El Burro Blanco

6 miles in the morning around Ivins.  No watch this morning.

Another 6 miles this afternoon starting at my parent's house and then did an out and back ending with me in the pool.  It was close to 110 degrees so I was happy to see the water.  I did 3x3:00 worth of pool running.  It felt good on the joints for a little relief.

I went over to Clyde's house and ended up running with Steve, Paul, Clyde, and James.  It was nice to have a bigger group.  I talked with Clyde last night and we decided to run 4 miles at Tinman pace within the run this morning.  We went around the fields and then over by Stone Cliff and then back on to the DC trail.  When we started the faster miles I wanted to push a little faster than Tinman.  I got to 4 miles and then slowed down.  Clyde and the others were planning on doing 6 miles but I guess I didn't get the memo.  I hit 5:48, 5:46, 5:39, and 5:46 for the 4 miles.  It felt good but I feel bad because it would have been nice to hit 6 Tinman miles this morning.  We finished by going around towards Little Valley and then called it a day.  Nice run this morning.  It is supposed to be really hot again today.  Yeah!

I went again this afternoon for a few more miles.  Their was a little bit of cloud cover so it was bearable.  I then went to my parent's house and swam in the pool for about 20 minutes.  

6 very sluggish miles this morning.  I haven't felt this bad in a long time.  Hopefully I feel better this afternoon.

I was totally drained this afternoon and didnt feel any better so I decided to bag my run.  I napped and drank lots of water so I should be feeling better tomorrow.

8 miles this morning with the cross country kids.  We started at Little Valley and went out towards Washington Fields.  It was a good morning and happy to be running with the kids again.  I will do more tonight at the club run.

8 miles with the club tonight.  It was nice running later in the evening so it wasn't so hot.  We left a lot of sweat on the trail.  Dave and Clyde were feeling a little frisky so we pushed the last 3 miles.  Focusing right now on getting plenty of fluids in the body.  Not a bad end to the day.

Ran 4 miles nice and easy before practice today.  I ended up running with the girls this morning.  We have a lot of them coming which is nice to see.  I have an 8th grader coming out who is really good.  I wish she was in 9th grade so she could help the team out this year.  Went back after I finished with the girls and helped some of the boys finish the last part of the run.  Nice morning for running.

Another 4.5 miles around Ivins this afternoon.  It was windy which helped the heat.  It helps when it is windy.

It was another fun run this year in the 4th annual Steven Abraham Lincoln Ambercrombie and Finch Hooper Annual 4th of July Run.  Met up with the guys at 4:00 this morning.  Norah didn't sleep well last night so I was really tired this morning.  We hurried up to the Enterprise Resorvior and got started.  It was a cool 49 degrees which was a nice relief from all of the hot mornings in St. George.  Started out with Dave, James, Steve, Dustin, and Bill.  We kept it nice and easy for the first little bit and then slowly picked up the pace.  It sure is different running at 6000 ft. elevation right from the get go.   

James and I took the first couple hills together.  Their is something about a good hill climb to make me want to vomit.  I ran with Steve for a little bit and while he stopped to get some water, Dave and I took off.  Dave wasn't feeling great so I knew I was going to be running the last little bit by myself.  I really wanted to finish strong for the last 5 miles.

I hit 5:46, 5:31, 5:39, 5:34, 5:32, and 5:28 (.30 miles) for the last part of the run.  It was tricky with the terrain at times because it is a dirt road.  It was a little slippery at times and I really didn't want to fall over on my face.  I survived and was happy with the run.

Ended with sitting in the cold river with the rest of the guys.  It felt great on the body but I don't remember it being that cold ever before.  Fun way to start the day.

I came home and took a long nap and will get ready for all the running families to come over for a BBQ later today.  It should be fun.