El Burro Blanco

10 total miles this morning out along the Arizona Strip. Did a little before meeting up with the TEAM and then did the rest with them. Solid run.

Ran from the house over to Confluence Trailhead to meet up with the TEAM. Did a Fartlek workout with the girls. 4, 3, 2, 1, 6x30 sec. Great stuff from them. Cooled down back to the house afterward. 12.5 miles total. Another great morning.

15 total miles with Steve along the River Trail. Lots of people out including tons of deer. Fun to run with him again.

Not feeling great today but ended up doing 13 total. 3 miles this afternoon with some of the girls while they did the Kosmin test and then unexpectedly had Hayden and Steve invite me on their 10 mile run towards Sunriver. Felt a little better after running with them.

Body felt flat again today so I just did 3 miles in the afternoon while the TEAM did the Kosmin test. Couldn't believe how cold it was in the afternoon.

20.6 total miles early this morning. Ran Suicidal Tendencies back to back with Steve. Pushed the climbing parts and then enjoyed the downhill section. Pushed the last 2-3 miles in. Felt pretty good all things considered. Wished I could have ran with the TEAM today but I helped Katey with her recovery from surgery. Heard they had an awesome, memorable run.

Solid week. Could have been a little better though. Positive with how things are going right now in life.

20 minute tempo on the track with the girls. Awesome stuff to see from them. Looking really good.

5 miles with the boys this afternoon.

13 miles on Suicidal Tendencies with the TEAM. Fun to get out with boys and girls on this trail. Spencer was in his element.

Met up with Steve this morning and did two loops around Little Black Mtn. Very memorable. First loop was a little slick and icy and then the second loop was muddy. We were moving at a pretty good clip until the mud. Carried all that until the finish. 6:54/mile. 20.6 miles total.

Did the same workout as last week on the track with the girls but just a little quicker. Very encouraging stuff this afternoon. 

14 miles this morning along the River Trail. Just a little bit of drizzle going on. Felt good. Saw Steve and Aaron along the trail. 

6 miles this afternoon. Did some 400 repeats with the girls. Very excited to see how all of them do this spring.

11.5 miles with Steve in the rain again this morning. Did the old running club loop backward from my house. Nice and warm though.

4 miles this afternoon with the TEAM in the rain. Lots of jumping in puddles and just enjoying life.

18 miles this morning. Ran from the house and did the Sunriver loop and then the old club run backward. The last 5 miles had a fair amount of headwind. Other than that it was perfect weather.

Sunriver is amazing if you haven't been out there. You see lots of fun stuff! I had a Dumb and Dumber moment. I was cruising along and then all of a sudden a guy driving a golf cart came around the corner and almost hit me. I felt like Harry when he was talking with Lloyd, "I got robbed by a little old lady on a motorized cart." Today I almost got hit by an old guy on a motorized cart!" Right after I saw a lady pushing her dog in a stroller. Even our dogs are a little lazy now. Hope it didn't go home and play video games.

6:51/mile. Great end to the week.

6 miles this morning around the Bloomington Loop.

6.5 miles this afternoon with the TEAM. McGruff Hill dirt repeats plus 4x300m finishes. Good solid workout this afternoon in great temps. It was very warm.

7 miles this afternoon with the boys out towards Sunriver. Muddy in some spots but it was a great run. 7:28/mile.

It has been a long two days of work so I decided to do something crazy. Went out for my run at 2am. Did 16 miles of sleep walking and just enjoyed the peace and tranquility by myself. Not going to lie. I was super tired but it was memorable. Got home and slept for an hour and then did 3 miles plus weights with the TEAM. Badwater Bandits baby!

Up at a conference in Provo for today and tomorrow. Air quality is okay but not great. Slept in and then hit the treadmill in the early afternoon. It has been a while since I have done that. Felt good but would rather run outside.

Watched some good TV and sweated all over everything. 12 miles total.

8 miles this morning outside in the muck in Provo. Ran up towards the canyon and did an out and back from the hotel. Did a slight progression run on the way back. 6:54, 6:51, 6:39, 6:13 on the way back. Nothing fancy but it felt good.

