Relentless

morning - 7 ND. Nice run with Twix up into the desert. Could feel the sickness and lack of running, but it was nice to be out running. Abs. (Peg green 236.25)

noon - 12 Highland. Twix and I went up to the Highland Trail. On the way out, we came across a dog off leash. I though it was with someone one, but it was lost and kept running from us. Almost home, Py was headed out, so I joined her. We first checked out the dead horse someone dumped at the Dirt Mile - it is gross and starting to stink; why would anyone dump a dead horse there?  I told her about the lost dog, and she wanted to go look for it. We found it and tried to catch it to help it get home. But it ran away, under the tunnels and into the North Desert. We hunted for it for a long time, but no luck. Hopefully it finds some help and doesn’t die out there. Multiple ab sessions today. (Peg oly 452.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Back to the grind.  Waking up to an alarm today was not pleasant.  I am thankful, however, that today is a teacher work day.  Run was a little better than the last two.  Abs after.  (Boston 270.25)

AM - abs and a 20 min walk with the dogs. It was tough to wake up this morning, and I opted to sleep a little longer and walk. 

afternoon - 9.5 Track/mall. Back to school today and then practice. Did our inaugural Death Run. It was fun, but tough. Being sick again made me a bit more tired than usual, and we went out harder than I thought we would. All part of the experience. I went from almost being out on the first lap to taking 4th 25 mins of pretty solid tempo effort later. Then we finished our time running out by the mall. The Essence was there and it was great running and talking with him. (Peg blue 577.75)

AM - walk and abs.  Another good walk with the dogs.  Left hammy has decided to flair up.  I guess the quicker pace yesterday did it.  

afternoon - 5.5 DIx2.  Just warmed and cooled with the team.  Hammy isn't really feeling good.  (Peg black33 485.5)

afternoon - Went on a hike with my girls (minus Pyper who was at honor band) and dogs.  We went up in the desert to Elephant Arch.  I have never been there before (at least all the way up to the arch).  It was very pretty and we had a lot of fun.  The girls loved playing in the sand dunes of the wash; it reminded me of doing the same thing as a kid.  Hammy isn't feeling any better which is why I decided against running today.

AM - 3.25 Twix.  Abs and back to the running with Twix.  Hammy felt pretty decent - no pain, no twinge; but we kept it pretty short.  Long run this afternoon.  Hopefully it will hold up well.  Mornings are so warm, really is not a good thing.  But we did get a little bit of rain Saturday and a dusting of snow on the mountain.  (Peg blue 581)

afternoon - 12.25 Turkey Farm.  Good long run.  First half we really worked on keeping guys together with the group.  They did a solid job until their turn.  Then a few of us finished up higher (basically right at the Turkey Farm road).  We had some pickups along the way.  Pace was good, but nothing crazy.  Temps were nice with a bit of a drizzle throughout.  Hammy held up well.  (Peg green 248.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Rainy run this morning with Twix.  A little tightness with a little extra in the hammies, but felt good to get going.  Abs as well.  (Peg Oly 456.5)

afternoon - 5.75 Dino Tracks.  Nice desert trail run with a little drizzling rain.  Running in the desert after storms is the best.  Felt pretty good.  Just held toward the back of the single file and enjoyed.  (Speedgoat 46.25)

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and then a bit with the dog.  Could feel being a little worn down, but want to keep doubling for now because who knows what the end of the week will be.  A hazy drizzle still hanging around.  We really need the rain and snow in the mountains, so its good.  Plus it keeps the temps way warmer.  (Cumulus 387.75)

AM - 4 Twix. Abs and morning miles with the dog. 

afternoon - 8.5 Foremaster. Good run with a solid crew of boys. Added some extensions for the minutes. (Boston 278.75)

afternoon - 5.25 Boulder. Vis and I hit a few miles around CU campus before our conference. Very pretty campus. Cool old buildings; saw Folsom Field; and the creek and trail along it were awesome. (Peg Green 253.75)

AM - 4 Boulder. Headed the other direction down Boulder Creek before the conference. Ended up a very good experience (the conference). A lot of good ideas for addressing some of our program’s weaknesses. Got about 45 mins of personal time with Doug Soles of Great Oak as he joined Vis and I for lunch. (Peg Green 557.75)

morning - 13.5 Twix/Suicidal.  Started with a short run with the dog.  Then over to Suicidal Tendencies for a good trail run.  Was able to complete the whole trail (which I haven't for the last couple times out there because of injury).  Good times with desert trail runs.  (Peg grey 556.5)

AM - 4 Twix. Slogged through.  Then weights and abs.  Hammy (mostly left) has been tender, so weights kinda set that off.  Abs after.  (Peg blue 589)

afternoon - 7 Sullivan Loop via DogTown.  Enjoying running with the team.  Nice to see a few kids pushing to quicker groups.  (Boston 292.75)

AM - 4 Twix. Abs then run.  A bit sluggish.  (Cumulus 395.75)

afternoon - 7 track.  Just ran around with a few of the different groups during their workout.  Got to run with some kids that I don't normally run with and that was cool.  (Peg Oly 470.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Felt a little better with the run this morning as far cadence.  Have been struggling with it a bit the last couple weeks, but today was 168 (want to get back to that consistent 170).  Weights and then abs.  Was very sore from weights Tuesday.  (Peg Black33 489.5)

afternoon- 6.75 Albino’ish. Pretty slow and kinda whatever run. But the company was good. Awesome to have Carter with us the whole run!  (Peg green 274.5)

AM - 4 Twix. Abs and then run with Twix. (Peg blue 589)

afternoon - 8.5 PVMS. After a rather strange and frustrating encounter with a woman who thought she didn’t need to put her dog on a leash, we did 8x3:00 tempo pace intervals with 30 sec rec. Good workout. Kept the pace at 5:45-:50. Was a bit tired at the end. (Boston 294.25)

noon - 9.5 Prospector. Went and got muddy with Twix. Has been raining pretty consistent since late last night. (Speedgoat 55.75)

Was able to do pretty much what I needed/wanted throughout the week and felt pretty good. 

Goals for next week: I don’t really have any sort of direction with my running... just enjoy it. 

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and then running with the dog.  Coolest morning this winter, I think.  (Pace 414.5)

afternoon - 14.25 Pioneer Parkway.  Long run with many of the boys.  Group dispersed as time went on, but many did well.  Many girls did well, too.  But got back to find out that many on the team are struggling with their committment as well, and that is very disappointing.  Our run: solid pace throughout especially on the way back.  Decent pick-ups.  Made it nearly to the baseball fields out in Snow Canyon area.  Good discussions about racism as well as suicide.  (Peg black33 503.75)

AM - 3 Twix.  Abs and run.  Another cool morning.  A bit sore in the legs, but mostly sore in the achilles (right especially).  Weights after.  (Pace blue 203.5)

afternoon - 6.25 Mustang.  Really felt my stomach on the 2nd half of the run; fell way back and then caught up by the end.  They are destroying the desert up above Green Springs.  Truthfully it will be gone in a few years.  And the city and developers all think it is great as they get fat with cash. (Peg grey 549.25)

AM - 4 Twix.  Out with the dog after abs.  Stomach is turning a lot.

afternoon - 7.5 track.  Jumped into the Pace workout with a variety of different groups.  I am glad I am able to run with some of the kids I don't normally get to on these workouts.  (Adios 484.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and run with the dog.  Then weights.  

afternoon - 8 Foremaster.  Ran around a bit searching for a good route for our Hill Circuit.  Then took it up Foremaster in reverse.  Didn't feel good throughout the run.  You'd think I'd get feeling better eventually.  (Peg blue 597)

Took today off to try and get feeling better.

Another off day.  Stomach is just not getting better.  Spent most of the day at the Oval for the Indoor Meet.

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and run with the dog.  Felt the last few days off; stomach felt a little better.

afternoon - 12 Turkey Farm.  Decent run, but I didn't want to do it.  Had some tempo paced sections during it and those were all good.  (Peg green 276.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and run.  Weights after.  (Peg grey 553.25)

afternoon - 6 T-Bone Trail.  Ran this trail only once before and now I remember why.  It's not really a great trail, just kinda whatevs.  (Peg black33 509.75)

AM - 4 Twix.  Up with the dog and the Super Blue Blood Moon.  It was pretty cool.  I like stuff like that.  But the sunrise after was even better.  Abs before.  Stomach is improving, but not all settled yet.  (Peg oly 467.5)

afternoon - 7.75 GS. Decent run with some quiz questions throughout. Still struggling to get all the kids together, but those that want to are pushing themselves. (Boston 302)

AM - 4 Twix.  Warm run with the dog and then weights and abs.  Also got a bit of rolling in.  (Cumulus 395.75)

afternoon - 6.5 PV. Warmed up with the boys. Then the team did a 6 min Test. They did very well. Good growth in a month. Then did 3xHill Circuits. Finished with the girls and did a good game of quiz show. Got back to school with the very sad that my dog Molly died. She was an amazing part of our family for the past ten years. I took her out to the desert near Little Black Mountain and found a nice spot for her. In her younger years, she loved to run with me. And she always loved to go to the desert. Although she was old, it was very unexpected. Up until she died, she would get so excited when we would go for walks and jump around like a puppy. What a good dog. 

