Not fast but not fast.

Ran 12 miles at an 8:30 pace in Highland, Utah with my brother who will be running Boston in a couple of weeks.  This is the furthest I've been able to run since my knee injury.  Thanks to my massage therapist aka wife, it felt really good. 

Easy run around Idaho Falls.  Knee felt good but a little stiff.

Treadmill run since it was suppossed to be really windy this morning-(and actually wasn't.)  Knee was tighter than yesterday.  I think I'll rest it tomorrow and do eliptical or swim. 

20 min of stairs

20 min of eliptical

20 min of bike

Ran 5 miles on the treadmill at an unbelievably fast pace of 10:00/mile.  I did use the incline though at 3% and found that it didn't affect my knee too much.

Also swam for 20 minutes.

Ran with the running group from Teton Running Company.  It was good to run with people for a change as I usually run solo.  The pace was great for my knee although it did start to act up a little around mile 8.  I sure wish it would just get better already! 

Decided to take it easy this week since everytime I increase my mileage too quickly my knee starts bugging me.  Ran 2.83 miles in 22:00 min.  Most likely I'm going to have to drop out of the Pocatello 50 with as little running as I can do right now.  I did sign up for the Moonlight Half Marathon in Mapleton in August.  I don't plan on running the Hobblecreek 1/2 this year after the constant poor race organization year after year.

Ran 2.83 in my new INOV8's which is my first run in more minimalist running shoes.  I really enjoyed the run and felt really good.  The knee didn't bother me at all.  I plan to continue to just take it easy this week and let the knee heal. 

Ran 5 miles on the treadmill this morning in 44:00.  Thank you so much Jeff for the running tips.  I worked on shortening my strike, standing taller, and forefoot strike.  It felt good other than I could feel a blister beginning below my big toe.  I understand that my feet muscles and skin will strengthen over time as they grow accustomed to this running style.

Just took it easy today at the gym and did some spinning and weight lifting.  My calves are sore from changing my running form yesterday.  I think that tells me that its probably working.  Good luck to all the SLC Marathoners!

3.5 miles in 24:00.  Legs felt good but need to work on my breathing with the quicker cadence.

5 miles on the treadmill in 41:20.  Legs felt pretty good but still sore with the form change.

Ran 4.5 miles this morning as slow as possible.

Ran 5 miles outside this morning in 39:40.  Body felt really good.  Calves and quads are still pretty tight and sore.  No knee/ IT band pain at all!  I'm working hard on the new form with the midfoot strike.  I tried to run for a few minutes on heal strike just to see if it would relieve some of the stress on my lower leg muscles and it felt very awkard.  So far, so good!

Woke up and was stunned to see 2 inches of snow and icy roads.  I was still determined to do my run outside so I changed my shoes to trail shoes so I had more traction.  Turned out to be the perfect choice as the roads and sidewalks were crusted ice.  Did 7 miles in 55:00 and felt pretty good.  I'm glad I took yesterday off as my calf muscles definately needed the recovery.

Ran 5 miles outside in 38:00.  Felt great.

Ran 6 miles in 44:16 outside in the light wind and rain.  My calves feel much less tight this week.

Woke up expecting snow and planning on the gym but was surprised to see no snow or wind.  By the time I had changed and was out the door it began to lightly snow and the wind was noticeable.  Ran outside anyway and was glad I did.  Went 8 miles in 58:56 and felt good.  Listened to the book "The Gingerbread Girl" by Stephen King which also kept my heart beating fast.  It was a good run.

Ran 5 miles in 36:49. 

Ran 3.5 miles in 26:16.

Ran 5 miles in 37:00 outside in my new Montrails.  The run was done half on the pavement and half on muddy/snowy trails.  Everything felt really good.  The shoes did feel a little bulkier than my Cascadias but they felt alright.  The form is still going good and I have no IT band pain whatsoever.  Calves are still a little tight but not half as bad as last week.  Biofreeze feels great on them.

Ran the Menan Butte Trail and did the loop four times.  9.27 miles in 1:49:12 with 2,125 feet of elevation gain.  Felt great!