El Burro Blanco

12 total miles to start 2016. Ran with Steve and Haydo on the Chuckwalla trail all the way into Snow Canyon. I have never done the full trail so it was a lot of fun. Pushed it on the way back and then tacked on 2 more miles going up the marathon course. Good start to the year.

Had a lot going on today so I didn't get out until 3pm. I ran from the house and went and did the Barrel Roll loop. It was perfect weather and just what I needed to end the week. Excited to get a solid 4-5 weeks of running under my belt. I am ready to get going again. 13 miles total.

On a side note I only got whistled at by one guy today. Thankful it wasn't more.

6 miles after school with the boys. Good to be back running with the TEAM. Excited to see what happens during the track season.

6 miles with the girls down along the golf course and then over to St. James and back. Fun to run with them again.

6 miles with the boys out along River Rd. 7:08/mile. Good stuff from them. Younger guys are really looking to step up and improve.

10 miles this morning in a little bit of rain. Not bad conditions. I was way overdressed though. Very sweaty.

6 miles this afternoon with the girls out behind the high school. Nice and muddy conditions made for a fun run.

10 miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. Felt good. Little bit of rain still.

6 total miles this afternoon. 4 with the TEAM in lots of mud and then 2 more miles to get 6 for the afternoon.

First 20 mile run in a long time. Confidence boost for sure. Started at the high school and loop out along the Southern Parkway by the airport and then back around through the fields. Felt really good with 10 miles left and was steady around 6:30/mile. Averaged 6:53/mile and felt really good. Not a lot of soreness. Ready to start incorporating some speed stuff in the schedule.

Good finish to the week considering Monday-Wednesday wasn't great.

6 miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. Felt pretty good except for the quick pit stop.

6 mile run with the boys over by Ben Powell's house. Good group again. Weights after.

8.25 miles this afternoon for our Trail Run Tuesday. We went the opposite direction of Little Black Mtn. Sage showed it to us and it was a lot of fun.

10 miles over to Santa Clara and back. Little warmer this morning which was nice.

Super slammed with meetings this afternoon so I just timed everyone for the test.

5 miles this afternoon. No time this morning because I made Norah breakfast for her 6th birthday. That is more important that running. She was very grateful. 

10 warm miles this morning over to Santa Clara and back. I really like this route. It is on newer roads and flat. I can get in to a rhythm. I did Fartleks the last 3.5 miles of my run. I would go from street light to street light. No stress on pace but just wanted wanted to get a good push. Felt suprisingly good.

5.5 miles this afternoon. 8x200m dirt hill repeats behind the school. Nice short workout with the TEAM.

20 miles this morning. Got up early because the in-laws were in town and wanted to take the family to breakfast. Ran from the house and then through Santa Clara over to the new All Abilities Park off of Dixie Dr. Lots on my mind during the run so it helped to get out. 6:52/mile. I am going to a funeral of a former student/athlete I coached today. He was 21. Passed away much to young. Be grateful for the people in your life. Relationships with others are the most important thing I cherish right now.

Happy with another solid week with a little bit of speed. Excited to keep moving forward. I am blessed.

6.10 miles this morning on the Zen Trail with the TEAM. Wish I could have gone farther but Katey had a class so I needed to hurry home.

6 more miles when I got home around the great city of Ivins. 6:58/mile.

6 miles this morning. 3 miles on my own and then 3 with the TEAM.

6 more miles this afternoon in Warner Valley. A little colder temps but felt good to do a 15 minute tempo with the girls. Felt really good and happy with the way they ran.

3 miles this morning with the TEAM.

8 miles out towards Little Black Mtn. from the backside. 7:30/mile. Boys and girls are getting stronger.

4 quick miles around Ivins before Dads and Donuts at Norah's school. I just drank chocolate milk.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Fartlek workout at BHNP. Did it with the girls. :15, :30, :45, 1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 2:00, 1:00, :45, :30, and :15. Solid push from the girls today. Impressed with them a lot. Weights after.

3 miles in the morning with the TEAM.

7.15 miles this afternoon from the high school looping around Little Valley. Lots of construction still going on out there. 6:57/mile.

Slept in a little which was nice. Fairly tired. Ran from the house out along  Snow Canyon Parkway and back. Plan was to keep it easy on the way out and then pick it up a little on the way back with pushing the last 2 miles. Hit 5:45 and 5:34 for the last two. Felt good to get the legs moving. Nothing exciting but it is a start. 6:55/mile for 15.25 miles.

Really busy weekend so I overslept. I need to do better and just get up.

7 total miles this afternoon. Warmup, 12xMcGruff Dirt Hill repeats + 4x200m finishes. Short cool down and then weights. Good workout.

5 miles before practice over to Little Valley Park. Grateful for the bathroom there. 3 more miles with the TEAM and then tacked on another mile for 9 total this morning.
6.5 miles this afternoon on the trails behind the school with the girls. Great run. Fun conversation.

4 miles this morning by the high school.

8 miles total this afternoon. Warm up and then did 18 minute tempo run in Warner Valley with some of the younger guys. They are working really hard right now. It is exciting to see. 6:22 for the first mile and then dropped the pace down and ended up averaging 6:00/mile for the 18 minutes for 3 miles. Nice rolling hills for this makes it a little harder than usual. Very happy with how it went. Little cool down to get mileage.

8 total miles this morning. A little chilly but I survived. Love running with the TEAM and talking about life.

4 miles this afternoon. I had to get the TEAM started and then get these in quick. We had our Region 9 track coaches meeting. Fun to see others excited about the sport. Region 9 really is a great place to be.

3 miles this morning around the house.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Ran down to Webb Hill and then did some repeats up to the gate with the girls. It is about 800m and not easy. Not a ton of runners today since most of them went down with the Fine Arts trip to California. Happy with how the workout went though. Did some yoga in my room after wards. Awesome!

14 total miles this morning. Took some of the boys on the Navajo Loop that I love. Good group and super impressed with how they did. Girls ran very well also. Perfect morning for a run. Decent way to end the week.

The TEAM is excited for a little lighter week. They had a good week.

Happy February everyone. No one reads my blog so I am talking to myself. 6 miles this morning over to Santa Clara. Stomach was not happy this morning. Survival mode though.

Couldn't go to practice because we had a faculty meeting where we talked about testing ethics. Yeah! Ran after the meeting where it was super windy. Went and did my Bloomington Loop 10 miler. Head wind for the entire run. This always happens while in St. George. It doesn't matter what direction you go. Lots on my mind today. Ended up going 6:56/mile.

4 miles easy this morning. Cold.

6.5 miles this afternoon. Did some 1600s on the track with a number of different groups. Hit 6:05, 6:17, and 5:31. Fun to hop in different groups between the boys and girls. 2x200m starts after wards. Cool down for mileage.

7 miles total this morning. Did 3 with the TEAM. Really chilly this morning.

