Lesley's Running Blog

Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

What a great race! I did my personal best 1/2 time and should have pushed a little harder. I didn't want to bonk toward the end but felt great the entire time. Even on that monstrous hill the last mile. I am happy with my splits. They are as follows...

7:43, 7:44, 7:25, 7:45, 7:36, 7:41, 7:49, 7:44, 8:05, 8:36, 7:36, 7:49, 8:21, 6:41

The 8:05 or 8:36 were up a hill and I was losing energy fast. I took a shot block toward the top and was good to go for the last few miles. Onward to the marathon!

Tue, Aug 26, 2008

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran 1 warm up mile on treadmill then 1 mile sprints then 1 mile at about 8:00 min pace then 1 mile sprints again.

Mon, Aug 25, 2008

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran Foremaster tonight. My goal was to have my average under 8:10 min/mile and it was 7:59! Yea!

Sat, Aug 23, 2008

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran the course today. I felt pretty good and stuck to my plan. I didn't want to go any faster than 7:30 cuz (except downhill) I always bonk. I felt pretty consistant till the end. We started above Veyo so our first few miles were the hill and Dameron. I am always excited to get to the top of those. When I finished I realized that I had soaked blood through my sock and shoe from a blister. I have never gotten a blister with my Asics Nimbus shoes but today was a different story. I think they changed the toe box or something cuz it was bad news. Now I am stressed cuz I don't know what to do. It's not like I can go drop another $120 on new shoes! Lame.

7:34, 8:43, 8:23, 8:18, 8:29, 7:59, 7:39, 7:41, 7:23, 7:18, 7:29, 7:34, 7:52, 7:33, 7:25, 7:44, 7:24, 6:52, avg=7:47

Thu, Aug 21, 2008

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran the college run with Liesel today.

8:11, 8:19, 7:48, 7:54, avg=8:03

Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran Foremaster today with Liesel. When will that hill ever get easy? Lame.

8:12, 9:04, 8:12, 8:03, 7:53 avg=8:21

Mon, Aug 18, 2008

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran 3 miles + 1 of sprints. Couldn't make myself go any further on the treadmill. 5:00 a.m. gym is killing me.

Sat, Aug 16, 2008

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran on the course today. Started toward the top of Dammeron and ran to the park. It was a good run. I tried to stay around 7:40 at my fastest(except on hills) cuz I think I do better if I am just consistent. There was a point where I felt really good and had to slow down quite a bit but toward the end I was dragging. I should have taken another Gu but I only had 3 miles left so I thought I could make it. I did keep it at about 8:00 the last few miles but felt like I had lead in my shoes.

8:14, 7:35, 7:39, 7:41, 7:31, 7:25, 7:35, 8:02, 7:41, 7:26, 7:36, 7:29, 7:39, 7:50, 8:05, 7:55

The 8:02 was going up Winchester so that is exciting! I don't think I have ever run that fast up that hill!

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Jess and I ran late tonight. It is so hard to run in the heat after being on my feet all day! We ran Foremaster which was even worse than a regular run but it wasn't too bad on time.

8:21, 8:44, 8:30, 8:34, 8:15

avg= 8:32

Mon, Aug 11, 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran the college run today with Liesel and Annette. It is so nice to run with friends. Going back to work sucks! Anyway, it was an okay run.

8:27, 8:51, 8:09, 8:19

Sat, Aug 09, 2008

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

We took it easy this week on mileage. It felt good to bypass Dameron Valley! I hate that long uphill. Today would have been awesome if I hadn't brought a dead i-pod. That background music is essential for me and it was a hard pill to swallow. Anyway, it was a good day!

7:41, 7:27, 7:47, 7:37, 7:42, 8:05, 7:57, 7:55, 8:00, 7:56, .10=6:14

Thu, Aug 07, 2008

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

We ran up around the temple today and again I couldn't kick it into gear! what the heck? Oh well. It was good to run with the girls cuz it won't happen much when school starts. 8:52, 8:45, 8:44, 8:39, 8:35,

Wed, Aug 06, 2008

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran Foremaster today and I couldn't get in my groove. I felt like lead foot! I guess being on your feet all day takes its toll. I need to get back to the mode of working. 8:32, 8:54, 8:35, 8:27, 8:28