Fox River Trail

5 Miles 32:40 6:31 average
12:30 pm) Upper 30's cloudy
159 HR average
This ended up being a progression run.
Mile 1 6:47
Mile 2 6:44
Mile 3 6:34
Mile 4 6:24
Mile 5 6:08
Ran in new shoes today. Brooks ST3 Racers. I plan on
using these for the marathon.

Fox River Trail

13 Miles 1:31:24 7:02 average
149 HR average
7:00 am) COLD!!! Around 10 degrees at start
Ran first 8 with Scott.
Last 5 solo. The last mile I pushed it for a little speed work.
It was cold today. My face was freezing the first couple miles.
My hands also were cold the entire run. Today was opening day
for the deer hunting season (gun). I wore my blaze orange to be
on the safe side. I did not see any hunters or deer though.
Two weeks till Memphis.

Treadmill Gold's Gym

7 Miles 54:00
6:00 pm
Glad to run inside tonight. It is very cold and windy outside
today. My gym has two different treadmills tried out the other
one tonight. I liked it better it felt more stable. Also it has
a tv screen and a fan.

Treadmill Gold's Gym

5 Miles 42:00
5:30 pm
First workout at new gym. It went good. I was not used to
running inside though and got very warm. I will have to adjust
myself to that. Afterwards I walked around some to check it out.
Lots of weight equipment. I will have to get on a program at some
point. My plan is to wait till after Memphis marathon before I
start anything new. They also have spin classes a couple of times
a week I plan on doing those as well.

InCompetition

5.43 Miles 39:06 7:12 average
cold 20's windy
Good run tonight did not push the pace like last Monday.
I feel good. My cold is much better.

Scray Hill

20 Miles 2:20:52 7:03 average
157 HR average
7:45 am) mid 30's cloudy & breezy
This was not a fun run. I just didn't feel good today.
I ran the first 14 at around 7:00-7:10 pace. I tried to pick
it up for the last 6 miles but I couldn't. The last 2 miles
I was bonking. Mile 20 was my slowest of the run at 7:30 and
that was a struggle. I think the reason for my sub par run
is several factors.
1. Not at 100% still getting over cold.
2. Have not been getting in as many workouts the last 2 weeks
so I have lost some fitness.
3. Did not drink enough. I had maybe 20oz. of Powerade for 20
miles. That's not near what I should of had.
I'm glad I got this 20 miler in now I can cut back on my long
runs the next 2 weekends. Only 21 days till Memphis.

Joined Health Club

After work I went and took a tour at Gold's Gym. They
have a nice facility. They have treadmills that's all
that really matters. I do plan on doing some weights
but not a lot. They also have some classes that I might
do. The one I will do for sure is a class that focuses
on core. Yes I did join. It's a 2 year contract but I
can get out of it at anytime and pay no termination fee.
The price is good, $19.95 first 3 months then it goes to
$29.99 for the remainder. I did not run tonight I am
just going to rest up save it for Saturday's long run.
Sunday I plan on working out at the gym for the first time.