El Burro Blanco

Happy New Year everyone! Ran with James, Dave, and Clyde from my house and did my big, crazy loop. Lots of hills and plenty of enjoyment had by everyone. We all enjoyed each other's company. Warm enough to take the shirts off. Dave started it. 20 miles total to start the year off. Hope to kick this cold.

Good to be running with the team again. Ran with the girls today on the trails. 5 miles and then Tabatta workout afterwards. Also did 8x100m barefoot strides.

Have slept in the last couple days to try and kick this cold. It is kicking my butt. 6 miles with the boys out on the trails towards Hidden Valley Park. Decent pace and perfect weather for a run. I expect big things from the team this year.

Long run on the St. George Half course today with Super Glide, Dave, and SteveO. We ran the first part of the course wrong and ended up catching on to the regular course after a few miles. We kept the pace relaxed for the first 15 miles and then we started to pick it up the last 4 miles. Clyde was a frisky little kitten and laid the hammer down. Dave and I kept it right at Tinman pace or just under. The chest felt clear of junk today so hopefully I am making a turn for the better. Just need to be patient I guess. Maybe more garlic as well.

5 miles on the trails with the girls. 8x100m barefoot strides after. Still trying to kick this sickness.

Big boy run this morning with the guys. Still felt like garbage and the run showed for it. Hope to get feeling better soon. Be patient is what I keep telling myself. How much longer can I take it though?

8 mile trail run with the boys out off Navajo Dr. Did a slight progression run on the way back. Felt controlled but nothing fancy.

Did a fun loop with the boys today out around the new part of Little Valley. Ran by my parent's house. Good pace and perfect weather.

Tabatta workout after wards.

Went and ran our usual loop with Clyde this morning. I think I made a slight turn for the better from this sickness. 10.2 miles total. Felt alright.

5 miles this afternoon with the girls out on the trails towards Hidden Valley.

Slept in most of the week to try and get the extra sleep to shake this sickness. I think it helped a ton. 6.6 miles this afternoon looping around Webb Hill with the boys. Awesome weather today and felt good. 8x100m barefoot strides and then Tabatta after wards.

Ran with the boys this morning at the DC. Slighter cooler temps but it warmed up throughout the run. We went towards the Bloomington Loop and then came back to meet up with the club for a bit. Glad we did this because I needed a potty break. We then ran the right STG Half course. Kept the first 14 miles easy and then picked it up. I felt pretty good the last 4 miles finally. I wasn't too far back from Clyde and Dave. Happy to finally hit some decent miles to finish out the run.

I wish I could do the half next week but with this sickness for the last 3 weeks I don't think it would be pretty. I guess it is a blessing in disguise I will be out of town. Excited to see what everyone does. Clyde and Dave are in great shape right now.

Glad to have another decent week. I just want to get back to some solid workouts. It seems like it has been a while. Just keep enjoying running with the guys and grinding it out and I should be fine.

A really bad case of the Mondays. Ran the warm up with the team and then kept track of them on the Vo2 max test.

Plyometrics and Tabatta were combined today.

Another Tempo Tuesday run with the guys. It has been nice having James out with us. He is doing really well. I had the mindset of just easing into the 8 mile tempo section. The temps were a little cooler which actually made it quite nice. I just tried to stay relaxed and not overdo it. I ended up hitting the 8 mile section with a 5:43/mile average. Nothing spectacular but it was nice to get a decent workout in after being sick for close to a month. Hope to move forward from this. 14.5 miles total.

7 mile trail run out by Ft. Pierce today. Ran with the girls which was nice. Had to get home for Norah's birthday. I cannot believe she is 4 years old.

Went and ran with Clyde this morning. 10.2 mile usual loop. Nothing spectacular but great conversation. I am excited to see what the STG boys will do this weekend. Also discussed poor decisions some youth make these days which greatly influences what happens in the future.

7 miles total this afternoon with the boys. We ran at the DC for our 15 minute tempo run. Ran with Dallin and Sage today anywhere between 5:45-5:50 pace. The team did great for this tempo run. Hope they continue to move forward. Happy with the early season progress.

6 miles this morning from the house into Santa Clara. Nice and easy.

5.5 miles this afternoon on the trails behind the school with the girls. 8x100m barefoot strides after. Plyombata workout after. Good stuff.

6 miles this morning. Same route as yesterday. The last 2 miles I did a little Fartlek workout between streets. This helped break it up a little bit. Good to get some turnover in the legs.

3 more miles this afternoon. 2 mile warm up with the team and then timed them on their workout. 1 mile cool down after wards. Drove to Claremont, CA for the USATF Level 1 Coaches Certification. My Dad was really nice to drive down with me.

Ran from the hotel in California this morning up into Rancho Cucamonga. Really nice place. Nice running lane on the road. Kept it relaxed on the first 5 and then did kind of mini progression run on the way back. Felt decent even though I was really tired still from the drive.

13.5 hours in this USATF Level 1 class. Loads of good information.

Decent week but need to keep moving in the right direction.

9.5 more hours in the classroom today finishing up the USATF Level 1 Coaching Class. Now I just need to do a 200 question test to finalize this certification. Long drive home but totally worth it. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in this sport. It is really worth it. I actually learned how to coach pole vault :) The basics that is!

2 mile warm up with the team before timing them in the workout.

Pushed Oliver in the jogging stroller in the afternoon for 8 miles out along Snow Canyon Parkway. Nice day off and enjoyed running with Oliver.

Easy 3 miles this morning with the team at the school.

9 trail miles this afternoon. We went over and ran along Prospector and Church Rock. Lots of fun and the team seemed to really enjoy it today. Fun to get around town and find some really fun runs.

10.2 mile run with Clyde this morning from his house. Did the usual loop. Good conversation again. Missed having Dave out. Hope he gets feeling better.

6.5 miles this afternoon with the team. 2 mile warm up and then paced Courtney with her 1600m repeats. Hit 5:55, 5:57, and 5:52 for the 3 miles. Good workout for Courtney. Hopped in the last 3 laps with the boys as they finished. They finished very strong which was good to see. It has been a while since we have done an track work. Cool down and then Plombata workout afterwards. Great stuff today. Happy with the effort from the team.

Up super late with finishing up my 200 question test for my USATF Level 1 certification. Ended up getting a 94% on it so that made me happy but I was trashed this morning. Ended up running 5 miles this afternoon with a 6:35/mile. Had to hurry home for some family stuff.

Ran with the team this afternnon for the workout. 2 mile warm up, 8xMcGruff's Revenge, 4x400m progression finishes. Solid workout for the team. They are moving in the right direction and looking good. I am happy to see the girls and boys doing so well. Plyombata workout afterwards.

Long run with Clyde this morning from the DC. Best part about the run was that Clyde said he liked my beard. I think I will keep it. Looped for 8 miles to Clyde's house and then got some water and GU. Started finally warming up and pushed the last 10 miles. I really just wanted to do 8 miles hard because my legs were still pretty sore from the hill repeats yesterday. Plus, I haven't had too many solid workouts since the sickness. Hit 5:48, 5:43, 5:27, 5:41, 5:42, 5:30, 5:32, and 5:35. I could have finished the last 2 miles but I didn't want to overdo it. Ended up cruising in at Tinman pace. Clyde ran very well again today. I was stoked after the run because I finally felt good in a workout. It has been a while. Cooled down a little bit and ended up hitting 22 miles for the run. Might do some more easy miles this afternoon with the family.

Good way to end the week though! Lots of runners out in full force this morning.

Got a good nap in while the rest of the family was napping. Felt good when I woke up so went out this afternoon pushing Oliver and Norah in the jogging stroller while Katey ran along side. It was actually a lot of fun. We ended up running 4.3 miles. Norah wanted to run the last .25 home. She did great!

6 easy miles this morning from the house into Santa Clara. Actually got some decent sleep so I felt good.

7.75 miles this afternoon. We started at the DC and then warmed up to the Bloomington Loop. 20 minute tempo run with some of the boys. 5:44/mile for just over 3.5 miles. Not bad. Cooled down back to the DC. Hopefully I don't feel a little flat tomorrow morning.

Big boy workout this morning. I was a touch sore waking up this morning due to helping push some of the boys yesterday. It helped to run on tired legs though. Ran with the Circle and James. Cold temps this morning. 4.4 mile warm up, 8 mile tempo, 2.1 mile cool down. Averaged 5:38/mile. Decent for all things considered. Happy with it. Had some faster miles in there but just need to keep moving in the right direction. Hope to make it a little quicker this weekend. Another one in the books.

6 mile trail run with the girls out on the Zen Trail. Lots of fun and beautiful views. Happy with the weather this afternoon.

Needed a little bit of a recovery day. Slept in and then went to run 3 miles with the team from the high school. A little warmer than yesterday.

1600m repeat workout today with some of the girls. Did a 2 mile warm up, 3x1600m with Rachel, Laynee, and Jordan. Hit 6:02 right on the dot for each one. Jordan was just behind us which was perfect. She continues to improve each day. Hopped in with the boys for the last 3 laps with them. They continue to look good. Very happy with them. Actually the whole team did well today. Progress for everyone! Helped Staci finish up her workout. She is showing a lot of dedication right now which is awesome to see.

6 miles this morning. Ran some on my own and then 3 miles with the team. Good group again.

4 miles this afternoon with the team on our Kenyan run. I think it went well since it was the first time for many of the runners. Worth it.

Did some core this morning and then 6.5 miles this afternoon. Went over to Little Valley and ran up to the Knolls. 8x200m. Plyombata after wards. Good way to finish a Friday.

Another big boy run this morning with the Circle and Steve. Started at the DC and then warmed up to Bloomington around to Clyde's house. I learned while running the 11 miles I was in the presence of two published authors (Sir Clyde Behunin and Tier 1 David Holt). Motivates me to be a better writer myself. I have work to do.

Once we got to Clyde's house we all needed to shed clothing because it warmed up quite a bit. Took a Gu and got to 11 miles before starting the tough 10 mile section. My watch was freaking out so the guys had a 15 second lead on me. I wanted to run with them but knew 5:00/mile for the first mile wasn't working so I toned it down. Eventually caught up after a bit. We had to be creative and take it along the road rather than the trail due to construction. The road in front of Maverik dragged a bit but it went all right. I just wanted to feel controlled all run and be somewhat comfortable while pushing in the last 2 miles. Every mile was fairly even and then I went 5:33 and 5:27 on the last two miles. 5:36/mile for the 10 mile section. Felt strong throughout the run and another major confidence boost heading into Phoenix. Things are moving in the right direction.

Spent the rest of the day moving my parents into their new house. Very grateful for many of the XC/track boys who came and helped. It is very much appreciated! Another solid week.

Needed to sleep in this morning. Long night.

8.25 miles this afternoon with the boys. We did a 2 mile warm up, 5x1000m @ I pace with a 200m put in between and then a 2 mile cool down. Ran with the sophomore boys today and then pushed the last one with the seniors. 3:13, 3:12, 3:11, 3:12, 3:05. Decent splits for me. Actually felt okay.

Plyombata afterwards.

Tempo Tuesday with The Circle and James. James is rocking it out lately. It has been great to see. 

