El Burro Blanco

It snowed last night in Salt Lake. Ran from the hotel and then went north on the Jordan River Trail. 2 inches of fresh snow made it a little slow since it was slick. Snowed on me the whole time. Beautiful morning and just enjoyed this one. 13 total miles. Here is the start to a great 2020. Happy New Year everyone!

15 total miles playing around on the dirt around Little Black Mtn. Ran with Dave, Dace, and his friend, Clint. 55 degrees and absolutely perfect conditions. I love St. George. Great run with some good dudes.

6 miles while Oliver rode his electric motorcycle alongside me. Lots of fun with him. 7:11/mile.

Ran from Little Valley out into the fields. Perfect weather again this morning. 15 miles total. 7:02/mile. Went with the kids out to Zion for some hiking. Great end to the week. Hoped for more miles this week but still a solid week.

7 miles this afternoon with the boys looping around Little Valley. Solid effort on a perfect day. 7:25/mile.

6 more miles when I got home around Little Valley with Trevor and Addie.

5.5 miles this afternoon. 20 minute progression run on the track with the girls. Very solid effort today from everyone.

8 miles this afternoon running out on the Arizona Strip with the boys. Perfect temps. Amazing stuff!

12 miles total this afternoon and evening. 2 miles with the TEAM and then helped them with their workout. Very good stuff. 6 miles with Steve around the Mayor's Loop and then another 4 miles after by myself.

9 miles in the morning around Little Valley with Trevor. 6:45/mile.

4 miles this afternoon with the girls. Love the vibe with the TEAM right now.

21.25 miles this morning out around Little Black Mountain. Ran the first 5 miles with Dace and Clint because they had headlamps and it was pitch black. Trevor met up with me and we pushed the last 4.5 miles together going sub 6:20/mile. Stopped at the car and fueled up and then went back the opposite direction. Pushed the last 8-9 miles and felt really good. 7:13/mile overall. I felt really great today for my first 20+ mile run in a long time. First 5 miles were fairly slow in the dark so it felt great to pick it up as the run went on. Great way to end the work. 

7.5 miles this afternoon. Ran with the boys looping around Little Valley and then did 4x150m fast finishes on the track.

6 more miles with Trevor and Addie around Little Valley.

11 total miles this morning.

2.5 miles by myself, 3.5 miles with Trevor, 3 miles with the TEAM, and then 2 miles with Chelmer. Great start to the day.

7 total miles this afternoon. Progression run on the track. Another positive run.

7.5 total miles this afternoon. I was trashed from yesterday so I slept in this morning. Also, I felt a little sick so wanted to be safe.

Uptempo miles with the boys today. 6:30/mile overall.

5 miles total this morning from the school.

5 miles helping the TEAM out with hill repeats. Flew to Boulder this evening.

Ran Magnolia Road in Boulder this morning. Total bucket list item checked off. Started the run at 9,000 feet and did an out and back. Sunny and 30 degrees at the start but when I flipped it completely snowed on me and was quite windy. Crazy how quick it changed. 11 miles total. One of my all time favorite runs.

Ran on the Boulder Creek Path for a little bit and then went exploring around downtown Boulder. Pretty cool place. 10 miles total for the morning. Loved the clinic and am super glad we came to it. Learned lots of great things.

Ran Barrel Roll with the TEAM this morning. Great stuff. Still trying to get over this cold. Added a little extra after wards. 10.15 miles total.

Ran later tonight with Trevor. Did a warm up and then 10x200m at Little Valley Park. Averaged 4:33/mile. Really trying to work on the turnover right now. Cooled down to get mileage. 8.5 mile total. 6:29/mile overall. 

3 easy miles this morning. Legs were tired.

3 miles with the TEAM and then watched them crush the workout.

4 more miles around Little Valley. 7:24/mile. 

Ran a few minutes, did some 150m strides, and then ran a few more minutes. 3 miles total.

6.5 miles this afternoon. 7:17/mile overall with the boys towards Little Valley and back. Perfect temps and a nice recovery day.

5 total miles this morning. Cooler temps.

3 more miles this afternoon. Watched the TEAM crush the workout. Trying some new things this year for track and it seems to be working.

7 total miles this afternoon. Ran some with the TEAM and then came home and ran alongside Oliver while he drove his motorcycle. 

17 total miles this morning. Weather was absolutely perfect. Ran with Trevor this morning around Little Black Mountain. 6:40/mile overall with the last two miles under 6:00/mile. Last mile was 5:38. Feeling stronger every week. Happy about that.

10 total miles this morning. Ran around Little Valley by myself and then did 5 more miles with Trevor. 7:06/mile overall.

6 more miles this evening with Trevor. 6:26/mile with a 6:05 mile to finish it off.

Ran to the school, ran with the team, and then ran back to Little Valley. 9.3 miles total.

6 miles total this afternoon. Some with the team on the workout and then added on more after.

3 miles in the morning. Right quad is super tight for some reason.

6 miles this afternoon running with the girls toward SunRiver. Loving the vibe still with the track TEAM.

9.3 miles total this morning running from Little Valley to the high school, with the TEAM, and then back to Little Valley.

6.3 miles total. Webb Hill repeats with the TEAM. Awesome!

5.1 miles around the Mayor's Loop. 7:17/mile.

5 total miles this morning.

4 more miles this afternoon.

Ran from Little Valley to Warner Valley before meeting up with the TEAM. 8 miles there and then an 8.5 mile progression run with the girls. Loved what everyone did on the TEAM today! 17.5 miles total this morning.

12 miles this afternoon after all the teacher meetings. Ran from Little Valley out into Washington Fields by Washington Fields Intermediate and then down along Stone Cliff. I caught River Road and came back up towards Little Valley. 6:42/mile overall. Cold temps and windy.

