El Burro Blanco

3 easy miles this morning with the team.

7.25 miles in the afternoon. Ran a little bit of a warm up and then did 6xMcGruff's Revenge and then added 4x200m finishes on the track. Good afternoon of running.

6 miles this morning in the snow to The Spectrum. Ran the first 3 by myself and then 3 more with the team.

5 miles this afternoon with the boys. Little cooler temps.

Ran 2 miles with Clyde before we met up with Dave. Did the usual loop with the boys. Spandex bottoms for the first time all year. Dave wanted to wear his but chickened out. If the temps stay cold, he will have to bust them out. Usual conversation and enjoyment.

5 miles this afternoon. Did a fun two person relay to get some turnover in the legs. I did not have a partner so I did it on my own. Ended up doing an 800, 800, 400, 400 breakdown. Really fun and I think the team enjoyed it.

3 miles in the morning with the team.

3 more miles in Diamond Bar, CA once we got off the charter bus.

Woke up just before 6am and ran around Diamond Bar and Walnut, CA. The temps were pretty darn perfect. Realized that the traffic is quite the nightmare here in California. I don't know if I would ever move here. The crazy thinga about the run this morning is that a big fox crossed the road in a residential neighborhood. It was crazy. All I could think of was that blasted "What Does the Fox Say?" song. 16 miles total for 6:55/mile.

3.1 miles on the Footlocker course. Excited for the team to run tomorrow.

Got up early this morning to get my run in before all of the Footlocker races. Had to go a little quicker then I wanted to but felt good. Desert Hills had lots of great races today. It was a great way to end the XC season. Very proud of this team. The program on both boys and girls sides has taken a big move in the right direction.

Got stuck in the Virgin River Gorge for 12 hours on our charter bus. Quite the memory.

Really stinking cold right now in St. George. I cannot believe the temps and all the snow. It is crazy. Something very unique but I moved to St. George to get out of this weather. Ran from the house this afternoon and went out along the Snow Canyon Parkway. It has been a while since this has happened. Lots of ice on the road. After 5 miles I turned around and did 10x1 minute fartleks with 1:00 minute recovery. Felt good to get some turnover in the legs. Just need to keep things rolling.

Ran from the high school out around the Bloomington Loop and then came back the same way. Even more ice this way. Kept it easy 7:24/mile. Another cold run.

11.5 miles this morning. Ran a little with Clyde before Dave showed up. I knew it was pretty cold when I got out of the car. Dave showed up and told us it was 3 degrees. That is ridiculous for St. George. Due to all of the ice on the trail we had to run around and make up a route. It was ncie for a little change of scenery. I looked like Jack Frost after we finished running.

4 miles this afternoon with Lily and Matthew. Warmed up 2 miles and then did 6x:20 second pickups. Felt pretty good.

Was supposed to go to San Antonio with Katey this weekend but the entire family got sick with the flu last night. Perfect timing. In bed or the bathroom the whole day.

Ditto from yesterday.

Needed to get out of the house even though I wasn't 100%. I waited until the afternoon when it was a balmy 46 degrees and decided to see how I felt once I started. I ended up dong 10 total miles at 7:09/mile. Felt okay but I could still feel the sickness in me.

Slept in this morning. Still a little sick but feeling better. Nice this afternoon. Did the same route as last Monday going to the Bloomington Loop and back. Not as much ice today which is encouraging. The warmer weather has melted most of it. 7:05/mile. Felt good to get out.
 

1.5 mile warm up before everyone showed up.

Ran with some guys this afternoon starting at the DC. Planned on starting the tempo and seeing how it went. Planned on just doing Tinman but hit the 4.5 miles at: 5:40, 5:36, 5:59 (hill and lots of ice on the trail/had to slow down), 5:42, and 5:39 for .5. Averaged 6:30/mile. Happy with the workout. Not the best but it is a good start heading into 2014. I really want to do my training and not worry too much about others. I need to get back to my roots on what helped me be successful in the past.

Did P90X with Katey this evening. Did one of the Lean workouts. Kicked my butt.

Ran 2 miles with Clyde before meeting up with the boys. We had Billy Boy and Steve with us this morning. Did the usual DC loop today from Clyde's house. Just another enjoyable run. 10.2 miles with the boys.

