Progression Daily

Being on Trey duty and waiting on baby girl led to not too much running. My back started hurting after our hike this morning. Glad I could get out for a little bit. I get anxious when I don’t run. 6.01 miles 

PM- Running around the couch with Trey. .35

PM-New Year’s Resolution: Break 3 Hours. Got out late after some frustrating teacher prep garbage. Ran on my own then linked up with George covering all sorts of Bloomington streets. 6.06 miles 

The Loop (in Metler’s voice) with D-Rock. Chill run with good conversations. 5.05 miles 

New Year’s Resolution: Lose 25-30 lbs. Wal-Mart Loop with B Hills extension. Tired for no apparent reason. 6.01 miles 

Cold Rain Run > Cold Windy Run. Out towards Sun River. No old people were seen. Was hoping for a little more rain and less wind. 

I'm Back. Took a couple days off running having a baby or something. Hope to get back in rhythm for my own sanity. Bloomington to Crosby then around South Gate. Felt good just some cold knees.7.4 miles 

Hit the B Loop then did sets of 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1 at marathon pace. Then hit another 1,2,3 and 6 1s. Had a 1 minute recovery between everything other than when I lost track of time. Felt pretty freakin’ good! 8.24 miles 

*Also made sure to rep the orange for Orange Shirt Tuesday! Trevor Prior Elin Holt

Just got out and moved my legs. Made it to Smiths and flipped back on the trail. 4.51 miles 

Back with PV. Ran 20 with the boys. Then Texas Roadhouse+ with the girls. Caught up on Stranger Things thoughts. 5.22 miles 

Started by the Tonaquint Cemetery and decided to loop it. Was able to find a little groove without having to do pick ups. Got around Indian Hills then extended by the Ford dealership and back to the car. 7.54 miles 

Had my mom watch Trey so I could get some miles in. Ran towards the Dog Pound and jumped on the trail from there heading towards Trail to Knowhere. Found a little creatined groove and saw some Hills. 8.11 miles 

Was gonna run last night but then Trey decided to throw up a bunch of times. Got out for a quick jog to hit 43 for the week (Strava week). 2.04 miles 

AZ. Random trails with the dudes (and Avery). Had some really fun single track sections and also some less fun moments trying to find routes that didn’t exist. 7.73 miles 

Tour de B Hills. Just taking my opportunities when given. Nothing too special other than enjoying nice weather. 6.2 miles 

Costco. Destination beat my family to Costco. Timed it perfectly and got there at the exact same time. Always run better with a destination in mind. 8.32 miles 

Ran some non traditional roads before supper. 6.33 miles 

Ran towards my parents and had Marieta pick me up in route. Wanted more but no biggy. Something tells me I’ll be able to be more a little more consistent this next week…. 5.49 miles 

Good to be back with everybody. Warm up with girls. 10 with top boys at like 6:26, close to 3 sets of 5 with Andi, and a last 5 with Boyer. Really enjoyed getting some smooth progression today. Cool with a bunch of people. 7.55 miles

T Bone. Got 4ish miles around the Mesa before running with the team. Good conversation with Holt and Dursty (and others). I really zoom through that sand (sarcasm). 8.62 miles

Warm up with the conservative crew then coach laps mainly. 8.22 miles 

git busy helping my wife and kids so I didn't run in the afternoon. Don't jude me Andi Baker. Went for a night stroll, started on the golf course. 2.5 miles

Ran from the Dixie Center then up the Tech Ridge so I could run down the Newd road. Calves blew up on the far side. Made some walking friends at the bottom and flipped off every biker I saw. 7.33 miles 

Ran from my house to my parents. Took the right fork trail. Ran past 51 entitled people, if you know what I mean. 8.3 miles

Out by the airport running the Dawson trails. Snuck some slow but fun miles before running with the David, Bake, Sariah, Ave, and Emmalee. 9.36 miles 

A little late to the party on warm up. Jumped around for a couple of reps then I think I hit 5x 5 (fast and steady) with Gubs. Sariah was in the mix with us for a minute and David twards the end. Ran pretty consistent. 6.88 miles 

Down to the river with the girls. Hit some strides on the uphills back to the school. 6.55 miles 

Washington with the girls then coach laps. Even ran a 300 with the freshman boys and regretted it. 7.1 miles 

Ran a couple of miles before climbing up to the TQ. As per most trails I wish it was longer. Pie Run. Ran across the tech ridge and down the Newd road and close to my car. 8.43 miles

Did my best to keep up with the boys even while having stomach issues. Luckily my house came up at mile 5. After a short break I went back out looking for the boys. Found the girls then branched off with Emmalee Williams for 4.5 miles. I’m so glad I found this crew otherwise I’m sure I would’ve slowed down. Em smoked me on the strides but I tried to stay close the rest of the time. Feeling good about my running after a solid week. 10.90 / 7:07 mile pace 

Mustang Pass. Slow jog before Dirty Jake and the boys caught me. Made the loop today. Stayed in the back. 7.16 miles

Warm up with boys. Did shorter segments of the workout so I could keep up. Ran a little with the freshman boys, Avery and Elin's group, and last 2 minutes of Emmalee's final 2 reps. Cool with a bunch of people. 7.77 miles

Wanted more mileage but settled for coach laps. 5.51 miles 

Not much to write home about, just laps with coaches. It's all part of my strategy to preserve energy for the big race. Remember to absorb your burbs tomorrow! 5.02 miles 

AM- Jake Carry Me? Woke up feeling like trash. No sleep and Trey being sick got me. Down to the river with da boys. Quite enjoyed a non Saturday morning run. Ran up trail to nowhere and Jake wouldn’t carry me. Coulda used him on the strides. 7.12 miles 

