Celebrated the Steelers win by going on a jog. It was windy, it was good. 1.66 miles 

Mtn Dew 1/100

AM- Tule Springs area. Super windy! 2 with M and 3 on my own. 5.17 miles 

PM- Hit the Abandoned GC. Felt better than this morning. 5.26 miles

Baja Blast 2/100

AM- Fartlek and staying steady workout. I mixed in with AJ and Cole, some freshman,  then Gaige, Grant,  Carson, back with Cole, and then with Parker W. Cool and post workout stuff. 7.10 miles 

PM- Sugar Leo with Marieta. 4.19 miles

AM- 30 with Dane and Grant, everyone else turned around for 25. We were moving. 7:25 pace. 4.05 miles

AM2- I added a little more after our post run stuff. Not moving as fast. 2.61 miles

*I've been thinking a little about the upcoming Mesa Marathon. I am worried that my body isn't ready for another attempt at a sub 3 hour marathon. Just thinking about it stresses me out. So I am going to take a different approach on this marathon. I'll try to run really conservative and finish strong (something I have never done in a marathon). Who knows maybe I'll still run a solid time. I am just tired of going for 3 then falling apart at the end anyways. My body and mind just need a little break from it all. 

PM- Ran with Marieta over in Snow Canyon territory. 3.17 miles 

PM- Rainy run with the boys and Holt. 4 uphill strides. I enjoy running in the rain. Rincons are definetely worn out. 5.73 miles

PM2- Ran a little extra at home. 2.33 miles

Tour de desert. Ran all over the ridges out by Bloomington and Green Valley. Felt really good, no pains. Just enjoyed the trails (even the uphills). Fell in love with running again. 10.21 miles 

Mtn Dew 3/100

AM- T Farm with Brook, Adri, Kate, and the Williams 3. 'Em and K turned around earlier than the rest of us. Hit 5x25 second strides after we flipped. I beat Brooklyn back to our starting point. Good run with the gals. Added into the boulevard and back to Ross and Mary house. 12.03 miles 

PM- Ran up to the Temple Quarry Trail Head from the Green Valley side to meet up with family. I hiked with them then ran around afterwards. 4.23 miles 

Mtn Dew 4/100

Progression run on the track. Ran with Trevor for 10+ minutes then a lap with Trey. Then some solid minutes with Laney and Ali. Wrapped up with Ali and cooled with boys 6.37 miles

AM- Finally dragged myself out of bed to do the Bloomington Loop. 3.01 miles

PM- Got a head start on running in the desert towards Sand Hill. I even ran up Water Tank waiting for the team. Jumped in with the boys who were bombing down hills. Then we ran across a Minnesota lady high centered on a rock with her BMW. The boys helped her out by pushing, adding rocks under the tires, and directing. She was very grateful for the help. I had a hard time staying with the boys on the sandy uphills. I successfully caught up once we hit some downhill. The rain was coming down pretty strong. Fun run with some hamstring tightness. 6.89 miles 

Baja blast with Ryan 5/100

AM- Need to wake up earlier to get a couple more miles in the morning. Worked out my hamstring. 3.11 miles

PM- Hill Circuit with the girls. I didn't feel very quick on the uphill or downhill but I did push for sure. We did a half on our second go around. I tried to push and pass Katie Finch on the uphill. I felt a little tightness in my hamstring so I pulled off just a little bit. 6.05 miles

PM2- Ran an additional with Marieta once I got home. 1.04 miles

AM- Finally able to wake up a little earlier and get some more mileage in. No need for speed this morning. Heard some coyotes going crazy. 6.63 miles

PM- Washington with the boys, avoiding construction just to run into construction. Hammy still buggy. 4.47 miles 

AM- Nice little run with a beautiful sunrise. 4.04 miles 

PM- Warm, 5x120s with spikes, 250 recovery between. Added 3 miles on my own. 6.75 miles 

AM- Excited to try and run some confident low 7s this morning. Did a 2 mile warm and my knee was in pain. I had a Saturday run dismantled by knee pain a couple of weeks back too. So I just slowed things down. Enjoyable run on the trails, crossing by all the different half marathon and 10k signs. 10.13 miles 

AM2- Put a knee brace on and ran 6 with Marieta. Knee felt a little better. Just went with Marieta's pace. 6.04 miles 

Mtn Dew 6/100

AM- Warner Valley with the girls. Solid push by all the girls, kept most everyone together. Hit 5x25 strides and a negative split. Knee held ok with some discomfort. 8.69 miles 

PM- Rainbow running with Marieta towards Sun River. Pefect day well spent. 3.35 miles 

Shared Dr. Pepper with Marieta 7/100

                                                    *6.5/100

AM- Slept in and stretched, trying to help my knee. 
 

PM- Easy run with boys. I decided to flip with Trevor, Gavin, Diego, and Parker R. Then I went back out looking for people. Knew would feel fine to not so great. 6 miles 

AM- Slept in and hopefully taking care of my knee.

PM- Lunch yoga, feel better.  
 

PM- Track work with Alianna, Olivia, and Laney. Knee was decent. 6.31 miles 

AM- Slept in, stretched and yoga. Very frustrating to not be chasing miles but I feel it is the correct move for my knee. 
 

PM- Up to Green Springs with the girls. Played some riddles. Barely noticed my knee. 4.56 miles 

AM- Just got out and got the legs moving. My knee has definetely improved, doesn't even hurt, just feels off. 2.61 miles

PM- Ran out towards Zen trail. I just hit random trails and ended up on familiar trails. 6.44 miles 
 

Mtn Dew 7.5 miles 

Marieta met with Janz and Mia at Mia's house so I started my run from there. Ran through the Springs and new neighborhoods there. Connected to the trail system and on to the Dixie Center, side trail behind Chic Fila. There's a new trail section that connects close to the Skate park. Ran the COVID 200 section Aaron created then ran back the way I came and past Ava's spot. Coincidentally ran into my Mom at the cemetery. Stopped for a minute to chat. Then ran home from there. Goal was to run marathon pace and keep my chill miles under 8. Did a set of 4, 3, 2, 2 sets with chill mile in between. 

1. 7:14

2. 6:58

3. 7:00

4. 7:01 

1. 6:52

2. 7:09

3, 6:49

1. 6:58

2. 7:01

1. 6:56

2. 6:53

2:03:07/7:12 mile 

Shared Dr. Pepper with Marieta 8/100

AM- Woke up for a chilly run to start off the day right. 2.01 miles

PM- Started with all the boys and flipped with freshman. Great run with Jake, Liam, Ben, and Ian, Then joined Parker and Coleman. I did my best to keep up with Parker and finished with the girls for a couple of minutes. Everyone seemed to be cruising. I felt pretty good throughout the run. 10.50 miles 

AM- Ran the Bloomington Loop with Marieta. 3.24 miles

PM- Over towards the middle school area with the girls. Chill and felt pretty good. Extended on my own. 6.05 miles 

Mtn Dew 9/100

AM- Wednesday morning with the boys. Ran a little before and after. Started very slow and worked my way to less slow. 4.50 miles 

PM- Awesome workout on the track with Cole, Jamin, Ian, Ben, Jake, and Liam. Found a nice rhythm with Coleman towards the end. Felt good to run fast.

Progression evidence: 

7:06

6:47

6:33

6:26

7.5 miles @ 6:58 mile pace 

AM- Out around the Bloomington hoods. Tried out the new Steeler Pegs. Everything felt good, just feel slow in the mornings. Might be my only run for the day. 6.01 miles 

Ran some random roads from our Airbnb. Nothing amazing with some hamstring tightness. Turned it into a negative split run. 6.11 miles 

Exhausted from Disneyland adventures and lack of sleep. 