Legs were still a little sore from yesterday but I told myself I wanted to just run off of feel today and see how it went. I knew on the warm up that I was wearing too much clothing. It got warm pretty quick. Eased into the 8 mile tempo section and only checked the watch once or twice. Ended up averaging 5:40/mile. That is about what I am shooting for in Phoenix. Not a bad morning workout with all things considered. I should probably not push a hard workout with the team the day before and see what happens. I think mentally it helps to push on tired legs though. 

6 more miles this afternoon running with the girls on a trail on the Arizona Strip. It goes towards the back side of Little Black Mtn. Good run!

Really needed to get some sleep last night. Didn't get over to run with Clyde. 3 miles with the team this morning.

7.25 miles this afternoon. Ran the first part of the tempo run with Courtney and then finished off with the boys. The route the team does is not easy but is honest. Very impressed with how the team is doing right now. Excited to see what will happen this year. Core and stretching after wards. Perfect weather this afternoon.

6 miles this morning from the house into Santa Clara.

Kenyan Run plus a little extension after wards for a total of 6 more miles. A little bit of rain made it nice.

6 miles in the afternoon. Some with the team and some on my own. Big workout planned for tomorrow.

Big boy run with Dave and Clyde this morning out on Utah Hill. Glad I put on my big boy pants and got a good night's rest. We ended up driving down a little farther than planned but the idea was to run up 12 miles and then push it back down to the car. It was a long drag to the top and to our surprise we ended up at 12.5 miles. Measuring distance in the car doesn't work. Took a Gu at the start and then again up at the top. Legs felt a little flat but I knew they would feel better once I got going.

Splits: 5:28, 5:22, 5:25, 5:21, 5:15, 5:09, 5:06, 5:06, 5:08, 5:06, 5:10, and 5:17 for a 5:14/mile average on the 12 mile section. I actually felt very relaxed throughout the tempo section and didn't feel like I was straining too much. I wish I could have finished a touch stronger on that last mile but the road leveled off and my legs were pretty trashed. Glad to get this workout out a few weeks out from Phoenix. 25 miles total for the day.

Might go out later for a walk or a short run to keep the legs loose. #Kroger#WesternFamily#EpicClyde

Solid week of running once again.

6 miles in the morning at the school. Ran with the kids for some of it and then added on. Legs are slightly trashed from Saturday still :)

Meetings all afternoon. Got out around 4pm and it was absolutely perfect. The weather this week is supposed to be great. 7 miles around by my parent's new house and then back through Little Valley to the high school. Perfect conditions except my legs were slightly tight still.

6 more miles this morning. Still slightly trashed but the legs do feel better.

6 more miles in the afternoon + Tabatta. The afternoon temps have been amazing. Hope to be able to walk normal again.

Clyde's loop from his house with Clyde and Steve. Legs felt much better this morning but still not 100%. We almost got sprayed by a skunk. We have had way too many close calls the last 3 months. It is bound to happen for one of us to get sprayed and when it does I plan on taking a day off of work.

Warm up and cool down with the team this afternoon as I timed them.

6 miles this morning. Ran 3 with the team. Warm temps in the morning.

4 mile Kenyan Run this afternoon with the team. 30 minutes of quiet was awesome.

3 miles easy in the morning with the team.

7.75 miles total this afternoon. Warmed up to our 2 mile Power Run route, jogged the loop once and then got started. Ran with Courtney today and was happy with how the team did. It is not an easy route and I was impressed with how well the team did. Cooled down back to the high school.

MTL with The Circle this morning. Started just with a short sleeve shirt and I am glad I did. Absolutely perfect morning. We decided to just keep a nice steady pace throughout the whole run. Felt great throughout the whole run. Hit 6:25/mile overall for 21 miles. Great conversation and always fun to be with the guys. Pushed it in the last mile. Excited for Phoenix.

Highlights from the run:

-Dodging soccer moms driving out to Staheli Farms. Literally 100s of cars on the road.

-Dave running down the road with his shirt off and swinging it around cheering for soccer at the soccer moms.

-Spending time with Clyde as the sunset came up.

Glad to have this week over. One or two more decent workouts and then I will see how it goes at Phoenix. Just need to be smart and run controlled. It will be a fun trip with the guys and our spouses.

8.5 miles with the team today. We were supposed to do repeats on the track but due to soccer we had to move them to the road. I ran with some of the boys on the first one (5:19) and then ran the next two with the girls (6:13, 6:04). We went slightly downhill and then back up along River Rd. Finished off with a fast 200 (30 seconds). Solid run for a Monday morning.

6.5 miles after practice to and from my parent's new house. Ended up going and helping my Dad with his garage. Fun little route to run from the high school over to the new house in Little Valley.

Big boy workout with the Circle of Trust and James. 4.4 mile warm up, 8 mile tempo, 4.4 mile cool down back to Clyde's house. My stomach was not feeling great at the start but I knew I needed to work through this. Stopped after the warm up for a VRPB and then got started on the tempo. Had to stop at 2.7 for another VRPB. Felt much better but stomach kept growling all during the tempo. Ended up with a 5:39 average. Nothing spectacular but it felt good to work through a bad patch with the stomach. Guess I will just try and lock into 5:40/mile next week and see what happens. Should be a fun trip to Phoenix.

5 miles in the afternoon with the girls on the trails behind the school.

3 easy miles this morning with the team.

6 more miles this afternoon. Due to the windy conditions we moved the workout to the track. Paced some of the boys through the first mile on the 2 mile Power Run. I hit a 5:15. Plyombata after wards.

3 easy miles with the team this morning.

5 miles on the trails by the school. Plyombata after wards.

3 easy miles in the morning with the team.

4 mile Kenyan run with the team and then tacked on another 3 miles with Mark.

Ran with the Circle and Riley Cook this morning from the DC. It was nice having him run with us. Great conversation and lots of laughing. Felt antsy this morning for some reason and I knew I needed to be home at a certain time so I needed to hurry home. 5 mile warm up on the Mayor's Loop and then went back up towards River Rd. and back to Man of War Rd. I needed to push the last 2 miles a bit to get home. 5:26 and 5:17 for the last 2 miles. Felt good. 14.6 miles total. Happy to be out with the guys again.

One week until Phoenix. Hope all goes well. I feel confident that I can run well down there.Should be exciting to see what everyone else does.

3 easy miles in the morning.

8 miles in the afternoon on the trails by the Thatcher's house. Getting lots of kids out has been a ton of fun. Should be a fun track season.

Big boy run this morning with the Circle. Did our old tempo loop but just 5 miles of tempo instead of the usual 8. Started out and hit 5:23 for the first mile and just kept it locked in around there. 5:26/mile overall for the 5 miles. Felt good. I guess this is the last workout before Phoenix. I am curious to see how everything goes. 

2 miles on the warm up with the team and then ended up timing them.

Slept in to get some rest knowing I will be driving tomorrow afternoon to Phoenix. I might need to let Katey drive. 

4 easy miles this afternoon on the trails with the team. Plyombata after wards.

3 easy miles this morning with the team.

Drove to Phoenix this afternoon for the marathon. Long trip.

5.25 miles in the morning with the Circle to shake out the legs from the long drive. Temps were nice and enjoyed the fun canal trail that goes through Phoenix. Should be windy and rainy tomorrow.

7th place overall today with a time of 2:31:53. Felt happy with the first 21 miles and then the wind finallly caught up to me and made me flat and tired for the rest of the race. Wish I could have finished stronger. Report to come soon. Happy for Riley, Jason, Clyde, and Dave. The Utah contingency did well today. Still have work to do.

3 miles in the morning with the team. Actually felt pretty good with having the marathon on Saturday. Calves were a little tight.

2 more miles this afternoon with the team on the warm up. Timed them while they were on the track.

3 miles this morning with the team.

6 miles this afternoon on the trails out on the Arizona Strip. Slight wind and overcast made for an enjoyable run.

3 miles in the morning.

6.25 miles in the afternoon with the team. Warm up, cool down while they did the workout.

Kenyan run in the afternoon with the team. Felt good to sleep in. This week is a major recovery week.

Very windy first meet at Hurricane. Happy with how the kids run. Just keep getting better each day.

Car wash fundraiser went well today. 4.25 miles out by my parent's house to figure out a Power Run loop. I think I found a good one. This way we can do it there and then hop in the pool after wards. 

Good solid recovery week. Glad to get going again.

Met up for practice this morning with the team. 7 miles total. Warm up and then did 8x1:00min. hard/1:00min. easy with Courtney. Cooled down back to the school. Nice loop from the school up to 2450. Core afterwards.

6 miles pushing Oliver in the jogging stroller this afternoon. The wind didn't make it easy. Fun to get him out though. He loves it!

Ran from the house out along Snow Canyon Parkway. The wind made it a little chilly. Just locked in and kept it controlled. 6:44/mile overall. Core and stretch after wards.

Daddy/daughter date this afternoon. More important than a 2nd run.

Met up with the team for the workout. Ran with the boys today. 2 mile warm up, 1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 4:4, 4:4, 3:3, 2:2, 1:1 (Fartlek run), cool down back to the school. Very good workout considering much of this is rolling or up hill along the golf course. The boys were moving. Glad this old guy could hang on for a little bit of it. Core and stretch after wards. Ran an extra 2 miles with some of the guy after practice to get 10 for the morning. Solid workout that needs to be done again.

Pushed Oliver and Norah in the double wide this afternoon to the park. Nice and windy made it quite a memorable run. Fun to spend time with the kiddos though.

Ran from the house out through Kayenta and then to the Shivwits Reservation. Overcast and slight breeze made for a great run. Kept it nice and relaxed. It has been a while since I have been out that way. 6:57/mile overall.

Listened to my iPod shuffle while on this run. I haven't listened to music on a run for probably 2 years. I realized this due to the music I was listening to. Older stuff.
 

10 miles total this morning with the team. Warm up and then did 10x:30sec. hard/:30sec. easy and then cool down. Decent turnover for the short amount of time. Decent week of running with the kids. Lots of them are gone on vacation so I am excited for everyone to get back on to a regular routine next week.

Met up with Steve, Clyde, and Dave and Steve's house for a trail run. It was fun meeting up with the 435ers. I really enjoy running on the Zen Trail. It is a lot of fun. Bear Claw Poppy Trail. Not so much fun. The trail was all marked up because of a mountain bike race. Two jerk bikers looked at as funny and said, "Do you guys know their is a bike race going?" We didn't see any bikers and were done well before the race started. Bikers drive me up the wall sometimes. Sorry Clyde.

I felt frisky the whole run for some reason. It was a beautiful day and I was happy to be out with the guys. Ended up doing 2 more miles at the end to get 80 miles for the week. Solid week during Spring Break. Happy to get back into a regular routine again starting Monday.

#qualifyinthehalf

3 miles in the morning with the team. Good start to the week.

7 miles this afternoon with the team. 2 mile warm up, strides, 3x1000m, 4x400m, 2x300m, 1 mile cool down. Started out with the boys and then did one set with the girls. Solid run considering the wind was howling.

3 miles this morning to Hidden Valley and back.

6 fun miles with the team on the Chuckwalla Trail. First time running most of it. Nice breeze helped the run quite enjoyable.

3 miles in the morning with the team again.

8 miles total in the afternoon. 2 mile warm up, strides, 5x400m, 1x800m, 3x400m, 4x200m, 1 mile cool down. I ran some of it with the girls and then finished it off with the boys. Solid workout for the team and myself.

3 miles in the morning with the team from the high school.

