El Burro Blanco

Today was quite the adventure to ring in the New Year. I have wanted to do a 50 mile run for a while now and today was the day that it all happened.

I ran the original Zion 50 mile trail race in 2012. It starts and ends at Virgin Park. Decided to do the same route again. Happy because a few cross country kids came out and ran and biked with me. This helped a ton.

I didn't realize that today was going to be so blasted cold. It was 19 degrees at the start and warmed up to 31 degrees with lots of wind on the day. My water bottle turned to slush of Powerade Zero and Red Bull for most of the run. My hydration pack finally warmed up around mile 30 so I could drink out of it. 

Ran from Virgin Park and then up to the top of Gooseberry Mesa, down the mesa across to the other side of the highway and up Little Creek Mesa, down to the old golf course, down to the old Diamond Ranch Academy, up to the Jem Trail and then back to Virgin Park.  

No chaffing, hydration or food issues today. I was freezing cold but felt good. My right hip flexor got really tight around mile 36 but I stopped and stretched it quite a bit which helped loosen it up. I think I could have gone faster if it was warmer and not so windy. Oh well.

50 miles in 9:34. Great way to start the year! 2019 should be awesome.

Giving the legs a rest today. Went for a walk.

3 miles in the afternoon while the TEAM did a workout. Body feels tired still from Tuesday.

4 miles in the afternoon. Great weather. Lots of kids for a Friday afternoon so I was pumped about that.

Felt better today but still didn't want to overdo it with the legs still recovering. 10 miles along the River Trail with no watch. Fun stuff. Good way to end the week. 

7.5 miles with the boys around our Little Valley loop. 7:00/mile. 

3 miles while watching the kids do the progression run on the track. Lots of positives from today.

7 miles with the girls out along the Arizona Strip. Still feeling a little under the weather. This week is my sick week of the year I guess.

3 miles with some of the kids did the Kosmin test. Very excited for the track TEAM this year. We have 50 distance runners coming out right now plus 20-30 sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers right now. Buzz in the air.

4 miles with the girls over to Little Valley Park and back. Still not feeling 100%.

Not the best week being under the weather but wanted to finish it off on a positive note. I went and ran the Barrel Roll Trail in Santa Clara in the afternoon. 58 degrees and sunny. Absolutely perfect. Fun chasing down mountain bikers and keeping the pace honest. Threw up my apple two times from lunch so that felt great on the run. Should be good to go again for next week.

I did 10x:20 sec. hill sprints after I finished. Felt good doing these.

9.25 miles total.

4 miles this morning around Bloomington. Cleaning out the system. Cooler temps.

7.5 miles this afternoon looping on the trails behind the school with the girls. Cooler temps means the girls were going faster. Fun to hear them joke around with each other. Such a fun group. The trails are always nice to talk about things.

5.5 miles this afternoon with the girls on their progression run. Solid workout in the rain. Had to leave early to get Oliver to The Grip.

5 more miles along Washington Fields Road getting drenched. 7:11/mile. Fun to run in the rain because it doesn't always happen here in St. George.

3.5 miles this morning. Did something slightly different for our morning run. Focusing on quality this spring season. Warm up jog, 8x150m strides, 5 minute cool down.

7.25 miles this afternoon with the boys looping around Webb Hill. 7:22/mile. Ended up dropping back with some of the younger boys. Excited for what these 9th grade boys are doing right now.

8.25 miles this morning with Steve along the River Trail. 44 degrees so I was in short sleeves. Slight drizzle made it a lot of fun. Steve is a good dude. 

5 miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Did our card game with dirt hill repeats behind the school. Ground was soft and had a little bit of rain. Felt nice.

4 miles around Bloomington.

12 miles this afternoon around the Bloomington Loop and then extended to the Sun River Loop. Cold and windy at first but then it warmed up. 7:14/mile. Lots on my mind.

Progression Run on the track.

Mileage in the afternoon.

Hill repeats behind the school.

12 miles this morning around Little Valley. Cooler temps. 7:34/mile.

