El Burro Blanco

12 easy miles this morning around Ivins and then over into Santa Clara.  Ran out by Fitness Ridge but no one was filming at 5:00am in the morning.  6:56/mile.

Big workout on my birthday.  I did a warm up into Kayenta, took a VRPB, and then did a 5 mile tempo run with a cool down over into Santa Clara.  My mile splits were: 5:26, 5:24, 5:25, 5:22, 5:24.  I averaged 6:37/mile for the entire run.  I was happy with this morning.  I was really tired this morning but I was able to push through it.

12 easy miles this morning around Ivins and Santa Clara.  I ran at 6:53/mile.  I have been so busy with things at work and home and not feeling a 100% so I decided my body needed an easy week.

Nice and wet run this morning over into Santa Clara.  6:41/mile.  Warm weather though.

Really windy this morning on the run.  It was the same route as yesterday but I battled a major head wind the entire time.  Not a lot of fun but I still averaged 6:49/mile.  I'll take it considering the elements.

6 easy miles this morning over into Santa Clara with 8 x 100m strides at the end.  Really tired this morning.

Solid workout this morning.  I did a 2 mile warm up and then did 10 miles at Tinman pace.  5:55/mile with a 5:27 mile to finish the run.  It is warmer in the mornings which makes it really nice.  Sweet!

8 easy miles this morning over into Santa Clara.  No watch.

Met at Clyde's house and ran with Steve, Dave, Clyde, Aaron, Nick, Bill, Amber, and her friend from across town.  We did 2 x 10 mile loops.  The route is not the easiest but would be great for a workout.  We took the first loop real easy and then picked it up the 2nd.  I stayed with Aaron and Nick for the first couple miles and then dropped to about 15-20 yards behind them.  I was feeling strong but then 7 miles into the 2nd loop I started getting blisters on the bottom of both my feet.  I slowed down and pushed it in with Dave.  My feet were not feeling good.  I hit low 5:30's for the 7 miles and kept it honest for the rest.  I averaged 6:31/mile overall.  I wish I could have finished stronger but with the heat and my socks, blisters were likely to occur.

It was a nice way to end the week.  Hopefully I can stay healthy and keep hitting solid workouts.

Slept in this morning and will do it for the rest of the week due to Spring Break.  I have lots of projects around the house which includes the main one of getting closer to finishing up the backyard.  Yeah!

I ran 10 miles this morning over into Santa Clara and it felt good.  The weather was a touch cooler but it made for a nice run.  I averaged 6:36/mile.

Met up with Dave, Clyde, and Steve this morning at the DC.  We did the club run twice and hit 20 miles for the run.  It was nice and easy but easy is misguiding.  We all were pretty tired from last Saturday's run.  Couple of pitstops and ended up averaging 7:13/mile.  Glad to get a long run in early in the week.  I will be crazy busy this weekend trying to finish up the backyard and stuff going on at school.

10 miles this morning out along the Highway.  I averaged 6:51/mile and finished the run with 8 x 100m strides.  Nice weather for a run.  Another long day working out in the sun trying to finish up the backyard.

I wasn't able to run yesterday due to finally getting grass put in the backyard.  It has taken 2 years but it is in.  I was trashed so I relaxed and decided to go for a long run again this morning.

I ran from my house in Ivins out through Kayenta and then just past the turn off going towards Gunlock.  I kept it nice and easy the first 10 and then kept it steady the last 10.  This is not the easiest 20 mile route due to the rolling hills but I seem to run better on them.  I averaged 6:33/mile overall and finished with a 5:22 last mile.  I ran the 20 in just over 2 hours 10 minutes.  One of the better 20 milers I have had in a long time.  

I can't remember the last time I did two 20 milers in the same week.  Happy to get it in though.

Started this run at 4pm this afternoon.  Lots going on this morning.  I wanted to get some fast miles in and I was able to accomplish that.  I started with a 2 mile warm up over to Unity Park and then ran 3 miles @ a fast clip over into Santa Clara.  I hit 5:22, 5:15, and 5:21.  I kept it steady on the way back to the Ivins Fire Department and then finished off with a 5:11 mile.  I averaged 6:11/mile.  Happy to get a solid workout in after a long spring break.  Happy day!

Same route as Saturday except I extended it a little bit in Santa Clara.  A little rain and a fair amount of wind today.  6:46/mile overall.

8.5 miles this morning on the treadmill at the high school.  It was still fairly cold this morning and I didn't want to mess with it.  I decided to do the treadmill to watch my form and see how it looked.  I did a 2 mile warm up and then did 5.5 miles at 5:30/mile and then did the last .5 at 5:00/mile.  I only had time for a short cool down though.  Decent workout for this morning.

6 miles in the morning over to the highway and back.  Little bit breezy.  7:11/mile overall.

6 miles in the early evening over into Santa Clara.  No watch.

Usual 12 mile run this morning out along the highway.  More wind and a little bit of rain.  6:59/mile overall.

New 8 mile out and back route all through Ivins.  Nice and flat and I might do this one more.  6:56/mile overall.

Nice windy run this morning through Ivins over into Santa Clara.  It was a little different route than usual which made for a nice change.  6:53/mile for 12 miles.  A little chilly as well.

3 easy miles this afternoon pushing Norah in the jogging stroller over to play tennis.  I am no Pete Sampras!

9 miles in the morning.  I did a new route through Ivins.  It was kind of fun.  7:01/mile overall.

Ran over into Santa Clara again this morning but did a decent workout.  I did a 2 mile warm up and then did a 4 mile tempo.  My splits were: 5:24, 5:18, 5:21, and 5:26.  I cooled down back to the house and then finished the last mile hard in 5:16.  I felt great this morning and was happy to have a total of 5 solid miles.  I'll keep chugging along.

After a long day at work, I got home and went for an easy 6 mile run at 7:30pm.  The weather was awesome.  I just went around Ivins and averaged 6:51/mile.