Yes Running Is Fun

Today was my first Ultra Marathon!  Haha it was also my first race over 20 miles (maybe should have trained a little more).  But it went a lot better than planned.  My goal for this race was to finish in 5:30:00.  I beat it by almost 45 minutes!  For the first part of the race, I was in fifth place.  Then by about mile 10, I dropped down to 8th place.  I wasn't sore or super tired....just trying to save some energy.  Once we got to the peak, I looked at the valley for about 5 seconds, then began my descent.  I was booking it.  I unfortunately forgot about the north sincline...that was a huge slap to the face.  But at this point, I moved back up to 6th place.  I thought the runner in 5th place was far ahead of me.  But, at the last aid station, I was told he was just a minute ahead of me.  That gave me quite a bit of adrenaline and energy. So, I took off. With about two miles to go, I flew past another runner, and got back into fifth.  I was stoked!  Everything was a breeze at this point....except for the last half mile in the sun.  That really drained me and took all my energy right away.  But, I finished in fifth.  I couldn't be more happy with the results.  This is definitely getting me excited to try bigger and more challenging races.  Thanks Cody and Joe for introducing me to this!

Today was my first 50 K!  It was super fun and pretty.  I went with Cody and Joe.  Those two are animals.  We started out at the mouth of Cherry Creek Canyon.  The first six miles I definitely wasn't feeling the greatest.  For some reason early morning runs really get to me.  Once we got to Mount Naiomi, I was feeling much better.  We then began our descent down towards Tony Grove Lake.  Once we got there, we headed back up the south west side of the lake.  During this section, it started to rain on us.  Cody was leading us and decided to wait it out under some trees.  After about three minutes of waiting, the rain stopped, and we started up again.  After about a mile, we reached the seven sisters and began our journey across them.  Joe was feeling kind of sore so he continued as Cody and I went to the top of Mt Elmer.  We caught up to Joe at the top of Green canyon, and headed down the trail. At this point, there was a blister on my big toe that popped and started to bleed.  The made it kind of hard to run.  My toe was actually in a lot of pain. But all three of us eventually made it.  Cody and Joe are super fun to run with.  Definitely glad that I went on this run.

For the past 3 weeks, I've been injured and haven't done much running.  I've mostly been doing some mountain biking to stay active.  But today I decided to try a run out.  I did green canyon (from king nature park to the fence and back).  The temperature actually wasn't too hot....especially for a 4 p.m run.  I'm happy to report my foot no longer hurts! Time to get back into running shape.  For taking about three weeks off, I felt pretty good.  Not a lot happened

I did green canyon again today.  It was super hot.  Again, not a lot happened.  Saw a couple snakes.  Foot is still feeling great!

Again, did green canyon.  Usually on Wednesday nights I go for a longer run with Cody and Joe.  But Cody is gone on a scouting trip so I just stuck with green.  About 30 minutes after my run, my friends and I mountain biked green canyon.  Ha I felt that one.  Excited to be running again!!

Green canyon!  Ha can't wait to get back into other trails with Cody and Joe!

Well, figured I'd finish off the week how I stared.  Did green canyon again!

Well this weekend I'm doing the El Vaquero Loco race.  So, I'm keeping it simple and doing green canyon still.  Only did eight today though

Green canyon

Guess what I did today? I didn't do Green!!  Ha I finally did something different.  Cody, Joe and I went and did nine miles of Birch Canyon.  That was my first time up this canyon.  It was super pretty.  We did a fairly decent pace.  Cody is still feeling a little sick and all three of us are doing Loco this weekend.  Great to run with those guys again!

Today was my first official 50 K!  This course was by far the prettiest area I've ever ran in.  The first 15 miles were pretty rough.  I was able to stick with Joe the whole way.  However, I felt super terrible.  I was holding in my puke the whole time, my legs were BEAT, emotionally I wasn't there because my friend died earlier in the week...I was tired.  It was just rough.  As we got to the halfway aid station, quitting was very high up in my mind.  I did not feel like I was going to be able to finish.  So I sat down for about five minutes and drank some mountain dew and tried to get back into the race mentally.  I decided that even if it meant crawling for 15 more miles....I was going to finish.  So I took off.  Surprisingly I felt great.  I eventually caught up to Joe and still felt great.  So, I ended up leaving Joe (his knee was hurting him).  I eventually crossed the finish line.  In my mind I finished around tenth place.  But, Cody ran over to me and told me that I was sixth!  I was super stoked.  It was a great race.  I'm super glad I did it!

