Runnin Bubbas

AM:  Easy miles along DSL...no watch...

AM:  Easy miles in Draper...

AM:  Easy miles along the DSL...

AM:  Easy miles along the SDL...

AM:  Easy miles along the SDL...

PM:  Shome easy miles around Draper to my office and through Corner Canyon HS back to my house...very lovely evening...

AM:  Not feeling too well but mangaged to have a nice solo effort around the MDL...extrordinary weather this winter...

PM:  Some easy miles up and down South Temple from Angela's house.  Easy Miles...

PM:  Nice afternoon stroll along Draper Medium Loop...very easy miles and enjoyed the solo effort...MIH

AM:  Easy mid-morning stroll around Draper.  Very nice 50 degrees. Solo easy effort...

AM:  Fun in the flurries kind of morning run.  Felt good today.  Easy Miles around DML...

Lunch:  Easy quick run on a planned day off...

Lunch:  In honor of my Father who is 63 today, I ran the distance with a decimal in between.  Another enjoyable solo effort around DML with an overcast.  Nice temp and picked up around 7:40's AP for about 4.3 miles in the middle of the run.  A little nueroprothy in my right achilles and foot but that is just due to picking the pace up.  I have been turtle slow since starting back.  Weight is slowly coming off.  Enjoyed the miles this week...MIH

AM:  really early start time of 3:30AST here in San Juan for a stroll. My body is out of whack from the flight and time change here. I was pretty tired and dehydrated. So I just took it easy and called it good after a few easy miles. Puerto Rico is beautiful.  MIH

AM:  Easy morning stroll around DSL extended.  calves hurt the whole time.  Is what it is.  Nice weather today.  

PM:  Gorgeous day.  Calves still tight but I managed easy 8:15 AP for some easy miles around DML...solo effort...

Lunch:  talked with Benny VB for a good catch up convo then got out for some easy miles again. Sun was awesome. Calves felt better today. Solo effort around DSL...

AM:  Easy Miles around DML...Solo Effort...

AM:  Easy peasy miles along DML...Solo Effort at 8:35AP...

AM:  Really easy DML course solo effort this morning.  Nice day again.  7:59AP

AM:  Easy run around DSL...

Lunch:  Not enough time today for everything.  Glad I snuck this in.  Hot today.  75 degrees when I ran.  Sounds weird to say that is hot.  

Lunch:  Another packed day.  Had literally 45 mins to get something in for a run today.  Easy miles along the Draper Days 5K course.  MIH

AM:  Easy Up and Back along South Temple.  Solo Effort. 8AP  Let the madness begin...

AM:  Got out and enjoyed a city run through Seattle.  First time here and its a rad city.  I ran down to the stadiums (Mariners and Seahawks).  Then along some warehouses and back uptown.  Made my way over along the seaport.  Entered this cool trail system along Elliot Bay.  This city is super clean and very nice.  Loved the weather today.  The "steps" are tough at the end of the run climbing back up five hills of streets to my hotel at the Fairmont.  Glad I had some more time today to enjoy a run.  MIH

PM:  After playing Chamber's Bay today (site of the men's US OPEN 2015) which is a walking course only so it was a workout in and of itself.  I enjoyed today very much.  I am on a vacation and just thought I would do a night run after a much needed nap.  I ran through the city again.  Such a cool city with lots of undulations throughout.  I got in a great run before dinner at Canlis.  If you want the ultimate dining experience while in Seattle then I highly reccomend Canlis.  One of the coolest evenings ever!  MIH

Lunch:  Quick run around DSL is all I had time to do.  Nothing too fancy.  Solo Effort...

AM:  Early run with Dad around his neighborhood in Texas.  Here for the weekend.  Always fun to run with Dad.  8:30AP

AM:  Mid morning run and solo effort around parents neighborhood in Texas again.  Enjoyed the sun and humidity.  Wasn't too bad actually.  Really easy pacing the whole time.  8:30AP

AM:  Solo effort along DSL.  I am excited for the final four and opening night in Wrigley Field this weekend.  Should be a fun trip.  Go Duke! 