4 miles this afternoon with the girls. Loads of fun. They are so dang funny.

4 more cold miles this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Did 3 sets with the girls of 2x200m and then an 800m at 1600m pace. Tough workout for the TEAM but they responded well. Excited to have a former runner of mine come back to help the girls. 

8 miles total this morning. 4 of it with the TEAM. A little warmer today.

Big long run to finish the week. The Red Mountain 50k is in a couple weeks so I decided to go hit the trails to prep a little bit. Ran from the house over to meet Steve across from Jacob Hamblin. We then did the Rim Rock and Rim Runner loop. Fun section of the race. Got back to the cars and planned on hitting the same loop but doing it quicker the second time. Mission accomplished. Legs felt good today. Had to extend a little at the end to get 23 for the day but super happy with how it went today. Nothing crazy but just over 3 hours for the run.

Happy to hit 80 for the week.

7.5 miles this afternoon.

Did some 1600m repeats with the girls again. They are doing very well right now. Yoga after!

4 miles this morning.

10 miles out on Prospector with the boys. Absolutely gorgeous afternoon. Perfect weather!

4 miles this morning.

6.5 miles this afternoon with some of the girls. Did a 2 mile Power Run down River Rd. Lots of positives. Nice and toasty.

7 miles this afternoon. WARM.

10 miles along Snow Canyon Parkway this morning. Absolutely perfect. Love the Red Mountain when the soon hits it in the morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon. A couple fast 400s, some 800s, and then 200s with the TEAM. Good stuff. The weather is absolutely amazing right now.

Went and did another long run on part of the 50k course across from Jacob Hamblin. I had a big mileage day yesterday with a workout and wanted to run on tired legs today. The temps were quite warm but it was absolutely gorgeous today.

I was feeling really good and cruising along when at 5 miles my foot clipped a rock and I went down hard. I cut up my hands and both knees pretty bad. I seemed to skid for a little bit but once I stopped I checked myself over and didn't look great. I licked my wounds and kept going. I finished up the Rim Rock and Rim Runner look to get to 11 miles and grabbed my second bottle at the bottom of the hill. I chomped down a guy and started going back up to hit the Barrel Roll Loop. The temps were super hot and I just kept trying to cruise along. At about mile 17 I felt pretty flat but kept seeing mountain bikers so I would chase them down to keep me going. I was a bloody and dusty mess so I got some funny looks. I got down with the loop and actually felt pretty good the last 2.5 miles back up the hill to the house.

I finished close to 23 miles and just over 3 hours 10 minutes which included the crash and burn. I got home and Oliver asked, "Dad, did you throw up on your shirt!" Lots of dirt. Scared Katey a little bit but a fun adventure on the trails.

#igavebloodandmudtoday

Went and did Barrel Roll right at noon since I was helping with putting up flags this morning. It seems like a bunch of people were over there today. I used to run on this trail and hardly see anybody. It was crazy busy with people riding ATV's, shooting guns, and mountain bikers. My legs were a little flat for the first couple miles but I started to get going after a while. I have really enjoyed spending a fair amount of time on the trails lately. 13 miles total.

4 easy miles this morning.

7.5 total miles this afternoon. Did some 1600s and 300m finishes with the girls. Very positive results from what I am seeing. Good to see them working so hard.

6 miles this morning.

6.5 miles this afternoon with the boys over to Coach Powell's house. Overcast made it perfect weather. Good talk with Josh.

4 easy miles this morning with the TEAM.

7 total miles this afternoon. Crazy windy so I tweaked the workout today. Ended up doing 400s and some 200s with the girls and some of the boys. Pretty happy with how it went. Yoga after wards.

Got to be a Watch Dog at Norah's elementary today. Funny how different elementary students are with high school students. Big difference! Lots of fun though.

12 total miles this afternoon. 4 with the TEAM and then 8 more in to Little Valley. I actually had to dunk my hat in water since it was so hot. Crazy nice weather right now! Went and iced the legs in my parent's pool after. 7:04/mile.

16 total miles this morning. Went a little earlier before meeting up with the TEAM and did some miles on the Virgin River Trail. Pretty cold along the river. Met up with the TEAM and did a progression run with the last couple miles as a good push. Felt pretty good. My hamstring was a little tight but I guess that is because I am old.

Happy with how the TEAM did today. Another solid week.
 

7 miles in the afternoon. Did some 1000s with the girls. Perfect weather except for a little bit of wind.

6 miles in the morning.

8 miles total this afternoon out towards Little Black Mtn. Started with the girls and then chased down the boys to finish up with them. Awesome day.

4 miles this morning.

No running this afternoon because I went and worked with the sprinters today. Being the Head Girls Track coach, I want to get to know all the girls. 

Tons of kids out this year for track. Should be very exciting on both sides.

8.5 miles this morning. Ran a little before meeting up with the TEAM. Ran with the TEAM and then tacked on some more with Sage and Boston.

7 miles this afternoon. Easy 4 with the TEAM and then another 3 miles towards Hidden Valley.

6 miles over to Santa Clara and back.

6.25 miles this afternoon. Hopped in with some of the boys to do 12x400m on the track. Plan was to hit all of them under 1:15 to see if I still got a sub 5:00 in me. Hit 1:12 - 1:14 on all of them. Positive workout. Super hot though.

6 miles early this morning over to Santa Clara and back before I needed to head over and clean the church. Legs were a little flat.

Met up with the TEAM to run Suicidal Tendencies because most of them haven't been on it before. 12 miles total. We opened it up a little on the way back and felt suprisingly good. I guess my body just needed to wake up.

18 total miles today.

6 miles this afternoon.

5 miles this morning.

5 miles this afternoon with some of the girls.

6.5 miles of uptempo running with the boys out towards Sun River. 

3 miles this morning with the TEAM. Saturday should be fun.

5.5 miles this evening. The seniors have been bugging me for a number of years to do the chocolate milk challenge so we did it tonight under the lights. I decided to hop in and see how it would go. I barely survived and finished with a 6:40 for the mile. Boston and Josh decided to keep going with me to see how many laps we could do without throwing up. I lasted 10 laps and then I lost it all. Actually threw up seven different times. Really fun experience which is weird to say. 

6.05 miles this morning around Webb Hill with Sage and Boston. Some of the TEAM met earlier to run but it was fun being with them. Giving the afternoon off to the TEAM so they can be ready to run the race tomorrow.

Woke up from not a very restful sleep and drove the car over to the start. I don't know if I caught a little cold on Wednesday or hae allergies but body wasn't feeling great. I love this race so I really didn't have any expectations other than to grind it out. That was the mantra for the day.

