Terry's Running Blog

Afternoon run, Sunny, temp 80'

I dragged Tanner out of the house to run with me.  I needed a pacer to slow me down.  Taunia and Dallas rode there bikes with us. 

I could feel my stiches in my side a little more than the face.  Fat jiggles on your side when you run.  It felt good to get out and exercise again.

Time 45:30,  Mile avg. 8:30 

Morning run, sunny, temp. 70'

Ran with Dallas and Tanner, Cambrey biked along with us.  Me and Dallas did some sprints.

Time 18:45,  Mile avg. 7:58

Morning run, temp 60'

Tried to push the pace a little, felt like I haven't been running enough lately.

Time 35:15,  Mile avg. - 6:55

Morning run, temp 60'

Felt good this morning.

Time 49:35,  Mile avg. - 7:11

Noon run, sunny, temp. 85'

I played basketball last night and I was a little stiff starting out but got feeling better after a mile or two.

Time 63:57,  Mile avg. - 7:42

Noon run, partly cloudy, temp 85'

85' is better than 95'

Time 64:33,  Mile avg. - 7:28

Morning run, sunny, temp 70'

I was running and saw some running signs.  I found out as I passed an aid station that they were having a South Jordan 1/2 marathon.  I wish I would have known.  It ran one block away from my home and looped around and ran a block to the other side of my home.  Dang.

Time 76:40,  Mile avg. - 7:40

Noon run, blue sky, Temp. 90'

90 is better than 100.

Time 61:30,  Mile avg. - 7:25

Morning run, temp 70'

I ran 3 miles fast.  The middle mile was uphill.  I ran the 1st & 3rd in a 6:30 avg. and the 2nd mile in 7:00.  I thought I'd do that faster.  Maybe not enough sleep and ran a bit to hard yesterday.  Who knows.

Time 34:38,  Mile avg. 6:47

Morning run, temp 67'

More sleep, less tendon-bum-itis would make me happy.

Time 58:54,  Mile avg. - 7:42

Noon run, 100% blue sky, Temp 87'

Ran on the Jordan River path.  At the start of miles 2, 3, & 5 I ran a fast quarter mile with times of 76, 74, & 71.  Much slower than the high school days.

Time 64:20,  Mile avg. - 7:26

Morning run, temp 65'

I did my past the Temple then around Daybreak Lake run.

Time 58:38,  Mile avg. - 7:43 

Morning run, cloudy, temp 74'

Time 1:49:35,  Mile avg. - 7:48

11AM Run, Sunny, Temp 75'

On a mini-family vacation.  We went to Bear Lake.  At the top of the mountain I got out and ran down the hill to Bear Lake where my good family was waiting for me with a Rasberry Shake only 1/3rd eaten.  I dropped in elevation about 1,700 feet.

Time 40:15,  Mile avg. 6:16

Morning run, sunny, temp 75'

I ate breakfast with my family at the hotel in Logan.  I went for a short run and they went swimming at the hotel.  I joined them when I got back.

Time 33:00,  Mile avg. - 8:15

Morning run, windy, temp 70'

Mondays down hill run must have got me a little sore.  Hope all systems are recovered and ready to go for Saturday's 10K.

Time 59:50,  Mile avg. - 7:52

Noon run, sunny, temp 90'

Nice easy run.  All systems seem to be ready for Saturdays run and then Sunday is Tanner's farwell.  Should be a good weekend.

Time 65:49,  Mile avg. - 7:56

Race started at 6AM, winds calm, temperature about 70' and no sun until after the race was finished.

I rode up with my neighbors the Reeves.  It was nice to relax on the way over to the race.  I was hoping to run at a 5:59 pace or faster.  I achieved my goal. I ran at a 5:50 pace according to Garmin which also said I ran 6.25 miles.

Mile 1	5:27
Mile 2	5:27
Mile 3	5:55
Mile 4	5:56
Mile 5	5:50
Mile 6	6:18
Mile 6.2	6:06

I was only 3 seconds behind 3rd place in my age division.  With about 3/4 of a mile left I knew I was going to accomplish my goal and didn't have further insentive to run extra hard to the finish.  Also, I don't know who is in my age division or what place I was in.  I think as I get older I lose some of my competitivness.  I need a good rivalry to get me to push to the limits at the end of a race.  It would be way cool to see at every mile marker what overall place you are in and your age division position.

Saw a lot of neighbors and a few running friends at the finish.  I saw the two Kenya type runners battleing for 1st place in the marathon.  The guy in 2nd passed the 1st place guy with only 1 block left. It was fun to watch.

Noon run on the river path, sunny, breezy, temp 93'

Everything felt good.  A few muscles were slighty sore.  Glad to have another race completed injury free.

Time 67:20,  Mile avg. - 7:47

Noon run, sunny, temp 85'

Legs were still a little stiff and my left knee was aching a little on the inside, probably a tendon.  Sometimes this old body doesn't like the abuse.

Time 65:32,  Mile avg. - 7:54

Noon run, sunny, temp 88'

The inside of my left leg just an inch or so down from my knee has been bugging me.  I took Wed & Thur off to see if it would help and I've been taking Ibuprofen the last couple of days also.  I ran today and the pain was low and almost went away after a couple of miles when the pain of running started taking over.  Hopefully it is something that will go away soon.  The run didn't seem to make it any worse.

Time 46:55,  Mile avg. - 7:43

Morning bike ride.

The leg was still bugging me so I opted for a bike ride on my Huffy - Shopko special.  No pain when riding but after walking around it still hurt.

Time 28:50, Miles 7.4,  MPH 15.4