El Burro Blanco

Spent the new year at a masquerade ball. Interesting people there. Woke up for my last day in the frozen tundra often called Logan, Utah. I ran from the Holiday Inn Express in North Logan, went out towards the airport, ran along 1000 west, along the highway, into Providence and then Fruit Heights, through the university and back to my in-laws. Great way to start off the year. Just under 7:30/mile overall. 

Back in the warmer weather now. Ran after school and did my Bloomington Loop route. Nice 10 miles and then did a little on the track to get 12 total. 

Ran from the high school this afternoon and went backwards around Webb Hill, along the trail, and then back up River Rd. 7:20/mile. 

Same route as yesterday but did it the opposite direction. The afternoons are great right now.

Ran up and back along the marathon course with Steve and Dave today. It was extremely cold this morning. Solid pace going up and was very happy to turn around. Dave wanted to tempo back so I told myself I wanted to do at least 5 miles worth of tempo since I did not want to overdo it. Felt pretty good on the tempo miles and then just put it in cruise control for the rest of the run. Solid way to end the week. I think I can occasionally get some faster miles in every now and then during the spring until graduate school is done. Should be good.

Happy to still hit 70+ on only 5 days of running.

Did the Webb Hill Loop with the team and then added on a little extra after to get things ready for our workout tomorrow.

6 miles in the morning into Santa Clara and back.

6.25 miles this afternoon. I ran 4x550m hill repeats with the girls and then did 6x100m strides on the track. Cooled down a little afterwards. Solid workout.

10.20 miles with Dave and Bill this morning from Clyde's house. Nice and cold but just kept everything relaxed and enjoyed the conversation.

6 miles this afternoon. Ran with Dace after our track meeting. Started at his house and did a loop around Little Valley and then I ran back to the high school. 

Way too tired this morning.

1.25 mile warm up with the kids before their VO2 max run on the track. The weather got nasty after wards and I needed to do a bunch of church stuff so not very much else today.

Very tired this morning from all the church activities yesterday. Ran a touch over 4 miles with the team this afternoon and then ran from the high school, to Little Valley, around Stone Cliff, and then back up to the school. Very windy and cold this afternoon. I survived and was happy to be done.

20.25 miles this morning from Vernon Worthen.

I ran 3 miles before Dave showed up. Nice and chilly. Dave and I then did our Vernon Tonaquint Loop. Nice conversation and kept the pace honest. Nothing crazy but just getting in the miles. We extended at the end over through the college so I could get my 20 for the day.

Happy with the way the week ended considering two "stink" days this week. Just need to keep it rolling.

Did a workout on the track with the girls today. 8x400m w/400m recovery. Solid workout for them.

Easy 7.5 mile run with the boys this afternoon out on the trails. Explored some new areas and found some good trail running. Decent run.

10.20 mile run this morning with Dave from Clyde's house. Need to complete the circle next week. Hopefully that happens. 

7 miles this afternoon. Did a warm up and then 5x1000m w/1:30 min. recovery and 4x200m w/200m recovery with the boys today. Good push for them early in the season. Cooled down with team as well.

6 miles on the trails from the high school with some of the boys. Weather is absolutely perfect right now in the afternoon.

6 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up, 2 mile tempo, and then 2 mile cool down. Solid workout for the team. 

Met Riley Cook, Scott Keate, and Ben Vanbeekum at the expo. Never met Riley or Scott before but they seem like really solid guys. Nice talking with them for a while.  

I will try and do some good tomorrow in the half marathon. I guess I will have to wait and see.

I was out last week with the running guys and wives at Red Ginger (tasty food by the way) discussing upcoming race plans. I really haven't had any due to using graduate school as an excuse. I still think it is valid. The guys encouraged me to sign up for this half so I decided to hop in and see what would happen on not much training other than just putting in miles, a few workouts with the high school kids, weights, and core workouts. I really had no pressure going into this race.

I met up with Dave and did 5 miles of a warm up. It seemed a touch long but I felt like I needed to get in a solid warm up for the race. The plan was to go out and see if I could lock in at 5:35/mile. The course is honest and I run in almost everyday so I knew where I could push and where I needed to be a little more conservative.

