The Renegade

We got to BYU today and then some of went over to Provo High for a little racing before tomorrow. I ran the 400 just to remember what fast running feels like before tomorrow's 800. It was a pretty dang small meet, mostly just kids who weren't fast enough for BYU. So I just ran the 400 like you normally would, sprinting the first 150, cruising, and then sprinting the last 200. It kinda hurt, but I PRd by two seconds. No big deal though cuz it wasn't that fast.

Great day! Waited about two and a half to three hours and then decided I should get warmed up.  While I was jogging they announced that the heats were getting rearranged and reseeded and I got moved from the 5th to the 4th heat. That was okay. So pretty soon I got called into the bull pen and I alsat down and I was hecka nervous and couldn't sit still in my seat. Then we walked out into the stadium and the sun was really bright, and I felt really cool. We were lined up and I was it the first guy in the second ally. The gun went off and I got out good. There was just one guy in front of me, and he pulled away and stayed away. (He ended up running 1:59) I stayed I front of the chase pack until 600 and then some guys passed me, and I had an okay kick, but another guy just barely got me on the line. I looked at the screen and saw 2:04 and I was so happy. 5 second PR. Then maybe an hour later I ran the medley and were in the second heat to golden hour, even Davis's Medley team was in our heat. We came on dead last by a lot but I'll take it. Then I went on a good cool down up to the MTC and back.

800 warmup in this sunny hour, and then some 400s at 66, 70, and 65. Then the lighting light came on and we got pushed inside. We then did some strudes in the hallway, and then cooled down inside.

Easy premeet strides today. The weather was terrible. I ran two quarters, one really slow 77, but it still sucked, and then a 70, which felt pretty pushed. That was about it, I did do some hundreds and got in the 12s though, so that felt good. (I had a tailwind)

So the weather was pretty bad today, but it wasn't windy and that's really the most important thing. Well, this was my last mile before next year so at least it was a small PR, I should be happy about that. Warmed up with Mark and Nick Allen indoors, and then we got out there and the meet was ahead of schedule. We were lucky we warned up in time. I was in the second heat so I ran pretty soon after. So as always I shot to the front of the pack explosively and held the lead to about 150 meters, and then by 400m I was somewhere in the second half. I was racing next to Tyger Riggs from MC and and some other guys I didn't know. I made sure to push it the whole way and not back off, and it hurt like heck. Came through 800 in 2:25, so on pace for 4:50. By the last lap I was hurting a ton, and I blew up in the last 100m. I just didn't have it and got passed by a Box Elder guy. Cooldown after with Stockton Grimaud and Conner Mantz indoors. Next event: 800m

Well, this was a real dissapointment, followed up by something good. I got warmed up and got myself super hyped like I try to do for the 800. I was in the second heat again, but I was seeded higher, that is second. The guy seeded over me was from Bonneville with a 2:03, and he had just taken second in the 3200. The gun went off and I flew to the front, and just held the lead for then first 500-600 meters. So I had no problems with jostling, I stayed out of trouble. Then the Bville guy passed me, and then a Box Elder guy passed me. In the finishing shoot I felt the same way as I did yesterday, that I couldentgo any faster at all. My first lap was 61; my second was 67. And I actually thought I could PR when I heard 61. So then about twenty minutes later I ran the good old 4x800. I was anchor. We started out with a pretty big lead for most of the race. Then in Damon's leg MC made up a lot of ground. So I got the baton and Joe Howel got it and he sprinted to cach up to me. I stayed ahead of him till 300m, and then he passed me, then I passed him at 400m, and stayed ahead of him till about 650 meters, and I was hurting really bad. So he started to make a move with 100 to go, and he started to pull ahead, and I responded and outkicked him, and it was sweet because everybody was watching and cheering and it was loud! So we won and got medals!

6 miles easy on a dirt road out in the mountains past Avon. Averaged 8:30 or something so it was super slow. I would have gone like 8 but it got too muddy. This will be a good place to do some work this summer. 

Decided to do some running with the 4x4 guys since I'm an alternate. All I did was jogged a lap, then two 200s then jogged another lap.

