Juneathon: Day 23, 24 & 25

Day 23:
Sunday was a rest day, but we did manage to walk to "The Pie," which was a mile away.  I'm sure our food counteracted the mile walk there and back, but I was moving and that's all that matters.

The Pie was delicious.  I don't eat meat and my friends wanted meat so we compromised and ordered half meat, half veggie.  My friend's husband called it, "The Dichotomy."  It was pretty funny to see a pizza like that.

The Dichotomy Pizza

Day 24:
Monday was a cross training day and I am still trying to acclimate so I went on a long walk.  I walked 2.5 miles to Starbucks and then 2 miles back to Megan's house.  It was nice.  I really love being able to walk everywhere.

Day 25:
Today I did my 2.5 mile tempo run for a total of 4.5 miles.  I did a 1 mile warmup and a 1 mile cool down.  I was able to make my tempo for 1 mile so I was happy with that.  Running out here is starting to get slightly better, but I think in another week I'll be able to get to the tempo I want for the entire distance.  I'm also excited to get home and see how all this elevation running has helped with my speed.

Juneathon: Day 21 & 22

Sugar House Park

So, running in Utah sure is tough, but the scenery isn't too bad.

Day 21:
I had a rest day, but I went out for a walk with my friends 6 year old son.  He was on his bike while I walked.  I didn't bring my Garmin so I'm only estimating, but I believe we went at least a mile.  When we got back we grabbed her other son and walked to 7-eleven, for another half a mile.  It wasn't much, but it was something. Later that night we had barbecue and I definitely over ate.  I was ready to get my long run in the next day to work off some of the food.

Day 22:
Today I had 10 miles on my Chicago training plan.  I found a good route from my friend Megan's house.  I ran 2 miles to Sugar House Park, which was basically flat, thank goodness.  The elevation is tough enough so I didn't need hills to make it harder.  I wasn't sure what to expect when I made it to the park but I was hoping there would be water fountains and a bathroom if necessary.  I don't usually need one, but when you start adding the miles you never know what's going to happen.  The water fountain was a bigger deal because I brought my fuel belt with 20oz of water and I was going to need to fill up.  Megan told me there were fast food joints around so if worse came to worse I could always fill up there.

The park was beautiful.  As you can see from my photo the backdrop was picturesque.  It was a great park designed for walkers, runners, cyclists.  There was a separate lane for us, which I thought was great.  I believe the loop around the park was 1 mile.  After I did 2 loops I ran up a different street toward Megan's house into the Harvard district, which had gorgeous homes, back to the park and then ran back to Megan's house for a total of 10 miles.  It was very hard for me to do, but I did it :)

Juneathon: Day 19 & 20

I have arrived in Utah safe and sound :)  My flight from DC to Denver was a little choppy and my flight from Denver to SLC was delayed, but all in all it wasn't so bad.  I will be here for a month relaxing, visiting friends and enjoying life.  I have also managed to complete all my workouts so far since I've been here, but the stopping to blog about them is tricky.  As much as I love Juneathon and Janathon, I'm not sure I'll participate again.  I feel like the posts get monotonous.  However, here's a run down of what I've been doing here.


Day 19:
Yesterday was a cross training day and my running coach recommended a good walk in the elevation could be enough so that's what I did.  My friend and I took her 2 boys out on the bikes and walked around her neighborhood.  She lives near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and it is pretty hilly.  We only walked 2 miles, but I felt like I got in a decent workout.

Day 20:
Today I had to do 2.5 miles of fartlek for a total of 4 with the warmup and cool down.  Whew!  It was tough with the elevation.  On top of the elevation change there were some crazy hills.  I'm not a fan of hills, but I know they're good for training.  My pace was 2 minutes slower than normal so that was kind of depressing.  I planned on doing a half marathon next week, but hadn't registered and now I'm questioning if I should do it.  There is a time limit that I might not make if my pace stays at 2 minutes slower than normal.  Ack!  I have a 10 mile long run on Saturday so I'll see how that goes before I make a final decision.

Utah Bound

I am on my way to Utah and Idaho for 4 weeks. I can't wait to see what adventures lie ahead of me.  This is the one time of year that I love my job because I can leave town for weeks at a time!!