El Burro Blanco

The plan was to do 50 miles on the original Zion 50 course with Kevin to ring in the new year. We started and the weather was amazing. We started at Virgin Park and then ran to the base of Gooseberry Mesa and climbed up it. The views were incredible. We made it to the top and cruised around on the rim of Gooseberry. I forgot how tricky it is to get into a rhythm of any kind on this section. Tons of rock and tight turns. Great for mountain biking though from what I hear. We knew were we close to the Gooseberry Mesa Trailhead but somehow missed the turn and ended up running 7 extra miles on top of the mesa. No bueno. Got to the first stop and drank plenty of fluids and ate some food. It was welcome to get to this point. I was feeling pretty good but Kevin's stomach was acting up. We made it up to Highway 59 and Kevin decided to call it quits. He said I should just keep going and he would ride in the car. I climbed up to Little Creek Mesa and realized that Kevin wasn't doing great so I decided to stop at 35 miles so he could go home and get better. I was a little bummed to not get 50 miles in for the day but 35 is still pretty good.

Happy 2021 to everyone!

6 miles this afternoon running the ridge with the girls. Almost 60 degrees. Legs were a touch sore still from Saturday.

9.25 miles this morning running with Kevin around Little Valley. Lots of fun. Got a little cold towards the end. Great start to the day.

3 more miles this afternoon while the TEAM did the workout on the track.

8 miles around Little Valley with Trevor at 7:05/mile. Nice conversation.

5 more miles this afternoon out on the Arizona Strip. Super dusty but a nice day nonetheless. I ran with some of the younger runners today.

8 miles in the morning with Kevin around Webb Hill. Cooler temps and good conversation. Pretty somber discussion about what happened yesterday in Washington D.C.

3 more miles in the afternoon while the TEAM did a workout.

9 miles this afternoon. 5 miles with the TEAM and then added on another 4 miles before I went to pick up the kids. 52 degrees. Perfect weather. 4 more miles to finish off the day while Oliver rode his motorcycle and we talked. Love that kid and his sense of adventure. 

3 miles before meeting up with Trevor and Kevin. Added on another 12 miles out towards SunRiver. Felt warm this morning. 7:23/mile. Fun running with those guys. Good end to the week. Great start to the year.

6 miles this afternoon with the girls. 

7 more miles total this evening. I ran over to my parent's house and got a hair cut and then ran back home. It was warm on the way over because I had more hair and colder on the back due to less hair.

8 miles this morning with Kevin cruising around Little Valley. It was chilly.

3 more miles this afternoon while the TEAM did their workout.

4 miles total this morning running with the TEAM.

5.5 miles out on Chuckwalla Trailhead with the TEAM.

Ran this morning with Kevin looping around Webb Hill. Chilly but a solid 11 miles.

1 mile before practice setting up cones for the workout. Spent the rest of the evening having fun with Norah and the kids for her birthday.

14 total miles this morning. 12 miles with Kevin out towards SunRiver and then added another 2 miles after. Drove to Big Bear Lake this afternoon. 

Ran in beautiful Big Bear Lake this morning. Started on the Alpine Pedal Path and ran to Fawnskin and flipped around at Windy Point. Unbelievably gorgeous. 6700 feet elevation and perfect temps so I really enjoyed the morning. Shorts weather all morning. 11 miles at 7:06/mile. I can't believe I haven't visited here before. I didn't see Meb or Ryan but it was cool knowing they probably ran on the same trails and roads at some point. 

1 mile before running with Kevin, 8 miles with Kevin around Webb Hill, 2 more miles around the high school. 11 total miles for the morning. Almost 40 degrees. Nice.

3 miles this afternoon while the kids the workout.

10 miles total this morning. 7 miles before meeting up with the TEAM towards Little Valley and then 3 miles with the TEAM after.

5 miles towards Little Valley with the girls. Warm out today.

9 miles this morning on a different route with Kevin cruising around Bloomington Hills. 45 degrees. It was warm!

3 miles this afternoon while the TEAM did the workout.

10 miles this morning. 8 miles with Kevin around Little Valley and then I tacked on two more miles towards Crimson Cliffs.

