Running

I was extremely nervous for my first marathon. I wasn't really sure how to approach it. I knew that I was in good 10k shape, but it was clear that Logan Fielding was the favorite. So I decided to stick with the leaders through 21 miles. I tucked in behind Logan and he pulled us through the first 10 miles, then it hit me. I needed to go pee. I hoped there would be an outhouse at mile 11, but no luck, so shortly before mile 12 I told Logan that I was going to surge ahead to get to the portapotties at the half mark. I built up a 10-15 second lead, and it only took a minute, in and out. (Yeah, I got some funny looks from the spectators.) By now I was a long way behind Logan, so I went to work hard the next 1.5 miles. I caught Logan up the hill before mile 15. When we topped the hill it was obvious that something wasn't right with Logan.  He had a major side ache.  Our pace slowed for several miles, we didn't even pick it up very much when we started going down the canyon.  I felt bad for Logan and stuck with him until mile 21.  At that point I shifted back into race pace, and Logan had his hamstring go out on him.  It was clear by the time that I got out of the canyon that I was going to win.  I told Trevor Ball that I felt like I could race a 5k right then.  I enjoyed the feeling, and hoped that my body would continue feeling that good, it did.  And that is the story of my first marathon.  I was greatful for the advise and running of Sasha, Logan, Paul and Trevor Ball.  You guys made all the difference.  Thanks

I showed up to the Magna 5k to try to run it with Teren Jameson. I knew he would go out fast, so I went with him. 4:17 first mile downhill with wind on the back. I settled into pace with Teren, then just before mile 2 my legs felt the wear of the Ogden Marathon, I decided to ease up and run for 2nd overall. I did this and it was a ton of fun.

By the Way, I did 6 x 1 mile repeats rabbiting for Kara Goucher after the Magna 5k. It was a blast.  Alberto Salazar was there, along with some of his athletes. (Josh Rohatinsky, Galen Rupp, Adam Goucher, and a Ugandan, who holds the NCAA 800m record.)  They were all really nice.  Kara was a blast to work out with.  I hope that the trials go well for her, and then the Olympics. 

I have won this 5k 4-5 times.  Usually there isn't much competition.  But this year the race was stacked with college runners.  I just pushed the first 2 miles, and then jogged into the finish with Dustin Bybee (BYU).  He easily outkicked me the last 400m.  It was a fun run.  

The mileage was slow and easy, just a good recovery. 

I did an easy 7 miles to shake out in the morning.  I ended up running 10 miles at night.  Today was pretty flat and easy.

Just a easy jog for Meagan's Birthday.  Logan Canyon is beautiful at this time of the year.

I ran alone this morning following the beautiful canal trails in Logan.  I ran 13.2 miles in 1:32.  It felt good to get the legs moving this morning.

Tonight I ran 6.3 with Taylor Price straight up a mountain in Logan Canyon. It was beautiful and the entire mountain was green.

I went on a relaxing run up Logan Canyon with Trever Ball and Taylor.  It was a blast.  We just talked the entire time.  It was nice to run with my old friends.  I am getting more and more exited for the Wasatch Back, and  the Des News Marathon.  That should be fun. 

I ran an easy run in Alpine while Meagan ran on the trails.

10 miles in the morning were nice through Highland.

7 miles in the evening in Alpine and Highland.

I ran the hills of Alpine.  It was fun and beautiful.

I ran a solo 12 miles in the Morning around Logan, and then I ran 8 miles with Taylor in the evening up and down Logan canyon.  Meagan and Jen (Our wives) also ran up the canyon.  The weather was perfect.

I went running kind of late.  Taylor and I slammed an easy 7 up Logan canyon.  Each time we go running he looks smoother and runs faster.  It is amazing people can get into race shape so fast if they are already very fit.

I woke up early to get a solid run in.  Much to my suprise I was running through snow and hail.  At first I was quite irratated, but then I started to enjoy it, after all it isn't every June 11th that you can run in the snow in Logan.

PS I am heading to Lake Powell for a few days, I will enter my running data when I come back.

