Progression Daily

Warm Up. .28

Oh the high and lows of running. Toed the line with my boy Jake Saari and knew he had the race locked up. I ended up in a good spot in 2nd for 11.5+ miles. Did my best to secure the PV 1-2. I got another heel blister after all the crazy down hills but I don’t think that really slowed me down. I know the race sucks when you hit town and I even tried to mentally prepare myself all morning. Those dang Panaca brothers caught up to me while I was running like a big ol’ baby. I should’ve competed more but got passive. 

So overall a pretty good race for me. I had an opportunity to run my fastest time ever but couldn’t capitalize. I’m ok with taking 4th to some young bucks. Also had a guy ask how much I weigh. So I think he was impressed on how fat but also fast I am??

1. 6:06

2. 6:17

3. 6:31

4. 5:56

5. 5:39

6. 6:04

7. 6:12

8. 6:12

9. 6:20

10. 6:19

11. 6:31

12. 6:56

13. 7:43

.07. 33

1:23:27 / 6:22 mile 

AM- Walked a mile and jogged a mile. 1.03 miles 

PM- XC Season is Back. Set up for Desert Relays. I prefer watching the kids race. 2.5 miles 

AM- First Artic Circle Run of the year. Went out with girls and branched off with Vanessa and Kaelynn. Still getting my legs back under me. 4.24 miles 

PM- Wal-Mart Loop. Toasty run on the loop. Was gonna flip once a river fly attacked me. Never happened so I just kept running. 4.43 miles 

“Long Run” (of Death). Had a crazy morning with kids not sleeping. Got out at a bad time of day and ran to and up the tech ridge. I definitely would have run further but my brain was melting at about the 5 miles. The last 2 miles were a slow jog survival fest. 7.01 miles 

AM- Parked down by the river and ran up towards Sullivan then looped back on the road with some random turns. Legs felt really tired. 6.12 miles 

AM2- Joke of a run with the boys until I flipped to get ready for a meeting. 1.1 miles 

AM- Struggle fest. Stayed positive and finally got my legs moving a little bit. Ran up to the hospital and then down to the river. 6.05 miles

AM2- Pre Race. Warm up with girls and coach laps with Kaelynn. 3.10 miles 

PM- Got super jealous of Benji’s Hoka find at Ross so I had to find my own. Took the 3rd Ross to find a pair that will work for me. Tested them out for tomorrow. 2.51 miles 

Warm Up. A little jog before everyone got to PV. Then grouped up with Jason, Janz, and Rush for D.I. Loop. 3.57 miles 

More warm up in race shoes. Helped Ayden out for a lap or 2. 1.51 miles 

Race: 

Forced positivity into myself. Same ol’ weak 2nd and 3rd lap. Good news! This was my fastest “Hoka” 1600 (relay or open). Enjoyed the feel of the race shoes! Just need to trust and run faster. Embrace the pain or something. 1:17, 1:28, 1:30, 1:23. 1.01 miles 

Workout: Ran parts of the workout with Brooklyn, Aly, and Laura. Felt pretty smooth. Then went and jogged some slow miles around the old hood. Wanted more but decided I was good. 6.26 miles 

AM- Proud of how well I ran considering how bad I felt. 90s could've been a little stronger. 6.57 miles 

PM- Quick out and back for an afternoon run. Legs feeling better. 2.45 miles 

AM- Ran a mile on my own. Then prerace warm with the boys. Coach laps on the back grass. 5.3 miles 

AM- New Trail. Snuck some miles from my parents house. 3.2 miles

AM2- Little Rain. Easy run with the girls. Added with Kaelynn then even more on my own. Really enjoying the Rincon 4s. It's a call back to a simpler time. 5.11 miles 

Traveling and stuff 

R-E-L-A-X. Been feeling super anxious about running since I haven’t been able to run the way I’d like. Got out and hit some random Payson streets. Enjoyed the views and trails. Ran into the XC team. 7.07 miles 

AM- Payson Canyon. Ran 7 miles up Payson canyon. Flipped and thought I was going to just crush every mile….started feeling pretty fatigued around 10-11 miles. Braved 4 more miles feeling out of it. Wanted 16 and settled for 15. Still enjoyed running out in different scenery. 15 miles 

PM- Utah Lake (Sucks). Ran 4 miles with Sethro Wright before I had to turn around to get kids to sleep. The bugs were insane on the run back. Luckily I was wearing my sunglasses at night. Thanks to Nathan Wright for pacing us. 8.08 miles 