AM - 4 Twix. Wasn’t planning on running this morning, but our cute Molly died last night and originally I was going to walk the dogs I his morning because my achilles has been hurting and I thought a walk would do it good. But with the circumstances, I thought it might be good for Twix to get out and run so she wouldn’t be as antsy without her buddy. And it would be good for me, too, to just go for a few. So we did. Did abs, as well. (Pace 418.5)

afternoon - 8 Sullivan River Trail. Out and back in the River Trail. Over 70 degrees and it felt warm. Team’s a bit beat up right now. (Peg green 284.5)

morning - 20 Santa Clara River Reserve Trails. Big day for me. Old school’ers on here probably won’t believe this (and I couldn’t either). This is my first 20 miler since my final marathon 2 years and 4 months ago!  Back in the day, I remember a discussion with The Circle of Trust where we were saying how it was pretty cool that any day, any time we could go out and get 20 in, and that not many people could do that. So didn’t plan on 20, but I was enjoying the trails and the beautiful morning so much that I just kept going. Got tired toward the end and came home and took a nap, but still ave. 7:30 on the trails; so it wasn’t too sloggy either. Did most of it alone, but started for a mile with Steve and a little with Levi Hawks as well. Did the Rim Trails, then Black Brush, and finished with Barrel Roll; then down the single track to the bridge. Didn’t have any water - on the run or after the run (it spilled in the car in the way over and all over my socks).  Anyway, happy I was able to do it. Runs like this (even if it had been shorter) bring me great joy. And it was a bit cathartic after loosing Molly the other day. (Speedgoat 75.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  No gloves, no hat.  Pretty warm for the first part of Feb.  Did abs before.  (Pace 422.5)

afternoon - 13.5 River Trail.  Headed south on the trail this afternoon.  Had a few tempo sections and things felt pretty good after a big week last week.  (Boston 315.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Run with Twix on another warm morning.  Weights and abs.  (Peg Oly 471.5)

afternoon - 3 Track.  Just ran around a little before and after the Root Beer Mile.  If you want to check out some epic Root Beer Mile action go to @pvxctrack on Insta or Twitter.  (Pace blue 206.5)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Up onto Bella Vista with Twix and then our first full morning run (besides weights and jog).  As usual, hammies are a bit tight and make me nervous.  Abs after.  (Peg blue 604.5)

afternoon - 8 GS. Run up around Green Springs. (Peg black33 517.75)

AM - Abs and walk with Twix.  Then weights and rolled.  Although I am getting to sleep at the usually productive time, I am a bit fatigued in general and need some more rest.

afternoon - 7.5 PV. Warmed and cooled around some pace work on the track with the crew that is mostly VGirls. (Adios 491.75)

AM - 4 Twix. Abs and a decent run with Twix. A good night’s rest helped. (Pace Blue 210.5)

afternoon - 9 Foremaster. Kind of a depleted crew as of late - sickness and injury are taking a toll on us right now. Finished up with 3xHill Circuit. Kind of liking those. Hearing positive feedback from the team as well. (Boston 324.5)

morning - 16 Prospector. Ran with Twix. It was the longest she’s gone in awhile, but she survived. So did I. It was a good run. I probably would have pushed out 20 w/o Twix, but it is all good. I need to be careful not to go too crazy. Love the desert; love running. (Speedgoat 91.75)

Finished the 2nd solid week in a row. 

Goals for next week: play it by feel if I need a little recovery, or can keep it solid  have been working on the hammies. Hopefully I can see some improvement. 

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and a good quick pace with the dog.  She has really been bummed about Molly.  It is pretty sad to see.  (Peg Oly 475.5)

afternoon - 6.75 Washington.  It was raining pretty hard, so we switched up today's long run with tomorrow's shorter run.  (Kind of interesting though, that our shorter run was still longer than the longest runs I did in high school; that says a lot to our kids and the work they are willing to put in.)  Most of the team made it through the run fairly dry, but we hit the last 10 minutes in a pretty strong rain.  It made us happy that we were finishing and not just half way through.  (Peg green 291.25)

AM - 4 Twix.  The dog and I ran around the Parkway loop this morning.  Then weights and abs.  Wore my watch to check cadence.  Was at 168, so not bad.  Afternoons, however, are just always slower.  (Peg grey 557.25)

afternoon - 13.75 Parkway.  Good run with some tempo sessions.  A few kids are really pushing themselves.  Today was Cooper's turn to get a real good run in.  (Boston 338.25)

AM - 6.75 Twix/AC.  Abs and then run with the dog and then the team.  (Peg oly 482.25)

afternoon - 6.25 Elephant Arch.  Trails are nice with all the rain, so we went up in the desert to the arch.  The sand was very runnable.  (Peg black33 524)

AM - Walk with Twix and then weights and abs.  I am glad Twix makes me get up and going.

afternoon - 5 PV. Just around a bit warming and cooling with the team around their workout. I’m not feeling top-notch in the achilles and energy departments. (Cumulus 400.75)

AM - 6.5 Twix/AC. Abs and run with Twix. Then ran with the girls this morning. They are goofy. (Pace 429)

afternoon - 9.25 Roller Coaster. Ran out toward Shinobe Kibe and decided to do roller coaster. We hit them hard and my lungs were burning. (Peg blue 613.75)

morning - 22.25 ND Trails. Was all over the place this morning. Started off with a few laps of the Dirt Mile with Twix. Dropped her off and grabbed a handheld and gu and went back out. Went up Millcreek and hit Ice House. Decided to time it up and down (used to do some reps on it; would have to hunt down how quick those were, but today was 6:53 up/4:48 down). Such a burner. Then connected that to Mustang. Took my gu after hitting the pump house. Then went up Sand Hill. Hoped it would be in awesome condition after the rain, but the horses had torn it to pieces (I can’t totally remember, but I think 12:10 up/19:10 total). Thought about coming home down Grapevine here; I was really tired and hadn’t ever felt good the whole run. But decided to go up to Bracken’s and hit that loop. As always, it was breathtaking, but I was following the horses here, too. Dropped down to the gully to go through the tunnel then home. Got me excited to make a full Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Traverse FKT attempt. I think I’ll try it over spring break. (Speedgoat 114)

This run made me both feel better for the 55K in a couple weeks, and more worried. I was pretty wiped out and still need to add 10+ miles. 

Goals for next week: see if I can make a little progress on my right achilles. 

morning - 14.75 DM/Rim Trail. Went and did a couple laps with Twix up at the Dirt Mile. It started snowing and the wind was very cold. Then headed out to Hurricane and ran the Rim Trail with some of the team. It was super awesome. Very cold and windy in the way back, but the snow and trail was definitely worth it. A bit tired on the way back, but still hit a little negative split which is tough on this run with the big climb out of Sink Hole Wash toward the end. I am a bit concerned about our team a bit (I know some of you read this...). I just don’t feel the same vibe as the last few years right now; don’t know how to direct them down the proper path. (Speedgoat 128.75)

AM - Walk, weights, and abs. Got some new shoes, and cutting back with Tues and Thurs off of running. Hopefully brings a little relief to the achilles. Also getting a head cold again, so that’s fun. 4th or so this winter. Better than the flu though. 

afternoon - 6.5 Kick It.  Not a bad run.  Decent group of guys.  Nice to have a few getting healthy and back with us.  I felt decent, but was very tired after.  (Peg Purple 6.5)

AM - 5.5 Twix/AC.  Ran with the dog.  And then joined in with the girls today.  Hit abs after.  This cold is starting to grow.  I am conscientiously trying to really back down and heal up the achilles as well as get feeling better.  There is no way I could run a trail 55K if I am still feeling junk.  (Peg grey 562.75)

AM - walk with Twix; weights; and abs.  Cold is still lingering and really not getting any better.

afternoon  - 7 Kick It. Ran a bit and felt pretty crappy.  Shouldn't have run.  (Ravenna 7)

AM - walk with Twix and then abs.  Finished up with a nice batch of yoga.  Feeling worse than yesterday.  So I opted out of running.  Took the afternoon off as well.  Hopefully some rest will do the trick.

Nothing today either.  Feeling a little better.

AM - Twix/Turf Farm.  A couple with Twix before practice.  Felt pretty good and wished I could have taken her longer.  Then an hour with the girls team.  They are a fun group and it has been neat to see the progress of the younger girls.  First morning where my hands have been frozen after the run.  Typing this is quite interesting!  Quite a bit of coughing now that I've stopped running, but I felt okay energy-wise.  Abs.  (Ravenna )

AM - walk with Twix, weights, and abs.

afternoon - 5.5 Panorama.  Just ran around a bit.  Usually these kind of runs bug me and take forever, but today wasn't too bad.  Sat out the hill circuit because my cough is just blah.  Don't know if I'll be able to handle a trail 35 miler on Saturday - bumma.  (Ravenna 22)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Hit the usual this morning.  Although Twix is still occasionally a beast, that dog sure has grown up a lot.  Cough still pretty persistent.  Abs after. (Peg Purple 14)

AM - 5.25 Parkway.  Twix and I ran the Parkway this morning just to mix things up a little.  Then weights and abs.  About 90% sure I won't be able to run the race this weekend.  Cold is lifting, but the cough is still persistent and the energy levels are low along with a pretty good headache for the last week.  Pretty mean cold.  Now it is beating up on Rylee.  (Ravenna 27.25)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC. Just not quite turning the corner with this sickness. Abs. (Peg purple 21.5)

AM - 8 ND. Bummed that I wasn’t racing this morning, but it was for the best. Wouldn’t have been able to do it. (Ravenna 35.25)

Goals for next week: get better and run a little more. 

