El Burro Blanco

10 miles this morning with Aaron and Steve from the DC looping around to Bloomington and back. Steve bought a sweet van to sell shoes out of. I told him he needs to sell ice cream as well. 7:04/mile. Very humid this morning. Super sweaty! Bring on summer.

4 more miles this afternoon in the blazing heat. Love the summer temps!

8 miles this morning to Santa Clara and back. Love all the trees to give me a little bit of shade. No watch this morning.

4 hot miles this afternoon. 105 degrees! Eight ice cubes melted in my hat during this short run. Crazy hot already!

Went out along the Snow Canyon Parkway for my run this morning. Temps were a little more bearable but it was still toasty. Running right along and all of a sudden I see a rattlesnake stretched out on the trail. Hurdled it and stopped because I was fascinated with it. Rolled a rock by it and it didn't move. It ended up being dead. It was a big one. I absolutely hate snakes. 12 miles total this morning. The body is finally getting back into a routine. Glad this is happening.

Woke up at 3:30am to drive up to Zion to run from Hop Valley to Lee's Pass. Went with Steve Hooper and it was absolutely incredible! The views were spectacular and unbelievable. Temps felt great and it was very special. Went off to go and look at Kolob Arch. It wasn't that exciting but I am still glad we went and saw it. I haven't ever been there before. Really fun morning and a great way to end the week. Special to share it with Steve!

14.25 miles this morning.

9 total miles this morning. First official day of XC practice went well. 5.5 miles total. Lots of antsy kids today. Had to wrangle some of them to calm down. Shake the rust off week. Ran 4 more miles with Hayden after practice.

4.5 miles this afternoon from the house over to Ivins Reservoir. It is nice with what they fixed up over there to make it a nice swimming area. Met the family and swam for a little bit. It was cold this afternoon. 103 degrees felt cold compared to yesterday :)

3 miles before practice and then 4.5 miles with the girls. Lots of excitement again for this year.

4 more miles this afternoon. Put in a microwave over the oven and it was quite eventful. Fun day with the kids.

8.5 miles total this morning. 5.5 with the boys and then 3 more to The Spectrum and back. Cloud cover helped a bunch today.

9.25 miles total this morning. The cloud cover was nice. 

4 more miles this afternoon. Not bad with the slight breeze and cloud cover. Still warm though!

5.5 miles with the boys down along the golf course. Good pace. Tacked on another 3 miles to Hidden Valley and back. 

3 more miles this evening around Ivins.

Woke up early to run with Steve but it was super rainy, windy, and lots of lightning and thunder. I bagged it and went back to sleep. We had a little yard sale which was a complete waste of time. I can't believe nobody wants to buy any of my crap!

Ended up going out around 10am. It was a little overcast but then the sun came out and it got super humid. Went around Ivins wringing out my shirt for the entire run. I know I was scaring women and children as they drove by. Got it in. 6:48/mile for 12 miles. Ended up actually feeling pretty good. The humidity actually loosed up the muscles a little. It felt good. Planned on going longer but decided to go see a movie with the kiddos. 

Another solid week! I think I am ready for some speed.

10.25 total miles this morning. 7.25 miles with the boys on the ridge and then 3 more miles after with Sage. Brought the Thunder this morning!!!

4 more miles this evening. 7:07/mile. Love the evening temps.

Decided to get going on some stuff. I am going to do St. George this fall and shoot for sub 2:30. My mind and body are ready to roll. Met up with Steve and did 3 miles before the club run. I wanted to hit a solid 3 mile tempo. Did another 1.5 mile warm up and then did 3 miles at 5:41/mile. Felt really good. I like the feel of the Adidas Boston shoe. Really happy with it. Positive start in the right direction for training. 

Ran 5 more miles with the TEAM this morning at practice. A massive group for our kids running camp after wards. Very exciting and fun stuff!