5.5 miles with another Progression Run on the track. Kids are looking strong. Had to leave early to take Oliver to The Grip.

5 more miles around Washington towards Hells Hole. Came upon two young girls crying on the ground with their bikes. No helmets and one crashed pretty good and hit her head. I helped her back to her Dad. Make sure you wear a helmet. 7:21/mile.

5 miles this morning. Chilly but warmed up.

4 miles with the girls and then another 3 later along the River Trail.

5 miles in the morning around Little Valley. 7:20/mile.

6 miles total this afternoon with an 18 minute progression run and a few 150m finishes. Felt great.

Weights and then 3 miles this morning. Lots of core to strengthen some of my weak areas.

4 inches of snow in St. George this morning! Crazy to see this kind of weather. Went with the kids out to run the Jem Trail and the More Cowbell Trail. Absolutely gorgeous conditions. I got home and ran a few more miles.

4 miles this afternoon while my parents rode their bikes alongside me. 6:40/mile and finished with a 5:54 mile. Feeling frisky.

15 miles total on the day.

Weights and then 3 miles this morning.

6.5 miles in the afternoon. Did the warm up and then got things started for the distance crew workout. Fun first day of track. Did a few more miles when I got home.

Lots going on today plus not feeling 100%.

10 miles running this morning in the snow. Loads of fun. 7:28/mile. Not too often I get to run in snow in St. George. Late state for school. The roads were fine but everyone wanted to be safe.

6 miles total this afternoon. 1000s and some finishes. This was a big get back on track workout for the distance crew. Everyone seems to be getting over sickness which is nice. Great workout from everyone today.

4 miles this morning. 26 degrees. Colder this morning than yesterday.

8.5 miles this afternoon. 5 miles with the boys and then tacked on another 3 miles for good measure.

17 amazing miles on part of the Red Mountain course. Ran the first 8 with the TEAM and then did Barrel Roll and extended a little on Black Brush. Lots of snow and mud made for a fun adventure. Clipped my foot and crashed pretty hard. My thumb got the brunt of it. Probably will lose the finger nail.

Great way to end the week. Excited to race next weekend on my birthday.

Weights and then 3 miles this morning.

7 miles total this afternoon running this afternoon with the boys. Looped around Little Valley. Temps were warm.

3 miles this morning around Little Valley.

7 miles total doing the workout with the girls. Ladder workout at Threshold pace. They did very well with pacing and looking smooth. The entire TEAM did well.

P90x with the kids and then ran to The Spectrum. 

7 miles having "fun" on the Zen Trail in Green Valley today. Temps were very warm. Some stomach issues made it kind of a difficult run but these happen every so often.

8.5 miles total this morning. Fartlek workout at Little Valley Park. Solid group and good push for the morning.

Went back over and helped Trinity with the workout since she had a lifeguard class all day. 64 degrees. Awesome. 3.5 miles total.

7 miles on Prospector this morning with the TEAM. Cloud cover maybe it absolutely perfect. Legs were a little sore from yesterday.

5 more miles this afternoon on some new trails. Ran out by Desert Canyon on Upper Secret Sauce, Claim Jumper, and then extended on Pushing Tin. Fun little loop.

8.5 miles total this morning. Fartlek workout around Little Valley with the TEAM. The wind made it quite interesting. Solid effort from everyone though. 

6.5 more miles this afternoon. Helped Trinity with the workout again since she had class. Legs seem to be getting a little more life in them.

Solid effort today.

5 miles with Chloe this morning and the rest of the TEAM starting at Sullivan Park. Good conversation and nice clip. 7:39/mile. 

Added 3 more miles by the school helping some of the hurdlers get in the shed.

4 more miles this afternoon.

Went to Las Vegas all day with the kids to the Children’s Museum. Lots of fun. I also got some kimchi at the Asian Market. Yummy.

Got home and ran 9 miles. 7:23/mile. Fun day.

