El Burro Blanco

I slept in today for my last day off of work. I wanted to go longer but I decided to spend more time with Norah. I started at the house and then ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway and almost made it to the old running store. I averaged 6:35/mile. Very happy with that. Nice way to start off the new year.

8 miles this morning over into Santa Clara and back. 7:36/mile. Nice temps this morning. 

I came home and pushed Norah in the jogging stroller for 4 miles around Ivins. It was funny when I was spitting and Norah turned around and said, "Daddy is a camel." She then proceeded to spit like a camel. I need to be very careful. It was pretty funny. Apparently I spit a lot.

10.10 mile club run this morning with Dave and Clyde. The temps were nice and cool at 28 F. We kept the pace honest and it was nice to get a good run in with the guys. 

6 miles this afternoon. Ran with a bunch of the kids today for a little bit and then I decided to do a 2 miles a little faster than goal marathon pace (I needed to see what the legs had in them. It has been forever since I've moved fast). I hit them in 5:16 and 5:18. I was happy with this effort. I didn't die and I actually felt pretty good. I need to do this more often. Good way to end the day.

I was not feeling very good this morning so I slept in. I ended up going out after work. What a glorious afternoon! I did my Bloomington Hills Loop with the actual loop. I just kept everything relaxed and enjoyed the weather. My legs were a little tight. I ended up averaging 7:15/mile.

3 miles with the team this afternoon and I then did another 5.30 miles around Webb Hill. The best part about the run was that the dirt section by the freeway is getting paved. This will help so when the team or I do tempo runs we do not have to slow down for that section due to all of the rocks. I wanted to get a little push and ended up averaging 6:20/mile. Excited for a long trail run tomorrow with the guys.

Great long run with Dave and Clyde this morning at Little Black Mtn. We did two loops out there. It was mostly dark on the first lap and we ended up running 1:13:33. I told Clyde my record for the loop (1:03) and I could see that look in his eyes and how bad he wanted to go after it. It was amazing to see his true grit and determination. I ran with him for the first couple miles of the second lap and then I stayed back for a minute because I knew Dave was still recovering from being sick so I wanted to help him out a little. I pushed the pace but felt controlled. Clyde smashed the record and I ran 1:00:02. That is comparable to running a 4:01 mile and never going under 4:00 minutes. I should have gone under 60 minutes for the second loop. Dave came in just a little after me so it was nice to see all three of us have a solid second lap. Great weather this morning. 

Happy with the first week of running for 2012.

Ran from my house in Ivins out along Snow Canyon Parkway for 5 miles and then came back home. I ran into a lot of people running. This was nice to see. I kept it nice and easy and hit 7:06/mile.

Another easy 4 miles this evening in Ivins. A little cool tonight. No watch.

Did a new variation of the DC trail today. I ran the inside loop backwards from the high school and then extended it over to Man of War and then back to the school. The first couple miles were a touch slow but I had planned on pushing it for the last 10. I ended up averaging 6:21/mile. Nice push for early in the week.

10 this morning with Clyde, Dave, and Steve. We did our usual loop. It was nice having Steve back with us. It truly was a pleasure. Felt pretty good throughout except for the spinach dinner from last night.

10 more miles this afternoon out towards to the new airport. I ran with the kids for 2 miles and then extended it out onto the parkway. Not a ton of traffic but lots of wind. I do not like wind. It is not my friend. Averaged 7:19/mile. Happy with a pretty solid day of running.

I was crazy tired this morning for some reason. I decided to go longer this afternoon. I did my Bloomington Loop extension/DC trail run today. I wanted to get some up tempo miles but nothing crazy out of control. I hit some decent miles and averaged 6:33/mile. A little on the cool side this afternoon.

7 cold miles this morning from the house over into Santa Clara. 7:01/mile.

4 miles in the afternoon with some of the high school kids.

Paul Petersen ran 2:20:31 and placed 55th at the Olympic Trials. He is my hero. It is fun to think back to 2007 when I was in New York running in the 2008 Olympic Trials with him. I didn't have a great day but Paul did. His race today is even more impressive to me. 4 years later and he is still rocking it. The guy is so humble and gracious about this sport. I look up to him a lot. I will miss running with him in Logan when I visit my in-laws. Congrats Paul!

Dogtown/Lots of hills run - Ran with Steve, Clyde, Dave and Justin today. We started at Dave's house and then went out into the fields, down by Stone Cliff, over Foremaster and then back around. We had some pretty conversation about topics that were quite delicate. I really look forward to running with the guys because it is a great place to just talk about life. Dave and I extended for another 5 miles to get 20 for the day. Nice way to end the week. Happy to get in 90 for week. 7:00/mile. Fair amount of hills today. Felt good for the little Quadsimodo.

Dave and I went out and ran the Little Creek Section of the Zion 50 today. For the most part, I think we found the correct trail. We did the first 13 or so miles up to the tower and did most of it climbing. We pushed the uphill and it made both of us a little tired. We stopped at the top and enjoyed the scenery. Their is nothing like looking at Pine Valley and then turning to look at Zion National Park. Absolutely breathtaking. We were around 7:00/mile on the way up and then Dave said I went into Beast Mode. We clipped along for 6+ miles at 6:00/mile in the dirt and sand. We ended up catching the 7:00/mile guy for the run. 

Nice to get out and have a solid run with Dave. I am excited to train with him for the next couple months to see how we do at Zion and then Squaw.

Crazy tired this morning so I slept in and just ran with the team this afternoon. My legs were a little sore from yesterday still so I decided to just run an easy amount of mileage today. We went around Webb Hill. I ran with Darian and pushed her a little bit. Nothing to exciting. Kept it solid. Another 20 planned for tomorrow.

Club run this morning from Clyde's house with Dave and Clyde. Nice run. Saw a lot of people out this morning. They must be getting ready for the half marathon this weekend. Happy to run with those guys again.

Ran another 10 miles this afternoon. I ran the first 3 or so miles with the kids over towards Sunriver and then I extended it all the way through the beautiful town. I lost track of how many elderly people I saw who were walking their dog. Nice to see people out and about though. 6:49/mile.

Just ran this afternoon. I started with some of the girls over towards Little Valley Park and then I extended it out past George Washington Academy into the fields. I kept the first half easy and then did a little workout on the back. I did 10 x 1:00min. with 1:00min. recovery in between. All the fast stuff was in the 4:50-5:00/mile range. Nothing spectacular but it was nice to open up the lungs. Glad I am not running the half this weekend. I will be in Phoenix where it supposed to be pretty warm. 

Nice solid run today.

10 miles early this morning. I ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway. I couldn't believe how dark it was. Good to get this run in since I can't run this afternoon. We are driving to Phoenix tonight. No watch.

Arrived in Phoenix late last night and was pretty tired when I started my run this morning. My family lives downtown so I was nervous about where I was going to run. I ended up finding a trail along the canal and followed that out for about 5 miles. It was actually a nice paved trail and had a few dirt sections. The decoration of choice was shopping carts in the canal! I think I counted 20 or so. I did the run at 6:50/mile. Nothing fancy but good for being pretty tired this morning. About 50 degrees when I started. Short sleeves and shorts. Loved it. 

Now for the footie game tonight.

We got back from Phoenix late last night and I was not really tired this morning. I then had my graduate school class all evening. Plus, it was still raining when I finished. I decided to get some homework done and then enjoy time with the family. This gives me the opportunity to try something I've wanted to do. I am going to try and hit 90+ miles on only 5 days of running. We will see how it goes. Busy with lots of stuff this week.

10 miles this morning in the fog out along Snow Canyon Parkway. The trail was quite slippery so the pace was nothing fancy. Actually warmer than most other mornings.

13 miles this afternoon from the high school, out to George Washington Academy, looped around Stone Cliff, hit the DC trail, and then came back around Webb Hill. Descriptive! Nice afternoon considering the weather this morning. 6:45/mile. 

10.20 miles with the guys this morning. Nice and easy. Happy to get it in.

4 easy miles this afternoon before my graduate school class. Dustin E. is in the class so it should be fun.

I planned to get out this morning but Norah was up all night with a cough and I was way tired this morning and didn't feel very good myself. 

I ran the same route from Tuesday afternoon. Nice 13 miler except for the fact I had a slight head cold and hacked up a bunch of stuff. No watch. I hope I am not sick. I will need to get creative if I am going to run 90 miles this week.

Not feeling good still but ran 4 miles this afternoon with some on the team. Hopefully I get feeling better.

Nice long run this morning from Ridin' Dirty, UT along Snow Canyon Parkway all the way to the finish line of the marathon. We kept it nice and slow which helped me get through the run this morning. I am not feeling well so I knew I was in for a long haul. I actually felt okay during the run and had a pretty fast last mile but then started to get sick right after I finished. Head cold and sinus problems for the rest of the day. Not fun. Didn't get my 90 miles for the week but oh well. I need to get better. I cannot remember the last time I was sick.

Hopefully next week can be better.

I was crazy sick this weekend with a head cold and a lot of congestion in my lungs. I ended up staying home from work and tried to sleep to get better. I ended up going out in the afternoon trying to loosen all the crude out of my lungs. I was successful but I still was not feeling much better. I survived but not excited about being sick. Not a ton of energy.

I didn't sleep at all last night and still did not feel 100%. I ended up staying home from work since I could barely breath and was coughing a lot. I needed to be on the safe side. Once again I kept sleeping and doing a lot of the Emergen-C. That seemed to help and I decided to go back out this afternoon to see how I felt. I felt a little better but still not great. I went all through Ivins hacking and coughing but it helped loosen up the congestion in my lungs. 

Yoga later this evening with Katey which felt really good.

Morning run with the guys. I actually felt alright. I had Norah's humidifier in the room and I slept great. I woke up and felt ready to go for the day. We kept it relaxed and casual which is the way it usual is. Nothing exciting to report but just getting it in. 

