A clydesdale no more!

Heavy legs at the beginning and strong legs at the end.  Ended up being a good solid run after a difficult start.

Great morning for a run.  Weather was near perfect.  Felt really good from the start but was a little surprised how slow the first couple of miles were.  Was able to get into a groove and run at a good pace for the second half.  Ran without water or Gatorade and never felt like I really needed it.  Amazing how only a couple of weeks ago I struggled to make it through a run while taking in 128 oz off fluids.

Nice and easy recovery run.  Legs are pretty sore and tired,

Warmed up with 3 miles then ran 7 miles at LT pace.  This has always been one of the tougher workouts for me and I rarely make it through the whole thing without wimping out and taking a break.  Splits for the tempo miles were: 6:26, 6:28, 6:25, 6:33, 6:27, 6:29, 6:27.  The first 3 miles felt great and were effortless.  Kind of fell asleep during the 4th mile and had a slight headwind.  Forced myself to focus the rest of the run and was able to hold the pace better.  Happy that I made it through the entire run without stopping.  I did back off the pace a little and ran at a more true LT pace.  The run was hard but I really love the feeling after it is done.

Nice and easy.

Had to start at 4 am because my girls have a soccer tournament this morning.  A very uneventful run.  I just headed out the door, turned my brain off and put it in cruise control.  Part way into the run I decided to run to downtown Salt Lake since I have never done it before.  Will probably never do it again.  Quite possibly the most visually unappealing run I have ever done.  Physically, I felt really good.  The miles went by quick and I was done before I knew it.