keep it together

8 miles. sugarhouse loop. i had some major dental work done yesterday, which left me with a few stitches in my mouth. my dentist said it was fine to run but i just have to be careful to not break the stitches open (gross). i started out very slowly and tried not to pound around too much. everything felt normal -- the run went well and i didn't feel like i was causing any trouble to my mouth. 

as long as everything holds up well throughout the rest of the day, i am going to run the SLC track club 5k tomorrow.  i am anxious to race again and get some feedback on my fitness. 

AM2: fieldhouse workout with james.  

9 miles. 9th/5th east loop with james.

AM1: 10 miles with james. liberty park/sugarhouse/millcreek/sunnyside route.

AM2: fieldhouse workout. 

9 miles. sunnyside up. 

today i did workout A1 of the james moore patented perfectly reasonable training plan: 2 sets of 10 x 1 min on / 1 min off. i tried to keep the effort at 5k pace on the "on" portions, but the unpredictable footing made it difficult in some spots. thankfully, i never slipped. unfortunately, i was totally overdressed.

i saw adam wende on 20th east just off of foothill. it's always nice to see a familiar face in the cold, dark morning. 

PM: i went to the fieldhouse to bring james his shorts, but i forgot to bring his shorts (i'm competent like that). i did a bunch of random stuff while he set fire to one of the ellipticals. arm weights, ab workout, plank, fire hydrant, heel/toe walking, stretching, sticking.

9 miles with james. wasa laza loop. 

6 miles. the roads and sidewalks of salt lake city are covered in ankle-snapping ice chunks. the wet and slushy snow from yesterday's storm fell into a deep freeze overnight, which meant extremely uneven and treacherous footing this morning. in an effort to find a runnable route, i jogged-walked-slid my way over to liberty park. the park sidewalks had been cleared but it was still a giant sheet of ice. i gingerly ran four loops and then called it a day. 

after breaking my windshield wipers trying to scrape the ice layer off my jeep, i headed up to the fieldhouse for a workout with james. the usual: leg weights, back extensions, dumbbell side dips, arm weights, 2 laps of heel/toe walking, plank, one-legged bridging, tirunesh dibaba abs.