The King of Controversy

AM - 4.45 miles. 3.95 miles in 30 mins for an average pace of 7:35.69 and 0.5 mile bare foot warm up. First day of Summer Practice! It felt weird to be leading the team in warm ups for the first time ever. Good run but I felt a little bit out of shape. My foot didn't hurt and I hope it stays that way. I was also Gouldalized by Matt and I am now Gould #3.

AM - 5 miles. 4 miles in 30 mins, .5 barefoot warm, and .5 at running club. Average pace was 7:33. Great run today. I was pretty sore from yesterday but I felt like I was already getting back in shape. Running club was pretty crazy and hectic but I enjoyed it. 1st and 2nd graders are definately hard to work with because they are so crazy but it also makes it kinda fun.

AM - 5 miles. .5 mile barefoot warm up and 4.66 miles in 35 min. (Average Pace: 7:30). I'm still feeling really sore everywhere but still a good run. We were going really fast at some points and it's starting to get pretty hot but I enjoyed it. Looking forward to a great season.

AM - 4 miles. 3.9 in 30 mins for Average Pace of 7:41. I got up and ran at 4:45ish because I was going on the trek. It was actually a really nice quiet run. Still felt a bit sore but it is getting better. I really wish I could run that early in the morning more often. Great birthday run. 

AM - 2.75 miles in 30 mins. Average Pace - 10:53. I was on the trek today and I've got to say it was one of the hardest things to get up and get my run in. First off, Nick and Andrew had gone on some little rescue mission type thing the night before and so I wasn't going to be able to run with them. Luckily, their younger brothers (Alex and Jarron) still wanted to and so did Luis so that was good.  It was also so much colder than I thought it was going to be and so I almost decided to just go back to sleep. It took me about 15 min. Before I finally got out of bed and woke the other guys up. I just kept hearing Coach's words earlier in the week about "No Zeros" and I kept thinking about my goals for the season and I knew I couldn't skip the run, even on the trek. It was a good run and we decided to switch today's run with Saturday's since we didn't want to be too tired to pull the handcarts. We kept it slow for Luis but I didn't realize how slow until the end. Even though it was extremely slow, it was good to get it in.  

PM - 5.14 miles in 40 mins with a strong finish. Average Pace - 7:46. I went out on my run just after I got back from the trek which was about 12ish. I might have been a little stupid to go in the middle of the day and heat but it seemed like the best time when I started. My legs felt a little tired from the trek but the soreness I felt early in the week was gone. It was super hot which made the strong finish  hard and the strong finish was also uphill but I enjoyed the run. Foot didn't hurt at all which makes me really happy because I was worried the trek would destroy my foot. Great first week.