AM - 15 Twix/Pioneer. Felt great this morning. Pace was good, cadence good, breathing and lack of coughing good. Did some tempo sections and felt good. It was nice. Abs after. (Ravenna 50.25)

AM - 6 Parkway.  Twix and I got a few good miles in.  Pace was good as was the cadence - judging by feel, because I didn't have my watch.  It, along with my phone, was locked in the school after the bomb evacuation and I couldn't get back in to get it until the morning.  Weights and abs.  (Peg Purple 27.5)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Four miles with Twix on our usual route.  Followed up by 25 minutes with the boys.  I struggle with the stress of the end of a quarter, the beginning of track season, and the PV Invite looming.  I really wish we would have our Spring Break after the invite... but I guess we get our second break of it, so that is good.  Abs after.  (Ravenna 57.75)

AM - 6 Parkway.  Good Parkway reverse run with Twix.  Followed up by weights and abs.  Not too many doubles lately or in the foreseeable future.  (Peg green 297.25)

AM - 8.5 Twix/AC. Tried to get a little more in this morning with a meet this afternoon. Yoga and abs after. (Boston 346.75)

AM - 6 Parkway. Ran with Twix. Not as far as I should have gone, but I was tired and didn’t want to get up way early before he meet today. At least I got some in; probably wouldn’t have if I’d waited until after. (Ravenna 63.75)

morning - 17.75 Prospector. Felt early with the dumb time change. Got a couple laps in with Twix in the Dirt Mile then ran Prospector withy the team. We got out pretty far (almost to Red Cliffs). Then I had to drop down to Cottownwood TH to hit the bathroom which added a mile. Had a good pace all the way back. Trail was in great condition after yesterday’s rain. (Speedgoat 146.5)

AM - 6 Twix.  Up and at 'em before our trip.  Hopefully Twix doesn't destroy the world while we are gone.  (Peg Purple 33.5)

morning - 7.75 Phoenix.  Ran with Py and Ry from the hotel down by the Cardinals stadium.  Good run.  Bad news of the day... I forgot to do my duolingo yesterday and had my 100 day streak snapped.  #bumma.  (Ravenna 71.5)

morning - 5.5 Phoenix.  Went a different direction this morning.  Run seemed longer.  Probably we were just tired from staying up late last night at the game.  But it was a lot of fun.  (Ravenna 77)

morning - 6 Parkway.  Well Twix survived.  She was very antsy this morning; expectedly.  The first part of the run was a bit of a blah while getting the trip out of the legs.  Then the second half was much better.  (Peg Purple 39.5)

morning - 36.5 Trans Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. This is something I have wanted to do for a very long time. I’m not in shape to do it, but I did it anyway. So the idea is to basically link a bunch of the trails in the Reserve and run across the whole thing from Silver Reef to Ivins. Excluding the first section in Silver Reef, I’ve ran every step of this run, but never linked together. Ally dropped me off at the dirt road for the Pioneer cemeteries in Silver Reef and I got started just before dawn. Not surprisingly, I took a wrong trail here and probably added an extra mile or more. Super pretty up there, though, so no stress (Supposed to be on White Reef, but was in Red Cliffs East (?), then connected to where I was supposed to via somehing like Tippets (?). That brought me to Red Cliffs, where I connected to Prospector via Adams. Took Prospector until Spanish Wash. From here connect to the upper section of Beacken’s via Coachwhip. Then down Grapevine to Sand Hill. These sections were the slowest and, obviously, the toughest. The sand was nice from the rain, but was very deep and destroyed by horses making it impossible to get a decent run in. Add in the break to dump sand out of the shoes and enjoy my favorite lookout in the whole Reserve, and I was well behind my goal pace. Did well up Millcreek and Mustang.  Started to get a bit tired along the Powerline, but that faded and I had a good section on the short paved section to connect to T-Bone. From there went across to City Wells (which is always awesome). After another short paved stint, got up to Chuckwalla and took it across to Scout Cave. In here I was around 30 miles and getting very tired. The drop of the point to Scout Cave was brutal on my legs. Every step was slow and deliberate - very slow here. Once in the wash, I somehow missed my trail turnoff and got put on the road past Entrada. There was no way I was back tracking - every step was a challenge and I knew where I could connect back with the correct trail. So I worked my way back to the final section - Toe Trail. Normally this would be a very easy and good ending section, but I was spent. I walked too much here, but forced myself to get back to a jog and finally brought the journey to an end at the 200 E Trailhead in Ivins. 6:02 and 36.60 miles.  (Speedgoat 219.5)

Glad I finally did this. As far as I know, no one has ever run this whole thing. So many pretty places and cool trails. And a major accomplishment for someone that has only run 20 miles twice in the past 2 1/2 years. I will definitely do this again sometime. Hydrated and fueled very well. The temps were nice.  And even though the wind was blowing against me most of the run, it helped keep thing a little cooler.  A good end to a very enjoyable Spring Break.

Am - 10.25 Parkway.  Ran the Washington Parkway with the girls team this morning.  We had a good run.  I enjoy getting out with them - although they might not like me yelling at them all the time.  Abs.  (Ravenna 87.25)

AM - 5.25 Twix.  More tired this morning than yesterday (legs-wise, not sleepy).  Weights and abs after.  (Peg purple 44.75)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  A bit with the dog and then with the boys.  Still feeling the long run.  Abs.  (Ravenna 94.75)

AM - 5 Twix.  Probably more fatigued today than the rest of the week.  A lot of it is to due with the stress of the meet this weekend.  Things are lining up well, but it is a lot of work.  Weights and abs.  (Peg purple 49.75)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC. Shortened Parkway with the dog then AC with the team. Finished up with some yoga and abs. Long day ahead with the PV Invite. (Peg green 304.75)

AM - 4 Parkway. Actually went shortened Parkway today not yesterday. Yesterday just did the regular Twix 4 mile route. (Boston 350.75)

AM - 14 Twix/River Trail. Short with the dog then early morning long run with the team. Ran with the JV boys after we started thebtempo sections and fell off the V guys. It was good to run with them. They are working hard and deserve to see some strong improvements. Abs. (Ravenna 108.75)

AM - 5 Parkway. Twix ran better today than she has in the last couple weeks.  Still cool out in the morning.  Only got about half my lifts in today after dealing with a athlete problem.  Then abs.  (Peg purple 54.75)

AM - 9.25 Twix/Washington. Short run with Twix after getting home late from a cold track meet in Cedar. Main run for practice in the morning because a Youth meet this afternoon. Pretty tired from the last week. Today’s Al’s bday and we are postponing the party because of the busy day (Scouts after all this other stuff). Abs. (Peg green 314). 

AM - 4.5 Twix. Another tough morning waking up. Getting some tendinitis on the outside of my left ankle. Hurts a bit. Weights and abs. (Ravenna 113.25)

afternoon - 5.5 AC. Warmed with the boys. Then did a couple hill circuits with them and then either the girls and coiled with them. First double in a while. Leg hurting. (Peg blue 619.25)

morning - 9.25 White Reef. Kicked off the Easter break with a team run up in the Red Cliffs area. Thought the team might like this trail and it gave me a way to figure out which trails for the Red Cliffs Traverse. Good batch of running, but that tendinitis was really flaring up and hurt a lot. Spent the rest of the day working on sprinklers - that is always a real joy. (Speedgoat 192.25)

AM - 7 ND.  Easy run up into the North Desert with Twix. Leg felt okay’ish. I do enjoy running though. (Peg purple 61.75)

Good week. Can hopefully get on top of the tendonitis and keep on moving. I look back and think about trying to train during a season.  It was tough!  

morning - 12.5 Fields. Good long run with the team. Sure enjoy the kids that really just dig deep and push; even if it is just one or two more times than they bought possible. That is my real joy of coaching. We threw in our usual progressive tempo sections and I felt it. First time in quite awhile that I’ve run with upper Varsity boys. As always, it is going to be tough to see those seniors move on. But you know what, that is another great joy of coaching, knowing that they are going to go on to do amazing things. (Peg purple 74.25)

AM - 5 Parkway.  Twix and I headed out as usual.  It is probably getting time to rest up the leg and get it better.  Bummed about that.  Weights and abs after.  (Boston 355.75)

afternoon - 6 GS Desert.  Planned on running, and then after the morning hurt so bad, I changed my mind.  But then all the event coaches were at practice, so I changed my mind back.  Shouldn't have.  Almost every step was very painful  Ran slow and flipped with an earlier crowd.  (Peg green 320)

AM - 7.75 Twix/AC.  I think this will be my last run for the week.  Maybe the time off and continued icing will get some real progress with the tendonitis.  Abs after.  (Ravenna 121)

AM - So the first of some zeros for the rest of the week.  Not that fun.  But sometimes you have to heal up.  Walked for 20 minutes with Twix and then came to practice and did weights and abs.  

AM - 20 min walk with Twix.  Followed that with abs and yoga.  Nothing really exciting here... leg is still hurting, but I think there is some progress.  My level of desire is fairly low.  I had a tough time letting go of stupid thoughts that are just pestering me during yoga.  Then at the end, I finally let my mind release and basically was teetering between awake and asleep.

Another zero on the run.  Walked with the dog before the meet.  Leg is seeing some progress.

