Progression Daily

AM- Tinkle ridge area with George. We had a close up interaction with a tame hawk (that didn't die on us). We ended up down by Pushing Tin and saw some petroglyphs. Then ran it back. 8.02 miles 

PM- Mayors Loop with Aaron and Steve. Slower than the usual. 6.04 miles 

AM- White Dome all to myself. I added a lot of mileage on River rd. 9.18 miles 

PM- Negative Split run. 27 up and 19 down. 5.11 miles

AM- Navajo Lake Loop with Ross! Saw a buck! 11.02 miles 

PM- 3 through the woods to the cabin. 3.11 miles

Navajo Lake to Cascade TH. Then on the VRRT and back to the cabin. Great week! New PR! 17.10 miles 

Water Tank with the level 1 crew. Saw some good efforts mixed with some struggles on the hill. I ran mainly with Coleman because he was pushing the whole way. 4:35 up and 4:03 down. 

AM- I had a little cough on Monday so I wanted to test my lungs on my own away from the team. I also felt run down from an eventful weekend. Ran a little bit later with some heat. 9.01 miles 

PM- Faced the heat around 3pm before a family bbq. Marieta picked me up. 3.85 miles 

AM- Dog Pound with level 1, Boston, and Nathan. Had a good convo with Bob Exotic. 7.33 miles 

PM- Hot Mayors Loop with Aaron. 
 

Road First: 

1. 7:13

2. 7:12 

3. 7:27 21:52

4. 7:32 

5. 7:40 

6. 7:22

44:26

AM- 3 sets of 5 (1 minute tempo, threshold, or CV). Mixed in with several groups again. Favored Carson a little because he kept running by himself. 6.46 miles 

Ran a couple of miles going back forth on our Run-a-thon course. 5.85 miles 

Warm up with Luke to the start line. 

1. 6:31

2. 6:45     13:16

3. 5:34     18:50

4. 6:04    24:54

5. 6:21    31:15

6. 6:18    37:33

7. 6:28    44:01

8. 6:40    50:41

9. 6:52    57:33

10. 6:47  1:04:20

11. 6:45  1:11:05 

12. 7:05  1:18:10

13. 6:45  1:24:55

.11. 48 seconds 
 

1:25:43/6:33 mi 

18:50 (miles 1-3)

18:43 (miles 4-6)

20:00 (miles 7-9)

20:37 (miles 10-12) 

Cool down with Jason and Luke after the race. 
 

It was a really good race! I do blame myself for becoming complacent and not pushing harder on those last couple of miles. I should've trusted my legs more instead of fearing that I might fall apart if I pushed harder. Overall fun experience! Luke, Jason, Janz, and Josie ran well! Good day for PVXC alumni/coaches! 
 

PM- 2 mile shake out with Marieta. 

AM- Rough running this morning. At one point I thought my legs were loosening up then I took a little break. After the break my legs felt even more stiff. Team did another 15 minute test. 5.08 miles 

AM- Half and half. Milked a little more on my own. Legs feel a little better today. 5.44 miles 

PM- Larkspur with Marieta, George and Star. Had to be close to water. 3.05 miles 

AM- 3 X 10 minute tempos with the girls. They ran well and focused on closing the gap. My legs felt surprisingly good until I stopped running. 9.86 miles 

PM- The late night temperature was good but my body felt out of sync. I think I'll find my rhythm the rest of the week. 2.57 miles 

AM- Easy fun run with different groups of boys. Extended after the team run. 7.06 miles 

PM- Larkspur with Marieta. Then I extended by my house. I started to feel a little nauseous in the heat. Luckily there were some sprinklers to run through on the golf course. 5.57 miles 

AM- 2 Hill Climbers with Level 1 boys and some top girls. Ran back to the school with Carson and Talmage. Then I went found the level 3 boys. Grass lap of recovery to finish the run. 8 miles 

I woke up super early to get that mileage before the team run in PV. My stomach slowed my process so I ran 1.5 before meeting up with Julien. I didn't see many cars going by so I was a nervous I was in the wrong spot. Then our team showed but no Snow Canyon. We were supposed to meet up at 6:45. By 7 we started without SC. I worked my way up to the top boys and pushed on the paved trail then on some cool dirt single track. It was my first run with top boys all season. The last 2 miles were quick and I pushed some low 6s with Hyrum and Bentley. Added another 6 miles up the Gardner Peak trail. I didn't stay on the trail that climbed up to the peak but defaulted to a flatter trail that popped me out by the church. Cooled off in the creek to wrap things up. 16.01 miles 