Joe did great.  He didn't do as well as he usually does.  However, he's had leg issues and his goal today was to finish.  So, he finished!  Goal accomplished.  It was fun having him as a running buddy pretty much the whole time.

Cody did great especially with him being sick.  He took third place.  He took off at the first like he always does.  He was very happy with what he did considering the sickness he has been fighting. 

Still recovering from the race.  Just did five slow miles on the road with my roommate

Did green canyon.  Very slow pace.  My legs are still pretty tight.

Did ten miles....on the road.  Yes, I know I hate roads.  But, I needed something flat.  My legs are still pretty dead and sore and the canyon didn't sound fun.

Did green canyon.  Felt great!  Went at a pretty normal pace.  I feel like I have recovered completely!

Did green today.  Felt great!  Went at a comfortable yet fast pace.  Weather wasn't too warm.  Forgot my water bottle but didn't really need it.  It was an all around great run!  My leg's feel refreshed and ready for the week

Did green again today.  Felt pretty good.  Not as great as yesterday, but still went at a great pace.  As I got to the top, I saw another trail runner getting ready to head down.  Josh Knuckles.  He is from Hurricane and knows Joe!  We ran down together and had a great chat.  At the end of green, he gave me his number so he could join Cody, Joe and myself on some future runs.  Got us another person for the group!  

Did green!  Felt great and went at a great pace

Did only eight of green.  On the way down I landed less than a foot away from a huge blow snake.  Scared the crap out of me.  But went at a comfortable pace

Did stump hollow and the atv loops.  Went with Cody today.  Had my usual "morning sickness."  Usually after a good seven miles I feel pretty good and my sick feeling leaves.  Not today.  I felt completely miserable the whole time.  Cody was being nice.  I feel he could have smoked me but he didn't ditch me.  He kept telling me he was going at the pace he wanted.  What a gent.  On the final five miles I completely bonked.  Cody smoked me on the downhill.  I had no energy at all and felt so nasty.  Probably the worse feeling on any run. But, I finished.  I guess everyone has one of those days!

Ran Green Canyon.  Felt horrible.  

Ran green canyon.  Still felt bad but better than yesterday

Tried the river trail.  Felt a little better but still going at a way slow pace

Ran the Canal Trail to second dam.  I liked this trail.  I still felt exhausted and dead but the trail was fairly flat which helped

Stuck with the road.  Ran around north logan and hyde park.  Did pretty well since it was mostly flat the whole time.  I'm getting tired of feeling this way

Did the same road course.  Trying to get better

Did the same road course except I went a half mile further.  Still trying to get better!  I hate feeling like crap while running.

Did bunchgrass to white pine lake with Cody.  I felt great running to White Pine.  But, I think I over did it on the way up.  I went super slow on the way down.  Cody killed me.  He flew.  I'm a little disappointed I bonked but I am happy I did well on the way up

Did the canal trail to second dam.  After lasts nights run and 4.5 hours of sleep, I ran pretty slow.  That was my own fault.  Still keeping my hopes up that I can get better!

Did green canyon today!  I felt really great actually.  Two weeks later and I finally feel great with my run.  Hope this feeling stays!

Ran green canyon at a pretty nice and comfortable pace! Felt great!

Ran on the road today.  Logan to hyde park and back.  Felt really sore after from the asphalt.  Went at a pretty slow pace for the road,  But I think I'm finally close to my prime again.

Ran the canal trail through the river trail.  Turned around a little bit after second dam.  Went at a pretty decent pace.  

Ran green canyon at a pretty comfortable pace.  Finally feeling like I'm back to normal again.

Took yesterday off to prepare for today.  Ran a later portion of the Bear 100 course with Cody.  We started at Franklin Basin.  Was going at a fairly comfortable yet fast pace (fast for me compared to the last two weeks).  Ran by some hunters on horses.  Nothing too out of the ordinary (nothing like shot gun pellets falling all around us).  Went down steep canyon (believe that is the name).  Got down to the Franklin Basin road and ended up crossing the river.  Went up Peter's Hollow (again, I think that was the name).  Eventually came up on the north side of Beaver Mountain.  Ran down and ended up at the Beaver Mountain Lodge.  Took a little break and ate some food.  Turned around and went back.  Instead of going up steep canyon, we turned and headed down the road back to the car (after Peter's hollow).  I felt so good.  Went at a great pace heading back from Beaver.  I can definitely tell that I'm pretty much back to normal

Ran green canyon.  Went at an average pace.  Felt great.

