Little Buddha

This past year was really a struggle for me.  I only ran 4 races and I never really felt like I was in very good shape.  I'm really hoping to bounce back in 2011 and have a better year.  Here are a few goals

1. Run more miles.  The goal is 2500.

2. Race more.  The goal is to run at least 1 race per month.

3. Lose weight. The goal is to be at 145 for Utah Valley and 140 for St. George.

Did a shorter workout tonight.  I ran up to the Substation in Hurricane and then did a 2 mile tempo back to La Verkin.

1-5:53

2-6:08

12:02 (6:01 average)

I've ran this 2 mile route quite a bit faster when I'm in shape, but it was still nice to see where I'm at as I get started with a new year of training.

Ran an extended version of the La Verkin Loop, went down through the Overlook Subdivison. Got home and did 30 minutes on the exercise bike.

Basketball this morning.  I was more tired than I usually am

Another hour of basketball this evening.

No run, too busy with school, driving, and going to Jordan's game

Played basketball this morning for 60 minutes.  Planning on running after school.

Quick 3 miles did La Verkin Loop averaged 6:45 which felt good.

Ran 8 miles this morning with Bill, we did a nice easy loop out through Dixie Springs and then back to the bowling alley.  Glad to get out this morning, still a little chilly for my liking.

Ran 2.5 miles up the La Verkin Twist then turned around and came back down.  I didn't feel very good at all on the run, but just plodded along.  When I got home I did 20 minutes on the exercise bike, followed by 1 mile on the treadmill wearing the Five Fingers.

Did 30 minutes on the exercise bike, followed by 3 miles on the treadmill.  I watched the first 30 minutes of Without Limits.

60 minutes of basketball this morning.

90 minutes of basketball this evening.

I really got tired playing tonight.

2 miles on the treadmill, then 30 minutes on the exercise bike.

60 minutes basketball this morning.

Good workout this afternoon.  Did 3 miles at 7:30 pace over to the Substation and then did my 2 mile tempo back to La Verkin.

1-5:40 last week was 5:53

2-6:10 last week was 6:08, today there was a very strong headwind on this mile.

11:50 overall, 5:56 average

I felt pretty good today during the tempo

I did a tempo run yesterday and basically another one today.  Anytime I run with Clyde, Logan, Dave, Aaron and Steve I have to work just to stay with them on their easy pace.  I did 6 with them and then slowed down and finished the last 4 with Bill and Mike. 

I averaged 7:28 for the entire run, but the first 6 were probably closer to 7:00 or even sub 7 pace.

 Today was the longest run I've done since the marathon, and I actually felt pretty good, just got to keep working at it and slowly I will get back into shape.

Ran out to the Intermediate School and then back on 700 West.  Feet were hurting today really don't like wearing the Launch.  Gained a few pounds over the weekend not good.  I need to get moving in the other direction.

Busy day with school, driver's ed, then had to go do a bunch of church things tonight, so no run today.

Basketball this morning, planning on running this evening.

4 miles easy tonight

Ran with Clyde, Dave, and Logan.  We did a 6 mile loop from the Dixie Center over to River Road and up to 900 South.  Did 1 mile warm-up.  Pace was 7:10 which felt a little fast for me, but probably easy for the other guys.

Basketball this morning, body feeling beat up

Decided since I didn't race much last year (only 4 races total, two marathons, lake to lake relay, and a 5K) I better try to get out and race more this year, even if I'm not in racing shape.

I figured the half would be a little too far, so I settled on the 5K.

In 2009 I ran 18:09 and in 2008 18:48.  I didn't really know what to expect going in, so I didn't really have any time goals.

1-5:47 Ran the first mile or so with Mike Schramm, we were in 3rd and 4th, two younger kids were about 10 seconds ahead

2-6:12 Mike put a good gap on me here, but I was ok with that.

3-6:10 I was happy with my effort the last mile, considering how much I just wanted to stop.

.1- 28 ?

Overall 18:28 (5:57 average)  Nothing too great to report about this race, but at least this gives me a good starting point and hopefully I can get out and train and race more in 2011. 

60 minutes basketball this morning

5 miles over to Hurricane City Park and back this evening.  I am liking the new sidewalks along state street from Hurricane to La Verkin, makes running that stretch quite a bit safer.  When I got home I did 1 mile in the Five Fingers on the treadmill.  I've still been having some PF issues.

Ran over to the Hurricane Library via 400 South, to make it a little longer then back home.  I extended a bit more to make it 7 miles.  I felt pretty good, still some PF issues.  I wore the Launch shoes again, man I don't like them, but I'm too cheap to get rid of them yet they don't have very many miles.  Right now I'm rotating through 4 different pairs of shoes, so it might be time for a new pair of something

Basketball this morning.