5.25 miles this morning. Ran some with the TEAM. Cold temps.

6 miles "easy" with the boys today. Super windy and cold wind chill. Ran out along the Spectrum.

5 miles total this morning. 6x150m fast finishes in the middle.

3 miles total while helping the TEAM with their workout. Solid one from the TEAM today.

5 miles this afternoon with the boys towards SunRiver. The weather was much better today.

7.5 miles this evening from the Dixie Center and then looped around the Bloomington Loop. Did a Fartlek workout for the last couple miles. Felt good. 6:58/mile.

Ran from Little Valley to the high school, ran with the boys, and then ran back to Little Valley. The sunrise was amazing!

10 miles this morning with Trevor looping into the fields and around Little Valley. 6:34/mile overall. Decent week but was hoping for more.

9.3 total miles this morning. Ran from Little Valley to the high school, ran with the TEAM, and then back to Little Valley.

3 more miles this afternoon. Warmed up and cooled down with the TEAM in between their workout. Awesome stuff!

4 miles this morning with the TEAM.

6 more miles this afternoon with the girls. Great stuff!

5 miles total this morning with the TEAM.

Accidentally bruised my rib so I tried resting it a little bit this afternoon.

5 miles this morning with the TEAM.

5 miles this afternoon over to Little Valley with some of the boys. Perfect weather. 7:27/mile.

5 miles more around Little Valley this evening.

5 miles with the boys this morning.

6 total miles this afternoon.

2 miles with the TEAM on the warm up, timed them as the did very well in the workout, and then 1 mile cooldown. 

3 more miles to the Spectrum and back after practice.

17.2 total miles this morning. Absolutely gorgeous weather. Long sleeve dri fit and gloves is all I needed. Ran from Little Valley out into the Fields, over to Sullivan Park, back down along the River Trail, up River Road, and then back through Little Valley. Fun to try and dodge all of the vehicles down for Parade of Homes and everything else for President's Day weekend.

6:50/mile overall with a 5:52 last mile. Happy with this run because my ribs were still very sore and it hurt to breath. It finally loosened up a little and made it more comfortable as I went along. Lots of things to think about today. Fun way to end the week. I wish I ran with the TEAM but the trails would have been no good bouncing around.

9 miles total this morning. Ran with Lily to help her in a workout.

4 more miles this afternoon. Picked it up the last two miles. 5:58 and 5:32.

5.5 miles total this morning with the TEAM.

3 miles total this morning.

3 miles this afternoon helping time the time trial. Lots of good stuff!

7 miles this afternoon with the boys and then finished up the last little bit with the girls. 7:26/mile.

9 more miles along the River Trail out towards Sun River. 7:12/mile. Ribs still hurt.

Ribs hurt to breathe.

Ribs hurt to breathe still. Trying to get them better.

Ribs hurt to breathe. Might just need to barrel through it.

9.3 miles this morning. Ran from Little Valley to the high school, ran with the TEAM, and then back to Little Valley.

Parent Teacher Conferences this afternoon. 3 hours with no parents.

6 miles this morning. Some with the TEAM and then extended.

3.5 miles this afternoon on the warm up and cool down with the TEAM.

3 more miles late this evening by the high school. 7:26/mile.

8.5 miles this morning. Ran from the house up along River Road and then with the TEAM and then back home.

6.5 miles with the girls this afternoon heading towards Little Valley. Super warm today.

5.25 miles around the Mayor's Loop.

Warm up and cool down with the TEAM around their workout.

4.5 miles with Trevor from the high school along River Road. 6:18/mile.

Ran with Trevor for 6 miles and then he flipped around. We were clipping along under 6:20/mile pace. I met up with some of the TEAM at Pine View for a color run. I ran 5 miles with the boys and realized I was going to get way too much mileage so I skipped out on the color run. I ran back to Trevor's house to get just over 20 miles for the day. Last 2 miles were a little tough but finished it off. Ended with a 6:45/mile pace overall for almost 20.5 miles. Ribs are feeling better everyday.

Happy Birthday to me! This year was way better than last year.

4 miles this morning with the TEAM.

4 more miles this afternoon while helping with the workout.

Had the kids last night so I was with them this morning.

8 total miles this afternoon. 2 miles before practice and then 6 more miles with the boys along the Spectrum. 7:13/mile.

6 total miles this morning. Ran some before and then some 6x150m strides with the TEAM.

3 more miles this afternoon while helping time the workout. Solid stuff from the TEAM today.

6 more miles with Dave around the Mayor's Loop.

6 miles this morning. Most all of it with the TEAM.

5 miles this afternoon with the girls and boys towards Little Valley. Super warm. 75 degrees!

5.5 miles this afternoon with the boys around Webb Hill while doing some pick ups. 7:06/mile.

8.1 more miles this evening with Trevor looping around Crimson Cliffs High School. 6:30/mile.

15 miles this morning with Trevor. Started in Little Valley and looped around the Parkway and back through the fields. Felt pretty good as the run went on. I was pretty flat at the start. 6:36/mile overall. It was warm again today. 

3 miles in the morning.

3 miles in the afternoon.

3 miles this morning.

JV track meet this afternoon only lasted 5 1/2 hours :)

3 miles this morning.

3 miles this afternoon.

3 miles this morning.

Tons going on today. Got super wet from the track meet today. Great stuff from the TEAM though.

Still drying out from the track meet. 7 miles at 6:40/mile.

Ran from the house out towards Crimson Cliffs High. 12.15 miles at 7:00/mile overall. Felt pretty good. First day of Spring Break.

10 miles from my parent's house towards Warner Valley. Cloudy and then sunny in the afternoon. Perfect temps. 6:48/mile.