AM - 10.5 River Run.  Walked a little with Twix before practice.  Ran with the boys.  Sat out the hills.  Tendonitis felt pretty good until the last 20 minutes or so.  Hopefully I didn't set it back too much and can run a little tomorrow morning.  Abs after.  (Peg Purple 84.75)

AM - 25 min walk with Twix, weights and abs.  Decided to rest the leg today after pushing on it yesterday.  There is a little pain in it, so might as well try and bring it back right.  

afternoon - ran the mile at the Panther Relays with Elin.  Right at 8:00 - not bad for a 7 year old.  She really pushed herself and had quite the kick at the end.  It was a lot of fun.

AM - 8.75 Parkway/AC.  Good run with Twix and then the team.  Leg felt good; just the usual achilles pains.  Abs after.  (Ravenna 129.75)

AM - 5 Twix.  Very windy and warm run around the 5 mile version of Twix's loop.  She did not like running into the wind.  I was just very flat for the whole run.  Weights and abs after.  Leg felt good for two days in a row.  (Peg Purple 89.75)

AM - 8.75 Twix/AC.  A bit with Twix and then practice.  Followed with a nice batch of yoga and abs.  (Boston 364.5)

AM - 4 Twix.  Just a short run with Twix this morning before leaving to the meet.  

AM - 11 Twix/River Run.  Just under 2 with Twix and then practice.  Had a good tempo session on the River Trail.  Had to get a little extra tempo when after the hills one of the kids fainted.  Hurried back to the school and drove down to pick him up.  He is feeling fine now.  Abs.  (Peg purple 100.75)

AM - 3.5 Twix.  Tough waking up this morning.  Really tough.  Did manage to get a short run in with the dog before weights and abs.  (Peg Black33 527.5)

AM - 8.75 Parkway/AC. With Twix and then the team. Abs. 

AM - 3 Twix. Run with Twix. Then abs and weights. 

afternoon - 6 Middleton. Nice to get out with the team in an afternoon run. 

AM - 8.75 Parkway/AC.  Cool and rainy this morning. With Twix and then the team. Good yoga session and then abs. (Peg green 328.75)

AM - 6 Parkway. Twix and I got a nice cool morning run in on the Parkway. (Peg oly 488.25)

AM - Twix/Pioneer Parkway. Short run with Twix and then early morning long run with the team. Pace was solid and weather was great... makes for a good morning. Abs. (Peg purple 114)

AM - 5 Parkway.  Morning run with Twix.  Usual Tuesday tiredness is dominating my life.  Weights and abs.  (Ravenna 134.75)

AM - 8.5 Twix/AC. Dog and team. Abs. 

afternoon - 7.5 GS. Up to Green Springs by way of the desert. 

AM - 3 Twix. Run with the dog. Weights and abs. 

afternoon - 7 Hospital. Very warm run. 

AM - 8 Twix/AC. Followed up with yoga and abs. (Peg purple) 

AM - 4.5 Orem. Nice easy run with Vis before the meet. (Ravenna) 

AM - 10.75 Twix/Turkey Farm. Cooler temps. and a nice pace throughout. (Ravenna)

AM - 5 Parkway.  Cooler run with Twix around the Parkway.  Needed to get some school stuff done so no lifting and abs were limited.  (Peg Oly 493.25)

AM - 7 Twix/AC.  Another cool temp run after yesterday's storm.  Twix had a little better run than she has had in some time.  Abs.  (Peg Green 335.75)

AM - 10.25 Twix/DogTown.  Great morning for running.  Section with the boys was very nice.  We went a little longer because the storm eysterday necessitated a move of the youth track meet to this afternoon.  Pace was good and it felt nice to go quick.  Abs.  (Boston 374.75)

AM - 8.5 Twix/AC.  Abs after.

morning - 8 Dimple Dell.  Don't actually remember how much it was, but this is a good guess.  Ran from the hotel up to the gully.  Did a little crack head gully swinging.  

AM - 10.5 Twix/track.  Ran with the dog and around the track with Vis during the team's workout.  I am pretty much done.  Region this week, AP test this week, really worn out.  Abs.  (Peg green 346.25)

AM - 20 min walk with Twix.  Weights and abs.  

afternoon - Wasn't able to get a run in with working on hand-offs for Region tomorrow.  Got home and jumped in the pool for a 15 min swim.  Did 10 mins and then 10 hard one-way.  First time swimming in awhile and it was tiring.  

AM - 7 Twix/AC.  Felt some tightness today in my hammies and glutes.  Could be swimming, could be the deep squats I did yesterday.  Either way... a bit of pain.  (Boston 381.75)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Ran a bit with the dog and then a little with the team.  The mornings are so nice, because the afternoons are so hot now.  Yoga after and abs.  (Peg Black33 535)

AM - 5 Parkway.  Twix and I slept in a little with no practice today.  Did core and then we headed out around the Parkway.  Nice morning.  Ran in some Kinvaras.  They felt great.  We'll see how my achilles feel later.  (Kinvara grey 166)

morning - 11.75 PV/Ivins.  Started with a few with the team as they warmed and did their workout.  Then between the young girls' races, I ran a decent loop from SC around through Ivins and back the Parkway to SC.  Once I got going, I threw down a very solid pace.  Good to know that is still there once in awhile.  Will try and keep connected with some decent pace stuff throughout my life I hope.  (Peg Purple 133.75)

AM - 6.25 Twix/DI.  Pretty done with a lot of things right now.  It's that time of year.  Abs. (Ravenna 155.25)

afternoon - 5.5 Left.  Just around the neighborhoods of Pine View area a couple times.  Not in much of a groove right now.  (Kinvara grey 171.5)

AM - 5 Twix/DI.  Glad there is beautiful mornings right now.  Abs. (Boston 386.75)

afternoon - 4.5 Sandburg's/Left.  Pretty slow and easy run.  Feeling drained.  (Peg Black33 539.5)

AM - 7 Parkway/DI.  Parkway with Twix.  She seemed to be running a little better this morning.  Then a short one with the boys this morning.  Abs.  (Peg Oly 500.25)

morning - 4.75 BYU.  Ran around with Travis after setting up camp.  Day was pretty good.  Some solid performances by the kids.  (Peg Purple 138.5)

AM - 8.5 BYU.  Couldn't sleep, so I ran up to the stadium to get in line for the coaches' race and then around with Travis again.  A solid second day; maybe not quite as strong as the first day, but I am pleased with the kids and with the season.  (Peg Purple 147)

Today is my break.  Kids will take two weeks off.  I am feeling fine mentally and physically, just need one day to recoupe.  Went out to the lake with Ry and tried out my new paddleboards.  They are a little trickier than I thought.

AM - 3.5 DM. Abs. Twix and I enjoyed a nice morning up on the Dirt Mile. (Pace 432.5)

afternoon - 3.75 Panorama. Julien and I went for a 25 minute run.  He kept the pace solid.  I was having a very hard time with some food stuck in my esophagus which made it tough. (Peg blue 623).  Did a little more paddleboarding this afternoon.  Just in the pool with the dog to help us both learn our balance a little better.

AM - 5 Parway.  Abs.  Twix and I went in reverse of our usual direction just to mix it up a little.  (Ravenna 161.25)

AM - 5.75 Bella Vista. Abs.  Twix and I went up onto BV and then worked on a little dirt route in the area and then home.  (Boston 392)

afternoon - weights.

AM - 5 Parkway. Abs then run with Twix.  She is getting a little of her mojo back.  I am enjoying just kind of chilling and the beautiful mornings.  Official last day of school.  Wow... 19 down!  (Peg black33 544.5)

evening - went out to the lake and SUP'ed for awhile.  Jumped in and swam for about 10 minutes.

morning - 5.75 BV. Abs and then Twix went and did the same run we did the other day.  Trying to figure out a mile over there in the dirt for when the Dirt Mile is destroyed.  The other day a sign was put in up there that says, "RV Park Coming Soon".  I want to go destroy it Monkey Wrench Gang Style.  (Pace blue 216.25)

afternoon - weights and 10 min swim. 

morning - 11 Red Cliffs. Out and back up the White Reef trail to Silver Reef. That is a very fun place to run. My hammies (especially the right) are still tight and feel iffy. (Speedgoat 203.25)

AM - 4.5 North Desert.  Abs and then a run up in the desert with Twix.  Had to take the chub scouts on a little hike today up to Dino Tracks, so Twix and I went and planted a car at the top of that trailhead and then ran home through the desert.  Ran a couple of the laps up there that are just under a mile.  (Peg Oly 504.75)

morning - 5.5 Grapevine/Highland.  Abs and then out to Lower Grapevine and up the hill with the dog.  (Speedgoat 208.75)

morning - 4.5 DM.  Abs and then up on the Dirt Mile with Twix.  I will be so disappointed when it is gone.  (Boston 397)

morning - 6 Parkway.  Abs and then run with the dog.  We all survived.  (Peg Purple 153)

Went camping with Laney and Elin for E’s bday. 

Taking a short break before practice starts up next week. 

AM - 7.75 DM. Abs then about 30 mins with Twix. Then the 1st day of practice. Always takes a bit of time to go over things, but eventually we got to running and hit another 30 up on the DM. It is going to be a fun year - fun to see the transition of all these young kids and young to now old kids. 

afternoon - 20min open water swim at Quail and some good solid paddle boarding. 