10 miles with the TEAM out in Warner Valley. Beautiful morning and absolutely perfect running conditions. The boys wanted to push the last 4 miles under sub 6:00 minute pace. 6:56/mile overall. Solid way to finish Spring Break. Was going to go down to the Utah State game but will just watch it on TV. Go Aggies!

8 miles this afternoon and then 4.10 more miles early this evening. Did the workout with the distance crew and then did some hill repeats with the sprinters. 3x800m, 2x300m fast finishes, 2x200m fast finishes. The heat was a lot but proud of the TEAM for working through it. Then went behind the school and did 5x200m McGruff Hill repeats with the sprinters. What a great group of kids.

Tacked on 4.10 miles along the trail in Bloomington heading towards SunRiver.

5 miles this morning. 7:23/mile. 47 degrees in the morning. I will take it. 

6 miles in the morning around Little Valley. 7:22/mile. Temps were perfect.

5 miles total in the afternoon. Hopped in for the girls progression run. 2.5 miles on the track. Solid stuff.

Weights and then 6 miles looping behind the school. Little drizzle and breeze helped it feel great.

8 miles on Suicidal Tendencies with Steve. Didn't feel great.

Slept in and spent the morning having fun with the kids. Went out later in the day. 14 adventurous miles off Navajo Dr. Cloud cover and a little breeze helped out a lot. Got to the top of the mountain at eight miles and the black clouds showed up. Knew I was chancing it but needed to hurry back to the car for the last six miles. It started to rain, hail, and get pretty interesting. Lots of thunder over my head for the last 5-6 miles. Needless to say, I went anaerobic for the last few miles just to be safe. 

Made it back to the car in one piece. Great way to clear the mind and start the week.

Weights and then 3 miles this afternoon.

5 miles total this afternoon. Proud of the kids gutting out the workout. We should shift it to the morning this week due to the high temps.

7.25 miles total this afternoon. 90+ degrees. Felt like the middle of the summer. We ran from the high school over to Little Valley and back around. Hopped in my parent's pool to cool off.

Did the workout on the track this morning with the TEAM to avoid the blasted heat. They did well! 6 miles total.

7.5 miles this morning. We did our longer run this morning due to crummy weather scheduled for this afternoon. Temps were absolutely perfect.

3 miles this afternoon. The weather was nice and cool on the run. The bad weather came at 6:00pm. Crazy rain and wind storm.

6.5 miles this morning. Did the workout in the morning because it is supposed to be super windy this afternoon. 

2x1000m, 2x400m, 1x350m, 1x250m, 1x150m. Kids look strong.

8 miles this morning. Cooler temps were nice. 7:28/mile.

4 more miles this afternoon from the high school out along River Road. Lots of fun. Weird running by myself and no kids with me due to the break.

10 miles this afternoon from the school. Went and looped into Bloomington and then back down along the River Trail. Extended a little to Hidden Valley Park. It was a little crazy with the wind and rain but the cooler temps helped out. 7:28/mile.

8 miles this evening. Lots on my mind lately. Just kept it relaxed around Little Valley. 7:32/mile.

2 easy miles this morning to shake the legs out.

10 miles from my parent's house over by the new Crimson Cliffs High School. Lots of building going on. Really crazy! 7:13/mile. My Mom biked alongside me. It was fun having her with me.

8 miles total over by the high school and back. 7:30/mile. Cooler temps are still amazing.

3 more miles this evening on the trails with the new shoes.

3 miles on the trails around Little Valley.

3 easy miles around Little Valley. 7:02/mile.

Ran the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim with Matt and Spencer (two athletes who just graduated). Quite the adventure. Started at North Rim and then went up Bright Angel Trailhead. It was fun hearing all the hikers tell us we need to be careful running fast because we could roll an ankle. Tons of great memories and experiences from this. I have always wanted to do this. An experience I will never forget.

Did a little swimming and stretching at my parent's house. Legs are shot from yesterday.

More swimming to loosen up the legs. The calves are on fire.

First day of XC practice. Legs are still crap from last week's adventure. Nice to run with a lot of the new runners. Should be a good year.

Did a little bit of running helping Bailey with her workout for New Balance Nationals.