Well I went from snow yesterday in Logan to 90 degree weather in Lake Powell.  It was hot.  But the miles felt good.  I am getting a bad cold from my sister.  I am severely congested.  But It should go away in about a week.

I actually just went on a long hike in Lake Powell today.  With all the rattlesnakes, and my cold I thought it would be best to not push a run today.

I ran a relaxed 12 miles through Logan.  My cold is getting better, but I am still congested.  I am excited for WBR.  That should be a blast.

I went on a nice shake out run this morning through the streets of Logan. No snow today, so that was good. I will get in a solid run later this afternoon/evening.

I ran an even 14 miles in the evening.  It was nice to run several with Meagan. 

I enjoyed a nice hilly 9 mile loop up left hand fork in Logan canyon. It was hot, but was very enjoyable due to the views in the mountains.

I took today off.  My cold has been too persistent, so I decided to give in for a day.  I feel better now than yesterday, but I want to feel close to 100 % for the relay.

I went on an easy 15 miles through Logan.  I feel like my cold is mostly gone.  I hope that the race goes well this weekend.  It should be a blast. 

PS I don't really care about how many miles I run.  I focus more on the minutes and the effort.  This way I don't push the pace trying to get done with a run, rather I just enjoy the run and learn more about my body.  I hope that makes sense. 

Well it is finally here, WBR.  I have looked forward to this race for a while.  My first leg was #10, 3.5 miles flat, with a slight uphill finish.  I started a little fast with the adrenaline, 4:52 mile, then  two 4:59 miles back to back, with a relaxed finish. (saving some for ragnar), 17:14.  Remember the race has just begun.

Easy warmup and cool down.

At about 3 am I ran leg 22, 6.4 miles with a slight uphill finish.  I just locked into pace and hammered away for 35 minutes until the finish.  I felt strong, but with BYU over 20 minutes ahead there was no reason to kill myself yet.  I had to be patient for Ragnar.  I knew I could make up some serious time there.

I should preface this entry with a big thanks to my team, St George Running Center, and Fastrunningblog.com, but especially the guys in my van, Dave, Adam, Taylor, Clyde, Logan, and my brother in law Jake.  They really were the key to the success we had in our van.  Anyway, I ran Ragnar at about 10am.  The weather was warm, but not nearly as hot as last year.  I ran super hard the first mile, 8:02, but I couldn't breath.  I was super congested.  I thought the record was out of reach, but I still pushed to try to win the overall award.  Mile 2 was faster, 7:30 range.  By now I was feeling better, but I still didn't think the record was in my grasp.  I hammered the last 2 miles well under 7 min mile pace and ended up 29:12 on my watch,(old record 29:13), so we will see how the official results come out. 

PS My legs felt strong and healthy, no big knots, Sunday and Monday.  This is the best I have felt after WBR.

Today I was just trying to help my legs recover.  I ice bathed after the run.  My calves are pretty torn up from Ragnar. (The price of Glory I guess.)

I ran up Logan Canyon,  It was beautiful as usual, but not many people were up there.  My calves were very sore for the first couple miles, then they felt much better.  Todays run felt like an 18 mile run on the legs.  They still need to recover.  I ice bathed in 1st dam after the run.  Thank goodness for that cool water.

I ran another 7 miles tonight.  my calves were sore, but they are getting much better.  I don't think I am going to do the 28 mile Logan Peak Race this weekend.  Good Luck Jon.

Meagan was sick today, and I pucked a couple times.  It was a miserable day. Still got in a solid run. (With a couple bathroom breaks).  I hope we get feeling better soon.

I was the most sick I have been in years today.  I just felt aweful all day.  I just slept and watched movies and tried to eat and drink good stuff.  Tomarrow will be better.

I went on a 14 miler with Trever Ball up Logan Canyon. It was nice. We just talked like old times.  We also ran into Paul and Cody on the trail.  That was great to see Paul running again.

I did a bit of a push in the middle of this run.  I felt like I needed some tempo speed miles. 

PS The Collin Ray concert was great. 