AM - 11 Twix/Grass. Around 6 with Twix down on our Bella Vista loop. Then 1/2 Road, 1/2 Grass for practice. Striders felt good and didn’t stress my hammies. Kids club went well with a very big crew of Youbgsters there. Abs before. (Barefoot 3)(Boston 405)

AM - 9 DM/Tortoise. Ran a few laps with Twix on the DM. Achilles were very tight and took a long time to warm up - I’m sure it was the barefooting yesterday. Then up into the desert. Ran with the girls and some of the JV guys. It was great running with them. Abs before. (Peg Black33 553.5)

AM - 9 Twix/Runway. Abs and then some slow running with Twix on her loop. Out toward Lower Grapevine with a crew of JV boys  good to run and talk with them. (Ravenna 170.25)

AM - 11.5 Twix/Sullivan. Abs and then a bit with the dog. For practice we went 50mins on the River Trail from Sullivan. Ran with the V guys today. (Kinvara grey 183)

morning - 9.5 Highland. Really tired and flat today. Never snapped out of it. Took Twix a mile around the block. Planned on getting a decent run on Prospector, but just couldn’t anything going. Instead went up on Highland and ran the trail up there. Stopped for awhile, sat on a bench, and just enjoyed the morning view toward Zion. Got back and ran a mile with Elin. (Speedgoat 218.25)

AM - 11 Twix/DM. Abs. Ran a bit with Twix and then a tempo in the DM. Tempted for 15 with the V boys. They did well. I actually think we learned a lot today. Positive things. (Boston 416)

AM - 9.75 Parkway/Road/Grass. Parkway in reverse with Twix. Abs first. 1/2 Road 1/2 Grass and striders. Then went over and hit weights. Felt okay after yesterday’s harder push. (Barefoot 6.75)(Peg Blue 629)

afternoon - 15 min swim

AM - 11 DM/Highland. Couldn’t sleep last night, so when I finally slept I didn’t want to get up. Ran a few on the DM with Twix. Then ran with the girls up to the top of the Coral Canyon hill. It was a strong run for them. Ran with E when I got back and then did my abs. (Cumulus 411.75)

afternoon - some swimming 

AM - 13 Grapevine/GS. Abs. Ran out to Lower Grapevine with Twix. Then up around Green Spring with the team. A lot of summer stuff has taken quite a hit into our numbers. What can you do?  Those that want it will run anyway, those that don’t will look for anyway out. Weights after. (Peg Black33 566.5)

afternoon - some swimming

morning - 8.25 Middleton Trail. Abs and then 25min walk with Twix. The 55 in the desert with mostly Nathan and Mikey. Blog Beast of the Day: Preston Warby. The original Warbeast is Back! It was great to see him. Crazy how fast two years can go. (Speedgoat 226.5)

Rough night of sleep (or lack thereof) made it so I didn’t get up in time to run before Laney’s meet.  Chalked it up as recovery for my destroyed achilles.

AM - 14 Twix/ND. Abs and a bit with Twix before a long run with the team. They did a very good job and a lot of longest runs ever for the younger/newer kids. (Ravenna 184.25)

afternoon - good batch of swimming at the lake 

AM - 12 Twix/Half & Half. Abs and then with Twix around the neighborhoods. Kept my shoes on at practice today. I know that is what has been adding the extra strain on the achilles (barefooting), I just wish it wasn’t. Didn’t get any weights in today because I had to do a few things at school. (Kinvara grey 195)

AM - 12.75 Twix/City Wells. Abs and then some with Twix. Ran with the JV boys on the way up City Wells and then we joined the V guys on back. What we are lacking for in numbers, kids are making up for in effort. Although I was a bit tired today, it was nice to be able to run and walk and not be in severe pain like last week. Guess the shoes instead of barefoot were just what the doc ordered - just a bummer that I can’t go barefoot. I love barefoot running. Ended with a little with E. (Peg Purple 173.5)

AM - 11.25 Twix/BV. Abs and some more legs with Twix. Then ran with the girls around town for a bit. Was able to get some weights in today. (Peg oly 516)

AM - 10.5 DM/Confluence. Abs and a little with Twix, just enough to get her out for the day and sleep a few minutes extra. Good negative split run from the Confluence into Green Valley. I enjoy running out there. (Peg black 577)

morning - 10.5 Sand Hill. Took Twix out for just a little. Then ran Sand Hill and marked the top for our run on Monday. I stopped at the top and just enjoyed the view - it is without a doubt the best view of everything around. Push up was okay (12:50) and down seemed  good (6:50)(19:40 total). Will try to improve on that on Monday. It is super sandy and dry up there right now. (Speedgoat 237)

AM - 13 DM/Sand Hill. A little with the dog then practice up the Sand Hill. Some strong runs and some room for improvement from the team. I ran quite a bit better than Saturday. 10:45 or so up (over 2 mins better) and 5:56 down (1 min better - and the fastest in the day; probs the record) for around a 16:40 total. Abs after. (Speedgoat 250)

AM - 10.5 Twix/Half and Half. Pretty much a usual day. I’m really proud of how hard the team is working... I’m really worried about how few kids are out and sticking. Kids Clyb had some epic racing!  (Kinvara grey 205.5)

afternoon - abs. Had more stuff to do, so I didn't get weights in with the team.  And they already ran at their party, so I didn't run (which is okay; doubles are tough on my sad achilles).

AM - 13.25 Parkway/DM.  Parkway with Twix.  It was a pretty slow pace.  A lot of physical fatigue this morning.  Felt way hard running with the boys as we warmed up for the tempo.  Had originally planned on running with the girls, but like none of them were there, so I figured Robs would have it all under control! Got the tempo going and I just stayed off the back and tried to let the team learn and grow, ocassionally I would give some advice (sometimes a little more pursuasively than others).  They did a good job and rolled with it pretty well for the requisite 17 mins.  Then cooled.  (Boston 429.25)

noon - abs and 15 min swim

AM - 12.25 Twix/GS. Nice and easy with the dog and then ran with the girls. They are a good crew; hopefully they keep making personal and team gains. (Peg purple 185.75)

AM - 12.5 Twix/Coral Canyon. A bit with Twix and in Coral Canyon out toward the industrial park with the team. Good run. Kids are working hard. 

evening - 2 Delano. Our hike to Delano became a run. I love it up there. Stoked and nervous for tomorrow (Peg oly 518)

morning - 12.5 Baldy. And insane adventure with the PVXC boys for Renegade camp. Last year we couldn’t do this because of the rain and some who wouldn’t have been able to complete it. I had an idea what we were getting into, but I really had no idea! We parked at Mud Lake and ran/hiked Mt. Shelby. It was beautiful. The view to Baldy we’re just off the charts, but this one was tough and it made me realize Baldy was going to be over the top. So we dropped off the mountain sometimes bushwhacking, sometimes on a trail. The best (and very cool) runnable section was from here down to Blue Lake. The blueness of the lake was jaw dropping. We finally hit the lake and started the climb to Baldy. Once we got above the tree line things got crazy. It was so hard. I was worried about the boys and I was worried about myself. It was a thousand vertical feet of scree climbing. You just had to keep moving because you would lose half your progress sliding back down. There were the cool fossils for the whole climb. When we finally made it to the top, we weren’t sure how to get down. The way we wanted to go just had more climbing up another hill, but felt less safe. So we decided to ski the scree down the whole peak back to the lake. It took forever even though the time we were just sliding - 45 mins down and tons of ankle destroying rocks. The big prob with this was now we’re back at the lake and had to climb all the way back to the road and everyone was spent. Basically we hiked the rest of the way out. This was super challenging and very soul-finding. Everyone one of us found ourselves just trusting the others to keep us going and safe. It was such a huge accomplishment; exactly what a team camp should pull out of you. Check out @pvxctrack on Insta or Twitter for some amazing pics. (Speedgoat 262.5)

Morning - 11.5 BST. Ran along the BST from whatever the park is in Sandy where the road bends. It was a good run. Did a strong push on the way back and hit a big negative split. (Ravenna 195.75)

morning - 10 Bear Lake. Ran from the condo up the paved trail into town and beyond. (Peg purple 195.75)

morning - 9 Bear Lake. A little tired, so decided to keep it chill. Started out going across the road from the condo, but then started up the mountain and felt a lot better and the run turned out pretty good. (Ravenna 204.75)

morning - 9 Bear Lake. Did a loop’ish around the golf course. (Peg purple 204.75)

morning - 7 Bear Lake. Out and back into town. Feeling pretty worn down. (Ravenna 211.75)

morning - 8 Dimple Dell. Ran in the gully. Stayed up high on the North Rum Trail. Really spent and not feeling great. (Ravenna 219.75)

AM - 11.5 Twix/Sand Hill. What a crapper. I thought I would be feeling decent after cutting the miles last week, but I must be a little sick. After taking a quick stop before starting the hill, started feeling really sick. Fell way off the group within just a few hundred meters. Ended up just hiking almost the whole thing up and down. Then struggled on in. Abs before. (Speedgoat 274)

AM - 8.5 Twix/Half and Half. Tried to grab a little extra sleep to see if that rest helped me feel any better. A little with Twix and then some road and grass. Felt pretty decent today, but it was super easy. Kids club was pretty intense and fun. (Peg Oly 526.5)

afternoon - 2.5 DI. Run then weights. Abs after. (Ran in an old pair of retired Peg Blacks - don’t know why)

AM - 12 Twix/DM. A bit with the dog and the tempo on the Dirt Mile. A few more guys dared to go with the Varsity. Those who are coming to practice are really doing well and growing as a team and individually. Me personally - did okay, fell off the last two minutes, but stomach felt much better and I think I’m on the mend. Abs before. (Peg purple 216.75)

