Training Log - Sunday, January 29, 2012

Shook the cobwebs loose this morning with a nice and easy 4.5 mile run with my better half. It was a clear and sunny yet cold morning when Anya and I stepped out of the house and I almost turned around. After yesterday's Mountain Mist 50K, I wasn't in the mood to start the day off being cold. However, I had bundled up because I knew I wasn't going to go fast after yesterday's effort, even though I did try to keep the race in perspective by treating it as a training run. Any hadn't run in over 2 weeks due to Bronchitis, so that was another reason to take it easy today. I started and finished the run feeling good. I really enjoyed being out for a run with Anya since we hadn't really done that since we completed the Disneyland Half Marathon together.

Training log - Friday, January 27, 2012

Today was the final training run before tomorrow's Mountain Mist 50K. While I am treating MM as a training race in preparation for both Fuego Y Agua 100K in three weeks and the Double Top 100 Miler just two weeks after that, I still have some goals aside from just finishing MM tomorrow. However, I will refrain from revealing them here today.

Training Log - Thursday, January 26, 2012

I opted for a short tempo run this AM in hopes that I could get in a second run during my lunch break to get my desired mileage for the day. I ran the short UAH loop for 4.3 miles. The temperatures were almost too warm (62 degrees), but rain was slowly moving into the area, so I wanted to get my run over with. I ended up running an average pace of 7:29 per mile, not too fast and not too slow either. I did realize that I need to make sure I keep throwing in quicker runs even with the hill repeats I've been doing. I wouldn't want to lose what little pace I have left;-)

Training Log - Wednesday, January 25, 2011

Heck of a workout this morning. When I walked out of my house to drive over to Richard's for the hill workout that my training schedule called for, I really didn't feel like running for the first time in a long time. The weather was dreary, cold and rainy. I headed over to Richard's house hoping he wasn't in the mood for a run either.

Training Log - Monday, January 23, 2012

I'm "Glowhead" and Ed Johnson is the other runner.

The picture above captures exactly how much fun we had this morning, when we left from Richard's house for our usual Pratt Ave Ranger Station out & back trail run. Torrential downpours over the last few days actually turned the out leg of the run into an upstream swim for much of the lower section of Tollgate Trail. It was a ton of fun.