Scott's Running Blog

Ran the same route as last week, but extended it at the end to hit 5 miles before stopping.  Finished in 46:47 (9:21 avg).  Splits were 9:18, 9:42, 9:54, 9:02, 8:49.

Ran to 2300 East, down to the river bottoms, across the tree street to PowerHouse road, followed the road past the golf course clubhouse and the Chevron on Hwy 6 before turning onto Canyon Road.  Followed Canyon to 1400 East, turned to 1700 East near Canyon Elementary before coming home.

Next time I run 8 miles I think I'll branch west onto the running trail that crosses the tree street (Doing an out and back on that trail will give me about a mile) so that I don't have to wander at the end of the run to hit the desired distance.  I also need to figure something out regarding water - I was getting thirsty by the end.

Finished in 1:16:14 (9:21 avg).  Splits were 10:00, 9:07, 9:40, 9:35, 9:37, 8:56, 9:05, 8:56. 

Ran my typical 5 mile route (Riverbottoms to 3400 East, Canyon to 1700 E then home).  Finished in 45:11 (9:02 avg).  Splits were 9:08, 9:30, 9:26, 8:51, 8:17.

I didn't really "push" at the end, though my pace got faster.  Part was a function of coming down hill, the other part was that it just felt good to let myself run at a faster pace.  

I typically treat my Saturday run like I would a Sunday drive - Easy pace, no goals but distance.  It usually means that the run is relaxing and that I don't feel too worked when I get done.  I don't know what happened today.  I kept the pace easy, but had a really hard time finishing.  I didn't get much sleep the night before (The kids & I slept in the backyard), and it was hotter than I was prepared for (Not enough water).  Hopefully next week will be better.

I ran the tree street and up/down the trails, up to Canyon View Park via Powerhouse Road before hitting the trails again, then out of the riverbottoms and back home.  Total time was 1:40:27 (10:03 pace).  Splits were 9:07, 9:34, 9:43, 9:32, 10:06, 10:26, 10:26, 10:17, 10:04, 11:11.

Ran in the evening at the BYU track.  I lost count of how many laps I ran, but I went 49 minutes, so I'm certain that I got at least 5 miles.

Eight easy miles on the treadmill.  Time went pretty quickly.

We have a Fathers & Sons campout this weekend that will make it hard for me to run on Saturday.  Instead of going M/Tu/Th/Sat, my plan is to run M/Tu/W/F this week.

I ran my typical  five mile course, finishing in 44:36 (8:55 avg).  Splits were 9:29, 9:09, 9:14, 8:22, 8:22.

I'm debating whether or not I want to run to the Spanish Oaks campground on Friday.  I could use some hill conditioning before the Wasatch Back Relay next month.

Ran from Novell up to the parking lot for the hike to the Y and back.  I had to meander a little bit through the trails in order to make 10 miles.  My pace wasn't good, especially on the way up, but I didn't try to run very hard either.  Just enjoyed the trail running.  Total time was 1:47:53 (10:47 avg)  Splits were 9:23, 9:58, 11:35, 13:41, 12:04, 11:04, 10:27, 10:40, 9:14, 9:45.  I'll definitely do that run again, and would like to run all the way to the Y one of these days.

Ran 5 on the treadmill.  The first mile was at a 10:00 pace, the last four were at an 8:42 (6.9 mph).  Total time was 44:55, (8:59 avg)

Stayed inside on the treadmill.  Ran the first and last mile at a 10:00 pace and the middle 6 at an 8:34 pace (7.0 mph).  Total time was about 71:25 (8:56 avg)

Treadmill five at an easy pace.  Ran the last half of a mile at an 8:00 pace just for the change.  Total time as 49:00 (9:48 avg)

Ran from my house to the SF trail, east to the park then back to the tree street.  I completed a loop via Powerhouse road and Canyon.  My watch battery died before I made it home.  

The splits I did record were: 9:24, 9:41, 9:35, 9:20, 9:41, 9:37, 9:35, 9:07, 9:04 (.97 mi).  Overall average was 9:27. 

Afternoon  - Ran a one mile warmup, then did five half-mile intervals at a 7:30 pace with a .35 mile jog in between.

Evening - Ran three easy miles at the BYU indoor track with my family.

Had planned to run outside but the rain chased me in.  Finished 5 easy miles on the treadmill.

5 miles - One mile warm up, three at an 8:00 pace and one mile cool down.

I had a great time running down Provo Canyon with a group of people that Mike Elquist had organized.  We started at the top of South Fork and ran down to the Borders parking lot.  Everybody kind of splintered off to their own pace around mile two or so.  The weather was great and it was fun to see a lot of other people out running.

Total was 11 miles, which I finished in 1:30:15 (8:12 avg).  Split times were 7:55, 9:19, 8:19, 8:06, 8:00, 8:11, 8:01, 8:03, 8:16, 8:09, 7:59.

Did intervals at the BYU indoor track today.  Each interval was one long lap (~320 m), each rest period was one short lap (~225 m).  My goal was to run each interval at a 7:30 pace (1:30 per long lap.)  Actual interval times were: 1:28, 1:28, 1:26, 1:23, 1:24, 1:23, 1:24, 1:24.  My recovery times were all around 1:35.