El Burro Blanco

Drove home late last night from up north so I could spend my day off finishing my 20 page disposition paper for graduate school. Yeah! I finally got out for my run around 5pm. I did my run along Snow Canyon Parkway and then came back towards my parent's house. I ended up doing 11 miles at 6:25/mile. Decent way to start the week with an up tempo run.

6 miles in the morning around the high school.

8 miles total this afternoon. I ran with some of the boys did when they did mile repeats on the track. I hit 5:22, 5:24, 5:22, and 5:23. Decent splits and the legs felt pretty good. It feels good to get the legs moving again.

Finally got the entire Circle of Trust back together. It seems like it has been months since we have run together. Very interesting conversation this morning due to Clyde being alive and kicking.

Ran this morning around the high school. Nothing fancy but just getting it in. Added a little this afternoon running around the track meet in Hurricane. Track meets a way too long.

Fairly tired this morning. Ended up running around the track and adding on a little bit more after wards. Did another paper for graduate school. I think I finished my last one! Body has been tired the last couple days.

Steve called me last night and asked if I wanted to run a 10k this morning. My allergies have been terrible for the last two weeks and I have been really tired but I thought it might be good to get the legs moving a little on a tough course. I did an 8 mile warm up jogging the entire course. I could tell very quick that it is very honest with a fair amount of uphill. 

I ran with Steve for a little warm up. The horn went off and it was just Steve and me who took off. I could tell early on I was not feeling great. I had a tough time breathing due to my allergies. I didn't worry about my pace but rather running relaxed and controlled. I just wanted to hit some decent miles today. At mile 3, I literally shut it down as we climbed back up Telegraph. My entire body felt flat (especially the legs). I just stayed relaxed and ended up finishing in front of Steve. He ran great today. 

The course was barely short and I was happy to hit 5:33/mile. Nothing spectacular but not bad while I felt sick. I cooled down with Steve to get 22+ miles for the day.

Glad the week is over. Way too busy and tired. Next week should be better. I slept a lot today so I hope my allergies and sickness get better.

3 miles this morning by the school.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the team. Did the warm up, 10x400m repeats around 1:11-1:16 with the last one being 1:06. Cooled down with the team after.

6 easy miles this morning around the high school. Temps are cold right now. Weights after practice in the morning.

8 easy miles on the trails with the boys. Felt really good. Nice to get a slightly different change of scenery. Plyometrics after wards.

Woke up not feeling 100% so I slept in a touch. I woke up and ended up running 10 miles around Ivins and Santa Clara. Felt okay but legs are not that fresh right now. I need to get better. Bummed I miss the Circle meeting.

3 miles this morning by the high school.

Easy run with the team this afternoon and then did 8x100m barefoot strides. This felt pretty good.

Flipping allergies. I am tired and congested.

Still not feeling 100% but I needed a long run today with some faster miles. I found a great loop starting at the high school. I looped around Little Valley towards our 10 mile tempo loop in Washington Fields. Had a VRPB and then kept on moving. I kept the first 11 miles fairly easy and then I did 5 quicker miles. I went 5:59, 5:55, 5:32, 5:34, and then 5:39. I cooled down a little more and then proceeded to throw up everything. I cannot seem to shake these allergies or whatever I have. 

Okay week but I did not like missing Friday. Hopefully I can get some rest this weekend and get going in the right direction again.

5 easy miles this morning around the school.

6 more miles this afternoon in between meetings for graduate school. Almost done! 6:45/mile.

3 easy miles this morning.

8 muddy miles out on the trails behind the school with the boys. A lot of fun and just what the doctor ordered!

Met up with Dave this morning and did our usual loop. Pretty cold this morning but still quite enjoyable.

We had the Panther Relays today which is a fun meet in the middle of the season where the team can get a solid workout in while having fun running nothing but relays. They also have a 1600m race for the middle schoolers and old timers. Dave beat me last year and I wanted to redeem myself. I warmed up and got some strides in and watched Dave run the 800m leg of the medley. I guess Dave wasn't planning on running the 1600m. He planned on running it with Rylee. Dang. 