Did another road run.  Went at a fairly slow pace.  I felt it in my joints today

Did green canyon.  Not trying to brag, but I flew.  I didn't time myself cause I didn't have a watch.  But, I know I went the fastest I've ever gone on green.  Felt so good.  Passed some bikers on my way up.  Kept up with what looked like a good biker.  I definitely felt great today

Did canal trail to a little past second dam run.  Flew at first....maybe cause I had to poop super bad right away so I booked it to first dam's toilet (had to stop 5 times along the way to clentch my legs together).  After that I slowed down a bit.  Felt it a little after yesterday's fast pace.  Still went at a good pace.

Did the green canyon trail. Loads of fun like always

Ran a nice easy road run to first dam.  It was great

Did green canyon.  Getting ready for this Friday!

Did the normal Tuesday road run.  After the back of my knee started hurting a little.  I think I'll take the next two days off to make sure I'm not injured on Friday so I won't have to bail on Cody

Today was Cody's big day.  I started around 1 p.m. with him at Right hand fork.  He came into the aid station a little behind what he was hoping for.  We took off and headed to temple fork.  On this section we walked a good majority of the up hill.  Cody's glute and left leg was in a lot of pain on the uphills.  But down hill he felt all right.  We got to Temple fork and he ate some soup and took a quick three minute break.  Then we headed up blind hollow towards Tony Grove.  Again we walked a good majority of the uphill.  Cody was in a lot of pain.  He kept talkng about how he wasn't sure if he was going to be able to finish.  He was pretty sure that he was going to drop at Tony Grove.  Then he joking said "I can force myself to run you know."  Then he took off at a good pace for a good ten seconds.  After that, something happened to the guy.  We got to the Aid, Beth gave him a massage, and we left.  He said he was feeling a lot better.  At this point it was pretty cold and snowy.  We ran most of this section.  I'm dang proud of that guy.  Eventually we go towards the bottom of this section.  Beth was waiting for us a little bit away from the end.  She had a camera and took pictures.  They had me run ahead to warn everyone that Cody was close.  We both got there, I said goodbye, then Joe and Cody took off.  About an hour later, Tim from england showed up, then him and I took off towards Logan River (from Franklin Basin).  Tim was really sore.  We walked pretty much all of this route.  Tim was way cold and he couldn't get moving fast enough to warm up.   About two miles from the aid, Tim told me he was going to drop.  He asked me to run ahead and radio the next aid station to inform his girlfriend he was done.  After I did that, I then ran three miles down the road to meet his girlfriend by the highway.  During this section, I spotted some "reflectors" off to the side with my head lamp.  They blinked at me then charge me.  Haha I was pretty scared for my life.  But I eventually saw they were cows (grateful they weren't moose or bears).  But I got to the road and had to wait about 20 minutes for his girlfriend.  The temperature was about 28 degrees at this point....I got way cold.  His girlfriend showed up at a very crucial time.  I was shaking and so so cold.  We went back to Logan River and I went and chilled in the First aid tent with Tim.  We were both trying to warm up.  Then they took me to Beaver Mountain so I could ride home with my friends who were waiting there for me. It was a great run!  I had fun.  I'm happy I was able to meet and run with Tim.  I'm looking forward to doing it next year!  Hopefully no snow and cold though.  

Did a nice easy road run with Austin and Jordan.  Didn't feel to bad actually

Did green.  Still recovering.  

Ran the road today.  Went at a fairly slower pace.  Developed extreme back pains on this run.  Had to walk a little.  Definitely didn't enjoy that feeling.  Hopefully it leaves

Did the canal trail to above second dam.  The canal trail is unfortunately under construction so on the way back I had to take the paved road back to the temple.  Didn't enjoy that part.  My back was in major pain all day but my run took away some of the tightness.  

Winter is definitely here.  Ran green canyon today.  Went at a fairly slow pace going up. After about twenty minutes, a blizzard took over the canyon.  Snow was blowing in my face.  Trail was muddy.  Trail quickly became covered with snow.  Was pretty difficult running back.  Hit rocks I couldn't see.  Rolled my ankle a little.  Slipped a few times.  About a mile from the end the snow finally slowed down.  I'm not looking forward to winter running :(

Did green today at a fairly slow pace.  My legs were pretty darn tired but still got er done!  Didn't get much sleep so I'll take the pace I went at

Did green at another fairly slow pace.  Lot's of people were on the trail today.  At least 20.  It was pretty annoying but whatever.  Good weather though so that was awesome

You'll never guess what trail I did today....GREEN CANYON!  Went at an average pace today. Loving the fall colors.  Disappointed the snow will be coming soon.  Got to soak it in while I can!

Did my road run today.  Went at a great pace.  I felt pretty happy with what I did.  Probably finished it ten to fifteen minutes earlier than usual.  Great run.