4 miles this afternoon pushing the kiddos in the stroller at practice. Katey had a doctor's appointment and it was nice to have the kids along. 3 miles and then 4x200m finishes on the track. Very interesting with pushing kids. The team seemed to enjoy it. Fun day.

Ran out in Hurricane between races. I didn't want to sit around and get restless so I planned on doing a workout in Hurricane. I ran from the high school and went out towards Sand Hollow. It was a pretty sweet road. Lots of bikers and a beautiful place to run. On the way back I did 3x1/2 mile repeats at 2:30 and then finished with 5x.25 mile repeats at 1:11. Felt good to get some turnover in the legs. I was quite dehydrated and happy to be done. Decent workout with all things considered. 13 miles total for 6:40/mile overall.

Just too tired today from this week. Another fun day at the track meet. Windy in Hurricane. Yeah!

3 miles to Hidden Valley today.

7.5 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up and then helped the girls. I ran with Court for a 5:45 mile and then paced on the first 1200. Plan was to do another one but much of the team was flat today for some reason. Did 2x300m and then 4x100m all out with surges. 1 mile cool down with the team. I felt like I needed to try and hit some fast miles on the track. Mark ran the first 800m of both of them with me. I hit 5:13 and then 5:08. Solid times considering how hot it was today. I have my work cut out for me in the Coach's Mile at the Panther Relays. Dave looks strong right now. Another mile cool down with Mark.

Decent start to the week. Lets keep it going.

Ran with Dave this morning from Clyde's house. Did the old tempo loop. Cooler temps made for a nice run. Good to get out and run with Dave again. Kept the pace nice and easy. 10.2 miles total.

6 miles in the afternoon on trails with the girls. Ran out along the Arizona Strip towards the backside of Little Black Mtn. Pretty warm today.

3 miles in the morning with the kids.

7 miles total in the afternoon. Tweeked the workout a bit due to the wind and rain. I cannot believe how windy it was today on our track. 12x400m with heart rate recovery. Included 4 surges within the 400 to have the team work on surging to the next group. Good workout and I realize more and more each day coaching basketball would be easier each time I hop in a workout :) Team is working hard right now and I appreciate the effort I see each day.

3 miles to Hidden Valley Park.

4 miles this afternoon. Let Ben and Josh lead the Kenyan Run this afternoon. They did a good job. 4x200m finishes with the girls after. Our girls are fast.

3 easy miles this morning.

Pine View Invite this afternoon so no run.

Trashed and need more sleep.

2 miles before running with the team.

3 miles in the morning with the team.

8.25 miles total this afternoon. Sick of wind. 1x1600, 4x800, 3x300m, 2x150m. Solid workout with the boys. They continue to get stronger each day. 5:19, 2:24 - 2:28, :46 - :49, :21. Cool down, core, and stretching after wards.

Chill run with Clyde this morning except for the gale force winds for the entire run. I hate wind! Good to run with him again.

No run this afternoon due to the meet at Snow Canyon. The team ran well and I was happy with how it turned out.

3 miles in the morning to the Spectrum.

7 miles total this afternoon. Warm up and then 4x1000 with 350, 300, 250, 200, 100m cutdowns. Dang wind altered the workout a bit and I thought the times would be off a bit but we were actually close. Ran with the girls for the first couple and then finished off with the boys. 3:30, 3:28, 3:10, 3:06. 1 mile cool down.

3 miles this morning with the team.

5 miles this afternoon. 4 mile Kenyan Run led by the girls and then 4x200m finishes. Core and stretch after. Busy weekend but should be fun. Hopefully some fast times are run.

8 miles in the morning. 5 by myself before meeting up with the team. Ran to the Bridge with the team for 3 miles.

Home meet this afternoon so no time for a run in the afternoon.

Got to bed by 9am and woke up at 3am feeling quite refreshed. I read for an hour and then drove over to the high school and was running by 4:30am. Ran from the high school over to Clyde's and then did our tempo loop. Almost got ran over by three deer drinking in the stream. Freaked me out because it was pitch black and unexpectedly came on to then. I went up towards Pine View High and then back down by Maverick and caught back on to the trail. Made it to Clyde's and then ran back to the school for a solid 21 mile run. I averaged 7:02/mile.

It has been a while since I've done a 20 mile let alone one all by myself. The temps were perfect and it was great to just run and think about a lot of different things. Happy to get a solid week of running in.

Dave and Trevor are already trash talking for the coach's mile on Tuesday. It should be interesting to see what I can run.

3 miles in the morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the team. 2 mile warm up, strides, 1x3200m surge workout, 3x300m finishes, 3x150m finishes. Ran some of this with the boys and then some of it with the girls. Temps were very hot today. 1 mile cool down, Plyombata and then ice bath. Great way to end the day. Decent start to the week.

Norah was up all night being sick so no run this morning.

9 miles total this afternoon. We had the Panther Relays today which is always fun for the team. The ultimate race of the day is the open mile. Dave and I usually do a little trash talking but it was fairly mild this year. Jogged around watching the kids and probably did too many strides. Needless to say, I was warmed up. I decided to draw a Stop Holt sign on my singlet to see if it would freak him out. It didn't.

The race started and I decided to run smart. Dave and Trevor took off like 9th grade boys and went out hard. I hit the first 400 in 69 and told myself to just run. The team was saying all the good stuff I tell them in races, "stay relaxed, eyes up, relax your shoulders, close the gap." Nice to know they listen. I closed the gap a little on the second lap and heard 2:20 for the 800. Nice! Worked closer to Dave on the third lap and then just went for it on the bell lap. Caught Dave on the turn and passed him. Held him off until the 200 mark and then his long legs were just to much for my short, squatty legs. He blew by me and I tried to go with him. Got to the finish line and saw 4:44. Dave ran 4:41 and got me by a few seconds. Darn.

I ended up throwing up in the garbage can after the race. I guess I raced hard. This was a ton of fun and I think we need to do more track meets for adults. It is a great atmosphere and fun for everyone involved. Happy with a 4:44. I just wanted to BYU qualify and hit sub-4:50. Check!

Cooled down a bit and called it a day. Lots of fun today.

Congrats to Dave and his long legs!

4 miles before meeting up with the team going to Little Valley Park.

3 miles with the team in the morning.

6 miles out on the trails this afternoon with those who didn't go to Kanab. It was hot. Ice bath after wards.

3 miles easy in the morning.

4 miles total in the afternoon. 3 miles easy and then 4x200m finishes.

Slept in this morning. Much needed.

Great meet today at Dixie for the team. Very happy with the way things went.

Got home a little earlier than originally planned and ended up doing 10 miles from the house. I went and ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway. Did some surges throughout the last 5 miles. Felt pretty good. No watch though and just enjoyed the temps and weather.

Met up with Steve and did the same loop I ran last week. We started at 5:15am and kept it nice and relaxed for the first few miles and then slowly picked it up. Temps were absolutely perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the week. We ended up catching the 7:30 guy for our total average. Happy with this. It was great running with Steve again. The store is doing well so that means Steve is doing well!

Another decent 70 mile week. Happy with it. Great meet from the boys and girls this week at Dixie. Very happy with this as well. Keep moving in the right direction.

Slept in this morning.

Ran this afternoon due to early out and ended up pushing both Norah and Oliver in the jogging stroller over into Santa Clara. Averaged 7:30/mile. Lots of fun with Norah because she demanded to get out and run alongside me. She ran close to 3/4 mile. Tons of fun.

3 miles easy this morning with the team.

6 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up, strides, 12x400m w/90 sec. recovery. Ran with the girls for the first 10. 1:18 for the first 8, 1:16 for the 9th, 1:10 for the 10th. Paced the boys to go 1:04 on their 11th and then timed then on their 12th. Fun to see some of the guys go mid 50 seconds for the last one. 1 mile cool down. Core and stretch.

Clyde was born 35 years ago so to keep the tradition going, we ran 35 miles for his birthday. We started at the DC at 12:10am this morning. Mark and Steve ran the first loop with us. We did two 12.6 loops around Stone Cliff and Little Valley and then didn't extend around Stone Cliff on the final loop. The temps were absolutely perfect and the moon was bright so it made for a memorable run. We hit 35 miles at just under 4:11 for 7:10/mile. Only needed to survive with three Gu's, pretzels, Heed, a little Gatorade, and water.

This run was quite memorable. Very happy to hit something like this every now and then. I was super tired the rest of the day. I crashed at my parent's house for two hours before I went to work. I wish I could have stayed in bed. Memorable run for sure.

Ended up running 2.5 miles with the team this afternoon on part of their Kenyan Run. My body was just physically tired. Sat in a chair and watched the team do 200m finishes. Great group of student/athletes to work with.

Got some decent sleep last night. Just ran 3 miles with the team at the high school. No afternoon run due to the track meet. Lots of positives once again from everyone at the meet. Happy with how the team performed.

6 miles in the morning from the house over into Santa Clara. Temps were absolutely perfect. I slept in and it was nice. No watch but just enjoyed the run.

Spent the next 6 hours driving to Logan with the family. Legs are slowly come back to somewhat normal.

Slept in a bit and left the in-laws house a touch after 8:15am. Nice 41 degree weather! Ran up to Sky View and watched the 3200m races. Conner Mantz ran a solo 9:27 in cold and wet conditions. Impressive! Just kept it relaxed and ended up averaging 6:51/mile. Cool thing was that on the way back in North Logan, I ran on to a herd of about 25 deer (one massive buck in the middle strutting his stuff)! I could have almost reached out and grabbed them. It was pretty cool seeing that.

Happy to end the week on a solid note. Legs are coming around and I think I am getting caught up on my sleep. Yeah! Now I get to enjoy the rest of the weekend in Logan.

Still up in Logan. Ran a loop down through the main part of town. Cooler temps made this run amazing. I caught all of the traffic for everyone going to school. Pretty busy. 7:00/mile overall. No run this afternoon due to driving all day from Logan back home. Great weekend with the in-laws.

Way to go Meb and Shalane. Very impressive to see what you did at Boston. Very inspirational. Major props to the rest of the FRBers who ran as well. I think I want to go back next year.

3 easy miles this morning. The weather was nice and warm which helped make the run nice.

Due to gail force winds we did our annual 200m repeat workout. I have a set time for each runner and they are supposed to hit as many of them as they can. I ran the first 24 with some of the boys. Hit between :38 and :40 seconds for each of them. I then hopped in the last 12 with the boys. I hit :32 to :34 on them. The boys were in front of me for most of them. I had to shut them down at 36 because I needed to get home. They would have kept going if I didn't stop them. Solid workout and something a little different for the team.

Now I am trashed. Seems like an easier workout on paper but is not. Good day of running.

5 miles in the morning. Some with the team as well.

Kenyan Run this afternoon. Did 4x200m finishes at the end.

6.25 miles this morning. Didn't get a chance to run this afternoon because of the meet and family stuff.

5 miles this morning with some of the team. Did a 2 mile warm up, strides and then 8x400m with 2:00min. rest. Ran the first 6 with Courtney and Laynee. 1:13 - 1:15. Did the last 2 with the boys. I hit 1:06 for both of them but they were obviously faster than this old man.

4 easy miles with the team this afternoon in the wind. Ran up along the Arizona Strip. Core and stretch after. Ran to and from my parent's house to tack on another 7 miles. Still very windy. 7:10/mile.