10.5 miles this morning. It rained last night so it felt great. Legs were a little flat. Ran from the house and then went down towards the River Trail. Just kept it relaxed. 7:15/mile.

12 miles total this morning. Ran from my house over to meet up with Dace. We looped around Stone Cliff. Lots of Moms out getting much needed exercise before they become teachers starting Monday. Interesting times right now. Ran back to the house after meeting up with Dace.

7:40/mile overall.

8.5 miles this morning from my parent's house to the Fields and back. Pushed it a little on the way back. 6:46/mile overall.

Ran from my house over to Confluence Park. I met up with Steve and Josh. Did the extended Mayor's Loop and then continued a little more with Josh towards the Bloomington loop. He flipped and I extended to do the entire loop. Saw some of my runners out. It made me happy. 17 total miles. 7:31/mile overall. Solid run to finish off probably the craziest week ever.

Stay careful out there.

8 miles with Trevor out around Crimson Cliffs. 6:30/mile.

Ran again with Trevor this afternoon in 66 degree weather. Felt much warmer. Felt really good today. 6:35/mile for 10.5 miles.

4 miles this morning.

7.65 miles this afternoon with Steve in Little Valley. Great conversation.

9 miles with Trevor this evening talking about deep stuff. 6:40/mile.

6 miles this morning with Trevor. A little chill in the air.

5 miles this afternoon. 7:21/mile.

Long solo run this morning. Absolutely beautiful weather. Happy to get a solid 20 miles in. Lots to think about and reflect on with everything that is going on. I still have my goal to run a fast time at St. George this fall. I hope it can still happen. I ran from Little Valley out into the fields and then  extended to the top of Hell Hole. I came down the trail and then back through Little Valley. I ended up throwing up Cafe Rio at about mile 9 which actually made me feel better. Kept it honest throughout. 20 miles total at 7:00/mile. Very happy to end the week like this.

I feel blessed to be able to run right now. Stay safe everyone!

8 miles this morning with Trevor in the fields.

5 miles this afternoon marking stuff for a course. Fun to run a little with Dave.

8 miles this morning with Trevor looping around Webb Hill. 6:55/mile.

3 quicker miles this afternoon in Little Valley.

10 miles this afternoon in the heat with Trevor out along Navajo. Perfect conditions today. Nice little climb on the way out and cruised on the way back. 6:43/mile but surprisingly felt a little frisky and ran a 5:24 mile during the middle. Oops! Threw up a bunch of water after.

7.2 miles this morning with Trevor looping around Webb Hill. 7:16/mile.

7 more miles this afternoon. My Mom biked alongside me. 7:07/mile.

10.5 miles from the house looping around Bloomington Loop. Warm out and just kept it relaxed. 7:12/mile.

Ran from my house over to Trevor's house and ran around Little Valley and now back home. 14 miles total. 6:58/mile. Beautiful morning and way to start the day.

8 miles this morning with Trevor from my place out towards SunRiver. My allergies were killing me. 7:05/mile.

5.10 more miles this afternoon. Ran around Little Valley and did 2 miles worth of Fartleks for :30 sec. hard/:30 sec. easy. Felt nice to get some turnover.

8 miles this morning with Trevor around Little Valley. Felt like death. 6:45/mile.

5 relaxed miles towards SunRiver this afternoon. Warm.

9 miles this morning with Trevor. 6:41 first mile and then a 5:46 last mile. Little progression run this morning.

10 total miles this afternoon. 5 miles around Bloomington Hills at 7:09/mile and then did our Thankful Thursday with the TEAM. Highlight of the week. 5 quick miles around Little Valley with Trevor. 6:28/mile. Fast last mile.

7.25 miles this morning with Trevor around Bloomington Hills. 7:10/mile. Fasting today for relief from this pandemic. Hope others join in.

20 total miles this morning. Ran the first 4 miles with Trevor and then did the same loop I did two weeks ago out towards Hells Hole. Lots of people out. Pretty tired but still managed 7:03/mile. Once the cast comes off next Friday I plan to get going on some more speed work. Solid end to the week.

10.5 miles this morning. Ran from the house to Confluence Park and then ran the Mayor's Loop with Steve. Lots of fun. 7:16/mile.

4 more miles later down towards the Calvary Chapel.

10.5 miles around Little Black Mtn. this afternoon with Trevor. The stomach was not feeling amazing the first 5 but tried to stay relaxed. I felt much better the second half and ended up running 5:25/mile the last 1.5 miles. 6:27/mile overall. Beautiful day outside. Lots on the mind now that in-person school and the track season is canceled. Need to stay optimistic and positive.

8 miles this morning around Webb Hill and along the River Trail. Cooler temps made it still enjoyable.

4 more miles early this afternoon in the wind and heat. Lots on the mind just trying to process everything.

8 miles this morning with Trevor. I need to be more positive about things right now. 6:54/mile overall.

6 miles this afternoon with Dave around the Mayor's Loop. 7:11/mile. Good conversation.

10 total miles this morning. 8 with Trevor around Little Valley and then added on two more after. 7:10/mile.

15 miles with Trevor this morning. We ran out into the fields towards Sullivan Soccer Park and cruised for most of the run. My stomach was no bueno for a lot of this. 6:39/mile. Glad this week is over. It was kind of long for a number of reasons.

Lots on my mind right. Trying to exercise a lot of faith right now. Ran later in the evening. Looped from the house towards the Bloomington Loop and back along the trail. Auto pilot. 7:19/mile overall for 10.5 miles.