Did green canyon at a pretty comfortable pace.  Up was fairly slow but on the way down I cruised.  My quad is a little tight but nothing too serious or worrysome

Did my normal road run.  I usually try to only do this on Tuesdays but I skipped a lab this morning and didn't have time to drive to a trail.  Went at an average pace.  Felt pretty good by the end of it.

Did green canyon.  Went fairly slow.  My hip was hurting.  But, it wasn't too bad.

Did the hit and run 5k in salt lake city for work.  Went super slow and had a blast!  Definitely wasn't that hard of a run.  The kids I help were complaining.  Ha three miles is "so hard."  But it was definitely a fun time

Did green canyon!  My hip has been bothering me the past few days.  It's super hard to get some push when I'm running up hill.  Hopefully it's just a little tight and will be better by tomorrow

Did my normal road run. I  was happy with my pace.  Definitely not going to complain

Did green at a V ERY slow pace.  I was super sore and super winded.  But, I finished.  Hopefully I improve!

Did green.  Went at an average pace today.  Not too much to report

No running today.  Biked from my house to the wilderness sign up green canyon.  I can definitely tell I haven't biked for a while.  My legs were hammered!  Good work out.

Did spring hollow with Cody.  We went at a fairly well pace.  I really liked this trail.  It was a very nice and steep trail.  The last mile of it was snowy and muddy so that made it interesting.  Cody is finally recovering from the bear.  Hopefully we'll be able to do the grand canyon run next month.  Plus today I got to use my fancy new Garmin (Cody's old Garmin...he upgraded to a new one).  So I'll be able to include some more information.  But it was a good run

Avg Pace - 11:31

Time - 2:24:55

Elevation Gain - 4,065 ft

Calories burned - 1,242

Did green canyon today.  I felt amazing!  Went up fairly fast and down fairly fast.  The new garmin watch I have definitely made me ush myself today.  If you're reading this blog Cody Draper....it feels good to pass your course record on Green.  You better step it up.  Don't let your padowan beat you!

Time- 1:08:29

Avg Pace- 7:34

Elevation Gain- 1,350

Calories burned- 992

Did my normal road run.  I went at a fairly fast pace. Faster than normal for my Tuesday runs.  The sun was out and the temperature was perfect.  I really enjoyed today's run.  Getting quicker on the hill portions of this run.  Life is good.

Time- 1:09:32

Avg. Pace- 6:57

Elevation gain- 771

Calories- 1,092

Did green canyon with Joe and Cody!  Today was a great day for a run.  Super nice weather.  Felt fairly good.  We went at a pretty fast pace as well.  The way down we flew.  Almost beat a truck from top to bottom.  It barely beat us.  Was a little sore but it was great.  

Time- 1:09:50

Avg. Pace- 7:29

Elevation Gain- 1,519

Calories Burned- 1,043

Super slow and flat road run. Was way sore and tired from the runs I've already done this week.  Numbers for today were not great at all.

Time- 1:02:31

Avg. Pace- 7:49

Elevation Gain- 49

Calories Burned- 883

Did a nice, slow trail run today.  The course was fairly flat.  Started at the mouth of green canyon and ran the Bonneville Trail over to the new trail just above first dam.  Ran the new trail down to just below second dam.  Then I took the river trail up to just before third dam.  Then headed on back.  The new trail is quite awesome.  Great scenery.  Super soft.  Loved it.

Time- 1:23:15

Avg. Pace- 8:19

Elevation Gain- 1,170

Calories-1,110

Did the same run today that I did yesterday.  Today though I added a little.  I went past third dam to the wind caves trail head and went up to the caves.  I forgot how much of a beast that climb is.  My intentions were to run past the wind caves to the Birdneu Peak then down Green Canyon. But, I had no idea where anything was.  So, I quickly turned around and went back the way I came.  Originally when I began this run, I was only planning on doing green...9 miles.  So, I only brought half a botle of watter and no food.  So, I was feeling the effects of that on the way down from the caves.  Luckily, at third dam, a sweet old couple just got out of their car.  I walked up to them and asked if there was a place close by to get water.  Luckily, they had a bottle in the car they were able to give me.  That saved me.  The rest of the run was still fairly slow considering I had no food.  It was definitely a good work out though.

Time- 2:39:11

Avg. Pace- 8:49

Elevation Gain- 3,354

Calories- 1,966 

Ran Green Canyon with a buddy from my ward.  He's a pretty decent runner.  Definitely will run with him again.  But we didn't go at the fastest pace.  For one I didn't wanna kill him and two I was pretty tight for some reason.  But it was a good, windy run.  

