week Marathon training program that Ed Eyestone gave him before his Chicago Marathon. At Chicago he went 2:16, he said his first half was a 1:06 that is crazy fast. He said that his workouts were similar to what we do with three quality workouts a week. The only difference was that he would start out doing marathon pace for 4 or 6 miles then worked up to marathon pace for around 15 miles or so. So for me that would be around 5:21 pace or so. He also would do 3 mile reps which I thought was interesting. He would also do some shorter track workouts like 400's and 800's but we already do that.

It was a good easy run with the kids and Jared.

10.3 miles total

Easy 8 miler on Mt. Road. Legs are feeling better. Hopefully getting a massage to make sure I am ready to rock it next week in PHX. Key is to stay controlled at the beginning of the Marathon next week as I always get excited, go out fast and die at the end.