Ran a little on the abandoned golf course, neeeded to stretch the legs after a long road trip. 4.01 miles 

Mtn dew 10/100

Operation have a good run with Alianna and Laney. At first it was hard to get things moving, we did have some uphill climbs. Then we pulled things together and had a solid set of miles to wrap up our run. It was cold and I didn't feel amazing but I really enjoyed running with those 2 and catching up on things. 8.08 miles

Temple Quarry with the boys. Spent some time talking to Trey and listening to Coleman stories.

Joined some different groups and tried to hit 3 miles at marathon pace. Mixed in with Dirty Cole and the boys, top varsity girls, with Breck, then Gaige, Carson, Parker, and Grant. Finished by staying steady with Trey. 8 miles 

3 fast miles (a little too fast): 

1. 6:38

2. 6:36

3. 6:33
 

Chill run with the boys. Good conversations. 4.51 miles 

Started to warm with girls then my garmin wouldn't load so I stopped to let it load. Jogged around watching the kids run fast. Evan volunteered to take pictures after the workout. Beautiful sunrise! 

There was some drama before the race. Ross wanted to gamble it all and not ride the bus. He figured worse case scenario we would run about a mile to the start line with all the road closures. Then I realized I forgot my bib at my aunt's house 5 minutes after we left. So we had to turn around and a cop yelled at my Dad for going the wrong way on a partially shut down road. Lucky he didn't get a ticket.....Then some lights flashed as he sped through an intersection and now I will be getting a ticket because it was my car...To make things worse a road my Dad thought we could take was closed off. Marieta, my Mom, and I convinced him to talk to the cop patrolling the road and see if we could find a way closer to the course. The cop said our best bet was to run the 2.5 miles to start line from that point. It was around 6:10 at this point with a 6:30 race start. I accepted out fate and was ready to start jogging to the start. My Dad was still convinced he could find a closer path and was mad "we made him" talk to the cop. I told him its not that big of a deal but running an extra 2.5 miles was really going to suck for him. I left him as he was still arguing with my Mom. 

As I began my slow jog towards the start I made a decision to not let my Dad stress me out and shrugged it all off. I even enjoyed the jog a little bit. It was dark with a full moon. Fireworks were going off and then the race started. The runners cruised past me as I ran the opposite direction looking for a bathroom. I spent some time in the bathroom, set up my airpods and watch and mentally checked in for the race. I'm 90% sure I was the last person to start the race. My Dad even started before me. 

It was hard not to run super fast with 2,000 runners in front of me but I found a good 6:45-7:00 pace. I passed my Dad on the only climb of the race. I was locked in on hitting conservative low 7 minute miles. It took a while to find that. At the half way point I convinced my brain I was doing a reset on everything. Every mile behind me did not matter. I was in a new race, a much more tiring race. As the miles went by I was still feeling comfy. I was expecting Marieta and my Mom to get me some electrolyte drinks between miles 13-17. I wasn't sure when it was going to happen but I was excited for it. Then around mile 18 I saw my car off to the side of the course and they hadn't seen me yet. So I yelled "Marieta" and they just weren't ready to help me and I wasn't going to stop for them (I was rolling). Once again I found myself accepting my fate and that I wasn't going to get the drinks I planned on. I was a little nervous that the aid station materials weren't going to be sufficient for me. Luckily, right around mile 20 Marieta was there with my drinks. Marieta was a freaking bad a and popped open the tab to my Mt. Dew energy drink as she was handing it to me. Then I said "give me both" and she ran to catch up and give me my electrolyte drink. I enjoyed the taste of pure energy in a can. I probably spilled half of it on my face. I was ready to hammer down the last 6 miles and see how close to 3 hours I could get. Mile 21 was not kind to me. I felt a little pulsating in my quad and I thought, "this is my nightmare!" Charleston and STG memories came swirling back in my mind. I saw myself lying on the ground with baseball sized cramps in my quads. I heard the voice of Coleman making fun of me for falling over. I slowed down to hopefully alleviate the chance of my cramping. Any time I accelerated I could feel my body wanting to seize up. So I settled for 7:30-7:40s for the last couple of miles. I knew if I tried to hammer down and run the way I wanted, there was a good chance I would cramp up. Then I would end up running like a 3:20-3:30 marathon. So I coasted to the finish to secure a sub 3:10 marathon. I think it was the right move. Overall I think this was my best marathon ever! Beaver was faster by time but today there was no falling apart. I didn't walk once and I kept all my miles under 8 minutes. 

1. 6:44
2. 6:57
3. 6:56
4. 6:51
5. 7:30 (uphill)
6. 7:19
7. 6:48
8. 7:04
9. 6:53
10. 6:50
11. 7:00
12. 6:59
13. 6:57
14. 7:02
15. 7:05
16. 7:04
17. 7:08
18. 7:05
19. 7:00
20. 7:00
21. 7:25
22. 7:27
23. 7:55
24. 7:41
25. 7:40
26. 7:40
.36. 2:37

3:08:49/7:10 mile pace 

Mtn Dew 11/100

Next steps: 

-Rest up! I need to let my body recover from all these marathons of the past year. 

-Focus on coaching for track! I just want to run with the kids without worrying about additional miles.

-Lose weight. I want to be down in the low 160s before I run another marathon. 

-Get ready for the Beaver Marathon and be ready to crush on August 5th! 

AM- Weights and partial D.I. Loop. Talked with Trey about the marathon and future plans. I felt pretty good with some soreness. I will ease back into the running. 1.75 miles 

PM- Parked at the wrong parking lot and got caught up reading to realize the team wasn’t coming. Found some different groups and made a decent run out of my bone head mistake. 5.01 miles 

Just jogging around while the kids did some 5k pacing. I ran with Trevor for a minute. Jaxon for a little bit, the girls for a little bit, Cole's crew for a second. Finally I wrapped up the last set with Trevor. Felt more sore today than yesterday. 5.03 miles 

AM- Weights and GOAT talk with Coleman, +becoming a KD fan?? 2 miles 

PM- Prerace workout. I didn't do all the fast stuff with the kids. I tested my legs a little bit then decided to take it easy because of some fatigue in my legs. Need to save it for tomorrow. 3.23 miles 

AM- Jogged around (again) while the kids did some speed work. A little more recovery and I will be ready to roll into some great running without the stress of an approaching marathon. 3.01 miles

PM- Root Beer Mile

Sprinter Ryder started out really fast and I got out in 2nd place. I really didn't want him to win because not many people bet on him. He signed up right before we went out to the field. About 2 laps in I even told Talmage that he or I needed to win. I felt good and I have a little better chugging form from experience. Ryder threw up and I knew the race was mine. About 200 meters into the final lap I turned around and didn't see anyone close enough to catch up. Talmage took 2nd and Kevin 3rd. Brook 1st, Coach W 2nd, and Kate 3rd. Fun race! Kids raised a ton of money for Hayden! We even did a little running with Hayden, definetely a special moment. 2.14 miles  

Ran the Bart Anderson trail. I ran about a mile and a half waiting for Ross to show up. Then we tried running the upcoming SGR trail route. It was hard to find the right trails because there were so many. So there was a lot of stopping. Ran by a huge sink hole. It was fun. My left calf started to feel pretty sore. 8.25 miles 

12/25 baja blast 

Pulled my calf doing some skips afer a 10 minute run. Probably could have been avoided if I would have stretched it out Saturday when I noticed it being tight. 1.2 miles