Another 6.15 miles with some of the girls this afternoon. We did the Webb Hill extension route. Nice and warm this which helped make for a nice run.

Hopefully I can salvage the rest of the week.

Still cannot get over this cough. I slept in to see if that helped and it did a little bit. I ran a few miles with the team this afternoon and then tacked on 11 more with my Bloomington Loop/DC trail route. Actually felt pretty good and averaged 6:35/mile. Hopefully I can finish strong this week.

Got up this morning and ran around Ivins and then out along Highway 91. A little chilly but I felt good nonetheless. I will add a few more this evening and then shoot for a solid 20 mile trail run tomorrow with the animal Dave!

Another 7 miles this afternoon. Absolutely perfect running weather. I ran 4 miles up tempo with Darian out along the strip and then I went over to the bridge and back. Hopefully tomorrow goes well. I am starting to finally feel good again.

Ran with Dave this morning out on Utah Hill. Nice and chilly for the first loop. I was a little tired and could still feel some sickness in the legs on the hills. I was a little worried if I would last after the first loop. We ran back down to our vehicles and I drank some Powerade and ate some granola bars which gave me a little pep in my step. Dave suggested that we do the full loop for a 2nd time to get 28 miles for the day. I knew being sick all week and not feeling great on the first loop would add up to not being a great end to this run. I finally convinced Dave to just go back out for 3 miles and then we came back. We will save the longer stuff for a little later. Ended up hitting 7:21/mile. Nothing crazy exciting but a solid trail run nonetheless.

Happy to finish this week on a fairly positive note considering I was sick all week. Hopefully I can get feeling better so next week is much better. Dave is an animal!

Ran this afternoon in beautiful weather. I ran the first couple miles with the kids and then did my DC trail/Bloomington Loop extension. I kept it easy for the first little bit with the kids and then picked it up without really even thinking about it. I kept it controlled and just enjoyed the run and surprisingly averaged 6:37/mile. Nothing spectacular but a solid way to start the week.

8 miles this afternoon. I got out late with some of the kids due to a track meeting. I did my DC trail loop but just cut it short. I ran a couple mile warm up and then did 15 x 1:00min. hard/1:00 min. easy. It was a nice little push today and really made me happy since I was short on time.

Usual Wednesday morning run with the guys starting at Clyde's house. Nothing spectacular but some good conversation as usual. Over 40 degrees at the start which was a little surprising. Just over 10 miles for the run.

Bloomington Loop/DC trail route with the kids this afternoon. It was a nice weather today so Brigham and I pushed a little bit. Solid run at 6:50/mile. Added a little bit of a cool down after.

Took the team to run over by the Bloomington Loop going out towards Utah Hill. I ran the first little bit with them and extended it for the full loop. I added a mile up the mountain before I came back down to get a little bit more mileage. Ran into a lot of cows today. They looked at me like I was crazy. Fun stuff. I also ran in to an older guy who was shooting guns with the boys. I ran by and he said, "That does not look like a lot of fun." I replied, "I think it is fun." That was my 3rd grader response. I wish I could have thought of something better to say.

Nice solid trail run for a Thursday. Happy to get some good climbing in today.

Woke up early to get a long run in since we are driving to Logan tonight. I was up and running at 4:30am. I ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway over towards Diagonal and stopped just in front of the the old courthouse. Fairly warm this morning and not very fast but just got the miles in. Happy to be done for the day. I was very hungry afterwards.

Drove up to Logan last night and so I was a little tired this morning. Goal was to hit 85 miles this week so I planned on doing just a little over 14 miles for the day with a workout thrown in there. I started at my in-laws and ran to Skyview High School and then looped back through downtown Logan. At the high school I started my workout. I did 10 x 2:00 min. hard/2:00 min. easy. It was a nice workout and I was happy to get it in with all of the other family stuff going on today.

Happy to hit the mileage for the week. Need get a few more morning runs in. Happy to finish the week strong though.

6 miles this morning over into Santa Clara. A little warm this morning so no tights. Felt good for a Monday.

10 miles this afternoon from my house, through Ivins, and then out along Highway 91. I had meetings most of the afternoon so I got out a touch later than planned. I ran while the rain was off and on for the entire duration. I just enjoyed it and I was happy to get another solid run in. Good start to the week.

6 miles this morning with the team for the first part but then extended The Spectrum route.

Went and played on Webb Hill today with the team doing 800m repeats. It has been a while since we have done meat grinders. The team did 4 and then I added 2 extra. Lots of fun. Felt pretty good with all things considered. Happy to get in a solid hill workout today. Cooler temps with slight wind.

A little warm this morning on the run with the lads (Clyde's words, not mine). Kept the pace honest this morning. Felt pretty solid throughout the run. Another eventful morning run with everyone. Getting in the miles.

No run this evening due to a graduate school class.

6 miles this morning. 3 with the kids over to Hidden Valley and then I extended over to The Spectrum.

10 miles this afternoon with the kids over on Utah Hill. Lots of foot traffic that way today. The Army was doing some sort of training. We ran into a ton of them dressed in camo and carrying paintball guns. Happy to report that no one was injured. Muddy on some sections of the road but overall a nice trail run today.

I have a lot to finish on some papers for graduate school so I worked on them all morning and then ran 4 miles with the kids this afternoon. 60 degree weather again. Nice!

Met up with Dave at his house and did our 15 mile loop out towards Staheli Farm, down Stone Cliff, over Foremaster, and then back up to his house. We ran into Steve and Billy Boy so they ran with us for the last couple miles. I dropped Dave off and then extended up along the freeway and over to the Washington Parkway exit. Pushed the last couple miles to beat the 7:00 minute guy. Hit 6:54/mile. Solid way to end the week. I was planning on 90 this week but graduate school and family was more important some days. 82 is the new 90. Plus, Dave and I have a 30 mile trail run planned for Monday so I am not stressed out. 

Quadsimodo over and out.

Nice long run this morning with Dave out on Utah Hill. We did two loops and extended just a little on each one to get over 30 for the day. The first loop we seemed to be huffing like we were chain smokers but the second loop seemed to be better. I think it was due to the cold air (also, I chucked a couple times on the first loop and that seemed to help). With all the potty stops and everything we were at 3:51 for the run which included 3,200 feet of climbing. Legs were sore after but the ice bath helped a ton. 

Solid run with good conversation (Dave said on the second loop, "We need to see a ram so we can be motivated to climb these hills." I couldn't stop laughing. We saw nothing but cows!)

Planned easy day after the long run yesterday. Slept in this morning which helped and then did 6 miles this afternoon with the kids. Many distance kids for the first official day of practice. Some new ones I have never met before came out so it should be fun coaching track this year. A lot of promise for the team. I am excited.

Woke up and ran with the lads this morning (Dave and Clyde). The temps are slowly starting to warm up in the morning. Yeah. I am happy for that. Solid pace but nothing exciting to report. No ram sightings this morning.

Just a shade under 8 miles with the top group of boys. We did my loop onto the DC trail and back to the school. It was similar to the run this morning. The boys continue to work hard. Hopefully it all pays off.

Just ran this afternoon with the kids for a nice workout. We did a mile warm up and then did 5 x 2:00 min. hard/2:00 min. easy, 5 x 1:00 min. hard/1:00 min. easy, 5 x :30 sec. hard/:30 sec. easy with a mile cool down. Solid workout. Ran most of it with the girls. Happy to get a little speed in today. Nothing fancy.

5 miles this morning. 2 before running 3 with the kids over to The Spectrum. Mornings are slowly warming up. Yes!

4 miles this afternoon with the team up along River Rd. and then another 4 miles after down along the golf course. Good day of running. Gorgeous weather this afternoon.

I was planning on racing Dogtown with the rest of the circle but I could never get in touch with Steve so I slept in so Katey good do a church thing. It looks like I missed out on a good one. I ended up going to the two Desert Hills state championship games for basketball. Both teams lost so it was quite a bummer. I ended up going out after I got home while my Dad rode his bike alongside me. 70 degree running weather! We started at my house and then went over to Ivins Reservoir. I pushed the hills (plenty of them) and raced my Dad up them. I ended up hitting 6:36/mile overall. Nothing fancy but a solid push with the hills.

Happy to get the run in. Wish I could have raced this morning but oh well. I am a tier 3 anyone in the circle. Need to keep getting some solid miles in for the 50.

6 miles in the morning. Ran 3 before running with the kids and then did 3 towards the bridge and back.

Another 6 miles this afternoon running with some of the kids. Easy day of running.

Track workout with some of the boys this afternoon. We did a 2 mile warm up, 3x1000m, and then a 2 mile cool down. I added a couple 200s with Darian to finish off the day. Hit 3:12, 3:11, 3:10 for the 1000s. The boys kept up with me.

Club run this morning with the Circle of Trust and Bill. Got it in and happy to put this one in the books. 10.20 miles. I guess we are doing the Lake to Lake Relay this weekend. I must have not been paying attention at all last week when Clyde and Dave were talking about it.

8 mile run with the boys today. We went over by Little Valley Park and then took a new dirt loop over to Arizona Strip and back around to the high school. I really like this route. We need to do it more often.

I have been tired in the mornings from working on stuff for graduate school. I need to get to bed earlier. 

Ran a track workout with Darian today. We did a 2 mile warm up, 6x200m, 1x1000m, 1x800m, 4x200m, and finished up with a 2 mile cool down. The wind was kind of a bear today but it was a solid workout.

9 miles this morning up towards the Arizona Strip.

1 mile this afternoon. Did a different kind of workout with the kids this afternoon so I couldn't run more.

Did the Lake to Lake Relay with the Circle and Aaron. I did legs 1, 5, and 8. I wanted to make sure I was nice and warm so I did a few miles before the guys came and picked me up. I did leg 1 starting at Gunlock and going to Highway 91. A Dixie State runner flew out to a large lead while I was sitting in 2nd place. His teammates drove by and yelled at me, "Game Over!" We were not half a mile into the race yet. I caught up to him by the first mile while Dave and Clyde drove by and yelled, "Game Over!" I had a good chuckle. I ran 6.07 miles in 5:16/mile. Solid start to the day.

