El Burro Blanco

Weights and core this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the team. 2 mile warm up, 3x1000m w/1:00 min. recovery and then 4x200m with 200m recovery, 2 mile cool down. Felt good pushing the girls for the first little bit and then running with the boys. Decent day of running. 

15.7 miles this morning. I did 6 miles around Washington Fields just under 7:00/mile. Lots of big houses out there.

I then met up with the team and did 9.5 miles on the trails. We did some good climbing and exploring. We went up to the site where the car crashed a little while ago. Kind of sad but a place to reflect on life.

Cold this morning but once the sun came up it felt great.

Happy with another solid week of running. Just need to keep it going. 

3 miles this morning with the team.

4 miles this afternoon during the team's warm up and cool down. Timed them in the mile. Not bad but many of them looked way too comfortable. 

9 miles this morning in the cold. Ran around Webb Hill before I did 3 more with the team.

6.5 miles this afternoon on the trails with some of the girls. The girls are doing great right now but we just need to get a few more numbers.

10.20 miles with the Circle again. I saw a mirage this morning in the shape of Clyde. It was incredible. Warmer temps made for an enjoyable run today.

7 miles this afternoon with the team. 2 mile warm up, 8x400m w/400m recovery. I wanted to have the kids run a fast workout today just to get the legs moving. I am trying to mix the shorter faster with the longer faster stuff. I ran with the boys today trying to hang on for dear life. I ran 1:09 for 1-5 and 7, 1:10 for the sixth, and 1:03 for the last one. I felt pretty good with the workout. The team looked really good today. Much better effort today compared to Monday. 1 mile cool down. 

3 miles in the morning with the team.

7 miles in the afternoon on the trails behind the school with the boys. Loads of fun and a sweet trail that has a great view of the entire city. 

9 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

6 miles around Webb Hill this morning. A little chilly. 3 more miles with the team to the Spectrum.

Warmed up with the team and then did :30 sec. hard/:30 sec. easy for 2 miles on the track. The wind was horrendous so I had to modify the workout big time for the team. I then did 4x200m finishes w/200m recovery. It was nice to run with the girls today. They continue to improve. I guess I will have to change today's workout to Monday. 

Met up with Dave this morning at his house and did a fun little loop. We went out towards DATS and then looped back around in Coral Canyon. Nice and relaxed for the run and great conversation throughout. Almost caught the 7:00 minute guy.

Nice finish to a solid week. Got some solid workouts in and am happy about that. 

Busy rest of the day.

3 miles this morning with the team.

I had meetings all afternoon so I didn't get out until about 5pm. I did my Bloomington Loop run from the high school but shortened it. I picked it up for 2 miles in the middle (5:27, 5:25). Felt good even though it was with a major headwind. Nice little push.

3 miles in the morning with the team. Weights after.

7.5 miles this afternoon on the trails with the boys and some of the girls. 

10.25 miles with the Circle this morning. Another lovely outing.

Power Run day with the team. Much improvement for the whole team from the first time we did this. Tried to stay with some of the boys. 5:21 and 5:17 for the 2 fast miles. The team looked really good today.

3 miles in the morning. Weights after.

8 miles total in the afternoon on the trails. We did 6x100m accelerators on the track after.

3 miles in the morning with the team. A little cold today.

7 miles this afternoon with the team during their workout. A little warm up and then we did 8x400m dirt hill repeats behind the high school. It was a solid workout for the team. I started with the girls and then finished with the boys as they did a few more.

Slept in this morning and let Katey go for her morning run. I left the house about 10:00am. It was sunny and perfect running weather. It is days like today why I live in St. George. I knew the roads would be crazy because of soccer and baseball tournaments plus the Parade of Homes. I ran along Santa Clara Dr. and then went over towards Sunbrook. I stopped for a bathroom break and then continued down Dixie Dr. I came back up Valley View, down Bluff, and then back up to Snow Canyon Parkway. I went all the way through Ivins and then came back to the house.