Jogged around a little bit while the kids prepared and raced the 800. Too cold to know how my calf is really feeling. 1.66 miles 

AM- Chilly morning trying to keep up with the boys. My calf was showing some weakness so I settled for less minutes and hit some back grass. I think with a little more time I will be fine. 1.65 miles 

PM- Started with the boys. Coleman called me fat or something like that. Then I ended up with the girls because my calf would not allow me to keep up with the boys. 4.02 miles 

AM- Weights and jog with boys. 2.1 miles

PM- Run with the girls up into Green Springs. 4.43 miles 

Jogged around with Porter then with the girls during their Friday routine. Calf is getting back to normal. 5.40 miles

Wanted to go faster but my left calf had other plans. Ran a sustainable pace. Lucky to be running decent, after Mondays experience I was pretty nervous. Just got to get through February. Always a sucky month for running. 10.03 miles 

Mtn Dew 13/100 

Sunday night stroll enjoying the stars. My calf is feeling better but still don't feel like jumping around. 1.73 miles 

AM- Pretty solid run with the girls in the desert. Climbed some fun hills. Had a really good conversation with Brecken. 9.36 miles 

PM- Showed George where the sinkhole is. He talked me into getting into it. My left knee and calf were giving me some issues. 4.36 miles 

Mtn Dew 14/100
 

AM- Slept in because I had a rough time sleeping. Marieta has been sick and that has kept me up. 

PM- Middleton with Gavin, Jaxon, and Parker R. Felt sluggish and pain in left knee. 3.67 miles

Mtn Dew 15/100

AM- 20 with girls. Adri showed some anger this morning. Legs felt much better this morning. Still just feel off. Could be that I'm fighting off getting sick from everyone around me. 2.34 miles 

PM- Did the normal warm with the girls. Then with my leg being sucky I was a little hesitant to jump into some speed work. Mixed with different groups for a couple of minutes at a time. Then ran a couple of sets with Ms. Consistent. 7.20 miles 

AM- Weights and new CalRat loop with the girls. 1.49 miles 

PM- Prerace with the girls. I wanted to run more but I don't need to. 2.52 miles 

AM- Warm with the boys. Kids did 5x300. I jumped in the last 2 and realized I should have done all 5. Saw Kylee eat it on the slippery track. 3.67 miles 

PM- I’m in that weird state where I either want to run or take a long nap. 3.01 miles 

Ran the race with Cole, Porter, Gaige, and Carson. Tripped about 1/2 mile into it. Tied my shoe a little over a mile into it. Nice course! I think Coleman won?? I want to run more today but sickness is hitting me. We'll see how the afternoon goes. Still an improvement week even with sickness. 4.95 miles 

Sick

Sick Day 2

My Dad has always told me to run when you are sick to cure you from being sick. Green Springs with girls. Felt decent, need to do yoga. Happy to be leaving the crappiest month of the year. 4.31 miles 

PM1- 10 minute warm up with the boys with a tight calf. I was wondering why my calf was so tight, I've had so much time off from running and it didn't hurt yesterday. Then I came up with a theory....maybe all these nike pegs I have been buying are the problem? 1.32 miles

PM2- Switched into some differen't non Nikes and had some relief in my calf. Ran the track with Dave and later Coach W. 4.33 miles 

Still having calf problems? Terrible feeling because I had high hopes for this weekend and Lake to Lake. It's my favorite race and I may not be able to do it this weekend, epecially as a 2 person team. 3.52 miles

I could not pass up on my favorite race! I told Ross that my calf was not going to be able to run 25+ miles. So we threw together the best 5 person team that we could. Marieta was recruited to run 1 leg, George was called upon to show some grit. Then Skyler came through as our MVP recruit (someone who has actually been running and in good shape). The team was assembled and I think we all overperformed. I was able to muster out 2 legs without my calf exploding. I was able to find the pace correct for each mile. Had I ran faster at any given moment I think my calf would've ruined me. 

Of course after the race I had to follow the Lake to Lake tradition and jump into the Lake. I did it once and I was totally fine, other than the water being super cold. Then George wanted to join in too. I did a second jump to make George happy. I even suggested we high five in the air. I jumped off my injured leg and felt a tear in my calf. I got too cocky after surviving my runs and now I am paying the price like a moron! 

Leg 3: Ran smooth and conversative, focusing on running a decent time for the team wihout injuring things further. 

4.25 miles    31:02/7:19 mi

Leg 7: I actually felt worse on this leg but knew it was my last leg for the day so I played a little more risky. It will be nice to run again without feeling like I am being held back. 

4.67 miles   32:59/7:04 mi

Yoga

Turning to biking. Doesn't hurt my calf.....as much. Zoomed around the fields looking for the boys team. Found them and cruised around with Trey then with the girls. 15.83 miles 

Biked to the school in the rain. Pulled my calf again on the dismount. Then biked back to my parents to drop off my Dad's bike. 2.22 miles 

Bike to school. Crossed paths with Metler. 8.07 miles 

Washington with the boys. 5.09 miles 

Biked home from PVHS. Crossed paths with Nick. Feels good to get some exercise in. I feel so much better. 8.44 miles 

21.6 miles 

AM- Bike to weights. Bike after weights. Bike to school. 12.06 miles

PM- Lunch ride to Ross & Mary's. .94 

PM2- Some minutes with the girls and some speed on the track with the boys. 4.73 miles 

PM3- Bike home from school. Some head wind slowed me down. 8.51 miles

26.24 miles 

Biking with the kids. 5.84 miles 

55.90 miles biked 

AM- Biked to the school right when the kids started on their run. I jumped in with the girls. I was frozen on the bike, especially in my toes. 13.28 miles 

PM- Bike to PVHS from the high school. 1.09 miles

         Ran a mile. Felt pretty good. Just need to take baby steps. 

PM2- Bike home from PVHS. Way too many bikes on the trail. Luckily, I think I should be running soon. 9.75 miles

24.12 miles biking

AM- Weights and 15 minute jog. 1.65 miles

AM- 20 minutes with the girls. Didn't notice my calf as much. Hopefully my biking days are behind me. It was revealed that I know more Taylor Swift lyrics than the girls. 2.76 miles

PM- Green Springs with the girls. Ali almost go murdered by an old lady. Hopefully she realizes she should maybe not be driving. Calf felt sore but decent. Progress is taking place. 4.13 miles 

AM- Just weights this morning. I had to drive away right when the kids were about to start to run so I didn't get tempted into running. My calf feels a little raw so I figure I'd listen to my body and gear up for an afternoon run. 
 

PM- 10ish with girls then laps with Holt. Calf feeling more sore, I’ll chill through the weekend and not run that much. 2.51 miles 

AM- Prerace with Danus, Carsondra, and Grantall. My calf feels similar to how it was going into Lake to Lake. So I'll make sure to not do any jumping this weekend. 2.34 miles 

PM- Got inspired by the boys 1600 crew. Went on a night jog and enjoyed the stars. 1.05 miles 

Ran from Santa Clara Library down the road for 2 miles. Then turned around and headed back for a pick up from Marieta. I did not feel great. I think my recovery is going to take longer than I want. 3.71 miles

Decided to sleep in because I don't think I am ready for 2 a days/more mileage. Jogged around while the kids ran a workout. I hope I heal up in time to be a little more involved with their workouts. Kids are looking strong! Gaige and Coleman were adament that I needed to put on my calf sleeve so I did after the warm up. 5.11 miles

AM- Weights then 15. I tried to run with the boys but slowed quickly. Dropped back to the tribe. 1.71 miles

PM- Washington with the girls. Had a little more consistency in my calf. The striders were the only iffy moments. 4.09 miles 

AM- Started with the boys then quickly back to the tribe. Calf felt pretty good. 2.84 miles 

PM- Ran prerace warm with boys. 1.55 miles 

AM- Weights and run with tribe. 1.66 miles

PM- Abandoned golf course run. Frustrated with my current state of fitness and how difficult a run can be. 3.32 miles 

AM- Random streets. Felt some fatigue in my calf. 4.01 miles 

PM- Got worked on by my chiropractor father in law and calf felt a little better for an afternoon run. Chill short run. 2.25 miles 

*Watched Trey Dubspain win the 3200 in Arcadia with a 9:13.01. That kid is amazing! 