Jogged two laps, stretched, got on the elliptical for 15 minutes, then four 100s. 

After dinner at the mall in Orem, we ran to the bus because it was raining, so I guess I'll count it lol.

Jogged to the field house I watch pole vault (they were moved indoor cuz of the rain), and we jogged a lap just to check it out in there. Then after it was over Coach Strand and I ruol a detour to make it 2. 

AM- 4 miles easy on the Provo River trail with coach. I should've gone poopoo first. But the trail was cool.

PM- jogged to pole vault again to watch the girls and then everything else is running around at the meet.

First day of training for cross. Ran out to Providence with Mark for 2 miles but then it got really bad with the hail and rain, so we waited under a tree and then turned around and added on to make it 5.5 at Merlin Olsen. Then when we got back I did strides but Mark is never touch our track again so he couldent join me. Finally weights and Id say that was a pretty good first day. Twenty three weeks out from state!

Today was a little bit of a harder effort, but not to much harder. Six miles average pace was about 7:20, so that shouldn't be hard at all, but it's the second day of a 23 week program. Mark sped it up when we hit the river trail so I sort of did too, to about a 6:30 pace and it felt okay, then there were some other subtle gear changes throughout the rest of the run. I felt pretty good at the end.

I might as well just say this was a good run, it's just that I'm not that used to big hills anymore. I ran with Vickie up to her house, and then I just kept going up cliffside hill all the way to the church and that was tough, because it's a really long hill, ad it's only half of the way too. Sometime this summer ima have to go all the way to dry without stopping. Anyways I swung a left and picked up the pace a bit on the downhill, but I was super tight. So I went down the trail to canyon road and went back that way. Average pace ended up bein like 7:50 so that was a little dissapointing but whatevs.

Crappy run but okay. I took the river heights dirt road and then up into the neighborhoods and then back through the nature park, did a few loops at Merlin Olsen and steides, and ran back, and I felt pretty sluggish. Then I lifted. :)

Elementary fun run. Paced kids and there were twelve heats. The last one was quite the solid effort, like a six minute mile. It was rain really fun way to out in mileage, but I was like really tired by the end!

6 miles on a hilly dirt road in Idaho. It was definitely net uphill, and the slope was sort of exponential. I felt okay but not great. On the part that was really uphill it got really rugged so I had to turn around before mile three and add on later. On the way back it was down hill and I pushed it a little harder so hit the 6:40s in two of the miles. So good effort! Strides afterwards on sone hecka uneven footing, then core.

Had an okay run today. Hit some more hills in river heights and providence, about the same amount of climbing as yesterday (~300ft). The weather treated me well too. Tried to hit a strava segment but I got scared away by a dump truck. 7:35-7:45 avg. Then I did a couple of 200s on the track, both around 30-32 seconds and they didn't feel bad, so that's a good sign. Finished it off with some weights.

Good run today! I'm starting to remember what summer training is! Just lots of casual runs and no workouts, so you can push it more if you're feeling good. I did a loop that went by the golf course, then on the icon trail, and back on tenth west. I started to go faster when I hit the segments at icon and hit a couple 6:55s. Then I cruised back right around 7:20 pace feeling pretty good. 

We were going to run green canyon but because of the weather, we ran in town. Strand went out about 1.5 miles with me and then turned around, so I just looped through the university and then back on the canal trail, and picked it up there cause it was on a stravva segment. By the temple Coach Strand actually found me because I left my stuff in his car before we left , so he just ended up driving me home. I added on back there, and that was when it started to pour.

Easy morning run, but felt kinda tight. First nice day in a long time! Ran a loop through Willow park and back. Watch died so distance is approximate.

Good long run, first one of the season! Just with Isaac this time, but it sure was nice to have SOMEONE to run with. We ran the stokes nature trail. The weather was awesome, it was 7 Am and not chilly. Started out in the high 7s and then ran like a 9:30 on the big uphill part since Isaac hasn't run in a while. Then got into the low 7s and mid 6s for a few miles on the way back. I added on on Bonneville after.