Time- 1:11:50

Avg Pace- 7:57

Elevation Gain- 1,299

Calories- 998

Today was a very interesting run.  I started out with my normal road run but then decided to head straight up towards green canyon instead of heading north on 1600 east.  As I got to the mouth of the canyon, I noticed a trail to the north and started following it.  I figured this trail would go along the base of the mountain and take me to hyde park.  But, it ended up going straight up the mountain.  Definitely hiked a good part of it.  Halfway up, it started snowing on me...but I kept going (didn't consider how hard it would be to come down).  I eventually got to the top.  Snow was coming down hard and the wind was blowing.  Couldn't see anything.  So I started heading down....I was skiing, slipping and falling and going all over the place.  My face was numb and I was soaking wet.  Eventually I got down and ran home.  It was a great climb and I can imagine it would have been a great view if there wasn't a blizzard 

Time- 1:50:41

Avg. Pace- 12:10

Elevation Gain- 2,590

Calories- 934

Did a good trail run with the A-Team.  We went up the hill above the water factory place (a USU building..).  We then went over and up to the Bonneville trail and ran over to Providence Canyon.  Then went up a good two miles.  Definitely a good run.  Started snowing a little.  The view of the mountains and the city as it got dark was pretty awesome.  Saw some deer.  I enjoyed today's run.  

Time- 1:41:19

Avg. Pace- 8:20

Ele. Gain- 1,658

Calories- 1,343

Today was definitely a slow day.  But, I climbed 4,410 feet in 7 miles.  So, I feel pretty good about what I accomplished today.  The first climb up was nice.  Stopped and took a couple pictures.  Passed a hiker on his way down who told me the hike took him about 2.5 hours.  I eventually got to just below the peak where all the snow was and turned around.  Once I got to the bottom, I turned around and headed back up.  That was a mental challenge.  The sun actually peaked out a little on my way up.  But overall, it was a great climb and work out.  

Time- 1:47:37

Avg Pace- 15:20 

Elev. Gain- 4,354 

Calories- 1,805

Did some more climbing today.  Between lasts night big run and today, I'm pretty dead.  I decided to do the wind caves three times today.  The first time up I was able to run the whole way without walking.  Second time up I walked a couple times.  Third time up I walked five or six times.  I'm not going to complain about my pace with how dead my legs were from last night.  Felt great and had three great views from the top.

Time- 1:54:01

Avg Pace- 10:21

Elev Gain- 3,049

Calories- 2,025

Well, today I felt super super sore.  My legs are really feeling it from this week's climbing. Today I only ran eight miles because that's all my legs could handle.  Did the crimson trail twice.  Went east on it the first time.  Once I got to the bottom on the other side I explored a little but then turned around and went right back up to head back.  Boy my calves and legs are sore and tight.  I need to do more climbing in the future.

Time- 1:27:08

Avg Pace- 10:46

Ele gain- 2,749

Calories Burned- 1,664

A super icey,snowy and muddy run means a super slow run.  I started running the wind caves trail and got to the juction that takes you to Beardnue Peak.  I decided to explore and take it.  I should've known it would be super snowy considering the first part of the wind caves was pretty bad.  I hit snow and mud pretty quick on the other trail.  But, I was determined to get to the top.  After slipping and slowly climbing for a while, I decided it wasn't worth it and turned around.  The run back down that part sucked. I was slipping everywhere.  I got to the junction again and decided I might as well run to the caves.  The upper part of this trail wasn't too snowy....just muddy and no good.  So the way down on that part wasn't too fast either.  Once I got to the bottom, I decided to run on the road a little bit and stopped at eight miles.  Not the greatest run.  But, I was able to catch some sweet views.

Time- 1:29:53

Ele Gain- 2,095 ft

Avg Pace- 11:18

Calories- 1,451

Did a nice road run. Super slow though.  Still kinda sore from the past week.  Accidently deleated my Garmin before I could upload today's run so I don't have the exact elevation gain or average time.  Great day

Did a fairly flat trail run.  Ran the BST to the new trail to just above second dam.  Went at a fairly great pace.  Weather was great.  Trail wasn't too muddy.  Saw Cody run by me just as I finished my run.  Great run

Time- 1:14:38

Avg Pace- 7:27

Ele Gain- 977 ft

Calories- 1,620

Did green canyon.  Super slick and muddy.  Plus I was sore...so, slow run.  Got home and my legs were completely black from dried mud.  But good day

Time- 1:13:13

Avg Pace- 8:07

Elevation- 1,212

Calories- 1,471

Today was an ok run.  My 3 weeks of sore throat and coughing is finally catching up to me.  I had no energy and felt so dead.  But it was a good run.  Felt like a good warm summer day.

