Out of difficulties grow miracles

AM- 6×1000 today, goal time 4:07 was feeling pretty good the whole time and since it was progressive I ended up going pretty fast. Started with 3:56 fell back to 4:03 then started to progress with 4:03, 3:56 3:52 and then a 3:45. Good final push and I hope that tomorrow's race will be good.

Well went to the school at about 4:40ish then hopped on the bus to the park. Once we got there we did a little warm up following the course getting to know it and during that I started to feel a little quesy and nausous, but I waved it aside thinking iy was race jitters.

Race- up on the line was still feeling a little sick not as bad then the gun went iff and I pushed it down and pushed probably a bit too hard fir the first part. The first lap was good and preston was even beside me for like 30 meters then I passed him. Second lap was starting to push me to my limit because all the nausousness that I had felt intensified, then cameron or jake or both passed me (I don't know which since I was so out of it). Eventually I passed cam again but not sure when. Then third lap was extremely hard for me, I had no push left and just felt terrible. When the final push came it was not very fast but still an ok one. After I crossed the finish line I couldn't walk in a straight line almost fell over and had to be helped through the chute, I don't remember all of it because I blacked out a couple times I just remember someone helping me out. My time was 18:14 my worst race this season and my placing was 19 not to bad. Looking forward to the next race.

AM no morning run once again drivers ed

PM- 6 miles easy and it was, at least for the first 2 miles. Did the foremaster route and was feeling great all the way up the hill, then suddenly after about half a mile after the top of the hill I started to get a sideache then the nausousness came back from yesterday. I was really mad about this because it affected my race so much that I wanted to do good today. Once we went down the hill I started falling off a little from the main group but we took a water break and I caught up again. Way back felt better but not all the way. Striders after was hard but this time on my legs.

PM- minutes today and after feeling terrible and not doing very good the past couple of days I really wanted to redeem myself. The first 5 flew by but once six started I was wanting to stop, with the farther distance it was just harder. Then 9 came and cameron stopped and that was hard to because first off I didnt have someone to run with and second I didnt have a watch, but I had to just keep going so that what I did, 14 came around and I thought that it was 15 so I started to walk thinking it was over then I saw able still running so I asked hime if we had one more and we did, at that point I so wanted to just be done, after all I had already stopped I didnt really want to start again, but I had to do so I prepared my self. Coach whistled and we started the final one abel byron and kyler where right behind me and passed me pretty quickly and couch told to go with them, I wanted to so I just forgot about the cones and focused on staying with them I fell back a little towards the end but I did it and I was proud of myself and at that moment that was all I cared about. Weights after

AM finally got to do a morning run again

Run-a-thon! Reall fun time with team, not sure my mileage but close to that ran three times the first section.

Still the run a thon got to run three times again but extremely tired too.

1000's workout today and a I felt all right except for plenty of side aches. Sore froma bunch of speed walking at the run a thon but bearable. My new time was 4:01 which is quite a difference from what I was running a couple weeks ago but that's good, it shows improvement. Well first time was 3:52 and that was way to fast so I went down to 4:02 and started to imprive from there, the rest of my times were 3:55, 3:51 and 3:44. Was a pretty good workout and hope that tomorrow I can do really good for the time trial thing.

Still no morning run drivers ed again.

Well we did our usual half mile warm up and my legs were definantly protesting to that. Then we did our mile warm up to start our minutes. Coach had us do 6 minutes and then stary the time trial to see who would take the last varsity spot. I really wanted to take it but I found my problem in raxing is starting out too fast. I used to slowly pass everyone and now I try and get up front fast I am hoping to change that. First two laps were ok but I felt pretty poopy though as well and the third lap was worse. Reed, Jake and Colton all beat me in that order. My best part of the race was my finishing kick. I really wanted to beat Colton so after he passed me at about a 200 left I knew what I wanted so I started to speed up. But I realized that wasnt enough so I sped up again, and again, and again, soon I was going faster than I thought I could have ever gone at the end of the race. Of course when I passed the finish line I couldnt stand anymore and just fell over but then coach told me to stand up and I surprised myself by doing so then he helped me walk around a bit. Today I learned that no matter the consequences if I set my mind to do something like speeding up at the end of a race I can do it I just have to believe that I can.

