Progression Daily

AM- Parked at the Podunk Ranger Station. Ran on the main road for 7+ miles scaring cows and saw one buck. Then I took an atv trail and banged my toe on a rock. I worked really hard on not focusing on time or looking at my watch. It helped! Then I made it to the Swapp Canyon Trail where I ran down a single track for a quarter mile. Although I was interested continuing on this trail I was already at 9 miles so I decided to turn around. Trail back was smooth but hard. Then I came within 20 feet of 3 big bucks. I stopped and backed off to see what those big boys were going to do. I watched them for 15 minutes before they crossed a road in front of me. This run was a good mental test for me. It also showed how good my endurance is. I added a little after I got back to my car. 19.04 miles 

PM- Went for a hill climb and jog. 1.15 miles 

AM- Running around watching the Time Trial. Then 7 minute tempo with the girls and Allen. I added 3 after everyone left. 8.01 miles 

PM- Running to the Washington Dam to swim with Marieta, George and Star. 1.85 miles 

AM- Half and half with Bentley, Nathan, Jason, and Bryan. 6.01 miles 

PM- Weights, book club, and 15 minutes in the heat. Then ran 2 more with Marieta. 4.05 miles 

AM- Another great workout in the books! 2 (5:30, 4:00) Thres then CV. The girls really pushed together. Katie and Kate got into the mix as well. I added some miles on my own after the cool down. Ran into my Dad while he was biking. 9.10 miles 

AM- Chill run with mixed groups. Then I ran the Bloomington loop with Marieta. 8.54 miles 

PM- Weights and 15 minutes running. Added a mile and half on my own. 3.63 miles 

Progressive negative split run. I ran mainly with Carson, Parker, and Bryan on the way out for 30. Then the goal was to negative split a 25 on the way back. As soon as we flipped Little B took off. I tried to follow. He was cruising. 

1. 8:56

2. 8:29

3. 8:24

4. 7:57

5. 6:55

6. 6:43

7. 6:06

Ran about a 7 minute negative split (thanks to Bryan). Then I added some mileage after. 10.06 miles

Miserable run! I woke up early and headed up Willis Creek. It was really cold and I had a hard time warming up waiting for the sun. Then I tripped on a rock and fell on my wrist. I felt really light headed and almost passed out so I layed down for 5-10 minutes. Then I somehow milked 7 more miles. Once I got back to cabin I wrapped up in a bunch of blankets and fell asleep. 9.02 miles 

AM- 45 partly with the boys and girls. Talked with Alli towards the end. Then Allen got me to help him do Beast and Feast. 6.14 miles 

PM- Desert Relays. I ran a little before. Did some set up with Dave. Then cleaned up after the relays. Fun day for the team. Both PV and DH are looking strong. 5.21 miles 

AM- Met early and ran 3.5 with Scottie and Jason. Then a little with team and Dave. 5.78 miles 

PM- "Today extracts a heavy toll" -Thanos

 The marathon is cancelled. I've been training consistently since February in preparation for the big dance. I still want to run a lot and find another race or create my own trail race. I might throw a Horspool tantrum if they cancel STATE XC. 

Weights then 20 minutes in the heat. 2.60 miles 

AM- Green Springs with the girls. 5.69 miles 

PM- Bloomington Loop. I ran faster each mile. 3.31 miles 

1. 7:47

2. 7:05

3. 6:48 

AM- Got some mileage while the kids were lifting then ran with the girls. 5.52 miles 

PM- Running around cedar cheering on the team. 2.84 miles 

AM- Easy 45. Started with the boys and got talking to Bryan and Jason. Some how we ended up falling behind the boys and the girls caught up to us. 5.90 miles 

PM- Late night exploration of Bloomington. Calm and relaxed enjoying the stars. 4.11 miles 

AM- 65 with 20 minute tempo. 6 of the girls were able to pack together pretty well. I felt good. Car Wash after the run. 8.36 miles 

PM- Ran to George's to steal some jalapeños. I was just going to run home but I added 4 more miles with jalapeños in my hand. 5.19 miles 

I got sweaty playing KamJam with family so I decided to run afterwards. I ran around the Bloomington Golf course. It was nice with no golfers getting mad at me. 2.51 miles 