I did 11 miles easy in the late morning.  The temp kept rising, so I decided to end with 11.  Then tonight I did an easy 8 in the evening.  The weather was still pretty hot, but the sun wasn't nearly as intense.  This should be a good training week.

I ran 10 miles up Logan Canyon again, then I ice bathed in 1st Dam.  It was great.

I ran the Murray 5k.  I knew that Teren Jameson was there.  He went out super fast as usual, and I just drafted behind him.  We went through an uphill mile at 4:50, then downhill mile 4:53.  By this point I was tired and soon let go of Teren when He put on a surge.  I ended up jogging it in for 2nd.  It was fun.

Then I went on a couple little cool down runs to loosen up.  It felt good. 

I ran alone up in Alpine.  After staying up late with the fireworks I slept in and then ate and went running.  Wow it was hot.  I stopped a couple times to get some water.  My legs were tired by the end of the run, it could in part be because of the heat, but it was also a long run.  I am looking forward to more marathons.

I ran 5 miles around the streets of Logan.  It was nice to run when it isn't hot.  Planning on running more tonight.

I did 19 miles in the afternoon/evening.  My legs feel pretty good.

I ended up being crazy busy all day today.  I could only sqeeze in 9.2 miles.  My legs were tired, but I think that was from all the other stuff I am doing.

I ran 13 miles up Logan canyon with Meagan biking.  It was nice, although it got a little warm by the end.

Then I ran 8.5 with Taylor up Lefthand fork.  That was some intense climbing the first half.  We ran into some cows up there.  The bull was huge, so you had better be careful up there.

I ran 8.5 miles in the morning solo, then I ran 11 miles in the evening. It was nice to get in some miles alone.

I woke up early and met with Sasha on the Des News Marathon course.  We ran the first 10 miles at race pace.  Then I ran 6 miles easy with Jeff McClellan.  It was nice. 

I woke up super early to get to the bus by 3:30 am. Then I warmed up. I noticed that there were more than just the 2-3 anticipated kenyans, there were 6. That wasn't very exciting. I went out comfortably fast the first half marathon. I was with the kenyans at 12 miles and then they took off. By the time that I was out of the canyon, 16 miles in, then I was feeling horrible. My legs were just not moving. Sasha ran with me for about 2 miles until mile mark 20. The last 10k were the most miserable miles that I have ever run. I was walking and then jogging about 8 minute pace. I was just glad for the race to be over. After the race then my legs hurt horribly. But I ate some food and within 20-30 minutes I was feeling good. I am about 95% recovered three days later. Great job Fast Running Blog runners.

I hiked Mount Timpanogas with Meagan all day.  It was beautiful.  We saw a porcipine, mountain goats, and pine hens.  It was a blast.  My legs felt great. 
Then This evening I ran 10 miles easy in Logan.  It was nice to be back for a few days.  Meagan and I are flying to Poland this Saturday after the Minuteman 5k.  That should be a blast.

I ran an easy 5 miles.  My legs felt tired.  I will have to work hard on them tomarrow. 

It is nice to be running in Utah again.  The trip to Poland was great.  We really had a great time. It is great to watch the olympics.  I am excited to see how Ryan Hall does in the Marathon.  I am starting to train hard toward the Twin Cities Marathon.  That should be a great experience. 

Today was super busy.  We woke up early to finish packing up the moving trailer.  Then we drove to SLC by 8:30 am.  We moved in everything in our apartment.  My arms are very tired and we went up and down all the stairs because we live on the second floor.  

I went on a solo run in SLC.  That was a blast.  I am excited for this weekend.  It should be fun up in Logan at the TOU.

I went running with Meagan at Dimpledale this morning.  That was nice to get on a soft trail.  It was pretty sandy though, because not too many wood chips were on the trail.

I just did a shake out.  It will be fun to run tomarrow in Logan.  I love that city.  I am feeling better and better, and I am getting super excited for the Twin Cities marathon.  I am using the TOU half as a tempo run workout.  We will see how it goes.  It should be a ton of fun.

