Progression Daily

Lasted 1.5 miles with Aaron before I had to turn around. Added a little once I got to the Dixie Center. 4.29 miles 

Ross talked me into a Pine Valley run. I figured at worst I would just hike. Trying to climb Browns proved that my calves were not quite ready for that up hill. So I would hike and Ross would run ahead then wait for at view spots. Then at around mile 3 I was able to run to the Summit and on to the Oak Grove trail. I was convinced I was going to turn around and just run down Browns. Then I saw the views at the top of Oak Grove and decided I needed to run down that trail. I wouldn't call it a bad decision but it was challenging. The downhill destroyed my quads. Then we hit the bottom and it was really hot. Luckily we had a creek to cool off a couple times. I'm glad I got out and ran this morning. Saw some deer (1 buck), fox, and a coyote. 9.55 miles (hiked 12.55 miles)

Ran from Costco to my parents after dropping off my car. It was really hot. 1.54 miles 

Got out in the heat at like 10:30. Quads still preventing me from running. I think I'll take the rest of the day off and hope for a good Friday and Saturday. 2.02 miles 

Another heat run with sore quads. 2.01 miles 

Ran around the abandoned golf course in Vegas. Had some cloud cover so that slowed down the heat. I started out thinking I'd run 4-6 miles. Then I was like let's run 7-9. Then I said no let's get 11. Ended up doing 13. The fact that I got 13 was spectacular because I thought I am already too out of shape for that. Them Saturday runs are key! 13.1 miles 

Great to be back with the team! Ran with the girls and coach W. Ran up into the desert. I helped Udy towards the end. Running is much easier when focused on the kids. 8.7 miles 

Half and half and strides. I felt so tired towards the end. I somehow found some energy to win ultimate and make kids mad in the process. Then kids club races and weights. Good morning I just feel exhausted. 4.47 miles 

60 out into Sienna Hills. Talked with mainly Elder Lunt and Elder Bushar. Then extended with Allen and Bentley. 6.9 miles 

AM- Warm. 5 Tempo, 5 Threshold, 4 CV 1 minute intervals. I mixed in with different groups. With a main focus on Katie and Udy and also GIANNO! Cool. Sweat. 7.47 miles 

PM- Ran with Aaron as he pushed Elsa. I was slowing them down so at 2.5 I had them continue on for a mile without me. Then I rejoined them. I pushed Elsa for a mile. She is very fun to talk to. 5.61 miles 

Had our Run-a-Thon today. Not a big turnout but the kids that participated were great! I ran from Sullivan up Hell Hole and a little into Washington. Then I went back down and ran up the roller hills until that trail ended. Got attacked by a bugs a few times. Cooled off in the creek and managed to get one of my shoes wet. Then later I did 5 legs of the relay. Dave and I helped out because kids kept disappearing as the day went on. I tried to keep my runs under 8. Busted out my Bondi playing ultimate. I felt like Zion Williamson. 11.3 miles 

Didn't have an urgency to run a ton of miles today. My Thursday and Friday runs were plenty. It still felt good to get out for a little bit. 5.64 miles 

Accidentally put on my "too small, save for a day when I'm skinnier shorts" today. So I was nervous I was going to rip my shorts doing squats. Luckily they felt ok on the run. Did our 15 minute test today. The kids did so much better! I wasn't going to run with the kids but then I saw Udy trailing Kennis. I wanted her to bridge the gap so I jumped in at minute 4 or 5. She was tough and chipped away at the gap and passed Kennis on the last lap. It was fun running with her and motivating some other kids along the way. 5.82 miles 

Half and half. Had some bad arch pain so I stopped to massage a couple of times. Also just felt sluggish. Ultimate and kids club. 4.05 miles 

AM- Warner Valley. Started out feeling so tired. Started to warm up about 20 minutes in. Ran 2 5 minute tempos with AJ and Wesley. Then I turned back to find some more kids doing longer minutes. While running by myself I felt so miserable. Helped Udy and Kennis wrap up their last 10 minute tempo. Udy could've pushed a little better. Wrapped up minutes with the top girls. 9.01 miles 

PM- Just some afternoon heat. 2.03 miles 

AM- Washington with the boys. Trey, ZDT, and Bentley ran some slow 40s at Hell Hole. 6.01 miles 

PM- A little desert running with George hoping for rain. George was energy depletes so we didn't go that far. 2.47 miles 

Fun run day over to Hell Hole. Did some relay races. Then book club. 3.59 miles 

I woke up at 3 this morning with bad stomach pains (probably from wings). Then again at 5. Going into our warm up for the 2 miler I felt a little better but still had some lingering concerns. Sat in a porta potty for 5 minutes sweating like crazy. I knew I wasn't going to be able to run as fast as last year due to injuries. I did not predict this stomach dilemma. I wanted to run with Adri and Brin but once they passed me I wussed out. Nathan Hadley, AJ, Brianna, and Dalton R became my group. I was the group motivator as I struggled to not fall apart. Team ran well. I can only go up from here. Cooled with Adri, Kennis, and Brinley. 7.74 miles 

1. 6:29

2. 6:14

AM- 15 warm and striders 
2 Thres (4:00, 5:30), 2 CV (4:00, 5:30). 3 minute recovery. 
 

Ran with Nathan, AJ, and Kennis for the thresholds. Helped Udy on the first CV and Kate on the 2nd. Good efforts. 

Cool. 6.96 miles 

PM- Ran a little on the Ceballos trail at Jacob Lake. Watched Katie almost break her ankles a few times. 2.67 miles 

Realized that the trail we ran yesterday afternoon was pretty short. We made the kids do some impromptu hill runs as we tried to figure out the area. Ended heading back to familiar territory. I was running with the boys for the first 20 minutes. Cooper and I were chilling in the back. We decided to split up and Cooper went with the boys and I joined the girls. Got some more hills in and ran up to a water tank. The girls flipped with Holt and Julien. Brin and Brooklyn wanted to continue on. I went with them and jumped over some puddles. Then we saw a sign for a "Helibase" so we had to check it out. The run back was a lot downhill until the last climb back to camp. It was fun pushing with those 2 amazing girls. They are going to do great things this season! 6.14 miles 

Camp was another success! Kids are passionate about this sport and our excited to get our season rolling. Jason and I also went 18-2 in KanJam. 

Ran a random trail from my campsite. I struggled to run up all the hills. I was kind of a wuss without the team. Then the trail I was running on dead ended. I saw a ridge in the distance that I wanted to hike. It looked like it might be good elk country. After some long hiking (climbing over so many fallen trees) I peaked on the ridge and found 6-7 elk. I sat and watched them for an hour or so. I slowly got closer and closer. There was one young bull amongst the cows. I saw a paved road in the distance, figured it must be the Bryce road. Then I ran back to camp. 7.22 miles