Fun run this afternoon I went out past Sky Ranch and ran out on the Sand Mountain road.  I really enjoyed running out on the dirt road and sand, for some reason I was moving along pretty good.  I did 6 miles and would have liked to have run more, but I had to get home in time to go to Jordan's game.  Anyway, I averaged just under 7:30 pace.  I'm planning on going to the club run tomorrow, so that should be good.  So far this has been a pretty good week of running.

Ran 2 miles with Sunny, while pushing Jarren in the stroller.  Jansen also ran with us, so it was almost the entire family.  We ran over to the park in Zion View Estates.

Went to club run and did a loop on the trail then up through Bloomington Hills.  We did 7 miles and averaged 7:27 so I felt ok with that.  I've increased the miles some this week, and as a result the PF has been bothering me more.

Basketball this morning.

Easy run planned for tonight

Good run this morning with Clyde, Steve, Aaron, Bill and Mike.  We did a 10 mile loop from Clyde's over to Flying J and then back through Bloomington Hills. I averaged 7:12 for the run, so that was good. I picked up the pace some the last 3 miles, 6:50, 6:42, 6:35 and felt ok.  Did an easy 2 miles to finish off.  Hope to run a few miles with Sunny this afternoon.

Ran 3 miles this evening two with Sunny and then did 1 on the treadmill.  I wore the Five Fingers, still dealing with PF issues. 

Basketball this morning.  3 miles on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the exercise bike

Didn't feel very motivated today, probably because it was cold and the wind was blowing.  I've become a real wimp since moving to Southern Utah.  I only did 3 miles on the treadmill then rode the exercise bike for awhile.

Basketball this morning. Hope to get in some miles tonight, but we have Parent Teacher Conferences so it will be a busy night.

Went to the club run.  I did the first two miles or so with the group, then had to stop and use the bathroom, which left me way behind the group.  I was able to speed back up and caught up to Bill.  We finished by doing a loop up to the Pilot store and then back to the Dixie Center.  Overall a decent 7 miles, even though Bill wasn't feeling very good.

Basketball this morning, planning on a short run after school before Jordan's games.

Quick 3 miles this afternoon out toward Toquerville

I ate way too much food over the weekend.  I went and played basketball this morning, but did feel too great.

Starting my 18 week training cycle for Utah Valley today.  I'm actually a lot more excited this year, compared to where I was last year.  I'm really hoping I can get back into decent shape this year.

Pretty decent workout this afternoon.  I did a 2 mile warm-up then started a 4 mile tempo run over on 400 South.  I did a loop out past the school.

1-6:09

2-6:27- a little uphill

3-6:02- starting to hurt and wanting to be done

4-6:14

Overall 24:55 with a 6:13 average.

Did a two mile cool-down

I'm a going to try to continue doing tempo runs on this route as it is pretty flat and fair.

Went and lifted weights this morning, for the first time in a very long time.  Tonight I just rode the exercise bike for 40 minutes, my right ankle has been hurting all day.

Basketball this morning, ankle feeling better, don't know why it was bothering me yesterday.

Easy 3 mile run tonight, not a lot of time.

Lifted weights this morning, going to club run this afternoon.

Good run with the club tonight.  Started out at a comfortable pace with Dave, Clyde, Steve, Bill and Mike.  We had an encounter with a biker punk, fortunately the dude kept biking after he yelled at us, because if dude would have stopped we would of had one less biker in St. George and our running club would be running laps around the prison yard.

I managed to stay with the guys until the last 2 miles and then I slowed down a bit.  However, I was still happy to finish the 10 mile loop with a 6:52 average.

Basketball this morning, lots of running this morning 3 on 4 full court.

Ran 5 miles this afternoon down through Confluence Park.

Good run out around Sand Hollow with Bill and Mike.

Basketball this morning and feeling sick now.

Pretty good workout this afternoon did 4 x 1000m on the cow field loop

2 mile warm-up

1- 3:33- just wanted to ease into the workout

2-3:31- changed the watch to metric to remeasure where I exactly I needed to stop, because the first one felt long, which is was by just a little bit.

3-3:27- this one felt the best

4-3:27- struggled but managed to get through it.

Crazy to think that Logan and Dave have been running 1000's on the track about 20 seconds faster than what I did today.  I just have a long way to go, but I was pleased with this workout as a starting point for the year.  I haven't 1000's since before the St. George Marathon.

2 mile cool down.

I didn't run today, been feeling sick with a cold, went up to Cedar for Jordan's last game.  He played good.

Basketball this morning 3 on 3.  I wasn't planning on going because I'm still not feeling that great, but ended up going.  Planning on an easy run this afternoon.

Been sick all week, this has really been a bummer cold.  I was just starting to get into a better training route and schedule

Ran over past the bridge and then back.  Did 2 miles out and then 2 miles back.  I'm still feeling pretty sick, can't seem to get over this cold.  It has been about a week now.  I ran this run in my five fingers, just to see how it felt to run a little bit further than just a mile, which is all I had done in them up until today.