Leg 5 went from Cotton Cove Park up the hill over towards the Bloomington Loop and ending at Man of War Bridge. 4.07 mile in 5:29/mile. Climbed for almost 2 miles.

Leg 8 started on our tempo loop and went over towards the Washington Dam Bridge. Good amount of climbing and then close to 2 miles on the dirt to finish with a good hill for 200 feet just before the exchange. 5:42/mile for 4.7 miles. 

Finished the relay in 1st place overall with a new course record by almost 20 minutes (the course was a mile longer also). Dave and I jumped into Sand Hollow where the water was 40 degrees. I sat in it for about 10 minutes and called it a day.

Happy to get in some solid fast miles. I can tell focusing on hills has helped but I haven't done as much on the road. Oh well! Focusing on some 50 milers right now. A great day running with the guys. Love being the third tier of the Circle.

3 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the afternoon. Not a lot of time this afternoon due to a graduate school class. My legs are hammered still from the race on Saturday so no big deal.

5 miles in the morning with the team and then ran a little extra. 

9 miles this afternoon with the team. Tons of wind this afternoon but ended up running with some of the girls over towards Little Valley and back. Weights after and then back out for another 3 miles to Hidden Valley. Boo wind!

10.20 miles this morning with the Circle of Trust and Wildbull. Good times and enjoyable conversation as usual. On the drive to work, I hit something in the road and had one of my tires literally blow out! I stopped to fix the flat and put on the spare when suddenly it started to snow. What? I was freezing while I switched the tire. My lucky day I guess.

7 miles this afternoon in more wind. 2 mile warm up and cool down with 3 x 1600m repeats with the top boys. We did a little different workout today but it was still a great push for them.

3 miles in the morning. A little cooler than usual.

4 miles in the afternoon. Nice and toasty today. Why was it snowing yesterday?

6 easy miles this morning. Some of it with the team. Saving the legs for the Big Kahuna on Monday.

Two loops out on Little Black Mtn. with Dave. Trevor Thompson joined us for the first loop which was fun having him along. Kept the pace nice and relaxed for the run. Right around 1:10 for each loop. Kept looking at the mountain where Dave and I will be running on Monday. Should be interesting!

Ready for the Big Kahuna, Whole Enchilada, Mother of all Mothers, and Joe Montania for Monday. Have not ran that far ever at one time. It should be a memorable run though. Great way to start Spring Break.

Ran the Big Kahuna with Dave and part of it with Justin today. We started out on the Arizona Strip just over 5000 feet elevation and did 3 different out and back sections. The first section we went down 8 miles and then climbed close to 2000 feet for the 8 miles back up. The next section was the big one with 9 miles out and back. The final section was an out and back for a total of 16 miles for this one. Dave told me that their would be a lot of climbing but I didn't realize how much we would run. We climbed close to 6000 feet today and topped out at close to 6500 feet elevation. The weather was warm for a little bit and then cooled down. The final section was pretty hot but we survived. We ran the 50 miles in 7 hours 10 minutes. Pretty jazzed about that!

We had a slight run in with a cow during the last 2 miles where he looked like he was going to charge us. We summoned the cow whisperer in us and he stayed away. That would have made for a rough end to the day.

Very pleased with the run even though some sections were a little slower than others. I feel more confident going into the Zion 50 and Squaw Peak race. This was a killer workout but I am glad we did it. Most miles I have run at one time!

Ice bath and stretched after wards. Hopefully I do not get too sore.

Planned rest day for the legs. I did yard work for 8 hours though so that counts as my workout today.

Club run this morning with the Circle and Billy the Boy. Quads were still trashed but ended up feeling good towards the end. Nice and warm this morning. Happy to get it in.

10 miles this evening at the club run. Fun to run with those guys. It has been a while. Felt pretty good considering it was about 80 degrees. It seems like it went from 40 to 80 overnight. I ate a burrito before I ran which did not sit pretty but it was manageable. Pushed the last little bit with Aaron to finish the run. Legs are finally starting to come back around.

3 miles this morning.

7 miles this afternoon with the team. We did 8x200m hill repeats by the middle school. Good little push for many of them.

3 miles in the morning.

Just over 7 miles this afternoon with the boys while doing Webb Hill extension. Meandered around to some new places.

10.20 miles with the guys this morning. A little warmer than usual. Hopefully it stays that way. I like when the mornings are warm.

3 quick miles after school before my graduate school class.

6 miles in the morning. Spectrum and then to Hidden Valley.

4.5 miles this afternoon with some of the team. Nice and relaxed.

10 miles at the club run this evening. Started right out of the gate almost going 6:30/mile which was not really what I wanted but still okay. Aaron and I dropped the pace for the last 3 or so miles to really lay the hammer down. My legs haven't moved that fast for a while. Nice to get a good push in though.

6 miles this morning around Ivins. Nothing special.

Track meet this afternoon. Most of the kids ran well today.

I have been feeling really tired this week due to all of the assignments for graduate school. Hopefully I can get a good run in tomorrow morning before the rest of the track meet.

Met up with the guys this morning. I got there a little early so I could get some miles in. Got just over 4 in before the others showed up. It was pretty warm on this part of the run so I made sure not to take gloves. It was 54 degrees and I should have left the long sleeve shirt home. Next time.

Kept the pace nice and relaxed for a while starting at Sullivan SOCCER Park, down by Staheli Farms, over by George Washington Academy, down River Rd. and then "Quadsi" kicked in at Foremaster so the pace picked up a little bit with Clyde. We ran up past the freeway and then back towards the WCCC and back down to the park. Fair amount of hills and ended up hitting 6:58/mile overall. 

Happy with the run and end to the week. I would like to get more miles in for the upcoming race but I realize that anything between 70-90 is when I race best. Plus I swamped with graduate school so it seems like I am always tired. Clyde talked about deer urine or something like it this morning that is supposed to help with recovery. Maybe??

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

Did a workout with Darian. 2 mile warm up, 1x600m, 2x400m, 1x600m, 3x300m, 4x200m with one mile cool down. Solid workout from her.

6 miles in the morning.

7.10 miles with the guys out by Little Valley Park and then back. We planned on looping it but the road was blocked off.

10.20 miles this morning with the guys. Felt good.

6 miles this afternoon. 

2 mile warm up and then 4x800m with some of the boys, 2 mile cool down. Felt pretty good. Slight wind does not help though. Solid day of running.

Crazy busy day so only time for a little run with the team this afternoon.

Took Norah to the track and ran a little with her. Lots of fun.

Woke up early this morning in order to get 15 miles for the day since the track meet is this afternoon. I ran along Snow Canyon Parkway over into town. I caught up with a guy and he wanted to race while I was just running easy. I could tell he was a little tired but I made a turn so the fun ended there. 7:22/mile. Nice run for a Friday morning.

Got up and was running with Clyde at 5:15am. We started at his house and then ran all the way to the new airport along the parkway. I couldn't see the hills since it was dark but I could feel them. It was a rolling course the whole way in both directions. Kept it relaxed for most of it and then pushed a little for the last couple miles. 6:57/mile overall. Solid way to end the week.

Still really busy with school stuff so happy to get the mileage in with some okay workouts.

6 miles in the morning. A little chilly with temps right around 40 degrees. Kind of unusual considering the weekend we just had.

7 miles this afternoon with some of the boys. Cool breeze and sunny skies made it quite enjoyable.

6 miles in the morning.

Another 6 miles this afternoon of track work with some of the girls. We did a 2 mile warm up, 8x400m and then 4x200m with a cool down. Solid workout for some the girls. Very happy to them hit their splits so well. A little wind made it kind of tough for some of the 400s.

13.20 miles this morning. I did an easy 3 miles before I started with the guys. We then did the usual loop from Clyde's house. Fun conversation as usual. To minimalist or not to minimalist? That is the question.

Did a little bit of a workout with Brigham. We did a mile warm up and then a 2 mile time trial. We were on pace to break 10:00min. but Brigham cramped up a little bit with 2 1/2 laps to go. He will qualify in the 2 this year. One mile cool down. 

Played glow in the dark capture the flag. Lots of fun but a fair amount of running involved.

10 miles this morning through Ivins over to Highway 91. It was warm so I took the shirt off a la Tier 1 Coach David Holt. Felt great this morning.

No run this afternoon due to the meet. That is okay. Big run in the morning. 

Dave and I went out this morning to run the big hill up onto Gooseberry Mesa and then spend the rest of the time on top of the mesa. Dave kept telling me about the hill and told me it was a fun one. It was dark when we got started and my eyes seem to be getting bad so I could not see the hill up to the top. As we started climbing, we ran into 15 or so deer. It was pretty sweet seeing those to get the running juices flowing.

We started up the hill and Dave and I looked at each other and said, "Screw this!" We power hiked up to the top with our legs and lungs hurting. We hit about 18:40 for the mile. Wow! We both made a conscious effort to not hurry up this hill during the race. It is only about 4 miles in so we want to conserve for the rest of the race. 

We got to the top and ran right along the rim of the mesa the whole time. It was beautiful. It was a lot of single track which was a lot of fun. Both of us were not able to get into any kind of rhythm so it was a little frustrating. We did 8:30 - 9:30 miles but it felt so much faster. Lots of sharp turns and jumping and climbing over rocks. Ultra baby! We ran into a couple mountain bikers which was nice to see.

Planned on going a little longer but we were both short on time so we had to turn back. We both realized that the first 16 miles of the race we just need to conserve our energy and not stress about and then the last 34 miles will be easy :-) Really glad we got out and ran this section of the course. I know we are both ready. It took us close to 4 1/2 hours to run today. Yep, 4 1/2 hours! Trail running is a lot different than the road.

