The Renegade

Took a lil evening walk around the neighborhood with the fam to stay loose. Also I just watched Rudisha's 800 at London so I think I'm ready now, as long as I don't go out in 49 now ;)

So we got out of school at 12:15 and the meeted started at 2. Got there and chilled out watching the 3200 and other stuff until it was time to warm up for the 800. In the medley Jack split a 1:58 and they got qualified! Second place though. Jack did the 800 too so we started warming up together. On the canal trail, Connor Compton caught up to us and we warmed up with him. This time I actually didn't feel rushed to start so that was good. Got everything in order and did the strides and warmups and stuff. I was seeded 6th I think.

Gun went off and I had a terrible start, one of those ones where you have to jump a bit and put your arms out. Luckily they called us back. The next start wasn't too great either, but it was slightly smoother. On the backstretch I wasn't where I wanted to be, so I sped up and had to get around someone to put myself in about 3rd. Tried to keep it going through the 400. Right before we hit 400 I passed Ccomp and I realized I was in second behind Jack! Came through in like 59-60. I started to gain ground on him with 300 to go, and I didn't feel too bad. Then right before 200 to go Spence$ passed me and Jack. At this point Coach Strand was was yelling that "they're coming" and I was like oh crap. Felt like I was being chased by a monster. I thought I could get towed around Jack, but then he sped up. I was really starting to feel it by now and then ccomp blew past me with 100 to go and my legs started buckling underneath me. I looked ahead and Connor, Spencer, and Jack were lined up 3 abreast, and getting further and further away from me. I really tied up but managed to hold 4th. Official time 2:03.66! Nabbed a 1.1 second PR from the BYU Invite last year, and it feels so good. Gives me confidence that I can break 2 in the next few weeks.

Cooled down a bit with the top 3 guys. When we got back we got called to the podium. First time I've made the podium for an individual event! One spot off a medal though. Turns out I had to run the mile, and pretty soon it was time for it. There were enough people absent that we went one heat of 18. My start was crap just like before, kinda made aggressvive shoulder contact with Connor. Passed Connor to get into 3rd before 400m and held that until the last 200, feeling not too bad. But then Connor passed me again with 200 to go, and I could not go any faster whatsoever. It was sooo bad. That 800 really killed me. I got fourth again though! Time was 4:51 so crappy but I'll take it. Did a cooldown with Eric and James from MC after, and luckily I didn't have to run the 4x4. Our team did awful, the boys got second to last, but hey, at least I was part of what we did get. Which is funny because from what I saw I thought we did pretty good, oh well, we must have been weak in out field and sprint events. 

Not even sure if it was a whole mile. I'm beat from yesterday and my shin was hurting, so it was a nogo on running today, I did elliptical and lifted in seventh hour, than at practice I did the warmup with the team and left. I just wasn't feeling super motivated and that's my sound weird after a PR, but yeah. And I'm pretty sure my phone was stolen during seventh hour so that put a downer on things lol.

8x400 today in the sun and heat, holy crap it was blazing. We would have done twelve, but with two invites this week we can't risk it. Most of the team was at a JV meet so practice was kinda quiet. We got started quicker than usual, always a plus. I tried to jump extra high on my power skips, but my leg was feelin kinda weird so I couldn't. After a quick potty break I got started, alone because Jack was at the meet too. Same 3 min rests as usual.  First was a 73, so pretty slow. I don't think I had enough warmup tbh. I hate the half mile warmup. Next three were 71, 70, and another 71, and I was already starting to feel pretty baked. Next two were both 68s, I guess they weren't too bad. 7th one I decided to kick a little bit but stay relaxed. Last one I really emphasized the relaxed part, but also tried to sprint the last 150. Last two were 65 and 63. Kalin actually ran a 65 and 64 on the last one, so shoutout to him, although he had been running all 73s before that. That was a 68.6 average. I was pretty tired after that but since I forgot to do my last 400 jog I paced some girls on their last rep, we were gonna try and go 85. Nope. Turned out to be a 75, and until I saw the time I was like man am I beat. They prolly should have been running their workout faster though. After we did a half mile cooldown on the grass. I my pecs and shoulders were sore from weights yesterday, and I think that made me a little more tired. Hopefully my leg thing doesn't get worse for Davis.

