Training for Top of Utah 2011

My cold is starting to leave finally. I've gone through multiple boxes of tissue in the past week. I can finally breathe out of one nostril.  I wish I would have just hit the TM a day or 2 of this illness.

Finally after a week of no running I got out this morning! It was a little tougher than expected. My speed workout was supposed to be 2 X 1 mile but I changed it to 2 X  .5 mile with .25 mile jog in between. 6:50 pace on the half milers.

Overall pace 9:11 and HR avg. overall was 151. Definitely higher than hoped.

I decided that with all this rain to stay inside and not get soaked. Still got a little cough and a little bit stuffed up. 

Easy 7. 12 on Sat. morning. Then full blast again next week!

Got up at 7 to go run and immediately looked at the temp outside...32.1 and went back to bed for 30 more minutes. Then Tori woke me up to cook pancakes for the huge people(track team's throwers...Discus and Shotput) downstairs in the kitchen. Those guys & girls can eat!!Finally got out to run about 8:15.

Around the ridge for 6 then down the parkway over to centennial park then over to grandma's house to watch conference. Nice weather! Sunshine 8-)

I was pretty tired...why do all the marathon plans say easy long run...that's an oxymoron. The week off is still dragging me down I guess. Mileage full on next week again so I hope I'm feeling better.

Pace 9:10 not too bad.

HR Avg. of 144 decent as well but the parkway downhill really helped that. Last 2.5 miles I was burning it at 150.