Took the team out to look at Fort Pearce and some cool petroglyphs. They seemed to really enjoy it. Ran with the girls to show them the fort and then went looking for the boys who were up ahead. Didn't find them but turned around and tried to chase the girls down. They picked it up the last couple miles which made it difficult to catch them. Absolutely perfect weather.

12 total miles. Wished I would have gone a little farther. Spent the rest of the day cleaning cars and house. What a life! 

7 miles total this afternoon. 16x400m alternating between 1600/3200 pace. 

3 miles this morning and then weights afterward.

7 miles total this afternoon.

Great progression run on the track with the girls. Very impressed with how they are doing. Slight sickness bug going around the last couple days. Super hot weather today. Almost 70 degrees!

3 miles this morning with the TEAM and then weights afterward.

5 miles easy in the afternoon in warm weather again.

7 miles with the girls on the trails (slightly muddy) and then 10 more later in the afternoon while Katey biked alongside me.

17 total for the day.

6 miles this afternoon doing some of the workout with the girls.

10 miles total this morning. Ran over to the school, ran with the TEAM, weights, and then ran back home. 

7+ miles with the boys this afternoon in the heat. Looped around Webb Hill. 

6 miles this afternoon doing the workout with the girls.

Drive to Simplot. Not getting good sleep as of late.

3 easy miles in Blackfoot with the TEAM since we are here for Simplot Games.

8 miles along the Snake River in Blackfoot.

Got back to the hotel and then took the TEAM out for a long run. Boys did 9 and the girls did 7. 

17 miles total for the day. 

Ran this morning while my Dad biked alongside me. We went from his house out towards the new parkway. He was having some slight chest pains so we cut it short. I did 5 progression miles towards the end stopping at 5:45/mile. Actually felt pretty decent. Nice to get a little push in for once. 14 miles total. 6:59/mile overall.

3 miles this morning with the TEAM and then weights afterward.

7 miles this afternoon in the heat with the boys. Looped around the mountain behind the school. Can't believe how hot it is.

6 miles this morning.

6.8 miles looping around the hill behind the school.

3 miles with the TEAM and then weights.

6 miles this afternoon with the girls.

10 miles total this morning. Ran from the house to the school, ran with the TEAM, and then ran back home.

7 miles total doing our 1000m workout. Lots of positives from today.

Ran with some of the TEAM on the Red Mountain course in prep for next week. 10 miles total.

10 miles total this morning. Ran from the house over to the school, ran with the team, did weights, and then ran home. Great start to the week.

7 miles this afternoon of 1200m repeats with some 150s afterward.

3 miles this morning.

5 miles behind the school with the TEAM in the afternoon.

3 easy miles this morning and then weights afterward.

6 miles total this afternoon. Ladder workout with the girls.

6 miles for my birthday out in the heat along the Arizona Strip. It was a great day for a run and I was super excited to be out there.

35 years old. Yikes!

14 miles from the house out along Navajo Dr. towards the Bloomington Caves. 7:32/mile. Perfect weather.

6 miles this morning with the TEAM.

1 mile this afternoon running around practice timing sprinters.

9.5 miles this morning. 4 miles before XC practice. 5.5 miles with the boys. First day of XC! Always an exciting time. Should be an interesting year. In a good way. 

3 more miles around Bloomington around 8:30pm. Hot!

8.5 miles this morning. 4 miles before practice and then 4.5 miles with the girls. Nice group.

3 more miles this evening around the neighborhood. 

6.5 miles this morning with the boys out towards Sunriver. Good stuff.

6 more miles this afternoon in the blazing heat with Jaiden. Wind made it worse. Stopped and threw up my water six times. Memorable.

4.5 miles this morning with the girls down along the golf course. Nice little clip.

6 miles this afternoon. Cloud cover and slightly cooler temps made it bearable.

4.5 miles this morning with the girls along the Spectrum. Small progression at the end.

6 more miles in the heat. Drenched the shirt, hat (put ice in it), and took a handheld this afternoon. Shirt was dry within the first mile :)

13 miles from my parent's house and looped into Washington Fields. Got out a touch later than I wanted so it was a little warmer than I would have liked. Just enjoyed the run. 7:13/mile. Solid week for me.