3 miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Good stuff.

16 total miles this morning with Kevin. It rained last night so the smells were great this morning. Ideal running conditions. We started at his house and then ran out toward Washington Fields. We went up the Washington Dam Road and then caught Hell Hole and came back down the trail. Solid loop and great conversation. Fun stuff. 7:19/mile overall.

I went out with my Dad and watched some alumni race in college cross country meet at Sand Hollow Golf Course. Lots of fun to see them race so well.

7 miles total this afternoon in the crazy run. It was awesome. It's not always possible to run in the rain in St. George so it is nice when it happens.

8 miles total this morning running around Little Valley with Kevin. Not as cold as yesterday.

7 total miles this afternoon while doing the tempo workout with the TEAM. Great effort from everyone today. This is a workout we will do more of over the next couple of weeks.

5 total miles this morning. Ran with the TEAM.

8 miles this morning with Kevin cruising around Little Valley.

7 miles this afternoon with the TEAM doing Webb Hill repeats.

8 miles this morning with Steve along the River Trail.

4 miles this afternoon in the rain with the kids.

4 miles before meeting up with the TEAM. 12 mile run with progression miles the last 5 miles. Great run to end the week. 16 miles total.

7 miles this afternoon with the boys. 7:19/mile overall.

8 miles looping around Little Valley. Major stomach issues :)

6 miles total this afternoon. Helped some of the kids in the workout this afternoon and then added more later.

4 miles total this morning. Warm.

10 total miles this morning. 8 miles with Kevin looping around Webb Hill and then I added on 2 more miles after.

5 miles total this afternoon. We were planning on doing a time trial but they had a huge soccer tournament going on. We needed to make an adjustment and ended up doing a hill repeat workout.

10.25 miles this afternoon from the house out towards SunRiver. 7:13/mile overall. 63 degrees. Cannot complain at all. 

Met up with Kevin and ran from his house and looped around the parkway. I forgot how much I like that route. Absolutely a great morning. 18 miles total with him and then tacked on 2 more miles to get 20 for the day. 7:20/mile. Solid end to the week. Felt strong throughout.

5 miles in the afternoon with the TEAM. Great weather.

4 miles at practice while the TEAM did a time trial. Lots of great stuff. Tons of personal bests.

11 miles after practice from my place out into Little Valley and back. Not always fun running in the dark but still doable.

8 miles this morning looping around Little Valley with Kevin.

6 more miles this afternoon with the girls towards Little Valley. Awesome run.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Kevin. A little chilly.

4 more miles this afternoon around the TEAM's workout.

Really tired this morning. 8 miles around Webb Hill but went the opposite direction.

16 total miles along the trail on the Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake. A little hilly but nice nonetheless. Legs were a little tired from the drive but they felt much better after a few miles. Got rained on the whole time which was actually quite nice. 7:28/mile.

10 miles on Suicidal Tendencies. I really think they need to change the name of this trail. Maybe like "Kamikaze" or something like that. The TEAM had a great time. We donated some blood today. We ran into Dave and Pine View's team.

8 miles this morning with Kevin looping around Little Valley. 46 degrees felt nice this morning.

8 miles this morning. 

8 miles this morning running with Kevin around Bloomington Hills.

16.15 miles total this morning. I ran just over 14 miles with Dave along the River Trail and then added a few more miles with Aaron after meeting up with him. 7:06/mile. Gorgeous morning. Long week. 

8 miles this morning with Kevin looping around Little Valley.

4 more miles this afternoon running with a friend on the River Trail. Great convo.

8 miles this morning with Kevin and then tacked on 2 more before work.

2 miles before meeting up with Kevin. I then did 8 more miles with Kevin around Webb Hill.

4 miles at practice and then 4 more miles with Josh.

8 miles with Trevor this morning. 6:51/mile. Cold. 2 more miles later.

Ran early today because I had the kids. Kevin met at my place and we did a big loop going from my place, along the River Trail, and then looping around the Fields. It felt good. 17 miles with Kevin. I got back and then Oliver rode his motorcycle while I did another 3 miles to get 20 for the day. Solid way to end another hectic week. 7:33/mile.

