Training for Top of Utah 2011

Oh boy! Weight got out of control over the weekend with all the munchies and snacks. Tread workout and amazing how low my HR is staying even going up to .5 mile faster than normal. Planning on more hill work on Wednesday...possibly even running the Beastly 2 miler from bottom of the parkway to IGA store. 

Looking forward to some speed work in the near future.

Moderately hard hill run workout. HR started hot and burned hot the whole way dangit! Too much crappy food and not enough sleep. 

Weather was not all that nice today until the end of my run. Misty and wet with some wind. 38 degrees.

Ran my regular loop and then hit the parkway hill at a moderate pace and HR. On the down slope I kicked it up a notch and everything felt good.

Avg. Pace 8:55    Avg. HR 153(way too high)

2 days off from running so I had to make up a little with an extra long run. 12 miler from home to Centennial park and back 

Drizzle and a little wind. Decided to sleep in so this run started a little after 12 noon. Felt great on the way down to the park. Took a power bar with me and fueled up with half of it at the park. Then back with 2 miles up that beastly parkway and then down into the industrial area to add .5 mile so I could get my full 12. Then over to the trail and home. That hill really hammered me. 

Tried to keep my HR under 165 but it got up to 169 on parts of the hill.

Avg. Pace 9:05  Avg. HR 150