PM- I hoped feeling like garbage all morning would be chill when I purposefully made myself sick during the race…….Was staying competitive until I drank my 3rd can. I threw up 50 meters into the 3rd lap. I didn’t know I was capable of throwing up. Still jogged the last 2 laps. .99 

The Dave Holt Canal Trail. Fun morning run with the dedicated crew. They ran slow enough for me to hang around for a while. Enjoyed some new sights but not the skunk smells. Got dropped around 8.25 once the strides hit. I still maintained a decent pace (for my standards). Another good Saturday even feeling like death. 11.21 miles / 7:15 mile pace 

Virgin River Half Marathon (Ross's Version). Ross wanted to run a 1:43 so I helped him with pacing. Enjoyed the course and spending some time together. I think he takes satifsaction in knowing he would've won his age group had he actually run the race.

13.11 miles / 1:43:07 / 7:52 pace

.28 warm and cool 

Not much running for me. Spent more time watching some kids run the 800. Track season is here! 

Windy run with the boys. Flipped with sophomore crew. Added a little on my own. 5.01 miles 

Ran Texas Roadhouse with the girls then a couple laps with Elinda, half laps with Ave and Em, something with Bungus. Boys "barked twice" so I jumped in with them for a new loop (to me). 5.14 miles 

Glad I ran a little extra this morning because I didn't run with the team in the afternoon. Too much sickness going around. 

PM1- Nice little cupcake (or something) loop with Rake, Tall T and TS. 3.27 miles 

PM2- Started at the Dixie Center and went up past the skate park. Then just kind of went with the wind to get 5 miles. 5.1 miles 

Started the week with Ross so might as well end it. Went suicidal and ran into some snow. It’s always an amazing trail but today was particularly nice. Ran into Reese at the top. Ross took a tumble and popped his shirt off to stop the bleeding. He wouldn’t even take one of my 2 shirts I was wearing. 11.21 miles 

FAMILY SICK, NO RUNNING 

Snuck a mile while kids were warming up. Warm up with boys. Then coach laps. Kids ran some good 16s today. 5.02 miles

PM1- Snuck some miles around the school. 3.89 miles 

PM2- Started with Rush then “got stuck” with the girls at a Stop Light. Had a good time getting caught up on stuff and things. 4.32 miles 

Peach Pie and 300s. Did my own little warm up then met up with the girls. Ran some 2's and 3's with different groups. My track season allergies are already here. 6.91 miles 

Down to the river with boys. Turned back right before Sullivan. Surprised I was able to keep up with some stomach problems. Extended track minutes with Holt and Tall T, then with Jake. 7.86 miles 

Showed up late to the party so I jumped in with the boys about a mile in. Quickly realized I wasn’t going to be able to keep up. Saw the girls heading towards Rainbow and tagged along for a sandy/slippery adventure. Threw down some faster miles for the 2nd half. 11.01 miles 

Just running around while kids did prerace. Nothing special. 4.61 miles 

Ran from Snow Canyon High up to Harmons and looped back through Sanra Clara. Added minutes with girls, JV, and varsity boys. 12.66 miles 

Bender's Caviar. Extra warm. Survivor talk with the gang. Still waiting on my call from Jeff. Ran well but was seeing spots towards the end. GLAD I ENDED THE RUN HOW I FINISH EVERY MARATHON. 7.22 miles 

A little on my own then with team and coach laps. 6.15 miles 

Decided to run up from the Falls Park to turn on my speaker for my sub. Tripped on an electrical box that was barely sticking out of the ground. You can see by my first couple of miles I was shuffling. Ran some coach laps with Mama W. Then got the band together towards Wal-Mart. Extended to Hell Hole with David and back to the car. Feeling good while also feeling crappy. 9.54 miles 

SICK

AM- The Art of Moving the Legs. No lungs, just kept shuffling. Flipped with the most positive girls on the team. Added some minutes on my own up Leeds Reef. Added another 10ish minutes with Kaelynn and Emmalee. Probably could’ve taken another day off due to sickness but glad I struggled through this run. That’s how I get healthy anyways. 7.34 miles 

PM- D-Rock 7. First double in a while. Ran wal-mart + bloomington loop. Started out decent and just felt worse every mile. Barely made it to the finish without having some Trevor Thompson @Murray problems. Saw Metler after the run. 7.28 miles 

AM- Warm up with girls then coach laps with Kaelynn, David, and Coach Jaggi. 6.61 miles 

PM- Ran to a park and tried to do some stupid strava art for Run Culture. 3.46 miles  

Travel day, hoped my lungs would strengthen with a day off. 

Lehi to Saratoga. Ended up getting close to the temple unintentionally. Ran the 3x8:00 @7:00 min pace workout recommended from my watch. Felt good other than hernia coughs slowing me down. 12 miles 

Went towards all the closed roads. Nothing crazy and too early for good wildlife. 6.84 miles 

Shaved off a mile or two by driving to the closed gates. Got to the Mormon Trailhead and remembered I don’t like this trail too much. Just slow creek following uphill. Today was covered in snow and super slippery. Pulled the knife out when I heard something growl behind me. Once I finally peaked out I couldn’t fully bomb down 65 because the turns were covered in snow and ice too. Still really enjoyed the run/slow hike. Saw some deer. Saw some elk and moose tracks. Even got snowed on for the last couple of miles. 14.26 miles 

Down to the river with Nathan, Miles, Ian, Tayson, Mikiah, and Gubs. Saw Bender maybe playing Spike Ball. Added with some preracers and a little on my own. 6 miles