Met up early with Matthew Thatcher and Spencer Klomp this morning to run the Navajo Loop in Bloomington. Crazy to have them home with everything going on. Cloud cover and a little drizzle of rain made it absolutely perfect. Lots of climbing but still felt great. Tons of fun chatting with both of them. 13.65 miles at 7:42/mile overall.

Ran off Navajo and did an out and back. Climbing the first 5 miles and then cruising on the way back. 10 total miles at 7:28/mile. 81 degrees.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Trevor. Temps were amazing but the spaghetti wasn't sitting right. 6:45/mile.

8 more miles this evening. Ran the Mayor's Loop with Dave for 6 miles and then added two more miles afterward. 7:00/mile.

8 miles with Trevor this morning looping around Little Valley. 6:49/mile. Temps are starting to warm up. Added 2 more miles afterward.

13 miles with Trevor starting in Ivins, ran along the base of Red Mountain, and looped around through Santa Clara. Run was okay except for the last 1.5 miles. My mind and body are tired. Need to be mentally stronger. 6:44/mile. 

8.1 miles this morning with Trevor from my house out to SunRiver. Lots of fun. Good start to the week. 6:57/mile overall. 6:22 last mile.

6 miles this afternoon with Kale. Great to catch up with him. 91 degrees. Felt good but threw up my kimchi towards the end. 6:48/mile.

8.1 miles this morning around Webb Hill with Trevor. Sleep and cooler temps helped a lot. 6:39/mile.

6 more miles later this evening. Listened to music for the first ever on a run. Might help with these doubles. Ran into Chelmer and his Dad. Good little chat.

Ran 10 miles with Matt Thatcher this morning. Looped around in Little Valley with him. 6:50/mile. Great weather and conversation.

Aquajogged and did some exercises in the pool this afternoon. This helped loosen up the legs.

Matt Thatcher is going to Indiana so he wanted to do a 20 miler this morning. I wasn't planning on this but mind as well be a little wild and crazy every so often.

We started at 5am and ran from my place out towards Little Valley. It was still quite warm this morning. The water at Little Valley Park helped a ton. We got 10 miles in before we met up with Trevor and looped around Webb Hill down along River Road and back for another 10. My body felt good but I was just sleepy the last 2-3 miles. I need to get better sleep to recover. 6:49/mile overall for 20 miles. Solid effort for this morning. The cloud cover helped a ton.

Had to come up north to help the family with some things. I ran from the hotel off 5400 South and caught the Jordan River Parkway Trail. Lots of people out. Headed south. I did an out and back. Cloud cover and a little rain made it perfect. 7:00/mile overall for 12 miles.

Still up in Salt Lake. Ran north along the Jordan River Parkway this morning. Trees along the trail made it enjoyable. I was having some fun and chased a couple guys down. Felt good this morning. 10 miles total at 6:42/mile. I got back to the hotel and ran a barefoot mile on the grass. Great way to end the week. Feeling stronger every day.

9 total miles this morning. Ran 8 miles with Ben Powell from the high school and looped around Webb Hill. Great catching up with him. I might have him as another training partner for this summer before he heads off to medical school. 6:47/mile overall.

Headed over to help a senior with his BYU ROTC Scholarship stuff. He had to do x amount of pushups and situps and run 1.5 miles in 9:12. That is moving for most people. Fun to help him out.

6 more miles this afternoon in the heat. Ran with music which helped again. The breeze kept it bearable. Just nice and relaxed. No watch.

I went out this afternoon in the heat. 90+ degrees for my 10 miler out in the fields. I just tried to stay nice and relaxed. Grateful for a few water spots. 7:00/mile overall.

Ran with Trevor and Ben this morning in Little Valley. Felt pretty good this morning. Pushed the last couple miles. The last mile was under 6:00. 6:30/mile overall.

4 more miles this afternoon in 93 degree weather. The temps are starting to get thick.

8 miles in the morning with Trevor around Webb Hill. A little warmer this morning. 6:28/mile overall. I can tell I am in much better shape. 

Ran with Dave and Steve this evening around the Mayor's Loop. 6 miles total. 7:22/mile overall. Hot!

9 miles this morning with Trevor out towards Crimson Cliffs. Temps were amazing this amazing. Didn't mean to but ran 5:56, 5:46, 5:42 for the last 3 miles.

4 more miles with my friends Tiesto and Martin Garrix. 

16 total miles this morning. 6 miles with Trevor and Ben around the Mayor's Loop and then another 10 miles with Aaron and his rollerblading friend, Billy. It was great running with Aaron again. He is going to be able to help push me for the marathon. Time to be uncomfortable again. 6:18/mile overall. Probably the best I have felt in a while. Great push to end the week. Two more weeks and then I get going with the official training. 

Another solid week.

8 miles this morning out towards SunRiver and back. No watch. Perfect weather. It took me a little bit to get going but just put it on cruise control and enjoyed the run. Good start to the week.

The only thing I dislike more than 100 degree weather to run in is lots of wind. Headwind everywhere I turned for 5 miles. Survived :)

10 miles this morning with Steve and Clinton Rhoton. We did a warm up and then did a little 3 mile push. Nothing crazy but happy with it nonetheless. 6:27, 6:02, and a 5:30 last mile. I can tell the body is feeling much stronger. Excited to run more with Clinton as we train for the marathon.

1 1/2 hour mountain bike ride this evening with Amy, Nick, and John out on Secret Sauce. I almost wrecked about 10 times. Living on the edge.

8 miles this morning around Webb Hill. I listened to some music again. I also ran past Clinton this morning. Solid morning.

5.15 miles this afternoon with Ben from my parent's house. The breeze helped. We hopped in the pool after.

7 miles this morning with Ben out to SunRiver. He is a great young man. 7:07/mile.

6 miles around the Mayor's Loop with Dave this evening. Such a solid guy.