Time- 1:17:06

Avg Pace- 7:42

Elevation- 684

Calories- 1,621

Did my normal BST to past second dam run.  Today i was able to go at a more fast pace than I've been able to do the past couple weeks.  I think taking saturday off was wise.  But I still feel kinda sick.  My cough and runny nose is still going crazy.  Today my new running buddy Brad joined me.  He's pretty good.  I need to see how he'd do on a longer run though.  But these shorter runs he does great.  Weather was great.  Good run.

Time- 1:11:59

Avg Pace- 7:11

Ele Gain- 961

Calories- 1,631

Well today was super slow.  My stomach was hurting, nose was running and had my normal cough.  Energy level was slow.  Stayed on the road.  Will post up pace and everything later.

Time- 1:21:20

Pace- 8:07

Elevation- 819 ft

Calories- 1,578

Did green canyon.  Had more energy than yesterday but still sort of slow.  Coughed and everything again.  Will probably take a couple days off to try and get feeling better.  Will post pace later.

Time- 1:13:12

Pace- 8:07

Elevation- 1,209

Calories- 1,477

Took Thurs. and Fri off because I felt horrible.  On the verge of puking all day.  No energy to even leave the house.  Tried five easy road miles today.  Went at a pretty good pace considering how my body has been.  Hopefully the sickness is gone.  Pulled ou the Merril's instead of the Brook's.  My calves felt that at the end of the run.

Time- 36:29

Pace- 7:18

Elevation- 632

Calories- 837

Well I think my sickness is gone...at least the coughing and puky feeling. I had no energy yet again today.  I have hit some sort of wall. The pace wasn't terribly slow according to the Garmin...but I felt like I was going terribly slow...and had to use all energy and even more than what I had to run at the pace I did.  Hopefully tomorrow is better.  Will post pace later.

Time- 1:21:35

Pace- 8:09

Elevation- 956

Calories- 1,633

Did my normal road run.  Mixed it up by doing a trail.  It was a pretty sweet trail for being next to a road.  Nothing too exciting though.

Time- 1:13:33

Pace- 7:21

Elevation- 403ft

Calories- 1,565

Ran from my apartment and did part of the face of green.  Went at a good pace.  I actually didn't feel sick.  It felt great!  I think I'm getting better!  Having high hopes.

Time- 1:18:06

Pace- 9:46

Elevation Gain- 1,798

Calories- 1,467

My legs were super sore today.  Also my ankle is starting to act up again.  Did a super flat road run to take it easy today.  Ran past my old work place...YESCO.  Yeah I definitely don't miss that job.  Even though Cody and Joe are pretty cool... Not too fast.  Ankle hurt throughout.  Hopefully better tomorrow.  

Time- 1:17:30

Pace- 7:37

Elevation Gain- 244

Calories- 1,581

Did my normal Green Canyon to Second Dam run.  Went at an all right pace.  Still sore but hopefully I'll figure out how to slow down and recover.  

Time- 1:16:44

Pace- 7:39

Elevation- 995

Calories- 1,631

Did a fun run with Cody.  We were both super sore and tired so we didn't go too fast.  It was fun because we had a good time exploring!  Just kind of turned left where we felt like it then turned right at the next one.  Super fun!  Really windy and chilly throughout.  Cody got some good pictures.  

Time- 2:22:53

Pace- 9:29

Elevation- 2,818

Calories- 2,603

Last saturday's run was a big day for me!  I made it over 1,000 miles on my brooks (I have been over 1,000 for a bit...that 1,000 miles is just since I've been on the blog).  Today I did a shorter run.  But, a lot more climbing.  Went up Saddleback/reflector peak (south face of green).  Very steep.  A few spots did some rock climbing.  Snowy at the top.  Great view of the valley. I'm mad I forgot my camera.  

Time- 1:13:22

Pace- 18:18

Elevation- 2,672

Calories- 1,044

Did my partial road partial trail run.  Felt good at first but as soon as I got to the hill I got super tired.  Was up late last night because I went to the Jazz game.  So not much sleep knd of slowed me down.  Felt good though at the end.  Good day of climbing

Time- 1:21:22

Pace- 10:09

Elevation- 1,816

Calories- 1,470

I think my today's run is worthy to go in the fast miles category.  Definitely the fastest run I've had in a long time.  I think I'm finally getting better and recovering.  Ran the normal BST to just above 2 dam.  Except for mile 2, I kept my times under 7 minute miles.  Felt great.  Temperature wasn't too cold. 