Not much running. Just helping getting for the weekend. 2.3 miles 

AM- I actually made a morning practice. Normal Wednesday with the boys. 3.22 miles 

PM- Braved the heat for some random slow miles after the relays. 4.5 miles 

AM- Roadhouse with the girls, a little on my own, then Porter's Loop with the boys. 5.94 miles

PM- Warm up with the boys. Coach laps with Trey and Tay. Then random running around running errands. 5.62 miles 

Tired from meet not from running. Took a while to wake up but glad I got out for some random Bloomington streets. 4 miles 

AM-Started a minute late and worked my way to the girls. Great way to start the week. Glad I finally got a Monday AM run in. 4.26 miles

PM- Out with the freshman and others. Went back through the warm desert of Sandbergs. 4.25 miles 

AM- Slept in longer than I wanted. Went looking for the boys. Ended up on the track wtih Elinda, Em, Jake, and Bungus. 2.68 miles 

PM- 300s. Late to warm. Mixed in with the top guys doing the 300s. By mixed in, I mean I ran much slower behind them. Sat out 1 of each set so ended up with 8. I know I could've pushed harder but still a decent effort for my old man legs. 5.96 miles

1. Untimed

2. 58

3. 61

4. 62

5. 59

6. 63

7. 61

8. 57

AM- Slow start into the Bloomington Loop with some random off shoots. 4.01 miles 

PM- Ran with top boys and Avery. Branched off to side quest up by the water tank with Trevor, Kyle, and Ave. 44 oz of mtn dew was sitting super well. Added another 1.5 miles on my own looking for the river folk. 4.34 miles 

AM- Roadhouse with the girls, a little lifting, and D.I. Loop with da boys. 4.51 miles 

PM- Out with the girls then coach laps with Rush, Kae, and Dave. 5.69 miles 

Warm up for 1600 plus 2 laps on the track. 2.06 miles

Mile Effort:

Braved the dreaded track 1600. I say this as an old man. If I were a young high schooler I would love the 1600. Tried to do 500, 600, 500. I was surprised on how slow my 2nd and 3rd laps were. I thought I was crushing it. I'm excited to try again in the near future. Time to get faster. 

1. 1:20.5

2. 1:28.4

3. 1:28.5

4. 1:24.7 

Call it a 5:42 

AM2- Mainly coach laps. 6.74 miles

AM- Locked in a slow jog and stayed there for a while. Speed naturally progressed. Ran with Emily for a couple of minutes before I turned up for home. Maybe I’ll go back out later. 4.02 miles 

PM- Pushing Trey around in his red car on the golf course. 1.03 miles 

AM- Warm up with some strides. 1.54 miles 

Cheater Mile (4:59.2). Finally broke 5 at 35 years old! Did I use a crazy downhill to do it? Yes I did! I’ve bombed down some crazy miles before so my effort was solid today. 1 mile 

Ran down the marathon course after my mile effort. Derek Gallacher was running his own run and I thought we were gonna cross paths but it never happened. I should’ve slowed down but thought maybe he had passed me on the trail or something so I just kept rolling. Right shin was feeling buggy. 11.02 miles 

AM- 30 with the girls. Did a sore shuffle. 3.82 miles 

PM- Hit some c laps with the addition of Alex Baker. Still working out some stiffness. 6.3 miles 

AM- Trailed the boys and felt I wasn't getting much out of the run. Time to recover and be ready for the afternoon. 2.51 miles

PM- Warm with girls then coach laps. Totally would’ve hit all the 300s but my legs are still hammered. Next time! 7.14 miles 

AM- Kind of rainy run with the dedicated Wednesday Morning Crew. 3.16 miles

PM- Into Washington with the tribe. Happy Birthday @BUNGUS! 3.8 miles 

AM- Roadhouse with the girls. Then extension with Sariah. 2.5 miles

PM- Ran with the girls for the Syd rant then coach laps with David. Emmalee joined for a couple of minutes….. 6 miles 

Tribe 30/90. 20 warm and out on Jake’s favorite route. Really enjoying the Newd trail. Did my best to keep up with Elin, Sariah, Ave, Tev, and Vanessa. Added a couple of bathroom minutes with Elliot, Jake, and Potato Boy 🥔. 7.80 miles 

Started with Veyo Hill and struggled to the Red Mtn Trailhead. After a bathroom stop things got much better. Great time with Derek Gallacher just talking and stacking miles. 19.01 miles 

Warm with girls, coach laps, and a loop
on my own. 6.03 miles 

AM- Went to the high school and ran my own random loops. 3.06 miles 

PM- 

Warm with boys. Workout with the girls. Did my best to keep up with Vanessa Ruiz. Modified the last rep to a 600 which gave me an unfair advantage but helped me focus on a hard effort. Trying to build up some speed. Maybe I’ll even run a max effort 800 soon…. 4.87 miles 

800- 2:46
700- 2:26
600- 2:02

PM2- Ran a couple of more before the soccer game. Hit the old Gooldy mile repeat loop. 3.12 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday morning with my own extension. 4.3 miles 

PM- That's Not My Name. Ol' Hurricane adventure out towards Three Falls with Bung, Rake, Gertschy, Suz, Ave, Em, Sar, and Elinda. The egg salad sandwiches betrayed me but Jake's sense of adventure did not. 3.75 miles 

AM- Roadhouse with the girls and Porter's Loop with the boys. 6.02 miles 

PM- Started out super rough with some hamstring tightness. Loosened some during the coach laps. 4 miles 