7 miles with Ben this morning from St. James along three new section of trail in front of Summit. Pretty fun section. 6:55/mile.

Planned lighter week helped with the run today. 15.5 miles total at 6:14/mile overall. I ran down the second half of the marathon course. I wanted a little push but nothing crazy. Last 10 miles of the run went as follows:

6:01, 6:02, 5:56, 5:44, 5:56, 5:54, 5:54, 5:51, 5:54, 5:56

That is all I needed for today. I felt controlled and relaxed. A perfect way to end the week.

7.15 miles this morning with Ben around Webb Hill. My butt and legs were a little sore from the run on Saturday. 7:08/mile overall. Good to start the week off on a great note.

5 miles this evening around Little Valley.

10.5 miles total this morning. Ran with Steve, Clinton, and Ben this morning. 6:45/mile overall. Did a 4 mile tempo in the middle. 6:15, 5:44, 5:37, and 5:51. The last mile was up hill and my legs were still a little tired from Saturday. Happy with the effort though. Feeling stronger every day.

Hiked Elephant Arch this evening. Lots of sand but pretty cool nonetheless.

10 miles this morning with Ben from St. James out towards Washington on the River Trail. 6:52/mile. Cooler temps made this run almost perfect.

9 miles total this morning. 7 miles with Ben out to SunRiver and then I added 2 more miles after. 6:58/mile overall. Cooler temps still.

6 more miles this evening with Dave along the River Trail out towards Washington.

10.5 miles this morning looping around Little Black Mountain with Ben. Started a little slow but finished strong and fast. 6:44/mile overall. It was a great morning. Love that guy.

18 total miles this morning. Ran mostly with Aaron but then Steve joined us for a little bit of it. We started out at Sand Hollow and ran along the dirt road until we caught the Hell Hole Trail. We took that all the way down the new section of the River Trail (awesome by the way) to Confluence Park. Temps were nice at the start but we did encounter a little bit of headwind on the trail. Decent little push. 6:14/mile overall. Solid way to end the week. Feeling stronger.

10 miles this morning around Little Valley. 6:57/mile. Cruise control.

Tempo Tuesday. Met at Confluence Park and did a little warm up before we started. Felt good at the start but then had to hit the bathroom due to stomach issues. Splits were 5:46, 5:52, 5:55, 5:43, 5:41. Happy considering the stomach wasn't feeling great. 12 miles total for the morning.

10.25 miles total this morning. 8.25 miles with Trevor and Ben out towards SunRiver. It was a little warmer but still felt nice. It is going to be hot this afternoon for my second run. I added on 2 more miles after we got back to my place. 6:44/mile overall. 
 

5 more miles this afternoon. Only 104 degrees. Ice in the hat and plan for water stops. Summer has officially begun.

I went and ran with Ben this morning on Sidewinder and Suicidal Tendencies. I got pretty dehydrated but felt good after about 7 miles. Fun to be out on those trails. It has been a while. Always a good time to run with Ben. 12.60 miles total.

I ran with my friend Garrett up in Beaver. Temps were nice and it was a great morning. I ran three with my friend and then had another another 12 afterwards. 6000 feet was perfect elevation. I did get a little tired at the end though. It helped to have a few streams to dip my head in and soak off every once in a while. 15 miles total. 

Last day in Beaver. Not a tone of time this morning but ran from the condo to Puffer Lake and back. 10,000 feet is no joke. 5.2 miles total. Ate at the El Bambi Cafe after. Yummy food!

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

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

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

First official day of marathon training.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 easy miles this morning.

Had lots of fun with the kiddos today.

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

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

5.5 total miles this morning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 miles in the morning at practice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 total miles this morning. 6 miles with Trevor out to Little Valley and back. 6:49/mile. 6 more miles at practice with the boys. 5 along the River Trail and one at BHNP. 3 miles back up to my place. Now ready for the long drive up north. Celebrating my Mom's 60th birthday!

I ran from my sister's house up to Herriman High School and then headed south towards the new Mountain Ridge High School. Such a beautiful campus. Rolling route with some hills. 7:12/mile for 13 miles. Felt kind of flat from the long drive yesterday.

11 miles total this morning. Went North today along the Mountain View Corridor. Head wind the whole way back. This kept me cool though. 7:09/mile.

15 miles along the Jordan River Parkway this morning. Headwind heading south towards Lehi. I started at 12600 South. I never have gone south before. Lots of rolling hills and big climbs. Flipped and ending up doing 8x2:00 minute pickups on the way back. Lack of sleep and lots of driving the last couple of days has killed me. Next week should be back to the swing of things.

1 mile before practice and then 7.5 total miles running around timing the Mjolnir. Amazing stuff from the TEAM. Great times this early. Awesome and exciting.

4 more miles in the heat this afternoon. 106 degrees. 7:13/mile.

5 miles total this morning. Planned on doing a workout but the gate was locked.

10 miles total this morning. Ran with Ben and Trevor looping around Webb Hill. 6:39/mile. Added 2 more miles before the 15 minute test with the TEAM. Great stuff!

6 miles in the balmy 103 degree temps. Slight breeze made it bearable.

8 miles total this morning.

Ran with Dave this morning. We were planning on doing a half marathon training run from Highland Park to Bloomington Park. I started off and felt pretty good but my stomach started acting up. I had to ease off for a couple miles and then muster up the strength to finish strong. Dave had to use the bathroom so I pushed the last 1.5 miles in with him. I need to do this again. I was rolling for the first 5 miles. I can do better.

5:56, 5:33, 5:44, 5:36, 5:43, 5:58, 6:02, 5:57

Added a couple miles at practice while the TEAM did dirt mile repeats. Hit a 6:31 with some of the girls on their last one.