This race was a blast. I had a great time with all the wonderful runners from the Fast Running Blog. The race went out pretty relaxed for a couple miles. Teren and I were running together out in front chatting about the Olympics, Lagat, Hall, and Bekele. Then we picked up the pace to 5:05 or so for a couple miles. At this point I let Teren know that I was running the half as a tempo run. So he kicked it down to 4:50 pace or so and left me alone. I ran to mile ten at a pretty even effort. Then I backed off, ten miles was long enough for a tempo run. The last couple miles I was running 5:40 pace, and the third place runner was closing on me slowly. I just kept going fast enough to hold him off and get 2nd overall. It was a fun race.

PS thanks Sasha for bringing me the extra teeshirt to run in. Go St. George running Center and fastrunningblog team.

PS Meagan broke her alltime record for the half marathon, 1:53. I am very proud of her.

I woke up and ran an hour this morning.  I was a little sore to start, but I began feeling much better after a mile or so.  Then I ran 90 minutes this afternoon.  That was hot.  95 degrees feels like the olympic marathon in China ;)

I went running this morning up on the bonneville shoreline trail above the university of Utah for 90 minutes. It felt great. Tonight I am going to sugarhouse to train with Demetrio's running group. That ought to be a blast. The Legs are feeling better and better. Yeah.

I went to run with Tyler and Demetrio's group.  It was nice to see the wide range of runners who were there.  Demetrio gave me some good tips on marathon running.  I ended up just doing some 400s and stopped when I felt too tired.   I am excited for TCM and for the marathons further in the future.

I ran in the afternoon through SLC.  I ran on the highest roads along the east bench.  Some of those had pretty good hills.  My legs are feeling better and better when I run, but I feel tired from increasing the mileage right now.

I showed up to this race with the hope that I could just run easy and enjoy the pace.  But then I saw Dave Danly, OTR in the Marathon.  We talked for a second and I told him that I had already signed up for the 10k.  Then we decided that no one except for us was really there to race around 30 minutes on the 10k.  So He ran the 5k in 16:30 and easily won and I was able to just enjoy a nice run with a bunch of fun runners.  This was a very well organized race, and was a ton of fun.  

I ran a half marathon at a fairly relaxed pace.  It is still weird to push my hips forward while running.  But it is getting better.

Then I did an easy 10 miles this afternoon.  It was a blast.  I am looking forward to racing some more.  I love all the road races. 

I only ran 10 miles today.  I was way busy with school and then Meagan and I went up to Logan to go to the temple with the Taylor and Jen Price family.  They are awesome.  It was a really fun night.

I did nine miles this morning. It was hard to get up and run, but it was well worth it. My Legs are feeling stronger and stronger.

I jogged a couple miles with Meagan at Liberty park before going to the State Fair and Rodeo.   

I went on my long run today, so that I can race tomarrow.  It has been a good week.  I am feeling more confident for the Twin Cities Marathon.

This was a crazy fast race.  I have never raced down such a steep grade.  Teren and I started out easy with a 4:43 mile.  This was very comfortable (considering the steep grade).  Then we went to work; 4:28, 4:26, 4:23, then Teren moved away as I slowed the last mile to a 4:34.  It was a great run, but my legs were hammered.  

I jogged an easy 7 miles this morning.  My legs are super sore from the 8k this weekend.  But I am feeling better and better as the day goes on. 

This was a great long run.  I ran up memorial park to city creek canyon, then I went straight up the bonneville shoreline trail (passing multiple mountain bikers) and climbing over 1000 feet.  It was nice, then I headed back down to city creek and ran up city creek for a few miles.  It is a beautiful canyon to run on.  It felt great to get out there.

I woke up early and did a 5 mile shake out before heading to school.  I am looking forward to go to the state fair tonight.

I just focused on keeping the pace nice and even today.  It was fun, but doing laps around liberty park gets old.  I am excited to run tomorrow.  

Ten miles in the morning with Vance up Bell canyon to the resevior.  It was a blast to run with my old team member.  He is a great guy. 

10 in the morning left me feeling tired for my run with Meagan tonight.  So we only ran 5 miles.  I feel healthy and hopeful for the next race.