Didn't run in the morning to rest my hamstring. Tested it out for 30 minutes. Feeling much better. 3.55 miles

Random Bloomington. Just ran around some random streets. Super slow start with bathroom break and hamstring. Right when I was warming up I needed to get back. 4.5 miles 

Laps with coaches, looking for Dawgs. 5.92 miles 

Series of 3 different runs. Started with a cool down with top boys after their workout and out to the 1600 crew. Ran down to the river during the 100s. Warmed with the beastly 800 crew. 6.73 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday morning with the boys. 3.51 miles 

PM- A couple of coach laps with Kaelynn then Middleton with the chuds. 6.37 miles 

Wanted to avoid some speed but then I saw an opportunity to run with Baker. Trailing coach laps after the workout. 6.75 miles 

150 (of Andi’s 500)
300 (Untimed)
200- 36
200- 34

AM- A couple of minutes on my own, with the Smiths, looking for the boys, and coach laps with Holt. Left ankle started hurting towards the end. 7.25 miles 

Busy Day with family, track meets, and repairs. 

Channeled our inner Metler for 2 separate bathroom breaks. Nice morning with D-Rock! 15.48 miles / 7:24 mile pace 

AM- All over the place this morning. Couldn’t keep up with Hump’s group so I flipped with Miles. Then ran coach laps. 5.3 miles 

PM- GS for the 3rd to last time. Good chat with Kaelynn, Avery, and Sariah up in Green Springs. Felt warm but nice. 5.65 miles 

AM- Andi Almost Fell in the Pit. Sluggish run with the boys then a smooth run with the girls talking about the lack of girls middle names. 4.92 miles 

PM- Red Kingdom. Out towards Little Valley with Coach Hulk. Heat was getting to me towards the end but overall an enjoyable run hitting some miles. 7.95 miles 

PM2- Worn down warm up with Ian, Tay, Buns, and Avery Face. 1.12 miles 

AM- Warm with the girls then straight coach laps. 6.45 miles 

PM- Cupcake Loop with the boys. I never know what loop we’re doing. Just glad Trevor’s attempts to split up the team didn’t work. Elliot almost stepped on a dead cat. 3.81 miles 

Warm up with boys then coach laps. Even ran a 200 with Ember and Co. 5.1 miles 

AM- Ran with the girls for a bit then up towards Harts looking for the boys. Coach laps mixed in. 4.89 miles 

PM- Warm with tribe then with boys. 2.47 miles 

AM- Progression run (kind of) with Rush, Trevor, and Mason. Headed out 20 minutes then decided I should turn around before I got smoked. Jason found me on the return trip to the school. Perfect weather and amazing day for our distance crews! 7.45 miles 

AM2- Ran with the boys before the 800. They all crushed it! 1.55 miles 

5 with Derek Gallacher before he started some faster miles. I decided to go get my car instead of trailing him. Speed up the “after run” steps. Did not much enjoy the 5 miles on my own. Got rained on for a couple of miles. 10.02 miles 

Added a mile looking for D-Rock. 1.02 miles 

AM- Out towards AC with Claire and Baker. Branched off with Sariah and talked about Tiger Trials and the rest of the season. 3.72 miles 

PM- Slow moving afternoon run. Trotting around watching the kids run. 4.65 miles 

On my own then with the boys. Calf strain, gonna take it easy. 2.69 miles 

AM- Follow Trevor into Minas Morgul. Holt loop with the boys because there was no alternative. No calf problems, I'lll monitor it and maybe throw away my 15 year old calf sleeves. 3.3 miles 

PM- 

Warm with girls full workout with Sariah, Ave, and Vanessa. Got smoked! Calf didn’t feel 100% but good enough. 5.95 miles 

300- 54
200- 35
120- 22
120- 20
120- 20

AM- Warm with boys and then coach laps and stuff. 3.58 miles 

PM- Short run with the boys and Utah Lake extension with Holt. Had to dodge spiders and bugs. 6.44 miles 

Same route as last night but this time made it to the airport. Trey and Kaelynn joined for good conversations. 7.67 miles 

Took off for BYU

AM- Just running laps and such. 5.54 miles 

PM- 25 with Laura and Nico. Coach laps before and after. Man do I get so excited for 5 o’ clock because that usually means I’m home. 4.53 miles 

AM- Ran on my own then a short loop with the boys. 3.1 miles 

PM- Deluxe Box Meal at Taco Bell?? Warm with boys and coach laps. 4 miles 

Slow going. Excited for Region and what lies ahead. 3.77 miles 

Down by the River. Couldn't sleep after 4am so I got out early and hit some river miles. Weather was nice and birds were out. Heard some turkeys close to Sullivan. Calf was bugging a little bit. 7.23 miles 

AM- Ran from the old Dixie State meet up spot. Headed into Bloomington Hills. Nice morning for a run. Saw there were signs for asphalt work at 7. Got back early and left the parking lot. 5.10 miles

AM2- Added a little because I wanted 7+. 2.60 miles 

Got out later than I wanted. Tested my calf a little after 25 mins. Did 12 x 1 minute pick ups. Best way to get through a run. 6.21 miles 

AM- Drove to the school out of habit. Little quick run. Wish I had more time because I started to feel decent after 15-20. 3.16 miles 

AM- Parked at Smith's and went for a quick jog testing the calf. Felt good. 3.37 miles 

PM- Inbreds and Hicks. Ran on some testy calves until I started to cease up again. Mainly Coach laps. Calves started bugging around lunch time. I’ll figure it out. The Dawgs are ready  despite what others might say….. 2.89 miles 

Up with the girls taking it easy on my calves. Talked with Tevye as we rolled down the hill back to the school. 3.01 miles 