Woke up very early (3:15am) to get the run in. Clyde was gracious enough to come and run with me. I needed to go early because the track team was heading up to Richfield for a meet.

We started at my house and then ran out along the Snow Canyon Parkway. The temps were quite warm and then it ended up raining for about the last 4-5 miles once we started to head back.

Once we hit Ivins, a police officer flashed his lights and then flipped around. He asked, "Are you guys okay? Are you doing the Ironman next week?" We told him we were just runners and he wasn't quite sure what to say to that. He drove off and told us to have a great day. This lovely running habit I have :) Finished the run off for a total of 15 miles just under 7:30/mile.

Went to Richfield and spent the day in cold temps and rain. Quite an interesting day. I survived and am happy to be done for the week.

3 miles this morning to start the week out.

12 miles this afternoon. Ended up hopping in the tail end of the workout with the kids due to teacher meetings. Ran a few 400s and a few 200s. I didn't warm up enough. I cooled down with the team. I came home and then over to Snow Canyon for the last chance qualifier. Warmed up with Samantha and Brianna which was fun to talk with them and then jogged around during the meet. Nice and windy today. Ran back home after the meet. 6:45/mile to and from my house.

Good start to the week.

3 miles in the morning.

6.5. miles in the afternoon. Looped around Webb Hill with the boys and then did 8x100m barefoot strides on the turf. Good stuff. Core and stretch after wards.

6 miles this morning. Ran some of it with the team.

5 miles total this afternoon. 2 mile warm up, strides, and then 2 sets (1x400, 1x400, 1x150 finish). Ran this with the girls. Good push for them. Hit 1:17, 1:13, :23, 1:14, 1:09, :22. 1 mile cool down. I have a great group of kids to coach!

9 miles this morning. 6 miles on my own and then ran the rest with the team on the usual 3 miler.

3 miles up in Nephi traveling to Provo. Stuck on a bus for 8 hours due to 2 buses breaking down :( I need to start flying when I go to meets.

Woke up early to go and set up canopies at BYU. Quite the process.

Ended up running 13 miles with Mark up and back Provo Canyon after the races. It was pretty warm but good to get in. Nice conversation and it was good running with him.

Did another mile just running around doing stuff at the meet.

Didn't need to wake up crazy early for the run. Ended up doing an out and back from the hotel. Pushed the last mile and ended with a 5:08. Good finish to the week.

3 miles easy this morning. This is a very much planned lighter week due to how busy it is.

5 miles this afternoon. Warm up, strides, workout with some of the kids and then cool down.

3 miles in the morning.

4 miles total in the afternoon. 3 miles and then 4x200m finishes.

3 easy miles this morning.

First long day of region meet this afternoon. Great start to the region meet.

3 more easy miles this morning. I cannot believe how busy the kids are this time of year with AP and end-of-level tests. It is crazy.

Finished a long day at the track meet. The boys ended up taking 1st place at region and the girls placed 2nd. I was very happy with all the distance runners ran the last two days. Lots of great stuff heading into the state meet next week.

3 easy miles this afternoon pushing Oliver and Norah in the jogging stroller.

Went up to Cedar this morning to do one last big workout with the Varsity runners. Ended up doing it at the SUU track. 2 mile warm up pushing Oliver and Norah. Timed the team and then did a 1 mile cool down. Cool to think that Courtney will be running there in the fall. I am excited for her.

Knocked off breakfast at Denny's after. Nice start to a Saturday. Happy to get a very nice, easy week in.

9 miles total this morning.

6 miles on my own before meeting up with the team. I ran out along the Arizona Strip. Felt good this morning. Slight chill in the air made it nice.

3 miles with the team over to Hidden Valley Park.

4.5 miles this afternoon. 2 mile warm up, strides, 400, 300, 200, 150, 100, 50m with 100m recovery to the next. Pushed the girls on this one. Felt good to get some turnover in the legs. 1 mile cool down. Core and stretch after.

I am excited for this weekend to see how the team does at state!

8 miles total this morning.

5 miles on my own towards Little Valley and back.

3 more easy miles with the team this morning. Last morning run with this group. Sappy sentimental stuff. Found a sweet motorcycle in a garbage can that I can totally clean up for Oliver's birthday.

5 miles total this afternoon. 4 miles easy on the trails and then 4x200m finishes.

Decided to sleep in due to the long drive later.

Got in to Provo and ran at the Kiwanis Park. Lots of fun with the distance group. 4x100m strides after.

Woke up around 6:30am and went for my run along the Provo River Trail heading west towards Utah Lake. I have never ran that way on the trail and it was super nice. I loved how the trail hugged the river the whole way out there so it kept the temps perfect. I did an out and back at 6:40/mile. Legs needed a longer run of 17 miles this morning.

Did 3 more miles after with the distance group on the Provo River Trail. They seemed to enjoy it.

Went and watched the WAC Championships after. Watched the 10000m for the men and women. The kids saw championship style racing at its best. It was lots of fun.

We then went and watched Captain America 2. Probably the best Marvel movie I have seen up to this point.

Spent the whole day at the state track meet. I didn't run this morning due to loud neighbors next to me. Ended up running in the evening with Mark from the hotel into Springville. A touch warm but nice to get a solid run in with him. 7:33/mile. Team did well today.

Woke up early before the second day of the state track meet and did the same run as yesterday except I extended it. Perfect temps this morning made it quite enjoyable. 6:40/mile. Great way to finish off the week. 

Boys took 1st in 3A and the girls took 2nd in 3A. Both teams brought home a trophy! What a great year we had from the distance group. Love working with such fine young men and women.

Long day at work even though not much was going on. It feels like the last couple of days of school are tough on everyone. Had our cross country meeting tonight which was a lot of fun. Excited to take a little bit of a break and then get going with this group. Excited to see what they can do.

Came home and slept a bit and then decided to go out around 9:30pm. Ran into Santa Clara and back. Warmer temps tonight. No watch.

Ran this afternoon from the high school over to Tonaquint Intermediate School. It was really hot and windy today. I am glad I survived. Just tried to keep the pace honest. 6:52/mile. Happy with the effort considering I was getting blown all over the road. Went home and watched PBS stories on snakes. Norah and Oliver loved it. I hate snakes. Who are these kids?

6 easy miles this morning over into Santa Clara. Warmer temps but a great run. Nice and relaxed. Slightly tired from yesterday's ordeal in the heat.

6 more miles out along the Arizona Strip. Toasty! Graduation went well.

Same run as yesterday morning. Nothing too exciting.

Since school is out, the kids wanted to stay at my parent's house and swim for a while. I ended up running from my parent's house and catching on to our new tempo loop. Glad Sullivan Park is on the way because I needed the fluids. Decided to do an up tempo run and finished 6:27/mile. Good solid loop. Slightly overcast made the run bearable today. Got rained on just a little bit. Felt great. Hopped in my parent's pool after wards which made it all worth it.

Same start as yesterday but did the old tempo loop instead. 7:06/mile. Kept it easier today.

Solid week of running. Ready to get rolling again with some workouts next week. Hope it goes well.

Beautiful 12.1 mile run this morning along the Snow Canyon Parkway. Lots of people out and about. Felt great this morning. Great start to the day. 6:53/mile. Probably will go out for more later. Ran almost another 1.5 miles after I got home while pushing Oliver in the stroller and had Norah ride her bike alongside me. It was fun cruising around the neighborhood.

Happy Memorial Day. Thank you to those who have served or are currently serving our country.

Pushed Oliver in the jogging stroller this morning. Lots on my mind. He is actually a lot of fun to push because he is very observant of everything that is going on. 7:33/mile.

Pushed Oliver in the stroller again this morning for 6 miles into Santa Clara. He really loves getting pushed.

6 more miles pushing Oliver again in the stroller. Pushed the pace on the last couple miles. 7:15/mile and hit a 5:50 for the last mile.

Pushed both Oliver and Norah in the jogging stroller this morning over to Unity Park. Katey came and ran today as well. Stopped and watched the dump trucks moving dirt. Oliver was in heaven. Slight breeze helped keep it bearable to run this morning. Plan on doing a track workout this evening.

6 miles this morning out along Snow Canyon Parkway. 6:40/mile. Felt good.

Met up this morning with the Circle. Yes, the Circle! It was magic. Haydo and Ashley were with us as well. We got started a touch late so it got pretty warm. We ran from Brigham Rd. out along the new airport road. We kept the pace brisk which was nice. My calves tightened up at the end so I had to stop and stretch but ende up with a 6:28/mile. Felt good to get a solid run. Great week of running and excited to hit more workouts next week. No excuses!

XC starts on Monday and I am very excited. Should be a lot of fun again this year. Very optimistic with what this younger group can do. It should be interesting and exciting to watch.

Woke up early to get 4 miles in before practice. First official day of XC practice. Great turnout and I am super excited to see what the team can accomplish this year. Lots of kids out this early is a great sign. Just need to keep everyone consistent and healthy.

5.5 miles with the boys out on the trails. .5 mile warm up and then averaged 7:30/mile. Core and stretch after.

6 miles this afternoon. The heat was killing me. I still needed to get my workout out. I ran from my parent's house and did 12x1:00 min. Fartleks w/1:00 min. recovery. Felt good to push but the heat was a bugger.

3 miles before practice and then .5 mile warm up.

3 miles with the girls today. Very optimistic with what they can do. Should be fun to watch.

Planned on getting out for more this afternoon/evening but the kids didn't want to fall asleep so I was up late with them. The joys of being a parent. No biggy. Big day planned for tomorrow.

Met up early with Dave today. Homer put a dent in my car. He did it on purpose. He will be hearing from my insurance company. Did the DC loop and did 4 miles worth of tempo. Getting going again with the speed stuff. Hit 5:44, 5:38, 5:43, and 5:32 for the miles. Good start and I felt good. 10 miles total.

Got to practice a touch early so I added on another 2 miles before we got started.

5.5 miles with the boys again this morning. Still have a great group coming out. Little bit of barefoot running after. 

15 minutes worth of pool running this afternoon. Did this a long time ago but haven't for a while. I will start doing more of this. Solid day.

4 miles before practice out along the Arizona Strip. Ran 3.5 miles with the girls. Very excited to see what they can do this year. Very happy with how they are doing so far.

4 more miles after practice out towards Little Valley. It is getting warm this days.

Ran 5 miles at practice with the boys today. Went to Little Valley Park and back. The temps are getting hot in the morning. 3 more miles after practice to Hidden Valley.

Pushed Oliver to Unity Park and sat in the grass to watch the dump trucks. He is hooked. 2 miles total.

Met up at Dave's house at 5:15 for our run. We ran from his house down to Sullivan Park to meet up with everyone else. Ran with Haydo, Steve, Ashley, and Aaron. It has been a while since I have ran with Aaron. Good to see him again. Clyde met up with us near Staheli Farms and proceeded to cut me off right from the get go. Lovely! We kept the pace steady until we stopped at Little Valley Park. Took a GU and then started to do a mini progression. Hit a few miles at 6:00, 5:50, and then then low 5:30 with a one or two just under 5:30. Aaron and I took off a bit and I just wanted to be with him as long as possible. Only was a few steps behind him for the last little bit. Cooled down back to Dave's house. Nice little climb back up to his house. Good push for the day. 19 miles total.

