Progression Daily

Didn’t know which route I was going to take. Just ran. Just 2,995 miles to go for the year. 5.29 miles 

Mixed with different groups during a Fartlek workout. A lot of steady with top boys. A little Jeric and B Dawg. 5.49 miles 

Tried keeping up with the boys into Washington. Felt sluggish. 4.35 miles 

Run down to the river with the boys. Did my best to keep up on the striders. 5.63 miles 

Hadn’t run with the girls since last year (Elle joke). Went out to AC and turned it into a loop. 4.16 miles 

Ran to my parents to retrieve my car. Glad I had a destination and a time constraint to make sure I got out the door. I tried to find one of the quickest routes. Have a hard time running fast when I’m cold. 8.13 miles 

Went out for the snow and eventual found cold wind. Still a good time. 4.2

ELK HUNTING

Added on my own before catching up with the team in Mustang Pass. Kids were zooming (or I’m just slow). 6.8 miles 

Hill Circuit

Cruising the hills with the girls. 6.63 miles 

Ran from parents and met up with the tribe. Ran out to AC and back. Stride progression afterwards. 5.52 miles 

Slow jog back and forth as Marieta and Trey walked. 5.06 miles 

Ran the long way home from Temple Quarry. Best run I’ve had in a long time. I was able to find a really good rhythm and just go on cruise control. Gotta love the Saturday runs to restore some faith in my running. Also love the Kinvara Pros. 12 miles 

Hurricane Rim 

Got a little in before meeting up with the team on the trail. I kept getting rocks in my loose shoes and struggled to find a rhythm especially on the climbs. I pursued the top group of guys. Maybe I should’ve dropped back to the girls. Always an enjoyable run. 9.23 miles 

Green Springs 

Caught up with Jason and ran with the boys. Hit stride progression on the track and finished up with the girls. 5.76 miles 

Warm with girls. 4x4 min 5k pace with 3 minute recovery. Jumped in with Varsity, Laney’s crew, Ali’i’s crew, and back to varsity. Felt pretty fresh. 6.01 miles 

Fun run with the boys until I got attacked by bees. Marlar’s revenge! 5.38 miles 

Ran while Marieta and T-Bone walked. Did 14x1 minute pick ups just to feel something. 4.77 miles 

Bloomington Hills+ 

Ran random roads to keep things interesting.  Added 6x400, 6x800, and 7x400 with 400 recovery between. Tried to stay between 6:40-7:00 when I was on an interval. Hit a wall around 10 miles as soon as I hit some sand. Got a little rain towards the end. 12.71 miles 

Enjoyed some rain. Kettlebell workout afterwards. 2.56 miles 

Run from Ross’s to the school then up to Dixie Rock. Ended up with the freshman gang. Fun crew hitting some fast times. Circled back for the girls. Then back to Ross’s to retrieve my car. Beautiful weather! 10.53 miles 

Washington 

Chill run into Washington with the girls. I didn’t pack any running shoes so I wore some old Hokas found in Ross’s garage. 4.4 miles 

Fog

AM- First weekday morning run in a while. Navigating the fog with the boys. 3.22 miles 

PM- Jumped in with Miles and da boys, then with Samantha, and fast lap with Kyler, Daddy T, and Carson. My shin hurt so I took a couple of ice hits from Porter. Mixed in with Laney and cool with girls. 6.28 miles 

Middleton

Snuck in some random sections before meeting up with the team. Ran with the boys until the main drag then with the girls from there. Perfect weather conditions made for a fun run. 8.73 miles 

Slow run in the desert. Right foot was kind of hurting, slowed me down. Stopped my watch on some of the views and forgot to start. So probably add .3 to the distance. 7.87 miles 

AM- Ran with Ross down by the river. Had some Canadian geese staring down at us from the cliff tops. Ran 91 for the 2nd half of the run and ran part of the Sun Marathon course. 7.08 miles 

AM2- Ran home from Buck’s Ace. Hit my 10 mile wall again. 5.34 miles 

I struggled early and on the hill climbs. My left shin and right foot are bugging. I tried to cut through some neighborhoods to catch up with the top group of boys but only ran into dead ends an angry Dalmatian. Ran into Jeric and Jaxon. Great group and we moved pretty well. Ran with the Williams’ and Kate for a minute. Then by the new Maverik regrouped with some boys. Ended the run with Holt, Laney, and Katie. 10.17 miles 

Prospector, Dino, Bracken, Church
Got 2 on my own before meeting up with the girls. Good convo with Kate, El, and Mama W. Wanted to run more but I need to listen to my body. I might have a hernia...5.97 miles 