Ran from the bowling alley home.  I started off feeling pretty good, struggled a little on the hills up by Sky Mountain, but overall an ok run, especially considering I'm still feeling sick.  I haven't had a cold like this one in a long time.  I need to get over this so I can get to training.  I was upset on my run, my ipod was dead, so no tunes the entire run.  I've really gotten used to running with music. 

A pretty good workout this afternoon.  Sunny drove me out to Anderson Junction and then I did a 2 mile warm-up and then got into 4 x 1 mile repeats with 3 min recovery back to La Verkin.  The times are a little faster, because a lot of the miles were downhill, but still a good workout for the legs.

1-5:30

2-5:35 I threw up a little after this one.

3-5:47 a little uphill coming out of Toquerville

4-5:33

2 mile cool-down home

I will continue to do these repeats about every three weeks.

Went and played basketball tonight which was a mistake, hard to do much on dead legs.

6 miles with the club, didn't feel that great still coughing..but managed to make it back to the truck without dying.

Basketball this morning. Came home from work not feeling good at all, so basically layed on the couch all night.

Did an easy 3 mile run over to the bridge and back, not feeling good at all.  Did 45 minutes on the exercise bike.

Basketball this morning, had lots of people there

This afternoon I did 3x Pah Tempe Hill Repeats with 3:30 rest.  The schedule called for 4, but I only managed 3, which I guess is ok, considering I'm still fighting off this cold, legs still dead from last week's mile repeats and this is the first hill workout of the year, ok enough excuses.

Did 2 mile warm-up

1-2:11 Actually this is a pretty fast time for me, 2:06 is my all time PR if I remember

2-2:12 Another good repeat, but threw up after and getting quite the headache which is strange

3- 2:19 Ok I'm done

2 mile cool-down and fight to make it home.

I'm really not feeling that good now, but glad I did get this workout in.  Not a lot of mileage, but still some hard work.

Didn't feel like running today, but decided to drive up to Sheep's Bridge did an out and back loop on the JEM trail and part of the Hurricane Rim Trail.  I went out 4.2 miles in 36:59 and then came back in 35:15, so better effort coming back even though my legs were tired.  I got back to the truck and did another .80 up the Mesa Road and back down to make it an even 9 miles.  I really wish I could get over this cold.  I haven't been sick for this long of a time period for quite some time.

Basketball this morning

Only did 3 miles tonight, legs have been feeling pretty dead.

5 miles over to the city park and back.  My legs are feeling really tight and sore.

Easy 3 miles this evening, basketball this morning.

Well, another win for the St. George Running Center.  This was the third year we've ran and won this relay, so that was cool.  I was a little concerned going in because I have been sick the last two to three weeks and haven't been training very well.

This year I did legs 3 and 7

Leg 3- 5.68 miles 34:47 (6:07 average)

1-5:37 Some excitement here as we were in 3rd place, so I had to try to make up some ground

2-5:51 I catch the guy that is in second and gap him pretty fast

3-6:04 this section is on the bike path and has a nice little hill

4-5:57 decent mile, but starting to hurt

5-6:32 I'm really starting to struggle here, doesn't help having to run up a hill now

.68- 4:42- Not the best effort here, Dave was nice and came and helped me to the exchange.

Leg 7- 4.44 miles 29:04 (6:33 average)

Well by this time we had a pretty good lead on the other teams, so I just tried to keep things nice and easy.  I was a little disappointed my ipod quit working, so I ran this leg just listening to the voices in my head, which can be scary

1-6:27

2-6:31

3-6:40 Actually thought I was going faster than the first two miles, but I guess I wasn't

4-6:31

.44- 2:53

Overall happy with the effort, even though I've been coughing ever since I stopped running.  Hoping maybe the extra effort today will work some of this sickness out of the body.  Always fun to run and hang with Bill, Clyde, Dave, and Steve.  It was also cool being able to see Mike, Bruce, and James at all the different exchanges.

Just an easy 3 miles tonight, not feeling too great after the relay.  I'm going to have to ease into the week.

A nice 8 miles total tonight. I ran over to Dairy Queen and used the bathroom there then stopped in at Classic Sports and tried on a pair of basketball shoes, then turned around and ran home.  I felt pretty good tonight, legs not as sore as yesterday.

Basketball this morning.  Ran an easy 5 miles this evening down through Confluence Park.  I didn't feel as good today as I did yesterday.

2 mile warm-up then did 4 x 1000m repeats with 2:00 minutes recovery

1-3:27 Felt pretty good

2-3:27 Still feeling good

3-3:28 Not bad, got a drink after this repeat, big mistake

4-3:36- Stomach cramping and not feeling good.

2 mile cool-down.  I was going to do 5 repeats, but was really hurting after the 4th so called it a day.

Basketball for an hour this morning

Just an easy 2 miles before heading over to the track meet.