Happy with the first week back of running quality workouts. Hope to keep things rolling. Fun to be out running with some great runners. Makes it lots of fun.

6.5 miles this morning with the boys. Kept it steady climbing hills out on the trails behind the school. Great start to the week. Core and stretch after wards.

3 miles easy over to Hidden Valley after practice.

6 more miles this afternoon pushing Oliver in the stroller. We enjoyed looking at dump trucks and sitting in the grass next to the splash pad. He loves looking and talking about stuff on these runs. I don't enjoy pushing the stroller but it is worth it to spend quality time with Oliver. Plus it gets him outside enjoying nature.

Met up with Dave again for our Tuesday Tempo. We did the DC loop again. Extended it a little bit farther today (4.5 miles). Hit 5:43, 5:34, 5:32, 5:28, and 5:20ish for the last .5 mile. Good run this morning. Legs felt good. 4 miles at practice out on the trails with the girls. Kids club was today. Lots of kids and lots of fun.

Ran 4 miles before practice out along River Rd.

7.25 miles with the boys out on the trails behind the school. Good pace and great conversation. The group is looking good. 8x100m barefoot strides after practice. Core and stretching as well. Did another 2 miles after practice to get 13+ for the day.

Great start to the recovery day.

Met up with the Circle this morning. We did our DC loop and did 5x3:00min. w/recovery. Felt great on the first 4 but the stomach was having some issues on the last one. Still was a great push for the morning. Just over 10 miles total.

6.15 miles with the girls out on the trails going towards Little Black Mtn. from the Southern Parkway. Felt good to run with them and talk to them about a few things for the upcoming season. I think I am done for the day :)

Ran 2 miles before practice started at Little Valley Park. 6.25 miles with the team. Ran a little out on the trails/road and then did 2 miles worth of barefoot running around the park.

Ran "The Mutha Loop" today with the Circle. 22 miles total. The wind didn't help because it seemed like a blow dryer. Kept the pace honest throughout the whole run. Hit 5:09 for one of my last miles just for kicks and giggles. 6:35/mile. Good way to end the week with the guys.

I felt good this week and am happy with how it went. Just need to keep it rolling.

3 miles before practice to The Spectrum and back.

7.25 miles with the girls looping on the trails behind the school. Good solid group today. 8x100m barefoot strides after. Ploymbata after wards.

2 more miles out along River Rd.

Ran this morning with Clyde. Dave is out of town for scout camp. Planned on doing another tempo run but I got a really bad head cold yesterday so I told him I could just muster an easy run to try and clean the system out. We ended up hitting 7:04/mile. Still feeling yucky and weak.

7 miles out on the trails towards Sun River with the boys. They are doing well but super antsy. Excited to see how motivated they are.

Kids club after wards.

Met at Bryce's house this morning with the team to run on the trails out there. We did a .50 mile warm up and then I ran 6 miles with the girls out on the trails. Felt a little better this morning. I was pretty congested still but better. Hopefully this goes away quick.

Plyombata after wards.

Had a banquet at SUU until 10pm last night and then we immediately drove to Logan. We rolled in at about 2:30am. I slept until 10am and then went for my run. It was only 65 degrees at the start. Amazing! Ran from the in-laws south towards Providence. Stopped to get a lovely drink of water and it was freezing cold. Absolutely loved this time of year in Logan. Crazy to see all the houses being built around town. Lots of growth. 6:49/mile for 14 total miles. Wish I could have kept going.

Lots of World Cup watching today!

Went the opposite direction this morning from the in-laws house in Logan. I made up a nice loop that I haven't done before. Hyde Park has lots of trees which kept it nice. 60 degrees again this morning. I took my shirt off and just enjoyed this run. Most of the other runners had long sleeve shirts on. 6:47/mile for almost 11 miles. If Logan weather was like this all year, I would live here in a heart beat.

Last day in Logan with family. It has been a lot of fun. Woke up and the plan was to go run up Blacksmith Fork Canyon. I parked at Hollow Road and started my wind and fought the wind for 2.5 miles and said I am going to go elsewhere. I ended up in Hyrum and then literally found Paradise. It was beautiful out that way. Kept the pace honest throughout. Slow for the first 8.5 miles and then kept it Tinman pace or slightly faster on the way back. 6:24/mile for 17 miles. Kept hacking up stuff the whole run. I think I feel better. I wish I could have hit some decent workouts this week but the head cold wasn't going away.

Excited to get back with the guys and team to get rolling on some good workouts. Decent week despite being a little sick. I'll take it.

Ran the warm up and cool down with the boys before they did Meat Grinders on Webb Hill. The team looked good today and was pleased with the first hill repeat workout of the season. Trying to get caught up on rest due to these allergies or whatever keeps me from having a stuffy nose.

Met up with the Circle and did our tempo loop from Clyde's. Plan was to do 5 miles but I knew I would probably struggle since I still had the stuffy nose. Hit 5:28, 5:26, 5:40, and then 5:34 for the .5 mile for 3.5 miles. Nothing spectacular but I had to stop because I was hacking up stuff. Yeah! I love feeling like this. Cooled down with the guys. Just need to keep grinding it out and get better.

6 miles on the trails with the girls today. I felt flat still and I was in survival mode from the get go.

3 miles before practice to Hidden Valley and back.

Went out towards Warner Valley and ran a 15 tempo run with the boys. Thought I would get the legs moving and see if the stuffy nose got any better. We averaged 5:53 for just over 2.5 miles. Very pleased with how they did. I felt okay but happy to get it in. 7 miles total. Plyombata after wards.

3 miles before practice to Hidden Valley and back.

Ran 8.5 miles with the girls out on the Jem Trail. The weather was absolutely perfect due to cloud cover and a slight breeze. The girls ran well today. Kept it relaxed and had a great conversation about lots of stuff. Hope to get more in this afternoon.

3 more miles pushing Oliver and Norah in the jogging stroller to the park while Katey ran alongside us.

Ran 4 miles before practice and then met up with the team at Bloomington Hills North Park to see them do the Fartlek workout. Team did well. I hollered out times for them. Barefoot cool down on the grass.
 

Did the Clyde Marathon this morning starting at the DC. Did the usual loop as last week but just extended it. Plan was to go under 2:45 and not be jacked up after wards. Started out with Clyde and Dave. Kept the pace honest and really got going once we stopped at Clyde's and got a GU and some water. Picked it up after Sullivan Park which was around 18 miles. Knew we needed to push it to get under 2:45 around mile 20. Started to get going and then felt a little tired around 23 and then progressively got more tired. I started to feel it in my legs and had to work the last couple miles. I went down the trail and then flipped it back to the DC. I stopped at the overpass and collapsed on the ground. I was very sweaty and just laid on the ground. A couple l6adies ran by and asked if I needed some help. I guess I looked like I was in bad shape. I got up and it looked like I was melting. Got some fluids in me and felt a lot better. I forgot to stop my watch but Clyde came in just a bit after me. I think I hit 2:43 and change for 6:16/mile.

Solid way to end the week. Very happy with this run. Pretty tired now. Ended up going to Eagle Point and checked out some trails for our XC camp. Good thing I was on a 4 wheeler.

4.5 mile warm up. Ran a few Meat Grinders up Webb Hill with the boys and then back to the school. Plyombata after wards. Decent start to the week. Legs were a little sore still from Saturday.

Met up the Circle for Tempo Tuesday. Legs felt heavy on the warm up so I decided to do a slight progression run. Started into it and felt flat. Went 5:56, 5:47, 5:40, 5:33, 5:28 for the 5 mile tempo. Surprised that I felt this good. Happy I didn't throw in the towel this morning.

7.6 miles with the girls this morning. .5 warm up, 6 miles on the trails, and then a little bit during kids camp. Glad to be done for the day.

7.5 miles this morning with the boys. Did 18 minutes for our tempo run on Warner Valley. Went a little quicker today and I was very happy with how the boys did today. Good stuff. Plyombata after wards.

Ran 4 miles with Katey this evening in Huntsville around Pineview Reservoir. Saw a deer almost get hit. Kind of sad. Good start to the 4th of July!

Woke up to a nice overcast morning in Huntsville. Legs were tired from the drive yesterday. I ended up looping out by the monastery and then back around by our old log cabin. Decided to keep the pace up tempo and see how things went. 14.75 miles at 6:23/mile. I really enjoyed smelling all the farms and animals. I miss growing up here. I might go out later with Katey up on the trails of Snowbasin.

Too much stuff going on this morning so I wasn't able to race. Helped Norah get ready to ride her bike in the parade. She had a blast.

I ended up going and running the trails on Snowbasin. I started at the Art Nord Trailhead and made my way up the mountain. The last time I came up here I saw two moose. In the back of my mind I felt like I might see another one. As I was just cruising along, I came around the turn and saw a big bull moose sitting in the trees enjoying the shade. I stopped at looked at it and sprinted past it when it turned its head to eat. Got the heart pumping but still a very cool experience. Crossed the road and went on the Green Pond trail. Made it to the top and then came back down. I really enjoyed this run and was happy to get a solid 10 miles in today. I love the trails on Snowbasin. They are some of the best around.

It has been a long couple days with my family. Lots of stuff going on that drained me physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We were up late talking as a family so I decided to sleep in. I just didn't have it today. Woke up and then went to see some pygmy goats. We are considering getting one to keep the weeds down in our backyard. Maybe?

We made it up to my in-laws early in the afternoon so I decided to get out the door. I didn't feel great and the run showed me that. I didn't worry about the watch and just ran. I was really tired and not feeling great. Hope I can get feeling better.

It was an okay week of running for me.

13 miles this morning cruising around Logan from the in-laws' house. Felt much better today than I did on Saturday. Just kept the pace honest and enjoyed being in the slightly cooler weather. I cannot believe how beautiful it is this time of year. Absolutely gorgeous! 6:55/mile.

4 more easy miles this afternoon in the heat. I needed to soak the hat and put ice cubes in it. Cannot remember the last time this happened in Logan. Solid start to the week.

Katey woke up with me this morning and was nice enough to drive me out to Avon (just past Paradise) to get the workout in. It is a nice rolling section of road that I spotted the last time we were up here. Katey dropped me off and then went on her own little run.

2.75 mile warm up to Paradise, potty break, and then got going. Plan was to hit a 6 mile tempo. 5:34, 5:29, 5:32, 5:31, 5:25, and 5:31 for the 6 miles. Had to take a slight break between the 5th and 6th mile due to some issues. Finished strong and felt happy about the effort. A little bit of a cool down until Katey came and met me at 11 miles. Good run this morning.

I watched the Brazil/Germany game and was super bored. My German ancestors are probably dancing right now. It was overcast so I went 3.5 miles this afternoon on the River Trail. Felt great this afternoon. 7:14/mile. Sat in the Logan River after wards. I really wish we had a cold river in St. George so I could do this everyday. It made the run totally worth it.

9 easy miles this morning. Legs didn't feel great but I just kept everything easy to make sure. 7:23/mile. Went all over Logan just enjoying the trees.

I have always wanted to run the 30 miles through Logan Canyon just started above Bear Lake. Seriously considered doing this but due to plans I cut it short for a solid 20 in Logan Canyon. Katey took me up just past the turn off for Tony Grove. I only had 4 VRPBs this morning (Clyde would have been proud) and set off just wanting to get a solid long run in. The temps were amazing and the slight cold breeze made it absolutely perfect. Not a ton of traffic early which made it very nice. Saw three deer along the Logan River which was pretty cool. The river kept the temps perfect. Pushed it the last couple miles and hit 6:24/mile. Stopped at my favorite icing spot and sat in the Logan River to reward myself. Totally worth it after a good 20 miles. Happy to get this in not knowing how busy we will be the next two days of traveling.