AM - 11 Twix/Prospector. Abs then but with the dog. Pretty slow pace. Team ran out to Grapevine and the upper level runners continued on to Prospector. Right after going through the tunnel, Decker had stopped the girls with a rattlesnake on the trail. It was a nice size fella with very deep dark distinguished patterns. (Peg black33 588)

afternoon - 2.75 DI. Weights and a little heat run. A little cooler today with clouds in the area, but still no rain on us. (Peg blue 631.75) 

AM - 8.25 Twix/BHNP.  A couple of slow miles with Twix.  Achilles was really putting up a fight today.  Then a few laps around the BHNP and out along the river trail.  I was really holding the group back today, but they just chilled with me.  Finished off witha little with Elin. (Ravenna 227)

morning - 13.75 Sand Hill/Bracken’s Loop. Good morning in the desert. The last two evenings we have had significant rainfall right in top of us in Washington. And last night was one of the biggest storms I ever remember - not even speaking in hyperbole, I would guess we’ll over an inch in half an hour and then continued rain for another hour or more. In the desert, that is a lot of rain. So I went down to Main Street to see the destruction. It was like what you see on tv - red mud everywhere, chunks of cement from sidewalks in the middle of the road, roads undercut and washed out, mud up into people’s houses; bumma. Into the desert you could see where all the mud came from - all the day washes were washed out, trails had been turned into flash flood washes, all loose sand was gone and rocks were everywhere. The power of the water must have been amazing. Sand Hill was in the best shape I’ve ever run in it. The only other tracks were a set of small coyote or large fox tracks that went all the way up and down the backside. And I crushed it. 9:39 up and 5:22 down. Both records. But when I added them for the total I was slightly bummed to see that I was at 15:01... ahhh! Way good though, especially after feeling so heinous on Monday. This coming Monday, I plan not to pushed hard up, rather station myself part way to help encourage the team, so I won’t get a time in it then. Decided to continue around Bracken’s Loop. Hiked up one of the big sandstone outlooks and just chilled for awhile. There is nothing in the world like the morning after a rainstorm in the desert - so peaceful, clean and fresh. I just meditated up there for a good half hour. After hiking down, I continued around the loop. The trials had been pretty washed out, but all things considered were in great condition. (Sense 358.5)

AM - 13.25 Twix/Sand Hill.  Abs and then some with the dog followed by Sand Hill.  Ran more with some of the crew toward the back to help them out a bit.  Team did very well today.  I, however, can barely walk because both achilles (but especially the right) are so inflammed.  (Adios 505)

AM - 7 Twix/Half and Half.  Abs and then a few on the DM with Twix.  Right achilles is just totally jacked right now.  Takes a good 2-3 miles of very painful running to really become runnable.  Chilled pretty much with whoever for the practice run - sometimes the boys, sometimes the girls, sometimes some JV crew.  Didn't get too involved in Kids Club because the running of the games really kills my leg.  Not up to striders either since my hammy has been extra tight for a few weeks.  I know it all these pain connect, but I just can't seem to break through them.  (Kinvara Grey 212.5)

afternoon - 2.75 DI. Weights and then a hot run. (Pace blue 219)

AM - 10.5 Twix/Highland. Ouch... quite a bit of pain in the right achilles today. Took a lot of time for it to get even runnable. Heat, humidity, and long summerness is wearing everyone down, including me. Abs before. (Ravenna 238.5)

AM - 12 Twix/Highland. Took a long time with a lot of pain to get the achilles runnable this morning. Tremendous pain. Don’t know why it is so bad this week. Warmed up enough to enjoy the run with the boys up on to Highland. Abs before. 

afternoon - weights then skipped the run. Did more ab work during the time. 

0 - Maybe the most pain my achilles has ever been in. Took the morning off. Walked he dog for 30min. Walking doesn’t kill as much and helps loosen it up a bit. 

0 - stood up Logan (sorry bro). My achilles has been VERY inflamed. Took yesterday off hoping I could go today. Logan and I planned a trail run up in Hop Valley that would have  have been so nice with the recent rains.  But, although it felt a little better than yesterday, I don’t think my leg would have held up. So nothing today. Swam for a bit in the afternoon. Don’t know if that is a good idea or not, but I felt like it so I did it. 

AM - 12.25 Twix/Pace Work. Nervous about running but achilles was feeling much better. The swelling had subsided significantly and I didn’t have any pain waking up. Was able to run with Twix with very little pain from the start. Then did a variable pace workout on the grass with the team. It was very nice to have more kids there. Ran with the JV boys. They are coming along, just not a lot of them. A little more pain a few hours after finishing, so I’m taking some time to ice right now. Abs before. (Boston 441.5)

AM - 9.5. Hurricane Pioneer Day 5K     17:15

Warmed for a bit and hoped the achilles would stretch out.  Got into the race and just kind moved with the flow.  First mile was pretty slow (5:50) which gave an old guy a chance to keep me near the front.   A few of my guys and one Hurricane guy were in front of me. Just kind of kept pushing and eventually caught the Hurricane guy and tried to push in at a decent pace.  Felt pretty decent about the effort.  I’m not in amazing shape, but was able to turn out a solid run throughout.  Cooled back around the course and ran in with E and Lanes. Then a bit more with the team. (Kinvara grey 222) 

AM - 5 Half and Half. Longer walk with Twix and then road and grass. Final day of Kids Club! Abs. (Peg black33 593)

AM - 10.25 Twix/City Wells. Walked for awhile with Twix and then a few miles with her. This seems to loosen the achilles a little nicer than just jumping into it. Then a beg split up and back City Wells. Most of the team, except Nathan, was a bit tired. (Peg green 356.5)

afternoon - weights and abs

AM - 14 Twix/Fields. Just a little with the dog after a walk. Took water out into Warner Valley and then ran back toward the team. We had a good long run with a pretty decent pace. I, like most, felt much better today than yesterday. Abs. (Ravenna 252.5)

AM - 12 Twix/DM.  Walk and run with the dog and then an interval workout with the team.

AM - 7.75 Pine Lake.  Down from camp toward the main road.  Big group on the way down.  Had to help a few kids on the way back.  (Ravenna 276.25)

AM - 13 Pine Lake.  Long Run.  Was tired, but hanged in there.  (Peg Purple 229.75)

AM - 8 Pine Lake.  Ran the big hill today.  Did okay, but not where I was a when we were up here a few years ago.  (Ravenna 268.5)

Camp was great.  Kids did a gerat job, weather held pretty solid, and thing went very well.

morning - 8 Pine Lake.  Ran out to the overlook.  Such a pretty place.  Felt pretty decent on the run.  (Ravenna 260 - miles will be a little skewed here, because I am entering this week in from the end to the first)

0 - Just the regular Saturday off to rest the achilles.  I've wondered in the last few weeks where it has hurt so bad if I should move the day off to a weekday so that I don't have such a long weekend off.  But I don't know.  Heel actually felt quite a bit better by the end of this week - probably because of eliminating the doubles.  I'll just keep on keeping on.

AM - 7.5 Twix/BHNP.  Walked and ran a little with Twix.  At practice, set up cones and cooled with the team, also ran the tempo with the girls after the time trial.  (Peg grey 570.5)

AM - 6.5 Twix. No team practice this morning, so Twix and I went out. Started out with a little walk and then ran around her loop and up into Bella Vista. (Boston 448)

afternoon - weights and a little ab work.

AM - 12 DM/PV.  Walked for a little with Twix and then ran 3 loops up on the Dirt Mile with her.  Beautiful sunrises with the smoke in the air.  Then to practice at school.  (Tough thing about practicing at school means that school is starting... but it is also something I like: the structure, the anticipation, the new challenges).  For practice we did Pace Work (Temp, Thresh, CV sections) around a warm and cool.  Got to run with almost every group of kids today.  More and more kids keep telling me they will be gone for the Relays - maybe we'll have a team there.  (Peg Black33 605)

AM - 8.75 Twix/Trail to Nowhere.  Walked and ran with Twix.  Although the left achilles does act up a little, it is the right that is the major problem and today it was sending out some pain.  So that hampered the pace a bit.  Ran around the Pine View area for practice with a good chill group.  (Peg Oly 535.25)

AM - 9 DM/GS.  Walk and run a bit with Twix on the Dirt Mile.  For practice we went up into Green Springs.  Made the full loop up around the top.  Got back and did a very necessary yoga session.  (Peg Purple 238.75)

morning - long walk with the dog.  Did some abs.  In the afternoon went to the lake and did some very quality paddleboarding and a long swim.

