El Burro Blanco

6 easy miles this afternoon.

8 miles total this afternoon. Ran 5x1000m with the team. Ran a couple with Laynee and the girls and then two with the boys. I think the speed is slowly coming back. Finished with a 3:04 on the last one.

4 easy miles this morning.

8 miles total this afternoon. Took the team over to Pioneer Hills on a new trail. I think they really liked it. Weather was crummy so we didn't go as long. I extended to get a few more miles in.

3 miles this morning.

7.25 miles this afternoon with the boys. We did a 20 minute tempo run and averaged 5:41/mile. Great stuff from the team today. Excited to see how they run on Friday.

3 easy miles this morning. Cold.

10.25 miles total this afternoon. 3 miles running with some of the new girls this afternoon encouraging them that running is awesome and is a great metaphor for life. Hopefully it helped.

7.25 more miles marking Barrel Roll for the Red Mountain 50k this weekend. The Clifton is a pretty sweet shoe. Glad to have got a pair to try on the trails. Very soft!

Slept in and decided on no run because of the 50k tomorrow. We had our first track meet this afternoon and it went very well. Lots of positives from today.

I signed up for the Red Mountain 50k and had a bunch of the team run the half marathon today to help support Steve and Kendra at the SGRC. The race course got switched to all the trails across from the Jacob Hamblin home. The 50k did loops on all the great trails out there. Rim Rock, Rim Reaper, Barrel Roll, Black Brush, Precipice, Suicidal Tendencies, and Upper and Lower Graveyard back to Unity Park in Ivins. It was awesome.

Started the race with Dave (he was running the 30k) and some of my boys. We had a couple guys with us on the first climb and I wanted to push the pace a bit. The first 5-6 miles we were pushing the pace and I knew I needed to ease off the throttle a bit. I ended up running a little bit with James on Barrel Roll which helped for conversation but then I was on my own the rest of the way. Got a little lonely but I really enjoyed the scenery. The course measured long at 32.5 miles. Such are trail races with a little extra distance.

I drank plenty of fluids, had 6 Gu's, and ate three bananas with two heavenly oranges. I also wore the Hoka Clifton and absolutely love them for the trails.

I just had a really fun time today and that was the goal. Getting out on the trails is just a nice stress relief. I am considering a 50 miler in the summer. Loads of fun today.

On a side note, 6 of the top 10 were from my team in the boys race and I had one girl place 3rd overall on the women's side.

Great way to end the week!

Legs are still quite sore after Saturday's race. Ran an easy 7.5 miles this afternoon while the team did the workout.

Ran this afternoon with the team out on the Arizona Strip on a new back entrance to Little Black Mtn. Lots of fun. A little warm.

3 easy miles this morning while timing the team at practice. Glad I took it easy the first three days of the week. Feel a lot better. Now a long drive to Logan in order to spend time with family.

Slept in a bit and did a long run all around Logan. Ran up to Smithfield and then back down main street towards Logan High and then back up to my in-laws house. 6:51/mile. Actually felt great to get a longer run in today.

Ran an easy 10 today. Did an out and back towards Smithfield again. Went on a fun hike on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with the family. I cannot believe how nice the weather is.

Finished off the stay in Logan with a great run over to Providence and back. It was great running through all the trees. I absolutely love running in Logan. I am used to running in snow when I come up or in cold weather but it has been great the last couple days.

Happy to have had a solid finish to the week. Legs feel much better. Back to the regular routine. Whatever that is.

5 miles this morning. Nice and warm.

7 miles total this afternoon. 3x1000m, 4x400m. Hit some at T pace 3:18-3:20 and then the 400s were 1:12, 1:11, 1;10, 1:09. Little bit of cool down.

3 miles this morning.

8 hot miles out along the Arizona Strip. Did a little bit of exploring.

3 miles this morning.

7 miles total this afternoon. Did some 400s and 800s with the team. Yeah!

6 miles this morning.

4 miles this afternoon with the team on the Kenyan Run.

6 miles this morning before heading to Phoenix for the Nike Chandler Invite.

4 mile shakeout run on the canal trail in the middle of Phoenix. Warm today. Excited for tomorrow.

Slept great last night and ended up running 17 miles at a pretty good clip to wake the legs up from the long drive yesterday. Went up along the canal trail again and did an out and back from my brother-in-law's house. Eased in to the run and then got moving with some quicker miles. Ended up with a 6:30/mile average. Happy with this to end the week. Love running on this canal trail because it is a nice groomed dirt trail that feels great to run on. Absolutely covered in bugs after the run. People were giving me funny looks. Maybe it was my face.

The Nike Chandler Invite was amazing. The distance crew represented well. Rachel ran 5:31 for the 1600 in almost 80 degree weather! Kale ran 4:25 for the 1600 and almost won his heat. Laynee ran 11:22 in the 3200 to break her own school record. In the boys 3200, Jaiden placed 2nd with a 9:26, Josh placed 8th with a 9:33, and Sage placed 14th with a 9:44! Totally worth the trip down and happy to see everyone run so well.

3 easy miles with the boys this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon in the gusty wind and heat. Did 3x1200m with the girls and then finished the workout 3x300m around :50 seconds and then 4x100m all out. I am getting old.

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

3 miles in the morning.

6 miles this afternoon doing some of the 400m workout with the team.

3 miles this morning.

6 total miles this afternoon. 5 miles easy + 4x200m finishes. I am slow.

Tired this morning so no run and then the Pineview Invite all afternoon. 90+ degree weather.

No watch this morning but ran along the Snow Canyon Parkway. Felt good to end the week with this run. Pushed a little on the way back. Felt nice.

8 miles this morning.

6 miles this afternoon. Did the workout with the girls and then pushed the boys on the last couple 1000s. Hit 3:02 for my last 1000. Maybe I will break 5:00 for the 1600 at the Panther Relays.

6 miles this morning.

7 miles this afternoon with the boys around the ridge. Hot!