The Renegade

WU - 3:30,  .5 M          RUN - 1:03:00, 8.5 M

Pretty good run. We went through a park in Providence that I've only been to once. It was cool. I felt kind of tired, especially after going up a hill at the park, but it wasn't terrible. So glad to get the good mileage in today. After practice I slept until almost 1 PM. though.

6:30 P.M., 2 M,  15:00

It was pretty hot out, so I only planned to run a little. I felt kinda tired, but probably just from the heat.

9:00 P.M., 3.25 M, 24:40

I ran some more after young mens, and those miles felt much better than the last 2. The shoes felt better, too. I did a loop I've done before that went around the Fairgrounds and the Zoo and then came back by the elementary school. 

I slept in and missed cross-country, so I ran pretty late at night. My route was up to Old Maine and then I went a little bit up the canal trail before I turned around and went home on the road by the temple. I felt pretty crappy at first, but after I got onto the trail I started to feel okay. By the time I got home it was almost completely dark. I actually enjoyed running at night, I just had to make sure stay off the road as much as possible.

I got up today and ran to a park where I ran a 5K last Pioneer Day. It turns out it was earlier than I thought, so I just kept running. I did the River Heights loop that I run alot, the one with the hills. After I got to the highest point and started going down, I felt much better that when I had started back at home. Then I just took Center Street most of the way back. Good run.

I had a great run today in xc. Coach said to do a short run (really for the majority of the team) and none of my regular running buddies were there, but at least I got to run with Davis up until the end of the canal trail. When he turned around it really put an emphasis and realization on the difference between running alone and running with freinds. Immediatley I started to breathe harder and slow down but then I got used to it. I took a trail that goes from the water treatment center and up to cliffside then started my return path. I'd have to rate this run as #1 this week as far as how good my body felt, despite getting to practice too late to do any warming up or stretching. 

TIME - 1:20 (R)

Awesome trail run today, I just wish more people would have shown up. Todd, his wife, Chazel, two freshman on the team and me were the only ones there. We ran up to the Jardine Juniper in Logan Canyon, wich is apparently the oldest standing tree in rockies (1500 years old). So Todd and Kalin (a freshman who I already knew) ran together the whole way to the tree, except we had to wait for Kalin to catch up every so often, wich was fine. We went at a nice speed for the constant but gradual incline, averaging a bout 10 minute pace all the way up, except for where it drops down on some switchbacks at the very end to get to the tree. There were some pretty nice views up there, that's for sure, and early in the morning is the best time to see them. On the way back down I ran pretty much ran on my own since Todd hung back with his wife and Kalin was going slower. I averaged a 6 minute pace. It's crazy the difference a decline makes. That was way fun, I just want to get more people to come to these, since they are way better than regular practice. We soaked our legs at First Dam after, but it was pretty cold so I didn't stay in for long.