AM:  Earth Day today.  Angela and I are on spring break with my boys doing another New England tour.  I got to run a short up and back through Bar Harbor, Maine.  This place is incredible for running, biking and hiking.  Bar Harbor is a really cool little town.  The weather was really nice this morning.  They have a trail that runs in and out of the small town.  I enjoyed the breeze.  Pretty motivated to just making running a priority again.  I have been slammed with other life activities.  Solo effort.  MIH

AM:  Another up and back along the same little trail through Bar Harbor, ME.  Winds were pretty heavy today.  It rained through the night but was nice and sunny during my run.  Another pretty run today.  Solo Effort.  8:40 AP.  Felt decent today. MIH

AM:  Another out and back along the little asphalt trail here in Bar Harbor, ME.  Pretty cool town to visit.  I have enjoyed the past 3 days here with Angela and the kids.  Sollie and I played a little one on one yesterday at the in town park here.  He's a good little baller.  He kept telling me he won 21-20.  I love the competitive spirit both boys have.  They will compete just fine in life.  I felt pretty comfortable today.  I am hoping a lot of my right body tightness is disipating and I can move on from this weird 2 years of discomfort.  Running hopefully will be fun and competitive again. Time will tell. 8:30AP MIH

AM:  woke up in providence, Rhode Island this morning. Did a small loop around downtown through Brown University. Lots of good hills in this town. Up and Down everywhere. Cool little city this place is. Always like visiting this city. Easy solo effort. Pretty tight from driving all day. Got to eat at Gillette Stadium last night in Foxsboro. That's a fun place to watch a game for sure. 8:20 AP. 

AM:  Outer loop around Central Park this morning.  Fun race atmosphere as a run for life group put on a race today, I think around 5 miles that ended on 72nd street.  Weather was gorgeous.  Central Park is an amazing place to run.  The outer loop has everything for training.  8:10AP  Solo effort...MIH

AM:  Enjoyable morning stroll back in Draper along the DML from my house.  Winds were there.  I felt sustained today through mile 6 and then tired the last mile.  Solo Effort at 8:20AP. Hardly any pain on my right side and tightness was better.  Good things happening...

AM:  Easy miles on DSL this morning.  Tired.  8:30AP

AM:  Easy miles along the DSL from my house.  Very enjoyable morning and run.  I have lived in the basement of this old house for 2 years 4 months now.  Today I move to a new place in Draper but it is mine.  A long time coming.  I am excited for the new change and the new routes I will create by my house.  Should be fun.  MIH 

AM:  Nice morning this morning in Park City.  Angela and I stayed at the Waldorf last night to do wedding plans stuff.  Anyways, good out and back up and down McCloed Trail along the main drag.  Felt pretty sluggish today.  Got some miles in though.  Park City is always a fun time.  I could definitely feel the altitude and up/down.

AM:  Easy miles from the new house this morning.  Going to try to do some alternative to the usual routes.  Didn't really like the medium size loop I did this morning.  Too much traffic.  Need to figure some loops out.  But overall it was nice to get out and get the miles in this morning.  Excited to get consistent again.  8:20AP

AM:  Different route today just winging it from the new house.  Enjoyed the overcast this morning.  A little tired but not too bad.  Solo effort from minuteman drive up pioneer and around Draper Park back to 132nd south and then back east to the house.  MIH

AM:  New route from my house incorporating the Draper Lefty into the route.  Nice 10 mph breeze this morning.  Really enjoyable run that I just took very very easy.  8:30AP

AM:  Comfortable controlled easy run today along minuteman and pioneer and back through 132nd south.  Beautiful morning again.  8:30AP

AM:  very easy miles along minuteman and pioneer and back through 300 east.  Calves were tight today.  nice consistent week finally.  excited for some consistent training.  gonna do a workout tomorrow with around 9-10 miles.  no watch. 

AM:  Little change of plans today but felt like it was a good consistent week for once.  warmed up 2 miles and then did 2.7 miles at ME with some grad ups and downs.  Felt comfortable doing it progressive.  Breathing was easy which is a good sign.  Did a quick cool down.  Was going to do another 4 more easy but the rain was bad enough to not keep me motivated and I was starting to get cold pretty bad.  Looking forward to next week. MIH

AM:  beautiful morning today. Slight breeze on the way back from Draper Lefty Loop that I do. Solo effort. Felt very comfortable today and starting to get easier again. 7:59AP

AM:  Scott's house with TB, Scott, Jeff, Matt, and Kyle.  Turned off at 7 and headed back on my own.  Glad to get out with the crew even though I am way out of shape.  7:40AP

Long day of work, home stuff, wedding stuff.  Just could not get in a run today.  Was up til midnight working on wedding stuff.  One of those days.  Excited though.  MIH

AM:  Not enough sleep last night and could not get my digestive system to cooperate this morning at 4:15am so I could not get ready in time to meet the crew.  Took me 3 hours to finally go to the bathroom and feel ready.  

