El Burro Blanco

12 total miles to start 2016. Ran with Steve and Haydo on the Chuckwalla trail all the way into Snow Canyon. I have never done the full trail so it was a lot of fun. Pushed it on the way back and then tacked on 2 more miles going up the marathon course. Good start to the year.

Had a lot going on today so I didn't get out until 3pm. I ran from the house and went and did the Barrel Roll loop. It was perfect weather and just what I needed to end the week. Excited to get a solid 4-5 weeks of running under my belt. I am ready to get going again. 13 miles total.

On a side note I only got whistled at by one guy today. Thankful it wasn't more.

6 miles after school with the boys. Good to be back running with the TEAM. Excited to see what happens during the track season.

6 miles with the girls down along the golf course and then over to St. James and back. Fun to run with them again.

6 miles with the boys out along River Rd. 7:08/mile. Good stuff from them. Younger guys are really looking to step up and improve.

10 miles this morning in a little bit of rain. Not bad conditions. I was way overdressed though. Very sweaty.

6 miles this afternoon with the girls out behind the high school. Nice and muddy conditions made for a fun run.

10 miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. Felt good. Little bit of rain still.

6 total miles this afternoon. 4 with the TEAM in lots of mud and then 2 more miles to get 6 for the afternoon.

First 20 mile run in a long time. Confidence boost for sure. Started at the high school and loop out along the Southern Parkway by the airport and then back around through the fields. Felt really good with 10 miles left and was steady around 6:30/mile. Averaged 6:53/mile and felt really good. Not a lot of soreness. Ready to start incorporating some speed stuff in the schedule.

Good finish to the week considering Monday-Wednesday wasn't great.

6 miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. Felt pretty good except for the quick pit stop.

6 mile run with the boys over by Ben Powell's house. Good group again. Weights after.

8.25 miles this afternoon for our Trail Run Tuesday. We went the opposite direction of Little Black Mtn. Sage showed it to us and it was a lot of fun.

10 miles over to Santa Clara and back. Little warmer this morning which was nice.

Super slammed with meetings this afternoon so I just timed everyone for the test.

5 miles this afternoon. No time this morning because I made Norah breakfast for her 6th birthday. That is more important that running. She was very grateful. 

10 warm miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. I really like this route. It is on newer roads and flat. I can get in to a rhythm. I did Fartleks the last 3.5 miles of my run. I would go from street light to street light. No stress on pace but just wanted wanted to get a good push. Felt suprisingly good.

5.5 miles this afternoon. 8x200m dirt hill repeats behind the school. Nice short workout with the TEAM.

20 miles this morning. Got up early because the in-laws were in town and wanted to take the family to breakfast. Ran from the house and then through Santa Clara over to the new All Abilities Park off of Dixie Dr. Lots on my mind during the run so it helped to get out. 6:52/mile. I am going to a funeral of a former student/athlete I coached today. He was 21. Passed away much to young. Be grateful for the people in your life. Relationships with others are the most important thing I cherish right now.

Happy with another solid week with a little bit of speed. Excited to keep moving forward. I am blessed.

6.10 miles this morning on the Zen Trail with the TEAM. Wish I could have gone farther but Katey had a class so I needed to hurry home.

6 more miles when I got home around the great city of Ivins. 6:58/mile.

6 miles this morning. 3 miles on my own and then 3 with the TEAM.

6 more miles this afternoon in Warner Valley. A little colder temps but felt good to do a 15 minute tempo with the girls. Felt really good and happy with the way they ran.

3 miles this morning with the TEAM.

8 miles out towards Little Black Mtn. from the backside. 7:30/mile. Boys and girls are getting stronger.

4 quick miles around Ivins before Dads and Donuts at Norah's school. I just drank chocolate milk.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Fartlek workout at BHNP. Did it with the girls. :15, :30, :45, 1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 2:00, 1:00, :45, :30, and :15. Solid push from the girls today. Impressed with them a lot. Weights after.

3 miles in the morning with the TEAM.

7.15 miles this afternoon from the high school looping around Little Valley. Lots of construction still going on out there. 6:57/mile.

Slept in a little which was nice. Fairly tired. Ran from the house out along  Snow Canyon Parkway and back. Plan was to keep it easy on the way out and then pick it up a little on the way back with pushing the last 2 miles. Hit 5:45 and 5:34 for the last two. Felt good to get the legs moving. Nothing exciting but it is a start. 6:55/mile for 15.25 miles.

Really busy weekend so I overslept. I need to do better and just get up.

7 total miles this afternoon. Warmup, 12xMcGruff Dirt Hill repeats + 4x200m finishes. Short cool down and then weights. Good workout.

5 miles before practice over to Little Valley Park. Grateful for the bathroom there. 3 more miles with the TEAM and then tacked on another mile for 9 total this morning.
6.5 miles this afternoon on the trails behind the school with the girls. Great run. Fun conversation.

4 miles this morning by the high school.

8 miles total this afternoon. Warm up and then did 18 minute tempo run in Warner Valley with some of the younger guys. They are working really hard right now. It is exciting to see. 6:22 for the first mile and then dropped the pace down and ended up averaging 6:00/mile for the 18 minutes for 3 miles. Nice rolling hills for this makes it a little harder than usual. Very happy with how it went. Little cool down to get mileage.

8 total miles this morning. A little chilly but I survived. Love running with the TEAM and talking about life.

4 miles this afternoon. I had to get the TEAM started and then get these in quick. We had our Region 9 track coaches meeting. Fun to see others excited about the sport. Region 9 really is a great place to be.

3 miles this morning around the house.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Ran down to Webb Hill and then did some repeats up to the gate with the girls. It is about 800m and not easy. Not a ton of runners today since most of them went down with the Fine Arts trip to California. Happy with how the workout went though. Did some yoga in my room after wards. Awesome!

14 total miles this morning. Took some of the boys on the Navajo Loop that I love. Good group and super impressed with how they did. Girls ran very well also. Perfect morning for a run. Decent way to end the week.

The TEAM is excited for a little lighter week. They had a good week.