Cheesey bottom crust

Prospector. Love getting out on this trail. Had a fun run.

Grapevine.

City Wells. 

Millcreek. Had another rain day so I wanted to do some exploring while the sand was runable. Turned off the trail at a wash just before the pumps and ran up to the top of it then hike/power walked up to the top of the hill. Nice 500 foot climb in 1/3 of a mile. Beautiful views especially to the north with the clouds blowing across the cliffs. Hiked off the north side and ran down another wash to the north pump station then home. So much fun to explore this beautiful area.

Parkway/Greensprings. Legs are a little tired after yesterdays run. I briefly thought about going back out with a camera but I didnt have time to take it slow like I would have wanted.

River Trail/Power Plant.

CC Trail.

Landfill. 

City Wells. Feeling worn out this week big time.

CC Trail. Still pretty worn out for what ever reason.

Highland loop. Sun was out and it was slightly not freezing. Nice day for a run.

Parkway loop. Went a bit short today to see if I might have fresh legs tomorrow.

Wasn't sure how today would play out but I had hopes that the legs from the Butch Cassidy would be there and last the whole run. Didn't turn out that way but considering I havent done any work to push by body in over3 months I shouldnt complain. Didnt see any one familiar aside from Ben VanB at the start but I knew that there would be several guys that would be up in front of me and thats how it started and stayed the whole run. The starting pace felt slow and Im glad I didnt go out any harder cause the speed I took off at was too much and it came back to bite me the last few miles. Saw Dave at the first turn and he told me to try and stick with the guys just in front of me so thats what I tried to do. That lasted about 1 mile before they started to pull away but I keep pushing and feeling good about how things where going. Caught a guy at around mile 6 just as we turned onto Bringham rd but we didnt stay together for very long. I wanted to push and try and catch the guys further up and he fell back aways. I didnt make any headway on catching people because of the hill but I did keep pace because of the push. Most of the rest of the run was survival mode. I heard Dave across the river as I got onto the trail and that helped give me a boost but when I made a turn a short time later I was able to look back and could see several guys/gal (i think Amber was in that group) gaining. Made it almost to the bridge before getting passed by 2 guys and that finished sucking the wind out of the sails. Tried to keep close to the 2nd guy but I could tell I was slowing and loosing the mental battle to push.  Dave picked me up at about 11.5 and pushed me till the end (Big thanks for that Dave!!) and forced me to finish strong when I wanted to just call it.

Waited for the awards and got confused when they annonced someone else taking 7th place and then didnt call me for an age division award. I just wanted to go home but ended up talking to Aaron and found they had put me in the 5k during registration. They fixed that and were kind enough to give me an award even though they had already handed them out incorectly to someone else. So overall a decent start to the year. Now its time to start getting some speed in the legs. 

5:43,5:56,6:01,5:57,5:56,6:10,6:00,5:52,5:56,6:06,6:12,5:58,5:55,5:25(.17)

Grapevine. Tight calves from Saturday so I went slow and not very far.

Landfill. Still sore in the lower calves so I didnt push at all. Just jogged easy.

Millcreek. Didnt plan on going this far but I got a massage last night and the legs felt lots better plus we got some moisture and I wanted a break from studying so I decided to take the garmin and go up the creek bed I ran up last year to measure the distance. Not sure if I went up the same canyon as last time as I saw formations today that I dont recall seeing before. Although it has been over a year so who knows for sure. Had a ton of fun enjoying the views, clouds racing just above and the clean air. Got towards the top and it started to get steep and the creek bed was dissapearing and turning into a mountain side so I stopped. Attempted to hike up a smaller hill to see if there was a view but the clouds had settled down low and I about got stuck on a cliff side so I bagged that idea. The way back wasnt as much fun as I started feeling the distance and lack of recovery from Saturday but I knew that was going to happen so I just tried to keep positive and enjoy the fact that I was able to get out for such a nice run.

CC Trail. Suprisingly not as tired as I thought I'd be after yesterday.

Highland loop.

City Wells. Suprising amount of juice in the legs today.