*Mtn Dew 16/100

Created a little loop around Floyd Lamb Park. My calf seemed to gather strength as the miles went by. Some fun terrain. Goal of 6, then an hour, then 7 miles. Did the team cool after. Got to take care of myself. 7.03 miles 

*Mtn Dew 17/100

AM- Prerace run for the kids. Warm with girls then around the field with Dave and Mama W. Weights with a short jog afterward. 3.05 miles 

PM- Got a little bit in while Marieta walked. 2.02 miles 

AM- Didn't get a run in this morning. 

PM- Warm with the girls. Mixed in some speed and running with mainly Kate, Brooklyn, Brecken, and Coleman. Did 2 different 400s (a portion of the full workout) with Brecken trying to help her. She ran well. Jogged around a little at the kids track meet. 5.60 miles

AM- 25 with the boys. I felt really slow and sore. I warmed a little bit after about 10-12 minutes. 3.08 miles

PM- Washington and Marlar with the boys. Took a second to warm up. My calf felt better but also a little more tinder. 4.64 miles 

*Mtn Dew 18/100

AM- Weights then out for a quick jog to warm up for a run with the boys. Feeling sore still but working through the kinks. 3.01 miles 

PM- Run with the prerace girls. Then mixed in some speed with Laney. Added some on my own after stretches. 4.53 miles 

AM- Run with Dirty Cole and the boys. Added a little with Jason afterwards. 4.11 miles

PM- Jogging around at CC JV. .27

AM- Had a late night. Just glad I got out for a jog. Wasn’t feeling great but enjoyed the scenery and weather. 4.05 miles 

PM- Cheering on the squat at the CC Meet. Kids doing great things! .37 

PM2- B Loop with extension. Had to get out and enjoy the night. Minimal complaints in my calf. Much better than the morning. 4.13 miles 

*Mtn Dew 19/100

AM- Perfect morning run with the girls! Talked about the season and staying positive the the rest of the season. Went for 50 minutes and no pain. 5.83 miles 

PM- Prerace warm with the boys then laps with Dave. Alli joined us for a minute. 3.68miles 

**Portion control 😎,  1/1**

AM- Weights and Sandbergs with girls. 2.15 miles 

PM- Mixed in some speed with the team. Mainly chasing TP. Talked to the girls about upcoming opportunities. I enjoy this time of the year. It's been nice collaborating with the coaches too. A lot of good things are going on with the team and I am thankful I can run a little bit now. 4.37 miles

**Portion Control😕, 1/2**

AM- Wednesday morning with the boys. Went through stages of feeling great and then feeling really tired. 3.51 miles 

PM- Out looking for Cole. Never ran into him…..makes you wonder if he even ran Middleton?? My calf was not a fan of the strides so I backed off towards the end of the run. 4.72 miles 

*Peach Mellow Yello 20/100

**Portion control 😎, 2/3!**

AM- Weights and 15 with the girls. 2.22 miles 

PM- Warm up with girls then burning laps with Holt. Added some back grass on my own. 5.25 miles

**Portion Control 😎, 3/4**

AM- A little with the girls, a little with the boys, a little with the coaches. 5.01 miles 

PM- Running around cheering on kids. .25

PM2-Just went out for a little night run. 2.15 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 4/5**

AM- Running around the Dixie Invite. .27

PM- Snuck in a night run with George. It was nice to catch up. I went for 65 minutes. 7.58 miles 

**Portion Control, 😎 5/6**
*Baja Blast 21/100

Digging up my tree root infested pipe all morning. Drank a mtn dew energy drink so of course I had some energy for a run. 3.1 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 5/7**

*Mtn Dew Energy 22/100

Didn't run this morning because Marieta is sick and kept me up all night. Plus I wanted to make sure she was ok before I went to work. Then the plumbers stopped by the house after school and left some devastating news. So I had to get out just to clear my head. 4.32 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 6/8**

AM- Got to PV a little early so I jogged a couple of laps then went and did weights. Ran a newish section with the girls. 3.41 miles

PM- Trying to be patient and humble. Took a while to catch up to the boys then they lost me on the strides. 5.20 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 7/9**

AM- Got to the school a little early and saw Dave running by so I chased him down and ran a little with him. Then 20 minutes with the girls. Ended up talking with Kaelynn and Brecken mainly. 4.03 miles 

PM- Everything Everywhere All At Once

I was running with a lot of different groups. Warmed with boys. Mixed in some speed with Olivia, Laney, and Ali. Then a 200 with Kate, Adri, Brooklyn, and Brecken. Ran a little with the boys, coaches, etc. Calf is bi polar. 5.03 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 8/10**
*Mtn Dew 23/100

AM- Weights and run with the boys. 3.01 miles 

PM- Green Springs with the pond jumpers. Calf felt really sore at times. 5.08 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 9/11**

AM- 30 and strides with the girls. Talked about Elle's future plans. 4.24 miles

**Portion Control 😎, 10/12**

AM- Headed out the door and ran. Nothing too exciting. 4.21 miles 

PM- Met up with George and ran along the river trail towards the skim board park. Nice night. 5.64 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 10/13**
*Mtn Dew 24/100* 

AM- 45 minutes with the girls. I put in a good effort. Added a little on my own. 6.02 miles

PM- My calf was bugging during the 10 minute warm so I went and grabbed my calf sleeve. Felt some relief. Hit some laps with the coaches. Then hit the last 200 of Brooklyn and Kate’s 600 interval. Then a second time. Glad I could throw some helpful speed. 5.08 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 10/14**

*Mtn Dew 25/100

AM- Run to and from Ross's. 2.19 miles

AM2- Run after weights. 2.51 miles 

PM- Cruising across that Desert Skillz field cheering on our kids. .36 

**Portional Control😎, 11/15**

*Mtn Dew 26/100
 

AM- Cool run with the girls. Talked about the rest of the track season and building into xc. Calf feeling tender. 4.03 miles 

PM- 20 with Laney, Ali, Jordyn, and Liv. Coach laps, and a couple of 100s with KT, El, Em. 100 meters was about all I could give to contribure to their workout. 5.26 miles

**Portional Control😎, 12/16**

*Cherry Dr. Pepper 27/100

AM- My calf barely hurts when I run slow. 2.11 miles

AM2- Weights some laps by myself then 15 with the girls. Saw a half brazilian kid on our run. 3.22 miles

PM- Garfed down too much food at R-Man’s retirement party. Then went on a late night river run with Jorge. We tried to make friends with a cat. 5.2 miles 

**Portion Control 😣, 12/17**
*Coke 28/100

20 and strides with girls. Added a little on my own. 4.10 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 13/18**