What started out as a really good run, turned very bad around mile 10.  I didn't make it over to run with the club, so I decided I would drive my truck up to Springdale and then run home which would be a good 19 mile run.  The only problem is I forgot how far 19 miles is. I started off feeling really good and ran the first 10 miles just under 7:00 pace.  I started really struggling the next two miles and barely made it to Virgin, where I had dropped a bottle of water.  From Virgin it basically turned into a walk/jog/walk the rest of the way home.  My legs were just dead and kept cramping up. Anyway, after today I'm having second thoughts about the Utah Valley Marathon, considering switching just to the half.  I guess the one good thing was the fact I burned over 2700 calories and lost about 5 pounds on the adventure.

Basketball this morning, easy 3 miles this evening

Easy 4 miles

Got home from Vegas, did an easy 4 miles with Jarren in the stroller

Ran over to Hurricane and then back, total of 7 miles didn't feel very good.

Well I woke up this morning and really didn't feel up to going over to the race.  I felt really sore from the 4 truck loads of rock we shoveled yesterday, plus the fact I hadn't ran much during the week, left me feeling pretty flat.  However, I decided I would at least attempt to race and just listen to my body.  I figured if I started hurting too much I would just back off a bit.

I did a two mile warm-up with Mike and Bill, then got ready for the start.  The weather this year was cooler than in previous years, not terribly cold, but colder than normal

1-5:10 This is always the fast mile.  I did a good job holding back, I think I was in 14th place after the first mile

2-5:51 Made a little surge here and moved into 8th place for a bit

3-5:50 This mile felt ok, but I got passed back by Jose and another guy

4-6:14 I stopped at this aid station to stretch for a bit and from here to the finish only gave about 80 to 85%

5-6:37

6-6:29

.21- 1:13

Overall 37:26 (6:02 average)

I wasn't all that pleased with this race, but considering the week I had and how I was feeling I guess I can be happy that I at least got a good workout in.

Basketball this morning, 3 mile easy La Verkin Loop tonight, 10 minutes on the bike.  I really didn't feel that great today, hope to get going better tomorrow.

Ran 5 miles this evening, was going to ride for awhile on the bike, but got called in to look at a broken microwave.  I was already cranky because I had driving after school, got home tired, then put the trampoline together which took longer than expected, got my run in and then the microwave problem.  Looks like I'll be replacing the microwave tomorrow which won't be too much fun.

Basketball this morning, took Jarren in the stroller tonight for a 3 mile run around La Verkin, then I did 20 minutes on the bike.  I haven't been feeling that great this week.

Just a quick 3 miles before watching basketball all night.

I just did away with my original marathon training plan and decided I'm going to try something more simple the next 11 weeks in preparation for Utah Valley.  I am only going to do one hard workout each week either a  6 mile tempo run around 6:15 pace or 1600 m repeats at 5:45 pace.  All the other runs are going to be ran at 7:20 pace.  I think I've been running too slow on my easy runs.  Also I'm going give myself the option of either runnning on Fridays or not. Saturdays will be a longer run.  I'm hoping to have the mileage be between 50 to 60 miles each week, and I'm sure people are wondering yes I'm going to continue to play basketball 3 times a week.

Today I went out and did 6 miles, it was a good run over to the Hurricane ball fields and back

42:50- (7:07 average)

1-6:54

2-7:15

3-7:15

4-7:01

5-7:10

6-7:09

Not much of a run this afternoon only 4 miles averaged 7:40, ran over passed the bridge and then back.

Hoping to get going better next week.

11 weeks until the UV marathon, so I guess I better get to training.  I had a pretty good run this afternoon did 5 miles out on 600 North to the 13th tee box at Sky Mountain, then 5 miles back. My schedule called for 9 miles at 7:24 pace, I was able to go 10 at 7:20 pace

1-7:09

2-7:42

3-7:34

4-7:04

5-7:38 (37:09)

6-7:48 big hill coming back

7-7:32

8-6:46 picked it up a little

9-6:50

10-7:17 (36:14)

1:13:29 (7:20 average)

I felt pretty good with this run, if I could just get consistent with doing runs like this everyday I'm sure I would see some improvements.

Basketball this morning

Ran 5 miles down through Confluence Park, struggled a little coming up the hill back into La Verkin averaged 7:50 overall, so a little slower than planned, but 3 miles were on trails.

Just an easy 5 tonight didn't have much time.  I'm planning on a longer run tomorrow, hoping to do a few miles before the club run and then run some more with whoever shows up.

Club run this afternoon.  I had to come over to St. George early, so I ended up doing 5 miles before meeting up with the club.  I ran those 5 miles at a pretty good pace went from the Dixie Center up to Worthen Park and then back.  Then ran 6 miles with the club and did the normal loop but cut it short at the bridge.

Ran 5 miles this evening over to Hurricane City Park and back. Basketball this morning.