The Zion 50 race will be sweet though.

Drove up to Logan yesterday to spend time with family this weekend. Katey and I dropped Norah off at her parent's house and we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express. I was super tired from the drive so I slept in a bit. I got up and ran from the hotel over towards Logan High. It was a balmy 23 degrees at the start but nothing except blue and sunny skies. It warmed up pretty quick  and the cool air actually felt really nice. I wish I could have gone longer but lots of family stuff going on. 6:57/mile overall. 

Happy with hitting 90 miles for the week. Just need to keep plugging along. I am excited to see what Dave and I can do in our upcoming races.

Decided to sleep in this morning after a fun weekend in Logan. We drove home and I made it back in time for practice. I did a track workout with Darian. We did a 2 mile warm up, 2x200m, 1x800m, 1x600m, 1x400m, and 1x300m with a 2 mile cool down. Solid workout but it was pretty hot. 7 miles total.

I ran home from the high school after practice to my parent's house to eat dinner. I planned on doing this last night so it was nice to get some more mileage. It was pretty hot outside so I needed to take 2 water stops along the way. I ran towards the Bloomington Loop, along Dixie Dr., down Sunset Blvd., and then up through Santa Clara. Happy to get to my parent's house and sit in the cold pool for a while. 6:40/mile overall for 12 miles. Solid way to start the week. 

6 miles in the morning. 3 miles to the Bridge and and 3 miles to the Spectrum.

10 miles this afternoon. Ran 7 miles with Brigham and Scott since they are not going to the meet tomorrow. We went over towards Little Valley. It was nice and hot today. Needed to stop for 2 water breaks. Happy to be done with that.

3 more miles to Hidden Valley Park and back. Just logging the miles.

Nice run this morning with Clyde. We did the usual loop. Nothing terribly exciting. Hopefully the weather stays nice.

9th/10th grade meet in Kanab. Windy and times were not that great.

Super trashed from getting home late last night. Slept in and it was much needed.

4 miles easy with some of the kids this afternoon.

10 miles on the club run. Clyde, Aaron, and Steve. A little windy but it was still warm. Nice way to finish off the day.

Clyde Behunin was born 33 years ago to this day. Sometimes I wonder how he must of felt like coming into this world. Shell shocked and excited is probably how the little guy first saw the world. It just seemed like yesterday he first joined us in this small journey we sometimes call "life."

We went to dinner on Saturday night at La Frontera and Clyde brought up the idea that he wanted to run 33 miles for his birthday. Dave, Steve, and I looked at each other and decided that would be one of the craziest things to do. Running 33 miles wasn't that bad but doing it at 12am (midnight) would make it that much crazier. Sure enough, we all decided to meet at Clyde's at midnight and run with him for his birthday. I am sure our wives thought we were clinically insane.

We started at midnight and did our old tempo loop for close to 13 miles and then did our normal Wednesday morning Clyde's loop x 2. We did those loops in reverse today though. I was basically running on empty the whole time since I hadn't sleep in what seemed like days but we all survived and now have something to talk about for the rest of our lives. We did the 3 loops in just over 4 hours.

Dave, Steve, and I decided that Clyde's birthdays suck and we either want a magician or a clown for next year. Happy birthday Superfly! You are truly one of a kind :)

3 miles this morning.

A little sore but not too bad.

9 miles this afternoon.

7 miles with some of the boys over past Little Valley and then up on to 2450. Pretty warm again and needed the water breaks. It is supposed to be great weather the rest of the week.

2 miles this evening pushing Norah to the park and playing on the playground. She liked going down the slide and then shocking me. She thought it was hilarious.

Usual morning run with the guys. Nice conversation and happy to get some more miles in. Little sore but the ice bath last night helped.

First track race ever tonight. I hope to break the 5:00 minute barrier!

We had the Panther Relays today and it was a really good workout for the kids. Their was an open mile at the very end of the meet. Dave and I decided to do it a week or so ago. I had never ran a track race before in my life. I was fairly excited to do this. I warmed up a little bit with some strides and then got to the starting line. Plan was to hit anything close to 5:00 minutes and I would be happy. Dave and I ran right next to each other for the first 3 1/2 laps and then he got me the last 200 meters. Those long, beautiful legs of his are not fair for my short, fat legs. He got me by a second or so but I was happy with my effort after running 33 miles the other day. I ran 4:51 for my first 1600m race. 1:14, 1:13, 1:13, 1:11 were my splits. It was lots of fun even though I lost. Still a Tier 2 runner and coach!

Did a little bit of a cool down to call it a day.

14 miles this afternoon.

I did an easy 4 miles with some of the team. I then went over to club run and did 4 miles along the DC trail before anyone showed up. Aaron and Clyde came so I did another 6 miles with the looping over towards Bloomington. 88 degrees on our run this evening. Solid afternoon after not feeling well this morning.

8 miles over to Santa Clara and back. Fairly warm this morning.

Planned on running with Dave this morning on Prospector but I got over to his house a little late. I ran from Dave's house and looped around the turf farm and then did our usual 15 mile loop towards Staheli Farms, down Stone Cliff, up River Rd., over Foremaster, enjoying Telegraph, and back to Dave's humble abode. I wanted to hit the trails today but I was happy with the run. 6:55/mile. 

Happy with the 100 miles for the week. A big week and one that helps since Dave and I only have 3 weeks until Zion. It should be exciting. 

6 miles this morning through Ivins. Nice weather.

I had meetings all afternoon so I waited until about 7pm to go out for my run. I ran towards Highway 91 while doing an out and back course. It was nice but pretty out. I almost jumped in the splash pad during the run.

9 miles this morning going all around the high school. Did some of it with the kids.

Easy 1 mile run this afternoon before the meet. Not a lot of time since we were getting everything ready.

Massage from April. My right hip flexor is extremely tight.

1 mile warm up before our run.

10.20 miles this morning with the guys. My right leg feels better after the massage but it is still really tight. Felt like I was dragging it along the whole run.

3 miles this afternoon with one of my freshman. He was a little sick so he did not do the full run. Still dragging my leg.

Took a day off to see if it would help the leg. Hope it does.

Went to go see April again. My leg is bothering me a ton. I do not need this right now. Less than 2 weeks until Zion. Maybe my body needs a rest right now.

My leg felt a lot better today but I would rather be safe than sorry. We had to leave crazy early for the meet in Richfield anyway. Hopefully with all of the icing and stretching I will be good to go next week. I guess I will have to wait and see. Not a very good week.

4 miles this morning. The leg felt pretty good. I rolled it out for a while and that seemed to help. I wanted to be a little cautious.

6 miles this afternoon with some of the kids. Did a workout on the track with some of the girls. Did a 1 mile warm up, 1x600m, 2x400m, 3x300m, and 4x200m with a 1 mile cool down. I was surprised I felt so good.

Got home and then over to my parent's house in Santa Clara. Felt warm later in the evening. More stretching and rolling the leg out. Hopefully the hip flexor thing was just a little bump in the road.

6 miles this morning. I was planning on going longer but my clutch broke on my truck on the way to school. I ran home and had to deal with the truck as well. Fun stuff!

7 miles in the heat this afternoon. I ran with the boys over to Little Valley. It was nice and toasty today. Glad I was able to survive. Leg keeps feeling better and better each day.

Club run with the guys. Nice and warm with temps about 67 degrees this morning. Ran almost 3 before the regular loop and then extended back around Sunrise Ridge for another couple miles after with Clyde. 7:08/mile. Leg keeps feeling better. Just really tired. I have one last paper to write and then I am done with graduate school for a couple weeks.

Another 4 miles this afternoon. Ran with the B group girls today. We did 8x200m with 200m recovery. Nothing fancy but a solid push for them. The weather was so dang hot.

10 miles in the morning. 

I ran from the house and did my Highway 91 out and back run. Nice weather and I felt pretty good this morning.

3 miles this afternoon with the distance kids in Nephi on our way up to the BYU Invite. I hucked the javelin after. I might need to showcase my talent there.

Ran from the hotel in Provo up into Provo Canyon for a while and then came back down. Felt pretty good for the run. The highlight of the run was drinking from a natural spring water fountain. Delicious! Averaged 6:55/mile.

Ran just over 4 miles with the distance kids around Provo. Way too much traffic for me. We all survived though.

Woke up early this morning to get a run in with Dave before the 2nd day of the meet. I ran a little before Dave met me at the hotel. We went up Provo Canyon again and enjoyed the goodness of the natural spring water fountain. Another good run. Nice to run with Dave.

Happy with a solid week before the Zion 50 next week. It should be fun running but the weather is supposed to be hot. Clyde will be our mule and help us along. It should be loads of fun. Yee haw!

6 miles this afternoon with the kids.

We did a 1 mile warm up and 1 mile cool down with some 200s and 400s thrown in between.

4 easy miles later in the evening. Kind of busy today.

Run with the Circle of Trust while Billy Boy and Steve joined us. Nice and warm in the morning.

Very busy today. No worries. Big race this weekend.

4 easy miles this morning. Nothing fancy. Helped set up our aid station for the Zion 50/100 mile trail race today. Excited to be running in it tomorrow.

3rd place behind Dave who almost got the 1st place guy at the end. Cramped up for the last 20 miles in the legs and especially calves. Way too hot today. 90+ degrees. Happy with the result considering the weather and it was my first 50 miler. More details later. Dave ran great today.

Legs and body are still sore from the big race last Saturday.

4 easy miles with the kids after school. I was a little sluggish. This week will be just a nice recovery week.

4 easy miles up along the Arizona Strip. Nice and hot.

3 easy miles in Provo after the long bus ride. Nice to shake the legs out a little.

8 miles this evening with Dave from the hotel in Provo. We had to deal with some very wet weather today but we ended up surviving. Nice weather for a run.