I decided that I was going to follow the advice of the kenyan marathon champion and train in the warmer weather.  Wow! A run at 2 pm is super hot, but I got feeling pretty good during the second half of the run.  It was nice to have a day off  from the Salt Lake running Co, so that I could run in the afternoon.

I went on my last real long run before the big marathon.  Life is good and there are no complaints here.  I have been reading a ton for my classes, and thus I haven't spent time recording my workouts.

I just enjoyed the mileage today.  It feels good to relax a little as I get ready for the Twin Cities Marathon. 

I ran an easy ten miles in the morning before class.  Then I biked a few miles in the early afternoon.  I have plenty of energy and I am enjoying my new job.

I just went on a relaxing half marathon run.  I did some strides in the middle and at the end.  The legs feel fast and happy.

This was a fun 5k to run.  There wasn't any other real competitive guys there, so I ran with Lindsay Dunkley through the first 2 miles.  She broke 17 too.  It was fun.  They gave out excellent prizes, $75 to the Olive Garden for first.  So that was a blast.  Meagan also won her age group.  It was just a great local 5k.  I did a 5 mile warmup run to the race and then a little bit longer cool down.

I am getting ready for the race this Sunday.  It should be a blast.  I am super excited.  I have been running well, and I hope to hit a major PR.  

I decided to mix it up a little, so I ran and biked today.  It was an easy ride to work and back.  It feels like I am constantly having to pull myself to a slower pace, to save it for this weekend.  I guess that is a good thing.  I have 2 papers and 3 tests before I leave this Friday.  So I had better get to work.

Wow it feels good to taper.  This was another good solid run with some extended strides in the middle at marathon pace.  Then I finished with some faster strides, 5k pace at the end.

Man I am excited for the race.  This 7 mile run was like a warmup.  it felt good.  I am looking forward to watching the Utes crush the Beavers today.  That should be fun.  but nothing this week compares to my main man Geb, with his 2:03:59 marathon.  We will see if Wanjiru can hit that mark.  Well good luck to everyone this weekend. 
Seth

I ran a few miles with Jeff and Logan along the mississippi river.  It was nice to stretch out the legs.  We ran into Kara Goucher and Alberto Salazar while on the trail.  We stopped and talked with them for a minute.  It was fun.  (I didn't introduce Logan or Jeff, Jeff will probably never forgive me)  

Well the big race finally came.  The weather was cold when the Women's US Championship 10 mile race started (1 hour before the marathon).  The roads were wet, but it wasn't raining.  The marathon started easy.  No one wanted to lead, Logan and I relaxed and began running with Dennis Simonaitis.  Then the rain started. Mile 4 or so.  I noticed that I was not on the pace that I wanted to run so I left the pack alone to chase down the next two solo runners and the 2nd pack.  This took 4-5 miles.  I felt good at eleven miles in, so I surged ahead with the leaders of the second pack, including Micheal Wardian.  I was feeling good with them, but it was getting colder.  Soon I lost feeling in my feet and hamstrings and butt.  It became harder to turn over my stride, and I was slowing down by mile mark 20.  The last 10k was up and down rolling hills.  It was death, a strong headwind, with everyone strung out.  It was miserable.  At the finish I was just glad to be done.  I ran a 41:06 on the last 10k.  Ouch.  The race was a good learning experience.  I believe that I can hit the "A" standard on a day with better weather.  

You wouldn't believe how hard it was to run 10 miles today.  The first few felt like the last few on the marathon Sunday, but then I got warmed up and started to feel better.  Time to crank up the miles and set my next race goal.  It should be fun.

I ran 9 miles up city creek today.  It felt good to climb, and then the downhill was nice to open up my stride a little bit.  I am still sore, but I feel better than I did after my first two marathons.  This PF Chang's Rock and Roll Arizona Marathon advertisement does make me want to run it, but I think that I will pass this year.

Yesterday night I felt horrible.  I started to get a bad migraine and felt like I was going to puke.  I even left work early to go home and sleep.  I slept 10 hours and i woke up feeling pretty good, but I still feel like a migraine is coming on.  Oh Well. I still was able to run and get rid of some more soreness.  My legs are feeling better and better.  At work yesterday I didn't even notice being sore when I bent down to help customers.  So that was good.