The gun went off and I worked my way into 1st place. I felt good while some of the high schoolers went around me. The wind started to pick up and hit the first lap in 1:16. I knew I would have to gut it out to break 5:00 today. I pushed a kid out of the way at the 110m mark because I needed to move. As soon as I thought this, the wind picked up even more. It seemed like I was barely moving and then the wind would die down. I kept working for this one. I hit 1:13, 1:14, and then finished with a 1:13. I ended up lapping a few people which helped but I was slightly disappointed in the time. I knew if the wind died down I could have gone a little bit faster. Oh well! This was still a lot of fun. Nice to have parents and the runners cheer me on.

The team had a great time today and overall it was a giant success.

3 miles this morning in the cold.

5 miles total this afternoon. We did a different route this afternoon and then did 6x100m barefoot strides. The kids look good to go this weekend.

10 miles this morning around the high school and then over to Little Valley. Ran some of it this morning with the team. Pretty cold this morning.

Did a loop from my house, through Santa Clara, down Dixie Dr., back up to Snow Canyon Parkway, back towards Santa Clara, and then up to Ivins. A new loop I thought of on the fly but I really enjoyed it. I did the first 11 miles at a brisk pace but just wanted to get the legs warmed up. I then hit a 5 mile tempo. My miles were 5:34, 5:30, 5:28, 5:25, and 5:33. Much better than last week. I kept the pace honest back to the house. 19 total miles with 6:40/mile. 

Solid run to end the week. Felt much better today than I have in a long time. Hopefully I can keep it rolling.

3 miles this morning with the team. Pretty cold!

10.7 miles this afternoon. It was 90 degrees with wind so I knew the workout was going to be interesting. I had to modify the workout a bit but the team still ran well. I helped push some of the girls. I then ran 4 more miles with Goulding after practice. 

3 miles this morning.

8 miles on trails this afternoon plus 6x100m barefoot strides. Great day. 

10.25 miles this morning with the Circle. Great conversation and good weather. The sun is coming up sooner so it helped to see the trail easier. Nice and smooth. Happy to hear about Clyde's new baby boy. 

12 miles this afternoon with the team. Today was our annual confidence workout. I give the team a specific 200m time and they have to hit it every time. If they go slower than the given pace they are out. The runner who does the most is the overall winner. I paced my top girls at :37. They kept hitting :35s and :36s. I couldn't believe how well the team did. The girls ended up doing 38 reps with my boys doing 40 reps. I had to call it since we were way late and I needed to get home. Major confidence boost for everyone. One girl had never ran farther than 10 miles in her life and she did 11+. Very proud of her. This team is awesome!

6 easy miles this morning. Ran a few with the team. Nice weather again. Track meet this afternoon so no time for another run.

For some reason I wasn't feeling well today so I slept in this morning. 

Went to the zoo down in Moapa with the family after school. It was actually worth the drive. No time for a run.

Woke up at 2:00am to get my run in since we had a track meet in Richfield. Their was a full moon and the temperature was good. I usually get one of these crazy time of the day runs due to something and it happened to occur today. 

I did my same loop as last weekend but this time kept the pace relaxed. Ended up hitting 6:58/mile. Didn't feel the effects until later in the evening. Family was eating ice cream and I was too tired to even want some myself. Dang!

Decent way to end the week. I need to get some longer tempo runs in though. 

3 easy miles this morning.

6.75 miles this afternoon. Pushed the girls in the workout. 10x400m @ 3-4 seconds faster than goal pace with short recovery. Good push considering how hot and windy it was.

Ran out on the trails with the boys this afternoon. We kept it nice and relaxed as much as possible. Really hot with the wind. Yuck! 6x100m barefoot strides after practice on the turf.