The King of Controversy

PM - 4 miles. 4x400 at 800 pace (goal - 1:02 to 1:03) with 2-3 min recovery. Times - 1:03, 1:03, 1:05, 1:03. Tough workout but I was able to do okay.  It definitely helped that we got to do the workout in our spikes. 

Controversy - State Qualifying Standards. Now that all the Region meets are over, I'm stunned by some of the people who qualified for State in 3A. In 3A, the top 4 from each of the 4 region meets qualify for State as well as those who have hit the qualifying standard throughout the year. Region 9 (my region) qualified 12 guys for State in the 3200. 11 of those hit the qualifying time of 9:59 and the 12th guy ran a 10:03. The other 3 regions combined only qualified 12 (though only 11 of those are signed up as of now) and only 2 of those actually hit the qualifying time. 2 of those qualifiers ran 10:40. It's ridiculous. Our top JV guy at Region would have qualified in the other regions. I think we need to revise the system to qualify for State because this is absolutely ridiculous. I'm not sure if this is a problem for all classifications but it definitely is for 3A. This isn't the first year it has happened. If you have any thoughts, opinions, questions, or possible revisions on this matter, please share. 

PM - 4 miles. 2xMaster Blasters. Felt really dehydrated today. My mouth was really dry especially on the second set and I just didn't run very fast.

Controversy - Is Matthew Maton actually a high school sub 4 guy? I'm not denying that Maton is a sub 4 guy or saying that it's not impressive that he broke the 4 minute barrier. I just wonder if we should count him as a high school sub 4 guy when rumor has it that he's already graduated and not attending high school anymore. He also isn't running for a high school, just unattached and he's also 19 years old. I mean who the heck turns 19 when they are in high school. I graduate in 1 week and I'm still 17. Where's the fairness in that. He's 2 years older than me. 

PM - 5,5 miles. 40 min easy with 300, 200, 100 finishes. Fun last run of my life (my Coach predicted I will probably die before I ever run again). 

Controversy - Valedictorians. I love my school so much but we have the most ridiculous system of choosing Valdedictorian or should I say Valdedictorians. They just let anyone who has a 4.0 non-weighted GPA be a Valdedictorian which is stupid because this year we have 14 Valedictorians! 14! It's the stupidest thing ever. Being a valedictorian is supposed to be a great honor but we've watered it down so that regardless of how hard or easy your classes are, you can get it. We need to revise it because this is just ridiculous. Does any of your schools do this too? And do you have a suggestion for fixing this garbage?

PM - 3 miles. Drove up north today for State Track.  Had practice on Provo High's track until lightning showed up. 

Controversy - Cross Country or Track? Well Track is nearing its end and Cross Country is right around the corner. So one of the biggest running debates of all time would have to be which one is better: Cross Country or Track? I've always loved Cross Country more but Track this year was so fun and I don't know which I like better now. What's your favorite and why?

AM - 5.5 miles. Ran with Coach over to BYU's track to get our team a good spot. Then ran some laps on BYU's track. I'm sad I never got to race on it this year because it such a nice track. 

AM - 4 miles. Ran a few laps on BYU's track again and then a bit more on their campus. We really need a track like BYU's in St. George because all the tracks in our region suck.