I Hate Cedar Snow!

A.M.  Ran with Ben Jarvis this morning.  I did a little warmup before we met.  Then we ran up Main and turned up the canyon.  We went up to the start of USG 5K start at 7:25 avg.  Then we decided to hit some half marathon pace miles on the 5K course to prepare for the race next week.  I dont have my Garmin with me, but I remember my splits being 5:43, 5:41, 5:29.  17:24 for the full 5K at 5:37 pace.  Then cooled down at 7:30 pace back to the school.  Great workout and felt great the whole time.  Hopefully I feel that way next week.

P.M. Ran a new loop from my house that I had ridden on my motorcycle before.  It is about a third on a trail.  I will probably make it a regular route, but not while it is dark in the mornings and evenings.  Started out uphill with a headwind, then coming back I was sub 7:00 pace.  7:15 avg.

P.M.  Now that XC is over, I have to pick up my son and babysit after school.  So yesterday I decided to hop on the treadmill when i got home with him.  I did 8 at a 7:27 avg.  At least I had ESPN to entertain me.

P.M.  Just an easy run on the 'mill to get the miles in.

P.M.  Ran with Ben Jarvis.  It is getting cold out.  I dont like it.  I am usually not training at this time of year.  We ran well though.  6:55 pace for the 8 miles.  That included a 1.5 mile section at 5:43 pace.  We were still talking somewhat at that pace which is encouraging.  I'm ready to rock Snow Canyon on Saturday.

P.M.  I did not wear a watch, so I am being conservative on the distance.  Just an easy run before the race.

A.M.  Warmed up a mile with Ben, Logan, and Dustin.  Tried to convince Ben that he could run under 6:00 pace and be OK.  He definitely found that to be true.  First 3 miles of the race were FAST.  My splits were 4:53 at mile 1, 10:00 at 2, and 15:37 at 3.  The rest of my miles were between 5:45 and 6:15.  I hit my goal time and was pleased for this being only a month after the marathon.  Now comes the difficult part of staying motivated and grinding out the winter miles.  

Cooled down 1 mile.

P.M. I have to admit that I am very sore from the race on Saturday.  I think it was the first 3 downhill miles.  I ran with my dad today without a watch.  I'm guessing we averaged over 8:00 pace, which was good considering how I felt.

P.M.  Did an out and back run after school today.  I just tried to relax and run easy.  The goal was to negative split on a harder 2nd half.  I went 37:30 (7:30 avg.) for the first half and 35:10 (7:02 avg.) for the second half.  Good run overall.

P.M.  Easy run after school.

A.M.  I went to stay at my in-law's cabin outside of Zion's on Saturday morning.  I decided to drive into Zions to get a run in.  I asked the lady about trails to run on and she said the best one was at the front of the park by the visitors center and it was a bike trail.  Well I ran it, and it was ok.  It was only about 5 miles and it was pretty flat and not challenging.  So I found another trail that was for hiking.  I decided to try to run up it.  It was about 4 miles round trip.  The people I passed were huffing and puffing from just hiking so they were surprised when I blew past them.  That was a fun trail.

P.M.  Did a new trail run at the south end of town today.  It was enjoyable.  I saw about a 3 foot snake and went close to it and it darted away quickly.  It could have bit me so easily.  Anyways, good hills and good pace on the run.  About 7:15 avg.

P.M.  Went over and ran a few laps on the track and then met up with a couple of guys from the team.  We ran about 3 together (Playhouse route) and then I ran a little more on the course to get 5 in.

P.M. 6 easy.  I will take the rest of the week off for a break.  I am a little burned out or not motivated right now.

Lots of eating

P.M.  New route.  Had to add on some 1/2 mile loops at the middle school at the end to make the mileage.

P.M.  Treadmill

P.M.  New loop

A.M.  I was in was Vegas for the break.  Ran my standard trail there and then met my father in law at R.C. Willey to try to get some Christmas gifts.  Good run at 6:59 avg.

A.M.  Did not know if I wanted to run this far, but "manned up"  to get an even 40 for the week.  Did a new Vegas loop then ran the trail in reverse.  7:15 avg.