AM - 9.5 Twix/Track. Well life has started again. Got a little in with Twix and then ran a bit at practice as the team did their workout. Got to run some with most every group. A little bit of abs.  Achilles is feeling swell after the weekend. (Peg green 366)

AM - long walk with Twix.  Followed up by weights and ab stuff.  Leg felt great on yesterday's run, but by the end of the day was feeling shredded again.

afternoon - 4.5 DogTown.  35min run into Washington.  It was a hot one.  I haven't been running much in the afternoon (so I could avoid doubles) and I felt it today.  But, survived.  (Ravenna 300.75)

AM - 7.25 Twix/AC.  Twix and I had a pretty decent run.  Walked a little to warm up the leg and then was able to run with manageable pain in the achilles.  Team run out past Arctic Circle as usual on Wednesdays and Fridays.  Good session of abs after.  (Adios 512.25)

afternoon - 3.75 PVMS.  Shorter run with the girls.  Haven't doubled in awhile, so hopefully I'll be able to walk tomorrow.  Update on the weather... it is still hot.  (Peg black33 608.75) 

AM - 5.25 Twix/DI.  Short walk and then 3+ with Twix.  Followed that with some weights then into the rec run with the boys.  Abs after.  (Pace 437.75)

AM - long walk with Twix.  Followed that up with yoga and abs.

afternoon - 5.75 Kick It. Felt okay I guess. Guys are running pretty well right now and are coming together nicely. Still some big work to be done, though. (peg purple 244.5)

AM - 10.75 Twix/Old Mans. Little walk worth Twix and then a few miles. Had a Saturday practice with some of the team with Old Man Hill Circuits. I didn’t do much of the hills just running around coaching. Achilles is pretty painful today - usually have been taking Saturdays off, so today was a little more on it; plus, even though my mileage is pretty low, I even did a double this week. (Boston 458.75)

AM - 13.75 Twix/Turkey Farm. Short walk with Twix and a short run. Then up Turkey Farm for 90 with some tempo sessions. The uphill wore me out and also stressed out my achilles. Did pretty good until the last 15 mins when I was officially spent. Abs. (Peg green 379.75)

AM - Longer walk with Twix.  Weights (some, because I can't do much leg stuff since it puts too much strain on my achilles) and abs.

afternoon - 6.25 River Trail.  Ran with the girls today.  Trying to work on keeping the pack together.  (Peg Black33 615)

AM - Usually this is a run morning for Twix and I, but a big storm rolled in last night and never left.  So nothing with her.  Then at practice, we had to run inside, so I just walked for 30mins.  I'll see about running this afternoon a bit as the team does the workout.  Wore some new Brooks Levitate that got shipped to my house for some reason - I think I know why, but I'm not sure... whatever, Hooray for free shoes!  Abs after.

afternoon - 8 PV.  Warmed and cooled with the team and ran around a bit as they did their workout jumping into different groups and helping them out a bit.  (Levitate 8)

AM - Long walk with Twix.  Weights.  Abs.  Ready for a good day.

afternoon - 8 Shoe Run.  Shoe run with an actual shoe.  Hit up Marlar for the Freshies and extended with the Level 4's.  (Levitate 16)

AM - 6.5 Twix/AC.  Felt okay (which is not a normal foot's okay, but still...).  Twix and I ran a bit and then practice.  Ended up with some yoga.  Gotta love it.  (Ravenna 287.25)

Ran around a bit today at the meet, but for reals it was a day off.

AM 12.75 - Twix/Pioneer.  Short walk and run with the dog to loosen up the achilles.  Out along Pioneer Parkway for practice with some pickups invovled.  Felt decent.  Still pretty worn out by the end and really can't hang on to the top guys much if they pick up the pace.  Abs.  (Peg Purple 267.25) 

AM - long walk with Twix.  Weights and abs.  

afternoon - 7 River Trail.  Good run with the girls.  (Levitate 23)

AM - 7.25 Twix/AC.  Short walk and run with Twix.  AC with the boys.  Abs.  Below 70 this morning... I like that.  (Peg green 387)

AM - long walk with Twix.  Weights and abs.  Got a new pair of Peg 34s (these ones weren't from the Shoe Fairy unfortunately) which means I need to kick out my two oldest shoes from the rotation.  Hopefully this can help bring some improvement to the achilles.

afternoon - 6 Foremaster.  Even though it isn't 110, it is still pretty warm.  This is a tough time of year around here.  With school and XC in full swing and not being super hot, my brain thinks it should be fall... 100 degrees is not fall.  (Peg NOP 6)

AM - 8 Twix/Old Man.  Short walk with Twix and then just over 3 miles with her.  The short walk seems to make the pain in the achilles so much more bareable.  Early practice with a hill circuit session.  No hills for me, but had to do too much demonstrating of bounding.  It will probably give out a little pain this afternoon.  Yoga.  (Levitate 31)

Usual Saturday off for me.  Took a lot of naps trying to recover from the run-a-thon.

morning - 10.75 Hurricane Rim.  Kind of an old man run for me, but I still love getting out on the trails.  (Speedgoat 284.75)

AM - long walk, weight, and abs. 

afternoon - 5 BHNP.  Got a little in running around and setting up the course.  (Levitate 36)

AM - 7 Twix/AC. Going to try a double today since there isn't a workout this afternoon.  Abs.  (Peg NOP 13)

afternoon - 6 Mall.  Ran the mall loop with the Trail to Nowhere with the girls.  (Ravenna 293.25)

AM - long walk, weights, and abs.

afternoon - 7 North Desert. From school up to the fire station and desert. (Levitate 43)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC. Short walk and good run with the dog. Practice and yoga. (Peg NOP 20.5)

Ran around a lot this afternoon at the meet. Probably run more at this meet than any other. Should have put my watch on; I bet it was 8-10 miles. 

morning - 7.5 SugarHouse. Some running around the park trying to coach ‘em up while the team did a little workout. Felt surprisingly good after all the running around at the meet last night where I left thinking I might not be able to walk today. (Peg purple 264.75)

AM - 12.25 Twix/Parkway.  Short walk with Twix and a little run.  Then practice on the Washington Parkway.  Felt pretty decent.  Abs.  (Peg NOP 32.75)

AM - Long walk with Twix, weights, and abs. 

afternoon - 7 Sullivan Trail. Pretty dang hot out still.  (Levitate 50)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Short walk and good run with Twix and finished it up with AC at practice.  Abs.  (Ravenna 300.75)

AM - long walk with Twix, weights, and abs.

afternoon - 6 GS.  Was feeling okay until the very end and then just exhausted.  This cold is just lingering for days.  (Peg purple 270.75)

AM - Short'ish walk with Twix and then abs and yoga.  Slept in a little instead of running.  Just trying to get more sleep and get feeling better.

afternoon - 6 Old Man.  Ran over to the hill circuit and coached 'em up over there.  

Early up to a meet in Cedar, so no stress about getting something in.

AM - 13.75 Parkway.  Short walk and run with Twix.  Good long run with the team with a sesh of power running mixed in.  Felt pretty good.  (Levitate 63.75)

AM - Long walk with the dog.  Weights and abs.

afternoon - 8 Middleton. Out to Middleton and onto a trail. Still felt very hot. And I was tired. (Peg NOP 40.75)

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC. Short walk and a nice run with the dog and morning practice.  Abs. (Peg green 394.5)

AM - long walk, weights, abs. 

afternoon - 9 SugarHouse. Good run on the State course. (Ravenna 309.75)

morning - 3.25 Woods Cross.  Ran for a little from the hotel out and back.  

afternoon - 3.25 Bob Firman.  Ran the course.  (Ravenna 316.25)

AM - 6 Boise.  Ran out and back from the hotel into downtown.  (Ravenna 322.25)

AM - 11.5 Turkey Farm.  Used an extra 15 minutes of sleep and missed out on taking the dog a little this morning.  Really needed it, though, after the long drive and bad sleep the last couple nights.  Run was good.  Just a bit tired.  (Peg NOP 51.25)

AM - Long walk with Twix, weights, and abs.

afternoon - 8 Fire Station.  FS with some extensions around DogTown.  

AM - 7.5 Twix/AC.  Short walk with Twix, a run, and practice.  Abs.

afternoon - 4 DI.  Warmed and cooled with the team.  (Boston 462.75)

AM - Long walk with Twix, weights and abs.  

afternoon - 7 Shinob Trail.  Not up the mountain, but around the base.  Got to do a little better at keeping up on the blog so I remember which shoes I was wearing.

AM - 7.75 Twix/AC.  Short walk with Twix and then a run followed up by practice.  Yoga after, which was very necessary.  (Peg NOP 60)

Team bounced back pretty well at today's Cedar Invite.

morning - 10.5 River Trail.  A brisk pace with the team and Carson and CB.  It was good to see those guys and catch up with Carson.  Some might say that our guys were just caught up in showing off for the college guys, but that is just usual - a few need to just chill a bit.  Ave was around 6:30 throughout and I could tell by the end.  Followed it up with a long, but good day at the car wash.  (Levitate 74.25)

AM - 11.75 Twix/Pioneer Parkway.  Short walk and short run with Twix.  Long run with the team up on the Pioneer Parkway.  Abs.  (Levitate 86)  

AM - Long walk with the dog and weights.  Abs.

afternoon - 6 Green Springs.  Ran with the girls.  (Ravenna 328.25)

AM - 7.25 Twix/AC.  Short walk with Twix and run.  Then AC for practice.  abs.  (Peg NOP 67.25)

afternoon - 5.5 Coral Canyon.  Warmed and cooled with the guys around their workout.  And yelled at the team during it.  (Peg green 400)

AM - 3.25 Twix.  Short walk and a short run in the rain.  Was pretty soaked through.  Very limited weights today and then abs.  (Boston 466)

AM - 7 Twix/AC. Short walk with Twix and then run. 

afternoon - 4.5. Easy run for practice. 