4 miles this afternoon running with the girls.

8 miles this morning with Kevin around Little Valley.

4 miles this afternoon in between the TEAM doing their workout.

4 miles this afternoon running with the TEAM.

2 miles before meeting up with Kevin. 8 miles with Kevin running around Bloomington Hills. 2 more miles after for 12 total miles in the morning. 

5 more miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Awesome weather.

8 miles this morning with Kevin around Little Valley.

4 more miles this afternoon before heading to Las Vegas to watch the NASCAR race. That was pretty sweet.

Planned on doing a long run but was super tired from getting home late. Got out later than usual and it was super hot. Abby rode the bike alongside me which was a lot of fun. I was flat from the get go and stopped at 11.5 miles. Nothing fancy to report. One of those runs where you forget about and move on.

8 miles this morning. 

4 miles this afternoon.

8 miles with Kevin this morning. Not feeling great.

4 miles this morning with the TEAM.

6 more this afternoon. Still feeling yucky.

Decided to let my body rest. Slept for a while today.

Another rest day. Feeling slightly better.

7 miles this morning running in SNOW with the TEAM. Lots of fun since we never get to run in the snow.

8 miles this morning by myself looping around Webb Hill.

8 miles again with Kevin around Little Valley.

8 miles this morning looping around the opposite way of Webb Hill. Body is still feeling yucky. 

The body and mind haven't been great the last two weeks. I think I needed the break and took a step back from running. I think it helped.

8 miles around Webb Hill this morning. Feeling a little better.

3 more miles this afternoon while the TEAM did the workout.

7 miles total this afternoon with the boys towards Little Valley and back. Temps were warm.

12 miles total in the early evening from my place out towards Sun River. 7:33/mile. A little windy. Cruise control. Starting to feel better.

8 miles this morning looping around the opposite way of Webb Hill. 48 degrees felt nice. 

6 miles this morning from my place over towards St. George Golf Club and back.

9 total miles this morning with Trevor. Good to catch up with him. Around Crimson Cliffs High and back. 7:06/mile. I think I am back to 100% after a couple weeks of feeling yucky. 

60 miles for the week. Needing a little break. 

36 miles for the week. Covid vaccine wiped me out a little bit. 

8 miles this morning with Trevor around Webb Hill.

2 miles this afternoon due to Covid testing with the TEAM and the workout. 

8 miles this morning with Kevin around Little Valley. 55 degrees felt great.

5 more miles with the girls over to Little Valley Park. Glad they turned the splash pad back on.

8 miles this morning with Trevor around Little Valley towards Crimson Cliffs High.

2 miles this afternoon while having some fun with the kids during the workout. 

8 miles this morning looping in the opposite direction of Webb Hill with Kevin. A little windy but still a good run. 

4 miles with the girls today at practice.

10 miles this morning with Trevor around Little Valley. 7:06/mile overall. Temps were great. 

Added another mile later.

Ran 12 miles from Little Valley Park with one of my runners who is going through some stuff right now with his family. We looped around towards Sullivan Park. 7:21/mile overall. Great morning and hopefully the run helped him.

Long day hosting our track meet. Got it done and some great stuff happened. 2 more miles later.

8 miles this morning with Trevor looping around Webb Hill.

3 more miles this afternoon while the TEAM did a workout.

8 miles with Kevin around Little Valley.

2 more miles around the track meet at Snow Canyon.

4 miles easy. Slept in this morning. I have been trashed and needed the sleep. 

Ran 7 miles with Jeff Shadley from his hotel in SunRiver down along the River Trail. Great catching up with him. Solid dude. Added 3 more miles after we got back to the hotel. 10 miles total for a Monday morning. Great start to the week.

1 mile at practice. 3 more miles later in the evening.

8 miles this morning with Kevin looping around Little Valley.

8 miles this morning with Trevor cruising around Little Valley.

11 total miles. Up in Herriman with family this weekend. I ran along the trail by the Mountain View Corridor. 7:11/mile overall. I ended up doing 12x:20 second pickups the last couple of miles. I was sore after but it felt good to get the legs moving. Got to get going. 