Has anyone run the St. Jude Marathon?  Let me know what you think of it.
 

I still have been bothered with migraines and poor sleep.  Oh Well.  I just did an easy 7 miles today.  Tomorrow I will try to plug a long run.  We will see how that feels.  I have to fit it in between a work meeting, sister-in-laws wedding, and her reception.  So that should be interesting.  

I ran a solo 16 miles in city creek canyon today.  It was great.  My legs are fresh even though I have had a lingering cold.  I am still looking into what my next race will be.  

Well last week I ended up working two jobs and trying to get over my cold.  The running was definitely on the back burner.  This week school and running will be crazy busy.  I ran an easy 12 miles solo.  It feels good to get out and run.  I am looking forward to a 2-a day tomorrow.  

I ran 13 miles up and down city creek canyon.  It was nice to see all the people out and about.

I ran 6 miles in the morning to shake out, then I went as far as I could up city creek later in the day.  20 miles seemed like enough.  That is a beautiful canyon.  I only saw 1 biker on the way up and 3 on the way down.  It is nice to have that trail without all the people.

I had an extremely busy day with work and school.  I was lucky to get in these miles.  

30 miles is a long run. I am doing it after I get home from school. That will be a blast.  For some reason my computer at home has trouble with this site, so I usually just type up my reports at school.

I am running from SLC to Highland today.  That should be a fun run.  Yesterday's run was very comfortable the whole time.  I went pretty slow and even got to jog with Demetrio Cabanillas for a few miles.  It was nice to run with somebody.  Today I expect that I will do the entire run alone, unless I find someone while running.  

Enjoying the Pleasant weather this week.  It has been nice to enjoy this time.

15 miles felt great.  Legs are still full of energy.   

The weather today was rainy.  It was hard to even go out and run.  I saw a 4 point buck (10 point back east).  It was very beautiful.  That is definitely one of the reasons I love running.

Try running this far in the snow.  It was cold today.  It is nice to clean up my muddy shoes though.  15 miles mostly on slippery trails, that ought to strengthen my stabilizing muscles.

I ran an easy seven miles.  But the highlight of today was going to the U of U football game vs TCU.  That was pretty exciting, although I think that statistically TCU won the game, the U managed to score more points, and that is all that matters in Football.

Another great day of running.  I am excited for the next race, and debating on which Thanksgiving run to do.  I have run the Orem 4 mile run several times, but I think trying something new would be fun.  

I decided to keep this week pretty low mileage.  I am super busy reading books and writing papers, so the mileage will have to come this weekend.

I don't think that I need to put in too many miles this week.  I am just working hard in school and learning more about the running world at work.  It has been a lot of fun learning about a new event in the running community.

I ran seven miles before heading to work after school today.  It was a nice run and I am excited and nervous for the long run this weekend.  It should be quite an experience.  I think that I will do some speed work tomarrow and take all day Friday to rest and travel to Texas.

I went down to Texas for the 24 hour run US championships.  Mizuno gave me a couple pairs of Wave Riders, Tifosi gave me a couple pairs of sunglasses, Yankz! paid for my hotel and gave me their laces, Black Diamond gave me a spot headlight, and miomed gave me some lotions.  It was nice to get the support from all these great companies.  The course description said that it was a flat cour9 amse, only 9 feet of elevation change and that it was a 1 mile loop.  This made it easy to keep track of the distance that I had gone.  But when I showed up at the course I was surprised to find an extremely hilly course, with three hills per lap.  Also the laps where about 1.15 miles so it was more difficult to keep track of the distance you had traveled.  I also was told that I had the best chance of anyone of breaking the American Record at the race, but when I started running a guy in Brook's gear just took off.  I soon learned that he was the best 100 mile + runner in the world.  So obviously I had been lied to on every front.  It soon became apparent to me that it would be nearly impossible for me to get any money out of the race, due to the requirements on distance which were established before the race, to after just over 3 hours I decided to quit and head home a day early.  It was a miserable experience.  I would definitely advise people not to ever race the ultracentric, as I feel that it is run by a dishonest organization.  It was a miserable introduction to ultra running.

