I run therefore, I am!

Went to Autumn Hills Park in Herriman at 4 pm to run with the Cross Country kids and we did a 2 mile warmup and then 8x450 meters on the lawn by the middle school with a 200 meter recovery. Then a 2 mile cool down in the extreme heat. Very hot!

Ran with the Herriman kids.

Went and ran with the Herriman XC team and they were pretty tired from this mornings run thank goodness. It helped me keep up with them.  They are getting so talented it just amazes me! I ran a total of 5.5 miles from Autumn Hills park over to the school and around to check out the new fancy track! So nice! The lanes are red which make it appear smaller to me for some reason. We then ran back to the park and chatted for a second about our race strategy for Saturday. I think a couple of them are plotting how they can beat me in our 4 mile race. lol

I then went to Draper and ran 10 more miles with a gusty head wind out and back. 

Went to Herriman High School and ran with the XC team 5 miles around the area.  I went up to James Barnes home before to see if he could use any help with his house that was massively flooded by the rainstorm. It filled the retention pond above his house and breeched over and went straight through his house and filled his foundation basement up 7' of water! Tons of destruction and damage. I feel real bad for him and my heart goes out to him and Allison. I really enjoy coaching with him, hes a great guy.

Went early to help James and John (no not the former prophets) set up for our XC race this morning and got a look at what its like behind the table when your waiting to register. Very hectic and stressful.  We had a good turn out for a first year race.  We had more 25 dollar gift cards then people though! Herriman businesses really did awesome for our first race. We had several thousand dollars to give out as prizes at the end. Everyone got something.   The race started really fast as I expected with how High School kids race. I let them pick the pace and get it going. After a half a mile 2 kids were in front of me. One was a senior from Riverton and the other was a Junior for our school. I saw my first mile was 5:23 which wasnt to bad for a slight uphill grade mostly flat. Mile 2 was the same and it was Dillon Jones ahead of me by 10'.  I then had a bit of uphill and surged up to him and passed him and he challenged me and kept up to my pace.  As I got to the top of the incline I pushed a bit harder and watched his shadow till it was gone and I couldnt hear him anymore. Mile 3 was 5:53 which I really felt in my legs. I then had a slight downhill stretch back to the school and with a half a mile left it turned and I saw I had about a 200 yard lead. My legs really hurt and I have some issues with my right calve from the Relay I ran last saturday.  Im having serious doubts about St. George. I will up my miles and see if I can handle it.