Another easy 3 miles today with the new folks. 

3 miles with the new kids and then 2 miles later helping Bailey with her workout.

4 miles with the girls this morning. Excited for the season. Just being smart about making sure the legs are recovered.

7 miles out along the Arizona Strip with the TEAM.

7 miles around Webb Hill with the boys. 7:23/mile. Excited for them this year.

10.25 miles looping around Little Black Mtn. this evening. Needed to get out and enjoy the weather. It got kind of dark closer to the end of my run but the sunset was beautiful.

6.5 miles total in Warner Valley. 1st Tempo Run of the season. Went well. We have some young kids stepping up early. Loving it.

4 more miles this afternoon once the sun went down.

7 miles with the girls heading out to Ft. Pierce and the dinosaur tracks. Lots of great discussion.

5.25 miles with Steve and Dave around the Mayor's Loop. It has been a while since we've got together for a run. Lots of fun discussion and banter.

5.5 miles this morning with the boys to Little Valley and back. Temps felt good. 

Ran Prospector with the TEAM this morning. Solid effort from everyone today. Tacked on another 4 miles with Ben to go and explore a little bit. 12 miles total this morning.

6 more miles this evening. Temps were amazing and the breeze was perfect. Left at 9pm and it was still very light out. Wonderful time of year!

7.5 total miles out on the Arizona Strip. Did some miles beforehand and then did 8x:30 sec. hill repeats. Cool down for mileage. 

7.5 miles on the trails behind the high school with the boys this morning.

6 miles this evening checking out a new location for our Mjolnir workout. Only threw up three times. Must have ate something bad.

7 miles doing a little threshold run with the TEAM. Girls did much better this week than last.

8 miles with the boys out on Prospector and then added another 3 miles with Ben exploring a little.

5.25 miles this evening on the Mayor's Loop with Dave.

4 miles this morning around Little Valley.

4.5 miles around Little Valley this morning.

12.25 miles this morning going towards Crimson Cliffs High School and into the fields. Temps are incredible right now. Knock on wood.

5.25 more miles today looping the Mayor's Loop by myself.

12 miles again this morning looping around Stone Cliff. A little warmer this morning.

6 miles this evening with Aaron and Josh. Hamstring was really tight. Need more fluids.

6 miles up in Beaver exploring trails and enjoying running in the snow.

7.5 miles this morning. Did the Mjolnir Workout for the first time. Love this workout and am excited to see what comes from it as we continue to do it throughout the season.

4.5 miles this evening. Toasty temps right now.

Mileage run with the girls over into Little Valley and then back. They continue to look strong.

4 miles this morning before practice. Watched the kids do the workout.

8 more miles this evening running out to Industrial.

8 miles off the Arizona Strip this morning with the boys. Cooler temps but I just felt really flat on this run. Probably need to push more fluids.

Weights and 3 miles in the heat. I could feel my flesh burning today. This is the first week where it has really felt like summer.

6 more miles this evening. Death march. Too much for the heat today. Only threw up about 10 times.

4 miles while timing mile repeats. Great start for the TEAM on these.

8 miles up in Kanarraville with the TEAM. Plumbing issues. Hoped to have a stronger finish to the week.

7.5 miles doing the Mjolnir workout. Lots of positives from this again. Need to just keep improving.

6 miles total tonight. 3 miles before the Chelsi's Run and then another 3 with most of the TEAM supporting this great cause.

7.5 miles this morning looping through Little Valley. Kids camp after. 

Weights and then 2 miles with the TEAM in the afternoon.

6.5 miles total from my parent's house out towards Desert Edge on a trail. 

6 more miles in the heat in the afternoon. A nice warm furnace.

7.5 miles total. Tempo run out in Warner Valley. Solid effort from the TEAM today.

Weights and then 2 miles this afternoon.

5.25 miles this evening with Dave on the River Trail. Carrots came back up.

10 total miles this morning. 6.5 miles around the Mayor's Loop and then tacked on another 3.5 miles after. 