Wednesday morning for the boys 

AM- Serenaded by Porter and Daddy T spoke of Homeschool dances being the best or something. 3.24 miles 

PM- Fartlek workout. Warm with girls, Ran 4 consistent intervals with Mateo, a little something with Jeric, and about a minute with Daddy T and Kyler. Cooled with different groups. 6.77 miles 

AM- Yoga to try and loosen up 

Rain

PM- Random roads with the girls. Just enjoying the rain. 4.36 miles 

Warm up with Trey. Coach laps with Davis, Kae, and Trey. 6.31 miles 

Had to enjoy the snow. Started out some random trail, could’ve been a deer trail. It got a little sketchy in the mud and on some of the down hill climbs so I descended to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Fun time! Found an arrow. 8.19 miles 

Tour de Fields (but also Washington). Broke off from the Ali, Laney, Jordyn, and Em pack when they turned around. Ran with Katie, Nico, Elle, Kate, and B Dawg. I really enjoyed the run and it went pretty well even with some issues. Elle and Kate pulled ahead on the Washington climb. I tried to stay close to Katie and Breck. 10.54 miles 

Me llamo “T Bone” la araña discoteca

Snuck in 2 miles before meeting up with the boys. Did my best to stay close. I realized my fanny pack is too aggressive on my hernia so I carried it in my hands after 3 miles. I really enjoyed the route we took even with limited mobility. T-Bone to Pioneer Rim and back over to the dam area. 6.81 miles 

In N Out

AM- Some minutes inside. “Some people”complained then we went outside to the rain. 3.01 miles 

PM- Warm with girls. Supported kids with while they ran the workout. Mixed in with Jordyn, then Laney’s crew, then back to Jordyn and Brecken on the last rep. Cooled with boys. 6.09 miles 

Prerace with girls then laps with Holt trying to avoid getting hit by a baseball. 5.61 miles 

Coach laps while the team did their workout. Some struggled to know what they were doing. 5.20 miles 

Wish I had sun glasses for the last couple of miles, bright sun reflecting off all the rain puddles. Didn’t know where I was going. Ended up by Dixie then middle of some STG race course by Tonaquint cemetery. Fun run! Just feel limited in my mobility right now, which is frustrating. 10.05 miles 

Started my run 20 minutes before meeting up with the team. A quarter mile into my run I saw a truck that had lost about 8-10 cases of water bottles onto the street. So some pedestrians and I tried to help clean up. Warm up with boys then coach laps with all the coaches. 6.73 miles 

Coach Laps while kids ran the 800. Fun day! Chill run. Good talk with Elin during the cool down. 4.51 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday with the boys. 3.22 miles 

PM- Ran to the site hoping to return the curse. Then random route with the girls. 7.29 miles 

Took 2nd to Daddy T. Think I ran a PR with a 7:36, didn’t stop my watch immediately after finishing. Proud of the effort and overall a fun experience. Cheered on some kids after finishing. Wish I would've ran more. 1.27 miles 

Warm with girls. Laps with Dave and Boswell. 6.01 miles 

Snow shoveled todo el santo día. 

Did my best to stay with the boys. I did great until we got to a dirt road and I couldn’t hang. I just followed or tracked the herd the rest of the way. My hip tendonitis/hernia whatever was struggling a bit on all the rolling ups and downs. Mentally I loved the trail. Just wish I was able to stay with a group. 11.44 miles 

Warm up with boys and hyping up the girls during prerace. Then some coach laps. No sense of urgency today. 4.01 miles 

SICK. Time of year where I get a sickness from all the kids I teach. 

Felt ready to get my sickness curing run in. Jogged the homeless loop. 4.07 miles 

Warm and run with girls. Despite what my pace shows I actually got moving pretty fast a couple of times. Tested if I can still run fast with limited mobility. 5.26 miles 

AM- A little jog then course checking with the boys. 3.74 miles 

"Race"

Led the race for an extended period of time until the PV Elite boxed me in and stopped me from popping off. Still had a good time and won my age group for sure. 3.02 miles 20:29/6:46 mi

Added some more after the race. 3.17 miles 

PM- Out towards SR. Did 8x2 minute pick ups to get legs moving a little. 5.46 miles

Nice little run with the maroon crew. Felt off all day. Hopefully build up some energy the rest of the week. 4.73 miles 

AM- Weights and run with girls. 2.45 miles

PM- Warm with girls. Ran coach laps by myself and mixed in with some different groups during their workout. I remember going with Koen and Miles on 2 different intervals and last couple of minutes with Mateo. 6.90 miles 