Got to the start and talked with some of the TEAM and was excited for them. Many of them haven't ran a half before so I hoped they would enjoy this one. Race started and just relaxed behind some dudes that were much younger than me. Going up the first big hill and Hayden came up alongside me. He said he was maybe going to do the 50k bandit. That guy is an animal. We just kind of relaxed as we ran along Rim Rock and Rim Rambler. The sunrise was absolutely beautiful. The two dudes dropped me on the downhill and I knew they were trying to break me. Found out that only one of them was doing the full 50k and the other was doing the 30k.  I caught up to them right before the aid station at the Cove Wash Trailhead.

I started working around Barrel Roll and had James just behind me. He ran really strong today. I just started to get into a rythm and enjoy the day. It was slightly overcast which made for a great time. I kept seeing the dude and Hayden in front of me but I knew I wasn't close. Made it back to the aid station before heading out on Blackbrush and Hayden and the dude had a 2 minute lead on me. Not as bad as I thought.

I enjoyed the first part of Blackbrush and knew the climb up to the top would not be fast. My legs started to feel a little flat and I could feel my chest getting tighter. I kept telling myself, "Grind it out." Made it back to the aid station to head out on the toughest section of the course (most fun though), Suicidal Tendencies. James was right behind me and kept going but just wasn't feeling super great. The pickles and orange slices were very helpful at the aid station. James and I were running together when I saw a bunch of gallon water jugs so I decided to stop and drench the hat. This was close to 20 miles. James took off down the trail and I was super flat. I kept moving and James dropped me on the climb all the way to the top of Suicidal Tendencies before we headed back down the mountain. He looked great. I told myself "Grind it out" and that the downhill would help a lot. It did but I still wasn't feeling super great. James was a freaking mule today.

I kind of mentally shut down but as I was coming back towards the aid station lots of mountain bikers and 50k runners heading out kept me moving. My body responded all right and I made it back to the aid station. James' dad asked me if I wanted a ride in his truck to the park. Apparently I wasn't looking great. I refueled and had some Swedish Fish and took off back down towards the main road. I ended up catching a glimpse of James as he was by the main road when I was still at the top. He was at least 2 miles up on me. I knew I only had about 4 miles left so I didn't think I would catch him. I knew that Hayden and the dude were long gone already so I wasn't going to bother catching them. I made it back to the main road and suprisingly felt much better. I kept grinding and and made it over to the Graveyard sections when I looked ahead and saw two runners. James was one of them. I couldn't believe that he was that close to me. He dropped me like a bad habit earlier in the race. I got a little bit of energy and said I am going to go get him.

I caught the first guy who was doing the 30k and pushed to catch James. I came alongside him and talked for a little bit. I planned on finishing with him to help him in but he said to go ahead. We had less than a mile to go in the race. I felt for James because I have been in his spot a few times in the past. Super impressed with how he raced today.

I pushed it in to the finish just over 4:31. It was about the same time as last year. On paper I took 2nd overall. Hayden ran bandit and finished in under 4 hours! Awesome. The one dude who they gave 1st place to finished in 4:15ish. I was happy knowing that I made up a lot of ground over the last 6-7 miles with him. I was happy with the result knowing that I wasn't feeling 100%. Best part of the race was having Norah and Oliver run the last little bit with me and cross the finish line together. Loved it.

Sat around after the race talking with Hayden, the dude, and a few others when I saw Cody Draper cross the finish line. It was fun talking with him and his family. I didn't know he was down.

The race was great for me to do. I learned a valuable lesson with running and life. I kept telling myself, "Grind it out." I stayed fairly positive with good vibes and it ended up helping me the last part of the race. I didn't always feel great but I kept moving forward. That is life. I actually had moments where I thought how lucky I am to have the life I have been given. I kept thinking of Katey and the kids out on the trails. It helped me a ton. Love them lots. It is not how you start but how you finish. Solid day of running out on the trails. I need to do more of this.

Oliver dragged me around the park for a little bit after the race to jog. He didn't have any sympathy for me and how sore my legs were at the time.

2 miles around Ivins with the kids. The legs were still not great but we have Spring Break so I decided to go out while the kids rode their bikes.

Went to Kanab for the day with the family. No running today. Gave the legs a break.

6 miles over to Santa Clara while Norah rode her bike. Got home and did another mile with Oliver.

Ran a big loop through Ivins. Ended up catching the trail along the base of Red Mountain and popped out by Tuacahn. Pretty stuff.

5 miles with Norah up towards Tuacahn. Got home and Oliver rode his bike while I put on the Vibram Fivefingers for the first time in a long time. Weird!

8 miles in to Santa Clara early this morning. Felt good. Had to hurry because we went to Kris Hansen's wedding. Great blessing to watch a former runner be married. I am getting old. 

Happy with a lighter week. We had Spring Break so it was nice to just spend time with the family and not stress about much.

3 miles in the morning with the TEAM.

7 more miles this afternoon out to the Boneyard with the boys. Felt pretty good.

3 easy miles this morning. Stomach issues for some reason.

Ran around with the TEAM for the Panther Relays. Slight wind for the Coaches Mile this year. Dave was hurt so I ended up running this year solo. Love it when the runners cheer me on saying the same stuff I holler at them. "Tempo, Relax your arsm, Drive..Drive..Drive." Pretty dang hilarious. 5:01 was the time and was hopping to dip under 5 minutes. I guess I will have to try it later this year sometime. I guess I am getting old. Not bad considering not a ton of speed on the legs.

3 miles this morning. 

6 easy miles this afternoon.

3 easy miles this morning.

6 total miles while doing the workout.

4 miles this afternoon in Wickenburg to shake out the legs.

Body and mind were super tired from the long drive so I slept in. It was a good choice because I was tired all day. Fun meet in Chandler. The kids ran well. Such a great group of young people.

6 total doing the workout with the girls. 

3 easy miles this morning.

No run this afternoon because of the meet.

4 miles this morning.

3 more miles this afternoon.

4 miles this morning.

4 more miles this afternoon led by Alexis.

12 miles along the Snow Canyon Parkway. Worked a lot harder than I wanted to due to all of the wind. No watch. 

20 miles this morning along the DC Trail from Man of War to Sullivan Park and back. Talked with and ran with a new guy. Great conversation and helped the run go quick. 7;15/mile. Windy again today.

10 miles with some of the TEAM this morning out all the Hurricane Rim Trail. Started at the Hurricane Hill Trailhead and then went out towards Zion. Loads of fun. Legs still felt flat from Saturday. 

1 more mile this afternoon while Oliver rode his bike.

5.5 miles this morning. Chilly.

4 miles this afternoon before going over to the youngster's meet.

5 total miles this morning.

1.5 more miles this afternoon.

6 miles this morning. A little chilly again.

7 total miles this afternoon. Excited to see how the TEAM runs this weekend.

13 total miles this morning. Did a fun, new route through Ivins and then back in to Santa Clara. 7:10/mile.

4 miles this morning. Warm finally again.

