El Burro Blanco

Ran with the girls today while they did dirt hill repeats behind the school. Happy with how things went today. Core and stretch after wards. Dealt with cloud cover which was nice. Almost had to call it due to thunder and lightning. We lucked out though.

8 miles after work in the heat this afternoon. The wind was warm but it actually cooled things down. Ran out along Snow Canyon Parkway. I was getting interesting looks while I was running. I am sure people were wondering what I was doing. 7:05/mile.

Tempo Tuesday with the Circle. Knew it was going to be interesting when I saw 84 degrees on the thermometer. That is too hot for 5am in the morning. We did the old tempo loop out in the fields. Warmed up 3.5 miles, VRPB, and then got started. Just wanted to run and not stress about looking at the watch. I just wanted to listen to the body. Ended up hitting 5:40/mile for the 7 mile tempo run. Pretty happy with the run considering I was drenched in sweat. It is good to be home in the heat! This was one of those character runs for the Circle. 13.1 total miles. Ran a little bit for warm up and then during kid's camp. I filled up the tubs for the kids for an ice bath. They needed it and have worked hard to deserve it.

Ran a warm up with the team at Chelsi's Run and then ran the race with Katey. Should have maybe ran it hard but ended up not doing it since I thought it was more important to run with the Mrs.

Really tired from last night so I slept in. 2 mile warm up with the team and then helped track Vo2 max test on track. Went well for the first one. Very happy with it.

8 more miles this afternoon. It was warm but the breeze cooled it off a bit. Cloud cover for the last 2 miles made it amazing. No watch.

Drove up to Navajo Lake with the team this morning. I did a 10 mile loop around the track with the boys. Temps were 52 degrees when we started and 70 degrees when we finished. Absolutely perfect.

4.75 miles this afternoon pushing Oliver in the stroller. We did our usual tradition of running to Unity Park and looking at the cars drive by. We sit in the shade, turn on the splash pad, and just enjoy the cars going by. It is fun to do this with him.

6 miles this morning with the girls. Ended up doing two of the dirt, dike mile repeats. Pushed Laynee to a 6:28 and 6:19. She was very relaxed and in control. Good sign for this early in the season.

Katey and I went and camped at Big John's Flat near Eagle Point up above Beaver. We needed a break from the heat and I wanted to go some of the trails we will do at camp. Absolutely breathtaking up there. Ended up only having time for 5.15 miles. It was getting dark pretty quick.

Started at the trail head and went towards Blue Lake. I ran into a ton of elk and deer on this run. 50 degrees when I started and 63 degrees when I finished! Some of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen in my life. This was an out and back route and was worth every bit of time it took to do it. Running at 10,000+ feet really takes some extra effort and concentration. I ran into some scouts and only a few hikers. Nice and quiet. I had the trail to myself. Perfect way to end the week. I can't wait to take the team on this run. Pushed it back down to the meadows at Big John's Flat to get a nice push at the end.

This was one of top 3 places to trail run next to West Rim Trail in Zion and up near Snowbasin. I loved this run.

Nice finish to the week. Felt nice to get out of the heat for a bit and happy to have some solid workouts in the bank.