Des News Marathon and 1000 Miles

July 23
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 958


July 24
This is like Christmas morning for me. I literally feel butterflies in my stomach the day before a big race and I lay out all my clothes and I have trouble falling and staying asleep. For the Des. News Marathon you don't have to worry about sleep all that much seeing how you have to catch the bus at 3:30 AM. When I got to the starting line of the race I had about an hour and a half to sit on the bed of a truck and wait. It was a good time though because I was able to meet some new people and get some people watching in. The race was so fun I love that race. It was so beautiful and a great day for running. The first half of the race is down hill and shady. The second half of the race is more difficult in my opinion, there is some little up hill here and there that get to ya.
My whole goal for this race was to run my own race. I struggled with this at the beginning because there was a pacer that I wanted to stay with, but he was going a little faster than I thought. during the race I could keep this pacer in my sight. towards the end of the race I passed him and was happy that I stuck with my own goal. This year they let runners run the parade route and that was a lot of fun I saw a lot people I knew and even had my friend Brian run some with me.
Oh before I forget I need to give a huge shout out to my buddy Jordan who hit me up with a coke at 2 aid stations. MMMMM Coke....
Any way the run to the finish line is a doozy. It is up a slight incline with the sun in your face and you can see the line from far away.
I loved finishing this race. My family and some friends were there to see me finish and I got ice. After that we went to Finns and got an amazing breakfast.


Daily Mileage = 26.4 (the course was a little long)
Yearly Mileage =  984.4


Saturday
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 987.5


Monday
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 990.6


Tuesday
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 995.6


Wednesday
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 1001.6


Thursday
Daily Mileage = 6.2
Yearly Mileage = 1007.8


Friday
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 1010.9

Death of My Garmin

So for the past week and a half I have not blogged. In that week I have started to taper for this Fridays race and my Garmin died.
July 14th
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 919.6

July 15th
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 924.6

July 16th
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 930.6

July 17th
Daily Mileage = 10
Yearly Mileage = 940.6

July 18th
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 943.7

July 20th
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 948.7

July 21st
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 951.8

July 22nd
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 954.9
I think I may run the marathon with no watch and just go off of feel. Maybe.....

A Full Day of Working Out

Last night I had some alone time. So after folding some laundry I turned on the TV and was surfing the channels when I saw American Ninja Warrior on. If you have never watched this show it is amazing. It is these crazy obstacle courses that take a ton of strength to accomplish. The people who can do them are amazing. I was watching and got all pumped for this weeks work outs. I was even motivated to do more core work and yoga.
This morning I woke up and ran 5 miles. My legs were super heavy from Fridays 20 miler. by the end I was feeling great and did not want to stop, but I did not want to be to tired for yoga. Yoga is killer. "A lot of people think oh yoga, I never really get a good work out with yoga." Do this weightloss yoga and your mind will change. Later my wife went swimming and I went with her to get some air, but not to swim. Long story short I ended up going back to the pool and doing a swim. Swimming is amazing. Later this evening I am going to play softball. So I will have done 4 workouts today.
Daily Mileage = 5
Weekly Mileage = 914.6

So Who Blogs Anymore?? Not ME!!! Oh and 900 Miles

So here we go.

July 2nd
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 858.5

July 3rd
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 861.5

July 4th
This day I did a 5k. It was my first real race for the year and I loved it. I did the Murray 5k and it is so much fun! It starts at the Indian head on state street and runs south along the parade route. It is up hill to the turn around point and down hill back to the start line. You run past the start line and continue north on state to vine and than into Murray park. My goal for the race was to go under 18 minutes and I did it in 17:59 so......I achieved my goal haha. Nothing like celebrating America with a run so hard that you throw up at the finish line. It was fun to have my Grandpa H cheer me on at the turn around point as well.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 864.5

July 6th
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 870.5

July 7th
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 876.5

July 8th
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 882.5

July 9th
Daily Mileage = 4
Yearly Mileage = 886.5

July 10th
Daily Mileage = 20
Yearly Mileage = 906.5
This long run was amazing. I did it without my pacer and it was different. I kinda missed that lil' guy.
I ran to the capital building of Utah and when I got to the top of the stairs I did the classic Rocky and still had to make up some distance, so I ran around the capital and passed some cool monuments than I did more stairs for a distance. Running home was so nice. I was able to feel my bottles up at a drinking fountain and it was not too hot.

That's a lot of miles. From Salt Lake to Newport Oregon is 833 miles

Those stairs....
 

July 11
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 909.6

Half Way

Wow this year is half way over. I have officially ran everyday except for Sundays.
Last weeks long run was amazing I started at 4:30 in the morning and ran to the Salt Lake temple. It was so fun to run in the cool weather and have the roads empty.
This week I am preparing for a 5k on Saturday.

Thursday June 25
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 819.3

Friday
Daily  Mileage = 18
Yearly Mileage = 837.3

Saturday
Daily = 3.1
yearly = 840.4

Monday
Daily = 5
Yearly = 845.4

Tuesday
Daily = 5
Yearly = 850.4

Wednesday
Daily = 5
Yearly = 855.4