8 total miles this afternoon after a bunch of teacher meetings. Ran from the house and through Ivins. Overcast and a slight breeze made it perfect. Pushed for about 2.5 miles at the end. 6:51/mile.

3 miles in the morning.

5.5 miles in the afternoon. Did some of the workout with the girls and then timed the rest.

5 miles total this morning. Most of it with the TEAM.

5 more miles in the afternoon with the TEAM. Amazed at all these high schoolers have to deal with on a daily basis and then on top of it be great runners.

6 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon. Did some of the workout with the TEAM.

6 miles in the morning.

Youngster's meet in the afternoon. Lots of fun.

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon. Did the workout with the girls. Nice stuff. I am getting old.

7 total miles this morning. Great conversation with Sage. What a great young man!

3 miles this afternoon.

Longer run this morning.

Ran with Bryson and Jaiden this morning. Felt pretty good.

3 miles this morning.

3 miles this morning.

6 miles this afternoon.

Ran up in Winchester Hills after the meet today.

5 miles this morning.

5 more miles this afternoon doing the workout with the girls. When will the wind stop?

3 miles this morning with the TEAM.

10 great trail miles off the Arizona Strip to the quartz mine. 7:16/mile. More solid running the last few days.

The boys hurdled a rattlesnake during mile 7 so now every mile 7 is called "The Snake Mile."

6 miles in the morning.

6 miles in the afternoon.

3 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the afternoon with the TEAM.

6 miles total this morning.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the boys. Did the loop behind the school and with the cloud cover and slight breeze it made it quite enjoyable. Plus the boys are always keeping me on my toes.

3 miles in the morning and 5 miles in the afternoon.

10 miles from the hotel up to the mouth of Provo Canyon. Had some difficulty with the lightning but it made for a memorable run.

10 miles around lovely Provo. Lots of lightning delays at the meet yesterday and today. The TEAM ran well. State should be a lot of fun.

8 miles total. 

7 miles total. 

12 miles around Ivins. Felt good to get out on a beautiful morning.

Not feeling well.

Still not feeling well.

6 miles in the morning.

5 miles in the afternoon. Did 8x100m strides as well.

6 miles total this morning.

4 miles total this afternoon. Short warm up, 4x300m finishes, and then did a cool down inside due to lightning. A little sad since this is the last workout for the seniors. Super proud of all of them. Got a hug from Sage, Gary, and Boston. Crazy to see how grown up they are.

7 total.

4 up around BYU. Josh pushed me into a bush.

10 hot miles this afternoon out in the desert towards the new parkway. The wind helped cool things off a bit but it was still toasty. 7:33/mile. Good start to the week. Excited to have some good runs now that school and track are over.

10 beautiful miles this morning around Ivins. A little bit of cloud cover made it absolutely perfect conditions. Just enjoyed the morning. 7:04/mile.

2 more miles this afternoon over to Unity Park while the kids rode bikes and worked hard in the wind. Took a nap in the grass while they played on the playground. I love summer!

Last official day of summer and trying to get a lot ready for my new position in the fall. It's okay. Spent time with the kids. That is more important.

Ran from the house in Ivins all the way over to Little Valley to my parent's house. Had cloud cover and a little bit of wind which made it perfect. Stopped at all the little parks to see what one had the coldest water. Cottonwood Cove Park on Dixie Dr. is the winner. 6:55/mile for just over 17 miles. 

Wore sunglasses that I found this spring and they are the first pair that actually kept the sweat out of my eyes. It relaxed me a bunch to wear them. Maybe Dave is right. Might need to get some shades for the TEAM.

Same run as yesterday except the temps were a little warmer. Lots of family in town this week so I am saving gas by running from my house to my parent's house. The swimming pool is worth the long run. No watch today. Love this time of year!

Legs were super heavy today but I just enjoyed the cooler temps this morning. Missed running with Steve because he has the stomach flu.14 total miles. Did everything in my power to catch the 7:30 guy. 7:28/mile. 

This week was a cleansing week. I needed to put some mileage on the legs. I just need to get in to a more consistent pattern with the running. I probably just need to sign up for a race to make it all worth my time. Now off to spend lots of time with the family. 

Messed with scout flags for way too long today. Ended up getting out in the afternoon when it was overcast and slightly windy. Felt great. 6:57/mile running through the hood in Ivins.

6 miles this morning over to Santa Clara by the old house. No watch.

4 miles this afternoon in the heat. 7:28/mile and then added on another 1.2 miles while Norah and Oliver rode their bikes. Oliver wanted to show me where his friend Joe lives. It was awesome!

10 miles this morning with Aaron and Steve from the DC looping around to Bloomington and back. Steve bought a sweet van to sell shoes out of. I told him he needs to sell ice cream as well. 7:04/mile. Very humid this morning. Super sweaty! Bring on summer.

4 more miles this afternoon in the blazing heat. Love the summer temps!

8 miles this morning to Santa Clara and back. Love all the trees to give me a little bit of shade. No watch this morning.

4 hot miles this afternoon. 105 degrees! Eight ice cubes melted in my hat during this short run. Crazy hot already!

Went out along the Snow Canyon Parkway for my run this morning. Temps were a little more bearable but it was still toasty. Running right along and all of a sudden I see a rattlesnake stretched out on the trail. Hurdled it and stopped because I was fascinated with it. Rolled a rock by it and it didn't move. It ended up being dead. It was a big one. I absolutely hate snakes. 12 miles total this morning. The body is finally getting back into a routine. Glad this is happening.

Woke up at 3:30am to drive up to Zion to run from Hop Valley to Lee's Pass. Went with Steve Hooper and it was absolutely incredible! The views were spectacular and unbelievable. Temps felt great and it was very special. Went off to go and look at Kolob Arch. It wasn't that exciting but I am still glad we went and saw it. I haven't ever been there before. Really fun morning and a great way to end the week. Special to share it with Steve!

14.25 miles this morning.

9 total miles this morning. First official day of XC practice went well. 5.5 miles total. Lots of antsy kids today. Had to wrangle some of them to calm down. Shake the rust off week. Ran 4 more miles with Hayden after practice.

4.5 miles this afternoon from the house over to Ivins Reservoir. It is nice with what they fixed up over there to make it a nice swimming area. Met the family and swam for a little bit. It was cold this afternoon. 103 degrees felt cold compared to yesterday :)

3 miles before practice and then 4.5 miles with the girls. Lots of excitement again for this year.

4 more miles this afternoon. Put in a microwave over the oven and it was quite eventful. Fun day with the kids.

8.5 miles total this morning. 5.5 with the boys and then 3 more to The Spectrum and back. Cloud cover helped a bunch today.

9.25 miles total this morning. The cloud cover was nice. 

4 more miles this afternoon. Not bad with the slight breeze and cloud cover. Still warm though!

5.5 miles with the boys down along the golf course. Good pace. Tacked on another 3 miles to Hidden Valley and back. 