12 miles total this morning along the trail by the Mountain View Corridor again. Legs were a little sore but just kept it nice and relaxed. 7:35/mile overall. Good start to the week. Took an Epsom salt bath this evening after the drive home. Helped out a ton. 

7 miles late this evening with Trevor. Looped around Webb Hill. Actually saw a few people out late at night which was a welcome surprise. 7:11/mile. The lasagna wasn't sitting pretty.

8 miles total this morning with Kevin running from the high school and then looping around the Little Valley. We caught the trails for the last couple miles which were fun. Felt flat. Need to make sure I hydrate and get sleep. 

4 miles this afternoon in the heat along River Road. Only 104 degrees.

7 miles this morning around Webb Hill. I got out a little later than I wanted. Really hot this morning.

5 miles running in the pool this afternoon. Too hot.

8 miles this morning with Trevor looping around the back side of the airport on the trails. Fun new route.

4 miles in 105 degree weather. The ice in the hat, drenched shirt, and water bottle helped a ton. 

1 more mile swimming/jogging in the pool. Felt really nice.

14 total miles this morning with Kevin. It was 73 degrees when we started and ended up being just over 80 when we finished. We ran from his house and looped out to Sullivan Soccer Park, down the River Trail, turned left on Mall Dr., and then back to his house. Ate some yummy frozen mangos and pineapple after. This really hit the spot. Solid way to finish the week. Need to hydrate more and keep getting good sleep.

7 miles with Trevor looping around Webb Hill. Solid start to the week.

First day of XC for the 2021 season. Lots of fun. Tons of new kids. Should be a fun year.

2 more miles helping some of the newer kids out. 

5.25 miles this evening with Dave around the Mayor's Loop. Great cloud cover and amazing conversation. I miss spending time with him.

6 miles total with Kevin. Planning on some Tinman tempo miles this morning but the stomach was having issues. Felt good through one mile but had to pit stop to feel better. Finished strong though. Lots of work to do. 

4.5 miles with the girls this morning. Lots of promise with the TEAM this year. Pretty excited. 

4.5 miles total with the TEAM. I was trashed this morning.

12 total miles this morning. 8 miles total with Kevin. We did 12x400m repeats. 1:20-1:25 per lap. Nothing fancy. Nice to get the body moving. The last couple didn't feel great but I got it done. 

4 miles with the TEAM this morning towards Little Valley.

4 more miles in the afternoon. Slight breeze and cooler temps made it nice. 

7.5 miles looping around Webb Hill. Tired this morning.

Added 3.5 miles at practice. Swimming later helped loosen up the legs a little. 

Ran down the second half of the marathon course with Kevin this morning. Temps were cold at the start. Felt good. Eased into it and then just cruised for the entire run. Felt solid. 14.70 total miles at 7:04/mile. Nothing crazy but a solid way to end the week. I can feel the body slowly coming around. It has been a while since I've pushed like this. I need it. 

My groin has been tight all weekend so I only did 2 miles before practice and then stretched really good. I then ran 5 miles with the girls out along the Arizona Strip.

4 more miles this evening with Aaron in 106 degree weather. Leg seems to be loosening up a little. 

7 miles total this morning. Another Tinman tempo workout with Kevin. My groin was still tight so I had to stop and stretch a little throughout. Averaged 6:05/mile. Much better than last week.

4 more miles at practice with the TEAM. Excited about the workout tomorrow.

8 miles with Trevor around Little Valley. 3 more miles at practice while the TEAM did their first workout of the season. Positive stuff.

8 miles this morning with Trevor again. Felt better. Groin is slowly loosening up.

Aqua jog for miles in the afternoon. Temps are scorching this week. 

11 total miles this morning. 8 miles of track work with Kevin. 10x400m with 200m recovery. 1:21 - 1:23 for each one. 

3 more miles to the bridge and back with the TEAM at practice.

14 miles with Kevin doing the Navajo Loop. Temps were warm but it was a lot of fun. Great finish to the week.

14 miles to finish off the week. The groin has been pretty tight all week so I kept it nice and relaxed.

3 miles this morning with the TEAM.

6 more miles tonight with Dave and Aaron in the heat. Threw up my Powerade Zero. Temps are hot.

