Philippians 4:13

4am...a broken record week...7 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside before another long day of meetings at work.  (Ride 3)

Very proud of Justin in his races yesterday, espeically a new PR in the mile (5:38!).  He is running very well, now for the conference championship he just needs to fully embrace the racing part and let himself go into the other "hurt" gear to go for the win. 

Tired from a long week of all day meetings (that went Excellent!!!) so I slept in and went out for a short run after getting the kids off to school before church meetings and dr. appointments.  4.6 miles in 30:10 minutes (6:33) and will count as a slow MP.  The last 2 miles were not fun as I really needed a pitstop but had no place to stop especially with Moxie.  (Mirage Red)

5.4 miles in 37 minutes around 3pm in nice warm and sunny weather.  Nearly hit by cars twice and yelled at once for running on the road...I like morning runs so much better! (Boost)

6:30am...5 miles with Moxie on a beautiful morning...warm, sunny and calm.  Got her out for a bit and ran into Alana and Andrea and ran with them for a little bit and chatted.

Came home, dropped off Moxie and grabbed Justin to take him for a time trial at the track.  3 miles of warmup along Sunnyside then a 1 mile time trial.  He did GREAT and PR'd with a 5:12!  He now has the confidence to go for it at conference and try to get the school record (5:09:95).  He can do it.  Cooled down and talked for another 3 miles.  A total of 12 miles today. (Boost)

Skipped the morning run before church so I could fertilize the lawn and make the family waffles for breakfast.  

Justin and I went out for 3.5 miles after church on a warm but windy day.  He went short to cut for taper and because his stomach was upset.  I went back out for 2.7 more for a total of 6.2 miles in 47 minutes. (Mirage Red)

4:15am...7 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a nice warm morning.  Another early and long day at the site so likely only run today.  (Mirage Red)

4:30am...6.2 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside in a light rain.  Left achilles still a bit achy.  (Ride 3)

I slept in a bit after getting up but not feeling so good.  I am staying home to take care of Kami after her procedure and to be her for a couple of home repair issues.  Went out around 6:30am and it was cool, windy and rainy for the whole run.  Stomach not doing well but the achilles is a lot better.  A blah day.  (Ride 3)

4 miles in 27 minutes in the late afternoon while Kami was napping.  Curt finished off the deck and Allen B. installed a new hot water heater...lots of fixes today.  Beautiful afternoon for a run, achilles still doing better each run and it should be back to normal soon based on the improvement.  Got harrassed for running without a shirt by a tough group...of 4th graders.  Turned around an had a discussion of being curteous!  (Boost)

Got word that I have an elite entry at St. George!

4:15am...ok, so my achilles is still a bit more sore than I thought.  5 VERY easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  About the time I ended it was feeling better.  This one is bugging me.  (Ride 3)

7.3 miles at lunch in 51 minutes on a beautiful day around the river.  Achilles felt great!  (Fastwitch Red)

Busy day at work then Justin's conference track meet tonight...I am hopeful that he can run a breakout race if he believes in himself, embraces the pain and races his competition.

Very proud of Justin for running a huge new official racing PR of 5:25 in the 1600m!  He is learning to race and was in great position going into the last 200m and just got nipped by a couple of guys to finish 5th in a close race for 2 through 5.  He is learning how to dig and will find that closing gear.  He is building a very strong base to hit IFXC next year and excel.  He is going to be better the longer the distance and I can't wait to try to keep up with him.  Tomorrow...the 800m where he has the school record (broke the 19 year old record this season).

I slept in and got up around 5:30am to run but it was crappy outside (windy, rainy, cold).  So I waited and went out after taking kids to school and getting Kami's orthodics (so she can run!).  10 miles in 1:12 in cool and very windy conditions.  I got a few raindrops but nothing that I thought I would get based on the clouds.  Tired and the achilles was mostly good.  (Mirage Red)

Hoping Justin can run strong in the 800m in these winds.

6am...went out with Justin, Craig and Sheridan for a 10 mile run.  We ran through SRL and around the greenbelt and back.  Justin's first double digit run, 10 miles in 1:17...for a recovery run!  Good group to run with in the cool, windy weather.  After dropping Justin off at home, went out for a 5K with Moxie untimed.  Achilles is improving but still there.  (Fastwitch Red)

Went out later in the afternoon on a beautiful day with the kids.  I ran 1 mile with Justin and Katelyn then finished off 2.1 miles more with Justin. He ran 13.1 miles today!  Great day with my family!  (Mirage Red)

I woke up around 2am with a stomach ache and an outline in my head for a speech I am giving next week.  So up at 2:30 and spent a couple of hours drafting my speech.  A little bit of napping before the famil got up to celebrate Mother's Day breakfast with Kami then church.

We got home and Justin, Kami and I went out for a run to get Kami started on her training and to try out her new gear (Hoka shoes!).  3 miles with them then 1 more mile with Katelyn.  Now for dinner with my parents...a really good day if I can stay awake.  (Ride 3)

Skipped the morning run.  My ankle/achilles was still a bit sore and really swollen yesterday so I am wrapping/resting/icing it.  It feels better but looked bad last night.