CC Trail - Prospector. Went off the trail just before it goes back down into Coral Canyon and found that you can go under the freeway and hook onto the Prospector trail. Ran a ways up that then headed back. Glad I found that out as it will make for more variety for longer runs.

River Trail/Power Station tempo. A touch over 1.5 warmup and cool down. 5 mile tempo to the power station and back. Felt like a lot of work on the way out but coming back was better. 5:45,5:50,5:40,5:49,5:43

Landfill. Easy day.

Perry Landing/Kiln/Grapevine. Started with the intention of going on the parkway to Greensprings but there was road const by perry landing so I turned up into there then headed back to the kiln then up grapevine to get a touch more miles. Ended up being further than I thought it would be.

Prospector/Cottonwood Canyon. Wanted to spend more time on the trails so I drove up to the trailhead instead of running up. Planned on just following Prospector till Red Cliffs or possibly into Silver Reef but saw another trail that headed north up a wash before getting to Red Cliffs so I took that route instead. Really pretty area. Once I got to where I turned around I was enjoying the view and feeling special about the fact that not many people see the area. Coming back down the wash I ran into three hikers with dogs and two families with young kids in backpacks heading up. I guess Im not near as special as I thought I was. Wiped out pretty good on the way back and got a few nice boo boos which helped injure my pride even more.

Grapevine. worn out today so I called it a short day.

Parkway/Greensprings. Cold

River Trail/Power Station. 1.5 warm, 5.5 tempo, 2 cool down.

Nice workout today. Had a bit of a chilly headwind on going toward the power station then got warm with the tail wind on the way back. Should have tried to push another .5 on the tempo but just couldnt talk myself into it. 5:41,5:57,5:48,5:52,5:56,5:52(2:54 for .5)

School/Millcreek. Easy jog today.

Landfill. Had to be back so I hit today at a much quicker pace than normal. Felt pretty good.

CC Trail. Instead of heading down towards the houses I went off the trail and kept heading east along the fence line making my own trail.

CC/91. Easy run out to Coral Canyon and past Gilbert Development. 

Highland Loop. Nice start to the week. 

River Trail/Power station tempo. 1.35 warm, 6 tempo, 2+ cool down. 

5:43,5:53,5:59,5:49,5:53,5:59

Landfill. 

CC Trail.

Kiln.

Ran a short warm up cause it was close to race time when I arrived. Went out with Dave and the XC boys figuring if I stuck around them id hit a good time. Legs didnt have much energy and the down hills felt hard from the very start. They boys pulled away coming down Coral Canyon and I couldnt stick with them. Started getting frustrated mentally and had to keep reminding myself these kids are 25+ years younger than me and Im already running on tired legs from earlier in the week. Tried to hold it together but really got angry at the lack of course marking/help at an out/back section by the park. Nobody was giving clear direction and I had no clue where to go so I just turned around and called it good. The rest of the run was pretty crappy and hard. Tried to finish strong hoping to break into the 16s but the damage was done.

Good race on a tired body I guess.

5:58,5:37,5:47,5:46,5:44,5:55,5:57,5:57,6:10,6:12,6:03,6:23,5:44,5:16(.1)

Highland loop.

City Wells. Nice to be able to get out without half of Salt Lake and Nevada in the way.

Landfill

Prospector. Drove up to the trail head for more trail time. Hadn't gone all the way to Red Cliffs before so that was the plan. Had a good time and wanted to keep following the trail but knew I still had to come back so I stpooed and cooled down in the stream and then headed home. The way back wasn't as fun but I tried to keep positive as I'll need that thInking in a few weeks.

CC Trail. Not bad on a slightly tired body.

Landfill.

City Wells

City Wells/Cinder Cone. Started at the trail head and ran up to just past the Sand Hill turn off. Continued north on a "trail" where the old road used to be before the reserve and went along the south side of the cone then up the wash towards the cliffs. Fun run but all sand aside from going up the cone so it was really really slow going. On the way back I came up the north side of the cone to check out the view which is pretty cool. Then I came back down the north side and back the way I came in. About crashed a couple times and only shear luck saved me each time. Somewhere along the way I got jabbed by a stick and it broke off in my leg. Didnt find that until I got into the shower. So all in all an eventfull run.

