Schools out for......TWO weeks!!

Now that schools out for a couple weeks I can post more often. This week has been a great week so far for running. I have ran in Millcreek Canyon and also have ran some usual routes as well.
Running in Millcreek canyon is great  because the road is closed for 4.5 miles during the spring due to the winter. It is paved and zero traffic. It is also very pretty with lots of trees and the river along side of you the entire run. I could only make it 3.3 miles until snow blocked my way. My pacer HATES running uphill. Loves the downhill though.....I did my weekly long run during this adventure and let me tell you, it was HARD. approximately 1500 feet of elevation gain and a grumpy pacer makes a hard run even harder.

Earlier this week I had to go and get my tires rotated. So of course instead of sitting there like a schmuck I did my run. It's nice to start and end a run in a new spot, and get two birds with one stone. (No birds were killed during the making of this post nor on the run).
Tuesday
Daily Mileage = 7
Yearly Mileage = 464.5

Wednesday
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 470.5

Thursday
Daily Mileage = 10
Yearly Mileage = 480.5

Friday
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 485.5

This is Millcreek Canyon

The road at Millcreek Canyon goes parallel with this river.

Indian Run

I got to catch up once again on my runs.

Tuesday
Daily Mileage = 6.2
Yearly Mileage = 423.5

Wednesday
Daily Mileage = 8
Yearly Mileage = 431.5

Thursday
Daily Mileage = 7
Yearly Mileage = 438.5

Friday
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 441.5

Saturday
Daily Mileage = 10
Yearly Mileage = 451.5

Monday
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 457.5

I will try to do better next week with the posting of my runs. I got finals this week so ya gonna get what ya gonna get.

MOAB

On Friday I ran a 5k. The End
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 406.2

Saturday I woke up in Moab and did my 5k before the mtn. biking which was a excellent decision on my part. I ran on the highway there and even from a highway the scenery is breathtaking.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 409.3

Today was the 119th Boston Marathon. This is one of my dream races to do in life.
I ran 8 miles today and it was awesome. Holladay Blvd.. is a great road to run when you get the chance.
Daily Mileage = 8
Yearly Mileage = 417.3

I have also thought deeply about training and doing the Des. News Marathon again this year. I just can't stop thinking how bad I want to do this race.

Just another spring day in Utah

Yesterday was so crazy snowy. It snowed ALL day!! I almost did not do my run, but my wife talked up how fun it would be to run in the snow. Yeah fun.......I thought. I went out and actually loved every wet step. Do to the fact that I wanted to get it done I ran my 5k really fast, 19:11, to be exact. It was a lot of fun. I was surprised I did not see anyone else out there.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 403.1

This is exactly how it was. Happy spring!?!

Today was totally opposite of yesterday! I ran in shorts and a t-shirt. I did a good route with a really long steady hill (4500 S.) it is fun cause if you did not know what goes up must come down!!
Daily Mileage = 4
Yearly Mileage = 407.1

400 Miles

Today I hit the 400 mile mark for the year!! It is pretty fun to keep track of my miles like this. It was so crazy windy when I did it. The BOB felt like a parachute. I tried to measure what is 400 miles from Salt Lake and I found that from the boarder of Idaho to Arizona across Utah is like 357 miles. So I have ran farther than the distance of Utah plus some.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 400

Always an Adventure

Running always seems to be an adventure. No matter what time or what route you run there is always something that is interesting. Today I ran and I got lost....twice. I ended up at a cemetery. I had to turn around and go up another street. That too caused me to get lost. I finally found my bearings and got on the right route. because of my crazy route my route ended way before my house so I walked for a while. It was really nice. I saw some streets I would like to run on tomorrow and see where they go.
Daily Mileage = 6
Yearly Mileage = 396.9
Tomorrow I hit the 400 mile mark. I just have to run a 5k for it to be official. That is pretty cool how that worked out. I did not even mean for it to work out that way.

Another Week

Thursday I had a route in mind, but my legs had another even shorter route in mind. Sometimes you have to just listen to your body.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 382.8

Friday I did not have alot of desire or time to run, but i did it anyway.
Daily Mileage = 3.1
Yearly Mileage = 385.9

Today I woke up early and got the run done before work. It was a really nice morning and I did a new extension of one of my previous routes. I saw my brother-in-law at a intersection. He said nothing to me and gave me no motivation except for a wave. Thanks for the boost adam. The least someone in his situation could have done is go to the nearest gas station or K-mart....and buy me a gad dang Gatorade. That is just my opinion though.
Daily Mileage = 5
Yearly Mileage = 390.9

Oh can I just rant about Super Dull Schanze and his fanny pack. Who does that yoo hoo think he is?