5 miles around the greenbelt with Dan at about a 7:30 pace (he is tapering for Ogden) plus 1 mile back and forth from the office to the locker room (truck at the shop) for a total of 6 miles.  Ankle has been wrapped all morning and during the run and I felt it.  After the run and unwrapping it feels great! (Fastwitch Red)

4:30am...4 slow miles with Moxie.  My achilles was very bothersome this morning short I cut it short.  This issue is getting old now. (Ride 3)

7 miles in 47:50 on a beautiful day at lunch.  Easy fartlek run with some sub 6:30 intervals thrown in.  Leg felt great, almost not noticable at all!  Hope it keeps improving, seems to hurt the most at night and in the morning, classic sign of tendonitis. (Fastwitch Red)

3.25 miles at Community Park after work with Justin and Kami.  Kami is doing great trying to get back into running. (Mirage Red)

Decided to skip the morning run to let the achilles continue to heal (feeling way better).  I will run at lunch and after work with Justin.

Beautiful day at lunch for a run!  1M warmup, 5 mile MP tempo (6:20, 6:12, 6:18, 6:15, 6:15), 1.25M cooldown for 7.25 miles in 47:30.  Nice run and my achilles felt really good!  (Fastwitch Red)

4 miles after work around the neighborhood with Justin on a warm and sunny afternoon.  4 miles in 27:45 just having fun talking about our day and running.  I am very proud of his commitment and improvement (he had a great run at PE today!).  This is awesome...now working on getting Kami and Katelyn out here consistently!  (Mirage Red)

4:30am...5 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a nice morning. Achilles still improving but feel it first thing in the morning...or it could just be I am old and tired! (Ride 3)

9 miles on a beautiful day at lunch.  Ran the greenbelt to BIll's Bike and Run to meet up with Gray for about half of the distance.  Nice time chatting and catching up running an  honest pace (sub 7:00).  Ankle/achilles felt good.  (Fastwitch Red)

5:15am...slept in and went out before the family got up on warm morning.  6 miles with Moxie along Sunnyside then I dropped her off and went back out for 6 more through SRL.  Got back home just in time to go out with Justin and Katelyn for just over a mile through the neigborhood.  Finished off 14 miles total at the end in 1:50 total time.  Easy pace throughout. Achilles is about 85% back to normal. (Mirage Red)

Good luck to all the racers this weekend! 

In Manhattan, MT to visit friends and go to our God son's confirmation this weekend.  Justin and I got out early on a beautiful morning for an 8 mile run on the country roads and through town just enjoying each other's company and talking.  Total time fo 1:02.  (Mirage Red)

We went to a track meet and two baseball games today to see our friends' sons compete. They are both very athletic and inspiring.  In between events, Justin and I ran around the block at the track meet for an additional 2 miles.(Boost)'

Woke up with a bad head cold this morning so I went back to bed.  We went to church for our God son's confirmation then to a baseball game before heading home for the 3 hour drive.

Got home and it was just too windy and I was tired and still not feeling good so today is a day off.

4:45am...6 easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Nice and easy feeling better than yesterday but very tired.  Achilles is 99%!  (Ride 3)

A beautiful day at lunch!  Wanted to get in a solid MP tempo effort...didn't go as planned.  1 mile wu, then 6 mile tempo but the pace was slow and hard and I could not breathe right (and a side stitch)...oh well at least the achilles is better the cold will go away soon.  Splits: 6:08, 6:12, 6:14, 6:08, 6:14, 6:20.  0.35 mile cooldown for 7.35 miles in 47:13 (6:25AP).  (Fastwitch Red)

4:15am...6 very slow easy miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Feeling tired and sore, but the cold appears to be gone.  (Ride 3)

6 miles afterwork doing loops in the neighborhood around the swim center waiting for Katelyn to be done with swm team practice.  I just beat the heavy rain storm! (Fastwitch Red)

4:30am...6 untimed miles with Moxie along Sunnyside on a pleasant morning.  (Mirage Red)

6.5 miles at lunch in 41:15 on a beautiful day!  0.5M easy then into a MP tempo with a slight loss of focus in the middle then a slower 0.5M to cool down a bit.  Great run!  Splits: 6:22, 6;11, 6:15, 6:37, 6:18, 6:16, 6:29 pace for last 0.5M.  (Fastwitch Red)

Got an entry into the Redfish Lake Memorial Run half marathon...Justin and I are going to run it this weekend (his first Half marathon!).

Woke up at 4:15am to go run, let the dog out then sat down for a moment.  An hour later I woke up!  So no morning run (tired, right leg a bit fatigued too!) so I will get in a lunch run and/or one after work while waiting to get Katelyn at swim team practice.