CC Trail. Decent run until I twisted my ankle when I stepped on the only rock within 30 feet of myself on the way back. One of those weeks I guess.

Parkway. Ankle wasnt feeling right so i cut it short. Prob take the rest of the week off and see how it feels Monday.

Landfill. Ankle seemed on but I didn't push at all. Ran into a couple of mountain bikers looking for the gooseberry/slick rock trail. Missed the mark by about 35 miles. Lol

Kiln.

Landfill.

Parkway. Legs feel much more lively with these shorter runs.

Now that was an adventure! Legs are shot but I came away with only 1 small blister so I count that as a win. Spent most of the run trailing Logan. He decided to hold back as we headed into Suicidal Tendencies so I pulled away and ran alone until he caught me just before the finish. Had lots of fun, fueled good until the end and aside from crashing hard on miles 32 and 33 I did pretty well I think. Had to walk for a while on both those miles as I lost all energy and couldnt run in a straight line. I downed my final 2 chomps even though my stomach said no and once those hit I was able to kind of jog to the finish. Might even do this distance again some day.

CC trail. Despite feeling ok when walking the body is still tired and worn when running. Prob should have not gone quite so far on the first day back.

Landfill.

City Wells. Body is coming around a little. Nice run despite the wasp/hornet that wanted to bite me twice on the back. Jerk.

Highland loop. Legs almost felt alive for most of the run today. Really enjoying the warm without being scorching hot weather.

School/Top of Millcreek. 

Grapevine/watertank. 

Landfill.

City Wells.

CC Trail.

Parkway/Dino Cliffs/Millcreek.

Landfill.

City Wells

CC Trail. Snow? Yep.

Millcreek/Ice House. Ive wanted to do this trail for years so today I decided to rectify that. Loaded up a handheld, grabbed some chomps and headed up to the trail head and also forgot my garmin. It was warm enough that I was shirtless and sweating big time after a mile and glad I brought the water. The climbing started just after 2 and didnt stop until I turned around. Then it started snowing up on top and I was freezing and wondering if Id ever warm up then warm enough that I was shirtless once I came off the hill. Got to love southern Utah spring weather. Lost the trail a few times but was able to backtrack and find it. Could be a fun trail but its so covered with loose rock that its super hard to run without twisting your ankle. 

Landfill. Easy, slow recovery day.

Dog Pound/Southern Parkway/Home. Had to drop the car at the shop so I started from there and ran out past Stucki Farms. Came back and turned east at Staheli Farms for a long block then south and back to the pound to check on the car. Got a drink there and then ran home. Further than I expected but a nice run around what remains of the Fields.

Perry Landing/Kiln/Grapevine. Hit 70+ miles for the first time in several months and the body feels pretty good about it.

CC trail.

City Wells. Uptempo run

Landfill.

Prospector to Cottonwood Wash trail head. Ugly run. Really tired and worn out so I didnt enjoy it as much as I usually do.

Silver Reef Trail/Oak Grove. Started at the dirt road heading up towards Oak Grove and about .5 in I saw a sign for a trail on the side of the road. Took that and headed west along the cliffs above Silver Reef for a few miles but then the trail kind of disapeared so I turned back and headed up toward Oak Grove to add more miles. Lots of climbing and rain but a nice run.

CC Trail. Rain and mud. Good times.

Highland loop

Landfill. Threw a few fast miles in at the end.

CC Trail/E along fence. 

Dino Cliffs/Bone Wash.

Landfill.

CC Trail/Prospector/Spanish Wash. Lots of fun on the way out and most of the way back until i smacked my head on a bolt coming under the freeway and got a nice gash on my noggin. Real pretty area up there.

Landfill

City Wells

CC Trail.

Landfill. First snake sighting of the year. A nice 3 foot rattler warming in the middle of the trail. I watched him for a minute then passed by. I turned around to look back and a car was coming down the trail so I ran back and made sure they didnt run him over. Watched him move off the trail for a few minutes on the way back. 