AM- Just keep locking in 3 milers. Not worried about mileage until after this week. Fresh run down by the river. 3.02 miles 

PM- Warm with girls then coach laps with Rush, Kaelynn, and Bridge Bridge. 3.93 miles 

Out and Back. Straight out and back with Rush, Kaelynn, Janz, and Dave. 4.05 miles

Rush's Loop. Another early morning run with the crew. Followed Rush in the ever changing city of Orem. 5.05 miles

Checking the legs and stomach. .55 

Some Marathon Tempo. Drove Derek up so he could get 22. Mixed in 9 together then hit some tempo for the last 4 miles (6:47, 6:38, 6:33, 6:47). Felt pretty good for only 3 hours of sleep and Jake's Nashville Hot Chicken trying to ruin my morning. Calves were tight but good. 13.2 miles / 7:03 mile pace

Cool down 1 mile. 

Afternoon Delight. Short run from the park. Tested out the new Kinvaras. Didn’t feel the need to run too much after yesterday. I’m sure the miles will be easier to snag here in the coming weeks. 2.3 miles 

AM- Went to the outskirts of SR and hit the surrounding trails. Perfect weather. 5.5 miles 

AM- Should've gone further and started out real slow. Hit some streets and then onto a trail. Had a dream about snakes and saw a snake so that was weird. 6.1 miles 

Started by Zao and went up the river trail towards Sullivan. Did 14 x 1 minute pick ups just to feel something. 6.39 miles 

Parked at a park and into the desert. Hit some random roads I ain’t never been on before. Bought a drink or two at Terrible’s. Picked up the pace. Ran the whole thing with a piece of medal in my left heel. 8.01 miles 

AM- Started early on my own just moving the tight calves for 7 miles. Felt like garbage for a while. Met up with Sethro Wright Loren Wright and Marie Wright. Started out on the infamous route. Enjoyed running and talking with Seth about running and life. Felt much better for the 2nd half. Time to start hitting good mileage now that school is out. 15.03 miles 

PM- Had to hit a couple more to hit my goal of 60 for the week. Just ran to the desert from the Wright Compound. 2.05 miles 

Tour de AGC with Marieta. Don’t know how long it’s been since we’ve run together. 5.04 miles 

Added on my own to get closer to 10 on the day. Made another Terrible’s pit stop. 4.65 miles 

Busy doing stuff with Thompsons and Heredias. 

AM- Jogged the loop. Felt tired. Hope to have more energy this afternoon. 3.03 miles 

PM- Better outing. Don’t know why my afternoons tend to be better than the morning? Ran the Wal-Mart Loop + Dixie Center extension. 6.03 miles 

Suicidal + George Shortcut (Flamingo). Adventure time with Ross. We didn’t know what we were going to do. Realized Bloomington was too far so we did normal Suicidal with a short cut. I added a little more after getting to the car. 10.07 miles 

AM- Sugar Leo to Sun River trail with some random extensions. 5.80 miles 

PM- Avoiding Trey. .40
 

AM- Ran with D-Rock for his “before marathon Saturday” run. Both of us felt tired. Out towards Sun River then newd Wal-Mart and onto Mayor’s Loop. We both picked up for the last 3 miles. I barely picked up the pace at all. 13.1 miles 

PM- Avoiding Trey couch chase. .15

AM- Snuck a little run before the team showed up. Nothing special. 1.45

AM2- Day 1 of xc and marathon training. Ran with the girls out towards Maverick. Added a little with Jason and Kaelynn. Kids Club after. Triple Decker assembled and dominated. 5.6 miles 

PM- Needed this one to break up the day. Despite the warmth I still felt better than this morning. 3.05 miles 

AM- Ran with the younger crew and got strides rolling. I didn’t last too long doing barefoot running. Felt much better after putting shoes on. 4.01 miles 

PM- Fueled by movie theater popcorn and zeppes I embarked on a gut wrenching run in Bloomington. Came around a random corner and had a Pit Bull sprinting at me. I yelled and braced myself to throw hands only to have some lady yelling from a RV. Luckily cooler heads prevailed and I didn’t have to murder that dog. Ran into the desert and navigated my way home with a tummy ache. 5.5 miles 

Wanted to run with the younger boys but they were spread all over the place. Flipped with Bennett and Joseph and picked up Liam. Ran 3 sets of 2 minutes on and 3 minutes steady. Joseph stayed with me and did really well. Added looking for kids. 7.05 miles 

AM- Got to the school with 20 minutes to spare so went for a little loop. 2.2 miles 

AM2- Into Washington with the girls. After getting back to the school I went back for Terry, Allen, and Langston. Then additional out and back with Elin and Sariah. Added even more after stretches. 5.82 miles 

PM- 103. Getting used to those high temps. Enjoyable run around Bloomington. 3.1 miles 

AM- Snuck something before practice. 1.3 miles 

AM2- Hit Canal. Flipped with LJ and had a good talk. Went back for the boys and connected towards Schnoby. Felt hungry, running on empty. 6.86 miles 

AM3- Added even when I didn’t want to. Ran with Hunter’s Dad for a second. 1.26 miles 

One of those mornings where I found every reason to stop. Adjusted my shoes, took off calf sleeves, looked at a snake, etc. Decided to hit some desert since I was running slow. My last couple of miles is where I felt the best. I’ll bounce back and I’m super excited for next weekend! 8.53 miles 

Ran the road half with the younger boys. Since I’m taking it easy on my legs I figured I might as well clean up some dog poop left on the field. 3 miles 

