Sunshine!

5 good miles on the bench... started at 29th and went over to the steep hill, ran half of it and walked the rest of the hill, didn't want my legs getting to tired, as I officially committed to St. george! I will see how it goes, haven't done too many long runs! ran for a total of 46:30.

another hard fought soccer game tonight, this time we ended up pulling it off by one goal 6-5! ran a bit harder than i wanted, because we only had one sub but oh well it was still good fun, i am sure i will pay for it come Saturday about 8am... looking forward to the marathon, it should be fun!

Well I have read a few reports, and don't know if i should put this, but oh well... best race ever! I loved it, I loved running though the conditions and if anything it just motivated me, loved the race and felt awesome throughout, other than the long slight hill (not veyo) the one after that that goes forever, other than that I kept a very positive attitude and ran a PR of 6 minutes and a BQ! So i was super stoked! It actually reminded me of training for Ogden up in the valley this spring we had some very interesting training runs!

The other thing that was a bit frustrating was I had to stop and use the outhouse at mile 10ish and then had to pull off the side to relieve myself 2 times! but I don't think that slowed me too much cause I pushed through a couple drink spots, instead of walking and drinking to make up time

The best part of the race for me was the last  6-7 miles coming into St. George, I got into one of those sweet running grooves and started picking people off, in fact there was a bit where a couple guys were drafting on a downhill and I kicked in a bit more and pulled away from them too!

One other cool part to the race, just my wife and I came down and I knew she was at the finish line with no kid distractions, si i had to impress her too, haha! I actually got a bit emotional when I saw her, I usually don't do that at races!

Sorry for those who didn't have the best of days, but I was very happy to be a part of the worse St. George Marathon weather day, beats the heck out of the sun and heat.

Got to figuring my 2nd half and was very pleased with the neg. split, my plan was to try to hit the half around Ogden pace which i did even with the 3 bathroom breaks... 1:42ish, so my 2nd half was 1:31ish! Looking forward to the next race, don't know what it is going to be!

Decided to go Spin the legs out at the gym today, did a 1 mile warmup on the TM then hit a 45 min spin class that felt awesome, spinning is a great workout and exactly what the legs needed today, a good sweat also! (counted 3 run miles for the spin class), then went out and did 2 more miles on the TM, kept them under 8's, they too felt good! I did quite a bit of stretching the last couple days, that really seemed to help get the body recovered, very little soreness from the race, my left hamstring is the only thing i can actually tell is sore!

Took it easy today, went on a walk with Tanner in the Kelty while Zach and Tay were getting their teeth cleaned... then did the black loop twice (2miles each loop) later in the day with the boys on the bikes, felt good to take it easy and rest the legs!

Cool moment of the day, I dropped Tay off at school after his dentist appt. and just as I was doing it Carver's grade came out to do their daily 1/2mile run around the park, I stayed and watched Carver tear up the 1/2 mile and pulled out the win on the last corner, basically at a full out sprint... proud little moment for dad!

Went for a good run this morning with Shane, ran over to Snowcrest to drop off Shane's son and then did the N.arm and over the dam road... the legs felt pretty good, a little sore in the quads!

Took the car over to get back tires on it, so i decided to go for a bike ride up on the bench from the tire store, up through Uintah over to Beus and up... good ride felt great, half way through the ride the tire store called and said they needed it over night to fix a part that was bent, which was causing the quick wear down of the tires... so I kept riding and rode back to the office! legs felt great I love mtn biking, I think I will do more of it this fall! counting it as 6 running miles

I have a soccer game later tonight!

Another fantastic MTN bike ride, I went up to Snowbasin and rode the Green pond trail and then cut over to the Maple trail down that and then back up to green pond, I was worried about the cold, when i left the car it was 41 degrees, but I started going uphill for the first 40 min and warmed up quick, it was chilly on the downhills, but not too bad! Legs felt great pushed it good on the ups, rode for over an hour, counting 5 run miles!

Got out for a great run right before the snow came, and it came for about 1/2 hr, crazy weather! The run was good did the whole N. Arm run, kept it at a relaxed pace ran for a total of 1:11:03, surprised I saw a walker, runner and a biker on the trail, usually not much action that early in the morning! Thinking about busting out the first ultra run, Oct. 25th Ogden Valley 50!

A good little Pilates workout this morning, worked the legs and did some ab stuff! heading out now for an afternoon run on the bench, in the snow, Ogden still has a couple inches on the ground, crazy storm the valley has nothing on the ground!

A wet, slushy run on the bench, i was a little late getting up there and the snow had melted a bit leaving quite a bit of slush and puddles, but it wasn't too bad, ended up being a good run felt good made it up the steep hill in 5:10 with the muddy conditions! ran for a total of 54:14

Went on the black trail-N. Arm route while pushing the jogging stroller and keeping Zachy moving on his bike, he did great on the N. arm rode most of it other than the steep uphills... I counted only 2.25 because of the slower progress based off helping him up the hills and walking across the dam road! Beautiful day up here in the valley, doesn't get any better than a nice sunny somewhat warm fall day in the Valley!

Another quality run this evening with my 7 yr old Taylor, he rode his bike and we did the N. arm trail out and back, great little outing did the whole thing in 44:09, 5 miles!

A sweet MTN bike ride on the bench, started at the dee event center and went up along the trail, went over to the spring, did the Taylor Cyn. ext. then up and over to Beus and did the big ext. and then down the steep hill and back, ride was good rode for 1:10, counting 5 run miles!