7.5 miles this morning with the boys out towards the backside of Little Black Mtn. Solid pace and excited for this group. Actually had colder temps with a cold breeze. Lots of positives early on.

6 more miles this afternoon. Temps were in the upper 70s so I enjoyed this one quite a bit. Apparently, I have not jumped at the opportunity to look for the Summit Rock. Everyone was out this afternoon.

6.5 miles this morning. Ran with the girls from the school towards Little Valley. Like what I am seeing from them. Kids camp afterward. Basically herded cats for an hour. Still lots of fun though.

5 miles this afternoon. Temps were still a little cooler but warm enough to make me sweat. Did Fartleks between light poles the last 2 miles.

Did a few miles before practice out in Warner Valley and then did a little tempo run with the girls. Great stuff from them today. Good little push for them early in the summer.  10 miles total this morning.

9 miles out on Prospector. Lots of kids gone for a number of different things so I ran with the younger crew today. Really pumped for them. Pushed a little extra with Kyler. He is going to turn some heads this year.

3 more miles this afternoon around Bloomington while the kids rode their bikes alongside me. Lots of fun with them.

10 total miles this morning. 5 miles around Bloomington and then another 5 with the girls at practice. Good stuff all around. I seem to be getting more into a groove and out of my major funk. Glad to see this.

Up north for a quick trip to see family. Ran from my brother's house in West Valley and caught the Jordan River Parkway. Very pretty run along the river. Cool to see this trail go on forever. It was actually quite warm. Soaked off in the river a couple times. 7:13/mile. Now off to Hogle Zoo for National Giraffe Day.

Got our first Webb Hill repeats workout in today. Felt awesome. Great to see the TEAM push today and stress the body a little bit. 6.5 miles total.

6 more hot miles this evening. The temps are going to be crazy hot this week. 

3 miles around Bloomington before practice. 

8.5 miles looping through Little Valley with the guys. Great stuff today even with warmer temps.

Met out in Warner Valley again for our tempo run. Went a little longer today. Very happy with how it went for everyone. 7 miles total. 

10 miles this morning out towards Sunriver. Training at work so I can't make it to practice the next 3 days. 7:13/mile.

12 hot miles this evening going along the River Trail towards Washington. Needed lots of water tonight. 7:14/mile. Did a fast mile in the middle.

12 more hot miles this evening running towards Sun River. 7:16/mile.

10 tired miles with the boys off Navajo Dr. I was drained for some reason. Great to see some young guys really stepping up this summer.

3 more hot miles this afternoon. Love the 109 degree weather!

Quick Fartlek workout with the girls this morning at BHNP. 5 miles total. 

5 more hot miles this afternoon.

3 miles around Bloomington before running with the TEAM.

10 miles down the marathon course with the boys. Wanted to do something a little different today with our run so we ran the last part of the course. Kids seemed to enjoy it plus it was nice to get a little downhill running in at the end of a great week.

12 miles from the house in Eden towards Liberty. Did some uptempo miles in the middle that felt good. Averaged 7:04/mile. Great running in 50 degree weather.

14 miles towards the old log cabin this morning. 7:13/mile. Really miss living in Huntsville. Lots of great memories. Happy 4th of July everyone!

6 quick miles around Eden. Sad to leave. Enjoyed the last couple days with family. 7:23/mile.

3 miles before practice. Did dirt hill repeats this morning with the TEAM. Awesome to see them crush it. 8.5 miles total this morning.

5 miles this afternoon in the heat. Yeah!

7 miles this morning running from Little Valley and looping into the fields with the boys. Solid pace throughout.

5 more miles in the lovable heat.

4 miles this morning between our Vo2 max test. The best showing ever for the entire group this morning. Some of the small changes we are making as a TEAM is really starting to show. 

4 more miles in the blasted heat this afternoon.

10 miles this morning on the Hurricane Rim Trail. Great cloud cover made for an enjoyable run. Showed the TEAM what a bloody nipple looks like. Got to love the memories!

4 more miles this afternoon in the blaze.

5.5 miles total this morning. Did mile repeats with the girls and they looked very relaxed and comfortable with some quick times. Very excited.

5 more miles in the heat. Came upon a giant blow snake which made me pee my pants a little but it ended up being dead on the side of the road. I barely survived.