AM- Started out with the boys and slowly but surely worked my way out of pushing hard. Stopped to check on a group then ran with Holt. Added with some girls. 7.15 miles

PM- First day of school with afternoon practice for me. I thought I hydrated well but I guess not. Out with the girls towards AC. 2.67 miles 

AM- Felt awful. Ran a little warm up on my own then barely anything before I called it a day. 1.11 miles 

PM- Paw Patrolled. One of the worst running days I've had in a while. Wife bought Paw Patrol tickets so I had to leave practice early. 3.27 miles 

AM- Left my car at my parents so I would have a destination run, force some miles. Peaceful in the morning in the dark. 8.27 miles

AM2- Sore achilles laps with Dave and Kaelynn. 6.04 miles 

PM- Can't remember if this was the specfici C Loop or not. Tried following the boys. Caught up at a water break at 2450 park. Talked with Will P abut Dixie Culture. 3.03 miles 

AM- Woke up late but still got somethin' in. Costco Loop plust loop around school. 2.01 miles

PM- I felt good as far as my legs go but the heat ruined me. I was planning on running a couple more miles but felt no desire after hitting 4 with the boys down by the river. 4.04 miles 

AM- Warm up neighborhood loop on my own. Warm up with girls then coaches laps. 6.15 miles 

AM- Didn’t give myself much time to run. Parked by Zaos and hit 15 minutes on the trail. 1.71 miles 

AM2- Fast Times at Cedar High. Running around cheering on fast kids. In that time of year where I care more about the kids running…..when I should be crushing miles for the marathon. 1.27 miles 

PM- The Loop Will Set You Free. Plan was 15 with 5 warm up, 5 in Hoka cielo, and 5 in endorphin. Made the 5 warm and was feeling pretty good. I was nervous once I threw the hokas on because my legs were feeling pretty tired. I was able to run a couple sub 7 before feeling super water logged and done. Settled for a 9 mile progression (kind of). 9.17 miles 

PM2- Just went for a jog to get more miles up towards chic. Thought I hydrated well all day but might have over done it. 3.21 miles 

AM- warm up on my own. .71

AM2- Green Springs. Fun run up with Vanessa and Tevye. Hit some strides on the way back. 6.44 miles 

PM- Inside Run. Classic indoor (lightning) run. Think I took 3rd behind BUNGUS and BUNS. Added a loop outside with a couple of rain drops. 4.17 miles 

AM- Warm up and coach laps. Also randomly ran half an interval with Laura. Should've done more but I am wuss. 6.67 miles 

PM- Warm up with LJ then laps around the school. 4.16 miles 

AM- Speed Play. After a mild jog I decided to actually try and run somewhat fast. Did intervals of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1:30, 1, 1, :30, :30, and :30. Tried to run in between 6:40-7. 90 second recovery between reps. 5.78 miles 

PM- Hurricane Invite. Running around in the heat. Hit the desert section of the course a couple of times. 6.47 miles 

AM- Late start and ran some loops by the school. 2.27 miles

PM- Personal warm up then another warm up with boys. Ran the groove workout 1:30, 2:30, 1:30. Felt pretty good. Had to drench myself with water every 5 minutes though. 7 miles 

AM- "Middleton". Death March of a jog until the team showed up. Ran with the girls out past AC. Stride progression back at the school. 6.72 miles 

AM- Winchester-Sandstone. Dropped the car off by the Hill and ran fast on the downhills and sucked on the uphills. Enjoyed the route and the calm morning. Also stopped my watch and ran for 3 minutes so probably add at least .3 to distance. 10.73 miles 

AM2- Turkey Farm. I never should’ve stopped running….Once I started off with the team I felt, well, not good. I was seeing stars and then I had to walk up the steep hill. After the hill I was able to find some decent energy. After 16 miles I was just in survival mode to get 20. I even stopped at Sandstone for 5 minutes and layed on the grass before milking more mileage. 9.61 miles 

PM- Ran with the youngsters today. Boys ditched me so I ran with Aniston and Addi. Ran parts of the Ally Holt 5K. 1.67 miles 

PM2- Had all afternoon to run with Marieta out of town. I was hoping to run 8-11 miles depending on how I was feeling. Unfortunately my left Achilles was bugging me like crazy. I kept running hoping it would loosen up. Luckily I ran into some SGSilverbacks that helped take my mind off my things for the last mile. Still enjoyed the fields where I roast to roam. 6.67 miles