AM 2:  Track Workout

3 mile wu from my house over to Corner Canyon HS.  

2 laps with straightaway striders

1X1000 @ 3:55 1/4 mile recovery jog

4X400 @93, 92, 91, 89 1 minute passive recovery

2.1 cd back to my house.

Wish I could have done this workout with someone.  It was good to get some turnover.  I was tight and felt very heavy but overall good workout.  Hopefully this can be a key to guide my fitness back.  Nice head winds here in Draper this morning.  

AM:  Run with Ben M. this morning.  Draper lefty loop very easy.  It was fun to talk with Ben.  Good dude.  

AM: Comfortable easy run out and back on Minuteman/Pioneer.  Legs are little tired but my fitness is changing by the hour.  Need to drink a lot of water today.  Headed up north to yankee territory Utah.  Ogden should be fun again.  Excited to see everyone do well.  I am just going to do the half as a long run.  Good luck to everyone racing tomorrow.  7:40AP

Ogden Half Marathon LR...

Spent the night at the Van Beekum's last night.  Always appreciate their hospitality along with the rest of the Ogden Crew.  Watched Unbroken with Riley, Dave and Ben last night and then hit the sack.  Early morning and not a lot of sleep but we were on our way.  Ben and his friend Allen and I all rode up in a police escort courstey of Ben's Dad.  I stayed in the car til about 10 minutes before start.  Got out and found a secret bathroom and then ran  around a little over a 1/4 mile to the start to just wu if you wanna call it that.  

No real plans today except that I wanted to jog the course.  I signed up for the full last september so I had a full bib on and then just did not put my timing chip on.  Race took off and immediately we are running in the rain.  It rained the entire time.  I just decided I would go out really easy and then settle into a pace that was a comfortable jog.  7:40 pace felt comfortable the whole time so I just focused on getting a good run in.  Finished the run in 1:40.  

Gotta lot of work to do to lose weight and gain the fitness but today was fun.  Great to see so many fun faces and cool peeps.  Got hpothermia about an hour later.  Had to get wrapped in blankets and foil for about 20 minutes.  Pretty interesting experience.  Don't recommend hypothermia.  Good week again.  MIH

AM:  Easy grass loops at Smith Field's Park by my house.  no watch.

AM:  Scott's house loop for some easy miles.  Legs felt decent.  A little tired.  Group started at 5:30 instead of 5.  Fun solo effort.  no watch...

AM:  Easy miles with Ben M. around a small Draper Loop.  Good times.  No watch...

Track Workout Lone Peak HS

AM: TB was already doing a monster workout while we were warming up.  

3 mile wu with Matt, Mike and Reed.

4 X 800's w 200 meter recovery jog (3:15, 3:12, 3:12, 3:10) 600 meter recovery jog

2 X 400's w 200 meter recovery jog (91, 87)

cd with Matt for a bit.  Everyone looked solid this morning.  Mike was in beast mode and had plenty in the tank.  Nice to see the crew getting back into form.  Nice deposit for me this morning.  This workout was good turnover and very easy all things considering.  Look forward to more.  

AM:  JRT out and back. Just felt really blah this morning.  Quads and Hammys got really tired by mile 4. I waffles the next 6. Got the miles in though. 

Headed to Lake Powell last night.  Woke up very sick.  Not good...

PM:  Finally feeling like I can get my health back.  I have had the flu for two weeks.  Worst sickness I have had in a long time.  Easy out and back this evening from the house.  Felt a twinge in my left hammy.  Hope its nothing serious...

AM:  Same out and back.  About a mile into it my left hammy was really tight.  By the end of the run, I was in trouble.  Gonna have to figure this out.  Not good again.

AM:  Another out and back.  Left Hamstring is better now.  Felt a bother in my right hamstring today.  I will stretch it out. 

AM:  Tried to go about 4-5 today.  After mile 3 my right hamstring and calf were so tight it hurt to run.  I walked/ran the rest of the way.  It sucked pretty bad.  Pretty frustrated but this is the journey...MIH

AM:  Been pretty frustrated with my body.  Have not felt healthy in a while.  Thought I would try and easy run to see if I can get back at it.  DSL at 8:56 pace.  Felt very easy.  I will see how I feel tomorrow.

