Day 46

I slept in today so I was already in a hurry, so of course I start running and my right hip flexor started hurting which forced me to slow my pace a mile into the run. I ended up stopping around halfway and doing some lunges to stretch out my hip. That lessened the pain and I was able to speed up again. I think it was hurting because I was running a little late yesterday and didn't stretch after my run as much as I normally do. My mile splits were 9:33, 11:39, 10:36. My full numbers for the run were 3.01 miles in 31:51 for an avg pace of 10:36. My avg heart rate was 152 bpm.

Day 39

I ran in the evening today as well because I didn't think it was a good idea to only have 8 hours between my runs as I am just 5 days away from recovering from knee pain. I love running on the Jordan River Parkway, but the bugs at night are a pain. Today's run was 3.00 miles in 31:40 for a pace of 10:33/mile. My avg. heart rate as 173 bpm.

Day 18

Today was another 3 mile run at an easy/recovery pace which was helpful because I was a little bit sore still from pushing myself yesterday. I tried to keep as even of a pace as I could through the whole thing which I did a reasonably good job of. I finished up running 3.00 miles in 32:02 at a pace of 10:40/mile. My average heart rate was 153 bpm.

Day 11

Today was a crazy day. My oldest son had surgery to repair a Ventral Hernia, so I wasn't able to run early in the morning like I usually do. The surgery all went well and we came home, then my early Father's Day present came - a Garmin Forerunner 305. I love it because besides being much more accurate than Nike+, the additional data that it gives is great for my training (elevation info, heart rate monitor, 1000% better graphing data, etc.) But, by the time I was able to get out to run, it was almost 7pm and it was about 83 degrees, much hotter than the 55 it has been when I run in the morning. I downed an energy gel (I tried a new one, Honey Stinger brand - too thick and sticky for my tastes) and a glass of water and headed out. The training program calls for an easy run on Thursdays, so I intended to keep somewhere around a 10:30-11 minute pace, but the heat and sun was really getting to me the further I went into the run. I ended up running 3 miles in 33:19 for a pace of 11:06/mile and an average heart beat rate of 165 (with that heat, it kept climbing until it peaked at 185 bpm at the end of the run).

I haven't been able to find a similar running widget like I post with the Nike+ runs, but here is a link to the workout, it's amazing all of the additional data that I get with my Garmin.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6237468

Day 4

I got a little bit more sleep than before, but still felt pretty tired this morning. I got out about 30 minutes later than I wanted to, but still had a decent run. My stats this morning were 3.12 miles in 34:18 for a pace of 10:58/mi. At least I am consistent, I think after a few weeks more of this my legs will have a little bit more conditioning and I will be able to push the pace a bit more.