Just a few miles this morning before the final day of the state track meet. Ran 2 miles with Dave and then extended to get 8 for the day. Glad that I took a big recovery week because my body needed it. 

Happy to see the boys team take 2nd at state and the girls take 6th. Combined scores for boys and girls and Desert Hills took 1st overall! Great year. 

8 miles after all the kids went home today from school. Kind of busy at work but I needed to get out. I went towards the Arizona Strip. A guy on the street said to me, "Kind of hot to be running, don't you think?" My reply, "It is only 100 something degrees. Perfect running conditions." I have lost my mind. Nice and steady and happy to get a decent run in.

Going to only hit about 70 something miles this week in preparation for Squaw Peak next week. I hope the baby comes early or late so I do not miss this race.

8 miles this morning before heading in to work. Warm weather is back for morning runs. Yuck! Nice and steady out through Ivins towards Unity Park.

6 more miles this evening around Ivins again. Nothing fancy but extra hot today. 100+ degree weather is not that fun to run in. 

Ran with the Circle on Clyde's secret route. Nice and toasty this morning. We all decided that we need an ice bath. This weather is so lovely!

Nice run this morning out along Snow Canyon Parkway. I realized once again why I love this route. The mountains and houses block the sun. It was nice and shaded for the entire run. I took an ice bath last night so I felt pretty good.

I spent all afternoon playing with Norah and planned on running with my dad while he rode the mountain bike. He said it was too hot. I ended up going and running Barrel Roll. It was a lot of fun. I saw a ton of rabbits and enjoyed a great trail run. 

Did my hilly Kayenta run this morning. The temps were cooler but the wind was howling the entire run. Lots of headwind today and especially up the canyon. Just tried to stay relaxed and enjoy the run as much as possible. I really dislike running in the wind though.

Fun run with Dave this morning. We started at his house and looped out into Washington Fields and then back up River Rd. and over Foremaster. Lots of hills so a decent workout overall. The wind was blowing a little and temps were cooler so it turned out to be a really nice run. Dave and I discussed the plan for next week at Squaw Peak. I am pretty excited to see what we can do.

The exciting news for the weekend is we are going to probably have our little boy on Tuesday. Yes, we are planning the arrival of our new one around Squaw Peak! I am excited to see the little guy.

9 miles this morning over on Barrel Roll with my dad riding his mountain bike. Lots of people out for Memorial Day (mountain bikers). My dad told me to just take off and so I started to chase 2 mountain bikers. They took off up the mountain and thought they were going to drop me. I caught up to them in less than a mile. I dropped them and they were totally surprised. It is always fun to see bikers be astonished of runners blowing by them. Pushed the last 2 miles back to the truck and felt great for a Monday. Hopefully it carries over to this weekend's race.

3 miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back before going to the hospital. I was going to go a little longer but decided against it. I am glad I did because we were in labor and delivery for the rest of the day.

Oliver Logan Fielding was born at 9:25pm. 7 lbs. 12 oz. Poor guy looks just like me. Hair all over his body. (Pictures will follow).

6 miles late this evening at about 10pm. Spent a long day at the hospital and ended up doing a ton of homework since I was at the hospital with the new baby the last two days. I got out later than planned but it was nice because of the cooler temps and quiet streets. I really like that every now and then. Nice and easy.

3 easy miles this morning pushing Norah in the jogging stroller before going to the hospital and picking up Oliver and Katey. Glad to get both of them home. Tons of homework for the rest of the day plus holding the little one.

3 easy miles over into Santa Clara. The big race is tomorrow.

Stayed in Heber with some of Dave's family last night. Great people and they also had great food.

Woke up and felt pretty good. I didn't know a ton about the course except that it was going to have a lot of climbing. The race started and Dave, Scott Jaime, Jody Benson, and I take it out nice and easy down to the trail just past Bridal Veil Falls. I took the lead for the first section of climbing not really knowing where I was going. Scott took the lead a couple miles in and I never saw him again. That guy is seriously part mountain goat. Dave pushed up the mountain and I held back in 3rd place to not overdo it early on. We kept climbing and climbing and I made it to the top of the first aid station sitting in 3rd place and just about a minute back from Dave. I knew the next section would drop down a little and it did. I was feeling pretty good through this section down from Squaw but had Jody catch me on the next climbing section. He got out in front of me but I kept in my sights until about mile 20 or so and then passed him. We went back and forth and even ran together for the next 6 miles or so down to where my dad and Ferron (Dave's dad) were. Jody and I both stopped at our respective personal aid stations and then started running up Hobble Creek. Once I hit the pavement, I did not feel great for some reason. Jody decided to take off. I knew Dave was only about a minute in front of me still.

I kept moving along for a few miles until I came to my dad and Ferron again. I grabbed some fluids and food and I saw Dave walk around from the back of the car. I didn't expect to see him there. He said he was not feeling good at all. I told him we should run together for the next little bit to see if he started to feel any better. We finally got off the pavement and started to climb some more. I asked Dave, "When does the climbing stop?" His reply, "It doesn't!" I stayed with Dave for a mile or two and he told me to go. I was a little torn because I knew he needed my help. It was like Zion all over again but the roles had been reversed. The first place girl caught us and I knew that I needed to get past her and keep moving.

I passed her and kept power hiking/running for the next 10 miles or so. I was sitting in 3rd place at this point and feeling pretty good. I still had no idea what laid ahead on the course so I was cautiously optimistic. I extended my lead once I got to the top. I felt awesome from miles 33-41. I was in cruise control and was really happy at this point. Everything felt great and I was rolling. Once I got to Windy Pass, I looked to my left and the first place girl came bushwhacking through the trees with her pacer. They must have cut out a mile or two of the course. This made me mad for some reason. I made it to the second to last aid station and she went passed me. I just finished Born to Run again and the first thought out of my mind was "Brujita." I was in 4th at that point and started to make the descent.

The trail was covered in rocks so I had to slow down. I kept clipping my toe and almost falling. Every time I did this my calves and quads would get tight. This did not make me happy. I tried to relax down the mountain but it was not happening. I made it to about mile 44 and then the next guy passed me. He was smiling and laughing as he passed me. What a jerk! I wish I was smiling and laughing at this point. The wheels started to fall off and this point. I really started to cramp up and had to wake for a bit. Just before the final aid station, I got passed by a good friend Shaun Martin. He was flying! I made it to the aid station sitting in 6th place but was toast. I knew the last section would be pavement to the finish and I was not excited. One other guy passed me and I knew I could get him. I passed him with about 2 miles to go and then we hit a small hill and I was done. I stopped in the road and started to walk. I wanted to cry because the last part of the race was not going great. I kicked myself in the behind and pushed to the finish. I probably looked like death but everyone cheered as I went by. 9:38:33 and 7th overall. Happy to finish the race but knew I had a great chance to run well today. It just didn't happen. Dave came in about 10 minutes behind me. I was happy to see him finish strong. I knew he wasn't feel 100% either.

We both soaked in the river after and cramped up the entire time. We tried stretching each other out but it did not help. We gave each other an emotional hug and told each other we will do better next time. It was not a great day for either of us. Better luck next time.

We both agreed that we shouldn't have ran Zion two weeks ago and should have done some more hill training. I know I should have at least. 14,000 feet of elevation change just plan tired me out today. Hopefully I can learn from this and do better at the next race.

I plan on doing some 50ks for the rest of the year. I don't know which ones I will do yet but I am not stressed out about racing right now. School is busy and will get busier and with Oliver here I just will have to be extra smart with my time. Running is still great but I don't want to stress about it a ton right now.

Jacked from the race still on Saturday. Right knee and left ankle are trashed. Played with Oliver and Norah instead.

Still jacked :)

4 extremely easy miles around Ivins today. My legs are still toast but I was happy to get out. The weather felt good and I needed to get out of the house.

Ran around Ivins and then over to my parent's house in Santa Clara. Jumped in the pool as soon as I got there. Legs are slowly starting to feel better. We will see how the rest of the week goes.

Did a somewhat new 6 mile route around Ivins this afternoon. A little warmer today than the rest of the week. Lots of wind also. 6:55/mile.

A flu bug is going around the house so I took care of everyone this morning. We went for a little walk which seemed to help though. I ended up getting out the door around 12:30pm in the afternoon. It was very hot and windy. I soaked my shirt and hat and took a water bottle. I went along Snow Canyon Parkway and just kept it relaxed. I had to stop at one of the ponds to drench the shirt and hat again. I survived but hope to not have many runs during the hottest part of the day.

Happy to get a week of recovery in. I think I can get going again. Congrats to Cam Levins from SUU. He won the NCAA Championship in the 10,000 and 5,000. That is incredible to get this double. Very impressive.

6 miles this morning. Ran a couple miles before practice with the team. Lots of kids are showing up so I am very happy. This should be a great season.

6 more miles this evening. I ran into Santa Clara and back later this evening. Just getting in the miles. Felt a little sluggish.

6 miles this morning. Did a little before practice and then the rest with the team. Still a good group coming out.

Rest of the day was busy with homework, parent meeting, and a school board meeting so only one run today.

Ran with the Circle again. It has been a few weeks. Happy to get out again on a cool morning. Did a little with the team at practice. Good morning of running. Probably will go out again later this afternoon.

6 miles this morning.

6.60 miles this evening. I took the truck in to get "new" tires and then ran home from the auto place. Decided I needed to push it a little tonight. I ran from Bluff and then all along Sunset through Santa Clara and back home. I was sub-6:00/mile for the first 4 and then just relaxed the last 2 miles. 6:22/mile. Nothing fancy but it felt good to push the legs for a little bit.

Easy 4 miles with some of the kids this morning. I did another .50 mile running around while the tires on the truck got squared away.

6 more miles this evening after taking care of two sick kids for most of the day. 