Good 10 mile run this morning over to Wal-Mart.  I ran into Ben Ashcroft and did 2 miles with him over to Sky Mountain.  I did 3 miles at tempo pace toward the end of the run.

1-7:16

2-7:44

3-7:53

4-7:17

5-7:31

6-7:10

7-6:14

8-6:08

9-6:31

10-9:04- walked a little

1:13:02 (7:18 average)

Dealing with some PF pain again in my left foot and a little shin pain in my right leg.

Basketball this morning.  Only did 5 miles this evening ran over to Hurricane and then Sunny picked me up, I wanted to be home in time to watch the NCAA Championship game.

Ran 8 miles with Bill out near Sand Hollow, good run easy pace and good conversation.  It was a nice evening for a run

Basketball this morning.

Toquerville Tempo this evening.

The plan called for a 6 mile tempo around 6:18 average.  I was figured I would have to bank some time because I knew the last mile up the hill into La Verkin would be a struggle.

1-5:53-pretty good first mile a little uphill in the middle

2-5:43- fastest stretch

3-6:05

4-6:18 a little road construction slowed me down through here

5-5:57 (29:59) right on 6:00 min average pace here

6-7:13 Struggle up the hill

37:14 (6:12 average)

I did 1 mile warm-up and then 1 mile cool-down

Club run with Clyde, Aaron, and Amber.  I felt better than last week and did the entire 10 mile loop this time.  Clyde and Aaron picked it up a bit the last 3 miles, but Amber and I didn't finish too far behind.  7:05 average so happy about that.

La Verkin Loop in the rain

Ran with Mike and Bill from the old store out to Ivins, did part of the Spectrum course, then came back on the second leg of the Lake to Lake relay.  This was a decent run we averaged right at 8:00 pace.  I got cold we were running in rain and snow most of the run, glad to be done with this run.

2 more miles this evening with Jarren in the stroller.

Only 3 miles not feeling very good today.  My PF is bugging again and everything just feels tight.  I really think I could use a massage.

Woke up at 6 so decided to go for a run this morning.  I usually don't do morning runs much during the school year, but did get out this morning for 5 ran over to the ball fields and back. Legs still tight and took forever to warm-up.

Basketball this morning. Legs and back feeling better than the last few days

This week has been a struggle trying to get my runs in, been pretty busy with teaching driver's ed every night.  It hasn't helped that my feet and legs have been bothering me.  I didn't feel that great this morning, but still glad I got up and did 6.  I just ran easy over to Hurricane and back.I got a new pair of Asics Landreth which were nice to run in.

La Verkin Loop 3 easy miles, planning on more miles this afternoon, no driver's education class today yeah!

10 miles this evening.  I did a 5 mile tempo in the middle of the run.  I did this tempo on a pretty flat, fair course.  Started on the state road at the real estate sign after a 2 mile warm-up from my house.

1-6:08 on state road 9 and then over to 400 South

2-6:15 out on 180 east

3-6:20 out past my school, this mile has a little bit of uphill

4-6:07 pretty nice flat mile here

5-6:21 I had to slow down some crossing 700 west.

I thought about doing 6 but decided to stop at 5.  My legs have been tight all week, and I'm planning on running long tomorrow.

31:16 (6:15 average)

I was actually pretty please with this workout and think it will be a good tempo route in the future.  Also in the future I plan on adding 1 more mile basically putting me right back at where I start the tempo, so that should work out good.

I did 3 miles easy cool-down home.  On the way home I ran into John Stucki, which led to some interesting conversations.

Ran down the marathon course this morning with Bill, James, and Steve.  I really didn't want to run the course because I don't like it much, but it is nice with a lot of downhill, so it makes for a good training run.  The last time I ran the course was during the marathon last fall which didn't turn out very good.  In fact seems like lately I've been able to run much faster on training runs compared to the actual race day on that course.

This morning we started up in Veyo and did the first 4 miles pretty easy, then Steve and I speed up a bit.  Bill took off from the start.  We stopped at Diamond Valley for water and I took a Cliff Shot, then I decided to do some tempo miles even though I did a 5 mile tempo run last night.

1-5:43

2-5:53

3-5:57- Caught Bill by the bottom of Winchester

4-6:47 Easy up through Winchester

5-6:04

6-5:54

7-6:10

8-6:13

Once I hit town I stopped and waited a few minutes for the other guys.  Steve came flying by pretty fast, he was doing a 10 mile tempo.  James also was running pretty fast, so he decided to pick it up more than he was planning on originally.  Bill and I ran a few easy miles, then picked it back up the last mile to the finish line.

The run was a little short of 20, so I added a little when I got home.

Ended up with a 6:52 average which I was pretty happy with.  Also happy that I got in a longer run and a decent week of training considering being pretty busy right now.  

Just an easy 3 tonight

Ran an easy 5 over in Washington after Jordan's track meet.  I went from the store down to Washington Field Road, then back up to Telegraph.

Basketball this morning.