16 miles total for the morning.

3 miles before meeting up with the TEAM and then added 10 more miles looping around Webb Hill. Awesome start to the day because we then watched the KT Tape St. George Showdown with Adidas and Hoka sponsored athletes on our track. Such a cool experience!

7 miles total this morning. 4 at practice helping time the Mjolnir and then added on 3 more to the Spectrum and back. Temps were warm this morning.

5 miles with the girls looping in Little Valley. I did 2 miles before practice. 
5 miles in the 104 degree heat in the afternoon.

Mentally and physically worn down with lots going on. Trying to stay positive and keep everyone around positive with all the things going on in the world. 7 miles total this morning.

6 more miles in the heat this afternoon before going to the lake.

7 total miles this morning doing the Fartlek workout with some of the boys out in Warner Valley.

3 miles after the TEAM did weights.

6 miles on the Mayor's Loop with Dave. Good convo in 106 degree weather at 7pm.

6 miles around the Mayor's Loop with some of the boys. I added 2 more miles on after practice.

4 miles in the evening after the sun went down.

10 miles up in Kanarraville with the TEAM. Lots of fun running at elevation in cooler temps. Helped push the girls in. They did well!

2.5 miles this morning while the TEAM did the Mjolnir. 

8.5 miles this evening out into Washington Fields. Just clearing my mind. 7:22/mile overall.

Just over 6 miles this morning with the boys looping around Little Valley. Cloud cover helped with cooler temps but it was a little muggy.

3 miles after weights with the TEAM towards Hidden Valley and then 3 more miles to the Spectrum. Cloud cover and a touch of rain. Not much but it still was nice.

6 miles with cloud cover out on Navajo Dr. Awesome weather!

8 miles with Trevor looping around Crimson Cliffs High this morning before practice. Added 1 more mile while timing the TEAM on their workout.

Added another 5 more miles right after through Little Valley.

Heading to Beaver for a few days.

14 miles total this morning. Ran two miles with Abby and then added on another 12 miles running around Beaver. The temps are perfect up here. 7:25/mile.

13.5 miles total this morning in Beaver. Ran almost 3 miles with Abby and then did 10 more miles up towards the Canyon in Beaver. Threw in some Fartleks for the last couple miles. Temps were perfect again. It is fun running at 6000 feet with cooler weather. So much fun.

We then went up and flagged Delano Peak for next week. Lots of fun but it was tiring. Solid way to end the week.

2 miles this morning before practice.

10 miles this evening around Little Valley. Hot. 7:12/mile overall.

Too much going on trying to get ready for camp.

6 miles this morning while the TEAM did mile repeats. Lots of great stuff from them today.

6 miles this morning with Steve. Helped the TEAM on their run.

3 more miles with Norah this afternoon. Saw three of the biggest bucks in my entire life.

6 miles going up to Delano Peak with the TEAM. Sort of lost a kid so I needed to run around to find him. 

2 miles this afternoon from the fun relay.

10 miles with Trevor over to Frog Holler and back. 6:55/mile.

6 more miles with some of the younger kids at camp.

6 miles this morning with the boys to Little Valley and back.

6 more miles this afternoon in the heat through Little Valley. Suprisingly 7:09/mile overall. Felt very relaxed though.

7 more miles up in Pine Valley with Trevor. Tons on my mind right now and asking for blessings from the man upstairs. Just trying to hold out faith on things.

1 mile this morning while the TEAM did the workout. Solid stuff from the TEAM.

3 more miles in the heat this afternoon.

7 more miles in the evening.

5 miles this morning.

10 miles this evening from the house out around SunRiver. 7:38/mile. It got dark quick. Refiner's fire right now. Trying to maintain faith with some things right now in my life.

4 miles towards the storage units and back.

6.65 miles through Little Valley. Not a lot of energy and motivation lately. Just kind of going through the motions. 

4 miles this morning in the cool weather. Miracles do occur still.

8 miles this evening with Trevor. 6:53/mile. The enchiladas were not sitting well but they stayed down nonetheless.

8 miles this morning down along the trail by Confluence Park. Nice out and back. Mentally and physically getting back into it.

5.25 miles this evening with Trevor. 100+ degrees at 8:30pm.

10.5 miles late in the evening with Trevor in prep for my race in a couple weeks. Super hot again. Ran through every sprinkler and stopped at every water spot. 

4 miles this morning running super tired. 

6 miles late this evening with Trevor from my place up along River Road. Still over 100 degrees late in the evening. Let's just say that the kimchi and rice were not sitting well.

4 miles this morning along River Road. Temps are much cooler in the morning.

6 miles this evening with Steve on the Confluence Park loop. Took a handheld water bottle and that helped a lot with the heat.

4 miles towards Sun River and back from the house. 
10 miles this afternoon in 108 degree weather. Ran the loop by Confluence Park and then extended. Hot but doable with fluids.

Ran the Mayor's Loop with Dave early this morning. Fun chatting with him. Added on 4 miles towards Man o War. I helped do a virtual race and carried a phone for a 5k. Didn't use my right arm the whole time because I was holding the phone and recording. 18:37 for my 5k. Wasn't trying to hammer it but did negative split. Half marathon distance for the end of the week.

10 miles late tonight around Little Valley and Washington Fields. Peaceful late at night.

4 miles right after school before the kids went to do the Grip. Hot weather.

4 more miles right after. Sushi for dinner tonight.

6 miles this morning up along River Road. Temps were great.

7 miles in the heat around the Mayor's Loop.

4 miles in the heat right after school.

7 miles this morning.

4 more miles this evening.

7 miles this morning. Nice and easy.

4 miles easy this morning.

Easy 2 mile walk this evening with my parents.