AM- Ran a little warm up in my new kicks. Then ran Washington Steps. Gained confidence as I got going. Not my best effort. 4.6 miles

AM- Turf and Tea. Ran with Ada, Addilyn, and Lydia to get caught up on the tea. Then caught up to the rest of the girls down to the Dino Wash. Talked with Vanesa on the way back. 3.47 miles 

PM- Like the way things are going after thinking my body was broken for a little bit. Threw in some light speed and had to work with some head wind. Out towards Wal-Mart and back. 3.29 miles 

AM- Modified warm up loop pushing Trey. Mixed in with Nora. Ran around playground playing tag. 1.68 miles 

AM2- Summit Rock. Ran down to join the craziness. Trey didn’t let me do much looking so we left after visiting Jared. 1.02 miles 

Top of Zion: Leg 1. Got the party started by myself (we were the only team that started at 7. I ran pretty well. Really took advantage of downhills and flats. Back was hurting on the roughest uphills. I wrote my 2015 splits down on my hand so I knew when the fast and slow miles were. It really helped me be successful. 9.4 miles / 1:15:03 / 8:00 minute pace 

Leg 13. Hot and nauseous. My easiest leg and I blew it. Had no energy even though I had like a 10 hour recovery from leg 1. I really liked this leg but it was a struggle. I’ll blame the heat and the fact that I needed to take a spooky dooky 👻. 7.13 miles / 58:35 / 8:13 minute pace 

Leg 21. Reverse Bryce. Ran the most fun stretch of Bryce Canyon Half backwards so it was the opposite of fun. I was surprised how many cars came cruising by me at 1 in the morning. Proud of my efforts and that I didn’t walk. Felt so much better than my 2nd leg. 6.95 miles / 1:03:31 / 9:08 minute pace 

Half and Half. Should've counted my blessings and not played Ultimate. Hurt my achilles after a good run. 3.5 miles 

AM- Busy warm up past the boardwalk. 6x5 (3 on and 2 steady). Ran with Elin, Sariah and Vanessa. Branched off to trying to keep up with Vanessa for the last 3-4 sets. Glad I was able to sustain a good workout. Cool with some girls. 6.38 miles 

PM- Found a circle or 2 that I have never been around. No need for speed tonight. 3.1 miles 

AM- All Alone. Gave myself a head start on the morning. Ran out and over the bridge and saw some mansions in the desert. Came back in the tunnels. 2.35 miles 

AM2- Tour de Washington and Canal. Fun run with the girls, Rush, and Dave. Felt really good so I added some laps at the school. 5.7 miles 

AM3- Ran while looking for that elusive rock. 1.3 miles 

PM- Ordering pizza while out on a run. Felt smooth. Enjoying these afternoon hot runs. It’s just a dry heat after all. 3.27 miles 

5 Hills. Missed practice because Isla and Trey conspired together to make sure Marieta and I got no sleep. Tried to simulate some hill work in Bloomington. Ran 2 hills off the B Loop. Then I found a shorter hill that I ran 3 times over. Ran a 55, 51, and a 46. Pretty proud of my hill efforts, even if it was no Washington Steps. 6.21 miles 

AM- Putting out flags on telegraph then ran back. .47

AM2- Slow man running in the back with Coach Wilson. Slowly pursued the top group in the desert towards Water tower. 4.57 miles 

AM3- Looking for the rock. 1.53 miles 

PM- The rock was some how found in the most obvious spot where at least 10 people were standing when I first started looking this morning. Added some minutes running out of frustration. 2.6 miles 

AM- Just adding some random miles before meeting up with Seth. 5.51 miles 

AM2- Gave Sethro Wright a little course preview of the marathon from Veyo to the church on bluff. Started our run at Diamond Valley turn off to the Church. Good conversations and run. I threw in a little “Beaver Half Prep” with an 18:22 3 mile section. Overall felt pretty solid. 10.3 miles 

AM- Half and Half (Extended Edition). Added some miles with 2 XC Legends Trey Despain and Trevor Prior. Tried out the Supernovas and they felt pretty dang good. 7.5 miles 

AM2- Ran a cool down lap with Fitz. .25

AM- Up into the desert and back. Did my best to keep close to the boys with some really slow miles in the sand. My new nike trail socks were too thicc so I had to retie my shoes. 8.6 miles 

PM- Ran towards Dixie Center until the river flies convinced me to turn around. Then just hit some random places to hit the minutes. 3.01 miles 

AM- Snuck some laps with Dirt for his HYROX training. .48 

AM2- Ran with the girls then branched off with Marcus from the park. Then went back out to find dem girls. 6.02 miles 

PM- Some rain and more humidity. Just out and about in Bloomington. Really ran 3.14 miles Rush Mills 😉. 3.15 miles 

AM- Showed up early and ran 2 miles. 2.06 miles 

AM2- Warm up with girls. Then I tried to find my crew for progression. I was being such a baby in the grass so I ran on the track when I could. Had a stint with Sea-Bass and the boys, with Samantha, and then I found Rylee and Laura. Stuck with them for at least 3x5 minutes. Good time. Cooled. Then added after some more after that even though I didn’t want it. 6.60 miles 

Hilly Run. Up on the Mesa with the boys. Felt pretty good until the strides revealed how slow I am. Took a while to get going again after post but I am glad I went for another round. 7.61 miles 

AM- Little back and forth testing the shoes .47

Rolled up with Royce, Kaelynn, Trevor, Jason, Janz, and Mia. Rush met us up at the top. Decided on the route 13.1 up from the turn to Diagonal. 

