The King of Controversy

AM - 4 miles. 30 min easy. Same old.

PM - 5.5 miles. 600 at 800 goal pace (2:04 800 = 1:33 600), Full Recovery (about 15 min), 300s at current 800 pace (2:08 800 = :48 300) with 1-2 min recovery. We ended up doing 6x300 (I think). Coach didn't tell us how many we were doing, he just told us to keep doing 300s until he said we could be done. He also gave us a quick 5 min break after 4. Tough workout. It's getting really hot here in St. George and this was just overall a tough workout. The 600 was about 1:34 so that was pretty good but I started to tighten up a lot towards the end. That's my biggest problem with the 800 is I always tighten up. Got to work on staying relaxed.  300s were very good, hit my times good and got a few quicker ones in there. Great workout to show how much strength I have. 

Controversial Topic of The Day - What should be your pace on easy runs? I've always wondered how fast or how slow easy runs should be. I usually like to keep it a bit slower but since I run with my team most of the time, we go a bit faster. Comment how fast you think easy runs should be or what pace you go on easy runs.

AM - 5 miles. 5x400 at 800 goal pace (goal - 62) with 1-2 min recovery. Had to get up early to get this in before I had to go to Senior Ball Assembu practice. It was super windy and so I wasn't able to hit my times but I think effort wise, I gave a good push. Times were 67, 65, 65, 66, 71. I did a lot better job at staying relaxed on these even with the cruddy wind. Decent workout. 

PM - 4.5 miles. 30 min easy with striders. We ran right before the youngster meet but I didn't get time to get my striders in so I did them after the meet. I felt a bit sore this afternoon.  

Controversial Topic of The Day - Who's your favorite U.S. President? Personally I like Herbert Hoover and his laissez faire policy. The Great Depression started during his presidency and that was one of the greatest things that has ever happened in America's history. The Great Depression helped strengthen our country and was just an awesome experience for all. So who's your favorite president?

AM - 3.5 miles. 30 min easy. I had to get up early and run by myself because I had to be to the Senior Ball Assemby practice this morning. 

PM - 6.5 miles. 45 min easy with 4x200. Another epic pre-race shoe run. This is by far my favorite run ever. It may not be as scenic as a trail run but we always just have so much fun as a team.

Controversial Topic of The Day - Favorite Villan or bad guy of all time. Personally, I have fallen in love with the genius behind Darth Sidious from Star Wars. Just think about how elaborate his plan to take over the Galaxy was. He waited patiently for many years and slowly chipped away at the Jedi and even constructed a whole clone army without the Jedi's knowledge. What a genius. 

AM - 3.75 miles. 30 min easy. Good morning run but my right calf is a bit tight after waking up in the middle of the night with a charleyhorse. 

PM - 6 miles. Dixie Invite 1600. Time - 4:40. Okay race. Opened in 1:07. Fell off the rest: 1:09, 1:12, 1:12. Need to work on not being scared to go with the leaders because they were right where I needed to be to State Qualify.

Controversy - Favorite Superhero, hero, good guy, or even an anti-hero ever - real or fictional. This is kind of a tough one. Currently, my favorite would have to be The Arrow. I started watching CW's TV series, The Arrow and I fell in love with it. The Arrow is a mix between the darkness of Batman and the archery skills of Hawkeye. He's a crazy super hero.

PM - Dixie Invite 800m. Time: 2:06. I ended up missing the fast heat by 1 place which made me kind of mad at first but then I realized this might be good for me and help me run better. It turned out that it did help. I got out quick and right to the lead. Hit the first lap in 61. I made a nice surge from 400 to 500 like I was planning but slowed down a lot from 500 to 600 because I started to feel really tired. A Parowan and Snow Canyon kid passed me right here and I almost totally gave up but when I saw the Parowan kid slow down a lot from 600 to 700, I knew I could still win my heat. I got around the Parowan kid and came up on the Snow Canyon kid but I was hurting so much at this point. My legs were dead but I was so close and so I gave in one final surge with 50 to go and was able to beat the Snow Canyon kid. Good race. Still not where I'd like to be but another step in the right direction.