Wind was blowing all night and sadly didnt stop for the race. Jogged up to the start for a warm up and hoped for the best. Tried to not go out to hard as Ive done 0 speed work for months. Most of the race was a struggle to keep the pace down but there were patches of smooth sailing. Loved those patches, didnt care for the rest. The base is there now its time to work on the speed.

 5:51, 5:47, 5:49, 6:01, 5:55, 6:14, 6:06, 6:05, 6:12, 6:10, 6:08, 6:07, 5:56, 5:34 (.1)

Coral Canyon. Tightened up pretty bad from the race Saturday during this one. Was glad to get home.

Prospector/Spanish Wash. Drove up to the trail head then ran up to Spanish Wash and went up toward where I went last time. Took a little different route once up toward the top. Slipped and crashed pretty good when the sandstone I landed on broke off. Got a nice bruise on the hip and twisted my shoulder pretty good but recovered enough to finish with no issues. Ran back down the wash then headed toward Red Cliffs to add more miles before heading back.

Parkway/Greensprings.

Fields/southern Parkway-Sandhollow. First time out on the east end of the south parkway. Nice mile climb right as you get on the road. Felt surprisingly good considering only a week out from a race. Picked it up on the way back and hit 6 at 6:10 avg with each mile getting faster than the last.

Cc trail

Landfill

City Wells

Landfill

Parkway/Kiln/Grapevine

Dam Rd/Landfill. Nice cool slightly rainy run. 

CC Trail

Prospector Trail. Yuck. Wanted to do a fun trail run but the body is just dead lately and it made the run unenjoyable.

City Wells

Landfill. Did some kind of tempo thing today. 1.5 warmup then 1.5 @6:00 pace. 3 at normal pace then 2.5@5:49 1.6 normal to cool down. Felt ok but Ive got to loosen up when I speed up. Im not feeling loose and smooth at faster paces lately.

Down the stg course with Mike, Bill and Scott. Took the first 5 easy then sped up a bit to catch Mike for the last 5. Nice to run with the guys again.

CC Trail.

Highland loop. 

Bowling Alley/Sandhollow. Ran around the lake with Mike, Bill, Dustin and Scott. Went really easy on the way out which was nice. Mike turned around going up the hill and kept going till I hit 7.5 then turned around to catch back up with him. Either he put the peddle down or I went further up the hill than I thought cause I sped way up and it took me almost 2.5 to catch him. I was still feeling good when I caught him so I kept the pace up and sped up for the next few but then the wheels came off at around 13. It was a struggle to keep running because the energy was gone. Slowed way down and struggled to get back to the car.  Almost puked for most of the last mile. I never ever do that so that was weird. Came home and was craving pickles and chocolate milk which actually sat well on my stomach.

Landfill.

CC Trail

City Wells. Feeling burnt out again. Might take tommorrow off.

Prospector. Nice easy trail run that I actually enjoyed.

Down the marathon course then over to Mikes house via Sunset. Easy first few miles then started picking it up. 7 tempo miles at just over 6min avg. Good end to the week

CC Trail. Pretty good run until I tripped again. This is getting old.

Landfill.

Parkway/Greensprings.

Highland loop.

Grapevine

Grapevine

Parkway

Grapevine

CC trail. Body felt much better after the time off. Even with the 100 degree heat I felt better than I have in months. I guess years of running without much of a break will wear you down.

Landfill. Feeling the lack of running in the legs.

City wells. Slow and easy.

Highland park.

Landfill.

CC Trail

City Wells

Firestation

Landfill

Hell Hole/Powerplant. Warm middle of the day run.

Cc trail

City Wells

Landfill. Ran 1@6:06 along the trail on the way out then 2 more @6:20s on the way back. It's a start.

Parkway/greensprings

Highland loop.

Grapevine/kiln/Perry's landing.

Fields to 2760. Thought it was further than it ended up being.

CC trail.

Landfill. Same workout as last week but I forgot the watch so it was all by feel. 2 warm, 1 tempo-ish, 3 easy, 2 tempo, 2.2 cool down. First tempo felt super forced and junky but other 2 went smooth and relaxed. No idea on pace but I tried to keep them moving. Nice to have those kinds of miles sometimes.