I am going to miss Logan weather. It has been hot but the mornings are amazing!

10 miles this morning for the last run in Logan for a while. It rained all last night so the it was cold this morning but was fairly humid. I was drenched in sweat. I guess that is normal. I am going to miss running in Logan. It has been a good week with family. 7:16/mile.

10 miles very early this morning in Orem. We stayed at the La Quinta because Katey ran an 8k trail race up Provo Canyon. The weather was super humid and hot this morning. I sweat way too much. 7:16/mile. That is two days in a row I have ran with him.

Happy with the week of running even with all of the family stuff going on. Hope to hit a little longer tempo on Tuesday and then solid workouts on Thursday and Saturday. Excited to get back to practice with the team and keep working hard. Happy with how things are going. We just need to keep everyone healthy.

Ran with the girls today while they did dirt hill repeats behind the school. Happy with how things went today. Core and stretch after wards. Dealt with cloud cover which was nice. Almost had to call it due to thunder and lightning. We lucked out though.

8 miles after work in the heat this afternoon. The wind was warm but it actually cooled things down. Ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway. I was getting interesting looks while I was running. I am sure people were wondering what I was doing. 7:05/mile.

Tempo Tuesday with the Circle. Knew it was going to be interesting when I saw 84 degrees on the thermometer. That is too hot for 5am in the morning. We did the old tempo loop out in the fields. Warmed up 3.5 miles, VRPB, and then got started. Just wanted to run and not stress about looking at the watch. I just wanted to listen to the body. Ended up hitting 5:40/mile for the 7 mile tempo run. Pretty happy with the run considering I was drenched in sweat. It is good to be home in the heat! This was one of those character runs for the Circle. 13.1 total miles. Ran a little bit for warm up and then during kid's camp. I filled up the tubs for the kids for an ice bath. They needed it and have worked hard to deserve it.

Ran a warm up with the team at Chelsi's Run and then ran the race with Katey. Should have maybe ran it hard but ended up not doing it since I thought it was more important to run with the Mrs.

Really tired from last night so I slept in. 2 mile warm up with the team and then helped track Vo2 max test on track. Went well for the first one. Very happy with it.

8 more miles this afternoon. It was warm but the breeze cooled it off a bit. Cloud cover for the last 2 miles made it amazing. No watch.

Drove up to Navajo Lake with the team this morning. I did a 10 mile loop around the track with the boys. Temps were 52 degrees when we started and 70 degrees when we finished. Absolutely perfect.

4.75 miles this afternoon pushing Oliver in the stroller. We did our usual tradition of running to Unity Park and looking at the cars drive by. We sit in the shade, turn on the splash pad, and just enjoy the cars going by. It is fun to do this with him.

6 miles this morning with the girls. Ended up doing two of the dirt, dike mile repeats. Pushed Laynee to a 6:28 and 6:19. She was very relaxed and in control. Good sign for this early in the season.

Katey and I went and camped at Big John's Flat near Eagle Point up above Beaver. We needed a break from the heat and I wanted to go some of the trails we will do at camp. Absolutely breathtaking up there. Ended up only having time for 5.15 miles. It was getting dark pretty quick.

Started at the trail head and went towards Blue Lake. I ran into a ton of elk and deer on this run. 50 degrees when I started and 63 degrees when I finished! Some of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen in my life. This was an out and back route and was worth every bit of time it took to do it. Running at 10,000+ feet really takes some extra effort and concentration. I ran into some scouts and only a few hikers. Nice and quiet. I had the trail to myself. Perfect way to end the week. I can't wait to take the team on this run. Pushed it back down to the meadows at Big John's Flat to get a nice push at the end.

This was one of top 3 places to trail run next to West Rim Trail in Zion and up near Snowbasin. I loved this run.

Nice finish to the week. Felt nice to get out of the heat for a bit and happy to have some solid workouts in the bank.
 

Ran with the girls today. We did our warm up and then 5x500m dirt hill repeats and then 4x300m progression finishes on the track. Solid workout for the girls.

Got home from working at the store all day and had a really bad migraine. I laid down and ended up falling asleep for 3 hours. Katey had to wake me up to just eat dinner. I did not feel well. I think I got some stuff Oliver had over the weekend.

Woke up and the temps were great (66 degrees). I wasn't feeling great but knew I should give it a go on the tempo. It was just Steve and myself this morning while Clyde jogged around. Hit the 7 mile tempo with a 5:41/mile average. Nothing spectacular but got through it. The legs felt heavy still and just didn't have any pep today. 13.1 miles total.

Got to practice and ran around Webb Hill with the boys. 7.5 miles total at 7:24/mile. Very solid group again today.

Aqua jogged in my parent's pool after kid's club for about 20 minutes while Norah swam.

7.5 miles this morning with the guys while they did their 20 minute tempo run on the track. Ran with Tanner and Scott for most of it and then pushed them in the last 4 minutes for a strong finish. Plyombata after wards.

7 miles after work in the heat. 107 degrees today. Ran into Santa Clara and back. Too hot!

Ran 4 miles in Santa Clara before I met up with the team at Barrel Roll. Actually got rained on a bit. Ran the Barrel Roll loop and it was perfect conditions with it being overcast. Very lucky to have that this morning. 8 miles with the team for 12 total this morning.

Went to my parent's house to go swim and have a BBQ. Ran from Walmart to the house. 5.3 miles total for 7:13/mile. 109 degrees. I was super tired after this one. The pool was great. It was a blast watching the Blue Angels practice. We will have a great view sitting at my parent's house on Saturday.

7 miles this morning at BHNP. Ran the warm up with mainly the boys and then hopped in with some of the girls and boys on the Fartlek workout. 4x3:00min. w/3:00min. recovery and then 2x:30sec. w/:30sec. recovery in the middle. Happy with how they ran today. It is always super humid there so of course I was drenched and the team gave me funny looks :)

6 more miles this afternoon pushing Oliver in the jogging stroller. Had a little bit of cloud cover and wind which was nice. He loves riding in the jogging stroller. I look forward to the day he can either ride his bike or run a little with me. Pushing the stroller is hard work.

My thoughts and prayers are with Terri Lusk who was hit by a car this morning while running. Also, thoughts and prayers with Ally Holt who was running with her. A very sad and unfortunate situation. Please be careful out there and remember to hug those you love. A lot as been on my mind today.

Went and did our annual Little Black Mtn. loop. Good group of kids out today. I started with the girls and then took off after 5 miles to try and catch the boys. They were moving so I didn't get close to them. Good stuff from them again. Girls ran well also. 10 miles total.

Planned on doing more but I decided to just go home and be with the family. With all of the incidents lately going on I told myself I need to make a more conscious effort to be with the family more. That is what is most important!

9 miles total this morning. Did a ladder Fartlek workout with the boys. 1:1, 2:2, 3:3, 4:4, 4;4, 3:3, 2:2, 1:1. Cool down, plyombata and stretching afterwards. Very happy with the workout this morning.

3.5 miles this afternoon pushing Norah and Oliver to the park while Katey ran with me. It was a lot of fun being with the family.

Met up with Circle but no one was there. I was not feeling great this morning. I still have been thinking a lot about Terri Lusk and Ally with the entire situation they went through. It has kept me up the last couple days. I decided to give it a go on the workout but within the first 1/2 mile I almost got hit by a car. I was on the shoulder and the truck swerved towards me. I was so spooked I actually sat on the curb for about 5 minutes along the side of the road. It wasn't in me to finish the workout. I just jogged back to Clyde's house via the fields and ended up with 10 miles for the morning. Kept thinking of my family and how important they are to me.

Went to practice and ran a little before and then did 5 miles with the girls out on the trails. Ran a touch more with the last day of kid's club and called it a morning. Physically and emotionally drained right now.

Went out to Warner Valley this morning and did a 30 minute tempo/progession run with the boys. It went very well. Very positive stuff. 10 miles total with the warm up and cool down.

Made it up to camp at Eagle Point in Beaver and ran 3 miles on the Monarch Mountain Loop. The elevation change hurt for a bit but the cooler temps were amazing.

Did a loop around Puffer Lake with the boys. Ended up hitting 7 miles. I tacked on a few more running back and helping some kids come in. Nice to sit in the cold lake afterwards. The legs were very grateful.

I went up to the Skyline Trail with Bryce so we could mark the trail for Delano Peak and for me to check this section of trail to see if it is worth running on. Bryce marked Delano Peak and I ended up running the Skyline Trail. I saw tons of elk and deer which was really cool. I got mixed up on one section of the trail and it brought me down to a fire road and came back around Puffer Lake. I was glad I made a wrong turn because the rain started to come right when I finished. Beautiful section of trail but need to get back up there to complete the right trail. 10 miles total this afternoon.

Today was a very special morning with the team. We hiked/ran up to Delano Peak (12,169 ft.). Highest peak in Southern Utah. We had a great discussion about goals and team building stuff and it was amazing. It seriously looks like the alps up there. We were fortunate to see 50 mountain goats once we got to the top. Absolutely amazing. I need to get Katey up there.

1.75 miles this afternoon with our relay. The coaches' team did well and took top 4 out of all the groups. We did a .25 mile loop but did it 6 times. Sat in Puffer Lake afterwards which felt great again. Hard to go anaerobic when you are at 10,000+ feet. Saw some great things from kids today.

After watching Prefontaine as a team I took some of the team up to the dumpster. Every night they have a bear come down and chomp on stuff. We got close and put the lights on and watched the bear eat. He had to be at least 400-500 pounds. Pretty cool to see but sad he had to eat garbage.

Ran with the boys today over to the overlook of Blue Lake. Everyone was pretty tired but they gutted it out and did well on the run. 8.5 miles round trip. Lots more deer and elk.

Happy with how camp went this year. Lots of great memories and experiences. I wish I could have got a little bit more mileage and a few better workouts but I am not going to stress about it. Busy week next week as we head back to school. Yeah!

6.15 miles total this morning. Ran some of the dirt hill repeats with the girls but ended up trying to get pulled along by the boys for their last couple. #oldgraymareheaintwhatheusedtobe Plyombata and stretching after.

6 more miles this afternoon. Ran 3 miles with the team for afternoon practice and then ran over to the Spectrum for another 3. My shoes are ripping so I might need to retire them. Dang!

Met up with the Circle again for our usual Tempo Tuesday run. Not as hot but super humid. I guess that means I sweat so much more. Usual 3.5 mile warm up, VRPB, and then got started. Hit 5:36 for the first mile and just tried to stay relaxed for this one. I ended up hitting 5:37/mile for 7 miles. Thought the splits would be a touch faster but happy considering the humidity. The Circle finished really close to each other. It was very special. Probably the best workout for the three of us in a long time. 13.25 miles total. Apparently this loop gets longer each week.

Saw the team finishing up their morning run so I hopped in to finish up with them.

6 miles this afternoon with the boys around Webb Hill. They did well considering the heat. Excited for how the season shakes out for both the boys and girls. 