Running a trail with Jason looking for a river. Felt pretty good. 5.41 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 14/19**
*Homemade Baja 29/100

AM- Nice morning. Felt very sluggish in every way. Felt better as I went on. 5.54 miles

PM- Warm up with girls, Coach laps, some speed to help the girls a little bit. Cole needs to study up on his religions…. 4.45 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 15/20**

AM- Trail towards Dixie Center. Started a little bit later. I'll need to get some more miles in the morning. 3.55 miles

PM- 20ish minute run with the boys. Headed to get a closer look at the fire. 3.27 miles 

PM2- Ran even closer to the fire. Almost got stuck in some mud. 4.01 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 16/21**

AM- Trail towards Sun River. Off and on sluggish. 5.78 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 17/22**

AM- Felt so tired from Region. I slept in a little bit and went for the 15 Minute Rule. I wasn't feeling the need for more so I ran the 15 and called it. Maybe I'll get out later. 1.78 miles

**Portion Control 😎 , 18/23**

AM- I have a lot more energy when I'm not baking at a track meet. My left knee hurt a little which I actually liked because it wasn't my calf. 10.28 miles

PM- Late night loop with George. Found a fat toad. 5.15 miles 

**Portion Control 😎 , 19/24**

Hated the head wind. To speed things up I did 10x1 minute intervals. Finally got to 50 miles for the week. I think my calf problems are behind me….. 6.60 miles 

**Portion 😎, 20/25**
 

*Mtn Dew Voltage 30/100

AM- Terrible night of sleep. I tried to make up for it by not going running....

PM- Washington with Girls. Hope to get better mileage the rest of the week. 3.25 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 21/26**

AM: Slow progression run. Need a couple of miles to wake up. 6.12 miles 

PM- Warm with girls then coach laps. 4.17 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 22/27**

AM- Sluggish. Once I can figure out my sleeping I think I will see some progress in my running. 6.07 miles 

PM- Coach laps with Brecken. Green Springs with the girls, getting all sentimental. 5.32 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 23/28**

*Homemade Baja 31/100

AM- Started an out and back that turned into a new loop. Slid in some mud that caught me off guard. 6.41 miles 

PM- Prerace with the boys in Orem. Ran with Bender’s bag for a minute. 2.22 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 24/29** 

Taking the day off to rest my calf. It was giving me some issues after some warm ups in the grass yesterday. 

Gave that calf a break plus waking up way too early. 

AM- Had a little bit of a set back last Thursday with my calf. Took Friday and Saturday off because State. I’m hoping taking a couple of days will help my calf in the long run. 3.12 miles 

PM- Attacked by horseflies. Out past Dixie Center then created my own loop. 5.69 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 25/30**

*Mtn Dew 32/100

AM- Bloomington Loop plus neighborhood extension. 3.64 miles 

PM- Went out for a casual run with George. Then towards the end I realized one of my air pods was missing. My Fanny pack had a hole in it. We retraced our steps with no luck. Upon further review we found it close to home. Glad I found it. Also glad I was forced into more mileage. Trying to get my new Nike's back into rotating, hoping they are not the reason for my calf issues. Felt fine tonight. Accidentally kicked a toad. 8.85 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 26/31**

AM- Ran on tired legs. Afternoon feels a lot better. Saw a scorpion. 3.55 miles 

PM- Night jog with George, neither of us felt very good. 4.50 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 26/32**
*Peach Mello Yello 33/100

AM- Slept in knowing I would run after school. Felt pretty good, just a little warm. 7.3

**Portion Control 😎, 27/33**

AM- Slow in the sand and the rocks. Desert in Vegas. 7.57 miles 

PM- Peaceful night run. Slow, just getting miles in. 3.57 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 28/34**

AM- Looks like I covered the entire abandoned golf course. Felt better the further I ran. 8.53 miles 

PM- Got bored so I went on an afternoon run. Found the slowest route in the desert (for a minute). 6.52 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 28/35**

*Mtn Dew Energy 34/100

Sunday jog around. 4 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 29/36**

AM- Cozy trail run. Ran around Floyd Lamb getting dusty. 6.02 miles 

PM- Tired of always running slow and I think I’m finally healed up enough to experiment. Ran 6x2:00 minute (marathon pace) with equal recovery. Tried to find 6:45-6:50 and stay there. Time to get in shape. 4.63 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 30/37**
*Mtn Dew 36/100

Attacked by Horse Flies. Saw the Flakes. Ran through Bloomington Hills and Desert Skillz territory. 10 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 31/38**
*Baja Blast 37/100

AM- Morning grind. Felt tired. 5 miles 

PM- 10PM run with George. We talked about life and life decisions and what not. 4.21 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 32/39**

AM- Run to buy Spider-Man tickets. 6.15 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 33/40**

AM- Run to R-Man’s to borrow his truck. Had some calf tightness. 9.02 miles 

AM- Running to find the Summit Rock. My brother and I had a 2 hour head start on the masses and still didn’t find it… .44

PM- Run by Ava. 2.16 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 34/41**
 

Started above Winchester. Saw Bruce and Justin. Ran with Justin for a couple of minutes. Also ran with a guy named Lonnie for a couple of minutes. Hit a wall at the park. Good 10 for my first solid long run on a Saturday. 10.3 miles/7:13 mi 

Sluggish and tired but did my best to keep the legs moving until I got home. 4.72 miles/8:02 mi

**Portion Control 😎, 35/42**

*Baja Blast 38/100

AM- First day of practice. Ran with Miles and some other dudes. Added on my own. 6.7 miles 

PM- Looking for the rock! Got tired of bush whacking and ran to Snake Tunnel. 4.43 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 36/43**

AM1- A little look around/jog around before practice. 1.28 miles 

AM2- Half and Half. Testing my weak feet with the girls. Then Youngster Activities including dominating Ultimate and a cool down lap with Charli. 4.36 miles 

PM- Taped up my arch, crazy how much that can help. Ran around looking for signs for the dang summit rock. 4.82 miles 

**Portion Control 😣, 36/44**

*Mtn Dew 39/100

AM- Warm with Tays, Mas, Ferrell, Jeric, and Miles. Workout with Laney and Alianna. Having calf issues from Ultimate? 5.55 miles 

AM2- Added a little bit after I got home. 2.33 miles 

PM- Slow but nice to get out. 4.18 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 37/45**

AM- Tour de Washington with girls then branched off with Em, Em cousin, Liv, and Gracie. Last minute strides. Made Gaige look amazing in ultimate Frisbee…..4.18

miles

**Portion Control 😎, 38/46**

I’m all beat up from looking for the Summit Rock yesterday. Wish I could have some hours of my life back, also messed up my training. Got out for some fresh air at the cabin.  3.29 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 39/47**

AM- What a tough run. I struggled to get my right calf to loosen up. I was kind of ok with having issues with my right leg (because it never happens). 5 miles of a steady climb was very difficult. I focused on mindfulness to get through. Then once I finally got to the Broad Hollow turn it was a very nice run. Met up with Ross once I got off BH. This Saturday run made up for some of the garbage earlier in the week. 12.16 miles 

PM- Almost got ran over by the Holts 🙆‍♂️ on my way to look for the rock. Running away from my problems. Got down and dirty looking for the dang Summit Rock. Someone needs to find that thing before people destroy everything by exit 13….. 6.42 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 40/48**
*Baja Blast 40/100

AM- A pre run run. 1.05 miles 

AM2- Out towards Sienna Hills with the girls. Added a little on my own. 6.08 miles 

PM- Quick 3 with Metler and G Money. I wanted to run more but since these milers were faster I’ll call it good. 7:23 mile, 3.01 miles 
 