AM - 8 SC Parkway. Up early’ish to run before helping at the marathon. (Ravenna 336.25)

AM - 10.5 Twix/Foremaster. Short walk and run with Twix. Shorter long run with the team. (Peg purple 281.25)

AM - 6.75 Twix/AC. Short walk and run with Twix and then the team. Region today. (Peg NOP 75)

AM - 6.25 Twix/AC. Short walk with Twix and then a decent run with her and then the team. Good to have Region over. Kids ran well.  Abs after.  (Peg green 406.25)

afternoon - 6 DogPound. DogPound extended out to Sullivan. Pretty slow and chill today. We were all bouncing back from the long day/hard effort yesterday. (Levitate 92)

afternoon - 14 2xCity Creek.  No run this morning, but a longer walk with the dog and Elin.  Then practice at the State times this afternoon.  Both runs did City Creek trail with the beginning on the Owens Loop.  In between I ran out on the the T-Bone for a few miles.  The run with the girls was good and Robs and I had a good chat as we chilled in the back.  Then with the boys I showed my age and fell off the pace a bit.  Up hills are still quite hard on my achilles; it has, however, improved quite a bit.  (Speedgoat 298.75)

morning - 7 Parkway. Short walk and then Washington Parkway with Twix. Her longest run in a while. 

morning - long walk with Twix. 

noon - 10 White Reef. This trail is one of my favs. Has a similar feel to Prospector, but just up above Red Cliffs, so some different scenery. Felt good. Achilles has been improving. (Peg grey 580.25)

AM - 7.75 Twix/PV.  Short walk and a little run with the dog.  Then a short interval workout at practice.  Abs.  (Levitate 99.75)

AM - 6.25 Twix/AC.  Short walk and decent run with the dog.  Shorter run for practice this morning.  Abs.  I shouldn't have said that my achilles was improving, because it is wretched today.  Took nearly 4 miles to warm up and still hurts.  (Ravenna 642.5)

evening - 3.5 SLC. Some grass loops at the park near the hotel. (Peg NOP 77.5)

morning - 7 Sandy. 45 mins with TraVis up he paved trail by Jordan. Then added about 20 with the team around the mall. Pace was easy, convo was good, and weather was a little cool. (Peg NOP 84.5)

AM - Long walk with Twix after getting home from a very succesful state championships.  Boys 1st, girls 2nd.  Both teams 5th overall in the Utah merge.

afternoon - 8 Green Springs.  Group was kind fractured all over the place today.  My group wasn't pushing as hard as some, and I'm pretty sure it was me that was holding them back.  (Peg NOP 92.5)

AM - long walk with Twix.

afternoon - 8.75 River Trail.  We got supremely pranked today by Christian Allen of Weber St. He said he was a new kid moving into our school and we were pretty stoked about what that might do for us heading into Nike.  But a little into the run, some of the team (Ry, Jess, Jose) thought he looked exactly like Carson's friend from Weber.  I put those pieces together with the fact that he didn't answer me when I called his name earlier and we decided it was a prank.  But he had the top guys going through the whole run.  It was pretty good stuff.  When we finished and he was telling the guys, I heard him say he went to Copper Hills, his name came right back to me and I totally remembered him.  I'm still laughing about it.  (Peg Purple 290)

afternoon - 10 Black Ridge.  I've always wondered about this trail off the freeway going up the Black Ridge, and last week Decker mentioned it as well.  So, today I went up there and went exploring.  The trail isn't too bad in most places and is very runnable.  A couple places the lava is pretty tough, but very limited areas.  Really enjoyed the run and saw some cool stuff - some pretty blue birds that had a wierd call I'd never heard, a huge trantula as large as my hand, and an enormous gopher snake with beautiful golden color and brown markings (it was over 5 feet long!).  Toward the end of the run I was feeling pretty blah, but I enjoyed the run and the new trail.  (Peg green 416.25)

AM - 5.75 Twix/Halls.  Short walk with Twix and then a little run as I watched the storm roll in.  Got to practice just in time for the storm to hit - lots of lightening and rain.  So, we had to run in the halls.  I usually don't run in the halls with the team, but joined them today.  Abs after.  (Peg blue 637.5)

afternoon - 10.5 Sand Hill.  Drove over to the desert and ran Sand Hill for the first time since the summer.  The sand was in great condition because of the plethera of rain today.  This plus the great shape the kids are in led to some amazing times.  I was a ways back and still hit a 9:40 up and 5:30 down.  Julien went 7:30 up and Jess went 10:40 up!  Crazy fast stuff.  Cooled by heading up City Wells and then across Dino Tracks; I was trashed.  (Ravenna 353)

AM - long walk with Twix and weights.  Abs.

afternoon - 7.5 Foremaster.  Not a bad run.  Still a bit tired and worn down.  (Peg NOP 110)

AM - 6 Twix/AC.  Short walk with Twix and then a few miles with her and then the team at practice.  Abs.  (Levitate 105.75)

afternoon - 4 warm/cool.  Just ran around a little bit with the team on their warm and cool.  They did a great job on their workout today.  If we can kick the sickness good things are out there.  (Peg green 420.25)

AM - long walk with Twix.  Weights and abs.

afternoon - 8 Fields. Looked down the River Trail and through the Fields back to school. Had to try and throw Cooper into a ditch; it was good times. (Peg purple 298)

AM - 6.75 Twix/AC. Short walk and run with the dog. Usual AC practice route. Followed up by a very necessary batch of yoga. (Levitate 112.5)

afternoon - 7 Turkey Farm. Good run with the girls crew. (Ravenna 360)

morning - 10 Junction. Good paced run out toward the highway junction. Haven’t run out here in awhile. Pace was good, cadence was good, had a little more zip than all week, but achilles wasn’t super swell at first. (Peg NOP 110)

AM - 6 Twix/AC.  Short walk and run with Twix.  Then practice.  Have been working on my cadence again.  Hit 170 both Saturday and this morning.  I don't know how people are up at 180+.  (Peg green 426.25)

afternoon - 7 Old Man.  Ran over with the team to do some hill circuits.  Ran a little with them here and there and also did a little bit of bounding to help them out, but didn't want to anger the achilles too much.  Then ran back with the boys the long way to get all our minutes.  (Peg NOP 117)

AM - Long walk with Twix, weights, and abs.

afternoon - 8 DogTown.  Into and around Washington.  (Levitate 120.5)

AM - 6 Twix/AC.  Up and moving as usual shot walk with Twix and then a run and with the team.  Abs.  Fall may have finally arrived.  (Peg purple 304)  

afternoon - 6 AC.  Halloween run to Arctic Circle.  Then paced Ry on her 2 mile since she will be gone up to UVU this weekend.  She ran well especially for a solo time trial.  (Boston 472)

AM - Long walk with the dog and weights and abs.

afternoon - sick

AM - 6 Twix/AC.  Not feeling a lot better, but figured I would give it a run.  Short walk with Twix and then a short run and practice.  Followed it up with yoga.  (Levitate 126.5)

afternoon - 8 Parkway.  Up the Washington Parkway and through my neighborhood with the team.

Thought the stomach might be improving after being able to run yesterday, but it is still hanging on and not letting me venture too far.  Did do a long walk with Twix in both the morning and evening.

AM - 8 Twix/AC.  A little more with Twix after a short walk and then practice.  Felt mostly better, but still a bit twisted in the stomach.  Abs.  (Peg Green 434.25)

afternoon - 9 River Trail.  Did a short long run with some specific mile paces at certain times.  It was a good workout.  The last little bit was troublesome on the stomach, so 2450 called.  (Peg NOP 126)

AM - long walk with Twix.  Weights and abs.  Also rode the spin bike for about 15 mins just 'cause it is there.  

afternoon - 6.5 Kick it. Slow and easy... necessary. (Ravenna 366.5)

AM - 6 Twix/AC.  Short walk with Twix and then run and practice.  Abs.  I don't know if I am jacked up or just having a bug that won't leave me alone, but my stomach doesn't like me for that last couple weeks.  (Peg purple 310)

afternoon - 5.5 DI.  Warmed and cooled with the team and ran around a little for some encouragement during the workout.  (Peg grey 585.75)

AM - Long walk and weights.  Jumped on the bike for a little again, too.  Abs. 

afternoon - 7 Foremaster. Good chill run with the boys. (Levitate 133.5) 

AM - 7 DI/AC. Warmed and cooled with girls while they did their workout and joined the boys for their morning run. The event of the morning- a garbage truck fire (what an event). Took the girls up to the NCAA Mountain Region. (Peg NOP 134)

morning - 12 Junction. Short walk and then 2 with Twix. Solid run even though I didn’t feel smooth. 7:00 out and 6:15 back. (Peg purple)

AM - 6.25 Twix/AC.  Walk and run with Twix, then shorter morning run for practice.  Abs.  (Peg grey 592 - time to retire these shoes)

afternoon - 7.25 GS.  Through in a few race pace fartleks.  Achilles was hurting a lot (probably because of the shoe choixe this morning - I really need probably 2 new pairs and to retire about 3-4 pairs).  Thought I was having a better day on the stomach side of things, but issues still acting up on the afternoon run.  (Ravenna 373.75)

AM - Long walk with Twix and abs.  No weights this week.

afternoon - 6 Pioneer.  Ran with the girls up on the Pioneer Parkway.  They had a zesty little pace.  (Levitate 139.5)

AM - 5.75 Twix/AC.  Walk with Twix and a run.  Then a short practice run.  Achilles is on the down side lately.  Abs.  (Peg green 440)

afternoon - 6 AC.  Ran the warm and a bit during the workout and then out past AC for a long cool.  (Peg purple 328)