The King of Controversy

This was my first 6 miler ever and it was after my firs 7 miler. Kinda weird. I was still really sore from the last two days but it felt better while I was running.

Nice Easy 3 miler today especially since I've been pretty sore the past couple of days.

A 6 miler with a hill and grass workout. As always the hill was a killer and the grass run a nice little run.

AM - 7 miles

Another long 7 miler but with fewer hills than last week.

PM - 3 miles

Arctic Circle run with weights. It was super hot today.

It was the dirt mile again today. I only stopped once thanks to Weston's motivation but ran slower than usual. Need to work on keeping a steady pace even with hills like that one on the way to the dirt mile.

AM - 3 miles with striders. Very easy grass run.

Race - 2 mile warm up. I felt like I was going to throw up during it but when the race rolled around I felt better. For my first race I felt like I did pretty good. Coach told me to always be passing people and I tried as hard as I could too. I passed a lot of people but for the first mile and half I couldn't shake off this one Hurricane kid. He finally slowed down and I took advantage and passed him for good. I started my sprint to the finish right as I hit the track but died out before the finish. I need to work on keeping a better pace and need to start my sprint closer to the finish. 1 mile cool down.

AM - 7 miles with hill workout. I did 5-1:00 and 7-0:30. Michael was giving us tips and pushing us the whole time and helped me get better each time we did it. I was a little sore from the race yesterday and with the hill workout today I could barely run on the way back. We stopped and got some water and that really helped me finish off my run.

PM - 3 miles at 6 pm instead of 3 pm because of the running center thing afterwards. It was a hot day but it cooled down a lot by the time we started running. We didn't do any weights after (I think because we couldn't get into the weight room) but we did as much of the plyos as we could outside before going and eating pizza and watching the Running Center's presentation. I really liked the presentation the guy gave because this is my first year running and it was really helpful and answered a lot of questions about racing.

We went running at the Dixie Center trail head and I ran 3 miles. It was easy at first until the guys I were running with decided to run in the sand next to the river. It was hard to run because our feet sank into the sand and slowed us down. We finally got out of the sand and ran our last mile and half or so on pavement. I ran pretty slow after that because I was tired from the sand. Coach Roberts's crew started to catch up to me at the end and told Jake and Preston to try to pass and beat me. I finally realized their plan as I heard their pace quicken and their steps getting closer and closer. I didn't want to get passed so I upped my pace as well and held them off the last little bit of the run. A nice easy three mile run before the weekend.

Almost didn't do my Saturday run because I didn't get up early enough to do a cool morning run and I didn't want to run in the heat. Finally decided to run with my brother at about 8:15. Coach told us we needed to incorporate a hill into the run but I didn't know which hill to do. My mom told me about a run she had done that was about 5 miles and had a hill. The run was from our house out to Red Cliffs Drive past Arctic Circle and up the hill by Sunrise Tire and all the way across the hill to Foremaster Drive and down Foremaster Drive past Maverik and up Mall Drive and back to our house. I felt good the whole way besides running those two hills (but then again who doesn't get tired from running hills). I really liked this run especially since it so quiet and peaceful on that hill because there are so few people who drive up there. I hope to run up that hill again this season and be able to enjoy the peace and quiet up there. It was also my first run with my new shoes and they felt a little weird at first but glad to have a pair of shoes that fit properly.

AM - 7 miles. It was our first morning practice at the High School. We ran down 2450 to the river trail. I felt pretty good on my run this morning and was able to run most of the first half of my run but I had a little stomach ache into my second half. I stopped a couple of times and the stomach ache eventually disappeared. I stopped once after that because of the 2450 hill but was able to run the rest of the way. 

