The King of Controversy

AM-Ran 5 miles out into the fields and then back through Sandberg's pond. I didn't have a lot of energy today and my legs were dead by the end. We had to do 4x200's afterwards followed by plyos. I am way tired now but at least it wasn't hot because I would have probably collapsed. 

I woke up this morning feeling sick as in cough, sore throat, and chest congestion. I felt like I ran pretty well though. When we first started doing the warm up, I realized that the grass was really thick. I knew it was a grass race but nobody even bothered to cut it or anything and this worried me. However, once I was racing I didn't even notice it that much. I started the race out as I usually do (at the back of the pack) and worked my way up. My legs felt great but my throat bothered me throughout the race. I felt like I ran pretty hard still and was able to pass Josh up in the last lap. My finish much like last race was pretty weak but I still was able to pass a couple of guys in the last 150 meters and didn't let them pass me again. My time was no where close to my Hurricane time but I still beat my Cedar Time.

I only ran 3 miles today because I was still sick which is a pretty lame excuse. I felt pretty good today and luckily my throat didn't bother me too much. I ran striders by myself after the run and did weights and plyos once everybody else got back. 

I ran with the Varsity boys for the first part of the run but after falling behind, I turned back and only ran about 3 miles. I didn't have a lot of motivation to run today and took many long breaks. I took so long that I got back after the 5 milers. Hope to run better tommorow. 

Still Sick but still ran the workout, unwillingly, but I still ran it and hey sometimes that is all that you can do. It rained randomly during the warm-up and I was soaked so I ran without a shirt for most of the workout and that was a lot of fun. It wasn't too hot today and the run wasn't too hard but I just don't want to be sick anymore.

Workout Day. I was supposed to run 8 miles but I only did about half of the 1000's so I only did about 7 miles. Unfortunately, I was still sick but I also wasn't feeling the workout today. It is so hard to run when I'm sick, I hope to be better soon.

The Level 2 Boys ran the DI Loop for warm up. I felt like I raced really well considering my goal coming into it. I really wanted to beat Jake Taylor because I'm always just a little bit behind him so I tried to stay up with him the whole time. I was behind him for a lot of the first lap but in the second lap I was pretty much running with him. Sometimes I would get ahead and sometimes he would get ahead but we were right next to each other for the whole second lap. We were pretty close for most of the third lap until the end where I put on my wheels and left him in the dust. On the last 50 meters I felt so tired so my finish was not fast and I ended up laying down at the end of the race. After the race we did a cool down around the course picking up cones and then did a hill workout. We only did five hills so it wasn't that bad. 

We ran roller coasters today. I felt pretty good the whole way to the roller coasters considering how I've felt the past week but I died on the roller coasters. At first I was pretty much walking them but I slowly found my rhythm and started running most of the time. After the roller coasters, I felt horrible and could barely run. No it wasn't my legs, it was my stomach. I had to go the bathroom really bad. I ran and walked off and on till the park where I finally was able to relive myself and I felt way better the rest of the run. My legs hurt the rest of the way because I had rested too much and I still found myself taking frequent stops. I didn't run the striders or do the plyos but I did the weights. I was still sick today but I'm feeling way better and should be alright by next week.

Today's Run Was So AWESOME!!! We ran the 5 mile Sandberg's run and took a swim while we were there. I was still a little sick today but so much better than the past couple of days. I felt great and only stopped once at the top of that one hill. I ran the rest of the way and what made this run even better was the swim. It smelt bad towards the end but it felt so good. I ran the 200's afterwards and I felt like I was back to my old self again. There is only one word to describe my run today and that is: AWESOME!!!

Another workout day with Harts warm and cool, 8x200, and 2x5 minutes. I didn't feel as good as I did yesterday but at least the workout wasn't as hard. I ran pretty hard on the 200's and on my first 5 minute but on my last 5 minute, I didn't run very hard and almost got lapped by the other boys but it was still a pretty strong workout for me. 

AM-3 miles. Same old Arctic Circle run.

PM-6 miles. I didn't feel so good today. I ran to Starbucks and back (4 miles) and then ran a 1 mile Indian Run, 4 Stadium Hill Sprints, and 4x100. 

Today I woke up and I was super sore because I didn't stretch very well. The warm up wasn't bad but I felt it on the Michigan and on the cool down. I didn't get anywhere near those A or B standards which didn't surprise me because I'm never close to any of those guys that actually made the standard on our workouts.

We were supposed to run 6 but we didn't know so we only ended up running four and then doing 2x400. I was still a little sore from Monday when I didn't stretch but it wasn't a terrible run for me. 

Today, we ran my favorite run: Sandbergs with 4x200 afterwards. I didn't feel the best for the first two miles but I pushed through and by the time we reached Sandbergs, I felt great. The Swim was great as always but it made my legs go cold and I had to warm-up again to get going. The 200's afterwards felt weird to me and I didn't feel like I was running them as well. I hope my legs feel better tommorow. 

We did 4 miles and then striders before the varsity race at Salem Hills High School. It was a really easy run and I felt great. Nice run before race.

I really liked this race. It had a lot of hills but it showed me that those hill workouts are very important. I felt great especially after my legs had been sore most of the week. I got a new PR even though this race was a little bit shorter. I really need to work on the mental part of my racing because that is the only thing holding me back from being a great runner. I felt like I ran pretty well but I really need to work on my hills just I little bit harder and use the downhills to my advantage. My finish was poor again and instead of passing anybody, I ended up getting out sprinted at the end. Our JV boys were outstanding with 5 runners in the top 10 and 7 in the top 15. 

AM-3 miles. Arctic Circle. I didn't know we had some hill sprints and 100's afterwards so like normal I went home before reaching the high school. 

PM-It wasn't the hardest workout I've ever done but I definitely worked harder than I ever have before. We had Pizza Hut warm and cool and then 4x30 seconds with 1 minute recovery. I felt really strong on my 30 seconds and felt like I ran them really well. We then ran 3x800 and I felt really good with my first two with times of 3:05 and 2:55 respectively but my third one I died off and got 3:12. We then ran 2x1000's indian run style. I ran the first one okay but fell off from the group after the first 200 meters on the second one. I kept running at a slow pace and Coach pushed me with about 300 meters to go and I was able to pass Jake up and finish my run strong. I can honestly say that I worked harder today then I have on almost any other workout. We did weights and plyos after but I couldn't do all the plyos because I felt like I was going to collapse.

As weird as this sounds, I actually enjoyed this workout today. I may not have hit B standard but I sure improved my time from last week. I felt really strong running today even with my legs being a little sore from yesterday. I missed B standard by about 1:30 and even though I slowed down on those last few laps (okay maybe 5 or 6), I am really happy with my time and how much I improved from last week. I felt really good on my striders too and I'm so ready for the race on Friday because I already feel like I'm going to kill it.

AM-3 miles. Same old run but we decided to cut it short and see the people doing their Michigan finish and then finish off the rest of the run. 

PM-6 miles. 5 miles and then 4x200's. Then weights and plyos.

Pre-race run today. We cut the Sandbergs run short so it was only about four miles instead of five. As always, we swam and had a great time. 

2 mile warm and 1 mile cool. I got a new PR in this race but it didn't feel to me like that great of a race. I felt like I ran well but nothing big or different from most of the rest of my races. My legs still a little sore from the Michigan and the Monday workout this week but as always most of that soreness disappeared as I ran. I haven't been able to figure out my kick since my awesome finish at Hurricane so I need to work on that. I didn't prepare mentally like I should have and need to work on that for region. My form could use some tweaks especially when I start to get tired. Overall, a great race for me and a new PR.