6 miles in the morning. Ran with the team and then did my own 3 after wards. Officially the first day back to work. It seems like I never left.

3.5 miles this afternoon. Did the warm up and then cooled down while the team did a time trial. Not the best day for the team but not the worst. Only can improve!

3 miles this morning. Basically did 2.5 miles at 5:30-5:45 pace to catch up with the team since I was a touch late. Good push I guess.

6 miles this afternoon running with the girls and then tracking back to pick up kids. Really hot right now. Proud of how the team is doing.

5 miles this morning. 3 miles with everyone and then another 2 with Boston who woke up a touch late. 

9 miles this afternoon at Little Valley Park. Solid Fartlek workout this afternoon with the boys. It helped a ton to have the splash pad close to soak in during our recovery. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 with equal recovery. Most were at 5:40/mile and under. Very happy with how the team did in this workout. The pack is looking really good. Cooled down a little with the other coaches to the pickleball courts. John said the water was refrigerated. I believe him after drinking it!

The Circle + Steve + Haydo for a bit met at my house and then we drove 26.2 miles up towards Central. We ended up just above Brookside and started there. Lots of adult conversation and weird jokes for the first little bit. I felt pretty tired at the start but just told myself to continue working into it. Stopped at mile 8 for water/Heed w/a GU and then again at 16 for the same thing. The temps started to pick up quite a bit but I was glad I brought my sunglasses. They saved me today.

The guys picked it up around mile 19 and I just kind of hung back. I knew we had some good hills coming back into Ivins. I feel fairly confident and strong on the hills. We had three decent hills to climb up and so I decide to take one last GU at mile 22. It was a great shock to the system and I decided to really push the last little bit back to my house. I didn't really look at my watch but I knew I was progressively getting stronger. I finished that last 5k with all the miles under 5:30 and the last one at 5:24. I was happy with this type of a finish. 

We did stop at mile 25 to hit the splash pad real quick so the last mile could be enjoyable. It was! 6:25/mile and hit just over 2:46 for the full marathon distance. Legs are a little sore but it didn't help that the XC team washed cars for a few hours as a fundraiser. I need a nap.

Happy with the way the week ended. School officially starts and XC is in full go mode. It should be exciting. Dave and I talked a little about the upcoming season. Apparently I am a little orny this time of year according to Tier 1. Good times. Happy to run with such a great group of men.

3 miles in the morning.

6 miles with the boys towards Coach Powell's house. Overcast and a little bit of rain made it quitie enjoyable. Excited for tomorrow.

Ran with the Circle this morning. Super muggy and hot from the get go. My legs were still flat from Saturday and knew it wasn't going to be pretty. Should have postponed it. Did the warm up, usual potty break, and then got started. I hit 5:38, 5:37, 5:36 and decided I was going to do more damage if I continued to push. Got up to Clyde and he called it good early. Happy we did this because Dave was super sick. Hope we all get feeling better. Drudge fest for the rest of the run. Sometimes this occasionally happens. 

Caught up to the team and ran a little with them to finish off the morning.

First meet of the year went well and was very happy with how things went. Boys and girls ran well. Great start to the season.

3 miles in the morning with the team. 

7.5 miles this afternoon at Bloomington Hills North Park. 2 mile warm up, 3x1 mile repeats + .5 hard finish to push the boys in on the last one. Hit 5:50ish on all three and then "tried" to push the boys in. They dropped me like a bad habit. Hot today but happy with the workout from everyone.

3 miles in the morning.

8 hot miles in the afternoon out on the trails. This was the run I was dreading most this week due to the weather. We had a big group of guys for the first 3 miles and I had everyone except the top 7 go back early. The heat was brutal today. Solid run from everyone in the heat. Super proud of both the girls and boys right now. Lucky to coach such a great group of young adults. Very impressed with the work ethic and determination from everyone.

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the afternoon setting up the Desert Relays. Really fun meet.

Super tired from the week and ended up sleeping in and just spending time with the family. Pushed the kids over to the park. Totally worth it. Not how I wanted to end the week.

3 easy miles with the team this morning.

Dealt with lightning all afternoon so the team ran inside around the school. Dang lightning.

Big boy workout this morning with the Circle. Checked the lightning and it was mainly over Utah Hill. Wasn't too worried about it. Very hot and muggy again this morning. 4.4 mile warm up which included a VRPB. Got started on the 8 mile tempo and felt pretty good. I didn't worry about my splits but just wanted to focus on how my body was. Felt amazing the first 4 miles and then turned right in to the wind. Head wind for the next couple miles. I just tried to stay relaxed and work through it. I could see the lightning and and hear the thunder gettting closer. Not good!

Kept catching muddy spots and dealing with lots of water on the trail. I almost slipped really bad once on my backside because I caught a patch of mud. I survived though. Got rained on a little at the end which helped. 5:42/mile. I thought it was a little quicker but looking back the head wind really slowed me down. Happy to get this in. The thunder and lightning were right over the top of us on the cool down back to Clyde's house. We had no choice but to finish up. We all survived! 15 miles total.

.5 miles running with the team as they finished running inside the school.

5.6 miles this afternoon with the team. 6x500m dirt hill repeats doing some of them with the boys and then pushing Laynee and Rachel. The old gray mare he ain't what he used to be. The team looks very good right now. Just need to keep everyone healthy. Legs were pretty tired this afternoon.

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the afternoon with the boys over towards the freeway and back on the trails. A little warmer this afternoon.

3 miles in the morning. The mornings have been hard on me lately.

7 miles total this afternoon. Did 4x1 dirt mile repeats over by my parent's house. Slightly overcast made this day perfect. Goal was to run with the boys at 5:50ish pace. They went quicker than this each time and finished very strong. I ran a 5:12 last mile and was dropped like a bad habit. We had 10 solid boys sticking together today. Wow! Won't let them get this excited too often. With the lighter/recovery week I was okay with this.

3 miles this morning.

5 miles this afternoon with the team. Did an easy 4 miles out along the Arizona Strip and finished with 6x100m strides on the turf. Excited to see how the team does tomorrow.

Big boy workout with the guys this morning from the DC Trailhead. Warmed up going to River Road and then came back down. 3 miles fast, 7-8 miles at Tinman, and then 2-3 miles fast again. 5:24, 5:23, 5:18 for the first three miles and then 6:02/mile for 7.5 miles. I was short on time because I needed to get back to the high school for our bus. Didn't feel great once I stopped to use the bathroom.  Jogged one mile easy down the trail and then decided to do once last mile hard. 5:18 for the last mile. Cooled down a bit after wards.

Good workout but I know I could have finished it off if I had more time. No worries!

Very happy with the way the team did today. Varsity Boys, JV Boys, JV Girls = 1st place overall, Varsity Girls = 2nd overall = Coach Fielding is happy!

3 miles easy this morning.

8 miles out on the trails with the guys. It was quite hot today. Yikes!

13+ miles this morning with The Circle. Felt good going into this tempo. Did the usual warm up and then got started. No potty stop which kind of made me nervous. Started out and clicked off some pretty good miles. Felt decent through 5 miles and then the stomach started acting up. Hit 6 miles at a 5:34/mile and then needed to stop and dry heave/whatever for a bit. Jogged mile 7 and then decided I needed to finish strong. Hit a 5:40 for the last mile. Nothing spectacular.

Ran a little bit with the team once I got back to the high school as they were finishing up.

5.5 miles this afternoon. Did the warm up and then a little bit of a cool down while the team did their 2nd time trial on the season. Lots of improvement from the last time. Very happy!
 

3 miles this morning.

6 miles this afternoon. Lots of rain yesterday made the trails yucky today. I paid for it. We had a giant mud puddle to navigate through and I decided to hop along the side in the weeds to see if I could get by. Bad idea! I hit a patch of mud and ended up going down right in the water. It was about a foot of water and I got mud everywhere. The boys could not stop laughing. Not one of them asked if I was okay :) It smelt like the bog of eternal stench!

3 miles easy this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the team at Bloomington Hills North Park. 3 mile warm up and then 2x2 mile repeats over hay bales in preparation for the grass relays this weekend. Lots of fun for the team. Hit 11:52 for the first one and then ran a 5:45 for one mile and relaxed until the boys came back around and then pushed them in the last half mile. Cooled down a little after wards. Good work from the team today.

5 miles this morning. 2 before meeting up with the team and then 3 with the team to the bridge and back.

4 miles this afternoon on the state course at Sugarhouse Park. 3 miles easy + 8x100m strides + .5 mile cool down.

Did not sleep well last night. I only had a mat to sleep on since we were crammed in the hotel room. Stomach wasn't sitting right. I told the boys last night the coaches would do the workout after the grass relays if they took top 2. They finished 2nd overall to American Fork and ran the 9th fastest time ever in the 19 year history of the meet! Girls took 9th overall as well. Very happy with this.

Got my running stuff on along with the other coaches and did a mile warm up, 6x:30sec. hard/:30 sec. easy with a slight cool down. Not too bad but way more happy about how the team did today. A move in the right direction for sure. 2.5 miles total for me.

Ran easy down the marathon course with The Circle. Like to stay off the marathon course as much as possible but knew we needed to get a little bit of downhill training.

It was super dark for the first 10 or so miles and Clyde unfortunately paid for it by literally barreling into a barrel. I lent him a hand but he felt like I was laughing at him. That was not the case. He took ridin' dirty to a whole new level! Lots of traffic didn't help either. It was super busy.

16.60 miles with 6:44/mile. Felt good and look forward to doing a big boy workout on Saturday down the course because it will most likely be the last free Saturday I have until the marathon.

Felt good to run with the guys again. It has been too long. They seemed to be fine after running such great races on Saturday.

2.55 miles from Jacob Hamblin after hiking a bit with the kiddos over there while Katey ran and I checked on the team. Good start to the week.

#BOHICA

3 miles this morning. Legs were a little sore from yesterday but felt okay.

Very hot this afternoon running at Little Valley Park. Took our top 8 boys and top 3 girls to do this workout since they were not running. 2 mile warm up, 6x800m and then 4x400m with a short cool down. I would alternate running with the boys and the girls on the 800s. Hot but they felt somewhat easier then I imagined. Hit 2:33-2:36 with the boys on 4 of them and just over 3:00 with the girls for 2. I ran 1:10 - 1:14 on the 400s. 7 miles total. I was plum tuckered out after the workout. I guess I am getting old.

The meet was hot tonight. Glad to see the team gut it out though. So proud to coach such a great group of individuals who want to work together as a team!

3 easy miles in the morning with the team.

6 miles in the afternoon down towards Hidden Valley trails. Great discussion with the boys about things they could accomplish this year.

Big Boy Workout (Mini today) with The Circle. Did the usual warm up and then got going. Plan was to hit 4-5 miles today since Saturday is the more important workout for me since it will probably be the last time I get to go on the marathon course before the race.

Hit 5:27, 5:22, 5:24, and 5:31 for the 4 miles today. Happy with this and then just eased into it until I met up with the guys. They ran well. I am really trying to be smarter about things with my training and not overdo it. I think my body will thank me later for it. 15 miles this morning.

3 easy miles this morning with the team over to the bridge.

3.5 miles this afternoon. Easy 3 to Hidden Valley Park to cool off and then 6x100m strides. Excited to see how the team does tomorrow with the Michigan workout.