PM - 3 miles. It was a way hot afternoon today. I stayed up with the big group of boys today but as we were coming back I wanted to quit. It was the first time that I had stayed with them the whole time and I was dying. Okay I wasn't dying but this was almost as painful. As we were crossing 2450 on our way back I had two super painful side aches and after we crossed I stopped. Finch was right there with me and gave me a great pep talk and pushed me to keep running. Thanks to him I kept running and finished off my run strong. We finished it off with weights and plyos.

 Today we ran 1000's with the Harts warm and cool. My first 1000 took me 3:50 and my next three were slower. On my last one I tried harder especially at the end and my time was 3:41. I don't know if I'm allowed to say every run was the hardest but this one definitely was very hard. My legs didn't hurt as much as they usually do but I was breathing harder than normal. I really need to work on finishing off those 1000's because about halfway through I already wanted to quit and I couldn't hardly sprint the last little bit of it. I still loved the run because it was new unlike most of our runs this summer. I didn't feel like running today when I got up but after running the warm up and the Harts run I felt way better and I'm super excited for our first official after school run.

AM - 3 miles Me and my brother ran the Arctic Circle run today because we don't have any of those fancy gps watches. We didn't start at the high school because we live almost right on the Arctic Circle. We extended the run a little bit but I don't think our extention was long enough. It was a very easy run because it was nice and cool.

PM - 5.5 miles My longest afternoon run ever and it was one of the hotter runs too. We ran 400s and 2 minutes thingys. It was a very hard run and I didn't run so well on some of the things but it definately showed me that I need to work harder.

PM - 4 miles with striders and plyometrics afterwards. I didn't feel so good today probably because of the heat. I had multiple side aches and I could barely run. I stopped a couple of times and soon they were gone but after that I had no motivation to run and took multiple breaks after that. I found a quarter along the way though so not everything was bad. I ran only 3 striders afterwards because I didn't feel like doing all eight. I walked in late for the plyos but I did all the rest of the ones I was there for. I didn't do as well as I hoped today but I hope to do better tomorrow. 

AM-I didn't go the AM run today because I slept in.

 PM-3 miles with 4x200. I felt way better today than I did yesterday and was able to run almost the whole time. I ran the 200's slower than I would have liked but at least I did all of them. 

Race: It was my second race and I felt really good. I was way sore just before the race but as I started running the pain disappeared.  My start was pretty slow and I was towards the back of the pack but I didn't panic and just worked my way up. I didn't feel tired for the first lap but just into my second lap I could tell I was out of breath. I kept running though thanks to some awesome support from the sidelines and my teammates running the race. About halfway into the second lap most of my passing had ceased and there were three guys that I had problems shaking at the end but as I reached the end of the hill just before the finish I turned on my wheels. I passed all three guys just before the back stop and broke into in all out sprint right at the end.  I was really satisfied with my finish and just with my race overall because I beat my Cedar time by almost a minute.

AM - 3 miles. Nice and cool Arctic Circle run. My quad was bothering me and I was a little sore from last week but it was a great run although it was pretty humid. 

 PM - 6.75 miles. 5x3:00 with 3:00 minutes of jogging after each one. I also did the Harts warm and cool with weights and plyos afterwards. It was really hot today and it even still felt a little humid. I think this was honestly the hardest day of the whole season. I did everything I was supposed to and my legs by the end felt like jello. I took a lot more breaks than usual but I kept on going. I did most of my weights but as I started my plyos I could barely do them but once Abel caught up with me I was able to finish it out with him.

Time Trial today with 2.5 mile warm up and harts cool. It was pretty cool because it was a little bit later in the afternoon and there was cloud cover. The warm up was pretty easy and I was feeling great but just wasn't totally in the race. I was able to finish strong but I need to figure out how to run the whole race strong.

6 mile run with 3x 1/2 mile fartleks. We ran up the Sunrise hill and down Foremaster. I got left behind at the Arctic Circle stop light and never caught up again. I didn't really do the fartleks because I didn't know how long I was supposed to go. I tried to for a while but in the end I gave up. I was able to run the whole way (besides the one stoplight) and felt like I had a pretty good run even though I didn't do the fartleks but I guess that's what I get for getting behind.

