Training in Montana

Started off doing a nice slow recovery run for the first couple miles then felt like running a bit faster and as I was cooling down I passed the local track on my way back to the Y. I was warmed up so figured I'd see how fast I could run a track mile. Splits were 1:43, 1:42, 1:42, and 1:35 for a 6:42 mile.  HR was 165, 174, 178, and 180. Felt good. I need to do some track work although it's not built into my Hal plan. It sure felt good gliding along as I sprinted the last 50 yards to the finish. Wish I could run like that always. Those lucky people who can run 5:00 miles regularly are pretty darn amazing.

5 miles on a beautiful day. AP 8:45. Splits 9:05, 8:49, 9:00, 8:30, 8:29, 8:24. Avg HR 147, Max 160.

Easy 3 miles. AP 9:04. Beautiful day! Did 3 sets of squats, shoulders, and curls. Joined boot camp for abs, did planks then sliding planks and sideways sliding planks. Need more core workouts.

At the Montana 2011 Camporee, did the 1 mile fun run in 6:51 then did 4.5 miles along the highway and back to camp for breakfast. It was a marathon pace run so I tried to keep it at 8:15. Slowed to 8:40 going up hill but sped up downhill and combined with the fast first mile, my AP was 7:51. Splits 6:51, 8:25, 7:39, 7:58, 8:12, and 8:10 pace for the last .5.

After getting home from the Camporee Kaylene and the kids went to our friends house and I ran from our house to theirs. Nice run. Yesterday I must've left the GPS watch on because it died on me after 1 mile. I finished in approximately 50 minutes. Run felt good, although I had a couple nice sideaches as I did this run starting at 8:15 PM, the latest I've ever run. It was only a couple hours after a church Father's Day picnic so the hamburger, salads, and lemonade didn't sit too well. They went away after a bit.