7 miles ran Nephi's Twist Trail then over to the La Verkin Twist Trail and back home.  This was a decent run, but the legs are tired, still feeling tight from the run last Saturday.

3 miles this morning easy.

Good 10 mile run this evening.  Sunny dropped me off up on Kolob Road at the Staples and then I ran home through Virgin and down the La Verkin Twist

1-6:53

2-6:40

3-6:32

4-6:41

5-6:38

6-7:14 start of the hill

7-7:13 more hills

8-6:27

9-6:10

10-6:52

Averaged 6:44

This run felt really good, didn't feel like I was trying to push the pace too much, just moving a little faster than I normally do, not really tempo effort but faster than my easy runs.

No real excuse today, I just didn't feel like running.

Basketball this morning, then took Jordan to get his learner's permit.  We actually didn't have to wait there very long.  I then had Sunny drop me off at the Bowling Alley and I ran the Tuff Sod Road over to Washington Dam Road then ended at Millcreek, where I picked up the driver's ed car.  This was a good 13 mile run.  I kept the pace easy and felt pretty good, got a little tired the last two miles.  There are a few good rollers on those back roads.  I basically ran legs 8 and 9 of the Lake to Lake Relay just in reverse

Last week was pretty low mileage, so hopefully this week will be a little better.  Today was a good start to the week.

Didn't get out today.  I taught driver's education until 6, then went out visiting with the stake president until about 9:30, got home had dinner and went to bed.

Basketball this morning. Did the La Verkin loop tonight pushing Jarren in the stroller, took it easy didn't feel like doing much more than what I did.

Ran 10 miles with the club.  Had a big group Aaron, Clyde, Bill and two new guys John and Ivo. Pace started out a little faster than I was ready for and I ended up bonking at the end.  However, still glad that I did 10, especially considering I wasn't feeling that great.  I ran with Ivo the whole way and was good getting to know him.  After the club run I went and played two games of softball and was pretty drained.

Basketball this morning

Feels like fall this morning, not spring cold and windy.  I only did 10 miles looped out through Hurricane on 400 South then came back up along 600 North.  I'll need to get out again later this afternoon to hit my miles for the week.

Only 3 more this evening

Ran over to Hurricane and then back home 6 miles easy.

Ran the La Verkin Loop this morning 3 miles easy.  I wore my five fingers this morning, my PF has been bothering me a little again.

Sunny and Jansen rode their bikes and I pushed Jarren in the stroller we did just two miles around La Verkin.

3 miles this morning

I started a tempo run, but bagged it after two miles.  A combination of heat, wind, and feeling drained did me in.

I did a two mile warm-up, then started over at the real estate sign.

1-6:05

2-6:15

I then did 1 mile easy and thought well I will just head back and do another 2 miles at tempo, however that didn't workout

Anyway, still got in 9 miles total, so I guess that is good.

Busy night didn't have a lot of time, did the La Verkin Loop and then added another mile.

Basketball this morning.

Ran 8 miles over to Wal-Mart had a decent average 7:20.  It was warm and windy out.

Ran with Bill from the Bowling Alley out around Sand Hollow, stopped and watched some of the Ironman swim, then got back down to the Bowling Alley and watched the some of the bike.  We saw Mike go by which was cool.

The run was ok, 13 miles my foot starting hurting about mile 11.  It was kind of a strange pain on the top of the foot.

Basketball this morning

Ran 6 miles over to Hurricane and back.

La Verkin Loop and a little extra.

3 easy miles this morning around town.

Well, I don't really know how to describe this workout.  I was planning on doing a 5 mile tempo run on the loop through Hurricane.  I did a two mile warm-up and then got into the tempo

1-6:07 felt pretty good

2-6:20 not feeling too good, made the mistake of drinking some kool-aid before the run.

3-6:24 my stomach was really hurting so I stopped at the end of this mile

18:55 (6:18 average)

I jogged one mile to try to get my stomach feeling better then did another faster mile

1-6:37 didn't feel very good

Jogged another mile easy, then finished with one more fast mile

1-6:09 I felt better, but this mile was also a gradual downhill which was nice.

Finished with 1 mile jog home, then took Jarren on a 3 mile bike ride.

Not a lot of time this evening ran up the La Verkin Twist 2.5 miles then back down.

1-8:05

2-8:21

3-7:34

4-6:18

5-6:20

36:43 (7:20 pace)

Played basketball this morning.  Planning to do around 7 miles tonight and then a longer run tomorrow

Run up to Cholla Creek Entrance then back home for a total of 4 miles, watched Jeopardy, then ran 3 miles over to Hurricane and then Sunny picked me up.  The legs are feeling tired and my hip is a little sore from softball last night.

Did 20 miles down the course this morning.  I didn't really feel that good.  Rode up with Clyde, Dave and Bill.  I did the first 10 miles at 7:20 pace then I did a 10K at a faster pace.