I planned on doing some faster miles but my legs were toast. I picked it up the last 3-4 miles and then finished with a 5:04 mile. I was happy with the run. I did better than I thought. I averaged 6:35/mile overall. Great way to end the week. Looking forward to the half next weekend to see what I can do.

Ran with the team today on Barrel Roll across from the Jacob Hamblin home. It was a fun run due to many of the team not having run it before. Kept it nice and relaxed. Loads of fun plus it was nice having Darian down from college to run with us. Busy the rest of the day.

3 miles this morning with the team. Weights after wards.

7 miles this afternoon with the girls and boys with their workout. We did a 2 mile warm up and then 14x200m repeats. I did the first 12 with the girls and then the last 2 with the boys. 1 mile cool down. Great workout for the team today.

6 more miles after practice with Dace around Webb Hill. Perfect running weather. Kept the pace nice and relaxed. 

Nice and wet run this morning with Clyde. We hung out under his garage and decided it was best to go out for our run. Rain was cold but the conversation went well. 10.25 miles for our loop. Didn't stress about pace at all.

Nice 5.35 mile loop around Webb Hill with some of the girls. It was fun. I was happy to see the weather clear up. 

3 easy miles in the morning with the team. Weights after wards.

3 miles just with warm up and cool down with the team.

4 more miles after with Dace. 

4 easy miles with the team this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow goes well.

Met up at 7:45am with the some of the kids to get on the bus and head up to the starting line. We got up to the start and did a 2 mile warm up. I hit the port-a-potty and I was good to go for the race. I saw Dave so we did another .5 mile or so. It was perfect weather. I got to the start and didn't see anyone except Batman and a rapping hamster. I felt like I had a good chance of winning. All of sudden, Seth Wold comes up to me and says "hi." Flashbacks of the 2008 Ogden Marathon came on. Seth is a great runner and I knew I would have to work for this one if I wanted the win. 

The race started and Dave, Seth, and I took it out. Dave ran the first two miles with us and then dropped back to run with his high school kids. I didn't want to look at my watch at all so I just stayed relaxed and pushed with Seth. I felt really good as the miles kept clicking off. I felt really strong. Much like 2008 Ogden Marathon, Seth rode me like Pippi Longstocking until mile 10. At the top of Majestic hill he extended his lead to about 10 seconds in front of me. The gradual downhill helped me get going again and my legs responded. I closed the gap with Seth over the last two miles but it was not enough. He beat me by about 10 seconds or so. I was a little bummed about this but it felt great pushing a solid race with him. 

My watch measured 13 miles so the course was a touch short. 

Happy to see my high school kids run well today. This hopefully bodes well for a great track season. 

Decent way to finish off the week. This was another confidence boost in the right direction for what I hope to do this year as I get back into race mode. 

3 easy miles this morning with the team. Legs felt okay but a twinge of soreness.

7 miles total this afternoon. I felt better this afternoon so I hopped in the workout with the team. 2 mile warm up, 4x1600m w/3:00 min. recovery. Ran the first three with Rachel right at 6:00 minutes and then ran the 4th one with the boys in 5:11. 1 mile cool down. Decent little push today. Another great workout from the team today. Hope we can stay healthy.

3 easy miles this morning over to The Bridge and back.

I am at a conference in Provo for the next two days so I was happy to get a break in the afternoon to go for a run. It was nice and sunny outside but fairly windy. I ran from our hotel up towards the canyon. 7 miles total. I thought I had a Miles Batty sighting but it was just some random guy huffing and puffing past me. My hero! Only got whistled at once today. Slightly disappointed in Happy Valley.

10 miles early this morning through the lovely confines of Provo. I extended a little farther than yesterday. I didn't make it quite to the canyon but I got close. Decent run before meetings the rest of the day.

3 miles in the morning with the team. It needs to warm up soon. 

10 miles total this afternoon with the team. 6 miles with the boys on the trails nice and easy and then another 4 with Dace and Courtney. Great afternoon for running.