10 miles in 1:11 on a beautiful day at lunch nice and easy.  I decided for one long run instead of two shorters one and will work late to make up for enjoying the beautiful noontime weather.  (Fastwitch Red)

3 miles with Justin afterwork...around the neighborhood easy just having a chat.  (Mirage Red)

Giving a talk at the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony tonight at one of the high schools in town, honored to be asked to talk about "character".

Went out for an easy run with Moxie before the family woke up then back out with Justin and Katelyn for a mile before school.  (Ride 3)

Having lunch with the Wheatley's today!!

We made our way up to Alturas Lake yesterday to participate in a work weekend at Luther Heights Bible Camp.  Justin and I and Erik Teig registered to run the Redfish Lake Memorial Run Half Marathon this morning.  We got up, had breakfast and drove up to the Redfish Lake Lodge to pick up our registration and numbers and get Justin outfitted with a GoPro Chesty (got a free entry to wear it, he thought it would be fun for his first marathon).

We warmed up for about 2 miles then got to the line for the start.  Right from the gun it was Erik, Jacob Renz and I at the front.  It was more of a challenging course than I thought it would be at elevation (6,600 feet) with hills, single track, dirt and sand roads, asphalt...we had it all!  Erik pulled away at mile 2 when I started feeling the elevation and a hip twinge and he got a gap of about 20-30 seconds over the next few miles.  I was running in second with Jacob right behind me pushing pretty good.  At mile 8 we pop back onto the highway and my hips, which were feeling tight at mile 2, really start to bother me so I slow a bit and Jacob passes me about mile 8.5 and we run within about 10 seconds of each other.  At mile 10.5 I cross paths with Justin again as he is about mile 8.  I grab his arm warmers and stop for about 15 seconds to encourage him (he is not too happy at this point).  I push to catch back up to Jacob and am gaining but just run out of room and energy (and hip issues hurt a bit).  Finish the race and run back out to find Justin at mile 12...he is not liking life or me!  He finishes really strong!

I am proud of Justin and we had some fun running in a beautiful location though the race was slow!  Had a great lunch then drove back to the camp to put in a full afternoon of moving logs and slash to clear out the location for the new lodge.  What a great day!!!  (Fastwitch Red)

7 miles with Erik and Paul up the road to the trailhead by Alturas Lake.  A bit sore and tired from the race and working yesterday.

Another full day of moving logs and slash...great service time and fun at camp!  Man, they serve great food here!  Very tired and hit the rack early tonight.  (Fastwitch Red)

7 miles with Erik and Micah down the road then some great single track around the backside of Alturas Lake..over logs, through snow, etc.  Very tired and heading home today.  Really great time at camp!  (Fastwitch Red)

4:30am...6 easy untimed miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Ran with Alana and Sarah for a short bit.  Very tired this morning after the full weekend and lack of sleep, Moxie is "readjusting" to home after the kennel over the weekend...not fun cleaning up after her messes in the basement this morning.  (Ride 3)

3 miles with the family in evening after dinner.  1.5 miles with Katelyn (wearing her new Fastwitch shoes!) and then with Kami and Justin to finish it off on a very pleasant evening.  Cool to have us all running!  (Boost)

4:30am...5.25 easy untimed miles with Moxie along Sunnyside.  Tired and right hip a bit tight this morning so I cut it short and will run longer at lunch.  (Tangent 4)

7.25 miles at just over 7:00 pace around the greenbelt at lunch on a beautiful day for a run.  Still lacking energy to go fast today.  (Mirage Red)

3 miles after dinner with Justin really easy.  VERY bad heartburn made this a pretty bad run but fun to run and talk with Justin. (Boost)

Got up and dressed and out the door with Moxie.  But by the end of the block my hips were so tight I just turned around and went back to bed for another hour.  Hope to get in a run later.

8 miles on a beatiful day.  No hip pain but also didn't push it hard so this was just an easy enjoyable run.  (Mirage Red)

I slept in this morning and went out for 1.25 miles with Katelyn before school.  After dropping off the kids, I went out at 9am for a easy MP tempo run and finished off 8.25M is 52:45 (6:23ish) through SRL and back home.  Now for a day off to do stuff with Kami and run with Justin this afternoon.  (Fastwitch Red)

3 miles around Community Park with Justin and Kami then another 1.4 miles solo around the neighborhood.  Test driving some Hoka Stinson Trail shoes for the potential to run with at RONR.  (Hoka Stinson Trail)

Got out for a training prep run for RONR 50K.  I wore my Nathan hydration pack, Xodus shoes and other trail running sundries for this run.  I met Lynette for 10 miles, then ran solo for the next 5 miles mostly on the trail portion around the Community Park.  I ran home and picked up Justin to help me through my last 5 miles at the trail again.  I was beat by the end of 20 miles in 2:42 (wanted to go 25 buy my hips were on fire!).  (Xodus)

Straight into yard work and cleaning the garage this afternoon (and taking camp trailer in for service).  A busy day..time for an Alaskan Ale with the neighbors!