El Burro Blanco

6 miles total this afternoon.

3 easy miles in the morning.

3 easy miles this morning before leaving for California.

Sick

Sick

12 miles this afternoon from Little Valley, out around Crimson Cliffs High, down along Stone Cliff and then back up along River Road. Last week was one of my two sick weeks I give myself each year :) I did not feel well after everyone got sick over Thanksgiving. 

7:17/mile today for the run. Got rid of lots of sickness and fluid on this run. Cleansing run!

5 miles this morning with Trevor. 6:32/mile.

6 miles this evening looping around Little Valley. 7:24/mile. 

Right hip flexor was super tight so I stretched and rested it today.

Ran a little with the sprinters for practice.

6 miles with Steve, Dave, and Clyde. It has been over 5 years since we have run together. Lots of laughs and good to get out with the guys again.

Ran from the high school and looped around Bloomington and back along the River Trail. 7:20/mile.

Went to the UHSTCA track coaches clinic in Pleasant Grove with Dace and JD. Got a few tidbits that were helpful. Mainly talked with Timo and Jody about cross country. 

We got home and Dace and I went out at 9:00pm. Ran from his house and looped along the River Trail through Bloomington Hills and then back around Stone Cliff. 11.5 miles at 7:29/mile. Happy to finish off the week doing something a little crazy. 

7.15 miles this morning with Trevor. 6:30/mile overall. Cooler morning.

6 miles this afternoon around Webb Hill. 7:17/mile overall. 

10 miles this evening from Little Valley out around the Fields. Lots of thinking on this run.

6.65 miles this morning. Nice and chilly. Had to wear pants this morning. 

4 miles this afternoon along River Road.

8.5 miles this afternoon. Helped get the Chocolate Milk Mile ready this afternoon and then ran 7.5 miles with Dave from Confluence Park to the Bloomington Loop and then back along the River Trail. Lots of fun talking with him about lots of stuff.

Ran from the house over to the high school and then back. Ran with Lily for 4 miles. Good to catch up. 10.5 miles total. 7:36/mile.

3 miles this afternoon to the Spectrum and back.

14.2 miles this morning. 10.15 miles with Trevor out into the fields and then added on after I dropped him off. 28 degrees but it felt really warm. Sweaty mess.

6:51/mile. Felt like I was back on track this week from getting over the sickness.

10 miles this morning from Confluence Park around the Bloomington Loop. Little bit of rain made it nice. 7:17/mile.

4 more miles this afternoon with some alumni. Lots of fun.

10.5 miles this morning. A little more rain but then the sun came out to warm me up. Looped around the fields again. 6:58/mile.

6 miles this afternoon with Kale from Little Valley out by Crimson Cliffs. 6:45/mile. Feeling stronger every day. Excited for 2020! Motivated for a number of reasons.

13 miles this Christmas morning. Lots of time to reflect back on this year and everything that took place. I am beyond blessed but this has been my toughest year ever. Went from Little Valley and then looped around Bloomington. Perfect temps. 6:59/mile.

Looped around Little Valley this morning. Kept it nice and relaxed. 6.65 miles at 7:06/mile.

Another 7.5 miles this evening around Little Valley and our by the big houses in the fields. 6:48/mile. Temps were amazing. Feeling great this week.

18.5 total miles this morning. 7 miles into the fields by myself and then met up with Bailey, Sam, Chloe, and Lily for another 7 miles. Loads of fun talking with them about college, running, and life. So happy for them. Tacked on a few more with the high schoolers before their workout. Had to hurry because I am heading north to help my brother and sister-in-law move in to their new place. 7:22/mile overall. Rained the whole time so bloody nipples :) I will live. Felt great this morning!

6.65 miles this morning in Salt Lake. 20 degrees but it felt warmer. Ran from the hotel then along the Jordan River Parkway. Didn't run a ton because of helping move my brother and sister in law into their new house. 7:30/mile. A little icy on the trail.

Best week in a while. Positive moving forward.

8 miles on the hotel treadmill. I do a treadmill run at least once a year to mentally work through it. ESPN helped. 

Swam and aquajogged in the pool after.
 

13 miles total from the hotel down along the Jordan River Parkway. Felt warm this morning. Did 6x quarter mile pickups under 5:30 pace and then 6 Fartleks before I got to the hotel. 7:09/mile overall.