**Portion Control 😎, 41/49**

AM- Trying to get more miles in the morning. 3.19 miles 

AM2- Ran with a lot of different groups. Strides with girls. Last couple with Ali. 4.5

miles 

-Weights 

PM- Sneaking an extra mile before meeting up with Metler. 1.27 miles 

PM2- Solid 3 with Aaron. 3.02 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 42/50**

AM- Ran with different groups. Started with girls that branched off into Jordyn and Isi. Then with Jasmine and Julia. Hit some strides. Then I went and found Jeric and Tayson. Hit strides. Ran with some of the top girls for their cool down. 6.07 miles 

PM- A little warmer than what I’ve been running in. Felt sluggish but had a good time. 5.52 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 43/51**

AM- Hiked Subway with Steve Judd and co. 10.04 miles 

PM- George Barlow mess around. Got stuck/lost in brush by river. 2.27 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 44/52**
*Mtn Dew 41/100

AM- Don’t have a fast bone in my body right now. Jumped around to a bunch of different groups. Team is looking really good. Added some miles afterwards. 9.33 miles 

PM- Just that afternoon session. 3.24 miles 

*Portion Control 😎, 45/53**

*Chic Coke 42/100

AM- I had a very hard time getting going, couldn’t breath very well and I had to get my laces just right. I quickly fell behind the group and made a wrong turn. Ran into J, Trey, and Dave at the bottom of everything. Had a front row seat when Dave rolled/broke his ankle. Fun watching the crew crush it up the hills. I was going slow enough I thought I would hang back for Dave. Eventually Dave and I hobbled out. Good last run with Trey (even though I barely ran with him)! 7.6 miles 

AM2- Felt the need to add a little more after getting back to town. 5 miles 

AM3/PM- Spent some time looking for the dumb Summit Rock. I was super close for all 3 really rocks this year. 1.51 miles 

**Portion Control 😕, 45/54**
*Mello Yello 44/100

AM- Started out well with the boys. Broke off with the 60 minute group. Trevor told me how he was feeling dizzy so we called an audible to Terribles and back to the school. Then I went back out looking for kids. Ended up with Kate, Katie, Elle, and Coach Will for about 12-13 minutes. 8.82 miles 

PM- Ran from my Brother’s while Marieta shopped. Then she came and picked me up. 2.41 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 46/55**
*Baja Blast 44/100

AM- A little jog in the hood. 1.76

AM2- Half with boys and half with girls. Strides. 4 miles 

AM3- Needed to go to the bathroom so I turned it into a run. 2.03 miles 

-WEIGHTS

PM- Not the hottest afternoon run but still warm. Added 8x1 pick ups just to get the legs moving. 4.61 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 47/56**

AM- Ran up into Green Springs with the girls. Stumbled across a rock that was used in the hit movie “Dude vs Wild” over 15 years ago. Added a little on my own. Then a competitive Ultimate Game! Gaige was playing like Megatron and Daddy T took a frisbee to the face. 7.05 miles 

PM- The more I ran the better I felt. 5.6 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 48/57

*Coke 45/100

AM- 

6x 3 min 5k-8k, 2 min steady. 

Warmed with Mr. Mateo then some strides with the girls. Workout with Laney Holt 🙆‍♀️. She pushed well and we worked through staying tough and on pace. Added a little on my own. 8.05 miles 

-WEIGHTS

**Portion Control 😎, 49/58**

AM- Ran out to and up Lars Fork. Saw some antelope and crossed some streams. 9.71 miles 

PM- Had a hard to breathing. Into the forest. 2.73 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 50/59**

Threw myself off an atv going too fast in a muddy pit. Hit my head pretty hard but I was still gonna send it. Got to the VRRT and made my way towards Cascade Falls. I went really slow because of the climbing, fallen trees, and my groin was super tight the whole time. Still a good time! 13.33 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 51/60**
*Baja Blast 46/100

AM- Started at Highland Park. Ran with girls (including Laura) for a little bit. The group eventually branched off to Coach W, Coach Wilson, Brianna, Em, El, and Kate. There were some good climbs. The girls were very resilient going into our 2nd lap. I didn’t feel great but relied on mental toughness. 8.73 miles 

PM- Just a jog around. Need to rest up. 3.72 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 52/61**

AM- Ran with Samantha then some other kids. Ended up with the freshman boys crew for a minute. Should have run more….3.58 miles 

-WEIGHTS

PM- Out towards Sun River then up the newd trail. Met up with George for a mile. 6.67 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 53/62**
*Nectar of the gods 47/100

AM- I finally listened to my watch today. It’s recommendation: 5x 8 min (@7:30 pace). I did 2 minute recovery between intervals. Nothing crazy but I do need to start bringing my pace down in runs. I’ve been running so slow for some time now. 8.14 miles (entire run @7:44 mi pace) 

PM- Ran up the steep trail and then on to TQ. Some drunk hicks joined me and George for quarter mile. Good night run. 4.9 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 54/63**

AM- Exploring weird places with Ross. Ran into the Desert Skillz crew out dinking around. 8.76 miles 

PM- Solid 4 with METLER and CODY. MARIETA walked while we ran. 4.06 miles, 7:34 mi pace  

**Portion Control 😎, 55/64**

AM- I didn’t really have a plan. Just let the wind take me. Ended up in the desert and then into Green Valley. Probably went a little long for the morning. 10.45 miles 

PM- Wanted to see if it was hot outside. 2.05 miles, 7:32 mi pace 
 

**Portion Control 😎, 56/65**

Drove up the course with Reese, Cody, and Metler. They were going for “19” and I was going for “17”. As soon as they dropped me off I knew I was facing closer to 18 miles. My body held up for about 17 then really slowed up going into the last mile. Just kind of coasted the whole time. 18 miles, 7:16 mi pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 57/66**

*Baja Blast 48/100

AM- Chill run with Ross. Didn’t have as much time for our normal VRRT adventures. 8.22 miles 

PM- Random trail by East Canyon. 4.31 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 58/67**

AM- Headed out on the only non private road I could find. Found a cow elk and her calf. Then I found a rocky/slippery trail. Decided to take it as far as I could. Ended up at the peak of the mountain pass. Ran the 5+ miles on the paved canyon road to East Canyon. 15.09 miles 

PM- Picked up where I left the main road this morning. Not too eventful, just enjoying the views. 5.42 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 59/68**

After a long day in SLC got back up to the mountains. A lot of climbing. Found elk with Marieta after the run. 6 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 60/69**
*Baja Blast Energy 49/100

AM- Looking for elk, only found sheep. Slow grind. 
 