I bought the Carbon Xs and had to test them out. They felt great! I could tell they wanted to go faster but I was in a sluggish funk after Sunday dinner. I'll save them for fast long runs. 2.20 miles 

AM- 15 warm up with some tempo. Working on threshold and cv for 5:30 and 4:00 minute intervals. I mixed in with Carson then Jenna's group. I ran the last 4 minute CV with the top boys. They were amazing at helping each other and alternating their leaders. It was a good push for me. 6.87 miles 

PM- Hot run starting at Dinosaur park up to Cottonwood Cove. Added after Marieta couldn't stand the heat. 4.44 miles 

AM- Half and Half. Ran the grass with Ben, Keat, Kenny, and Nic. Striders.  I extended up by Shinob Kibe and came within 15 feet of a coyote in someone's front yard. 8.15 miles 

PM- I woke up from a nap to some rain. So Marieta and I went out the door and explored the vulture trail and got up looking over Bloomington. 4.34 miles 

AM- Hilly run around Dino Cliffs (kind of). Ended up running with Nathan and hearing his conspiracy theories. 5.15 miles 

PM- Run around trails by Harmons with Marieta. 3.18 miles 

AM- Sandbergs with the boys. Gabe did a pretty nice dive into the pond. Branched off with Taiven, Parker, and Porter for level 1 minutes. Then I added and found the level 3 boys. I wanted to hit about 8 miles so I went to extend again and got rained on with no clouds in the sky. It was pretty neat. 8.02 miles 

PM- Running out by Sand Mountain then some swimming at the dam. It was pretty full with some cliff jumping opportunities. Then a jog back to the car. 3.41 miles 

AM- Fun race this morning with the team! My goal was to be right around 12 minutes. The Carbon Xs felt great when I was running fast. I mixed in with Dane, Gary, Grant, and Trey. I would've liked to run another mile to see how I would've handled it. A 2 mile race is foreign to me. Added with Jason, Hyrum, Scottie, and Holt. 9.51 miles 

Super slow and sluggish. My knee starting hurting towards the end. I'll ice and see if I need to go out later. 10.04 miles 

AM- Monday tempo with the team. I mixed in with Parker and Porter. Then a little with Carson. 7.02 miles 

PM- First afternoon run at camp. Headed down the road and a climb back up. Then I ran and circled the lake. It was super muddy after a rain and I slipped right into a puddle. I had to rinse off in the lake after. 5.69 miles  

AM- Mile warm up on my own. Ran out past the reservoir with some different groups. My knee was hurting but got better over time. 7.09 miles 

PM- Up the road with the girls and I talked to Grant's dad for the last couple minutes. 2.78 miles 

AM- 1 mile warm up by myself. Then a 90 minute run with the top girls. Best run of the week for sure! I ran with Brinley, Pyper, Alli, Jenna, Adri, Emma, Maddy, Kennis, Kyanne, Allison, and Allen. I had one goal, keep the girls together. The run was more downhill on the way out and tougher uphill on the way back. I did my best to motivate and keep the group together. I helped the girls stay focused on the present (something that really helped me too). It was great! I've enjoyed my runs with the girls. It takes more effort on my part to socialize and motivate but it's a good challenge. We started to lose our solid group at around 55 minutes so we did some refocusing. Some refocused, others found excuses. I'm going to remember this run for a while. 11.07 miles 

PM- Tired 25 catching up to different groups. 2.59 miles 

Hill run with the team. I started with Coach Quinn and the upper JV boys. Then I floated around with different groups and encouraged group running. Found the varsity girls for the turn around and had some good conversations with them and Zack DT. Then I ran back up the road and ran a little with Scottie and Dave. 7.13 miles 
 

I really enjoyed this years camp! I put a lot of effort into being positive and helping kids enjoy themselves! I also dominated KamJam with Coach Quinn (14-1). I was a part of a Cinderella Story volley run with Little B, Nathan B, and JD. We lost in the finals.....but we got revenge on Gabe and Jason for being traitors. I'm excited for the season! I'm positive we will make the best of it! 

AM- Started at Tropic Reservoir and headed towards one of the few single track trails in the area (that I’m aware of). There was some good uphill pushing to Keyhole Arch. It wasn’t anything crazy but I had a hard time breathing on the hills. I walked a couple of times. Then I stopped and meditated in the shade. I refocused and continued on without having to walk. Added some mileage after I got back to the reservoir. Swam in a creek to cool off. 9.32 miles 

PM- Took Marieta to Keyhole Arch and made a loop out of it back to the ATV. I took off down the road until Marieta picked me up. I pushed hard for half a mile at a sub 6 minute pace. 4.31 miles