3 miles and striders and weights afterwards. I didn't do plyos because almost everybody disappeared after lifting and I just ended up leaving too. I guess they came back from who knows where and ended up doing them but whatever. Easy run today with striders afterwards. I didn't get left behind today and was able to stay up with my group. Striders and weights weren't too hard.

AM-3 miles. I was a little sore from the other runs but it was nice and cool, so I shouldn't complain.

PM-4 miles. A 3 mile run plus 4x200 after. It was hot and I was tired but pushed through (barely). 

I was pretty tired this morning from a lack of sleep because I stayed up and watched the Hunger Games. I wasn't that sore so it wasn't all bad. I ran a three mile warm-up and felt pretty good. I felt like I had a good race and tried to close the gap on Logan. I was able to stay up with him for the first lap but for the rest of the time I was behind him. I felt like I had a pretty good race considering all of the grass but finish wasn't as good as at Hurricane. I didn't sprint like I did last race and wasn't able to pass anybody in the last leg of the race. In fact, a couple of people passed me and left me in the dust. The only thing I need to improve more than my finish is just my overall motivation and visualization. I may have not beat my Hurricane time but I think I ran a little bit faster overall this race than last race.

AM-3 miles. It felt good to run again especially after taking a break on Sunday. My muscles my not have been totally healed but about as good as I am going to get for the next week. It was another nice cool run.

PM-8 mile. 7 miles plus striders. We ran to Vernon Worthen park today and did striders there and then ran back. I was able to keep up with everybody for the first two miles but after that I took a break and soon was left in the dust. I was able to make it to the park just in time to start striders. I wasn't feeling so great today so my striders weren't very fast but on the way back I started to feel better. I got behind again but at the Brick Oven I was able to catch up with Jake Taylor and after stopping to get water at Starbucks ran the rest of the way with him. Weights and plyos afterwards were tiring but it felt good to be out of the heat.  

Ran 5x1000's with Heart's warm and cool. It wasn't has hot as yesterday but I was still dying. My times were 3:38, 3:42, 3:45, 4:10, and 3:32 respectively. I felt pretty good on the first three but on the 4th one I was already burned out (or so I thought). Coach gave a really inspirational pep talk about fear and pain and I was able to push myself on the last one. It also helped that I knew I only had one more but I think it still helped me out. I drank too much water before my cool down and I felt like crap on it but I felt like I had a pretty good run considering yesterday and compared to my last 1000's workout.

AM-3 miles. Another cool morning run. Enough said.

PM-5.5 miles. Harts warm and cool. 4x2 min. with 1 min recovery. 5x400 with 30 sec recovery. I actually only did 4x400 because I thought that was how many I was supposed to do. Today overall I felt really good. My legs were a little stiff and sore on the warm up but by the workout I was fine. My 2 min. weren't the best but I thought I was where I usually am, need to work on pushing myself a little bit harder on those. My 400's were really good today and I was able to pack it in a little closer than usually. I wasn't able to pack it in very well in the beginning but I tried to push myself hard at the end and was able to catch up a good distance. Need to work on pushing it through the whole thing. 

PM- A nice easy run into Green Springs. A little hot but a nice short 3 mile run with striders and weights and plyos afterwords.

PM- Did 7 miles with 30 minute 7:30 tempo. I ran with Jake but I don't think we quite ran a 7:30. I was really tired especially after doing about 4 miles at the run-a-thon. I ran the 3:00pm shift and then we went on our tempo. After the tempo, I chilled in the locker room and then went to watch the football game. I went home and ate for part of the football game but made it back just before the end. The run-a-thon was tiring but I kept going (with a little nap in between). It was really fun to just hang out and run all through the night. I'm not sure how many total miles I got throughout the night but I got enough for my Friday run and then my tempo was my Saturday run.