AM- 80 minutes with 2X5 easy tempo, 2X5 tempo, and 1X5 threshold. I started off leading the boys then got insecure about my arm sweat dripping on people. I dropped back and decided to let Jason take the top boys. I tried to run with Gaige and Coleman but they went to the bathroom. Then I saw Sadie, Boswell, and Dalton. I helped Sadie gain some ground on the top girls then stuck with them the rest of the way. 10.24 miles

PM- 25 in the heat with the boys. Some kids got really overheated. 3.24 miles 

AM- Weights and some running. I added a little while the kids were lifting. 3.01 miles 

PM- 45 minutes in the heat. I hopped around and checked on mutliple groups to make sure everyone was ok. 5.35

AM- CV workout with level1/level 2 group. Dalton, Coleman, and Parker were great leaders for their crew. We did 2X(3:00, 4:30) and took turns who was leading the group. I wasn't feeling that great but bought into just helping the group. 6.93 miles 

PM- Practice and politics. 25 minutes in the heat. 3.09 miles 

AM- Weights and DI loop. I ran with Carson for the last mile and he was moving. 3.25 miles 

PM1- More running in the crazy heat. I stayed with some level 1 & 2 guys, did my best to keep them together. Then I went back out to find some more kids survive the heat. I stumbled across a concerned Rayne and helped Allen get back to the school. I'm proud of our team for looking out for their teammates! 3.44 miles

PM2- I wanted a little more mileage and luckily Marieta wanted to run after dinner. We saw a huge bull frog! Enjoyed a sunset while jogging. 2.68 miles 

AM- 50 minute run including striders with the girls. I pushed up with Jenna, Pyper, Brooklyn, and Brinley. 6.22 miles 

AM- Woke up at 5 and didn't get out the door until 5:40ish. Ran a progression on the loop. 9:34, 8:12, and 6:49. 3.32 miles

AM2- Covered a lot of ground watching 6 races at the CV Invite. We have a lot of good things going on. 3.92 miles 

PM- Ran the loop again. Marieta joined me and did sets of 3 minute running then 3 minute walking. I would run ahead while she walked then worked my way back to her. It was really smokey and eerie out. Kept my 60 streak alive. 4.02 miles 

AM- 65 with 15 minute tempo and 4 fast striders witht the girls. We had some good group efforts and pushing together. 8.24 miles 

PM- 25 easy with good conversations with Jason and Scottie. 3.07 miles 

AM- Weights then some mileage on my own and then with the boys. 4 miles 

PM- 35 minute run with the chicas. Still hot. 4.33 miles

AM- Ran 2 hill circuits. I tried my best to mix in with Level 1 boys then with the girls. It was a good workout for me. 7 miles

PM- 25 minutes with the upper level kids. 3.01 miles 

AM- Weights and 4 miles. I did a little over a mile on the track. 4.12 miles 

PM- Run around Highland Park passing out flyers. Ran mainly with Jenna, Brinley, and Coleman with others mixed in. 5.02 miles

AM- Green Springs with level 1 boys and some guest appearances by Boston and Nic. 5.26 miles

PM- 20 minutes up and a dirt road and back to the Roberts cabin. Good convos with the girls. 2.26 miles 

AM- Woke up at 6:15 and ran 3 miles on the main road in PV. Saw some deer, almost got sprayed by a skunk, and listened to an owl. Then I met up with the club and ran some CV. I was able to run with the PV coaching legend duo. I probably should have run with boys but wasn't feeling all that great (my tummy was hurting) so I didn't think I could keep up. The girls ran strong together for some longer CV minutes. I mixed in at the back trying to encourage Kennis, Kyanne, and Amelia. It was fun to see them commit to the faster group a little more each interval. I added 2 more after the team run. Great team building weekend! 12.02 miles 

PM- Ran from George's to Bloomington loop and hit a tempo 3. It was hot and I just wanted to hit 6:45-6:50. 
 

1. 6:30

2. 6:23 12:53

3. 6:29 19:22

Overall I felt good about the effort and the Carbon Xs feel amazing. 5.01 miles 

AM- 80 mins with 2X5 easy temp, 2X5 temp, and 1X5 thres. I cut down into Washington with Katie so she would have someone to run with. She ran well for her tempos. We mixed her last tempo into some threshold. Then I ran back up to find the rest of the girls. Grouped up with Pyper, Emma, Jenna, and Brinley. I didn't feel great but the run was good. 10.29 miles 

PM- Easy 20 talking with Jason and some of the girls. I think some of the girls are embracing me more as a coach. I hope so anyways. 2.59 miles