3 more miles this evening around Ivins.

Woke up early to run with Steve but it was super rainy, windy, and lots of lightning and thunder. I bagged it and went back to sleep. We had a little yard sale which was a complete waste of time. I can't believe nobody wants to buy any of my crap!

Ended up going out around 10am. It was a little overcast but then the sun came out and it got super humid. Went around Ivins wringing out my shirt for the entire run. I know I was scaring women and children as they drove by. Got it in. 6:48/mile for 12 miles. Ended up actually feeling pretty good. The humidity actually loosed up the muscles a little. It felt good. Planned on going longer but decided to go see a movie with the kiddos. 

Another solid week! I think I am ready for some speed.

10.25 total miles this morning. 7.25 miles with the boys on the ridge and then 3 more miles after with Sage. Brought the Thunder this morning!!!

4 more miles this evening. 7:07/mile. Love the evening temps.

Decided to get going on some stuff. I am going to do St. George this fall and shoot for sub 2:30. My mind and body are ready to roll. Met up with Steve and did 3 miles before the club run. I wanted to hit a solid 3 mile tempo. Did another 1.5 mile warm up and then did 3 miles at 5:41/mile. Felt really good. I like the feel of the Adidas Boston shoe. Really happy with it. Positive start in the right direction for training. 

Ran 5 more miles with the TEAM this morning at practice. A massive group for our kids running camp after wards. Very exciting and fun stuff!

9.4 miles in Smithfield with Cody Draper. Started at his house and then ran up Birch Canyon up along the Pyramids. Really pretty up there. Good to see him again. 

3 miles this afternoon along the Logan River Trail. Sat in the river after wards. It was really cold. Legs needed it.

Diarrhea day!

Felt much better today. Ran from the in-laws up towards Providence. As I was running along minding my business I noticed that I was running the Wasatch Back route! I didn't realize I was on the same course. Ended up getting 6 roadkills without really trying. 14.20 total miles at 7:06/mile. Felt pretty good.

Thought I had more time today but needed to alter the plans a bit because I didn't have as much time as I would have liked. Ran from the in-laws to Smithfield on a hilly route. On the way back I did 15x1:00min. pickups around 5:25 pace. Felt good and the stomach held up. 

Nice to have run a few days in cooler temps. Excited to get back home and all the good things that await me there!

Met at BHNP for some short hill repeats up Webb Hill. Did 6x:30 sec. with some of the girls. Felt good. Cooled down around the park. 8.5 miles total for this morning.

6 more miles this afternoon from the DC to my parent's house. Hopped straight into the pool. The temps were a lovely 110 degrees. 7:06/mile.

11 miles this morning for Tempo Tuesday. WU for 3 miles with Steve beforehand and then tacked on another 1.5 before we got started. Extended a mile more today for 4 miles total at 5:40/mile. Nothing fancy but it is progress in the right direction. Cooled down for 1.5 miles.

6 miles with the girls at practice towards SunRiver. Solid day for them. Kids club after wards. Did a lot of racing of kids today. Some speedsters out there!

8 miles this morning. Did some of the tempo with the younger boys. Excited to see how they are doing. We are having some of them step up really early in the summer. Exciting!

3 more miles this afternoon. Just enjoying the heat.

10 miles this morning with the boys out along Navajo Dr. Lots of good stuff from the TEAM today. Girls are looking good as well. Temps were not that bad today.

10 total miles this morning. Did the Fartlek workout with the girls today at BHNP. Very excited for them this year. It should be fun!

I went up to girl's camp last night and ate something funky. I did not feel good when I woke up this morning so I let Katey run and then decided to just run later. Went out around 6pm and felt a little better. I ran from the house over to do Barrel Roll. It was pretty hot but it felt good to be out all by myself enjoying the trails. I wanted to see a desert tortoise but it wasn't meant to be. I still haven't seen one in the eight years I have been down here. Maybe some day. 13 total miles.

Not how I wanted to end the week but still happy. Wanting to get more workouts in still. Slowly buidling everyday.

7 total miles this morning. Did longer Webb Hill repeats today. Did 6x1:00 min. with the girls. They are looking really strong.

6 more miles later this evening through Ivins. 7:12/mile. Felt good. Did some pickups towards the end which helped give some snap to the legs.

15.25 miles total this morning. Met up early with Steve to get a few miles in. Did another 1.5 with the club. Hopped in to the tempo today from the DC. Felt pretty good once I got started and was doing 5 miles total. Felt relaxed and smooth and then the 5th mile had a giant hill that zapped me a little bit. Finished with a 5:46/mile. The last mile hurt me but I can tell I am feeling stronger. Slowly coming back together. Cooled down after wards. Positive run.

4 more miles at practice with some of the new girls. Lots of positive stuff all throughout the TEAM. Very happy with this. Kids camp was a blast as well.

3 more miles this afternoon with Sage. He is a good cat!

6 total miles with the girls today as they did 12 minutes of tempo. Looked good.

Came back to the high school and did 1 mile of barefoot running on the turf. Felt good.

3 miles this afternoon with the TEAM from Little Valley Park. Not super hot.

7 miles out on Prospector with the boys. Spencer was a few minutes late and tracked us down to catch up. Seriously awesome!

6 more miles this afternoon from my parents. Cloud cover and slight breeze made it bearable. 7:12/mile. Hopped in pool and did 15 minutes of aquajogging.

5 miles total this morning. Did some of the workout with the girls at BHNP. Fartlek = 1, 2, 2, 2, 1. Good stuff.

Good long drive up to Huntsville for the weekend. Love holiday weekend traffic :)

Met up with Ben this morning and drove up to Monte Cristo and ran back down to Hunstville Park. Really nice of him to join me this morning and take a short break from the Ogden Crew. The temps were 49 degrees when we stepped out of the car. I could see my breath. Awesome!

I was going to do a progression run but switched it to do what Ben was doing. It seemed more fun :) Workout was 10 miles at sub 6:20, 3 miles of 1:1, 1 mile recovery at sub 6:20, 2 miles at marathon pace, and then cool down with all miles under 6:20. Felt good from the start even though I could feel the elevation. The cooler temps made a big difference. Hit right around 5:00 or just under for the 1 min. sections and then did 5:30 and 5:39 for the two marathon miles. I want to keep dropping that pace as the summer goes on. Felt good on the cool down. Hit 6:05/mile for the entire run. Super stocked after this one. Very positive step in the right direction.

Great to have Ben there with me. Fun to see him.

Happy 4th of July! Ran over to Huntsville Park to get some miles in. I was planning on doing the 5k but Norah really wanted to do the 1 mile race so I did that with her instead. She ran a 10:45 and only walked for 20 seconds. She had a great finish! In the middle of the run she said, "This is fun!" Music to my ears! I did another 8 miles around Huntsville and my average was 6:59/mile. 12.4 miles total.