Grapevine/Kiln/Perry landing. Easy recovery jog.

City Wells

CC/91/Boulvd. Distro. Ok longer run. 

Landfill. Pretty worn down for a Monday run.

AM - 7 Parkway/Grapevine. Still feeling blah.

PM  - 7.1 Hell Hole/Trail. 1.5 warm up, 4 tempo (5:59,6:07,6:07,6:05), 1.6 cool down.  Not a bad place to start I guess. Saw a porcupine on the boardwalk on the way out and the way back. Didnt stop to check him out as I was mid tempo but pretty cool to see on alive.

City Wells.

Treasure valley park. Threw 5 tempo miles in.

9.3- down the road from camp them back up. Climb city.

3 - around Navajo lake with the team.

Virgin river rim trail. Fun and hard trail run.

From Deer Haven campground around the south side of Black Mountain and then to the top of the mountain. Lots of  climbing following the sheep roads. Ran into a cool old cabin in a beautiful meadow near the top. Sad that that thing isnt being enjoyed anymore. Found and ate some wild rasberrys and chokeberrys. Fun run.

Down the road from camp towards the start of yesterdays climb fest but ran a different road lower down the mountain. Wanted to kill the stupid cows but enjoyed the view at the end of the road.

Landfill

CC Trail. Way to hot to be out at noon running.

City Wells

School/Millcreek. Havent hit this route in quite a while. I was hoping the slight rains would have packed the sand a bit but that wasnt the case. Still nice to get out that way again.

Landfill. 

S. Parkway/Airport turnoff. Pretty good long run. I was hoping to see some shooting starts but only saw one. To much light polution down here nowadays.

Landfill.

AM - 8 Parkway

PM - 5 Grapevine

AM - 10 CC Trail

PM - 5 Parkway/School

City wells

Had a really fun race at the Little Hollywood Half in Kanab this morning. Fist place and set a course record ( yes its only a 2 year old race and not much competition but Ill take it).The race is downhill but has some good roll and climb in the 3.5-8.5 mile section. Ran with Levi Hawks for the first 3 then alone till the end. Felt really good till about 6 then I could feel the legs try and go away. Worked hard to keep a steady pace and not slow. Not sure if having Warrant - Uncle Toms Cabin stuck in your head for the night before and all during a race helps or hinders performance. It felt like I was on pace for a 1:15-1:16 but no such luck. Nice to get a win dispite the slower than wanted time. Greatful to still be able to run, race and have such a good time doing it.

5:57, 5:41, 5:40, 5:57, 5:56, 6:00, 5:58, 5:59, 6:05, 5:55, 6:08, 6:08, 5:53, 1:40(5:43 for .29)

Landfill.

Landfill. Took a couple of days to rest and felt pretty good this morning when I woke up so I went out for a little run. Ouch!!!! I can hardly walk now my calves are so sore.

CC Trail.

City Wells. Felt good till the last mile sp the legs are starting to come back around.

Landfill

Coral Canyon/Foothills Canyon Dr.

AM-8 Firestation. Nice to have some rain. Run was crappy.

PM-8 Firestation. No rain and the run was great.

CC Trail

Up the course from the finish to the volcano then back. Felt pretty good on the way up and for about 5 miles back down and then it got tough. The leg were really beat and I slowed quite a bit but was able to finish so Im happy about that.

City Wells. Nice morning run. Almost cool this morning.

Parkway/buena vista. Wasnt going to run hard but after watching the high school kids run I got pumped up to push myself. Decided to do a effort based tempo as opposed to time based as this route is not even remotely flat and I didn't have the watch. Warmed up for 2 then did 7 at tempo effort then 1 cool down. Pushed hard and it wasn't easy but I felt suprisingly good throughout the tempo.

Landfill. Warm middle of the day slow jog.

CC Trail/Highland park. Worn out so it was a slow crawl today.

