Blake Bennions running

I meant to do 8 today but my mom came sooner than I expected so I cut it short. I will run 8 tomorrow, probably another 40-45 mile week, maybe a little more.

What a beautiful day! I ran the gully longer run with two extra loops at the park, it was a really nice run, the gully trails were soft, it was a good temperature, and the sky looked amazing which also made the mountains and other surroundings look great! I was having a pretty bad day but this run made me feel a lot better! I felt good on the run, just a little sore.

I ran a good hard 8 miles, 8 miles is like my standard winter run, I like them. Tomorrow I will do 7-9. I might run from alta to the gully, do the gully long run, and go back to alta for 8.7, but only if its a nice day (blue sky). I'm doing more core now to get ready for these shorter distances that require more power. I was feeling kind of unmotivated today, the first few weeks of winter can be tough, and I don't like it when days are bleak and lifeless like today, a sharp contrast from yesterday. Meant to to talk to Murphy but he wasn't in his room when I stopped by so I will talk to him tomorrow. Last day of school is Friday!

Ran the best buy loop with Zach, then another 1.5 mile loop. Good day overall, although I didn't get home until 6. Last day of school before the break tomorrow!

I ran the upper loop twice, lower loop once, and then the mini upper loop (1.5 mile loop). I ran pretty fast for the first 4 miles, like 6:30 or so, maybe faster. I was just feeling good, although sore. Then I slowed down a bit for the last 3.5 but still ran at a good pace. I might not have to come to school until 2nd period on A days next semester, that would be nice, I would have to switch out of my current seminary period though, which would be sad because its the first class I've actually known people in, including 2 teammates, Cubby and Zach! I had a very good day today, the assembly was really good, it might have been the only assembly that I've ever been to that has made me feel school spirit, definitely the best I've been to by a lot. I was impressed! I also had a really good time in Seminary, and I just played games in film studies because we kind of had an off period since we finished our film a while ago. The year is getting better, and Track is starting the week we get back, so I am very happy and optimistic about the future. The next 2 weeks will probably just be me training on my own, lots of 45-80 minute runs in Florida and a few more in Utah before Christmas. I bet watching Unbroken will motivate me a lot though, so I just need to push through the next 5 cold hard long runs and then I will be highly motivated and able to run in a nice and warm climate, I'm excited to see where I can run near Disney World! Hopefully its near the beach, I have no clue, I don't want to do beach running, I just think it would make for a beautiful run if I could see the ocean! 6-9 miles tomorrow!