Grateful for the freedoms in which we all enjoy.

Ran from the condo over to the monastery and back. Absolutely beautiful morning. Kept it nice and realxed. 7:11/mile. 12 miles total. Now for a long drive to Reno to visit family.

Was going to do a workout this morning in Reno but I didn't know the routes around town and was feeling a little flat. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law live in a very hilly area so I went exploring this morning. My legs were tired from the long drive yesterday. Reno is a pretty hilly place. 7:21/mile and ended up doing a decent amount of climbing. 

I think we are going to Lake Tahoe tomorrow so I plan on running around there for a while.

Item off the Bucket list was checked off today. We drove over to Lake Tahoe and I really wanted to run some of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Started at Mt. Rose Summit and ran to Spooner Summit. The whole run I had incredible views of Lake Tahoe. It was absolutely breathtaking. The first 10 miles were nice and relaxed high fiving hikers as I ran by them. I had the next 7 miles be a lot of climbing back to one of the peaks. The last few miles were rolling hills which were a great release from the legs. I didn't start until a touch later but the temps were mid 70s with lots of mountain breezes throughout the entire run. I kept seeing signs saying to watch out for bears and cougars. Luckily I didn't see either of them. I also was grateful to find three big patches of snow so I enjoyed sucking down on that. Probably not the smartest thing but oh well. It was great! One of the best parts of the run was finding a well pump that had freezing cold water to refresh myself. It was on top of the mountain in the middle of nowhere. Awesome stuff. I ended up hopping in Lake Tahoe to reward myself for the run. Spent the entire run above 7500 feet! 

25 total miles and a memory I will never forget. Ate at T's Mexican Rotisserie after wards. The veggie burrito was to die for!!!

Legs were a little flat this morning but felt suprisingly good. Ran around Reno again and all of its rolling hills. The last two miles back up to the house were straight uphill. 7:35/mile for 9 miles total. Now to relax for the rest of the day.

Didn't have enough time for more mileage because we have a long drive back from Reno. Did 10.6 total miles around Reno and finished with the last 2.5 miles which was straight uphill with 30 seconds hard/30 seconds easy. Felt suprisingly good. Good end to the week! 

Now I am ready to get back into the routine and back with the TEAM.

12 miles this morning from the new house out along the river trail. Temps were perfect. 6:52/mile with a 5:38 mile in at the end for good measure.

Came back hom and took the kids out on the trail for 3 miles while I pushed Myla and Katey jogging along. Lots of fun.

Ran from the house over to the high school, ran with the TEAM, and then ran home. 10.6 miles total. I will start doing this more often. Kind of nice to do this.

Dixie All-Comers meet went well. 

Big Michigan workout this evening under the lights at the high school with some of the runners. Ran with the girls to push them along. I owe a lot of people dinner. I guess that is a good thing since the workout went so well. Lots of positives. 10.5 miles total.

3 easy miles this morning.

5.5 easier miles this afternoon. I am getting old.

Same run as Tuesday. Hotopratoho run is what I am going to call it from now on. (Home to practice to home). 10.6 miles total.

Too much stuff going on this afternoon to not run with the TEAM. Got them set up for practice at Vernon Worthen and then meetings. Yeah!

3 miles in the morning.

3.5 miles this afternoon. Easy 3 miles with the girls and then 8x100m strides on the turf.

14 mile run along the River Trail. Cold temps at the start of the run. Actually could have used gloves it was so cold. Nice and relaxed on the way out and then kind of pushed back to the house averaging just over 6:00/mile for the last couple miles. 6:46/mile overall. 

Solid way to end the week. Happy with what I was able to get in.

10.6 miles this morning. Ran from the house, to practice, and then back home. Nice way to start the week. 

5.4 miles this afternoon running with the girls. Excited to see what they can do this week in a big race.

9.6 miles this morning running from the house to the high school and then back.

4 easy miles this afternoon. The TEAM is ready to roll tomorrow.

8 miles today setting up the region course and messing around. 

Happy with how the TEAM ran today. Lots of positives for the present time and lots of positives for the future. I cannot believe that state is next week.

5.5 miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Talked with them about state and they are very excited to get up there.

7 miles total this morning doing some of the small workout with the TEAM. Just staying sharp for next week. Nothing crazy or extra fancy.

6 more miles this evening out towards Sunriver. Another skunk sighting. I am going to get sprayed one of these days. 7:00/mile.

10 total miles this morning. Ran with the TEAM off Navajo Dr. The girls only talked about boys the whole time. I don't want Norah to grow up. Added a few more after. Perfect weather right now.

20 total miles this morning. 7:04/mile. Ran from the house out along the highway towards the airport. Made it to the Desert Canyon Parkway exit. Absolutely perfect weather this morning. This is why I live here. Needed this run quite a bit. Lots on the mind but mostly positive. Always nice to reflect on how blessed I am. Excited for next week!

4 miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Short little workout to keep the legs moving.

9 more miles this evening with Steve out to Sunriver and back. A little warm actually. 7:18/mile. We leave for state tomorrow.

9.3 miles this morning out on the Zen Trail with Steve, Hayden, and Clinton. Had to cut it short to get some things done at work. Absolutely perfect morning. Good to see Scott Hughes for a bit. Solid guy.

3 miles up at Liberty Park to shake out the legs. Everything is going as planned right now. Fun evening with the Varsity kiddos.

10 great miles this morning on my usual pre State meet run. Ran up 400 South and then along 900 East. Cooler temps made for a perfect morning. Should be a fun day today. Good luck to everyone racing today. 

5 easy miles this afternoon.

15 fun miles with Steve this morning. He is a joy to be around. 7:18/mile.

Didn't feel great this morning so I decided to run this afternoon. That didn't happen due to meetings and then the lovely rain/thunderstorm. Oh well!

6.25 miles with the girls. Did some starts and then mile repeats. Very happy with how the TEAM continues to work. Lots of positives as we move into Nike and Footlocker.

10 more miles along the River Trail with Steve. Magical evening with him. 7:14/mile. 

10 miles this morning on my Sunriver loop. 7:17/mile. Temps felt great and I was once again a sweaty mess.

5 more miles this afternoon with the boys towards Little Valley. 7:22/mile. 

10.10 glorious miles with Steve this morning. Another sweaty mess. Went along the River Trail and back around. 7:17/mile. Really happy to hit some quality miles in the morning lately. 

5 more miles this afternoon doing some starts and rolling 800m repeats out in Warner Valley. Still a sweaty mess.

6 easy miles this morning. 7:39/mile. 

4 fun miles out towards Sunriver. Lots of great conversation. Got some young kids that are ready to make the jump. 

Drove up to Cedar and ran with a big chunk of the TEAM. Perfect temps and nice to get a solid 10 mile run in at 6,000+ feet. 7:09/mile. Shout out to Carson. Kid is a stud and working his guts out.