AM- 25 with the boys. Felt a little smoother this morning. 3.25 miles 

PM- Into Washington, fast pace for me but glad I could keep up with the boys for a full run. 4.88 miles, 7:37 mile 

Warm with girls, Coach laps, cool with girls. 7.3 miles 

AC run with the girls + strides. 4.27 miles 

Leg 2

Started the day off by tripping into some cactus while trying to support Ross on Leg 1.  Also saw Amanda (probably been over 14-15 years). Ran “conservative” and smooth. 
5.17 miles/7:24 mi

Leg 4

One of my favorite legs of the whole relay. Passed a couple of people while still running a decent pace. Jake, Bruyn, and Mary-Kate supported, nice surprise.

5.14 miles/7:11 mi

Leg 6

Surprised how well my body held up with lack of training. My hernia/hip whatever issue was not an issue so that’s cool. I had a great tail wind pushing me forward. Marieta, Trey, and Mary popped by to support this leg.
3.77 miles/7:15 mi

Leg 8

Don’t remember seeing anybody on this run. My right IT started to flare up in the last 800. I was pretty nervous for leg 10 with my leg starting to hurt and I knew the wind was gonna be crazy.
3.92 miles/7:20 mi 

Leg 10 (Wind of Death) 

IT would flare up and then go away. Tried to run straight legged. Then once I climbed the hill to the reservoir things got insane. I got pushed around and sand blasted. Didn’t let up for about 4.5 miles. I just kept plowing ahead (slowly). I was nervous a 2 man team runner was close behind me but not the case. Once I hit the dyke the wind sent me flying for a good finish!

Overall I think this was my best L to L performance, even with a slow 10th leg. Ross and I were told we took 2nd but we actually won! Something about 2 man teams starting early and city workers not being able to do math or keep track of teams.
7.04 miles/9:01 mi

25.04 race miles 

Felt ok just going slow. Mixed in mainly with the boys when they were running slow during their workout. 3.8 miles 

Showed the girls the sketchy (or beautiful) side of Sandbergs. Spent some time in Washington trying avoid all the construction. 4.35 miles 

AM- Showed up for the last couple minutes of weights. Then hit Jaxon's Loop for 20 minutes. 2.81 miles 

PM- Felt off but had to linger for the conversations for the coach laps. 5.1 miles 

Nice run with Kate, Elle, Emmalee, and Vanessa. 4.35 miles 

Been a while since I’ve run the Bloomington Loop. Started there then headed towards Bloomington Hills and looped back home. Did 4x100 pick ups at the end. Feeling some fatigue from last weekend. Should be ready for higher mileage next week. 7.46 miles 

AM- Warm up with boys then some walking with Dustin. Coach laps and more coach laps then extra loop with big Trey. 6.31 miles, 7:30 pace 

PM- Late night jog around some b neighborhoods. 2.17 miles 

AM- Warm up with girls then a ton of Coach laps. Majority with Big Trey and Big Jason. 8.23 miles 

PM- A couple of miles on my own before having to push little Trey in the stroller. He had mixed feelings about it. 3 miles 

AM- No zest this morning just some minutes, I did enjoy the route. 3.28 miles 
PM- I don’t know. Ended up on the freeway for a second, running through tumbleweeds, and avoiding golf balls. 5.07 miles 

Ran some random areas in Vegas. Ended up in the rocky desert. The wind was pretty rough, felt like I was back on Leg 10 of Lake to Lake. Not my best outing but still had a good time. 7.06 miles 

AM- Covered 98% of the course, I’m like JPJ with that coverage. Got snagged on a fallen tree and ripped my shirt. Called it good at 80 minutes but Trey was napping in my room so I added 16 more at an accelerated pace. Yes I know I’m slow….11 miles 

“They might have fenced off the golf course but they’ll never fence off my freedom.” -Carter West (probably) 

PM- Bored chilling at the in-laws so had to get out for some more. Enjoyed a light rain. 5.5 miles 

AM1- Headed out for a couple then Marieta called saying she was going on a walk with Trey. I ran back to join. 4.05 miles 

AM2- Mile warm up then 5k at low 7 pace. Had some swamps and obstacles I had to navigate that slowed me down. I took my shoes off to wade through one section. 4.57 miles 

7:04

7:19

6:57

AM- Just went for 20 around the neighborhood. 2.28 miles 

PM- Got in what I could before having to leave early. Warm up with boys and coach laps with Kaelynn and Jason. 4.04 miles 

Stayed home in the morning to look after a sick Trey. PV Relays in the afternoon. 

