El Burro Blanco

1 mile before the first official day of XC practice. Always busy on the first day so not much running. Great to finally be back with the TEAM. We had to start the girls at 7:00am and the boys at 7:30am to make sure we were properly socially distanced. So much fun.

Drove up north with my Dad and purchased a mini burro. I read "Running with Sherman" and was hooked. He is perfect and should be a lot of fun. His name is "OP." 

I hoped to get more mileage but 9 hours in the car didn't help.

First official day of marathon training.

12 total miles this morning. 7.5 miles this morning which included 5 miles of tempo. I was tired from the drive yesterday so I started out a little slower. 6:07, 6:03, 5:49, 5:58 (uphill), 5:47. Glad to get this one in. I then did another 4 miles with some of the boys at practice. Such a good vibe going on right now. Very excited for this season.

5 more miles this afternoon. Lots of cloud cover so it was perfect.

4 miles before practice and then 3.5 miles running around checking on kids. Lots of fun stuff happening right now. Just need to keep the vibe positive.

6 more miles in the heat this afternoon. No watch. Listening to tunes and basking in the heat. It was only 102 degrees.

12.55 total miles this morning. Ran from the house over to Trevor's and then ran back with Ben and Trevor. 7.3 miles total. Added just over 5 miles cruising around practice checking on kids. Such a fun TEAm this year!

6 more miles tonight. 3 with Aaron and Josh and then did 3 more along the golf course with Dave. 102 degrees at 7:30pm tonight.

6 miles total this morning. 3 to meet up with Ben and then 3 back to my house.

2 miles at practice running around with the kids. Got some strides in as well.

Ran with Aaron and Clinton this morning. Started at Confluence Park and then went up to Skyline Drive and then back down along Dixie Dr. It was a big loop. The first 6-7 miles were some good climbing. I started feeling pretty good about 8-9 miles into this run. The Korean food from Las Vegas yesterday made for lots of potty breaks. I think I counted six total this morning :) Oh well! Gutted it out and the water stops along the way helped. 15.5 miles total. 6:30/mile overall. Fastest mile was 5:32. Solid way to end the first official week of marathon training.

4 miles with Trevor in Little Valley at 6:38/mile. Added 6.75 more miles at practice off the Arizona Strip. Cooler temps were absolutely amazing. Weird to have during the first part of June.

5 more miles this afternoon with Trevor looping around in Little Valley. 6:20/mile.

8 miles total this morning. Temps were amazing again. 5.75 mile tempo down and back along the trail. Mile splits were 5:45, 5:52, 5:57, 5:54, and 5:39. I jogged back towards Aaron and then hammered .75 miles with him.

Added 2.15 more miles at practice jogging around checking on kids.

5 total miles in the afternoon. I did 4x1000m on the run at sub 5:25/mile. I am feel like I am getting into better shape.

5 miles total this morning. I watched the TEAM as they did a workout on the grass. Good stuff!

5.2 miles this evening. Did 4 of it with Aaron and Josh. 7:14/mile.

Did the Mayor's Loop with Lily. Great to catch up with her before she heads off on her mission. 

7 more miles with the boys along the River Trail. Solid group rolling right now.
7:05/mile.

6.10 more miles this evening. Ran with Aaron and Josh for the first 4 and then tacked on 2 more with Dave after.

3 easy miles this morning.

Had lots of fun with the kiddos today.

20 total miles this morning. I met up with Aaron at Confluence Park and ran along the trail towards Hell Hole. We met up with Dave at the post office and just kept rolling out into Hell Hole. It was a lot of fun running with these two. The body felt much better today than last week. I got home and checked on the kids and then added another quick 3 miles. 20 miles for the day. 6:24/mile overall. A solid way to end the week. Felt strong today.

Great week for me. Excited to get out on the marathon course next week a little bit.

5.5 total miles this morning.

6 miles this afternoon while Norah rode her bike alongside me. I shouldn't have drank pickle juice for lunch.

3.5 miles total this morning running around checking on kids at practice.

8 miles in the afternoon in Little Valley. Tons of wind made this run a little bit of a grind. 7:32/mile.

8 miles with Trevor before practice. 6:43/mile overall.

3 more miles cruising around helping the kids with the workout at Little Valley. Lots of great stuff.

8 miles this morning with the boys in Warner Valley. Exciting to see the top 7 starting to materialize and gel together. 7:12/mile overall.

5.25 more miles this evening with Dave, Aaron, and Steve on the Mayor's loop.

7.25 miles this morning with Trevor around Webb Hill. 6:49/mile.

I got practice started and then got the kids to swim lessons.

6 more miles this afternoon in the blazing heat. 7:39/mile.

9.5 total miles early this morning. I woke up at 4:30am and got my first part of the run in. I did a big loop from my house along the River Trail. I met up with Trevor at Maverik and he did 4.5 miles with me. Felt okay but was a little tired.

We took the TEAM up to Kanarraville for our progression run. I ran with the girls for the first 5.5 miles and then helped push some of the younger boys in. It is such a great place to run. 5400 feet elevation and great gravel road. 9 miles total with the TEAM.

19.5 total miles this morning to end the week. I didn't get the workouts in I wanted but I am okay with it since I wasn't feeling great. Next week should be better.

8 miles with Trevor this morning looping around Webb Hill. 6:45/mile. Warm this morning. 

6 total miles at practice. I did the warm up with the kids and then helped them with Webb Hill repeats. Cool down back to the school.

3 miles this afternoon in the heat. It was only 105 degrees.

8.5 miles total this morning. I had another tempo run. Just trying to really be more smart about these and not go too fast. 7 total miles of tempo. 5:52, 5:55, 5:59, 6:01, 5:55, 5:59, 5:53. I went back and pushed another .25 in with Aaron. Felt good. 

3 miles running with some of the new kids on the TEAM.

7.25 miles before practice with Trevor. 6:49/mile. Did the loop around Webb Hill. I was tired at the start but we got moving after a mile or two. Getting old stinks :)

6 more miles with the girls doing a Fartlek working out in Warner Valley. Solid stuff. 

Way too much going on today with my kids and it was okay to take a day off. I really needed it.

3 miles in the morning at practice.

6 more miles in the afternoon. 102 degrees with a little breeze. Actually felt okay.

Ran 20.25 miles down the marathon course this morning. Did a 10 mile warm up, 4 miles at marathon pace, 1 mile recovery, and then 3.5 miles at marathon pace, 1 mile cool down.

5:42, 5:35, 5:43, 5:41, threw up during the recovery mile (felt better), 5:43, 5:41, 5:47, 2:47 (1/2 mile).

I didn't really warm up until about mile 7. I was still waking up. Super happy with this run though. 6:36/mile overall. Very positive workout to put in the bank.

7 miles total this morning at practice. My legs were still sore from Saturday's workout. Loosened up a little bit.

5 miles total at practice. 7, 7, 7 workout with three girls and then some hill sprints after.

Got a little crazy and ran a workout in the heat. 7 miles total. I did 5x800m on the track. 2:34, 2:33, 2:33, 2:34, threw up and felt better, and then a 2:29. I planned on doing more but I had to get back for our book TEAM discussion. Felt good to get some solid turnover.