Rest day.

I signed up for this Last Man Standing race a couple weeks ago. I knew I could probably do at least 50 miles (haven't done this in a few years). It basically consisted of running 6 mile loops around the Mayor's Loop. You have 90 minutes to do it and then you start another loop. My parents and Abby came to help crew me. I was super concerned about the heat so I had a lot of fluids and ice. I ended up running the first 5-6 loops with a Dad from a kid on the cross country TEAM. It helped pass the time. I got sleepy tired throughout the night. We started at 7pm and my body was really tired. I realized that Red Bull and Chicken Noodle Soup are a great mix super early in the morning. As the night went on, the temps got really cool and I didn't have a long sleeve shirt or light jacket. I made it 8 loops and got to 7am in the morning and I was shivering so bad I decided to be smart and just stop. I made it 50 miles and was a little bummed I dropped but it was okay. 

It has been a while since I ran 50 miles in many years so I was proud of that.

First run back after the 50 mile run. Body was sore running with Trevor.

10 miles with Trevor running behind the high school. 7:08/mile. Good break mentally and physically this week from running.

8 miles with Trevor this morning looping around Webb Hill. 7:11/mile.

8 miles around Crimson Cliffs High with Trevor. 6:56/mile. Perfect temps.

5 more miles later in the evening tonight. Temps were great again.

6 miles later in the evening out along River Road.

4 miles this morning towards Little Valley.

10 more miles late this evening going at towards Crimson Cliffs High. Nice run. A little tired though.

4 miles before the Homecoming game.

4 miles this morning up along River Road.

10.3 miles this afternoon with Boston Wood around Little Black Mtn. We had a lot of wind and a little bit of rain. It was quite the adventure. Lots of fun though.

10.3 miles this afternoon from the house out around Bloomington Loop. A little warm. 7:17/mile.

4 miles this morning out along River Road.

12 miles after working at the running center. Fun to help old ladies with their bunions. Ran from the house out to the fields by Crimson Cliffs High School.

7:28/mile.

11.6 miles total this morning. Ran from the house over to the Confluence Park Trail to meet up with Lily. It was nice running with her and catching up. It is fun seeing alumni every so often. The Epsom salt bath last night really helped the legs. 

4 miles out along River Road tonight while Oliver rode his motorcycle alongside me.

Ran from my place over to Steve's house in Bloomington. This was just over 4.5 miles. We then looped around the Mayor's Loop. Temps were absolutely perfect. It was great talking with Steve and getting out for a run. It has been too long. 14.75 miles total. 7:36/mile. Great way to end the week. Need to be slightly more consistent in the middle of the week.

10.5 miles around Little Black Mountain again. It really is my solace and sanctuary out there. Nice and quiet.

11 total miles along the River Trail. 6:59/mile. 6:03 last mile. Felt great.

5.5 miles this afternoon towards Sun River. 

4 more miles in the dark out along River Road.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill. Listened to an interesting podcast on minimalism. Very thought provoking.

4 more miles this evening in cooler temps.

10.35 miles this morning from the house looping around the Bloomington Loop. Absolutely perfect temps. 7:33/mile overall. 

17 total miles this morning. I slept in until 7:30am and it felt great. The temps were absolutely perfect on my run. One of those magical mornings where everything just seemed to click. Felt really good this morning. I felt great on the run. Ran from the house and went clear out past Staheli Farms. Locked in and just cruised this morning. 7:07/mile. One of the best runs in a long time. Very happy to get this in and the end of this week. Lots of positive things going on in my life. A positive mindset is helpful. 

4 miles this morning out along River Road.

10.3 miles this afternoon from the house and then looping around Bloomington. Temps are slowly cooling down.

7 miles with our new baseball coach at the high school. He is a big-time runner so it will be fun to run with someone else every so often. I added 3 more miles around Little Valley after. It was a nice, cool morning.

4 more miles this afternoon towards SunRiver.

12 total miles this morning. Ran from the house towards SunRiver. Great temps this morning. Cruise control. 7:33/mile.

8 miles this afternoon running around Webb Hill. Cruise control with the music.

12 miles this afternoon. Did 3 miles at Staheli Farms looking at a course and then extended 4.5 miles out along Warner Valley and then back. Slightly cooler temps made it bearable in the afternoon. Auto pilot. 7:36/mile.

5 miles this morning out along River Road. 54 degrees. Perfect.

6 more miles this evening on the same route as this morning but just extended.

8.1 miles this morning with Kevin around Webb Hill. Perfect temps and nice conversation.

2 more miles afterward.

Spent last night in Mt. Carmel Junction and then watched the Region 18 Championship supporting Beaver High School. Lots of fun. 

Ran late at night along the River Trail into Bloomington and back. 7:28/mile.

Met with up Dave at Staheli Farms and ran around for a little over 6.25 miles to check out a course for the Border Wars race. Lots of potential here for this course. I ran another 3 miles a little quicker in 6:36/mile finishing off with one more mile to make it just over 10.25 miles for the morning. 

3 miles from the house out along River Road.

14 miles with Kevin out around Little Black Mountain. Perfect temps and ideal conditions. Fun to show him around out there. 7:30/mile. 

Great way to end the week.

6 miles this morning along River Road with Trevor. Great to run with him again.

4 more miles later this evening in the perfect temps.

16 total miles with Kevin this morning. Started at his house and looped around to Sullivan Soccer Park and back down along the trail. It was a great run with him. 7:22/mile.

6 miles this morning along River Road. 7:32/mile. The first time in a long sleeve dri fit this fall.

6 miles this afternoon with the girls towards SunRiver. A little windy but still nice.

Run with the TEAM this morning. Chilly.