Woke up really early (3:45) to meet the guys at the finish of the marathon. We drove up and got started around 4:45. My stomach was not feeling great but I knew I needed to work through it. Aaron and Steve took off and I just clicked off miles under 7:00/mile. Ran with Clyde for the first 9-10 miles while having a couple potty breaks. Much needed. My plan was to push the last 11 miles to see how I felt. Stopped at the top of the volcano to get fluids and got going. Here are my last 11 miles worth of splits:

5:34, 5:22, 5:25, 5:31, 5:23, 5:21, 5:34 (up Winchester and also caught up to Steve), 5:24, 5:17, 5:16, 5:25.

Very happy with the way this turned out. I felt really good these last 11 miles. I hope to use this as confidence heading in to the marathon. I was excited how I finished the last couple miles in town. That is usually a bit of struggle for me. 20.5 total miles and 6:00/mile for the entire run. Sweet!

Hurried over to the high school to time the time in our first Michigan workout of the season. Everyone rocked it out. I ran back and forth hollering times to the boys and girls. Very impressed with how they did today.

3 miles to start the week off.

8.5 miles this afternoon running in sketchy weather. It started raining on us which felt great but we got covered in thunder in lightning and really had to pick it up the last 2 miles. We all survived but the temps were much cooler so it was great!

Big boy workout with the Circle. My legs were still sore from Saturday's workout so I knew it wouldn't be fast but I wanted to still get a good push. We did our warm up and got going. It was super humid so that didn't help. Just got through it. Nothing spectacular but ran 5:46/mile overall. Got it done. We got rained on during the cool down. Lots of fun. 15.1 miles total.

4.75 miles jogging around in the afternoon as the team did dirt mile repeats by my parent's house. Team looked really good today.

3 miles in the morning again with the boys.

4 miles out along the Arizona Strip. Needed the easier day.

3 miles in the morning with the boys. Another good run.

8 miles total this afternoon at Little Valley Park. The school was on lockdown until 3:20 so we were a little late getting started. 2 mile warm up, 8x400m, 2 mile cool down. I hit 1:10 - 1:13 for each of the 400s. Good workout today.

Met up early with Dave and ran down the course again. His Dad was nice enough to drive us up. We had cold air and a nice tailwind. It was awesome conditions! The plan was to do 4,8,4 down the course. We did a 4 mile warm up, 4 miles in 5:43, 5:42, 5:38, and 5:36. Decent uphill miles and happy with the start. 8 miles at 6:00/mile. The last 4 miles were 5:26, 5:17, 5:20, and 5:26. I got stopped in traffic so I had to slow down on the last mile. Great workout today! 6:03/mile overall. Glad to get this in with Dave. He ran great! 20.5 miles total.

3 miles in the afternoon after we got up to Orem. It should be a fun meet tomorrow.

6 easy miles this morning with Mark in Orem. Had the BYU Invite the rest of the day. Happy with how the team ran today. Lots of positives but still room for improvement. Good week of running for me.

3 miles easy in the morning.

7 miles by myself in the blasted heat due to meetings all afternoon. I don't like this hot weather!

Big boy workouts this morning with the Circle. Clyde wanted to do something a little different and I was okay with that. We met at the DC and ended up doing a warm up and then did a 4 mile tempo, 6 min. recovery jog, and then another 4 mile tempo run. Hit 5:29/mile for the first 4 and then 5:27/mile for the last 4. Felt really good this morning. I think I might use the Kinvaras for my marathon shoe. Clyde is rubbing off on me.

A few more miles this evening while the team did a workout under the lights in preparation for the Woodbridge Classic.

Slept in this morning.

6 miles in the afternoon with the team out on the trails. Felt pretty good.

3 miles in the morning with the team.

7 miles total in the afternoon. I did the warm up with the girls and then a 2 mile Power Run with them in 13:30. Then did a little bit of a cool down to get 7 for the afternoon.

Big boy workout with the Circle plus starting out with Mark this morning down the course. Last time doing before the actual marathon. Plan was to do the 4, 8, 4 workout and rock it out. Hit 6:09 (a little too chatty), 5:33, 5:27, and 5:27 for the first four miles and then just over 6:00/mile for 8 miles and then finished off with 5:10, 5:06, 5:07, and 5:09. It was warmer today so we ended up using other people's water along the course. Sorry! 6:03/mile for the entire run.

I felt really good today and was very happy with how I ended the workout. Very, very positive heading in to the last couple weeks before the big day. Very solid start to the day.

Now we head to California to go and have fun at the Woodbridge Classic!

Woke up and ran with Matthew down to Disneyland and back. The VRBO house we are staying at is really close to Downtown Disney. It was fun running over there. When we came back I took the boys and did the same run with them. Nothing like a bunch of high school boys running around Disneyland with shirts off. Family friendly! Got back to the house and then did that same run again with the girls. I was proud of how they ran last night. They did well and it was nice to spend some time talking with them about the race. 12.3 miles total for the morning.

Happy way to end the week. Excited to see how the boys do tonight in the Sweepstakes race!

3 miles easy this morning.

9.70 miles this afternoon with the team. Did a 2 mile warm up and then hit 10x500m dirt hill repeats behind the school with some of the younger boys. Didn't want to hammer it and ended up accomplishing that. Plyombata and cool down after wards.

Last Big Boy Workout with the Circle before the marathon next week. We met up at the DC and did a 3.5 mile warm up doing circles around Emeritus Estates. Yeah! Plan was to hit 5 miles at MP around the Mayor's Loop and then one mile rest with 2 miles back up the River Trail. Hit 5:46, 5:31, 5:29, 5:21, and 5:40 (big hill on this one) for 5:32/mile. Felt great! The 2 miles back up the trail went well also. Hit 5:16 and had to work in order to catch Clyde and ended up hitting 5:10 for the second mile. Cooled down back to the trailhead.

Great workout for this morning and happy with the splits. 13.5 miles total.

4 miles this afternoon with the girls. Pretty hot outside!

Ran with the girls this morning for 3 miles and then did another 3 miles with the boys once I got to the school.

2.5 miles this afternoon double checking the BHNP course for the time trial.

3 miles in the morning.

3 miles easy to The Spectrum and then 4x200m finishes on the track.

Easy 3 in the morning.

No run this afternoon due to Nebo Invite. Team did well again.

Slept in this morning and it was great because of all the rain and lightning. It made it very easy to sleep in :) Ended up getting out and running around 12:30pm. Ran along Snow Canyon Parkway and then went past Snow Canyon High School over to Las Palmas in Green Valley. My in-laws and other family members were staying there for the weekend. Lots of water and mud out on the roads. Yikes. 6:47/mile. Felt good.

T-minus one week until St. George.

3 miles easy in the morning over to Hidden Valley.

8 miles total this afternoon with the boys at my parent's house. We did a 2 mile warm up and then 4x1 mile with 4x200m finishes. It was supposed to be a slight progression run. Hit 5:32, 5:36, 5:27, and 5:19. The boys were antsy and super relaxed at the same time. Spirits are high and things are very positive right now. It is a blessing to coach this team. The boys crushed me on the 200s. I am old and slow.

Last small workout before the marathon. Met up with Steve at the DC and did a 2 mile warm up, 2x2 miles at controlled marathon pace, 1 mile cool down. Hit 5:36 average for the first two miles and then 5:33 for the last two. Felt great. Excited for the marathon. The hay is in the barn. Just nice and easy for the rest of the week.

3 more miles this morning with the boys to the bridge and back.

4 easy miles in the afternoon with the girls out on the trails.

3 miles this morning with the boys over to the Spectrum.

2nd workout on the day was with April and getting a massage. I was tight but not as bad as I have been in the past. Happy to get it in. I am excited for Saturday!

Another easy 3 miles this afternoon with the guys. Just kept it easy with everything planned for tomorrow and Saturday.

Easy 3 miles in the morning with the boys to the bridge.

Not going to be a really long race report. I really wanted to hit 2:25-2:26 today and things were looking good up until the half and then diarrhea and stomach issues wrecked my day. Such is the life of running a marathon.

Got out with the Dave, Ben, Mike, and Trevor Baker and just relaxed the first couple miles. The boys were antsy and I dropped back a bit after I dropped my bottle at mile 3. I knew I would catch back up with them on either Veyo or the other rollers after that. Sure enough I did. I closed the gap on Veyo and felt pretty good. I was only about 5-10 seconds back of Ben and Dave and told myself just to keep that distance until I hit the half point. As I got closer to the half point, my stomach turned and I had to take a road side stop for a bit. I had bad diarrhea and never have had this happen before.  I got back out on the road and really tried to close the gap again with the guys but my stomach just would not calm down. I hit the half at just over 1:14. I knew I could still get my 2:26 but my stomach didn't want to cooperate the rest of the way. My breathing was messed up for the rest of the race. I just kept grinding and knew some of the high school boys would be at Chuck-a-walla.

I made it to the high school boys and they were gracious enough to run with me the rest of the way. I appreciate them helping me in. It wasn't pretty but I finished. 2:31 and change for 16th place overall. Fairly bummed with the race but such is life. Just happy to see the family after wards. That helped knowing that Norah thought I won the race. I didn't have the heart to tell her I wasn't close at all.

Very happy for everyone else who ran today. Lots of good times, PRs, and placing from many others. The Circle minus me ran well today.

I think that this race gives me extra incentive to call it good on competitive marathoning. The Circle talked about this being the last but I think Clyde and Dave should still give it a go. I enjoy being on the trails more and will probably look at doing more of that.

On a side note, I talked with Nick Schutze (bib #1) at the start and he remembered me from 2007. He told me he wasn't in great shape but was getting back into it. He ended up dropping back to our group and he and I went back and forth for most of the marathon. He finished just in front of me and talked with me again at the finish line. A really solid guy and it was nice chatting with him.

Also really good to see Jeff Shadley, Ben Vanbeekum, and James Barnes. Really solid guys as well.

Wasn't planning a double today but I did it anyway.

3 miles in the morning.

3 miles in the afternoon. Legs were still sore.

4 miles with the girls this afternoon.

5 miles with the boys this afternoon.

7 miles on the trails out off of Navajo Dr.

4 miles in the afternoon.

Tired

4 miles this afternoon with the boys.

3 miles this morning.

Region meet after school. Happy with how the team did today. Great stuff heading into state next week.

4 miles running with Bryce talking about stuff regarding the team.

Ran the warm up and went back and forth on the trail while the team did repeats. Did the 1 mile cool down with them.

8 miles on Barrel Roll with the team today. Good run with them. Perfect weather.

3.5 miles this afternoon with the team. Warm up, cool down with them. Nothing crazy!

3 easy miles at Liberty Park in Salt Lake. Slight chill in the air is perfect for running tomorrow.

6 easy miles this morning with Matthew and Mark along 900 E. Really different running in a big city but a change of scenery is fun as well.

2 more shakeout miles with the team doing our service project this morning.

Huge day for our program. The boys team won there 2nd state championship in a row! 22 points. 5 in the top 7. 79:35 cumulative time = fastest 3A time ever. 9th fastest ever out of any classification in the history at Sugarhouse Park. 

The girls team took 5th overall but ran very well as a group. The future looks bright for both programs. Hopefully we can keep kids motivated to enjoy running.

Frosty run to Wendy's and back. Lots of fun. Talked with Devin Dixon on Sports Radio 106.1 with a few of the guys. Enjoyed this.