10.50 total miles with James Barnes along the Jordan River Parkway. Great conversation catching back up with him. 7:13/mile. Cooler temps but it was still very muggy.

Mjolnir Workout again this morning. Great stuff from the TEAM. Hill sprints after. 6.5 miles total.

5.10 miles tonight looping around Little Valley. Such a busy part of town.

8.5 miles total this morning looping around Little Valley with the TEAM. Solid group of guys this morning.

3 more miles after weights this afternoon with the TEAM.

10 miles tonight watching fireworks go off all over the place. Really muggy tonight. 7:31/mile.

Progression Run with the TEAM today out in Warner Valley. Great stuff is starting to really take place. 7 total miles.

Weights and then 2 miles with the TEAM towards Hidden Valley Park.

5.25 miles around the Mayor's Loop with Dave. Felt much better tonight. Didn't eat carrots before.

6 miles to Little Valley and back with the boys. Really muggy for some reason this morning.

4 miles in the heat this afternoon.

Took the TEAM up to run Navajo Lake. Perfect temps and beautiful single track running. I can't believe how high the lake is. On the way back we had a bunch of Tour de France bike riders on the trail so we had to hop off quite a bit for the last two miles. Didn't mind the bikers but got tired of the comments, "Why are you runnning?, Where is your bike?, You all look tired?" Please just say, "You are awesome. Have a great day!" Simple. 10 miles total. I rolled my ankle pretty good so we will see how it feels later.

Iced and Ibuprofen for my ankle all day and then went out for 3 more miles in the evening to see how it was feeling. Not bad. Will be a little sore tomorrow.

Camp is next week.

7.5 miles this afternoon. Hopped in the Mjolnir with the girls and decided to hit the time with them while pushing some girls. Great effort from the entire TEAM today. Lots of PRs.

7.5 more miles this evening with Trevor Pettingill. Ran around Little Valley. 6:20/mile. Easy pace :)

3 miles this morning after weights with the TEAM.

7 miles this afternoon enjoying the cool breeze on the Arizona Strip.

3 miles in the afternoon timing the kids on the workout.

3 miles this morning after resistance bands.

4 miles this afternoon with the TEAM in prep for Cedar Invite. Should be exciting.

10.20 miles with a friend I haven’t seen in over 10 years. Great to catch up with him. Great conversation and lovely temps this evening.

Cedar Invite was very positive for the entire TEAM. Excited for the opportunities that will take place over the next couple weeks.

Ran 6.2 miles around Little Valley when I got back from the meet with Trevor. 6:29/mile.

Ran with Trevor over to the marathon finish line to cheer runners in. Saw some old friends and it made me miss racing. Maybe next year. Great to run and talk with Trevor. Lots of fun.

18.2 miles total. 6:32/mile. Solid week of running for me.

Ended up taking my new mountain bike with John after the afternoon session and ride on Pushing Tin and Secret Sauce. It was pretty fun. I will start doing a little more of this I think to supplement the running. It actually helped loosen up the legs.

7.5 miles this afternoon with the boys looping around Little Valley. Slight progression and nothing fancy. 7:12/mile.

Dirt mile repeats in super windy conditions. Very happy with how the TEAM ran again today. Love the attitude with everyone. Trying to get better everyday. 6 total miles.

It was really cold this evening but I went out for another 6.7 miles. 6:50/mile.

5.5 miles running the ridge behind the high school.

8.2 miles this morning with Trevor around Little Valley. 24 degrees. Overdressed again but it felt nice. 6:41/mile.

4 miles this afternoon for the annual Halloween run. I went as Bob Ross. Lots of fun! Little Valley and back.

4 more miles around Little Valley. 6:41/mile.

4 miles in the afternoon with the TEAM. Beautiful weather.

15 total miles this morning around Little Black Mountain. Underclassmen had a great run this morning. 12.5 miles of progression. Some major breakthroughs on the boys and girls' side. Happy with what took place.

Rested a little bit and then went back out for another 10 miles with Trevor. Felt fatigued and hungry the whole time but still made it an honest effort. Felt much better after I stopped and threw up the eggs. 6:24/mile overall with a 5:47 last mile for 10 total miles. Good push for the second run of the day.

