Progression Daily

Created my own loop on some paved & dirt trails. Monday mornings are always rough on me. Probably need to be more active on Sundays. 7.13 miles 

AM- I woke up early but wasn't feeling it for a run. I eventually drove myself out to the AZ strip. I ran out towards Little Black Mtn. On my way back I did pick ups of 1,2,3 & 1,2,3. I mainly did this because I wanted the run to be over faster since it was getting hot. 7.03 miles

PM- Weights at my parents and saw the girls out running. 

PM- 6 mile loop with Metler. We talked about NBA free agency and many other things. The time went by fast and the heat was bad but bearable. I averaged a 7:33 mile pace. That isn't saying much I know, but it’s been a while since I’ve ran that pace. 5.96 miles 

AM- Did a little desert loop from the house. Got out really late. 5.11 miles 

PM- 6 mile loop with Metler and Logan. Pushed myself just to stay close, it’s becoming a habit. 6 miles 

AM- Some cedar mtn highway into Willis Creek. Got dusted out by lame Vegas riders. 5.74 miles 

PM- Ran a section forest to get to my cabin. I overestimated how long it was. 1.56 miles 

Ran up SR-158 again. This time I took a random bike trail up a mountain. Then I ran back down towards Pine View Reservoir to meet up with Marieta’s family. 13.20 miles 

Hit up Bonneville Shoreline trail while people mtn climbed. It had some good climbs. Mixed in 2 miles with Marieta. 9.02 miles 

Went and explored Wheeler Creek Trail. I really enjoyed the climbs and saw my 3rd snake of the trip. 9.34 miles 

Tackled Ben Lomond Peak this morning. I obviously didn’t run the whole way up because I didn’t want to burn out early. My goal was to run on any flat or slight uphill areas. The peak was awesome and I really enjoyed the climb! Then I crushed it on the way back down the mountain. 15 miles total, I’d say I ran 11 of it. Hard to say with those uphills. 2 gopher snakes on the trail bringing my total to 5. 11 miles (running) 

Brim Trail up by Powder Mtn. The loop was relatively easy compared to the other runs I’ve done this week. 7.02 miles 

After a long drive from Ogden to the cabin I got out and ran just a little bit. My legs felt really tired, probably from the driving. I wish I would have gotten up early and gone this morning.  3.26 miles

Marieta got sick from partying too hard with her family all week. So naturally there was no sleep to be had the night before the Bryce half. I was up until 2am and needed to leave around 4:30 to make it to the race. I threw in the towel on the race and just decided to run from the cabin. It turned out pretty good! I explored Harris Flat and almost got run over by some pronghorn. Also 6 snakes for the week. 10.42 miles 

AM- Made some dumb mistakes today. I thought I was ready for sand hill but as soon as we got going I felt tired and nauseous. Then as I passed the main water tank road Zack, Keaton, Kenny, and Wesley were coming down. I should have gone with them from the beginning. They told me how some of the other kids ran the wrong route. Had I been there I could’ve pointed them in the right direction. 7.02 miles 

PM- Went out around 4pm and did a little 4 mile loop. 4.02 miles 

AM- Half and Half with Isaac E and Nathan H. Strides. 3.77 miles 

PM- Weights and 2.53 miles running. Felt really tired from B-ball and Ultimate so I didn’t need to chase miles today. 

AM- Snake Tunnel with Bryan. We had good conversations about his future. 6.33 miles 

PM- Just a little loop I made mixed in some desert. 5.56 miles 

Good tempo, threshold, and cv workout this morning. A lot of good energy throughout the group. 6.01 miles 

Found some new trails on cedar mtn and ran them. 11.16 miles  

AM- Up Lars Fork and down Willis Creek with R-Man. It was nice to cover long mileage with someone. Beautiful views and great company! 12.88 miles 

PM- Got out for a short run in hot Vegas. Was it to chase miles or be away from family? I’ll never tell. 2.23 miles 

Lone Mtn to Bonanza trail. I mixed in 3 1-min tempos, 3 1-min threshold then 5 30 second CVs. Finished off 3 threshold and 3 tempo. I ran a 6:45-7:00 pace for tempos. 6:35-6:45 for thresholds and 6:05-6:20 for CVs. I had some favorable downhills so I focused on effort instead of the pace on my watch. I got really overheated towards the end of the run. I blame Vegas! 8.01 miles 

AM- 15 and 15. 4.61 miles

PM- Got out hoping to get rained on but never really came. So just muggy. 4.40 miles 

AM- 2 mile time trial around some neighborhoods by Riverside. It was fun to see where everyone finished! 5.32 miles 

PM- Up and around Tonaquint/abilities park area. Marieta mixed in 3 with me. It felt really nice other than being muggy. 6.03 miles 

AM- Ran with Hadley for 30 mins then left him with Coleman to find the main crew. I found them at the perfect time and ran with Keat and Kenny home. 6.28 miles 

PM- Weights were disappointing as far as the turn out but fun with the kids and Roberts. Then on the run I pushed to stay up with Tyler, Matt, Jason, and Carter. Added a little with Marieta after that. She hated the heat. 5.05 miles 

AM- Trailed the top guys out past Staheli farm and into the desert. I felt dumb for not running with anyone but I did some good pushing on my own. 10.02 miles 

PM- Went out for a hot 2 with Marieta. 2.05 miles 

House out to AZ strip/River rd then looped around D Hills and home. 14.30 miles 

AM- Good interval workout on the grass! 6.55 miles 

PM- Chill 25 minutes up the road from camp. Everyone felt really tired. 2.73 miles 

AM- Hopped on the VRRT from our camp site.  I took the lead once we crossed the Webster Flat road per request of JD. A couple of minutes later I tripped and popped right back up.  I have bad sinuses today and that made breathing hard. 5.13 miles 

PM- Ran another easy 25. The team was out to help each other after some great capain meetings. It was fun to see! 2.58 miles 

AM- Ran from camp and headed back out on the VRRT (love that trail). My focus was to help "Chad" out. He did awesome and turned around about 30 minutes into the run.  I decided to press on vs head back with Nathan.  Then I caught up to Roberts and the girls.  I took a little lead and Keaton followed and passed me. I encouraged him to press on and I followed him all the way to the van at Te-Ah campground.  I ran well and I was very impressed by Keaton. Our run was about 100 minutes and had some good climbs. We even ran a little extra once we got to the van. The rain was nice!  I added a little once we got back to camp to make sure everyone was back. 10.71 miles 

PM- Muddy and fun 20 with the team. Everyone was goofing around in the mud and rain. I am very proud to be a part of this team! 2.52 miles