Ken's Life On The Go

Feeling good. Comfortable 8.3mi at 6:45.

Ran the Kayenta loop. Stayed pretty comfortable through most of the run. Pushed through the last 6mi. 16.8 mi. 6:39 ave. Used 1 cliff gel at 6.5. Short drink at Hamblin house.

Great week for me. I finished with just a nice long walk with Kathy. My knees are a bit tender, so I didn't try to push another run today.I had a good mileage week.

I'm feeling pretty good. Ran an easy, but too fast 8 mi. this morning. 6:36 ave. Right knee is still a bit tender.

Easy 7 mi. stayed comfortable. 6:44 ave.

Felt pretty stiff this morning, but that worked it's way out during the run. 8.2 mi. 6:43 ave. Busy day today. I hope I can get my afternoon run in.

This evening I didn't get out till after 8:30. It was beautiful weather for a run. Ran 7.1 mi @ 6:45. It felt comfortable and easy.

Hey I figured out how to slow myself down. Take my grandson along in his stroller. We went almost 9 miles at 7:35 pace. Boring but easy.

Feeling really tired today. Just got through this mornings run. 6:47 ave.

Steve and I ran the Kayenta loop. I felt really good and got in a few fast miles. Maybe a little too fast because my last 3 were quite a struggle. 20 mi. at 6:37 ave.

Timed Kanab this morning then drove home. Went to a piano recital, went shopping, then went for my run. Ran comfortably but faster than I realized. 8 mi. at 6:34. Congrats Dave on winning Kanab 33:20.

I'm really happy with how my body is responding to the higher miles. CONSISTANCY!!!!

Felt pretty sluggish from to much junk on Sunday, but still got my 8 mi. in. 6:41 pace. Really felt slow and low effort.

I ran up Pioneer Pkwy then down through SC. I pushed hard toward the end. I feel pretty good. 7.68 mi. at 6:23 ave.

I was really tired last night and skipped my evening run. I went to bed early and slept in, skipping this mornings run. I think I was just feeling some overall body fatigue. Anyway, this afternoon I went out in the wind and put in a very comfortable 6.45 mi. at 6:41 pave. I'm going to make this an easy week and just do one run a day. I think I will be back to my strong self next week if I give myself this little break. Next week my goal is 80 mi. I am not looking forward to the summer heat that is just around the corner.

I ran a little 10k race this morning that the women's aux. fireman put on. I wanted to break 36 min. (I haven't raced a 10k since 2001) There was virtually no competition, so I ran alone. The course was the loop by the Dixie Center. I felt comfortable running it because of some of the training that we have done there. Anyway, here's how it went:

mile 1-5:34

mile 2-5:46

mile 3-5:45

mile 4-6.06

mile 5-5:52

mile 6-5:38

The course was a touch short. My official time was 34:40.1

Easy monday morning run. No real effects from Sat. race. Garmin was dead so no time or pace. Ran about 8.5. I'll measure it next run.

Afternoon HOT run!!! 6.45 mi. at 6:39 pace.

OK guys, how do we do 2 a days in St. George without burning our brains? Any good ideas???

I sure love the mornings this time of year. Really nice run this morning. 9.04 mi. Pioneer Pkwy to old hwy, then through SC. Ave. 6:39.

Treadmill for 6.5 this afternoon. 6:50 pace. Then I went to dixie Dashers. I am tired now.

Nice windy morning run. At least it was cooler. Legs feeling a little heavy and tired, so I went slow and concentrated on form. 6.48mi. at 6:54ave.

Anyone up for a 17-18 on Friday morning? I am heading out on the Kayenta Loop.

Easy, but windy afternoon  6:52 at 6:36 ave.

Easy 9 mi. Beautiful morning. My legs felt a little tired so I just stayed comfortable. 6:41 ave.

Ran the kayenta loop from my house. I felt a little tired and leg weary, but made a good run out of it anyways.17.08 mi. at 6:47 ave. got sprinkled on a little.

Kathy and I went for a 4 mile walk. nice and cool.

NIce cool run with a few sprinkles. I decided to push the pace a little during a few of the miles. I ran 10 mi. at 6:19 ave. I'm feeling pretty good and ready for a tough summer of training.

This evening joined Anytime Fitness so I could run all summer without worrying about the heat. So I went for a 6 mi. at 6:58 pace. Treadmills will help me control my "easy" runs.

Kathy and I went back to the gym for a late workout. I put in 4 more miles with a rest and stretch between each mile. 7:45 ave.

I thought I was going to be sore or really tired from yesterdays miles, but I was surprisingly fresh. I ran 6.8mi at 6:29ave. I really didn't feel like I was working to hard. So this is a good start to another summer vacation day.

Ran 11 mi on the treadmill this evening. Some slow and easy, some faster up to 6:15 mi. Mostly easy.

Really nice run this morning. Easy 8 mi. at 6:39 ave. I was very comfortable with the pace.

On the treadmill this evening for a quick 4.25. I ran negative splits from 7 min mile down to 6:00.

Ran 10 mi. on the treadmill. I increased the pace each quarter mile from 7:30 to 7:00 to 6:30 to 6:00. Stretched in between miles. Feeling pretty good about that workout. I'm hoping to run with the club tonight.

Club run evening.

Really easy run then a walk with Kathy. Feeling a little strain in my left quad. Nothing too bad though.

This was an out and back course starting at the baseball fields in Cedar City going up the cayon 1.5 mi. then back. I felt really sluggish at the start of the race, then got into a rhythm and was able to reel in the  guys ahead of me.I led through miles 2 and most of three. Then Ryan cam up from behind and surprised me. I didn't have the kick to staay with him. I hadn't timed my finish kick correctly because I was only concerned with the guy who had been marking me during the second half of the race. Anyway, I am happy with the race and the miles that I put in this week.

 This evening went and ran 6 mi. on the treadmill at 7:00-7:30 ave. No soreness from the race this morning. Just a little tired.