The Renegade

AM: Headed to Logan's XC practice but it was still Moratorium and the kids that also didn't know that were scrubs that were gonna run 2 miles at 8 minute pace and be done (because of laziness not ability) so I just left after core and drove to Ryan's, warmed up a mile, and did the 4 mile threshold course there, but started at the top of the hill because I could start and end basically at the same place. Was not feeling good the first couple miles and as soon as I started I wondered if I should just save it for another day, but I kept going. The main problem was that I didn't feel very smooth. First three splits were 6:17, 6:15, 6:16. Then I was basically home free after toughing out one more uphill for .25. Last mile was a 6:00. That part felt good. Cooled down a mile to 6. 6:14 average, Which is a PR for 4 mile Ts. 

PM: Another one with the bike by my side, this time to Willow Park and jogged 2 miles there, and did 3 longer strides (prolly added to .25) which felt amazing. Then went the mile back home for 4.4

AM: Slept in till 9:30 and then I had to do yard work for someone, so I didn't get to run until about 2, but since I still doubled I'll count this as the AM run. I did the loop from home that included the full river trail, with my 15 year old brother on the bike by me. It was pretty hot but not as hot as it could be. 7 miles around 7:10 average. 

PM: 2.4 easy down the dump road and back, again with my littlest brother on a bike, this time with sick tunes playing from a speaker. 

Pulled this one off in a single today because of scout camp for the rest of the week. I went to the actual real official authentic original Logan XC practice. We did canal trail and I went ahead of everyone else with Todd, although it was only like mid 7 minute pace (a little worried about the team this year lol jk). Then I Todd turned around at First Dam so I waited for Strand and we hit up the Highline trail before turning around so we could hit 10. Didn't feel super the whole way back. 7:22 average.  

For scout camp we were in Bloomington Canyon and we went to Minatonka Cave in the morning and then Bloomington Lake later, which was sick. The water wasn't even unbareably cold and I swam a couple hundred yards in it. And we did half naked snow angels haha. Then I was impatient for the leaders and ran back to camp from the lake, which was 1.5 miles partlyt downhill and I hit a 5:57 mile with cold muscles ( I was trying real hard to beat the cars). Got to camup changed into my current shoes and running clothes and headed up and ATV trail past camp for .75 before turning around. I think I almost got bit by a rattlesnake oops. Kinda just explored that. That was enough running for this day. 6:57 avg.

We had free time in the morning so after a couple rounds of Swedish Chess, or Kubb (look it up it's fun) I headed back up the ATV trail, this time for2.4 miles. It got really steep at the end up the second mile., but then it levelled off and the I came to a spot where I could see for 50-100 miles westward which was really cool, pretty sure I could see some of cache valley. After I took pics for a group of bikers I headed back down to camp, and added on to 6. 7:38 ap.

Long sort of easy run around town back in Logan in the evening. I went all the way up the length of center street then headed to the canal trail, then came back on sumac, to nature park, to the dirt road in River Heights, then back by Logan High. Felt pretty decent and kept the pace around 7 flat the whole time, averaged 7:03. I had some stomach issues towards the end.