AM:  Again same DSL course this morning.  Past two days have had some nice headwinds here in Draper.  Legs felt normal and fine.  Good sign.  No fatigue either.  Looking forward to easing back into the training if I can feel this good.  8:42 pace

AM:  Easy miles along a DSL.  8:30 AP.  Very nice morning today.  Enjoyed the solo effort.  Hamstrings are feeling better just need to watch fatigue in my right hammy...

AM:  Easy miles again along the DSL.  Same effort as yesterday.  A little tired.  Little hotter and more humid this morning.  Solo effort. no watch...

AM:  Another nice morning easy miles along DSL again.  Solo effort.  Tired at the first part of the run but felt pretty good the second half.  8:30AP

AM:  Same 5.5 mile small loop around Draper.  Been a nice buffer route this week for my legs.  Consistency feels good.  A little humid for Utah this morning but the whole week has been very nice mornings.  Easy miles again.  Solo Effort 8:28 AP.  

AM:  Decided to head over to the Draper Days 5K this morning.  Wanted to run bandit but just get in 5 miles and complete a consistent week.  Goal was to run the 5k course a minute faster per mile than what I am currently jogging and just make sure again my body is not regressing(tightness, extreme fatigue, sorness beyond normal and just all out pain).  7:48, 7:12, 7:32, :43 were the splits.  I am very heavy and it shows but the nice thing was that I consistently ran this week and that is all that matters.  Got to see Rob, Fritz and Chad before the start.  Always good to talk to friends and catch up a little.  WU 1 mile and CD 1mile.  Fun day and love the city of Draper.  MIH

AM:  Easy run today just to run a few miles today.  I asked my boys if they wanted to join and they did.  They did half of it.  It was fun to see them enjoy it.  My left hammy and calf got tight which is a worry.  Don't know what I did, but I will do some maintenece today.  MIH

AM:  2 mile test.  again at 1.5 miles I feel my left calf tighten.  Foam roll and deep blue after.  Just continue to work through this.  MIH

PM:   A purposeful last run in my 30's.  Achilles were on fire.  Lots of foam roll.  Quite the Decade.  Looking forward to tommorow...MIH

AM:  Mid morning run around DSL.  83 degrees.  Felt good.  Achilles are really tight.  Gonna be tough to have any expectations but 4 on 40.  I will take a run anyway I can right now.  Look forward to being a Master at Walking... MIH

AM:  out and back easy jog.  Achillies are really tight.  

AM:  Out and back again easy miles...

AM:  Easy miles again...

AM:  Easy miles...still really tight.  Gonna have to figure something out...

AM:  Another out and back easy...

AM:  Another out and back easy miles...stretching and massage is helping.  Just trying to stay focused on getting loosen up.  

AM:  Mid morning easy miles again out and back.  quite a bit of achilles tightness but doing the small things.  no watch...

AM:  out and back again from my house.  Added on just a little bit to see if my legs could feel normal and didn't feel too bad.  PT and ice.  no watch...

AM:  Nice drizzle this morning during the run.  Legs feeling better.  Not a lot of residual pain during the day.  The small things are paying off.  Lots of stretching and PT.  Not out of the woods yet but legs felt good on the run today.  8:09AP

AM:  Weigh a ton but felt good on another simple out and back.  Left leg felt decent.  Effort felt same as yesterday.  8:14AP

AM:  Same out and back.  A lot of patience but I am doing the litte things and it feels better.  Left leg was tighter than I wanted today but managed through it.  Felt a little tired but fine.  8:11AP

AM:  Mid morning stroll doing the same out and back.  Left achilles a little tighter today but overall was able to feel comfortable.  Stayed up too late last night with the wife.  Just keeping it very easy and boring but enjoyable.  Very hot today.  My tan(freckles) look good though :) MIH

AM:  out and back again from my house.  very simple and easy again.  The effort felt the same as usual.  Mentally and aerobically I feel better each day.  The tightness in my achilles were there still.  More in my left again.  Still doing the little things to work through this though.  Moving forward.  Adding and building very slowly...8:16AP

AM:  same route and effort as yesterday.  Rehab is working and plan is working.  Minelike.  nice and very windy in Draper this morning.  no watch...