Got home and ran another 4 miles in Bloomington to get 70 for the week. Very happy with everything right now.

8 miles this morning along the River Trail. Ran into Steve and did some with him. 7:34/mile. 

4 more miles this afternoon for our annual Halloween run. Had some really great costumes this year.

9.5 miles this morning with Steve. Cooler temps felt really good. Did our Sunriver loop. Ran along part of the trail down by the river and couldn't hardly see anything. Good morning though. 7:39/mile.

4.5 more miles this afternoon with the warm up, timing, and actually running some of the 2nd Michigan. Happy with how the workout went for the TEAM. The younger group stepped up big today. Excited to see their progress. Hit two road miles at 5:40 and 5:44. Felt pretty good actually.

5 miles this afternoon with the boys for some recovery miles from yesterday's big workout. 7:22/mile. Didn't run this morning due to getting ready for a big presentation at Arrowhead Elementary.

13 glorious miles early around 3:40am. Went out along the new parkway and it was awesome looking at the stars. 7:09/mile. Actually felt pretty darn good considering I was really tired. Needed to go super early due to heading up north to visit Weber and Davis School District to meet with some of their staff to get ideas from them on how we can be better down here in WCSD. 

10 miles with Steve on our Sunriver loop. My stomach was not happy this morning for some reason. Cooler temps mean it is awesome I live in St. George. 7:34/mile.

3 more miles in the afternoon at the team's race. Lots of positives from the TEAM today.

8 miles on the the lower section of the Jem Trail near Virgin with the TEAM. Perfect temps and perfect time.

6 more miles when I got home. Norah rode her bike along the River Trail with me. She was awesome. She would stay in front of me and I would chase her and she kept me going. Good little push for 3 or so miles. She is awesome! Love these kind of days.

10 perfect miles this morning out along the new parkway. Felt great this morning. 6:57/mile. Not bad for a Monday morning.

6 miles this afternoon with the TEAM doing mile repeats. Much better from everyone today and perfect for the last big workout heading into NXN-SW. Excited to see how both TEAMs do.

8 more miles when I got home running with Steve along the River Trail. 7:10/mile.

6 cold miles this morning along the River Trail. No watch. Just enjoyed it.

6 miles with the TEAM out near the Zen Trail. Added 4 more miles with Hayden after everyone left. Fun running with him.

10 miles this morning with Steve towards Vernon Worthen Park and back. Lovely conversation as usual. 7:15/mile.

1 mile this afternoon after a lot of meetings today. 5:35.

6 miles this morning towards the solar power place in Bloomington. 7:18/mile.

2 mile warm up with the kids before the Harambe Mile. Exciting stuff today!

3 miles before meeting up with Jaiden.

Ran 8 more miles with Jaiden out in Warner Valley. 7:20/mile. 

Went to Jaiden's house after for a home visit from SUU. Nice getting to know Coach Houle a lot better and talking with Paul. First time being a part of this experience with a home visit. Breakfast from Jaiden's parents was yummy. Excited to see what the future holds for Jaiden.

Ran 7.25 miles with the TEAM this afternoon. Did 8x400m with 4x200m finishes. Excited for this weekend. 

Banquet was tonight and it was awesome. Always nice to celebrate each year. Jaiden signed his NLI to run at SUU. It was fun because everyone gave him a standing ovation. They are getting a special one.

Ran 12.10 miles this morning with Steve along the River Trail. Absolutely perfect morning. 7:17/mile. Cannot beat this weather right now.

5 more miles this afternoon. Perfect temps. Excited that both TEAMs are in the championship race this weekend. Should be fun!

8 miles this morning. Went over to Dixie Dr. for a different route. Ended up doing 2 miles worth of Fartleks. 6:59/mile.

4 more miles this afternoon with those going to Nike. Excited for the weekend.

8 miles this morning. Much cooler temps. Felt pretty good and ended up with 6:39/mile.

3 more miles outside of Kingman on a sweet dirt road we found.

10 miles in Chandler this morning. Felt really good. Enjoyed the cooler temps. 6:55/mile.

3.10 miles running the course at Nike Southwest.

11 miles this morning before the races. Same route as yesterday through Chandler except a little warmer temps. 6:35/mile. 3 1/2 miles of Fartleks towards the end and felt really good. Happy to end the week this way.

Boys and girls ran decent at Nike. Wind played a big factor but lots of positives from today.

9.75 miles this morning on my Sunriver loop. 7:28/mile. Lots of stomach fun this morning. Fun start to the day.

5.75 miles this afternoon with the girls. Great talk with the TEAM and hope to see some positives as we finish up the next couple weeks. Chilly afternoon after a lot of rain throughout the day.

Long night so I just ended up doing the workout with the TEAM at practice in the afternoon. Super pumped we have so many kids willing to continue working day in and day out. Love what I do.

We went to Webb Hill and did 10 x 1:00min. uphill/downhill repeats in prep for Footlocker. Excited to see so many kids stepping up. Pumped for next week.

14 miles this morning off the loop off Navajo Dr. in Bloomington. Did it with Boston. Excited for him to go on his mission in less than two weeks. Chilly at first but perfect once we got going. 7:44/mile. Not bad considering the big climbs throughout. Fun stuff.

5k in the afternoon. 6:50/mile.

10 miles with Steve this morning. A little chilly but overall felt okay. Legs were a little tired from yesterday. 7:39/mile.

6 miles right after helping Jaiden with his Footlocker prep workout.

Slept in since we have a break, read a little and then went for my run at 11am. I am fortunate to live where I live. Short sleeves and short shorts today. Did the Bloomington Loop and then caught the River Trail. 6:39/mile for 14 miles. Perfect day.

Feeling stronger everyday.

20 total miles early this morning with the one and only Steve Hooper. We went from Bloomington and ran all the way out to Santa Clara. Great conversation with a nice chill in the air. Saw three coyotes down by the river which was pretty cool. Pushed it the last couple miles. 7:07/mile. First 20 in a long time.

This was one of my best weeks of running all year. Positive stuff happening right now.

Neck was super jacked from sleeping on it wrong so I worked it out this morning.

Did 5 miles total this afternoon while doing the small workout with the TEAM. Solid group still coming out. 8 x :30 sec. up Montezuma's Hill and then a push back down.

15 cold miles this morning with Steve along the River Trail. Threw in 3 miles of tempo for good measure. Neck is still tight but ended up doing 5:41, 5:42, 5:41. Nothing fancy but positive.

5.5 miles after school with the TEAM along River Rd. 7:22/mile. Excited for Footlocker. Neck is still bugging me.

19 total miles with Steve this morning. Did our Sunriver loop, out along the Desert Parkway, looped by the high school and then caught the River Trail. Loads of memories. Quite chilly. 7:20/mile. Steve is amazing!

