"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves"

First run after a great weekend. My best friend from high school had his mission farewell (but he isn't leaving until April 1) and I spent some time with all my friends away from BYU. Met a very cute girl and want to take her out later in the week. But, with all the fun, I got crap sleep again, and could not fall asleep until one last night. Woke up, did not want to run, and slept for another hour.

I finally went running after most of my classes at 2 and it is hot outside. My body is not used to 60 degree weather at all, and I had sweat pouring everywhere. I ran in the suburbs east of campus and ended up running up a bunch of hills. It was tough, but I had a wonderful view of the mountains and Utah Lake when I got to my halfway point.

Good, but tough run today. Ran around campus and then up on my usual path down Timp View Drive. Averaged 7:40 min/mile but it was tough to keep on going at some points. 

Roughly five miles this morning. My watch only got 4.67, but I couldn't wait for my watch to get the signal for the first 0.3 or so miles Average pace of 8:04 min/mile. My legs were definitely fatigued today, but it was a good decision to change my longer runs from Monday-Wednesday, to Tuesday-Thursday. 

Good, good run today. Full hour of running with only a short break less than a minute at the halfway mark.  7.8 mph.

Went with my friend Avery this morning.  She mentioned that she had heard about there being trails up above the Provo Temple, and being the sadistic person I am, said let's go. I've been up there multiple times, and everytime I've taken a girl up there, she dies. (I'm not knocking on girls at all, just the typical person who runs to just be fit.)  

So we went.  I was able to coach her up past Temple Hill without stopping, and then went up for an additional 2 minutes while she took a break.  She was ready when I got back and we just jogged back down.  Average pace ended up being 8:57.

Took my shirt off too. That was fun, seeing how many dirty looks I could get from people simply because I have a white chest. I joked to Avery that since my body is a Temple, it should be white because of its glorious perfection. Maybe if I would go to the weight room that would be true.

Yuck. My Saturday runs of late have been absolutely horrible. I just get out there and can't go at all. Well, for the most part. I was waiting at a very long stoplight and some kids on the BYU track team came up behind me. I knew they would be fast and let them go once the light changed, but stayed 10 feet behind them for a mile before they turned onto a different street. It wasn't very tough, and I knew I could have stayed for longer, especially if my body wasn't fatigued. It was a good marker for me to see how much I have improved. Average pace ended up being about 8 min/mile.

But, I am now establishing rules for my Friday activities. 

1) In bed by 11.

2) Friday run needs to be in the morning to allow for 24 hour rest period

3) Don't go to parks in Provo in the middle of the night. Especially when there was an armed robbery a quarter mile away and the police are out looking with shotguns and rifles.