25 miles total for this beautiful Saturday. Needed to do something a little out of the ordinary today.

Happy to see lots of the kids race well at the Snow Canyon Half Marathon.

6 total miles this morning. 3 with the TEAM and then 3 more on my own.

10 miles this afternoon doing the Michigan for the second time. The TEAM absolutely crushed it today. Super happy with how it went. Awesome stuff!

4 miles this morning.

5 miles this afternoon with the boys. 7:23/mile.

6 miles this morning.

Parent Teacher Conferences for 3 hours this afternoon. Nobody showed up.

4 miles this afternoon.

9.5 miles this evening. 6:08/mile. Ran with Trevor around town.

5 miles this afternoon.

6 miles this morning with the TEAM.

7 miles this afternoon doing mile repeats by Hidden Valley. Thought what the heck and hopped in with Drew on the last one. Ran a 5:16. Didn't feel too bad. 

6 miles this morning with the TEAM.

7 total miles this afternoon. The weather is absolutely amazing right now!

6 total miles this morning. A little cooler temps. Did a couple miles with the TEAM and then a few more after.

5 miles easy this morning. 

6 miles easy this afternoon. 6:42/mile.

5.5 miles with the TEAM this afternoon. Steady state around Bloomington Loop plus 400s.

9.25 miles after around Little Valley. 4.25 miles with Trevor and then added 5 more doing the workout again with Trevor and Addi.

5 miles before meeting up with the TEAM. Glad I found a port-a-potty. Long night due to the sushi.

8 miles with the boys behind the school up around the Aspiration Trail. Probably will go out for more later.

6 miles in the morning. A couple miles with the TEAM.

5 total miles this afternoon. Hopped in with the girls to help them with mile repeats. Beautiful day.

6 total miles this morning.

5 miles with the boys over to Little Valley and back. Nice little push. 

4 more miles this evening around Little Valley. Rain is coming!

6 miles this morning. A couple miles with the TEAM.

3 total miles this afternoon. Helped the kids while they did the hill repeat workout behind the school. Super proud of them with the cold temps and rain. Crushed 500m hill repeats.

4 miles running on Kennedy Road with the TEAM. Added a touch extra. Love where we are staying for Nike.

14 miles this morning around Maricopa. Ran out into the fields and just enjoyed the smells and flat terrain. 7:08/mile. 

3 more miles jogging the course for Nike Southwest. Excited to see how the TEAM does tomorow.

4 quick miles this morning before heading off to the races. Solid day from the TEAM. Long drive back home!

5 miles this morning with the TEAM.

6 miles with the TEAM. Ran with the boys to Little Valley and back. 7:08/mile overall.

3 more miles around Little Valley. Cooler temps for this week. 

3 miles this morning with the TEAM.

5 miles with the TEAM doing McGruff Hill repeats. Great workout from the TEAM this afternoon.

3 more miles around Little Valley.

5 miles around Little Valley before meeting up with the TEAM. Cold and windy. 

7 more miles on Secret Sauce and Pushing Tin with the TEAM. Warmed up and was awesome.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Ran 13 miles in the rain before all of the festivities started. 7:13/mile. Ran out into the fields and looped around by the new Lin's. Nice to see a few people out in less than ideal conditions.

Got away from the sick kids all night and did a much needed run. 10 miles at 6:55/mile. Got rained on a little bit but it ended up warming up once the sun popped out for a little while. 

Slept in with sick kiddos. Sun finally came out. Ran around Little Valley into the fields and back around Stone Cliff. 11 miles at 7:07/mile. Felt great with the sun out. Wanted to go longer but needed to get back to help with sick kids. 

6 miles total this afternoon.

3 easy miles in the morning.

3 easy miles this morning before leaving for California.

Sick

Sick

12 miles this afternoon from Little Valley, out around Crimson Cliffs High, down along Stone Cliff and then back up along River Road. Last week was one of my two sick weeks I give myself each year :) I did not feel well after everyone got sick over Thanksgiving. 

