Gotta Run...

First day back running after the honor choir trip.  It was really cold!  My legs were sore from something I did in P.E.  Not sure what it was.  Maybe stairs.

It was windy so I had to run south.  I ran 8 miles around 6:00 pace.  When I was done I had my dad come pick me up and I cooled down for half a mile.  I felt great!  I thought it was going to be really cold so I wore my warm clothes.  Turns out I was sweating after about a mile and a half.  Here are my mile splits:

5:58

6:09

6:00

5:49

6:25

5:56

6:15

6:13

10.82 miles at an average 6:40 pace.  I ran out south in Arizona on a dirt road by the dinosaur tracks.  After I got done I jogged a little cool down finishing at 11.5 total.  My feet and ankles were bothering me for the first mile but after that everything was fine.  

Ran a hill run with Ryan.  He was struggling from shin splints but he made it the whole way.  I decided not to run too far cause I'm running a 5k in the morning.  

The race was down in Las Vegas on Fremont St.  There must have been over a thousand people running!  I started out running with three other guys, but by the first mile I realized I was going too slow.  I started picking up the pace and lost two of the other guys.  I finished with way too much energy.  I felt like I hadn't even ran at all.  Guess I've forgotten how fast 5ks are.  I still got a pr!

Later that night I just ran a quick 1.5 miles to relax a bit.  My legs are not sore, but I am still having problems with my right hip.  I also got a headache, but that's normal after a race in Las Vegas.