3.5 miles at practice timing the kids in their workout. Lots of great stuff. Helped push the girls on the last repeat.

Added 5 more miles around Little Valley afterward. Did a small progression run ending with a 5:56 mile on the last one. Felt nice to get a little push.

4 more miles this morning with the TEAM towards Hidden Valley.

5.5 more miles this afternoon with the TEAM towards Little Valley. Perfect temps. Actually a little warm.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Kevin. 45 degrees felt great. 7:38/mile.

Annual Halloween Run with the TEAM. 4 miles towards Little Valley. Such a fun tradition.

8 miles early around Little Valley with Trevor. Fun to talk with him. 12 more miles after looping Little Black Mountain with the TEAM. It was cold out there. 4 more miles when it warmed up while the kids rode their bikes alongside me. 24 total miles today. Kind of crazy but that is how life goes right now.

7 miles this afternoon with the TEAM looping around Little Valley. Crazy we had rain this morning. Wasn't a ton but we needed it.

6 miles this morning. Ran around with the TEAM and then tacked on two more miles.

7.5 miles this afternoon. 3.5 miles get the cones set up and running around cheering on the TEAM. 4 more miles from the house while I talked with Abby on the phone. 

10 total miles this morning. I ran with Kevin again. We looped around Little Valley and then back around Crimson Cliffs High. 7:21/mile.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Trevor and Kevin. Nice conversation. 7:21/mile. 

8 more miles this afternoon. 3 miles at practice and then added 5 more around Little Valley.

11 total miles this morning. 3 before I met up with Trevor and then 8 miles more looping around Crimson Cliffs. Sunrise was unbelievable. 

Was up north in Spanish Fork for Border Wars and had all of my clothes ready to run. The problem was I forgot my running shoes. Oh well. The TEAM ran well. 

Long last couple of days due to all the Governor's mandates now. Trying to stay positive and control what I can control. It has been one of the more interesting and memorable cross country seasons ever. Cooler temps this evening but it was really nice. I threw up a couple times for some weird reason. I felt better after. I ran from my place out towards SunRiver. Cruise control at 7:32/mile. 12 miles total. 

8 miles this morning with Trevor around Crimson Cliffs. 30 degrees. First time scraping off ice from the windshield this winter. Nice little push.

4 more miles this evening along River Road.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Trevor. A little bit warmer this morning at 37 degrees. Nice little push at the end. 

6 more miles along Snow Canyon Parkway after I dropped off Myla at school with the weird schedule. Had to take a day off. I haven't done this in a while.

Same loop as yesterday morning but did it on my own. A little chilly again this morning.

6 more miles in Ivins again after dropping Myla off at school. Like he says in "Field of Dreams." If you build it, they will come. I cannot believe how much growth has gone on in Ivins. Dirt is now houses everywhere Yikes! 6:57/mile. 

4 miles in the afternoon while Oliver rode his motorcycle next to me.

Ran just over 10 miles with Trevor this morning going around Little Valley and out around Crimson Cliffs. I tacked on a few miles after to get 14 total for the day. 7:00/mile overall. Good way to finish the week. 

8 miles this evening from my place out along the new road to the back entrance of Little Valley. Awesome temps. 7:30/mile overall. 

8 miles this morning with Kevin from his place and doing a big loop. Fun running with him as of late. 

4 more miles this afternoon listening to a great podcast. 

8.5 miles this morning with Boston starting at Little Valley Park and going around Crimson Cliffs High. 7:40/mile. Fun with run with him again.

Myla came into my room at about 4am this morning asking if I was tired. I told her I was asleep and that she should go to sleep. She hopped into bed and fell asleep next to me. I wasn't able to run this morning so I ended up going out later tonight. It was nice and cool outside but I listened to some great podcasts from Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. The Growth Equation is worth the time.

I ran from the house out past Crimson Cliffs High. It was a lovely evening. 7:34/mile overall. 

9 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Trevor. More fun conversation about the finer things of life.

4 more miles this afternoon on the trails towards SunRiver.

Today was one of those epic runs where you remember why you run. Dave, Steve, Kevin Cave, and I went and ran the West Rim Trail this morning in Zion National Park. We started at Lava Point but started a little late because we had to get the van out of the snow since it was stuck. That was a great start to the adventure.

Temps were absolutely perfect and we ended up running in snow for the first little bit of the run. We ended up seeing four people on the upper section of the trail which was a bit of a surprise. The mud was dry enough because it was cold so lots of the trail was soft. Perfect! We got just above Angel's Landing and started seeing more people along the trail. It was fun blasting down the trail and hearing everyone's comments. Lots of good memories. We made it down to the Grotto and ran down the canyon until the bridge. We pushed the last 2.5 miles pretty well. Tons of deer along the trail and the colors were unbelievable. 20 total miles and a really sore body to show for it. Totally worth it. Glad I was able to do it with these guys.

6 miles from the high school out into Little Valley with Boston. Legs were sore still from Saturday. 7:31/mile.

A little under the weather so I decided to rest today.

Felt much better this morning. I ran from my place and looped around the Bloomington Loop. 10.25 miles in 30 degree weather. Loved having the crunch of leaves under my shoes. Beautiful time of year.

4 more miles this afternoon before going and working at the St. George Running Center.

6 miles after work with some alumni doing a fun run around Confluence Park. It was great catching up.

14 miles from my place out to SunRiver. Slept in a little but it felt great on the run. 7:19/mile overall. Lots of very nice people out saying, "Happy Thanksgiving."

12.25 total miles this morning. 8 miles with Trevor looping around Crimson Cliffs High and then back through Little Valley. Tacked on 4 more miles after. 7:06/mile overall.

3 more miles this afternoon with Abby from my place out along River Road.