Progression Daily

Took a day off running and felt irritable so today I had a goal of running something. Out towards Sun River. Body is still pretty sore, especially my right hamstring. 3.31 miles 

AM- Wal-Mart Loop. I would’ve run extremely slow but I had to pass 2 different groups. 4.03 miles 

Ran to Duck Creek from the cabin. Never felt great and even felt nauseous towards the end. I did enjoy the views though. 10.62 miles 

Modified Navajo Lake Loop. A couple of boring miles on the paved road. Then R-Man wanted to cut across the dry lake and connect to the other side. Enjoyed the hills and scenery. Met up with Jake (on bike) towards the end. 7.91 miles 

Running through the forest and chasing deer on my way to the cabin. 1.36 miles 

Wussed out at starting with Metler in Veyo. So I dropped him off and got to the top of Veyo. The entire run I struggled to find a rhythm. Glad I got some chunk miles but bummed I couldn’t get a little more out of it. Threw in the towel once I got dehydrated and tired. 15.34 miles 

AM- Warm up because I got to practice early. 1.27 miles 

AM2- Half and Half. Ran with the girls and caught up on all the summer flings. Branched off to freshman crew then a lap with Zoey. Strides with Em and Vanessa. 4.71 miles 

AM3- Run to get a drink at gas station and cool down lap with youngsters. 1.05 miles 

PM- Dinner hadn’t fully digested so I was uncomfortable for a short jog around the hood. 2.24 miles 

AM- Another warm up lap. 1.18 miles 

AM2- Hyped myself up for Steps and felt terrible during. I’ll bounce back another week. Ran with the freshman back to the school then hit Boilers looking for a new crew. 5.55 miles 

PM- Forced myself to pick up my legs a little bit. Random Bloomington streets. 3.63 miles 

AM- warm up. 1.03 miles 

AM2- Tour de Washington with Bridger calling the shots. Fell behind when boys hit the strides as per freakin’ usual. Went back for Miles and Nathan. 5.21 miles 

PM- Had Marieta drop me off so I could run to the Judd compound. Slow. 3.8 miles 

AM- warm up. 1.5 miles 

AM2- BHNP. Did 10 warm. Then I got the young guys going. We did a 10, 5, 5. Never felt great but just tried to get a little faster. Then I joined different groups for short sections. Extended cool running through sprinklers. 6.07 miles 

**Taking the evening off to let hernia heal**

AM- Jake led run to Staheli Farm. Minutes is minutes so I was cool with it. Split the difference between groups and waited for Tall T, Carter, Jake, and Mason. Hit strides. Best run of the week for me….so far. 6.4 miles 

PM- Jogging in the hood. Didn’t mind the heat. It’s just dry heat, no big deal. 3 miles 

AM- No energy, I wanted to blame the smoke but I just didn’t have anything. Still fun to be in a different area. 5.07 miles 

AM2- Leeds and Low Iron. Started with boys for 10+ minutes before I went off the rails. Ran with Isaac. Then went looking for the girls. I wisely guessed that they went to Tev’s house. Ran with them until I ran out of energy again. Ran with Avery and Sariah for a couple minutes. Finally I doubled back and waited for Em. Ran a fast last 7+ minutes with her. Good to end on a good note for an otherwise not great run for me. Luckily I care more about the kids runs and they crushed it! 8.72 miles 

AM- A little warm up lap. 1.32 miles 

AM2- Half and Half. First time doing the big lap all summer. Fun kids club today with some racing and walking. Trey and Marieta stopped by. 4.44 miles 

PM- 66 minutes in the Sun. Marieta and Trey spent some time at the library and since I’m not a nerd I went for a run. Ran all over SC. 7.35 miles 

AM- Time Trial Day. Setting up course, warm up with boys, and clean up. 4.64 miles 

PM- DT. Ran with the boys and took some friendly Brecken tangents to stay close during the speed time. 3.5 miles 

AM- warm up. 1.55 miles 

AM2- We ran by so many cool areas. Jake’s secret bridge, Jake’s school: Montesaari aka The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too. Ran by the Hill’s and into the desert. We even hit the boilers. I strangely hit a wall at 4 miles? 5.05 miles 

PM- Jumped out the car on the way to my parents. Turned the short route into a 3 mile loop. Saw Jeric Wilson!!! 3 miles 

AM- Warm with coaches. 4 fartleks with the Real Li Li. Then I mixed in some minutes trying to help Bungy. Hopped in with Joe and Em. Then tried to help Em on her 8th rep. Cool with Em and Mama W. 7.84 miles 

