El Burro Blanco

I have been tired in the mornings from working on stuff for graduate school. I need to get to bed earlier. 

Ran a track workout with Darian today. We did a 2 mile warm up, 6x200m, 1x1000m, 1x800m, 4x200m, and finished up with a 2 mile cool down. The wind was kind of a bear today but it was a solid workout.

9 miles this morning up towards the Arizona Strip.

1 mile this afternoon. Did a different kind of workout with the kids this afternoon so I couldn't run more.

Did the Lake to Lake Relay with the Circle and Aaron. I did legs 1, 5, and 8. I wanted to make sure I was nice and warm so I did a few miles before the guys came and picked me up. I did leg 1 starting at Gunlock and going to Highway 91. A Dixie State runner flew out to a large lead while I was sitting in 2nd place. His teammates drove by and yelled at me, "Game Over!" We were not half a mile into the race yet. I caught up to him by the first mile while Dave and Clyde drove by and yelled, "Game Over!" I had a good chuckle. I ran 6.07 miles in 5:16/mile. Solid start to the day.

Leg 5 went from Cotton Cove Park up the hill over towards the Bloomington Loop and ending at Man of War Bridge. 4.07 mile in 5:29/mile. Climbed for almost 2 miles.

Leg 8 started on our tempo loop and went over towards the Washington Dam Bridge. Good amount of climbing and then close to 2 miles on the dirt to finish with a good hill for 200 feet just before the exchange. 5:42/mile for 4.7 miles. 

Finished the relay in 1st place overall with a new course record by almost 20 minutes (the course was a mile longer also). Dave and I jumped into Sand Hollow where the water was 40 degrees. I sat in it for about 10 minutes and called it a day.

Happy to get in some solid fast miles. I can tell focusing on hills has helped but I haven't done as much on the road. Oh well! Focusing on some 50 milers right now. A great day running with the guys. Love being the third tier of the Circle.

3 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the afternoon. Not a lot of time this afternoon due to a graduate school class. My legs are hammered still from the race on Saturday so no big deal.

5 miles in the morning with the team and then ran a little extra. 

9 miles this afternoon with the team. Tons of wind this afternoon but ended up running with some of the girls over towards Little Valley and back. Weights after and then back out for another 3 miles to Hidden Valley. Boo wind!

10.20 miles this morning with the Circle of Trust and Wildbull. Good times and enjoyable conversation as usual. On the drive to work, I hit something in the road and had one of my tires literally blow out! I stopped to fix the flat and put on the spare when suddenly it started to snow. What? I was freezing while I switched the tire. My lucky day I guess.

7 miles this afternoon in more wind. 2 mile warm up and cool down with 3 x 1600m repeats with the top boys. We did a little different workout today but it was still a great push for them.

3 miles in the morning. A little cooler than usual.

4 miles in the afternoon. Nice and toasty today. Why was it snowing yesterday?

6 easy miles this morning. Some of it with the team. Saving the legs for the Big Kahuna on Monday.

Two loops out on Little Black Mtn. with Dave. Trevor Thompson joined us for the first loop which was fun having him along. Kept the pace nice and relaxed for the run. Right around 1:10 for each loop. Kept looking at the mountain where Dave and I will be running on Monday. Should be interesting!

Ready for the Big Kahuna, Whole Enchilada, Mother of all Mothers, and Joe Montania for Monday. Have not ran that far ever at one time. It should be a memorable run though. Great way to start Spring Break.

Ran the Big Kahuna with Dave and part of it with Justin today. We started out on the Arizona Strip just over 5000 feet elevation and did 3 different out and back sections. The first section we went down 8 miles and then climbed close to 2000 feet for the 8 miles back up. The next section was the big one with 9 miles out and back. The final section was an out and back for a total of 16 miles for this one. Dave told me that their would be a lot of climbing but I didn't realize how much we would run. We climbed close to 6000 feet today and topped out at close to 6500 feet elevation. The weather was warm for a little bit and then cooled down. The final section was pretty hot but we survived. We ran the 50 miles in 7 hours 10 minutes. Pretty jazzed about that!