Prospector/Cottonwood Hills/CH Trail Head.  Started at the roundabout so I could miss the road running and just do some trails today. Felt pretty good on the way out but I knew the way back would be hard cause the body was tired. Jumped over some shrubs in the trail as I was heading up Cottonwood and about landed on a rattler. He was not happy about being startled and I screamed like a little girl. Didnt get to close as he was striking like crazy but he was a pretty (evil) looking guy. As I came back along the trail I slowed and walked around the area he was at and was keeping an eye and ear out for him but he still startled me cause I had passed him before he rattled. Stupid jerk was hiding in the bushes again. I cursed him and headed on my way. That kept me energized for a few miles but then I ran out of water and was dead so the last several miles drug a bit. Fun to get on the trails and away from life for a little while.

Landfill. Saw my second rattle snake of the season. Really dark colored almost couldn't see him he blended into the trail so well.

Parkway/Buena Vista. Even watching the youngsters run couldnt get me morivaled to go fast today. Got that just before the Marathon burn out going on.

Highland Park loop. Nice and cool this morning.

City Wells. Threw in some strides on the way back and that really woke up the legs.

Landfill

91 Toquerville/CC. Real nice run. Not fast and not slow. Just how a long run should go for once.

Hell Hole/Power Station tempo. 1.6 warm up, 6 tempo, 2.4 cool.

Didnt feel like things would work out when I first started the tempo. It felt way to labored and like i wasnt moving but i kept at it and tried to get out of my own head. It was a battle to stay focused and positive but I held on kind of. 5:59,6:00,5:58,6:02,6:01,6:04 (6:01 avg)

City Wells. Nice and easy jog.

CC Trail. I don't think there is anything better than a good run in the rain.

City Wells. Nice run in between rain showers.

Landfill

Firestation.

City Wells

Landfill

Kiln/Grapevine.

Landfill

This was the 20th aniversary of my first marathon and I thought it would be fun to cut off 1 hour from my initial time of 3:36 on this race. Didnt happen but I still ran as well as i could. Just didnt train as hard as was needed to hit that time. 

I felt like I was pushing more during the first half but still came across the half at 1:21. So pretty much the same as always. The second half was brutal and by about 22 I was all but finished. Dave ran with me for a touch trying to get me moving but I just couldnt go. Suprisingly I only got passed by maybe 3 people which was weird with how much I died. Ill rest up and then get back at it but probably going to focus on doing some trail races for a while.

6:11, 6:23, 5:53, 5:50, 5:59, 5:52, 5:50, 6:43, 6:28, 6:23, 6:32, 6:11, 6:09, 6:12, 6:03, 5:52, 6:00, 5:58, 6:21, 6:06, 6:04, 6:19, 6:16, 6:13, 6:23, 6:39, 1:58 (6:09) 

Grapevine. Nice to be back at it after a few days rest.

Landfill. Not quite as much go as yesterday. Legs are still pretty sore and tired.

Kiln/Grapevine.

Grapevine.

Had a great weekend relaxing on Mikes houseboat and visiting/swimming/watching tv/riding jetskis. Also ran a race in between all the fun. I had no expectations only being 2 weeks out from St. George and with last weeks runs feeling pretty hard.  Its a fun course through some home areas of Page for a few miles then out onto a dirt trail that runs along the rim over looking the lake for 2 miles. Then it drops down along the highway and crosses the bridge and runs along the frontage road to Wahweep marina. I started off with a pace that I felt I could hold and went from there. I was in about 10th place coming into the trail and feeling pretty good and I love me some trail running so I passed a couple of guys here and then stayed in 8th for the remainder of the race. I got pretty tired coming out of the dirt and thought that it was going to be a bad last half but after crossing the bridge my body came alive and I was able to really work up the hills along the frontage road. I worked hard at chasing down 6-7 but they held their pace stong and all I could do was close the gap a bit. Ended up breaking the masters course record by over 12 minutes (technically Walter has run faster twice but he won the race those two times so he doesnt count). Happy to have such a good race so close after a marathon. Had a blast before, during and after the race. Really glad I went. 

Big thanks to Walter for getting me in at the last moment. Thanks tons!!!!