Michigans workout today and I think I did pretty good. Started with an 800 and I realized I was going faster than needed and so I eased up. Once we started the 1 1/2 loop I was leading a pretty big group of people, by the end of that segment I caught up to matt and he led us for a while until he tripped :) would have laughed if I wasnt tired, but luckily he got up quick. Second 800 I could tell was slower but I also sped up as we were supposed to. Then the next 1 1/2 loop came and jake started to pass me and I just thought to myself, not this time Jake not this time. So I sped up to keep him behind me then the 400 finale came and while matt was with us the entire time he took off here at a pretty good pace. With 100 left he was juat barely in front of me and I sprinted faster and caught up with him then we crossed the finish line at basically the same time with him only a fraction ahead of me. End time was 25:49, pretty close to A standard (25:01) but got B standard (28:10). Looking forward to next time and getting A standard.

AM 3 miles grass run. Plenty fun.

PM 5 miles easy went to sandbergs but didnt get in just wasnt in the mood. 4 200s after

AM got to dp morning run for the second time this week.

PM 4 mile easy with the team. Shins were hurting a little bit but not too much. Short day back pretty early.

Met at 8 pm at double churches were supposedly most of the guys were to be there but only ended up being 7 of us. When we started it was pretty much dark already so it had cooled of a bunch plus my legs and breathing and pretty much everythingfelt good. 6 mile run and only three of us ran 6 the rest ran more so i turned around with preston and krenshaw at the three mile mark. Good run.

7 miles with the thousands workout.

Race went really well wasnt sure how well I would do and ended up being 7th on the team and got a 24 second PR.

Well coach had surprised me last night and asked me to go to bib firman and so of course I wanted to but there was a slight problem so I wasnt sure if would be able to go, but eventually it worked out.

We got to the state course and ran six on that going forwards and then running it backwards. Way fun.

AM woke up around 7ish and got ready for the 5 mile run. It was pretty chilly in sandy andwasnt prepared for the cold. Started and iI was wondering what I would be running but coach just said "your running with the big boys now" that was pretty cool.

PM after another long day of driving we went to the course that we would run and it was quite fun and I'm way excited for tomorrows race. I'm hoping for the best. Way nervous though seeing as it is my first varsity race. (3miles) did striders after at the starting line getting to know the start added another mile.

My first varsity race and was super excited for it. I really wanted to do good but wasnt sure how well i'd do.

Race: well up at the starting line and it started way sooner than I was expecting. So as soon asthe race started we took off pretty fast and it wasnt anything like I was expecting. It went super fast and the first mile flew by with tons of dust. I was pretty much in the back of the pack and I think I pushed it way to hard at the beginning and that affected the rest of the race. I finished with a time of 18:04, I wasnt to happy about my place or time but it was a good experience for me and I think it was worth it.

1000s was sick on sunday so these were really hard.

Duel in the desert. I did ok but was still feelin pretty bad from lack of sleep and food and being sick.

Easy run to the church on telegraph.

Finally did morning run, way fun for finally being able to actually go.

PM ran 4 again felt good then 4 200s

AM morning run later so we could get more sleep.

Went up to nebo and finally got out in the freezing cold after 4.5 hour drive. Had to start warming up immediately and I have to say it was so cold.

RACE: at the starting line they took a while to start but when they finally did I was prepared. They shot the gun and we started, and I was determined to race this one smart so I didn't over do it at the beginning like I usually do. I stayed a steady pace and had preston behind me a ways and gradually lost him. At the start of the third lap I was having a hard time to keep going then coach said if I get top ten I get a medal... that was like a shot of pure adrenaline going through me. I knew if I got a medal it would all be worth it so I pressed forward. I finished tenth by being outsprinted at the very end. I finished with a time of 17:03 which was like a 50 second PR. To make things better our fresh/soph team got third overall. Way proud of everyone that raced good job to all.

Ran at the state course in like the coldest weather ever. We did 3/3s and I had no idea what to do except run hard for three minutes on the course. We had 4 of them and I led the most of them which was hard because sometimes I had no idea where to go even though I had ran it before. Afterwards we did hill sprints up the steepest hill ever. Those were pretty tough then did striders but with shoes on and at almoat full speed. Warm and cool 1.5

AM-good time doing morning run again

PM- we changed thousands up today and did a 2k and then a 1k. I got 7:00 flat for the 2k which was 20 seconds fast. My 1k was 3:35 which was right on