Chad's Runs

Took this on good and slow.  Just under 10 mm.  I felt pretty good toward then end and was running 8:30s.  I woke up at 5am to get out nice and early but I heard the rain and thunder and thought better of it.  I slept in and went out about 9.  It was nice and cool from the rain and was very pleasant.  

Went out around 9 and still could see my breath a little. I love it. But this perfect running weather won't last long. Soon it will be freezing cold.  My right knee has been acting up a little, not enough to slow me down, but enough to stiffen up during the day when I've been sitting.  It isn't the same knee that was giving me problems about 18 months ago.

On a non-running note I took my kids with my parents to the Brigham City temple open house.  I don't mean to sound sacrilegious but it was miserable.  We waited for 1.5 hours in a line that went all the way around the block, and I mean all the way, only to wait in more lines once inside the parking garage.  Once inside it smelled like BO and you were rushed through so fast with such big crowds that there was no chance to enjoy the beauty.  Disappointing.  I'd hoped for a better experience for my younger kids.

That was a depressing paragraph but I had to get that off my chest at the risk of offending someone. Oh well. Next is a picture I snapped on my run.  This picture looks toward the south-west over Utah Lake looking at Provo Canyon.  The sun is just about to pop up.

My legs were a little tired still from yesterday's run but still didn't have much trouble. I took it a little slow but felt pretty good the last couple of miles and picked up the pace a little. It was nice and cool with a bright moon. Very nice.  I've got a good start on the 30 miles I want to get in this week.

My goal of 30 miles last week failed.  Mostly it was just sleeping in.  I have to do better.  Today was half mile repeats.  I ran 4 of them at about 8 min mile pace.  Slow.  I was so much faster a year ago.  

7 miles on the parkway. Pleasant run.

No running for a bit. I'll probably forego the salt lake half, or whatever that that thing is called. I have a seizure disorder as a result from a tumor in my head removed about 6 years ago.  There wasn't any cancer or anything so all is back to normal except these seizures.  My medicine has been working for several years without any issues until Saturday.  It wasn't a big deal but its not something I want to happen in a run especially since they're all solo.  And they can sometimes be triggered by physical exertion.  So I'm going to lay off the running for a couple of weeks probably until I'm confident that all is straightened out.

My sister-in-law is coming up for Christmas and wants to know if there are any 5Ks around Christmas time. Does anyone know of any? She wants to get her family running one together, mom, dad, sisters, etc.

Anyway, running update. There has been none. They changed up the dosage on my meds a little but its only been a few days. My schedule has been messed up too. I can't drive. Utah law says 3 months seizure free. So my wife drops me off on her way to school. I don't want to get up at 4am to fit one in before we leave. So my schedule sucks. I can't go home from work a little early to fit one in before dinner because I'm dependent on others for rides. I'll figure something out.