**Portion Control 😎, 61/70**

AM- 45 with the boys. 5x25 strides. Good to be back with the team. 7.13 miles 

PM- I ran from the Judd compound for as long as I could until Marieta picked me up.
5.46 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 62/71**

Crew of Derek H, Reese, and Metler this morning. I really had to go the bathroom as I dropped down to Veyo. My Veyo climb was a pathetic 8:48 mile. Probably from all the uphill I ran this week. Felt much better after a quick stop at the Red Mountain Trailhead. Ross found me shortly after my pit stop anf I left him to start some tempo. Did about 6 miles of tempo then a little break climbing Winchester. I really wanted to hammer down the last 3-4 miles but my calf struggled on the last couple of downhills. So I stopped to stretch then coasted in. It was a good week with some tough runs. 20.50 miles, 7:13 mi pace 

**Portion Control 😕, 62/72**
*Nectar of the gods 50/100

AM- Took 3-4 miles for my calf to loosen up. Started out with some of the newer boys then worked my way up to new groups. Girls caught me when I was being a baby in the sandy uphill. Ran with Breck for a minute. Then with the upper minute girls. Then after the water spot, ran with Trev, Liam, Kyle or Carter, Ian, and Jake. Added some minutes after getting back to the school. 8.93 miles 

PM- 6 mile loop with Metler. Derek H ran the 5 miler so we started together and met up in the middle at St. James Park. Definitely felt the heat but had a good attitude about it. 6.01 miles, 7:21 mile pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 63/73**

AM- Ran with the freshman boys then with Laney and Ali. Strides. 4.21 miles 

AM2- Added a couple more during kids club. Didn’t sleep well last night so this morning was tough. 3.01 miles 

PM- Durag crew with Cody, Derek H, and Metler. I left M at the 3 mile bathroom stop and tried to see if I could hold him off. The heat got to me and slowed me down towards the last couple of miles. 6 miles, 7:25 mile pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 64/74**

AM- Mixed in with boys for the warm up. Then 2x10 with Laney and Alianna. From there I jumped around to different groups. To wrap up the workout I ran with Elle as she was cookin. Cool with boys. Didn’t feel the need to go more after the workout. 5.88 miles 

PM- Did a little destination run. Tried to muster some speed but the heat shut that down. Went into survival mode after 5. No run with Metler because of night basketball with my brothers. 6.52 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 65/75**
*Coke 51/100

AM-,Warm morning. Saw Gaige and Porter jump into Boilers so you know I had to too. Dave and Mama W also took a dip. Felt good but tired. 4.36 miles 

-WEIGHTS

PM- Showed up late so I had to guess which way Aaron went to catch him mid lap. I chose correctly and we ran together from 2.5 on. Brain melting heat….5.77 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 66/76**

AM- Followed the boys into the desert. Legs took a while to wake up. When the Superior Sophomore Squad flipped I jumped in with them. I know right? They let me run with them. Once we hit pavement I flipped back to find Daddy T, Ky, Grant, and Jason. Hit some strides. 6.14 miles 

PM- Just out there surviving. 6.01 miles, 7:35 mi pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 67/77**

Crew of Noe, Reese, Clinton, Cody, Derek, and Metler. Nice catching up with Noe. Never got things going. It was a hard week. I think my brain melted back on like Tuesday. I had good miles and a ton of mediocre ones. Glad I didn’t give up. I was petty enough to stop my watch at mile 20 so my 21st mile split didn’t completely tank my average. Shout out to Fabulous Freddy’s for letting me refill my water bottle, it might have saved my life. 21.22 miles, 7:39 mile pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 68/78**

*Nectar of the Gods 52/100

AM- Warmed with boys. The workout was 3 minute 5k pace then 2 minute steady. I mixed in with Ian, Samantha, and Julia. I went with Emmalee for her 5th and 6th tempo and steady. She ran consistent and strong. Then jumped in with the top girls on their 7th and last set. Cooled with girls then boys. 8.05 miles 

PM- Afternoon jog at camp. Nothing special. 2.53 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 69/79**

AM1- Got out for a couple of miles before running with the team. 2.37 miles 

AM2- Ran with the tribe. Good vibes. Added on my own afterwards. 6.78 miles 

PM- Running some random roads with the boys. Added on my own. 5.24 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 70/80**
*Baja B 53/100

AM- Returned R-Man’s truck and ran home from there. Pretty smooth, tired from camp pt. 1. 8.25 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 71/81**

AM- Mile warm up. 
 

Party of 6

Best run of the season so far! Crew of Little Orphan Laney, B Dawg, Em, El, Finch, YaYa and Mama W. Sariah was there too until she hit her minutes to flip. Kate found us on the bike and was a great support. The girls stayed together and conquered the hills. Super proud of the kids that I get to run with! On to the next one! 

Camp was great! XC FOREVER!

PM- Turned my “go buy ranch from Wal-Mart” command into a running opportunity. Saw the temp and cursed like Tyson. Explored some neighborhoods I’ve never run. 3.30 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 72/82**

AM- I was so tired after camp so I slept in this morning. Not too bad in the heat, just hit a couple more water spots. 11.24 miles 

PM- Adventure with George. He wasn’t quite ready for the heat. Really enjoy that trail. 4.15 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 73/83**
*Nectar of the Gods 54/100

Mile warm up then changed shoes. I love my Carbon X 3s but my left ankle is generally too swollen for that tongue. 1.09 miles 

Started at DV down into SC. I wanted to simulate more downhill in preparation for BC. Had some stomach issues early on. Solid through 13. G Monkey (no, not that G Monkey) found me with 3 to go. Slowed down for the last 3. Wore an ultraspire pack in case I got dehydrated, glad I had it. Time for a 2 week taper…16.12 miles, 7:16 mile pace 

**Portion Control 😎, 74/84**
*Nectar of the Gods 55/100

Course marking then warm up with course corrections. 3.47 miles 

Race: The Williams sisters (no, not those Williams sisters) passed me and I started to slow. I should have gone with them. I mistakenly planned to pick it up in the 2nd mile. I wish I would’ve raced a little more scrappy. Overall I felt tired and flat. The kids looked good though, and that’s more important. 1.95 miles, Time: 12:12

Cool down with the chicas and Royce. 1.44 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 75/85**
*Mtn Dew Legend 56/100

AM- Running with the freshman boys then a random group of girls. 3.93 miles 

-WEIGHTS

PM- I was hoping for rain and got wind. I feel like I lost my mojo sometime between Saturday and Monday. 3.5 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 76/86**
*Nectar of the Gods 57/100

AM- Warmed with girls then mixed in with different groups for the repeats. Had to dodge a mediocre soccer game on some sections. Ran with Miles and Ali’i and snuck in behind the twins and Ben for a couple of minutes. Ran with Elle, Sarah, and Em. Then with Elle and Brianna for the last set. Cooled. 5.65 miles 

A little more confidence in my running today.

PM- Met up with Kyler, Bridger, Porter, Jason, Mama W, and Elle. I tried to keep with Elle for her repeats. Fun little afternoon heat run. 3.05 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 77/87**

AM- We had more girls than boys at practice today. I wonder if that has ever happened? Ran Washington with the tribe. Stayed together pretty well. We saw Spinny Dog get a new record for number of consecutive spins. Ran into Kate towards the end of the run so added some minutes with her. 5 miles 

PM- Just got out for that dry heat. 2.13 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 78/88**

AM- Fun loop with the boys. Hit Sandbergs and saw a big ol’ Condor flying around. 5.53 miles 

PM- Testing out the Kinvara Pros. Felt fast. Ran a mile from my brother's house and back then jumped in the pool. 2.11 miles  

**Portion Control 😎, 79/89**
*Tropic Thunder 58/100

AM- Went with the early crew: Kyler, Porter, Bridger, and Grant. I felt pretty good until we took one “off trail” turn and I lost the boys around 7.5. I started to feel really thirsty, I still kept a decent pace for my standards. Saw a big owl pretty early in the run. 10.80 miles, 7:26 mile pace 

AM2- Ran with Cassie, Katie, Jazmin, and Julia for a couple of miles with some strides. Fun running with a new crew. Then caught up Alianna, Laney, and Mama W. Coach Wilson joined in for some FSY talk and strides. Saw a fox exploring. 6.44 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 80/90**
*Mtn Dew Energy 59/100

Tired of not doing things on Sunday so I got out for a Sunday jog. 1.31 miles 

Setting up and taking down the TT course. Added a little on my own. 6.02 miles 

Got a sports massage in the afternoon. My calves are always super tight so the masuse really dug into them, leaving me pretty sore afterwards. I didn't feel the need to run because of my calves. 
 