PM- Little out and back waiting for rain and got wind. 3.28 miles 

AM- Sullivan. Ran with the boys down the river. Added some minutes with Rush Mills but not Bridger Jaggi. 6.56 miles 

PM- Snow Canyon. My brother Jake was getting a longer run tonight so Ross and I joined. I ran ahead to take advantage of the nice downhills. Felt nauseous by 5 miles and survived the rest of the way. Ran through the new golf course area. 13.5 miles / 7:30 mile pace 

Started with the boys for 2 miles then fell back hoping other groups would catch me. I should’ve turned around to find people but I stupidly made a slow loop. I really tried to bring my pace down but I didn’t have much to give. Back at the park I saw Elin Holt and Tevye Geddes crushing so I tried to keep up for the last couple of minutes. 8.95 miles 

Solid mileage week for me just hope I get my energy back.

AM- A little boilers loop before practice. 2.22 miles 

AM2- Half and Half. With the girls and 6 strides. 4.21 miles 

AM3,4,5- Ultimate, Kids Club, and Trey's first run. 1.6 miles 

PM- Little humid run to Ava’s and then M and T picked me up. Really wish we could get that dry heat back, right Trevor Prior? 3.04 miles 

AM- Boilers warm again. 1.61 miles 

AM2- 

Just focused on what it means to run fast. I definitely hit a PR today but Strava didn’t see it that way?? I clocked a 7:16 which I thought would be like a 7:15 on here but it’s not showing that. Oh well, I know my effort was better. 5.75 miles 

Went back to weights, still very limited on what I can do…..

PM- Warm up with boys. Anything is possible if you cut enough tangents. Run to my parents with popsicle in hand. 4.35 miles 

AM- Shorter warm up. 1.51 miles 

AM2- Jake run up to Maverick and down to that one area I forget the name of. Stood around, as a team, waiting for Kyle at the bathroom. Only problem was that Kyle wasn’t there. Extended with Bridger and Jake after a team ceasefire. 5.75 miles 

PM- Found a new stretch of Bloomington I hadn’t run. Then into most familiar territory. 3.51 miles 

AM- PV Park. Went to go to the bathroom and it was locked. .31

AM2- Set up the course with Holt then warm up with team. 3.93 miles 

RACE- 

Hit a PR today. Felt pretty strong and held a pace I can be proud of. Pushed up on Josiah and Tayson at the end. Happy to say I could make varsity on the girls team! 1.93 miles 

Kids also crushed it today!

AM3- Cleaning up course and joining groups. 4.63 miles 

VRRT- Took advantage of Justin driving down the canyon early. Had him drop Ross and I off at Webster Flat then ran to Navajo Lake. Love that trail. Went looking for elk and only found deer and 300+ sheep. 9.33 miles 

AM- Didn’t start my watch for 5 minutes so add .60. Slow running in the sand, darkness, and some steep climbs. Ran up to Highland Park and down Telegraph. Nothing impressive just the darkness and my thoughts. 6.37 miles 

AM2- Hurricane Rim (of death). Rather than start with the boys and fall behind which I normally do on Saturdays, I decided to run with the girls. Ran close to Sydney Smith as she charged hills and avoided a fall. Then I tried to keep up with Sariah Jones on the return trip. Had some casualties today but overall a great Saturday! 8.39 miles 

AM3- Just trying to milk miles. My math was off on what I wanted anyways…. 1.64 miles 

AM- Warm with the girls then a little with the boys. Did a slightly modified tangent cutting 8x 3 on, 2 steady. I jumped around to different groups. Really tried to keep some groups together. Kids ran really well. 7.55 miles 

PM- First run at XC Camp. Ran with the girls then added with Rush. 4.64 miles 

AM- Ran slowly up the canyon, jumped in some water, and ran faster back. 6.1 miles 

PM- Headed out behind the team and ran with Kaelynn. 3.02 miles 

AM- Snuck some miles with some Holts, Bridge, Rush, and Trey before practice. Spectacular run with the girls up a big hill. Positive vibes and some Katie Finch down hill running lead to a good time. 9.08 miles 

PM- Looking for glasses. Ran back to the creek with the boys this time. Best I have felt all week. 2.48 miles

AM- warm up looking for bucks. 1.06 miles

AM2- Started last and worked my way up to top girls group. Hit some fast miles with Tev, Em, and Elin. Then tried to hold on after 10 miles. 11.31 miles / 7:33 mile pace 

**switch to camping with Marieta in Kings Creek**

PM- Run up a trail by our campsite. Very sandy and slow. Found a hiking trail that looked interesting. Explored a little then back to camp. 3.23 miles