Had a soccer game tonight that ended up being 2 games, we won the first one pretty easy and then I played the next game cause they were short, so I had a pretty good workout in both games, counting 3 miles total!

Another hotly contested soccer game tonight, the late night special... we fell behind early but clawed back to tie it and should have won with 3-4 shots hitting off the side of the goal, fun game and a great workout! counting 2 miles of running.

Another relaxed workout day... took the kids down on the E. bench for a Mtn bike ride, started at the WSU football parking lot and went up to the mid trail down to 27th up to the spring and then back down to 29th and cut back over to WSU via cutting through Mt Ogden golf course... very stealthily of course as to not be spotted by any golfers! It was fun the boys did great, rode like champs... I did a stupid thing as we were coming up 27th st. the steep part the boys were walking their bikes and I decided to do some wheelies, I was doing them pretty good til I got a little too over confident, with my feet clipped in I flipped up and over and onto my rear-end and elbow... quite humbling and also scraped up my elbow pretty good, we shall see tomorrow if there is any bruising on the rear!

6 good miles this mid morning after a kids soccer game, did the N. Arm with some more added on, good run didn't look at my watch at all and felt like I was going slower, but did the whole run in 47:32, so averaged under 8's, it may be that i got a good warm-up this morning we rode the newly paved black trail over to the Stake Center for the boys soccer game!

A good run up on the bench, I did the Mt Ogden park loop run... the trail was busy today saw around 10 people,  felt good throughout the run ran for a total of 58:15. Saw a big strange colored snake on the trail that wouldn't move even when I kicked dirt on it, I think it was sunning itself and could care less if I stepped on it, I didn't I went around it cautiously!

Had a surprise pick-up soccer game down at Ultimate, a friend called and said they needed guys to scrimmage a high school team so the old boys showed up, I think the high school guys thought they'd work us, its funny at that age how invincible you feel... well anyway we put a woopin on them, they even started putting 2 extra players in to help stay on us, I stayed for about 45min. and got a very good run in, before heading to Carv's soccer game! counted 1.5 run miles!

decided to go out for a long one this afternoon after a day off yesterday: Started at the Dee Event Center and went up, up the steep hill, up the Beus ext. and the over and down all the way to the Ogden Cyn overlook and then made my way back, doing a few different ext.... the run felt awesome, rests days are good, I just need to learn how to mentally take one and not feel like I should go do something, the temps were perfect right on the verge of being to chilly, ran for a total of 1:31:16!

A good run on the bench did a few trail i have never done before just to switch it up a bit, beautiful fall time weather to be running in! Ran for a total of 53:24

Soccer game tonight! Well we played a hard fought game tonight and came up on the short end by a couple goals, good game ran very hard, a 50 min. soccer game is a great workout, i'd be curious to see how far I really run during a game, I know workout compared it is great, I end up dripping with sweat!! counting 2 run miles!

1.5 measley miles, I ran from gpa Bobs down to where my car was being repaired, hoping to get a long one in tomorrow

A very chilly nice run this morning, 23degrees when i headed out, decided to go in shorts, not sure why, I think I was trying to live through Nick and Jamie, basking in the Maui Sun... and in anticipation of some sweet runs in San Diego Mon-Wed... anyway it was cold, but I survived it, did the Middle Fork loop all the way around, I was hoping to see Shane running the OV 50 but I must have missed him when I came back around on the Hwy, i saw a few other runners in the race, ran for a total of 1:32, didn't blaze it but it felt good to get a longer one in!

Drove up the Snowbasin road after to see Shane and he was smoking it, he was up by atleast 45min on the next closest guy and he said he felt strong, he was almost to the top, downhill the rest of the way!

Wish I had more miles to report in the run category the last couple days, but have been doing something I'd much rather be doing... surfing in San Diego, we have had a great time, my Uncle Paul, and his buddy Jeff! Jeff is a surfing junkie and has spent alot of time down here, so he knows all the spots and we have been going from before first light literally, to after dark in the evening the last 2 days, we have had breaks but each day we have done 3 sessions of surfing, wow is all I can say I don't surf too much maybe 1-2 times a year if I am lucky but what an addicting sport! made some great improvements this time thanks to Jeff and some kind waves!

I did get on the TM tonight for 6 miles, they felt great it is crazy how the lower elevation feels, I felt very comfortable at 7:30 for most the run! One more surf session early in the morning and then it is back to Utah!

another great morning in the Pacific Ocean, got out just as it was getting light, nice and clear at the start and then a thick fog bank came in for awhile, it was really cool sitting out in the ocean waiting for waves and not being able to see them til they were right on you, I was fatigued this morning, but caught some good waves... overall a very succesful surf trip, I am hooked, but unfortunately can't do much about it living in Utah... going to Florida in Feb. I may have to take a day trip to the beach, while the family enjoys Disney World!

Late night soccer game, we got beat, but it was a great workout, I was very close to not going because I was so tired but went and glad I got a good workout in, counting 1.5 run mile!

A tough run on the bench, wow usually i get into a groove after a minute, but not today it was all I could do to keep moving... not sure what was up, a combo from being more tired than I thought from 3 days of surfing, adjusting to the high elevation...not sure but not the most fun run! Beautiful day though, great fall weather... ran for a total of 47:33

I thought I put this in yesterday, but the run must have been to impressive to register, I ran from Gpa Bob's down to where my car was getting fixed, clocked it on the way back and got 1.5 miles in, the interesting part of the run is that it was right though some rough parts of Ogden, and I thought I don't think I'd like Kelli running in this neighborhood!