AM:  balmy 80 degrees with nice wind around 9am in Draper.  Did a small loop around Draper from my house.  Little hitch and slight tightness in my left leg today.  Not too worried. Continued rehab.  8:10AP

AM:  mid morning run again.  Nice and really windy which felt nice to be cooled off.  same small loop around Draper again today.  Felt a little better today.  8:20AP

AM:  Mid Morning small loop again around Draper.  extremely windy.  balmy 80 degrees again.  Headed to Vegas for the weekend.  Will get in a few runs there.  Should be a fun time.  Summer goes so quickly.  8:14AP MIH...

AM:  TM for the first time in I cannot remember.  Just got a little sweat going before breakfast here in Vegas.  Felt good.  8:13AP

AM:  Took Sunday and Monday off but did a ton of walking both days.  Just wanted to feel decent.  Today I took it easy at 8:25AP the entire run.  Just kept an easy pace from start to finish.  I knew I was not going to have a lot of energy today but I felt decent during the run.  Still really heavy but my legs only felt tight towards the end of the run.  Rehab and stretching again.  I am starting to see some progress.  

AM:  Same as yesterday.  Felt less tightness and but a little fatigued today.  Maybe some dehydration.  Legs are feeling better.  8:15AP 

AM:  Did a progressive.  Felt very easy.  Legs felt fine.  8:37, 8:05, 7:33, 7:14 for .10 

Doesn't seem like anything but at 198lbs I will take it.  I had to do a lot of foam roll today on my left calf.  It got hangry at me today.  Slowly but surely.  Rehab feels like it is working.  

AM:  A little tired today from getting hardly any sleep due to the fun highway construction in my back yard.  Crazy night.  Just a small loop again around Draper and kept it very easy.  Legs felt really good today.  Hardly any tightness and no tinderness.  8:22AP

AM:  Pretty hot mid morning run again.  Legs felt good though but still a little tired.  Kept the pace very comfortable and simple again.  8:19AP

Lots of stretching and PT.  Just worked on some core, foam roll, ball, etc.  Trying to do some active rehab everyday.  I also played some tennis with Angela.  Just vollied back and forth.  It was good to get outside for a minute and breath.  

AM:  Earlier start today for me.  Been wanting to get up earlier but I usually have a lot of work in the mornings and cannot get out til 10.  Today was nice but quite a bit of humidity because of the storm coming in most likely.  Legs felt better today.  Took me a bit to warmup but finally settled in to a comfortable pace.  8:15AP 

AM:  I enjoyed the small loop around Draper today.  Legs felt stronger.  Fun getting back in shape.  Best run I have had in a year.  8:09AP

AM:  Mid morning out and back from my house down 132nd south.  Plan was to warm up and take it slow on the up and push a little on the way back.  Nothing fancy but felt very good.  8:03AP

AM:  Easy out and back run along Cloverdale Road from Combes Park here in Boise.  I am here til Saturday on business.  Nice rain showers during the run.  Felt good again.  no watch...

AM:  Easy out and back along Cloverdale and Chinden around the HP campus.  Very nice morning today.  no watch...MIH

Day off.  Just never made the time today.  I was pretty exhausted and had a wedding after I got home from my business trip.

AM:  easy miles out and back.  Tired again today.  8:20AP

AM:  Very nice morning for some easy miles again.  Enjoying the small base I have right now.  Achilles were a little tight yesterday and this morning.  Going to do some more rehab again.  8:09AP

AM:  Busy past few days at work.  easy miles today.  no watch...

AM:  Sloppy run.  Achilles were tight the whole run.  Is what it is.  Not too worried.  MIH

PM:  Hottest part of the day.  Good planning on my part.  Decided to go for a stroll during the 3rd quarter of the BYU/UM game.  Since UM already won at half, I figured why not.  Busy work week and not a lot of motivation to run.  MIH

AM:  Uneventful easy miles around the small loop by my house.  very nice morning.  no watch...

AM:  mid morning stroll with Ben M.  Always fun times talking.  Fun to run with someone.  It got hot towards the end.  Easy miles around a small loop from his house.  no watch...

Lunch:  long morning but was able to squeeze in an easy out and back from my house between all the meetings and biz today.  no watch...

PM:  Crazy last few days but really awesome work week again.  I am excited for the present and future.  Headed to Hawaii tomorrow and got in a quick little run before going to a friend's bday party.  I had a very enjoyable out and back actually.  My achilles were a little tight.  First time in awhile I felt this good on a run.  Still heavy but don't feel heavy.  7:45AP