8 miles total this morning. Did another tempo workout. Feeling better each time.

3 more miles at practice with the TEAM.

4 miles this morning while the TEAM did their Fartlek workout. Solid stuff from everyone. 

7 more miles looping around Webb Hill before heading north.

10 total miles this morning. 8x1/4 mile pickups at sub 1:20 on the trail by the railroad tracks in Layton. Temps were cooler but it was pretty humid. Glad to get a solid workout in.

10 miles this morning from the VRBO in Eden out towards Liberty. Saw a lot of deer. Legs felt flat. 7:39/mile. 

Did a hike with some of the family to the top of Ogden Canyon Overlook by Snowbasin. Saw another bull moose. 

4 mile run from Eden Park to just clear the mind.

14 miles total this morning before all of the 4th of July festivities. Ran out to almost Camp Ben Lomond in Liberty. Temps felt great but I was once again a sweaty mess with the humidity. 7:41/mile. Solid end to the week. Just need to keep grinding.

Haven't been on this in a while. Still running and staying busy with coaching. Time to get on this again. 4.1 miles this morning. Another 3 miles while the TEAM did the workout in the afternoon. Tacked on another 4 miles around Little Valley to finish off the day. 7:28/mile for this evening. 

Life is kind of crazy right now. Trying to figure some things out and stay focused on the present and one day at a time.

8 miles this morning with Kevin.

3 miles this afternoon in Victorville on the way to Eastbay West in California. Fun little running trail we found.

7 miles this morning in San Dimas. Super cloudy. Couldn't see in front of me very far. California is very busy. 

3 more miles on the Mt. Sac course with the TEAM. Should be fun tomorrow.

Had to get up super early due to the mix up on bibs so took care of that before all of the races.

8 miles this morning looping around Webb Hill with Kevin.

8 miles this morning with Kevin and Trevor looping in the fields. 7:26/mile.

8 miles this morning with Kevin.

13 miles up in Herriman while staying at my sister's house. Cold and windy weather. Solid run though.

10 miles with Kevin up on Icehouse to Broken Mesa. Lots of fun. Tons of climbing.

8.35 miles this morning with Kevin looping in the fields. Cold and chilly. Beard froze.

3 more miles this afternoon with the TEAM. Good to be back together.

8 miles this morning with Kevin cruising around Webb Hill.

4 more miles this afternoon on the trails behind the school with the TEAM.

8.3 miles this morning with Kevin doing a Fartlek workout. 1:1, 2:2, hill sprints. Solid stuff. 7:30/mile overall.

Good first day of the the Holiday Break.

Ran with Kevin from Silver Reef almost to the Oak Grove Campground. Straight up for 6 miles. Got into some ice and snow towards the top. Loved cruising on the way back though. 12 miles total.

4 miles this afternoon in the rain. Lots of thinking on this run about things going on it life right now.

12.4 miles total. Ran from my place down along the golf course and then caught the trail towards Stone Cliff. Crazy warm and then get it windy and a little cold. Great run though. Legs were a little sore from yesterday.

7:40/mile.

Met up with some alumni from Desert Hills. Ran with Kale Sharp and Sage Ducote from Confluence Park towards Hell Hole and back along the trail. Pretty much a perfect morning. Lots of fun. Great catching up with them. 16.2 miles total. 7:24/mile. 

Merry Christmas everyone.

8 miles this morning with Kevin looping around Webb Hill. 7:40/mile.

4 more miles this afternoon with lots of cloud cover. 7:42/mile.

Didn't feel great this morning so I ended up sleeping for a while and then went out in the afternoon. Legs were flat and ended up hacking up a lot of stuff. 12 miles total. Did an out and back towards SunRiver.

4 miles total this morning while we did a workout with the TEAM. Solid stuff.

Decided to just rest up yesterday since I wasn't feeling great. Ran with Kevin and Dave along the River Trail towards Sullivan Park. 10 miles total with them and then I tacked on 4 more after. A little bit of rain felt nice. 7:35/mile.

10 miles this morning with Dave and Kevin to SunRiver and back. 7:43/mile. More rain.