El Burro Blanco

10 miles in the morning.

16 miles in the afternoon and evening.

I woke this morning and was feeling pretty good.  I went a little longer than the usual 8 miles.  I ended up getting 10 miles in right around 6:00/mile pace overall.  The body is responding well the faster paced runs.  This is a good sign.

We did a exercise circuit inside with the track team today due to all of the wind and snow outside.  It was really nasty.  We got done early so I came home and did 6 miles easy.  I then hurried over to Weber State for my workout with Paul Pilkington.  I warmed up with 3 miles and then did 5x 1 mile repeats @ 5:05 pace.  I did my first one a little fast - 4:56.  The second one was at 5:08.  My stomach was acting up on this one and then my third one was at 5:10.  I hurried to the bathroom and then the last two were at 5:12 and didn't feel that good.  It wasn't the best workout but I guess stomach issues will occur at times.  I was happy to have this done and finished with a 2 mile cooldown.  I came home, ate dinner, and went straight to bed.  What a day!

8 miles in the morning.

12 miles in the afternoon.

I woke up and felt much better than last night.  I think I might have a slight cold.  The 8 miles felt good.  It is amazing what a good nights sleep will do for you.

I did a fartlek workout between telephone poles with the distance runners today at the high school.  Some of the poles were far apart in good old Plain City.  It was a good push for them.  We did 5.5 miles of it and then did some abs.  I came home and did another easy 6.5 miles.  The rest of the week is supposed to be nasty with all of the snow.  Yeah!

8 miles in the morning.

12.10 miles in the afternoon.

Another eventful 8 miles in the morning with 30 minutes of shoveling snow this morning afterwards.  Can I count shoveling snow as crosstraining miles?  If I can, I should have a ton of crosstraining miles by the end of the week.

I decided to have the distance runners write down a personal running mission statement to go along with individual goals.  I then had them write down team goals.  I told them I would like these to be posted somewhere they can see them often.  I hope this keeps them motivated.  I had one of the distance runners send me a text message the other day saying that he doesn't mind that I am kicking their bu** with practices lately.  That is encouraging.  I came home and did just over 12 miles on my own.  I once again averaged right around 6:00/mile pace overall.  I then went outside and shoveled more snow.  Yeah!

8 miles in the morning.

19.10 miles in the afternoon and evening.

I did the 8 miles this morning a little slower than usual.  I have a good workout planned for the afternoon with a 5 mile tempo run (5:20/mile) included in it so I wanted to be safe and save some energy for later.

I ran with the distance runners this afternoon in wind and a little bit of snow.  I had them do a 20 minute mini-tempo run with a 10 minute warmup and cooldown.  They were troopers and did a great job.  We finished up just under 6 miles.  I stretched with them inside and then went back out to do my tempo run.  The only problem was the snow was thicker on the road and the wind was blowing a little more.  I started out and was going to see if I could do it but the roads were way to slick.  I tried pushing it when the roads were clear and be careful when it was slick.  I ended up doing just over 8 miles.  I know cars were thinking I was crazy being out it that kind of weather.  I averaged 6:42/mile overall which included running with the team.

I thought about calling it a day but got back home and hopped on the treadmill to do my tempo run.  I was mad at the snow but decided it wasn't going to deter me from finishing my tempo work.  I did 5 miles at 5:19/mile overall and then called it a day.  I know we need the snow for water in the spring but it is no fun to be in it.  Legs suprisingly felt fine tonight.

4 miles in 12 inches of snow this morning.

16 miles in the afternoon.

I was going to hop on the treadmill because it snowed a ton last night but it was sticking a bit.  I think it might need some more oil to lubricate it and make the belt glide easier.  I was frustrated but ended up going out in the snow and pulling a Sasha by running around my block for 4 miles.  I was dodging cars and snowplows.  I called it after 4 miles because I had to hurry to work.  I also did my 30 minutes of snow shoveling this morning and most likely will do more later.  Yeah!  I can't wait!

I was happy to look outside after school and see beautiful, sunny skies.  I ran an easy 6 miles with the distance runners and then did another 10 miles on my own.  It was pretty cold and the legs were a little heavy but I ended up hitting 6 of these miles under 6:00/mile pace.  My fastest mile was 5:33 which felt really good.  I ended up averaging 6:33/mile overall including running with the high school kids.  The weather got really cold once the sun went down.

I woke up feeling good and ready to go out for my long run.  It was a little cloudy but the weather was not bad.  I did my North Ogden run where the first 9 miles were uphill or rolling and then slightly downhill with some rollers on the way back.  The roads were a little slick due to some snow still on the ground.  I did the first half of the run with a little bit of snow on the ground which kept the pace a little slower.  The sun eventually came out for just a little bit and cleaned up roads quite nicely.  I took a quick potty break at 9 miles and then decided to kick it up a notch.  Paul Pilkington wanted me to do 3 miles at tempo pace (5:20) towards the end of the run.  I got to mile 13 feeling fine and then really got the legs moving.  I did the next 3 miles at 5:08, 5:03, and 5:18/mile pace.  The last one was a little slower due to some more snow on the road so I had to be careful.  I finished up the run with 2 miles of a cooldown.  I did some strides at the end of the run right before I got to the house.  I averaged 6:18/mile overall for the run. 

I hit 130 miles for the week which I never thought to be possible.  I don't think I will go much more than that.  My body suprisingly responded well to this week.  I wanted to see if I could run 130 miles in a week.  I think some factors that helped were getting lots of fluids and getting plenty of rest.  I am happy to be done for the week and also excited for this afternoon.  I am going to get my first massage.  Alright!  My body needs it.