Met up with the TEAM and looped Little Black Mtn. This was the end of arguably one of the best weeks ever in Desert Hills XC history. I am super impressed with this group of boys and girls this year. They understand the TEAM concept probably better than any group to come through the program.

13 miles with the boys and pushed the last 2-3 miles in. Solid run from them.

6.25 miles this morning. Did dirt hill repeats again this morning. This was another strong workout from the TEAM. Solid effort from everyone today.

6 more miles in the afternoon. Nice and toasty. 106 degrees. Went from the house over to Confluence Park.

7 miles this morning behind the high school on the trails. Lots of fun. Kids camp after wards.

A little overcast this afternoon. 4 miles to Christensen Park. I sweated a lot. 

7 miles total during a very humid tempo run. TEAM did well despite the circumstances. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst either. 

5 hot, muggy miles through Bloomington. Living the dream.

6 miles from my parent's house in Little Valley. Decided to do a little shorter adventure run today. Hopped in the pool after wards. The TEAM needed this today.

Mile repeats again by Treasure Valley Park. Great to see the TEAM respond with an incredible workout after the really humid workout on Wednesday. Running is sometimes up and down. Just like life. 8.5 miles total this morning.

6 miles this afternoon in 107 degree temps. Slight breeze actually made it doable. 

15 total miles this morning around Little Black Mtn. Wanted to go with the TEAM on Prospector but I needed to start earlier. Ran the 10 mile loop with Sage. Excited to see how well he is doing at SUU. Great conversation. One of the best dudes around. Enjoyed our conversation about the game Twister.

Tacked on another 5 miles after ward. It started to get warm quick. 7:30/mile for the full 15 miles. Good start to the weekend.

7.5 miles this morning to celebrate Pioneer Day. Did a Fartlek workout with the TEAM at Bloomington Hills North Park. Great stuff from everyone today. Of course it was quite muggy but it was nice to see the kids run well.

Drove up to Cedar Mountain and did 6 miles along the Swain's Creek Road. Wanted to do more but the weather was kind of gnarly.

Fun 6 miles in the rain with the boys. Glad to see how much the TEAM enjoyed running in the rain. Doesn't happen very often here in St. George :)

7.5 total miles this morning. A little before weights and our run with the TEAM.

5.5 more miles this afternoon. Glad to have school starting to get everyone on the usual routine. Seems to make things much easier.

5.5 miles with the girls in the heat.

8 miles total this morning. A little around the house, weights at high school, and then 4 more miles with the boys.

6 miles this afternoon. Did a couple mile repeats with the girls in the heat. It was slightly cooler with a breeze so it made it manageable. 

Lots going on today and ended up going out around 8:30pm. Just chilled on the run running on the River Trail out towards Stone Cliff and back. Didn't worry about pace.

6 miles this morning around the Bloomington Loop.

4.5 miles total while setting up the course for the Desert Relays and then doing a small workout after ward.

Did our annual Navajo Dr. loop where everyone on the TEAM does 10-14 miles. Very happy with how it went. Lots of kids are stepping up and doing well. Exciting to see this. Just need to keep everyone healthy and moving in the right direction.

1.5 miles with the family when I got home while kids and Katey rode their bikes.

Merry Christmas to everyone. Long time not being on the blog but still, have been putting in some miles. 7:06/mile for 13 miles from the house to Santa Clara and back. Went out this afternoon and the temps were amazing.

11 miles from the house through Bloomington and just ended the weather. 7:31/mile. Drove up to Logan after. Crazy to see not much inversion.

11.25 miles from my in-law's house out to Providence. Temps were warm. 7:26/mile.

12 miles from the in-law's house out to Smithfield just east of Skyview High. 7:26/mile. Clear air again. Saw quite a few deer this morning.

12 miles this morning but it was a little windy. Was in Herriman staying in a hotel so I ran all over and finally got the Jordan River Parkway Trail. 7:19/mile.

11 miles looping through North Logan. 7:09/mile. Chased down a couple Utah State runners on their run. Great way to finish the week in Logan. Warmest it has been ever since I have lived in Logan. Crazy. Missed out on the good snow though.