1-6:02

2-5:43

3-5:51

4-6:02

5-6:16

6-6:54

.2-1.16

6:08 average

After that I pretty much took it easy back to the old store.  I'm glad I got out and got the miles in, but I'm still wondering how things are going to go at Utah Valley in a few weeks.  This week I did hit 60 miles which is the most miles I've ran in a week since last August, so that was good. 

Didn't feel very motivated today, only did 5 miles.My calves have been extremely tight.

Not much time tonight, between doctor's appointment in St. George for Sunny and a guitar concert for Jordan.  I only managed the La Verkin Loop, so an easy 3 miles.

Good 70 minutes of basketball this morning.  Ran 9 miles this afternoon, cold and windy.  I went over 600 North then cut down through the subdivision by the wash.  I had to make a pit stop at McDonald's but then made it home with no problems.  I averaged 7:44 for the run, but struggled.  I haven't been feeling that great the last few days.

Not much today, didn't feel very good 

Basketball this morning.

Ran 3 miles on the treadmill and then when it stopped raining for a bit I ran over to the Hurricane City Park and then back home.  The last two miles were in the rain again.

Did a little over 19 miles down the marathon course this morning.  The first 10 I mainly ran with Ty and we averaged right around 7:30 pace.  I then picked it up pretty good until about a mile from town.  Once I hit town I really struggled.  I'm not really sure what happened, I think probably just a case of being dehydrated or not having enough fuel.  Anyway, I was pretty frustrated with the way this run ended, but I guess I should still be happy I got the miles in.  I am a little concerned with Utah Valley Marathon right around the corner, hopefully this was just one of those runs that didn't go very good.  Considering how busy I've been the training so far this spring hasn't been too bad.

Basketball for 70 minutes this morning

Great workout this evening.  I had Sunny drop me off out at Sky Ranch then I ran home right at 10 miles.  I had the goal to try to average under 7:00 pace.  I felt pretty good and ended up with an 6:38 average and really didn't feel like I was ever pushing it too hard.  I was happy with this run especially compared to how disappointed I was with the last few miles of the run on Saturday.

4 miles this evening, did not feel good at all.  Ran from the house over to McDonald's where Sunny picked me up

Basketball this morning, stomach still giving me issues

No run today. Swam a little tonight, spend most of the day at the PCC.

Just an easy 5 miles this morning around Laie.  Legs are tired from traveling. 5 more miles this afternoon

No run today, sunburnt and spent the entire day in Honolulu.

5 miles this morning around Laie.

No run today, got home from Hawaii around 12:00 pm..then slept the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Good run this morning.  I did 6 miles up to Cholla Creek and then found a dirt road at the end of the subdivision that takes you back up to the highway, so kind of nice to find a new running route.  When I got home my sunburn turned to blisters it was really crazy, just a bunch of small blisters.

Went over to St. George this afternoon and bought a new pair of Asics Speedstars size 9.5.  I really wanted size 9, but they didn't have any.  I also bought a pair of compression socks, so I'm excited to see how they work and if they will help at all with cramping.

Ran 4 miles over to real estate sign. This afternoon met up with the club and did 7 miles.

3 miles this morning, then another 3 miles this evening pushing Jarren in the stroller.

Good run this morning.  Met at Mike's and ran 5 miles up past the ranger station in Snow Canyon State Park.  Bill, Scott, and me took it easy going up averaged right at 8:00.  Mike was a little faster.  On the way back down I did a tempo and felt really good.

1-5:48

2-6:02

3-6:05

4-6:15

5-6:01

I was hoping to break 30:00 but ended with 30:14 (6:03 average)

This was a good workout, especially since I haven't done any speed in about a week and a half.

Basketball this morning, then an easy 3 miles around La Verkin this evening.  My hip and PF have been bothering me some this week, not a good thing since the marathon is coming up Saturday.

Ran over to the high school and then back home.  Once again hip and PF hurting, but loosened up a little after about 2 miles, pace was slow.

Just did an easy 3 miles around Hurricane. I felt ok once I got going

No run, played two softball games, no injuries feeling ready for Saturday hopefully.  A little concerned about the PF.

La Verkin Loop this morning, just an easy 3 miles, then did a 10 minute ice bath when I got home.  Weight is at 157, so using my formula that puts me in the 2:57 marathon range, which is about the shape I feel in right now, so we will see.

Well, this race didn't turn out like I was hoping.  My training has been better than last year at this time and I really figured I could at least break 3 hours.  I didn't feel very good when I got up and felt even worse after I had some oatmeal for breakfast and a bananna.  I met up with everyone and caught the bus up to the start.  I didn't feel very good on the ride up, and was a little concerned about the stomach issues.  Everything else felt ok, not great though.  PF and hip pain still bothering.