Time- 1:08:28

Pace- 6:50

Elevation- 1,036

Calories- 1,629

Made today a slower, shorter climb day.  Did the north face of green canyon twice.  Pretty tired from going hard last night.  A lot of people were out on the trail today.  I guess everyone is wanting to get a good work out before they stuff their face tonight for thanksgiving.  Saw an elk.  Good run

Time- 1:20:18

Pace- 16:02

Elevation- 3,261

Calories- 1,294

I had a hard time today trying to figure out if I should put my miles in the "slow" or "fast" category....just kidding.  Very slow run.  Went from first dam, took the BST to green, did the north face of green.  Went further up than usual.  Wanted to get to the summit so Cody and I did some rock climbing, snow shoing....it was pretty epic.  Great views.  Got to the top just in time to see the sun come up.  Way pretty.  My feet are pretty sore right now considering I'm completely destroying the bottom of my shoes.  Went to Al's right after and picked out a new pair of shoes for my mom to get me for chirstmas.  They felt wonderful when I tried them on..but then again, compared to how torn down my shoes are now, the crappiest brand of shoe would feel like I'm wearing a cloud.  With my work schedule I probably won't get a run tomorrow.  Final amount of climbing for the week.... 12,497 ft.  Not bad for five days and for just starting trail's this year.  I'm happy with that.

Time- 2:09:08

Pace- 14:09

Elevation- 3,712

Calories- 1,964

Ended up running today when I didn't think I'd have time.  Right after work I was planning on heading to the BYU USU game.  But, I had about an hour so I drove to a random trail and ran six miles.  It was actually a good area.  Great climbing.  Next summer when the snow is gone, the trail branched off south of me at one point and kept going up the southern mountain.  Looked like a good killer climb.  Finished off the week strong with 14,597 ft of climbing.  I'd say that is a good week.

Time- 1:05:08

Pace- 10:23

Elevation- 2,100

Calories- 1,141

Went up Green for about 2 miles...but, it got super muddy so I turned around.  Pretty slow day today.  My legs are feeling it from the past two weeks

Time- 1:23:46

Pace- 8:22

Elevation- 1,183

Calories- 1,625

Did my normal road run to Hyde Park.  Quad was a little tight so I took it a little slower.  Pretty uneventful.  

Time- 1:17:50

Pace- 7:47

Elevation- 814

Calories- 1,577

Did a good snowy run from green over to just above second.  Took the BST over.  The trails were covered the entire time with snow.  Didn't go extremely fast but still got under 8:00 mph pace.  Great views.  Super cold...my face was completely numb 20 minutes into it.  Not really looking forward to running in this cold

Time- 1:19:49

Pace- 7:57 

Elevation- 1,162

Calories- 1,658

Did a nice, flat road run today.  Super cold....frost all over my face when I got home.  Didn't go too fast.  The road is really making my body ache.  Pretty uneventful

Time- 1:18:42

Pace- 7:51

Elevation- 161 ft

Calories- 1,554

Finally took Cody's advice and took it slower today.  Trails were covered in snow.  Not too much snow though.  Not too chilly either. 

Time- 1:25:01

Pace- 8:29

Elevation- 881 ft

Calories- 1,611

Didn't do a normal long Saturday run.  After work it started to snow and I wanted to get to the USU basketball game.  Went up at an 8:52 pace and sped up on the way down.  Just ran from my apartment and went about halfway up Green.  Chilly run.  My face was completely frosted over.  Good week with some good distance

Time- 1:18:23

Pace- 7:48

Elevation- 1,260

Calories- 1,637

Did the same run I did on Saturday.  It was freaking freezing!  Eyelashes frosted over.  Whole hat and face mask was white.  -10 will do that.  Didn't go too fast.  My legs were tight and the cold took away a lot of motivation to push it.

Time- 1:25:44

Pace- 8:34

Elevation- 1,101 ft

Calories- 1,594

Did my normal Tuesday road run to Hyde Park.  Pretty un eventful

Time- 1:21:04

Pace- 8:06

Elevation- 815 ft

Calories- 1,578

Went from the Temple and did the canal trail, cut up to the BST trail, and took the new trail over up to second dam.  A little faster than yesterday but still a tad slow on account of slipping all over on the snow...and my legs were dead

Time- 1:18:30

Pace- 7:50

Elevation- 747

Calories- 1,644

So I'm sad to admit but I wanted to do a road run today.  I just didn't have that much fun yesterday slippin all over on the snow.  So I went from my apt and ran to second dam....all on the road.