Started out ahead of the speedy crew and was immediately struggling, a head wind didn’t help anything. I only did well on the favorable down hill miles. My hat got blown off about half way through, luckily Kaelynn grabbed it for me but that cost me some time to go back and grab it from her and get the legs rolling again. I felt sick on the Winchester climb and just struggled my way to finish. Overall it was a good experience. 13.11 miles 1:26:22 / 6:35 mile pace 

Little cool with Jason. 1.19 miles 

Summit Rock BS. 1.24 miles 

Took care of the kids for the morning so I didn’t run. Got out in the afternoon and not too hot. Ran up Montezuma Wash (I guess that’s what it’s called now). I’ve never noticed the trail name before. 4.43 miles 

Started at Wal-Mart and worked my way into Bloomington Hills. Needed a couple of miles to start feeling good. 7.42 miles 

Cancún. Run around the area,  nothing special. 3.51 miles 

Warm Up. Ran the 5K loop and tried some new supplements. Hot and nauseous. Ran to the bathroom then ran an additional route. Still felt nauseous and had some calf fatigue. Might have to bust out the calf sleeve again. 7.76 miles 

Bored and didn’t know where to run so worked my way into the slow desert. 8.07 miles 

Did an unintentional progression for the first 7 miles. Worked from a 9:36 down to 6:58. After that I just ran 8 minute miles. Ran every inch of the AGC. Pit stop at 10 for hydration and check on the family. Went back out for 5 more miles and ran some favorite spots again. 15.09 miles 

AM- Ran half with the girls and then out towards the Hell Hole with Bridge Bridge and Peanut Butter Boy. Turned up and did my own slow adventure to get back to the school. 7.56 miles

PM- At Ross’s so I had to go check out the the new trail. Had the classic “Run Forrest Run” from a random biker yelling at me. 2.35 miles 

Pretty happy with the effort today. Ran 27 seconds faster today and 8 seconds behind my best. Elin Holt helped me refocus in the middleish and Dave Holt helped me finish strong. Next time I’ll go for a sub 7:20. Hit some strides, down to boilers, and my own extension. 6.02 miles 

AM- Up into Brio with the boys. Hit some sand which really slowed me down. Burned some streets and laps to push the mileage. 7.61 miles 

PM- Up into Brio with the boys. Hit some sand which really slowed me down. Burned some streets and laps to push the mileage. 2.68 miles 

AM- Time Trial. Helped Dave set up the course and also cleaned up some of the nastiest dog poop left on the course. Warm with Ayden and Braxton for a minute. Extended cool with Dave, Kaelynn, and Colesman. 7.52 miles

Around Kibe. Up to the cabal trail and around Kibe with the girls. Had some dogs running with us for a little bit. Fun time chatting. Added up some miles up towards Hell Hole. Enjoyed some shade for a 3 minute stretch. 

Operation VRRT. Ran the dusty Willis Creek road up and connected to the VRRT. I always need to sneak on that trail at least once in the summer. Boring run back to the cabin once I dropped off the trail. Did see a ton of antelope at least.  17.4 miles 

AM- Fartleks and Poop. Warm with boys. Mixed in with Elin, Bake Bake, and with Vanessa (on part of the last one). 6.34 miles 

AM2- Course clean up. .61

PM- Legend Run. At Camp. Afternoon run in Beaver with Coleman, Porter, and Elle. 2.72 miles 

AM- Woke up early to find the big bucks. 2.47 miles 

AM2- Newt. Hybrid run with girls then found the boys. Fun run around town. 6.52 miles 

PM- Waterin' Hole. Run down to the waterin’ hole, still couldn’t find my glasses. Ran a little extra with Jake. Saw some big bucks and some little Dustin bucks. 3 miles 

AM- Back up canyon road for a little jaunt. 2.56 miles 

AM2- Hit some random trails with the boys. Got left behind on the hills. But enjoyed the scenery and trail. 5.01 miles 

PM- Dewski. Run down to the Ice Cream. Shout out Laura Langford for being innovative. Didn’t feel but the Dewski was refreshing. 2.5 miles 

AM- Went out a different way this time. 2.31 miles 

AM2- Mixed in with different girl groups. Had some enjoyable minutes with Bake, Laura, and Claire. Then flipped with Elin, Vanessa, and Allie. Did my best to keep and push. Good long run for the kids (and me). 10.50 miles 

Out with the double stroller. Probably pushed the kids for 2.5 miles and the rest running on my own. 5.11 miles 

Warm Up. .31 
 

Rush 15. 15.6 on the course. Ran 5-6 with everyone’s favorite HYROX training partner Rush Mills. Then started some marathon tempo. Did a set of 4 (6:47, 6:31, 6:30, 6:29) and another 4 (6:31, 6:35, 6:46, 6:47). I wanted more mileage but was feeling the humidity around 14 miles so I stopped at the park and hosed off. The rest was a sloppy wet mess so I called it day. Quality over quantity. 15.61 miles @6:53 mile pace 

AM- Easy Monday. Wish I had my calf sleeve. Ran mainly with Holt, Jason, and Trey. 5.13 miles 

PM- Out on random streets. Enjoying the afternoon more than the morning. 4.63 miles 

AM- Hyped for Steps today. I did not do well but the team did. I did better on the strides. Jumped in Boilers. Then added minutes with Trey Despain. 7.43 miles

PM- Ran from Smith's to the park. 3.22 miles

AM- Ran 15ish with Boz 👑. Then slow struggle to keep up with boys. Ended up with the girls for the last mile. Wish I would’ve run more this morning. 4.6 miles 

PM- Ran from the freeway exit and took the long way to my parents. Caught a random lip on a wood bridge and got tripped up. Smashed my phone pretty good. 4.03 miles 