Ran from my house and hit the trails across the street from the Jacob Hamblin house. I ran all the way over to the Green Valley Gap. I forgot how much fun it was to run on those trails. I was cruising along and all of a sudden my foot caught a rock and I took a good little tumble. Luckily my handheld was with me because it helped brace my fall. The downside was my lid came off and most of my water was gone. I survived and can live to tell about it. Great day to be out running. Perfect weather.

Hit a decent week for what I could do. Kids were sick most of the week and I had a ton of homework for school. Hope to get a little more next week though.

In honor of those running Ragnar this weekend, I had 5 roadkills of mountain bikers this morning. Loved it. Blew by them like they were standing still.

7 miles this morning. Did a little before practice and then ran 4 with some of the boys. They continue to look good. I am excited for the season.

6 miles this afternoon in the heat. I drenched the shirt and hat with cool water and they were both dry by the time I hit 1 mile. It kept the body cool though. 

6 miles this morning. Ran a little before practice around the track and then ran with the girls today. I am cautiously optimistic with how they will do this year. I hope they can run well.

4 miles this evening. Lots of homework for most of the day and they ran over to my parent's house for dinner. Pushed the last 2 miles. Felt really good.

Drove to Clyde's house early to get there on time. I fell asleep on the sidewalk but since it was uncomfortable I went in my truck and fell asleep there. Clyde came out and we did close to a mile warm up. Ran the usual loop with Dave and Steve this morning. 77 degrees was a little much but I felt okay. I didn't sleep much due to Oliver but I survived.

5 miles with the boys over to Little Valley Park and back. Got a much needed drink that helped a ton. Did some barefoot strides on the turf after wards. Happy to be done this morning. I might go out for some more later. I will wait and see.

6 miles in the morning with the team and a little on my own after wards.

6 more miles in the hot afternoon around Ivins before leaving for Youth Conference in Manti.

We are staying in Mt. Pleasant for the weekend for Youth Conference. I woke up early and enjoyed past all the cow and turkey farms. Their was a slight chill in the air which felt great. Ran to the city of Moroni and back. 15 miles total at 6:50/mile running close to 6,000 ft. elevation. Felt pretty good.

Woke up early again this morning but ran north towards Fairview and then back. Beautiful country to be running in. I hoped to go longer but I just did not have enough time. Happy to get in some decent miles while away for Youth Conference.

I need to get signed up for a 50k trail race. I have a couple ideas. Any suggestions.

3 miles before practice and then 4.5 with the boys starting at Little Valley and then going out to hit some trails towards the new airport.

Only time for one run today due to a bear of a paper that needed to be turned in today.

4 miles before practice. Ran just over 3 miles with the girls out on some dirt trails by Little Valley and then did 6x100m barefoot striders in the grass. I then did just over 2 miles barefoot in the grass at the park. Great start to the day.

6 more miles in the early evening. I ran around Ivins and then went over to my parent's house. Finished by jumping in the pool. It was well worth it.

10.20 miles this morning with Clyde. Good conversation and not a bad run. Felt a little sluggish but we averaged right around 7:00/mile. 

Did another 6 miles with the boys at practice. We ran a loop from Little Valley over into the dirt hills and then back around to Industrial Rd. and then to River Rd. Good amount of hills and a nice little clip for the boys. Starting to get quite warm in the mornings.

13.40 miles this morning before practice with Clyde.

Longer run with Clyde this morning. I thought we were only going 10 but we went over 13. It was nice and cool at 80 degrees for 5:00am in the morning. We did Clyde's loop backwards and then extended around Stone Cliff, in front of George Washington Academy, and then back to River Rd. Really tired after wards. 6:57/mile.

4.10 miles at practice. Ran with the B group boys today. I am excited about the new freshman we have this year. Lots of potential. 6x100m barefoot striders after practice. Ran a little bit at kids running club as well. A fun group of kids.

Ran Clyde's loop in reverse again this morning but did not extend. A little bit cooler weather made it enjoyable this morning. 

Slept in this morning until 6:30am and then met up with some of my varsity runners to run 6 miles over by Barrel Roll. I ran from my house and met up with them. It was a good hilly run. I think the kids enjoyed it. Spent a good chunk of the day at the lake with Clyde and Mik'l. It was fun watching the kids enjoy each other.

6.75 miles in the morning.

Ran with the big boys at practice today. We looped around Webb Hill. Solid group with a solid pace.

6.25 miles in the evening.

Had a huge paper to do for graduate school so I was busy all day and did not get out until about 8:30pm for my run. Ran around Ivins a little bit. It felt good since the sun was down but it was still quite hot.

7.05 miles before practice this morning. Ran from the high school and looped on the DC trail over by the Man of War Bridge. It is always nice running along the trail in the morning. Nice and cool. 

6.50 miles at practice. We ran down to Webb Hill and then had our first day of Meat Grinders. I did 8x1:00min. repeats with the top boys. I ran a couple with some of the girls as well. Solid workout for them. 6x100m barefoot strides on the turf after wards. Big day for the team.

3.60 shakeout miles in Huntsville near Snowbasin. Up here for the 4th of the July. Ran with Katey for a mile and then kept going. I had a huge deer jump out in front of me and cross the road. It was dark so I was scared to say the least. Survived to tell about it though.

6 miles early this morning running around Huntsville. Love running up here. You cannot beat the smell of the trees and hay.

Ran the 1 mile race at Huntsville Park with Norah and family. It turned out to be more a walk but it still was fun.

5 more miles after running to come back in with my sister who did the 10k. She did great and it was fun to see a lot of old faces from when I lived up here.

Happy 4th of July everyone. We truly are lucky to have the freedoms we do. God Bless America.

Met up with Ben Vanbeekum this morning at the North Ogden Divide. We ran to the top of Ben Lomond Peak. He has never done it before so it was quite the experience for him. We started at about 6100 ft and climbed to 9720 ft. Good climbing up to the top and then enjoyed the downhill on the way back. Happy to get a great trail run in this morning. Overcast conditions with a little bit of rain made for one of the best runs of the year.

It has been way too long since I ran with Ben. I think he is part billy goat!

Slept in this morning because I felt like it. Watched the rest of Sherlock Holmes 2 and chilled with Oliver all morning. I love little getaways. We are in Logan for the weekend and I finally got out around noon. It was more hot and humid than expected. It was cooler than St. George so I am not complaining. Took a nice long drink at Lundstrom Park at the end of the run. 

I didn't go as long today because I am doing a longer trail run with Cody and Joe tomorrow. It should be fun.

 Trail Run!

I waited until Cody posted on his blog and then copied and pasted his post. I did tweak it a little though.

Today I was graced with the presence of Mr. Joe Furse and Mr. Cody Draper. Yep, I felt honored.  It was nice to be able to enjoy the sweet trails around Logan with some fellow running nerds.  

My personal goals were to enjoy the run and see some wildlife. On the drive up we saw a cow moose on the side of the road and then when I was leading the parade, two cow elk ran across the trail. Mission accomplished!

Today's mission was to run a large section the Bear100 course (why not?).  We had to do a bit of a shuttle to get the cars all set up, but we still hit the trails just after 6.  We ran from Temple Fork (mile 45.1) to Logan River Aid (mile 69.5) then continued on down the Franklin basin road (2 more miles or so) to the car. 

(This paragraph is from Cody but I still think it is pretty funny). Before we ran today, I looked up Jon's 2010 race splits so that I could have a "ghost runner" so I could get an idea of how fast one must run to break 21 hours on this brutal course.  (* Disclaimer) To be fair, we sort of skipped the first 45 miles and 12K feet of climbing he did before he got to Temple Fork. Plus we called it a day at mile 70 when he got to keep going.  So, even though we destroyed the splits of his ghost runner, he shouldn't feel too bad.

So, the splits I got were these:

Temple to Tony Grove - Jon - 1:45 - Us - 1:15

Tony Grove to Franklin Aid - Jon - 1:50 - Us - 1:27

Franklin Aid to Logan River Aid - Jon - 1:45 - Us - 1:28

Jon - 5:20 - Us 4:10

Yep, your math is right, we ran 2:51 seconds a mile faster.  Take that Ghost Jon! (*see disclaimer above).

Thanks Joe and Cody for a great time!  Joe and I threw down some sub 6 miles over the last 3 miles leaving Cody slightly in the dust. Not by much though!

T-4:26 (10:00)

Elevation: (not that anyone cares...)

5404' vert (Bear100 site)

5800' vert (SportTracks)

5650' vert (Garmin Connect)

Solid end to the week and happy I could get two great trail runs in this week. I think this Logan trail run was one of the best trails I have ever ran. I need to get back up there again. Happy with this quality type of running while on vacation. I am ready to get back and get a solid week of running in with the team before we head up to our summer running camp. It should be fun.

5 miles with some of the boys this morning out in the desert. It is going to be a hot week.

6 more miles in the blazing heat this evening. It was at least 110 degrees when I started but I got lucky with a little bit of cloud cover so it wasn't as bad. I finished my run at my parent's house and then jumped straight into the pool. 

Big workout with the kids this morning. Meat Grinders!!! 8x1:30min. so it was a little longer than last week. Bunch of billy goats on the team this year. Added a mile or so after practice on the track and then took an ice bath.

Way too busy with everything today so only the one run.

Showed up this morning but the Circle was MIA. Still did Clyde's loop by myself though. Nice and warm with 80+ degree weather at 5:30am. I ended up locking my keys in my car. Oops. Thanks for saving me Clyde.

6 more miles with the boys today. We did the Webb Hill extension. The boys ran well considering how hot it was. I am tired.

4 more hot miles this afternoon on my way over to my parent's house for a nice swim. Yeah!

6 miles this morning with the team. We did some baby meat grinders on McGruff's Revenge by the middle school. The kids did very well today. I am getting slow and old. 

4 miles this afternoon with a little bit of cloud cover. Ran over to the parent's house and jumped in the pool. Felt good today.