Time- 1:17:11

Pace- 7:42

Elevation- 555 ft

Calories- 1,572 

Ran from my apartment to halfway up green canyon again.  Nothing to eventful happend today.  I also ran a mile on a treadmill and did a random workout....hills/slow and flat/fast.  My legs are pretty dead.  I think I'm taking tomorrow off.

Time- 1:21:33

Pace- 8:09

Elevation- 1,100 ft

Calories- 1,593

Did my apartment to green again.  This time though I didn't go as far up and made up the miles by donig the face of green.  As I was starting the face of green I noticed a familiar truck...Mr. Cody Draper.  He was pretty far ahead of me though.  As I was about 5-10 minutes from the top, he passed me coming down.  But the champ turned around and finished it with me.  Coming down was fun....my super old shoes were not gripping anything.  Got some nice skiing in

Time- 1:41:47

Pace- 10:07

Elevation- 2,336

Calories- 1,831

Did a good climb tonight with Cody.  Trail was covered in snow...but packed.  We could tell when we got out of the inversion...the air got super warm and clean.  It was awesome.  Got to miles under a six minute pace on the way down.  

Time- 1:20:09

Pace- 9:56

Elevation- 2,443 ft

Calories- 2,443

Did the river trail with Cody and Joe.  Went at a pretty slow pace cause of last night's run and skiing all day.  Pretty uneventful run

Time- 1:23:25

Pace- 8:11

Elevation- 1,018 ft

Calories- 1,700

Rode the stationary bike today to give my foot a break.  12 miles of a hill climb work out

Last a night was a huge snow storm.  Was planning on doing the canal and BST trail but it was covered with snow.  So I just stayed on the road and headed up the canyon.  I tried doing some of the river trail...but it was super hard and no fun.  Very deep snow.  

Time- 1:21:56

Pace- 8:11

Elevation- 648 ft

Calories- 1,590

Did a short 5 miler today.  Was going to do 10 but my foot was really hurting.  Not much happened

Time- 37:06

Pace- 7:25

Elevation- 307 ft

Calories- 782

Did a road run to break in my new trail shoes.  Let's just say this....until you get a new pair of shoes, you really don't realize how much your old shoes are making your body ache...and slowing you down.  I felt great on this run.  I love these shoes so far.  Today I ran up to Dave's grave.  It felt good to sit there and think about him. Then I ran to Hyde Park.  Forgot to start my watch til .50 miles away from the apartment.  It was a good run

Time- 1:16:27

Pace- 7:38

Elevation- 844 ft

Calories- 1,577

Did a long Christmas eve run with Joe and Cody.  Tried some trails but they were very snowy so we went to the roads.  Roads were pretty slick.  All of us were pretty tired.  Cody trooped it out and did 20 instead of 17.  Pretty good run but unfortunately wasn't trails

Time- 2:22:04

Pace- 8:21

Elevation- 1,335 ft

Calories- 2,713

Did a run out in my home town today.  Tried to take the dirt roads that farmers use.  Mile 2 to 3 was pretty brutal...either super super super super slick or super super super deep in snow.  That mile really slowe me down.  Not too much climbing.  I'm just happy to get on dirt and off pavement.  Merry Christmas!

Time- 1:16:53

Pace- 7:41

Elevation- 248 ft

Calories- 1,556

Did my normal road run.  However, there is a new section I'm adding.  That would be Dave's grave.  Stopped by again to see it.  I think it's a nice stop for my run.  Didn't go to fast today cause my feet are a little sore from the new shoe's.  Kinda chilly but not too bad.  

Time: 1:21:14

Pace- 8:07

Elevation- 821 ft

Calories- 1,579

Went very slow today.  Did the lower and upper canal trail then turned around at second dam.  The pace was slower cause of the snow and I felt like taking it easy.  Not too much happened.

Time- 1:24:56

Pace- 8:29

Elevation- 739 ft

Calories- 1,632

Went skiing today.  Was up at Powder Mtn from 9:30 to 4:30.  By the time I got home it was 6:30.  So I decided to do a short fast run today.  Felt good with my pace!  The cool air felt great.  The stars were great as well.  Good run

Time- 32:20

Pace- 6:27

Elevation- 456 ft

Calories- 790

Did Cody's unofficial half today.  The snow was very icy.  Fell down once.  That really hurt my knee.  Went pretty slow between the ice and the snow breaking.  Plus my legs were really dead.  But it was still a pretty good run

Time- 2:01:10

Pace- 9:14

Elevation- 1,911 ft

 Calories- 2,184