Progression Daily

AM1- Jogging around listening to the It's Always Sunny Podcast. 6.2 miles

AM2- Weights with the team, some running after, then sardines. 3.82 miles 

PM- Slow running around. Kids did the 300 hurdles. Legs are still fatigued from Saturday. 5.58 miles 

AM1- Bloomington run around. 3.02 miles

AM2- Running with boys. 3.35 miles

PM1- Jogging (emphasis on jogging) around on track while kids ran 800s and 200s. 5.72

PM2- Bloomington trail with M. 3.02 miles 

AM- Got those miles in and around Bloomington. My plan was to run my miles then get over to PV in time to run with the kids after weights. My run went a little longer than expected so I wasn't going to make it over in time. I added a little more on my own to get to 10. 10.06 miles 

PM- Another jog fest around PV field while kids ran the 400. 6.02 miles 

AM- Chill morning run with the girls. Vented to Coach W for a little bit. I am so glad she is coaching with us. 6.01 miles 

PM- Shake out run getting ready for Lake to Lake. 2.65 miles 

Leg 1: I was really happy with my ability to hold back on this first leg. I usually start out too fast and like to be competitive. I just kept calm. Got rained on with a terrible head wind.

6.05 miles/7:08 pace  Time: 43:08

Leg 3: In all my years of doing LtoL I have never run this leg. They changed it from previous years. Once again calm and relaxed, no need to force anything. 

4.22 miles/7:15 pace  Time: 30:36

Leg 5: Enjoyed this leg because I got to run by Ava's grave and blow some kisses. I tracked down a big buff guy in the last mile. I didn't force anything. 

3.94 miles/7:22 pace  Time: 29:03

Leg 7: During the 6th leg my Dad told me how he was struggling and told me that I might need to bail him out on Leg 10. This made me a little nervous because I knew I would eventually hit a wall, probably on Leg 9. This news changed my strategy for Leg 7 and Leg 9. So I intentionally backed to an 8 minute pace thinking it would be more sustainable down the road. Saw Janz, Logan, and my brother Justin (3 track coaches). He came out to run with me for a little bit. It was nice, I haven't run with him for years. 

4.74 miles/7:57 pace  Time: 37:43

Leg 9: Well well well.....I wussed out. The wind was really bad and it was a very difficult leg. Plus I was thinking about having to run half of Leg 10. After 20 miles my legs start to fall apart, this isn't anything new. I walked a couple of times. When I finally got to the turn with about a mile to go the head wind was the worst I experienced all day. I was in the same wet clothes and I was miserable. I wish I could've been more mentally tough. 

5.89 miles/10:09 pace  Time: 59:50

Leg 10: My Dad knew I struggled on Leg 9 so he wanted to tackle as much of Leg 10 as he could. It kind of came down to who could run faster at this point in the race? I told him to see if he could get through 5 of the 7 miles and then I would run the last 2 miles. I changed out of my wet clothes, put on the Carbon Rockets, and got ready to pound out 2 miles. My Dad was running like a 10 minute mile pace. I was able to run a little faster for the last 2. 

1.96 miles/8:30 pace  Time: 16:37

It was cold, windy, and a little rainy. All in all it was a good day for me. I really feel like I am in good shape and shaping up for a good race at Charleston. This is huge for me because February was a rough month on my training. I am content and loving running again. 

AM- 2.5 with the boys before falling behind. I was on my own island so I decided to jump back to the girls. Then I noticed Laney was running by herself so I joined her. It was good talking to her and running some tempo and threshold. We got hailed on for a second. Found the boys for a couple more minutes towards the end. 9 miles 

PM- Ended up doing my own random loop into Middleton. Some boys that had to run 30-40 minutes took off zooming and I couldn't keep up. 7.24 miles 

AM- Just trying to get more miles in the cold morning is a struggle. 6.05 miles

AM2- Weights and 2 miles with the girls. 2 miles 

PM1- Hit the newer trail sections in Washington. 6.45 miles 

PM2- Running around cheering on kids at Panther Relays. 1.46 miles 

AM- Tried to do some 800s in the cold. I know they weren't fast and my old watch I used wasn't able to recall the splits. At least I was trying to get the legs moving a little bit. Did 6 800s with a 400 recovery between. 5.25 miles

AM2- Barely caught up with the girls as they headed out for their run. 2.57 miles 

PM- Green Springs with boys. Left quad is sore. 5.01 miles 

PM2- Tonaquint with Marieta. 2.52 miles 

AM- It wasn't much but at least I got out for a couple of minutes. 3.64 miles 

PM- Another windy outing with the boys. 4.54 miles

PM2- Ran to see Ava's head stone. 3.58 miles 

AM1- Loop in Bloomington. 4.06 miles

AM2- 30 with the girls. Jess joined us. My quad is still really sore. 4.29 miles 

PM- Tracking those steps running at the Snow Canyon Invite. .42 

AM- Weird out and back course for Sand Hollow Half Marathon. After the first mile my right hamstring was feeling like it was going to seize up on me. I backed off the pace and started to worry a little bit. After the turn around the sun came out and I started to warm up. Still didn't run amazing time but at least I did a negative split. I usually don't do that in a race. Dawson was a couple of minutes behind me. I'll consider todays race more like a workout. 13.49 miles

First Half

1. 6:43

2. 7:09 (Hamstring tight) 13:52

3. 7:24 (Started to get nervous) 21:16

4. 6:58 (Tried to get rolling) 29:14

5. 7:13 (Climb towards GC) 36:27

6. 7:39 (Worst incline, I am a wuss) 44:06

6-6.5. 3:30

6.5 miles 46:38

Second Half

6.5-7. 3:30 (Flipped and chasing 2 homies) 

8. 6:46 (Used some downhill to my advantage) 10:16

9. 7:10 (Boring flat with hamstring tightness) 17:26

10. 7:14 (Wish I was faster) 24:40

11. 6:49 (Wanted a good last 3) 31:29

12. 6:53 (Random turns in Hurricane) 38:22

13. 6:30 (Last mile, fastest mile) 44:52

6.5 miles 44:52

*I probably didn't do the math right, just trying to show my negative split. I'll have Ross double check. 

