Phantom

went to the demolition derby and mini car races at the Iron county fair last night. it is pretty entertaining. my brother Ty took second in the mini car race. we got back home ater 11:00pm. i watched the recorded olympic marathon until about 1:00AM

marathon times were pretty amazing considering the heat and humidity.

slept in til 7:30 am then got up to go on a long run, although i really didn'nt feel like it. after about 100M i was ready to turn around and go back home, but i didn't.

ran up cedar canyon 7 miles and just beat the 8:00 guy up the canyon. i didn't want to run as fast as usual back down so i settled into a comfortable pace. the next 6 miles were as follows:

1 6:12

2 6:09

3 6:06 took 2 GU during the run. they don't cause issues.

4 6:16

5 6:20

6 6:18 total time for 13:75miles was 141:21 Ave 7:22pace

it was starting to get warm. thankgoodness for the backpack hydration system. i don't mind taking it on these longer runs, i usually take--Cell phone, money, TP,Gu,water)

3 easy miles after work. just enough to get the blood pumping a little.

ran the first 5 miles and then i hit a wall. total time 1hr. body just feels tired.

5 really easy miles tonight. still feel tired.

my wife is out of town this weekend. i am watching the 5 kids. i knew it would be hard to get a long run in but i wanted to do something.

finally in the evening i took our 1 year old in the stroller over to the highschool track. this way i can leave the stroller and still keep an eye on her.

i warmed up and then ran a 2 mile tempo in 11:57

had a long break(potty break) then went back for a 3.1 mile tempo in the track in 18:32. (17:53 at the 3 mile) i felt really good, got stronger with each lap it seemed. i really don't mind these tempos on the track. it is flat, splits are easy to check,and i don't need to use my garmin

cooled down 1 mile. total workout was 8.6. i will try to get some thing long in my work out monday morning.