RunningMyButtOff

My last post was about a year ago. I went to the doctor and found out I had strained a muscle in my MCL. It sucked it took about 8 weeks before I didn't have anymore pain. At that point I decided to take about another month off just to make sure I was good. I started. Back to running about the beginning of April mainly a bunch of light easy short runs on the grass. On July 4th I did a 2 mile race and that was the first time I touched a hard surface. I have been basically since then been building up my base miles and getting to were I can run on a regular basis with no pain. I ran a 5k in September and a turkey trot both not good results but I felt good and no pain. 

Now as for today was the first day I did a workout with a specific race in mind. I'm going to run the tinker half marathon in February and would like to possible PR. I attempted a 3 mile tempo and the goal was 5:40 pace. I took off with the wind to my back and hit mile 1 at 5:33 and mile 2 at 5:36. Mile 3 was pretty hilly and needless to say I was dying. So it turned into a 2.5 mile tempo. I feel good and I'll try again next week. 

Today is a normaly scheduled off day. I did work out at work. 

i met Andrew out at NHP for a easy 12 miler. We ran between the storms so we were dry for are run. 

Easy 6 miles around my neighborhood. 

Had to make a trip home to get some warmer stuff to run in. I did 6 easy from home. 

6 out at reginal park with a couple of mile pick ups.

I did 6 easy at the Draper Lake trails

2 mile warm up and 2 mile cool down. I did a 3 mile tempo today and it was very cold so I spent all day at work trying to talk myself into it. I did my 2 mile warm up into the wind and it was pretty cold I did my warm up drills out of the wind then it wasn't to bad. I took off and felt pretty good and in the middle of my second mile I had to take off my ear covers because I about started to overheat a bit. Over all it was a great run for me at this stage of my training and I felt good.    5:36   5:32   5:28

10.5 miles easy at the lake through the hills with JB and Ethan. 

6 easy out at draper on the roads. 

I did my workout at tinker track. I did 5 x 800. I ran them all between 2:40-2:45. 

Ran the hills with JB. Cold and windy. 

3 miles between 5:35 and 5:45 pace

Just short of 8 out at Draper. I ran today because Sunday is supposed to be very cold.

14 miles from my house. Longest run so far on the comeback trail.

8 easy with Ian and JB out at Draper

I did 6 x 800 at Tinker track. I kept them between 2:40 - 2:45

8 easy with JB on the dirt roads

2 warm up 2.5 cool down. I ran from draper with JB and about 3 miles in he had to take a potty break. I had a big burrito for lunch and my allergies have been acting up so I took off slower and got faster towards the end.