Chasing my Dreams

Ran an easy five miles with Tom. It was hard to get the legs going after not running for a couple of days. Averaged 6:35s, things felt good.

Had a really rough run today. Starting up the hill by glutes were really tight and tired. I could barely run uphill at all the whole run. The whole time I felt like I wasn't getting as much oxygen as normal. I stopped twice in the last two miles because of side aches and just not feeling good. My legs felt super heavy those last couple of miles as well and I felt like I was slogging. I ended up averaging 6:21s for 6.3 miles, and the only thing that makes sense to me is that my diet hasn't been very good the last day or so and that my body may have been lacking the energy and nutrients it needed to function properly. I did a few strides afterwards, but I didn't ever feel super fast because my legs were so heavy.

Had a solid longer run with Tom. We ran my loop through Logan, North Logan, and Hyde Park. We were doing really well through the hills and holding good pace, but then Tom had to poop and we had to stop at a church. That also killed our momentum. We slowed down working 8th East coming back. I pushed the last half mile a bit, and ended up averaging 6:30, still a solid effort. We could have been faster though.

My stomach wasn't feeling the best at all during the afternoon, and it didn't change on my run. I had a lot of gas built up in side of me for whatever reason. I held a pretty good pace on my run though. I'm not sure exactly but my guess would be somewhere in the 6:20s for an average. My left foot was hurting a little at the end, but I think I just have some toes that need to pop. My chafing also just keeps getting worse..

An easy five before school this morning. I found myself in the middle of a herd of does and fawns right when it was starting to get light, so that was fun.