1-7:17- slow start, but that was ok

2-6:28

3-6:33

4-7:07 bathroom stop

5-6:21

6-6:28- feeling like I'm getting into a good rhythm

7-6:37

8-7:10 some uphill here

9-7:17 more uphill, stopped to throw-up

10-6:47

11-6:35

12-6:55- PF starting to act up

13-6:49

Half 1:29

14-6:59

15-7:46- more stomach issues

16-7:08

17-7:19

18-7:19

19-9:12- another stop to throw up, too bad nothing in the stomach

20-7:15

21-7:45

22-8:43- struggling..struggling

23-10:42- some power walking with over-weight half marathon women finishers

24-13:06- still struggling..stop again to puke, and sat down to stretch for a bit

25-8:55 decide to try to push through the pain

26-7:37 gave myself a pep talk and ran a little better this last mile.

.2- :32

I was happy with the first half and a few of the miles down the canyon.  I fell apart pretty bad around mile 21, but was able to make it to the finish.

I've really been struggling with marathons the last few years.  I have lots of doubts and really need to do something to boost my confidence, (maybe training more might help.)  I would really like to improve my PR at the half marathon distance, so that might be more of my focus for the near future.

After the race, I was still feeling pretty sick.  I ended up vomiting 4 more times at the race and then a few more times back at the hotel.  I was a little concerned the last time, because it looked like some blood coming up.  Anyway, my dad and brother in law gave me a blessing which I was grateful for.  I slept most of the way home, and seem to be feeling better now.  I was able to eat some some soup and a little bit of chicken and things are starting to feel a little better.

Anyway, to wrap things up.  Still a fun weekend.  It was nice to spend some time with my parents and my sister and her family.  She did great for her second marathon 4:25.  I was also happy to see a lot of the guys from the race team and blog run good races.

This is a nice course, but I'm not sure I will be back next year for the full, maybe the half.

Basketball this morning, actually not that sore from the marathon

No run, found out we are having a girl today.

Basketball this morning

10 mile bike ride in Moad pretty difficult trail. 1 hour swimming.

Rafting and hiking with the young men. No run

No run

Basketball this morning, played terrible.  Came home and did an easy 5 miles over to the Hurricane City Park and back.  I didn't feel that great on the run either.

Ran an easy 5 past gravel pit then down by the trails subdivision.

Basketball this morning, then a 4 mile run, did 2 miles up the La Verkin Twist then 2 back down.  I'm feeling pretty fat these days.

40 minutes on the exercise bike

La Verkin Loop pushing Jarren in the stroller, then 25 minutes on the exercise bike.

Basketball not a lot showed this morning, so extra running.

Met up with Bill and did 7.5 miles from Bowling Alley out through Dixie Springs.

Basketball then a nice 7 mile run over to 700 West then back through the park and down through Pah Tempe.  I'm still feeling like I have no energy on my runs, don't know what the problem is.

6.5 mile death march at 10 am this morning.  Already way too hot for me.  I ran over the wash on 600 North and then back to the swimming pool.

Basketball then La Verkin loop pushing Jarren in the stroller.

Ran over to the real estate sign and back, only 4 miles total.

Ran over to Hurricane and then back on 400 south 8 miles total. Actually felt pretty good this morning 7:40 pace

Ran over to Stout Park and watched some of the Trails 4 mile race.  After the race I did a few more miles with Dave and Steve, then head home, good 10 mile run.

No run I was a bum on the 4th of July and just hung out with family, we did go down and swim at the river, which required a little bit of exercise getting down there, swimming, and then climbing back up the hill.

Didn't run today, been feeling a little sick, mainly just a cough and sore throat.

Played basketball for an hour, then ran 3 miles easy over to the Substation.  I stretched some then did a 2 mile tempo back to the cow field.

1-5:44

2-5:55

11:41 (5:50 average)

1 mile easy cool-down

Ran 3.5 miles this morning around La Verkin.

Went to the club run this evening.  Lots of people there and pretty hot temps.  We ran the loop in reverse.  I did fine the first two miles, then stopped for water and slowed down a bit.  I stopped a second time at La Quinta for water then took it easy and cut back at the bridge.  The run was pretty good just over 7 minute pace and around 5.5 miles I stopped my watch a few times and forgot to restart, so not sure on the exact mileage.

La Verkin Loop, not feeling too good.  Still have this cough I can't seem to get rid of.

I woke up not feeling too good and with no motivation to run, so I didn't.  I spent most of the day picking apricots, shoveling dirt, and staining the swing set.

3- Just did the La Verkin Loop, went to Pine Valley for the afternoon and evening.

4- Did the La Verkin Loop over to our old house, then extended over to the bridge and then back home.  Planning to do more miles this evening.

3- Did not feel like running but did the La Verkin Loop

5- Easy run this morning, followed by a hard day of work in the yard.

5- Did a run over to Hurricane City Park and back, picked it up some the last mile, so I could beat the 8 minute guy. (7:57 average).  My body is feeling pretty wiped out.  I'm having a lot of back pain, from working in the yard.