Got up early and ran from the hotel through Hacienda Heights and City of Industry. Ran along the busy roads on the sidewalk dodging lots of cars. 5 miles in I found a paved trail along the river. I was happy to get away from the traffic. Ran into a farm of pigs and horses. Kind of weird seeing this in the city. 7:20/mile. I will never move to California.

3.10 miles running the Footlocker course with the TEAM.

7 quick miles before heading over to Footlocker for all of the races. 7:30/mile. Got yelled out by someone driving by me. Don't understand how people think it is fun to yell at runners. Oh well. It must be the short shorts they enjoy. TEAM ran well. Hoping for a couple kids to do a little better but a ton of positives. Ran it's time to get ready for track.

7 miles this afternoon running from the house over to my parent's house. Temps were perfect. 7:12/mile. Set up Christmas decorations today.

15 glorious miles with Steve this morning along the DC River Trail. Did 3 miles in the middle of tempo. 5:48/mile. Not very strong today. Must have been the chili I ate last night. 

Saw a ton of deer along the trail which was kind of fun.

14 miles by myself this morning along the River Trail. Saw a bunch of deer again. No watch. Just enjoyed the run. Saw a ton of people out this morning. Almost caught Steve from behind.

1.5 miles this evening while the kids rode bikes. Loads of fun.

14 total miles this morning with Steve. Ran along Dixie Dr. and then finished up with 10x:30 second hill repeats by the house. Steve is an ox right now. Nice to have him around to run with.

10 miles along the DC River Trail this afternoon. 6:44/mile. Saw a huge 3 point buck right along the side of the trail. Crazy stuff!

Slept in a bit today because I can and did a solo 20 mile run over towards the old stomping grounds in Ivins. Felt tired throughout the run but suprisingly the pace was honest. 7:01/mile with one or two quick water stops. Good way to end the week. The weather was perfect. 50 degrees and sunny. 

Got some solid workouts in this week. Time for a long run on the trails next Saturday.

6 miles in the morning. 7:12/mile.

4 miles in the afternoon.

15 total miles this morning with Steve along the River Trail. Did 5 miles worth of tempo today. 6:04, 5:48, 5:40, 5:45, 5:51. Stopped and threw up after wards. Felt much better after that. Tempo went okay today. Got to start somewhere.

1 mile this afternoon between helping the sprinters and hurdlers with weights.

10 solo miles this morning on the Sunriver loop. 7:08/mile. Nice temps.

4.5 more miles this afternoon on the trails.

Didn't get much sleep at all last night. Almost called it but got out the door with Steve. First 6 miles along Dixie Dr. were not pretty but the last 6 miles coming back were nice. Really drained after wards. 7:23/mile for 12 miles total.

8.5 miles this afternon while trying to help one of my former runners, Sage, with his workout. Warm up, 6:15, pushed him in the last 800 (2:30) of his 1600, 6:26, pushed him in the last 800 (2:29), 6:20 and then watched him run a fast 400m finish. 2 mile cool down. So great to catch up with him and see how well he is doing.

Going to be tired tomorrow.

3 miles with the TEAM at the school yelling at cars. Loads of fun.

7 more miles when I got home around the Bloomington Loop. Really windy.

10 miles total for the afternoon.

10.5 miles with Sage this morning. We ran from the high school and did my 10 mile loop. A little bit of wind made it tough during some spots. Loads of fun talking with him about school and life in general. 7:04/mile.

7 miles this afternoon with Katey along the River Trail. Good stuff. Proud of her for getting back into a routine with her running. She is doing awesome!

Solid week again. Wanted to go a little longer today but all the family is in town so we had a ton of festivities planned this morning. Next week will be nice with the Christmas break to get some solid long runs in.

6 cold miles this morning. 20 degrees. 

6.5 more miles this afternoon with the boys over towards Little Valley. 7:20/mile. Plyombata after wards.

15 cold miles with Steve this morning. Legs and stomach were not great and Steve was nursing a little calf strain so we just kept the pace honest today. Chased the deer in the field along the trail. Almost caught one. Felt like the Tarahumara folk.

A few more miles this afternoon while we did the Chocolate Milk Challenge and White Elephant Gift exchange. Ran a 6:19 and placed top 5. My training is paying off. 

5 miles at midnight running with the TEAM out in Warner Valley. Got a bunch of lights and had a blast. It actually was pretty warm.

5 more miles this evening running through Bloomington. 7:08/mile.

16 wet and soggy miles with Steve this morning. Did a loop from the house up around the Skyline Trail and then back down Main St. Very wet and cold but did it. Warm shower and oatmeal after wards.

6 more miles running with the girls on their Fartlek workout in the rain. Solid group of boys and girls today.

9.25 mile Sunriver loop. No watch.

Long run tomorrow. Probably will get wet again!

18.5 wet and soggy miles mid morning. Slept in to see if the rain would die down and it did a little. Ran from the house, did the Sunriver section, out along the new parkway, down River Rd., Brigham Rd. and then caught the River Trail back to the house. Stomach was not feeling super great due to trying the Man vs. Food Challenge and Ricardo's yesterday. I almost did it. January 2nd at noon will be the rematch.

6:58/mile. Happy with a solid 90 mile week. It has been a long time since I have ran 90 miles in a week. Merry Christmas everyone!

15 miles along the River Trail before we left for the frozen tundra (Logan). No watch. Just enjoyed the perfect temps and sunny weather.

Waited until the early afternoon before it warmed up in Logan and went out in the 15 degree weather. Actually wasn't too bad once I got going. Didn't look at the watch but just enjoyed skidding all over the road. Went up to see the new high school (Green Canyon) and then came back by the university. Lots of memories. 7:11/mile for 12.20 miles. Surprised with how well I felt. Beard was frozen though.

1 more mile around the indoor track at the Logan Rec. Center while Katey ran. Did most of it with Oliver. He is actually a pretty quick little runner.

16 total miles this morning. Much warmer today. It snowed last night so it was nice this morning. 27 degrees when I started today. Ran from the in-law's house and went over to Providence and ran 5 miles with Lily who was in town with her family. Ran back through the university remembering the good old days. Roads were a little slippery this morning but it was another memorable run. 

I heard it was 55 degrees and sunny yesterday in St. George. Sure glad I live there.

Ran 13 cold miles again in Logan. 7:10/mile. Ran up towards the new Green Canyon High School. Crazy to see so much growth in Cache Valley. Looking forward to warm weather again in St. George.

It was a very warm :) 8 degrees this morning. Went to Smithfield and back. No watch. 10 total miles.

Did another loop out towards Green Canyon High School and finished up running around the Utah State campus. Always fun doing that. Loads of memories from going to school up here. 13 miles total. Hoped to get a few more in but lots of family stuff.

Happy to end 2016 on a very positive note. Got my base mileage back to where I would like it to be with a few workouts. Excited for 2017. Hoping to race a little more. Happy New Year everyone!