AM- Got to practice early so had to sneak a mile. 1 mile

PM- 20 warm with the boys. Coach laps. Then added some streets alone. 7.31 miles 

Warm up. Ran at that one park. Bathroom stop. .82 

Course Preview. Ran with Holt to check on course. 1.93 miles / 7:56 mile pace 

Caught up with girls on their warm. 1.47 miles 

Race: Bottom line is I don’t like to push hard enough for a what 2 miler requires. Glad I had Liam Owen to push with near the end. Fairly good turn out for the race and some PV Legends. 11:54 / 6:10 mile pace  
 

Cool. Just stacking more miles in the fields. Achilles started to bug so I settled for 5 instead of 6. 5.15 miles 

AM- Snuck a couple before meeting up with Metler’s crew. 2.4 miles 

AM2- Rode up with Reese, Cody, and Noe. Ran the first 3.5 with Noe Hernandez. Caught up on things. Then I causally ran the 7s the rest of the way until I got tired. My left Achilles was bugging so I never felt the need for speed. 15.01 miles / 7:20 mile pace 

AM- warm up. Spent my extra minutes running. 1.02 miles

AM2- Long Run. Up into Green Springs vía newd road. Ran mainly with Vanessa Ruiz. Occasionally we’d slow up for some of the other girls to make sure they didn’t get lost. Extended tour de Washington with 5 strides. 9.73 miles 

Therapy. Run 3 miles up the road with Seth. Good talks and nice weather in the shade. 6.26 miles 

AM- Attempt to sneak into Bryce Canyon thwarted by ridges and time constraints. Ran through a sea of cows for 4.5 miles. Once I got up on a ridge I was in buck territory. Spent 20 minutes stalking deer. Adventure run on the turn around running down a mountain. 12.06 miles 

PM- Went and cleaned off in the muddy water. .78

Bryce Canyon. Found the easiest route (I’ve run) to sneak into Bryce Canyon. Ran down towards Riggs Spring and then up a steep service road. My left big toe was really hurting after 4 miles so I wasn’t able to run as fast or as reckless as I was hoping. Great time exploring! 11.3 miles 

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 

AM- Ran parts of the workout with the girls. Spent 10+ minutes trying to set up the clock. Felt pretty good while running the workout. 6.11 miles 

PM- Back Grass. Warm up with boys and some coach laps. I even mixed in with some kids but nothing crazy. 7.52 miles 

AM- Saw the devil on a bike and ran across Janz's deer. Quite an eventful run for a quick 40 down by the river. 4.47 miles 

PM- Into Washington with the boys. Added some coach laps with Kaelynn. 5.16 miles 

PM2- Bonus run from the Gualmar since I had to buy some things. 2.56 miles 

AM- Had some chicken tenders last night that messed up my stomach this morning. Snuck 2 miles with a school and coach laps. 2.22 miles 

PM- Got on the state course. Added an extra mile on my own. 4.01 miles 

AM- Ran with the D-Hells coaches. Just a chill out and back. 7.24 miles 

AM2- Timp Support. Kids ran super well at Timpanogos this year. Fun to watch and got some decent mileage. 4.15 miles 

PM- Sunriver. Ran from Smith’s down towards the desert and back on the golf course. Felt really smooth out jogging and enjoying the night. 4.31 miles 

AM- Clutch Saturday Run. 

Up the course with Metler, Quinton Read and Reese. Decided to run 16+ so people wouldn’t be waiting for me. Just focused on being present every mile and not focus on the miles ahead. Felt smooth pretty much the entire run and didn’t notice the Winchester hill which is a good sign for fitness. 

*Best week of running I’ve had this training block. Actually did some of the xc kids workouts and felt pretty solid on most runs. 16.33 miles / 6:53 ave. 
 

Added a little cool. 1.06 miles 

AM- Highland. Started with the boys but couldn't maintain their pace with jelly legs. Kind of backed off and ran slow, especially up the hills. I enjoyed the route and weather. 10.17 miles

PM- Mathews Jackson Territory. Short afternoon run just to get something in. Little 2 mile loop. 2.08 miles 

AM- 15 minute run with the girls then some light weights. 1.75 miles 

PM- Setting up and cleaning Dixie All-Comers course. 4.02 miles

AM- Normal Wednesday morning with the boys. Talked about fandoms. 3.11 miles 

PM- GS with the tribe. Up and flipped with Aly, Rylee, Suzy, and Lyndie. Hit some strides on the nice downhill. 3.86 miles

PM2- Gualmar Pt. 2. Another Wal-Mart errand run. 2.17 miles 

PM3- Couch laps with Trey. .27 

AM- Half and Half. Half of a run with the girls before finding Joseph and crew. Found the 2nd set of boys after running on my own. 4.36 miles

PM- Shoe Tie. Warm up with girls. Then some groove. Felt pretty decent out in the heat. Didn’t feel as good when I added a mile with Jacobim Mugatu (Jake Saari). 5.05 miles 

AM- Mainly Coach Laps while kids did prerace. 6.69 miles 

PM- Sugar House. Shake out state course with the girls. Such an amazing route. 3.13 miles 

AM- Warm Up. Looking for Jake. 2.07 miles 

AM2- Getting the Band Back Together. Coaches run with David, Travis, Bridge, Jake, Kaelynn and Royce. Ran out on the Jordan River Trail. 9.57 miles 

AM3- Running around Border Wars. 2.67 miles 

PM- Testing out Jake's vaporflys. .3

AM- Hills. Morning hills with the team. Humid but good energy. 4.33 miles