Ran 3 miles with some of the girls today. Hopefully they keep working hard and improving. Like I mentioned before, I am cautiously optimistic about them this year. I tacked on another 3 miles over to Hidden Valley after practice. 

Body has just been tired lately. I don't know what it is. I got in a nice 7 mile loop in the rain this morning from the high school over to the Bloomington Loop and then back along the DC trail before I ran with the kids. I met up with them and we ran from the DC did a 7 mile loop towards Bloomington. This rain was nice due to the 60 degree weather and lots of rain. It was a nice surprise from all of the 110 degree this week. One of the most enjoyable summer runs I have ever had before. 

Decent week but need to stop being so tired all of the time.

Ran 6 miles with the boys this morning over towards Jake Powell's house in Little Valley. 

Added a little more looking at a sweet dirt loop to do repeats on by Hidden Valley.

Ran 6.5 miles this morning with the girls. We did a warm up to The Spectrum and then did 4x2:00min. dirt repeats by Hidden Valley. Should have made them a little longer for the girls but did not want to over do it with them. Kids club after wards. 

6 more miles in the afternoon in Ivins. Not as hot this afternoon.

Was supposed to run with the Circle this morning but was up until after 2am getting stuff ready for camp. Sorry guys! 

First day of camp up in Brian Head. We set up camp this morning and then went for a good run. I went with the boys for 7 miles. We started at the Lodge and then went out on the Sugar Loaf Mtn. trail. It was relatively "flat" but a solid push for the boys. Nothing like running at 10,000+ ft. to open up the lungs.

I could tell the kids were a little zapped from the elevation so we drove up the main road 3 miles and had the kids run back down to the cabin. They thoroughly enjoyed it. I guess I enjoyed it too.

Woke up early this morning and ran up to Brian Head Peak (11,307 feet). It was absolutely gorgeous up at the top. Ran into a herd of sheep and also a giant buck deer. After the 6 mile run I thought, "I need to come up to Brian Head more often."

We shuttled over to Panguitch Lake and ran a touch over 6 miles. It was a little overcast so it made for an enjoyable run. Glad we made the trip over. It was about 55 degrees for the run!

Had a fun relay race tonight in downtown Brian Head. I found a half mile loop and the teams used sticks as batons. I covered for two teams since they were uneven. I ran just over 3 miles. Solid day.

Got up early again and did another 6 mile run around Brian Head. I explored some trails which was kind of fun. Another cool morning temperature wise.

Ran a good 7 miles this morning with the boys. We went down on the flat section just below the cabin. Their are no flat runs in Brian Head but this was pretty close. Kept the pace solid and enjoyed running by everyone's camp who were making bacon. The boys wanted to stop and ask for some every time.

Glad to have a solid camp in this year. I wanted to go another day or two but it did not work out this year. I am very excited to see what the team does this year. I like the team goals and traditions they set for the year.

5 miles around the high school waiting for the kids to show up.

7 more miles with the team from the DC and doing the trail backwards. A little on the muggy side this morning. Yuck. 

Decent week. I plan on getting at least 70 miles a week. School is really starting to get busy. I hope to just keep getting in the miles.

14 miles this morning. 

6 before practice doing the Webb Hill extension. It was nice and humid so I was drenched from the get go. I didn't know St. George had a monsoon season.

Just over 5 miles with some of the girls. We did 4x1:00min. hard/1:00min. easy in the middle. Great little push for the kids. Core and weights after.

I then did another 3 miles over to Hidden Valley and back. Muggy this morning!

Hot and humid morning run with Clyde. We started at his house, looped around Little Valley Park, caught the DC trail over to the Bloomington Loop, did the loop, came back on the DC trail to River Rd. and then back to Clyde's house. Quite the morning. Luckily we had a few places to enjoy water. We both needed it. Not a dry spot on my shorts this morning. We had to outrun the thunder and lightning which I did not like very much but we both survived. 

Always nice to run with part of the Circle.

9 miles this morning with the boys. It was nice and muggy once again. I cannot believe how muggy it has been. We ran from the high school and into Industrial Park but ended up having to come back a different way due to the flooding in Ft. Pierce. Their is no way we could have crossed the river. It was flowing pretty fast. We did 4x1:30min. hard/1:30min. easy in the middle of the run. Solid push for the A group boys.

5 miles this morning with some of the girls over into the reserve and under the freeway.

6 more miles this afternoon. 3 of them were with the team. Nice cloud cover made the run bearable this afternoon.

4 miles with some of the girls along the golf course. 

Did another 3 miles over to Hidden Valley and back. Nicer temps this morning but still hot.

Ran this afternoon from our house over to my parent's house. I hopped in the pool after. It felt great. Opening ceremonies were a little lame in my opinion.

Ran down the STG marathon course this morning with the guys. Started half way up Veyo Hill and ended at the church. I had to go a touch shorter because I needed to get home for some family stuff. Mostly ran with Clyde and Aaron today. Aaron took off a few miles in and Clyde and I put it into cruise control. We picked it up in some spots but just kept it relaxed. Clyde had to stop for the potty so I took off and pushed the last little bit. 6:15/mile overall. Happy with the effort.

This run may have convinced me to try and do St. George this year. Maybe?

6 miles doing Webb Hill Extension before practice.

4 miles with some of the girls. They were going longer but I had to cut back sooner because of a school retreat I needed to attend for my graduate classes.

3 miles before practice by BHNP.

8 miles with the boys. We did a 3 mile warm up and then did a ladder workout at BHNP. 1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 3:3, 2:2, 1:1. Finished off with a 2 mile cool down. I was very happy with the effort from everyone. The boys continue to impress me.

Easy 3 miles with the team this afternoon. The cloud cover has been great lately.

14.25 miles this morning with Clyde. We flirted with the idea of doing some tempo miles but Clyde's ankle is still not ready for it. We did the tempo loop and just extended it a mile by Clyde's house. 7:07/mile overall. Crazy muggy this morning.

6.10 miles with the girls for practice. We ran the Webb Hill extension today. Solid run by the girls. I now have my top 5 all together since two were gone with family vacations for a while. Cautiously optimistic about the girls this year.

7 miles with the boys today. We did a 3 mile warm up and then 6x2:00min. dirt repeats by Hidden Valley. Solid work from the boys today. Last day of kids club after. I am glad we did this next year. Hopefully we can build on this.

3 miles this afternoon with the team. Lots of homework today so no time for more.

4 easy miles this morning with some of the team. Did our fundraiser car wash today. Made a fair amount of money.

3 more miles after the car wash with some of the team. Quite hot this afternoon.

Ran with boys today. We went and did a tempo run out by Little Black Mtn. this morning. We did a 6 mile warm up and then did 2 miles just a little faster than 6:00/mile pace with a 2 mile cool down. It was a great workout considering we had lots of clouds and not a ton of hot weather. Nice solid trail run today to finish off the week.

3 miles easy this morning with the team.

6 miles in the afternoon with the girls. We did Hidden Valley dirt trail repeats. We did a 2 mile warm up, 3x3:00 min. hard/3:00 min. easy and then cooled down back to the school.

This is going to be a crazy week. Busy with school, work, and cross country.

4 miles in the morning with the team.

3 more easy miles this afternoon.

Very busy!

Easy 3 miles in the morning. I am very tired lately. Physically and emotionally drained.

First meet of the year tonight. Boys took 1st and girls took 2nd. Not a bad start to the season. Lots of room for improvement still. 

3 miles in the morning with the team.

A solid and extremely hot 8 mile run in the afternoon heat. Temps were above 110 degrees. The boys were troopers and gutted out this run.

3 miles easy in the morning.

6.75 miles with the team in the hot afternoon. We did a warm up to Webb Hill and then did baby meat grinders. 7x1:00 min. hard + 4x:30 sec. hard with the cool down back to the school. The kids are animals and ran very well. Me on the other hand, not so much.

Got up early and went the Varsity boys up to Pine Valley for a good solid 10 mile trail run. We met up with some of the guys who were at youth conference so it was a great excuse to get out of the heat. Temps were nice and cool plus we saw a few deer. Lots of fun. 

Not my best week ever but I was extremely busy finishing up the summer semester of school and getting ready to come back to work. School starts next Wednesday. Yeah!

3 easy miles over to Hidden Valley. Got a little rain this morning which was very much appreciated.

Ran 7 miles with the boys over to Little Valley area. The wind was blowing and it actually helped cool down the temps. I think more of the kids are getting used to running in the heat. Still very hot. We did 6x:20 sec. strides at the end of the run. Solid way to start the week for the team.

6 miles total this morning with the girls. We did a 2 mile warm up, 2 mile tempo run and then 2 mile cool down. Solid run this morning.

3 miles this afternoon in the heat. Yeah!

3.25 miles in the morning.

First official day of school. Lots of stuff going on. Easy 5 miles this afternoon to Little Valley Park with some of the boys.

3 miles in the morning.

6.75 miles in the afternoon. 2 mile warm up, 6x1000m dirt repeats by Hidden Valley Park with the cool down. Cut the workout short due to the crummy wind and weather. Everyone pushed through the workout though. 

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the afternoon with the Varsity boys over to Little Valley and back. Warm but bearable today.

7 miles this morning before the meet. Started at the high school and did by Man of War Bridge loop. Got to the trail and picked up the pace. Pushed the uphill and felt good afterwards. 

Now I got school started and things more organized, I should have a little more time to run.

Easy 3 miles in the morning with the team.

Got the kids off and then had an internship orientation for a while. I was tired from a long day and needed to get a run in. I ran over by Little Valley and back for a total of 7 miles. Slight cloud cover made it enjoyable. This is going to be a busy year.

Met up with Dave at 5:00am this morning. We were missing the friggin' tri guy. Dave wanted to do some tempo miles so we did our usual warm up and then got started. It was 80+ degrees this morning and I was drenched from the get go. We ended up doing 5 tempo miles which felt good and then cooled down back to Clyde's for 13 total miles. 