Grapevine

Landfill

City Wells. Drove up to the trailhead and ran from there. Not a very good run. Mind and body were not wanting to be there.

Grapevine. Saw a coyote which is rare in the middle of the day.

Landfill.

Highland Park. Nice morning run. Legs even showed up for the second half.

CC Trail. A really nice Monday run. First one in a while.

Spanish Wash/City Wells. Wanted to hit the trails with the rains having packed them down. Apparently everyone else in southern utah/colorado/nevada/arizona/california had the same idea. Pretty bummed that all these people know about these trails now. Not very enjoyable having to fight bikers/horse riders/walkers with damn dogs the whole run. End rant.

Got to the Spanish wash turn off and ran up the wash a ways and decided to head up to the top of a peak to see the view. It was really pretty. Decided that I needed to head up the tallest peak out there because Ive always wanted to and it was the perfect day for it. Lots of climbing (630' in .5 miles at one point) but the view was worth the effort. Came back down on the east side and hit the City Wells trail back to the car.

Landfill

Parkway/Greensprings

Highland loop

Landfill

CC Trail. Nice easy Monday run.

City Wells. Pushed the pace up and really pushed back. Good run.

Landfill. They have opened up the dirt road from the bridge to the landfill to traffic so there's one more of my favorite routes ruined by "growth."

Firestation/Grapevine.

CC trail. Nice run. Stopped at the dirt mile on the way back and watched JD run then finished up the run.

Parkway/Greensprings. Was going to run the southern utah half course but the guys left without me so I ran this route alone.

Highland loop. Pretty incredible temps for this time of year. Made for a nice run.

Prospector/Red Cliffs. Got the hankering to go on a long trail run because of the nice temps and to get away from studying for a few hours. Really enjoyed the way out but the legs didnt feel to hot so I knew the way back wasnt going to be as fun. I was right. The way back was hard but i just slowed down and tried to enjoy being able to get out and do what I so love.

Landfill.

Grapevine. 

Had it in the back of my head that I could shave some off last years time. No such luck today. Hit the first 3 pretty well but once I got to the first climb I struggled getting up it and couldnt ever get moving again. Still had fun and won the race. Did a few miles warm up before the race and that was a good little jog. 5:43, 5:34, 5:43, 6:10, 5:57, 5:47, 5:19 (1:16)

CC Trail. Took a few days to see if the top of the foot would relax. Bugged for most of the run but doesnt hurt now so prob not a big issue.

Landfill

City Wells. Having one of those feeling run down and tired cycles. Hoping that goes away soon.

City Wells. Foot was ok for the first 3 then bugged the rest of the run. Not sure what the deal is it was fine one day then hurt so bad it woke me up the morning before the Butch Cassidy race and hasnt been good since. Didnt twist it, no bumping or dropping anything on it just started hurting at night and hasnt stopped.

Maverik. took it easy to see what the foot felt like. Not horrid so that a good thing i guess.

Elementary/Parkway. Easy again. 

Grapevine. A touch more foot distress on the way back than on yesterdays run. 

Kiln. Good run. Had to speed up for a second to beat some cars to the turn and that seemed to cause some grief but it isnt to bad now.

Landfill. Picked it up on the way back starting with the climb out of Hell Hole. Felt really, really good to go at a comfortably hard pace for a bit.

Grapevine. Really nice afternoon for a run. Foot didnt bug to much. Been working the lower legs over with the stick twice a day hoping its just tight calves that led to some tendon issues.

Grapevine/Kiln. 

Mustang Pass. Had a good run today out on the trails. Foot was good until I twisted it on the was down and it was a little sore after that.

Landfill.

City Wells. 

Hell Hole to the power station then back to the end of the trail then home. Nice run right in between the rain storms so I didnt freeze.

Grapevine. Fast pace for the whole run. Felt really good.

Kiln/Grapevine.

CC Trail.

Landfill. uptempo

Telegraph/CC/Gilbert Dev. Nice run

Parkway/Cactus Ln. 

Parkway/Cactus Ln. Ok run. Chilly out.

Landfill. Up tempo run.

Cc Trail.

Landfill.

School/top of Millcreek.