5 more miles this afternoon with Mark from the high school up along River Rd. Nice to have the company.

Really happy I have new shoes to run in. Feels so much better.

Really tired this morning so I slept in.

Went over to the DC and did mile repeats on the old section we did back in the summer of 2008. I have wanted to get down there and do these again. I only planned on doing 3 of them today but once I started warming up I changed my mind and did 4. I did just over 4 miles for a warm up and then did 4x1 mile w/2:30 minute recovery jog in between. Plan was to just hit anything under 5:30. Splits were: 5:21, 5:24, 5:22, and 5:17. I started under the highway and went towards Bloomington. Felt suprisingly good. Happy with today and would like to work up to about 8 of these in the next couple weeks. Cooled down back to the car.

6 easy miles over into Santa Clara this morning. Needed to get home to make breakfast for Katey due to our anniversary. 8 years today! Crazy.

Great run to end the week. Ran with the Circle and Steve this morning. Started at Clyde's house and then ran the new Southern Parkway. Decent loop but sad they built all over some sweet trails. Very interesting conversation about a wedding reception, two lanes of highway, Phil Robertson, and other very important information that is applicable to everyone. 6:46/mile. Good temps made for an enjoyable morning.

Happy with this week. Solid workouts. Just need to continue with this pattern.

Nice to sleep in a touch this morning and go for a run when it was warm. No clothes and beanie this morning. Ran from the house and did the Barrel Roll loop. Perfect conditions and a nice enjoyable run. Perfect way to start off the week. 14.5 miles total.

Worked in the yard the rest of the day. Not fun!
 

Ran with the boys this morning due to Christmas tomorrow. Planned on doing tempo but I felt flat right after the warm up. Don't know if I am sick or what. Oliver is sick so maybe I got something from him. Chalk it up as a bad run. Hopefully next week will be better.

Now I get to drive all day up north. Yeah!

Staying in Salt Lake with family. We hit up the local Chinese restaurant last night for our annual tradition. Unfortunately no duck.

I had family duties and ended up doing my annual Christmas midnight run on the treadmill at the hotel. I got through the run watching Game 2 of the 1995 NBA Western Conference Finals. David Robinson, Doc Rivers, Avery Johnson, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Kenny "The Jet" Smith were rocking it out. Brought back memories. I was feeling a little better so I wanted to try and redeem myself a little bit with the workout from yesterday. I warmed up 2 miles and then did a progression run down to 5:27 for the last mile. Felt okay but I can tell I still feel kind of sick. Happy to have a little better workout though. Merry Christmas everyone!

Up in Logan for the rest of the week with Katey's family. Slept in and got some much needed rest. Started just after 11am and it was a balmy 16 degrees. Sunny and beautiful actually made the run quite enjoyable. I still have some congestion in the chest and was hacking all during the run. Maybe it is the inversion 6:56/mile for 13 miles. Started at the in-laws and then ran towards River Heights and back. Hope to get in another workout in tomorrow or Saturday. Happy Boxing Day everyone! 

Still felt kind of yucky in the chest but I decided to do a modified workout. I was hoping to get in mile repeats but it wasn't going to happen. I ran from the in-law's house up towards Smithfield. I ran 5 miles out and then flipped it. I did a Fartlek workout between the wooden power line poles all the way back to my in-laws. It felt good to get 5 miles worth of this on the way back. I was still hacking up a bunch of stuff. Funny thing about the run is that I got honked at and it was Nick McCombs. I guess he lives in Smithfield. I think we are going to try and get a run in together in the morning. 

Icicles off my beard and off my left ear. All about the memories! 10 miles total this morning.

Got up a little earlier today to get my run in. Did my Christmas Eve loop today. It is 2 loops around the university. Lots of fun actually. Coming down with a cold for sure. Managed 7:07/mile. Survived the week despite not feeling 100%. Hopefully I can recover the rest of the weekend and feel better for redemption of the tempo run.

Peace out everyone!

Sick and traveling all day back home.

Big boy workout this morning with the guys. I still wasn't feeling great so I was only able to manage Tinman pace for the 8 mile tempo section. I hope to get over this cold. It is kicking my butt. 14.5 miles total this morning.

Another 5.5 miles in the afternoon pushing Oliver in the jogging stroller. Mid-50 degree weather made for a great run with short sleeves.