We had a slight run in with a cow during the last 2 miles where he looked like he was going to charge us. We summoned the cow whisperer in us and he stayed away. That would have made for a rough end to the day.

Very pleased with the run even though some sections were a little slower than others. I feel more confident going into the Zion 50 and Squaw Peak race. This was a killer workout but I am glad we did it. Most miles I have run at one time!

Ice bath and stretched after wards. Hopefully I do not get too sore.

Planned rest day for the legs. I did yard work for 8 hours though so that counts as my workout today.

Club run this morning with the Circle and Billy the Boy. Quads were still trashed but ended up feeling good towards the end. Nice and warm this morning. Happy to get it in.

10 miles this evening at the club run. Fun to run with those guys. It has been a while. Felt pretty good considering it was about 80 degrees. It seems like it went from 40 to 80 overnight. I ate a burrito before I ran which did not sit pretty but it was manageable. Pushed the last little bit with Aaron to finish the run. Legs are finally starting to come back around.

3 miles this morning.

7 miles this afternoon with the team. We did 8x200m hill repeats by the middle school. Good little push for many of them.

3 miles in the morning.

Just over 7 miles this afternoon with the boys while doing Webb Hill extension. Meandered around to some new places.

10.20 miles with the guys this morning. A little warmer than usual. Hopefully it stays that way. I like when the mornings are warm.

3 quick miles after school before my graduate school class.

6 miles in the morning. Spectrum and then to Hidden Valley.

4.5 miles this afternoon with some of the team. Nice and relaxed.

10 miles at the club run this evening. Started right out of the gate almost going 6:30/mile which was not really what I wanted but still okay. Aaron and I dropped the pace for the last 3 or so miles to really lay the hammer down. My legs haven't moved that fast for a while. Nice to get a good push in though.

6 miles this morning around Ivins. Nothing special.

Track meet this afternoon. Most of the kids ran well today.

I have been feeling really tired this week due to all of the assignments for graduate school. Hopefully I can get a good run in tomorrow morning before the rest of the track meet.

Met up with the guys this morning. I got there a little early so I could get some miles in. Got just over 4 in before the others showed up. It was pretty warm on this part of the run so I made sure not to take gloves. It was 54 degrees and I should have left the long sleeve shirt home. Next time.

Kept the pace nice and relaxed for a while starting at Sullivan SOCCER Park, down by Staheli Farms, over by George Washington Academy, down River Rd. and then "Quadsi" kicked in at Foremaster so the pace picked up a little bit with Clyde. We ran up past the freeway and then back towards the WCCC and back down to the park. Fair amount of hills and ended up hitting 6:58/mile overall. 

Happy with the run and end to the week. I would like to get more miles in for the upcoming race but I realize that anything between 70-90 is when I race best. Plus I swamped with graduate school so it seems like I am always tired. Clyde talked about deer urine or something like it this morning that is supposed to help with recovery. Maybe??

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

Did a workout with Darian. 2 mile warm up, 1x600m, 2x400m, 1x600m, 3x300m, 4x200m with one mile cool down. Solid workout from her.

6 miles in the morning.

7.10 miles with the guys out by Little Valley Park and then back. We planned on looping it but the road was blocked off.

10.20 miles this morning with the guys. Felt good.

6 miles this afternoon. 

2 mile warm up and then 4x800m with some of the boys, 2 mile cool down. Felt pretty good. Slight wind does not help though. Solid day of running.

Crazy busy day so only time for a little run with the team this afternoon.

Took Norah to the track and ran a little with her. Lots of fun.

Woke up early this morning in order to get 15 miles for the day since the track meet is this afternoon. I ran along Snow Canyon Parkway over into town. I caught up with a guy and he wanted to race while I was just running easy. I could tell he was a little tired but I made a turn so the fun ended there. 7:22/mile. Nice run for a Friday morning.

Got up and was running with Clyde at 5:15am. We started at his house and then ran all the way to the new airport along the parkway. I couldn't see the hills since it was dark but I could feel them. It was a rolling course the whole way in both directions. Kept it relaxed for most of it and then pushed a little for the last couple miles. 6:57/mile overall. Solid way to end the week.

Still really busy with school stuff so happy to get the mileage in with some okay workouts.