**Portion Control 😎, 81/91**

AM- Tribe. Caught up with Ayla and teased B-Dawg too much. Calves were feeling much better. 4 miles 

AM2- Killing time after dropping off the car off at Big O. 2.05 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 82/92**

Ate a squirrel then ran up the road from the Wright (no, not those Wrights) compound. Ran 2.5 at marathon pace. 6:48, 6:43, and 3:22. Nice mountain rain. 5.51 miles

**Portion Control 😎, 83/94**

A couple miles up the road. 4.02 miles 

**Portion Control 😎, 84/94**

Just jogged a little. 2.51

**Portion Control 😎, 85/95**

New marathon, similar result. I had the worst migraine of my life Friday night, safe to say my sleep was terrible. Even on the bus ride up the canyon my right temple was still aching but eventually went away. I started out strong and did my best to survive the early uphills (almost broke my back). Then I just cruised down the rest of the crazy downhills. Around mile 11 or 12 I noticed my right foot back towards the heel was giving me discomfort. I thought I had a rock in my shoe. So right around mile 13 I stopped to get the rock out. There was no rock. I stopped again about a quarter mile later (at the steepest drop of the whole race)  to investigate. A huge blister was forming. It was squishy and uncomfortable but I knew that wasn’t going to stop me. I know I heel strike a lot but I believe the blister was formed because I wear my shoes really loose. My left ankle always swells on long runs because of a preexisting injury so I’m accustomed to just wearing my shoes loose. 

To prevent quad cramps I over prepared for this race. I wore an ultraspire pack for the first 22 miles to make sure I had more hydration and “anti cramping materials”. I garffed down probably like 3 bananas hoping that potassium would save my legs. By mile 23 none of that mattered. I was already slowing significantly by mile 20, but I thought I would mentally just take it mile by mile. See if I could find something towards the end. My quads started to cramp. My calves would give me shots of pain as if they wanted to cramp up too. I just hobbled in for the last 3 miles. Ross caught up with me around mile 24. I tried to run with him but had nothing to give. 

I’m bummed I keep facing similar problems. The blister was a new issue for me. I’m thankful my running crew of supporters. Shout out to Kaelynn for house accommodations. She also crushed it in the half marathon! Time to lose weight (for real this time) and plan the next adventure.

1. 5:56

2. 8:24

3. 6:39

4. 9:45

5. 8:41

6. 6:27

7. 6:31

8. 6:28

9. 6:39

10. 7:01

11. 6:54

12. 6:41

13. 6:21 (6:41 garmin Connect) 

14. 6:22 (6:51 garmin Connect) 

15. 6:47

16. 7:13

17. 7:08

18. 7:33

19. 7:59

20. 8:14

21. 8:17

22. 8:36

23. 9:23

24. 9:45

25. 13:09

26. 14:16

3:31:46/8:04 mile pace 

*All sorts of caffeine 60/100

10 minutes out with the girls then flipped before I hurt myself. Ran with Ayla for a minute. Tried to catch Elin and Dustin. They were too fast or more realistically, I was too slow. 2.35 miles

AM- I just kept running. I felt better the more I ran. Sometimes it be like that. 5.58 miles

PM- Getting ripped and showing the flexibility in my hips. The kids saw a glimpse of my athleticism. Nice to have my legs back under me. 2.01 miles

AM- A couple of minutes on my own before the team arrived. Ran as long as I could before I had to turn around for a meeting. 

Warming up for the Hoka 4x1600 meter relay. 

The line up: 
Coach Cole 5:39
Coach Williams 5:52
Coach Decker 5:56
Coach Quinn 4:42

Probably should have slid Coach Holt in as my replacement to get a faster time. 5.45 miles 

Ran with Janz as we followed the boys out during their tempo. Talked about how fat I am. 2.29 miles 

AM- Groove workout with Laney, Ali, Jordyn, and Elin. 4.33 miles 

PM- Went out for a night jog. 2.14 miles 

AM- Weights with some extended minutes of running on my own before grouping up with the boys. 2.55 miles

PM- Up to Green Springs to avoid the lightning. Spent most of the run throwing crap at Porter and Gaige. Legs felt yucky. 3.51 miles 

AM- Wednesday morning run with the boys. Yoga afterwards. 3.09 miles 

PM- Running around in the rain at Cedar All-Comers. 1.28 miles 

AM- Weights and new run. Learned some ineresting things about some of the boys. 1.81 miles 

PM- Washington with the girls despite Elle’s wishes. 4.11 miles 

AM- Chic-fil-A with the girls. Then strides. 6.07 miles

AM- Groove workout with the boys. Ran the groove with Brennan, Mason, and Benji. 4.89 miles

PM- 30 with da boys. Nice weather. 3.68 miles 

AM- Weights and short run. 2.37 miles

AM- Wednesday morning with the boys. Felt decent. 3.16 miles 

PM- Ran a little over half of the workout with Lily, Ayla, Ren, Liv, and Jazmin. Then migrated inside for some inside 45 seconds. Added with other girls afterwards. 6.62 miles 

AM- Weights then 15 with the boys. 2.28 miles 

PM- Humidity was reminding me of Louisiana days. 4.32 miles

Prerace with the girls and then laps with the coaches. 4.68 miles 

Running all over the course at SUU. 2.06 miles

AM- Washington-Hell Hole Loop. I fell off the group towards the end because I'm a big ol'baby. 6.54 miles 

PM- Started out with top group of girls. Then back with the 20 minute crew. 2.73 miles

A sleepless night= no running

AM- Normal 25 with the boys. Left quad was feeling very sore. 3.27 miles

PM- Warm. I have no friends, according to a hill hating source. Fast strides after. 4.16 miles 

AM- Weights and 15 with the girls. I am a little concerned about my left quad....1.67 miles 

PM- Checking out the state course and avoiding soccer kids. 4.67 miles 

Jogging” around the Timpanogos course. 1.58 miles 

Didn't run. I am trying to let my quad heal a little bit. 

Quad still not my favorite

Chasing big bucks

Running around and cleaning up at the Dixie All Comers. I knew if I ran through Bloomington Hills long enough I would find Metler. Ran a mile with him and Noe. 3.05 miles 

AM- Feeling decent. Normal Wednesday morning run with the boys. 3.03 miles

PM- Gaige got scared of all the hills but we endured without any cramping. 4.39 miles 

AM- Weights and a nice conversation with the girls. 1.96 miles

PM- AC with the girls. Good talk with B Dawg and strides after. No terrible pain! 3.88 miles 

AM- Liam? Slept through my alarm like an idiot. Probably a good sign that I actually slept through something. I found the boys and ran a quarter mile with them before realizing that I wasn't warmed up. Left the group and went looking for the girls with no luck. Did run into a fake Asian Liam. 3.01 miles

AM2- Drove back to the high school and ran 2 seconds with Em and Breck. Found Kate, El, and YaYa by Hart's and ran the rest of the way with them. 1.64 

Deer Hunting.....

AM- Morning AC. Started out with the boys. Then some minutes with Laney, and finished with the upper level girls. 5.21 miles 

Trey born at 12:07pm. Decided to show up on his angel sisters birthday. 

Been a long tired but amazing week! Hadn’t run since Monday so I thought I should get out for a little something. 4.04 miles