I started out for the first two miles and was in the top 15 and just relaxed through the first couple miles. I could see people struggling early on so this gave me a boost of confidence. I hardly looked at my watch and just decided to pick people off. I caught up to one of the Howell boys and also ran with Bryant Jensen for a few miles up through about the half climbing into Bloomington Hills. They both took off like they got shot out of a cannon and I was standing still. Nice little hill to play with made for an enjoyable middle section of the race.

I felt really good through about mile 11 and I was catching up to the 7th place guy (Matt Poulsen) when I could hear someone behind me. I ran neck and neck with this guy for about a mile and then with about a half mile to go he accidentally clipped me and threw my rhythm off a little. No harm no foul but it threw me off a little bit. I dropped a touch but almost caught him at the end. 

1:13:34 for my time and 9th overall is very good considering what I have done the last forever it seems. I was pleased with my effort and was very happy I raced. It felt good to do it again.

2.5 mile cool down with Dave including a VRPB. This might be the race to get my b*tt moving again with the faster stuff. I need to do it. I know the weights and core workouts paid off today. I felt pretty strong throughout the race and I attribute it to doing this the last couple months.

Here I go! On to the next race. 

6 miles in the morning. 

7 miles in the afternoon.

Easy 6 miles this morning from my house over to Santa Clara. The quads and calves were a little tight but nothing bad. Nice to shake the legs out.

Ran a workout with the team today to help them out. 2 mile warm up, 4 sets (2x200m with 200m recovery + 1x400m with 400m recovery), cool down after wards. Felt good to move the legs a little. I feel a little more focused after the race results on Saturday.

6 miles this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon.

Same run this morning as yesterday into Santa Clara. Needed a VRPB though. I survived.

7.5 miles easy with the boys around Little Valley to 2450 S. and back. Absolutely beautiful running weather. Mid-50s. I cannot ask for any better weather. 

10.20 miles this morning with Dave and Steve. Nice conversation and just enjoyed the running.

2 mile warm up with the team and timed them with their workout today. Too busy this evening with church stuff to do anymore. 

Slept in this morning. I was trashed.

11 miles this afternoon from my house. I went out to Unity Park and then caught the trail on Snow Canyon Parkway. I came back down on Pioneer Parkway to my parent's house. Slight rainfall and kept the pace honest. 6:50/mile overall. Happy to get a solid run in. 

6.25 miles in the morning.

8.75 miles in the afternoon.

Even though the weather was really nice this morning, I decided to hope on the treadmill for a 10k mini progression run this morning. I hate the treadmill but I occasionally like to get on to mentally be stronger. I kept it easy for the first little bit and then worked down to 6:20/mile. The treadmill glitched when I tried to go faster so it was kind of a bummer. Got it in though.

2 mile warm up this afternoon and then 6x1000m with some of the boys. Most around the 3:20ish range. Interval pace felt good but did not fatigue the team that much. 2 mile cool down after wards. Solid workout for the team. 

Went to the UHSTCA coach's meeting at American Fork so I was up at 3:00am running today. I only had time for 7 miles but I got it in. It was warm enough with a slight rain that I took my shirt off and ran shirtless. Very liberating at 3:00am in the morning. 

I hoped to go longer today with some faster miles but I did not have the time. Decent week though. 

Really tired this morning.

8 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up and then did 4 sets of 2x200m with 200m recovery with an 800m with short recovery. Cool down after wards. Both boys and girls looked great today. I felt like it was a good workout for me as well.  

6 easy miles over to Santa Clara and back this morning.

8 miles on the trails behind the school with the boys. Explored some new trails and it was quite fun. 

10.25 miles this morning with Dave. It was a touch warmer this week than last week. Still no sight of Clyde. Hope the guy is okay. Good run.

7.60 miles this afternoon. We did a warm and then Power Run (2 miles) with the team today. It was a two loop course over by Little Valley and went very well. A little hilly but the team enjoyed it very much. Everyone ran better than expected. Team is getting antsy to go faster each day. 

6 miles out on the trails behind the school with the boys. 6x100m accelerators on the track once we got back. Plyometrics and a little core after wards.