PM1- Running around watching kids perform well at track meet. Trey got a new school record in the 3200 (9:27). .3 miles

PM2- Ran with Marieta and then Metler and Clinton made me ditch her with their intriguing conversations. First time running with Metler since he officially became my coach. 5.25 miles 

AM- I should've got up earlier but I was tired and only got 2 miles in before leaving for a trip. 2.03 miles

PM- Exploring random runs in Fruita. Crossed the Colorado River. 9.5 miles 

AM- Slept in then got in some scenic miles up into Colorado Monument. Hiked there later with Marieta. 9.06 miles 

PM- Farm roads after hiking. 7.03 miles 

AM- Ran on a country road for miles on end. Decided to do 20 1 minute intervals. Pace in between 6:30-700. Did 1 minute recovery in between. Numbers 16-20 were my fastest. I even added 10 more intervals to get back home. May not be the best workout but I enjoy it when I'm lacking motivation for intervals. 10.26 miles 

PM- After some cool waterfall exploration got out and ran around Dinosaur/bike loving Fruita. Really windy. 6.27 miles 

AM- Another country road run. Last run in Colorado. It's been fun. Finished with some faster miles. 10.55 miles 

PM- Night Bloomington loop. All the Bloomington Criaturas we're out tonight. I started seeing ghosts and felt light. 5.54 miles 

AM- Trotting around while kids did some tempo. 7.06 miles 

PM- Bloomington Loop with Marieta then adventure run with George. He wanted to hit the rollers around Webb Hill. 10.49 miles 

AM- I wanted to mix in some tempo miles this morning but I struggled. So I got 2 sets of 2 miles. Got 8 miles before running with the girls and we hit a negative split run. It was fun and the girls even stopped by to see Ava. Smaller group with Alianna, Adri, Katie, Laney, and Brooklyn. Holt caught us at the end. Then I ran towards home where Marieta caught up with me. I felt really sore and tired for those later miles so I'm glad I had M to run some slow miles. 21.08 miles 

PM- I wanted to run a little further in the morning to get over 100 miles but we needed to get to a family event. I added enough to get over 100 in Ivins. 100 miles! NEW PR FOR ME! This is something I've wanted to do since I started running. I feel fortunate I could pull it off this week. 1.61 miles

AM- Headed out with the girls which branched off to Laney, Ali, EmmaLee, and Elle. After running back to the school with them. I headed back towards Washington. I found Trey and Gaige who were running a power run. I got about 10 minutes in with them, including a 6:32 mile. 7.2 miles

PM- Ran 2 with Marieta then endured the wind for 7 more out towards Aspiration. 9.32 miles 

AM- Wanted more but felt really tired. 6.06 miles 

PM- Some bogus and legitimate running at the JV Meet. 4.58 miles 

AM- Once again not the morning run I wanted. Should be a better afternoon. 3 on my own, 3 with the boys. 6.36 miles 

PM1- Middleton with the boys. Struggled to keep up at first but then found a rhythm. 5.19 miles

PM2- 5 1 mile repeats. I just wanted to stay under 7. Legs felt tired. I ran in my Carbon Rockets because I remembered Aaron said to do my intervals in my race shoe. 400 recovery between. I was lacking energy, should've ate more during the day. 6.76 miles 
 

1. 6:59

2. 6:53

3. 6:48

4. 6:54

5. 7:02 

AM1- Exploration around Tonaquint. 6.31 miles

AM2- Run with boys after weights. 2.26 miles 

PM- Sandbergs with boys. Then some minutes with Allen. And finally cool down with some other boys after their workout. 6.74 miles 

AM- 2 quick miles on my own then 30 minutes with the girls. 5.46 miles 

PM- Jogging around at PV Invite. .40 

AM- Jogging around at PV Invite. Good meet. Marcus got a new state record in the 100. .25 

PM- Too tired to wake up this morning. Track meets wear me out. As soon as the meet ended I went home and took a nap. Finally got out to run around 7pm. Marieta and I did a little Valley View to Dixie loop. She left and I went for more. I tried to do 3 miles of tempo and was devastated on how slow my splits were. I thought I was putting in a faster effort. A week left until the marathon and I am excited to taper. 15.18 miles

Tempo: 

1. 7:02

2. 6:56

3. 6:47

Dixie Rock with girls. I branched off to run with Laney about 20 minutes in. She made it the furthest she ever has on that run. Mixed in some ET, T, and Thres. Caught Ali for the last 20 minutes. Good taper run. 8.11 miles 

Run with the girls. Stopped to pet a cat at one point. Striders then kids meet. 6.07 miles 

Did 3 1 mile repeats. The first one I did during the team warm up on the DI loop. The other 2 I did on the track. I felt good. I was honestly surprised. Other times I tried to run mile repeats I felt like I was pushing so much harder for slower times. Maybe my garmin was off those days or I just had tired legs? Jogged a little with M once I got home. 5.85 miles 

1. 6:24                                     

2. 6:20  12:44                         

3. 6:31   19:15 3 mile             

Didn't run with the team because I went home to check on Marieta. Ran around White Dome while Marieta and Star walked. 4.18 miles