I woke up early and went on a little jog.  It was super nice to shake out the legs and get going.  I am going to ask Demetrio Cabanillas to write up a workout plan with the goal being the Spring marathon Season.  It should be great.

I went easy again today, my hamstring and butt are sore, so  I went and got a massage from an old Russian lady.  She was tougher than Sasha ;)

This Evening should be nice.  I will go do a faster tempo run and enjoy training for the post winter weather.  Man this weather feels like spring already.  https://my.utah.edu/portal/site/myutah/template.LOGOUT/https://my.utah.edu/portal/site/myutah/template.LOGOUT/

I ran an easy five miles to work today.  The back pack that I was wearing rubbed my neck raw.  (I hate running with packbacks, but I needed my work gear)  I signed Meagan and I up for the Cold Turkey run which starts at the Utah State Capital Building and ends in Memory grove.  It should be nice to run down hill.

Well I proved today that I can beat a bunch of junior high girls in a 5k.  It was a major boost for my self image. JK  Well truth be told I loved this event.  It was wonderful to see all the youth out and running.  I wonder if the USATF youth program could learn from this race and organization.  They had a ton of kids out running with their parents. 

The Guy who took 5th at St George was there.  He ran with me until mile 2 and then I through in a hard surge to drop him.  It was just fun to run.

It is nice to just run for fun for a couple weeks.  I have been sick this week.  Meagan and I have the same bug, but we are happy and loving life.  It is sad to see the weather get colder and more miserable.  I enjoy the summer runs much more that I enjoy the winter ones.  I guess that I need to find more beauty in winter running, but it is hard to see beauty when my eyes are frozen. 

Well I decided to come out and run the Cold Turkey.  After winning the 4 miler in Utah county the last couple years I wanted to try something new.  Besides that some of the $ went to spiderman, and the family with a 2.5 year old child suffering from luekemia and chemo therapy.  It was a great race.  Nobody too competitive was pushing me besides a 16 year old named Jamal.  After the race I gave the 1st overall medal to the Father of the cancer patient.  I know that kid is running a lot tougher race right now, and I hoped that the medal would brighten his day.  Well gotta jet.

I started training again today.  Time to get serious.  I ran 8 hilly miles thinking about last years Des News Marathon.  I will be much better prepared this year.  I am currently looking for a long term job in the running world in Utah.  I hope that I can find a good spot.  Well gotta go to the store.

I went on a nice jog with Meagan tonight.  We went up by city creek canyon and listened to a bunch of coyotes singing. It was fun to hear, especially in the middle of Salt Lake.

It was a crazy busy day yesterday.  I ended up running late in the evening and only made it 4 miles.  But I did get out and run, and that was great for me.

I had to get in another run before the snow hits.  I really don't mind if it snows in the mountains, but I don't like the snow in the valleys.  I like to run on dry roads, even if it is very cold.

I went out for a chilly 4.5 miles this morning.  The slippery footing was very nerve racking for the first couple miles, but then I began to remember how to run on ice.  (Thanks to living in Logan I picked up on this skill,  That city is a beautiful icebox.)

I ran another 10.5 miles this afternoon in the hills above the U of U campus.  The snow there is 6 inches or more deep.  It was pretty fun to run in, but my pace was slower than usual.  Oh Well. It was funny to see all the hikers with their boots and crampons as I went by in my nimbii. (That is the plural form for numbus.?) 

I went on another long run around Salt Lake.  It is nice to have clean air.  I have to pound some more miles before the snowstorm this winter.  I am happy with how my running is going right now.

I went out for a ten miler.  Right now is pretty stressful with finals and life, but I am still getting in the running and sleep that I need.  

I met up with the snow man and ran 13 miles through SLC today.  I stayed on the flats rather than running in my beloved foothills.  It is nice to be done with school for a while, and I am looking forward to training consistantly.