Did the workout with the boys this afternoon. We did a Fartlek workout at Little Valley (1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 4:4, 3:3, 2:2, 1:1). Very good workout for the boys. Happy with how it went. 7.75 miles total. 

3 miles in the morning. Little bit of rain.

5 miles this afternoon in the mud and yuck out in the desert reserve. It was awesome! The kids really needed this run and enjoyed it.

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles this afternoon running around getting things ready for the time trial at Bloomington Hills North Park. Thick, long grass so times were not fast but it was a good workout for the team.

3 miles in the morning.

4 miles in the evening.

Way too busy right now.

3 miles in the morning to the bridge and back.

10 miles this afternoon and evening. I ran 6 miles with some of the boys and then tacked on another 4 miles after trying to finalize a 1000m dirt trail out in Industrial Park. It is really hot out there.

13 mile run with the Circle. Clyde ran the warm up and cool down with us since he was still recovering from the half. We did a 3 mile warm up and then a 7 mile tempo run, with a 3 mile cool down. The tempo was much better today than last week due to the cooler temps. It was almost 20 degrees cooler today. I was extremely thirsty after wards. Nice push with Dave.

8 miles this afternoon. I was trashed so I only did a little bit of the workout this afternoon with the team. I ran the warm up and cool down with the boys and then did 4x1000m repeats with some of the B group boys. Decent run but it was blazing hot our there in Industrial Park. Glad this one is over. The boys looked strong again.

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the hot afternoon with some of the girls. The old gray mare he ain't what he used to be! Plain tired.

3 miles in the morning.

7.25 miles with the boys at Bloomington Park. We did 4x2:00 min. pickups and then 5x400m repeats at I pace. Nice and toasty this afternoon. Solid little workout. I am getting too old for this.

6 miles this morning with Kale and Brigham over to Coach Powell's house and back. Nice morning for a run.

6 miles this afternoon over by the Thatcher's house on some sweet trails. I need to get out there more.

Fun run up in Pine Valley with the team. We went on some fun trails and saw lots of deer. It was a blast. Nice breakfast after wards. 

Just getting in the miles now trying to stay afloat with everything going on.

6 easy miles this morning over into Santa Clara and back. Lots of family and work stuff today.

13 mile run this morning with Clyde and Dave. We did our usual 3 mile warm up, then jumped into 8 miles of tempo with a 2 mile cool down. The tempo started off a touch slow for the first 2 miles and we picked it up pretty good. A little cooler this morning but not much.

5 miles this afternoon setting up the course for the meet tonight. Fun doing it with Travis and Dave.

3 miles this morning.

7 miles this afernoon with the boys. We did a warm up over to our dirt trail by Hidden Valley and then did 8x1:00 min. pickups with 2:00 min. recovery. We were under 5:00/mile on each pick up. Worked on short stride length and quick turnover.

Ran an easy 3 miles this morning.

I had to leave practice since Katey was pretty sick. I went home and took care of the kids so she could rest.

Trashed today. A little sick still.

11 miles early this morning in Salt Lake. Ran from our hotel over to Sugarhouse Park. Got excited to see what could happen with the team there in just over a month. Kept it nice and relaxed. Didn't plan on going that long but the cool temps were amazing.

6 more miles with the team at Sugarhouse Park. We jogged the state course twice with the team this morning so they could get more familiar with it. Lots of fun.

3 miles with the team this morning.

Came home to run because we are going to Salt Lake for a day or two. I pushed Norah in the jogging stroller around Ivins for a total of 7 miles. Got done to low 6:00s for a little bit because I wanted to see how it felt pushing a stroller. Not fun.

11 miles in the cool morning in downtown Salt Lake. Ran around all over the place. 

5 miles with the girls this afternoon. 1 mile warm up, 2x:30 sec. fast with 1:00 min. jog + 1x2:30 min. (controlled pace) with 2:00 min. jog + 2x3:00 min. fast with 1:00 min. rest, cool down to get mileage.

3 miles in the morning

3 miles in the afternoon. Very busy lately. 

Not a good day.

6 miles around Sandy before we went over and ran the state course.

6 more miles with the boys. We did a warm up and then did 5x1:00 min. hard/1:00 min. rest with 5x:30 sec. hard/:30 sec. rest with a cool down. Decent workout with the boys today.

5 miles with the girls this afternoon. Ran some pickups around the grass and track at the high school. Warm outside this afternoon. 

13 miles this morning with Clyde and Dave. I felt really good on the 8 mile tempo section. I don't know what it was but I felt awesome. I think I am going to pace these guys the second half of St. George this year. My training is not really training with graduate school and everything else. I am taking the next year to just kind of wing it. Not very fun but I'm sure it will be interesting. 

7 miles this afternoon with the boys out in the desert reserve plus 6x:20 sec. strides at the end of the run. Very hot this afternoon. Solid run.

7 miles this afternoon with the boys doing their workout. We did 2x5:00 min. @ "T" pace (rhythm run) and then finished with 4x200m finishes. Not overdoing it with some of the boys. Hopefully it helps. I chucked after this workout. Weird!

3 miles in the morning with the kids over to Hidden Valley.

6 miles this afternoon. I ran up past the Spectrum out towards the Arizona Strip. Nice and relaxed. 

19 glorious miles down the marathon course with Clyde, Steve, and Aaron. I was crazy tired from last night due to getting in late last night. Wanted to get a decent run in so I ended up keeping it relaxed and then pushed the last couple miles. We cooled down around Dixie College and then around the cemetery. Decent way to finish the week. Happy to be done.

3 miles this morning.

6 miles this afternoon with the boys while they did their Michigan workout. I was very impressed with them. They did a really great job.

5 miles early this afternoon with some of the girls plus 4 x :20 sec. strides. It was a long day at work so when I got home I went out for a long 13+ mile run. It was nice to run at night and not worry about pace or anything else for that matter. I was pretty tired at the end but I am glad I went. It was nice to get out later in the day while it was cool. 

3 miles in the morning.

8 miles in the afternoon with the girls. 1 mile warm up, 4xMcGruff's Revenge (hill repeats by middle school), 6x400m on track at 5k pace w/400m recovery jog, 4x200m finishes w/200m recovery jog plus a cool down. Solid workout for the girls. Really happy with them.

3 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon after practice and a big community council meeting.

I am home alone this weekend so I decided to hop in a local 5k in Santa Clara to support those affected by the flood. 

I warmed up from my house to the city offices. I needed a VRPB before the race started. I knew going into the race I would be lucky to hang with Hayden Hawks (runs at SUU) and Tommy Ingalls (Snow Canyon's top runner). I wanted to hit 16:30 and call it a day. The race started and I settled into 3rd place fairly comfortable. I could see Hayden and Tommy just in front of me. I was only about 15 to 20 seconds back from them. I don't wear my glasses when I run and I wish I did today. I was about 2 miles in and I was supposed to take a side street but ended up running all the way to the light. I knew when I got there I was going to be longer than 5k. For some reason I get lost in races. Just ask Paul Petersen about Top of Utah Half for 2007.

I made my way back on the course and saw the 4th place guy who was behind me the entire race. I was not going to let him beat me when I knew I ran longer than he did. I blew by him and ended up finished in 3rd with a time of 17:11. I ran .15 extra for this race. I was just under 16:30 for 5k on my watch. Bummer!

Decent race. I am not in racing shape at all but I know this next year is going to be whatever with the running due to graduate school and how time consuming it is.

I am going to pace Dave for the second half of the marathon next week so that should be fun. Still running but not stressing about it right now.

3 miles this morning over to Hidden Valley.

11 miles this afternoon. Did a mini version of the Michigan with some of the girls. It was a great push for them. I then did the full workout with one of the boys who had something after school. He did really well. I then ran over to the golf course to check out an area for a possible workout. I cannot believe how hot the weather was today.

3 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon with the boys plus 6 x :20 sec. strides.

6 miles in the morning with the Varsity kids. We did a little hill/speed workout on the golf course. Not sure if we were supposed to do that. It felt nice though. Finished with 4x200m on the track.

3 miles in the morning.

5.5 miles in the afternoon. We did a mile warm up, 3xMcGruff's Revenge, 4x400m with 400m recovery, and 3x200m finishes on the track with a little cool down. Team looks good. Just need to stay healthy over the weekend!

5 miles this morning with team around Webb Hill. Didn't run this afternoon because I went up to Cedar with Dace and his wife to watch Darian and Laura run in their college race. Both did great! Darian was in 1st for the most of the race and ended up taking 2nd overall. Impressive. 

This is sort of a race report but not really at the same time. I am not in marathon shape and haven't stressed about running due to graduate school and everything else keeping me busy in my life. Things should settle down next May when school is done. 

I decided to pace Dave Holt for the second half of the marathon today. I drove up to Snow Canyon and snuck on to the course while dodging the police cars. I ended up hiding in a few bushes. I ran up to the half and waited for Dave to show up. Crazy seeing Jon and Fritz hit the half in 1:10:00. Smoking! They both finished strong. 

Saw Dave coming about 5 minutes later and I jumped in. The weather was not cold but it was not as cold as in past years. Started chatting with Dave and he was in about 15th or 16th place at the time. Kept it relaxed and let the downhill help us. I ended up getting Dave's bottles for him and helping him stay relaxed. I almost got kicked off the course a few times because I did not have an official race bib. Oh well. I didn't drink any of the fluids on the course so I felt justified.

Tyson Boyer hopped in with about 5 or so miles to go. Dave was doing well still but I could tell he was hurting. Kept telling him to be positive and try and catch some guys. Made it to the finish line and cut off the course with Tyson to make sure no one would be disqualified. Dave ended up running just under 2:30. Really stoked for him and glad he ran well. We ended up hitting 5:37/mile for the second half.

It motivated me to just keep doing whatever I can right now and then get going again next May. Another fun day pacing.