7:17/mile today for the run. Got rid of lots of sickness and fluid on this run. Cleansing run!

5 miles this morning with Trevor. 6:32/mile.

6 miles this evening looping around Little Valley. 7:24/mile. 

Right hip flexor was super tight so I stretched and rested it today.

Ran a little with the sprinters for practice.

6 miles with Steve, Dave, and Clyde. It has been over 5 years since we have run together. Lots of laughs and good to get out with the guys again.

Ran from the high school and looped around Bloomington and back along the River Trail. 7:20/mile.

Went to the UHSTCA track coaches clinic in Pleasant Grove with Dace and JD. Got a few tidbits that were helpful. Mainly talked with Timo and Jody about cross country. 

We got home and Dace and I went out at 9:00pm. Ran from his house and looped along the River Trail through Bloomington Hills and then back around Stone Cliff. 11.5 miles at 7:29/mile. Happy to finish off the week doing something a little crazy. 

7.15 miles this morning with Trevor. 6:30/mile overall. Cooler morning.

6 miles this afternoon around Webb Hill. 7:17/mile overall. 

10 miles this evening from Little Valley out around the Fields. Lots of thinking on this run.

6.65 miles this morning. Nice and chilly. Had to wear pants this morning. 

4 miles this afternoon along River Road.

8.5 miles this afternoon. Helped get the Chocolate Milk Mile ready this afternoon and then ran 7.5 miles with Dave from Confluence Park to the Bloomington Loop and then back along the River Trail. Lots of fun talking with him about lots of stuff.

Ran from the house over to the high school and then back. Ran with Lily for 4 miles. Good to catch up. 10.5 miles total. 7:36/mile.

3 miles this afternoon to the Spectrum and back.

14.2 miles this morning. 10.15 miles with Trevor out into the fields and then added on after I dropped him off. 28 degrees but it felt really warm. Sweaty mess.

6:51/mile. Felt like I was back on track this week from getting over the sickness.

10 miles this morning from Confluence Park around the Bloomington Loop. Little bit of rain made it nice. 7:17/mile.

4 more miles this afternoon with some alumni. Lots of fun.

10.5 miles this morning. A little more rain but then the sun came out to warm me up. Looped around the fields again. 6:58/mile.

6 miles this afternoon with Kale from Little Valley out by Crimson Cliffs. 6:45/mile. Feeling stronger every day. Excited for 2020! Motivated for a number of reasons.

13 miles this Christmas morning. Lots of time to reflect back on this year and everything that took place. I am beyond blessed but this has been my toughest year ever. Went from Little Valley and then looped around Bloomington. Perfect temps. 6:59/mile.

Looped around Little Valley this morning. Kept it nice and relaxed. 6.65 miles at 7:06/mile.

Another 7.5 miles this evening around Little Valley and our by the big houses in the fields. 6:48/mile. Temps were amazing. Feeling great this week.

18.5 total miles this morning. 7 miles into the fields by myself and then met up with Bailey, Sam, Chloe, and Lily for another 7 miles. Loads of fun talking with them about college, running, and life. So happy for them. Tacked on a few more with the high schoolers before their workout. Had to hurry because I am heading north to help my brother and sister-in-law move in to their new place. 7:22/mile overall. Rained the whole time so bloody nipples :) I will live. Felt great this morning!

6.65 miles this morning in Salt Lake. 20 degrees but it felt warmer. Ran from the hotel then along the Jordan River Parkway. Didn't run a ton because of helping move my brother and sister in law into their new house. 7:30/mile. A little icy on the trail.

Best week in a while. Positive moving forward.

8 miles on the hotel treadmill. I do a treadmill run at least once a year to mentally work through it. ESPN helped. 

Swam and aquajogged in the pool after.
 

13 miles total from the hotel down along the Jordan River Parkway. Felt warm this morning. Did 6x quarter mile pickups under 5:30 pace and then 6 Fartleks before I got to the hotel. 7:09/mile overall.