C Mantz Run

5 early in the morning with Amber. We went up Smithfield, it was quite chilly, but a solid morning run.

Planned to do a workout, but ate way too much food to close to the run. Warmed up a mile with Ruby. Did the first mile in 7:18 and realized it might not be a good idea to continue, so cooled down half a mile back home. Tomorrow, though!

Began the morning with a 6 mile run up Birch with Amber. It was good, my feet stayed dry the entire time! Also, I cleared a log going up which we have had to jump over the last few months. It’s not super high, but it is pretty big. Coming back, though, it was a usual fail, but still enjoying the trails. Can’t wait for the fall.

In the afternoon (about 86 degrees), I did the needed workout from yesterday. 6 mile power run at 7-7:10. My body has not adjusted to running with food, even if it had 3 hours to settle, so that made the run exciting. Well, this is how the workout turned out... warmed up a mile and did 4 strides. Then, began running. I felt really good going fast, and it felt too comfortable. My stomach didn’t like me, but that was the least of my problems. 6:38, 6:51, 6:29, at this point everything was feeling too good, then the heat hit me. 7:47 was the next mile. I was still on pace, but I stopped and it was hot. So, I cooled down over a mile. It was decent. I still feel good about the run, after 3 miles, I was just over 20 minutes. Now, I need to be more consistent and not allow food to mess with me. Great day.

Long run up Smithfield in like 80 degrees. Solid run, kept the average pace under 7:45 going up, until the last mile. Came down at a decent pace. 7:50 overall average pace. Kept the last uphill mile at 7:45 which was quite surprising, but it felt really good.

Mile warm up, 6 strides, they felt really good. It was super hot, got a quick drink before 3 miles tempo. Tries to keep the pace 6:20, but it was more of 6:38 average pace. The second mile really got me. Kept it under 20 minutes for 3. Cooled down a mile. Did some arms, hips, and core.

Fun, early morning run. Slightly exhausted, actually really dead from 4 hours of sleep, but a good run gave me the energy to make it through the day. 9:43 average pace given all of the hills and trail running. Fun time. Listened to my book for class.

Pretty solid run in the morning. Only bad thing was needing a bathroom for over 2 miles. I’m slightly dead from a nonstop day yesterday, but I have more energy given I only got under 6 hours of sleep... still trying to get my life together, lol. After the bathroom, I was able to run some 7 minute miles back to my apartment (loved the downhill). Good run, another great, nonstop day.

I’m dead tired, but it was another amazing morning run. Kept the average pace pretty consistent

Hike in the morning.

Lunch and ice cream was a terrible decision before the run. Warmed up. 4 strides. 2 miles. They were supposed to be 6:20-30, but ended up 6:47. Landen and I were pretty sick. Recovery. The next mile was a 6:54 (shooting for a 6:10). Cooled down a mile. It’s weird how frustrated I’ve been with my speed, knowing it’s only been 4 months since arriving home. It’s also been a bit stressful being in a weird limbo of not knowing what to expect what will happen with running these next few months. Also, it (the workout) was super hot because it was in the middle of the afternoon.

Ran with apartment 52, Garrett, Landen, and Dallin Farnsworth. Interesting group, but it was super fun. They’d planned to run 7 minute miles, and I was mentally ready for it, but it was more an average of 7:50. Felt good. Garrett was dry-heaving the whole time.