AM- Normal morning with the boys then added some on my own. Not trying to stress about miles for the week but sneak some in while I can. 5.59 miles

PM- Out by PVMS (prison or paradise?) with the girls. Talked about hernias with Jordyn. Hit some strides. Threw the frisbee around and dominated sprinter Gaige.  4.63 miles 

Got 4 on my own through Washington and Sandbergs then warm with girls and lone coach laps. Ran a little with Carson and a 300 with Samantha. 7.48 miles 

Tried to keep up with the boys but right abdomen pains holding me back. Dropped back to Mateo for some tourney talk. 3.61 miles 

Should've ran early morning, got busy after PV Invite looking after Trey. 

Took 2 days off running because of busy PV Invite and sick family. Glad to get something in today. I’m pretty fussy when I don’t run. Warm up with girls then coach laps. AJ joined us for a little bit. 4.3 miles 

I take forever to warm up before I can run without a lot of discomfort. Mixed in with the boys this morning. I stayed away from the speed. I occasionally joined the girls and tried to help Katie and Venessa on the last 300. 6.37 miles 

AM- Barely missed the kids as they ran off towards AC. Caught the boys on the return trip. I need to find a rhythm. 2.67 miles 

PM- Good run with the girls talking about life. Mistakenly tried to guard Pablo in some football. I’ll blame the hernia for my slow reflexes. 4.22 miles 

AM- Got to the school a little before weights were out. Ran on the track for a minute, pumped some iron, then out for a run with the boys. 3.15 miles 

PM- Race from the bus to get my backpack from the stands, got a hand off from a 4-Star High School athlete. .32

AM- Felt really off but crossed paths with Metler so I picked up my pace a little bit to run with him for a little bit. 5.59 miles 

PM- Ran to get the civic from D Hells. Feeling run down but still had a good time. Gas station clerk said I should be in beard commercials, so there’s that. 3.65 miles 

AM- Wal-Mart Hobo run with trail extensions. Did 17x1 minute pick ups so I could get the legs moving. Got attacked by a chihuahua or Yorkie dog. Two of them were racing after me and one of them ran into my foot, almost tripped me up. 7.41 miles 

AM2- Art Attack Mile 

Ran with my nephew James and niece Charli. 1.01 miles 

PM- Wanted a little more so I did the 2 mile loop. 2.01 miles 

Warm up with boys then laps for a while. Trey, Dave, and Kaelynn pushing the pace for me. 5.23 miles 

SICK

Did my best not to pass out. Had blurry vision all day. Jumped in the boilers with some of the boys. 4.89 miles 

Running not fun recently. I thought today would be the day I finally got my feet under me but I felt the worst. Plus I’m losing my voice. All good, I’ll come around. 3 miles 

Helped get the nets off the field for our pre racers and the team abandoned me. Caught up with Mateo, Miles, Nathan, and Joseph on the return trip. 3.17 miles 

Felt inspired after some good performances today so I had to get out for a nice run. No voice, no problem. 4.26 miles 

Hobo Loop-

Nice jog. Late start because of Dr. appointment. Surgery on April 17th. 4.21 miles

AM- After weight run with the girls. Good conversations all around. 2.43 miles 

PM- Warm up with boys, Coach laps, and some speed. Hit a 200 helping Em and El. Then Kate’s last 300 hitting some good speed. Trying to make some impact before I can’t run for a little bit. 5.46 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday with the boys. Did my best Bridger impersonation and took over the pack (for a little bit). 3.4 mile 

PM- Washington with the girls. 4.56 miles 

AM- 20 with the boys. No, Porter’s loop did not involve getting popsicles or antler sheds:( 2.93 miles 

PM- Prerace warm with boys then laps with Jason. 4.68 miles 

Warm with boys then coach laps. 5.26 miles 

Mixed in 4x800 and 2x400. Not too bad for my current condition. Felt nice and crisp outside. 7.13 miles, 7:43 mile pace 

1. 3:20
2. 3:13
3. 3:04
4. 3:03

1. 1:22
2. 1:23

AM- Out to the Hospital and back with the boys. Fell off the group at around 4.5 to get my breathing under control but eventually caught up. Dropped back to Laney and Katie for the last half mile to look for cats 🐈‍⬛. 6.38 miles, 7:34 mile pace 

PM- Prerace warm with girls then coach laps with the gang. 4.18 miles 

Warm with boys. I was either running extremely slow or extremely fast. Hit some 200s and 150s to push some kids at the end of their intervals. 4.56 miles 

AM- Normal Wednesday with the boys, just threw in my own random turns. 3.17 miles

PM- Hernia Surgery