9.4 miles in Smithfield with Cody Draper. Started at his house and then ran up Birch Canyon up along the Pyramids. Really pretty up there. Good to see him again. 

3 miles this afternoon along the Logan River Trail. Sat in the river after wards. It was really cold. Legs needed it.

Diarrhea day!

Felt much better today. Ran from the in-laws up towards Providence. As I was running along minding my business I noticed that I was running the Wasatch Back route! I didn't realize I was on the same course. Ended up getting 6 roadkills without really trying. 14.20 total miles at 7:06/mile. Felt pretty good.

Thought I had more time today but needed to alter the plans a bit because I didn't have as much time as I would have liked. Ran from the in-laws to Smithfield on a hilly route. On the way back I did 15x1:00min. pickups around 5:25 pace. Felt good and the stomach held up. 

Nice to have run a few days in cooler temps. Excited to get back home and all the good things that await me there!

Met at BHNP for some short hill repeats up Webb Hill. Did 6x:30 sec. with some of the girls. Felt good. Cooled down around the park. 8.5 miles total for this morning.

6 more miles this afternoon from the DC to my parent's house. Hopped straight into the pool. The temps were a lovely 110 degrees. 7:06/mile.

11 miles this morning for Tempo Tuesday. WU for 3 miles with Steve beforehand and then tacked on another 1.5 before we got started. Extended a mile more today for 4 miles total at 5:40/mile. Nothing fancy but it is progress in the right direction. Cooled down for 1.5 miles.

6 miles with the girls at practice towards SunRiver. Solid day for them. Kids club after wards. Did a lot of racing of kids today. Some speedsters out there!

8 miles this morning. Did some of the tempo with the younger boys. Excited to see how they are doing. We are having some of them step up really early in the summer. Exciting!

3 more miles this afternoon. Just enjoying the heat.

10 miles this morning with the boys out along Navajo Dr. Lots of good stuff from the TEAM today. Girls are looking good as well. Temps were not that bad today.

10 total miles this morning. Did the Fartlek workout with the girls today at BHNP. Very excited for them this year. It should be fun!

I went up to girl's camp last night and ate something funky. I did not feel good when I woke up this morning so I let Katey run and then decided to just run later. Went out around 6pm and felt a little better. I ran from the house over to do Barrel Roll. It was pretty hot but it felt good to be out all by myself enjoying the trails. I wanted to see a desert tortoise but it wasn't meant to be. I still haven't seen one in the eight years I have been down here. Maybe some day. 13 total miles.

Not how I wanted to end the week but still happy. Wanting to get more workouts in still. Slowly buidling everyday.

7 total miles this morning. Did longer Webb Hill repeats today. Did 6x1:00 min. with the girls. They are looking really strong.

6 more miles later this evening through Ivins. 7:12/mile. Felt good. Did some pickups towards the end which helped give some snap to the legs.

15.25 miles total this morning. Met up early with Steve to get a few miles in. Did another 1.5 with the club. Hopped in to the tempo today from the DC. Felt pretty good once I got started and was doing 5 miles total. Felt relaxed and smooth and then the 5th mile had a giant hill that zapped me a little bit. Finished with a 5:46/mile. The last mile hurt me but I can tell I am feeling stronger. Slowly coming back together. Cooled down after wards. Positive run.

4 more miles at practice with some of the new girls. Lots of positive stuff all throughout the TEAM. Very happy with this. Kids camp was a blast as well.

3 more miles this afternoon with Sage. He is a good cat!

6 total miles with the girls today as they did 12 minutes of tempo. Looked good.

Came back to the high school and did 1 mile of barefoot running on the turf. Felt good.

3 miles this afternoon with the TEAM from Little Valley Park. Not super hot.

7 miles out on Prospector with the boys. Spencer was a few minutes late and tracked us down to catch up. Seriously awesome!

6 more miles this afternoon from my parents. Cloud cover and slight breeze made it bearable. 7:12/mile. Hopped in pool and did 15 minutes of aquajogging.