Triing

Sunday: Rest Day

After driving 8 hours had terrible cramps and could barely walk.

Still getting cramps.

Felt much better.

Good steady run. Longest run todate.

Nice run

My longest run. Next week I will be back home and doing the bike and swimming also.

bike to work run home

This is my longest bike ride this year. Felt good.

Early morning run from home to train , then train to work.

First race since High School,

4th Annual Sprint Triathlon in Tooele. I am pretty slow but this was a very low key race and was great for my first experience.

Slow easy run

Slow run, felt good, I have only run once in the last two week so need to take it easy increasing my mileage and speed.

Longest run yet

This was a hard race for me, especially the swim. I need to do a lot more training to do well.

My first 10 K Race. I started out a little faster then I had planned because it was a slight downhill and I knew that after the first half mile there would be a steady uphill for the next 2.5 miles. I was able to get to the end up the uphill portion in a reasonable time and then was able to pick up the pace for the next 3 miles on the return and then just cruised into the finish. I wasn't really pushing for my best time because it was more of training run while getting ready for the Layton Half Marathon.

Felt good but at about 6.5 miles I tripped and skinned my knee up.

My first half marathon, my training and previous 10K time at the Classic led me to shoot for a time of under 2 hours. For the first 9 miles the course was very level and I maintained a fairly consistant 9 minutes per mile. After that the course began a slow but steady uphill for the next 3 and a half miles. My times dropped closer to 10 minute miles. I don't know why it is but I really struggle with any uphill. I know that my weight has something to do with it. I really need to lose another 30 pounds before my next race next March. The last half mile was slightly downhill and I was able to bring my pace back below 9 minutes. I was disapointed to not reach my goal but was really glad to complete the race. I only wish I had kept running after High School instead of waiting until I was 50 to start running again.

Splits

No	Start Time	Start Distance	Duration	Distance	Elevation Change	Average Pace	Average Heart rate
1	7:30:32 AM	0.00 mi	00:08:55	1.00 mi	+2 ft	08:55 min/mi	146 bpm (78%)
2	7:39:27 AM	1.00 mi	00:09:07	1.00 mi	+1 ft	09:07 min/mi	169 bpm (90%)
3	7:48:35 AM	2.00 mi	00:09:03	1.00 mi	-2 ft	09:03 min/mi	173 bpm (92%)
4	7:57:39 AM	3.00 mi	00:09:00	1.00 mi	+21 ft	09:00 min/mi	172 bpm (91%)
5	8:06:39 AM	4.00 mi	00:08:59	1.00 mi	+4 ft	08:59 min/mi	173 bpm (92%)
6	8:15:39 AM	5.00 mi	00:09:01	1.00 mi	+1 ft	09:01 min/mi	168 bpm (90%)
7	8:24:45 AM	6.00 mi	00:09:05	1.00 mi	+/-0 ft	09:05 min/mi	167 bpm (89%)
8	8:33:51 AM	7.00 mi	00:08:58	1.00 mi	-7 ft	08:58 min/mi	165 bpm (88%)
9	8:42:55 AM	8.00 mi	00:09:12	1.00 mi	+12 ft	09:12 min/mi	166 bpm (88%)
10	8:52:08 AM	9.00 mi	00:09:41	1.00 mi	+35 ft	09:41 min/mi	165 bpm (88%)
11	9:02:17 AM	10.00 mi	00:09:34	1.00 mi	+48 ft	09:34 min/mi	165 bpm (88%)
12	9:11:58 AM	11.00 mi	00:10:07	1.00 mi	+52 ft	10:07 min/mi	163 bpm (86%)
13	9:22:20 AM	12.00 mi	00:09:19	1.00 mi	-16 ft	09:19 min/mi	164 bpm (87%)
14	9:32:24 AM	13.00 mi	00:00:44	0.09 mi	-6 ft	08:15 min/mi	168 bpm (89%)
Totals:			02:02:27.0	13.10 mi	+142 ft	09:20 min/mi	165 bpm (88%)

Small local race at the elementary school. This was a PR for me, I figure I will probably have a PR in most races for the next few years until I reach my top fitness. The race was fun, It went right through my neighborhood so I knew all of the streets we were running on. I think this was a little to close to my half marathon two weeks ago. I had hoped to do better but my legs just weren't up to it. My average heart rate was 169 and my max HR 185. I'm not sure if this is to high for a 51 year old man but I didn't feel like my heart was beating out of my chest, I was breathing hard for a lot of the race but I expect to do that on a race of this length. My heart rate did go back down to normal fairly quickly after the race.

The race was fun but they failed to mark a turn at the 5K point and the first runners ended up running extra. I ran an extra half mile but the first 5 to 10 runners went even further then that. When we got back to were we should have turned they had started sending the runners at the correct place. I don't know how many of the runners finishing before me had missed the turn but I think only about 15 were ahead of me before the mixup. I didn't intend to run a hard race but just run 9:00 miles. I was doing about 8:55 miles when a reached 5 miles and then slowed for the last half mile.

My seven year old son ran in the fun run and did really well. He was realy excited to get a ribbon at the conclusion of the run. Caiden is autistic and it was great to see him out there doing his best to run the race.

We had a fun time after the race going through the corn maze and other attactions at Black Island Farms since the race entry included entry for the whole family.