I'm sad to say this, but the same injury I've had three seasons in a row, is coming back. It's really frustrating. It happened the exact same both times in XC and now it's happening withinn a week of when it did last track season. I was stupid today and went with the team out of instinct, after I had already done some jogging and decided I would cross train. We ran to willow park and did some warmups, strides and, and jogging. It was hot, upwards of 75 I think. Jogged back and my calf was hurting me. Hopefully if I cross train tomorrow, I'll be able to run at Davis, and then cross train on all my easy days next week. 

So today I was going to cross train in seventh hour and be done, but it turns out I was done alot sooner lol. Started to get a stomach ache in third hour and it got progressively worse so I left school at the beginning of lunch time, and it was reaally painful. Started to think I had appendicitis, and maybe I have hypochondriacs disease too because after a solid nap it was gone. (that was a joke) But yeah I feel fine now and I've just gotta focus on getting ready for tomorrow. I don't feel too bad about missing practice since I wasn't going to run anyways haha.

Pretty successful day I might say. When I woke up I still felt fine, no stomach issues. We got to the meet at about 8, and the sun was shining through the clouds, but it was super windy. Kinda chilled out until after the hurdles and 100m, then started to jog on the turf, my shin was hurting, but not my calf, so that's good. The best weather of the meet was definitely in the first few events. It wasn't wet at all, nice temp, just pretty windy. I was in heat 2 with two other guys from the region, Payton Bailey from Morgan and Nate Medsker from BL, and they were seeded within 2 seconds of me. I got pretty nervous before, I don't think I'll ever get used to that, it's almost gotten worse this season. I was on the very outside of the first waterfall. Gun went off and I had to like run over some of the cones they had set up. I feel like I got a good start, I wasn't like boxed in. On the homestretch a couple of guys passed me and it got a bit physical there. Came through in a high 66, staying relaxed. Tried to sort of maintain the next lap, ran a 73 oops. The 800 was 2:20, and when I heard that I knew it was the fastest I've ever been at that point, it was also my sophomor 800 pr fun fact. So I tried to push it on the next lap and I thought to myself how cool it would be to run in the 4:30s, I think I may have lost focus though later in the lap. Tried to kick pretty good the last 400 but I feel like I could have been more focused that last 200, and drive my legs really well. If I had done that I think I could have broken 4:40, but 4 second PR so what's not to like, I'll be running another fresh mile in a week anyway. An Orem kid passed me with 100 to go and I was behind him, then I decided to try and beat him the last 25, and I thought I did, but we actually TIED, I know crazy we both ran a 4:42.39, I'm sure that doesn't happen often. I beat both the Region 11 guys and am now ranked third. And I got spiked for the first time so that was cool. After that the rain started, and I cooled down a mile, took my stuff inside, elevated the legs, and chilled for the next like 8 hours, including taking our bus down to Farmington and getting food.

So I didn't see any invited distance races which I regret but oh well, I was resting and staying dry indoors. The 4x8 took forever to come around, but when it did it really creeped up on us and before we knew it we were standing out there in the cold pouring rain ready to start. I was our first leg, so I had a lot of pressure on me. I kid you not, there were 25 teams in one heat, it was crazy. We were seeded 4th. I was soo nervous on the line, and had to move around alot to stay warm. I got out really well, I think I was in second 50 meters in, and then Olympus passed me and gave me a nudge, I did not like that I had to put out my had. Anothe guy did the same thing. So I was about 5th for the first lap, 200 was 27, 400 was 59 maybe. I was already starting to feel it bad. The backstretch was rough, rain in the face and everything. I tried to kick, but one or two more guys passed me and I gave the baton to Isaac in about 7th. I split a 2:06, so not bad, I was running that fresh a few weeks ago. Isaac ran a 2:03 and moved us into third. HE'S BACK! Then Tyler had a rough one and we moved back into like sixth. Jack got the baton and we were really counting on him, and he ran really hard. He caught Lehi who was in 3rd with 200 to go, but then he passed him again on the homestretch, and we took fourth, missing the podium and medals by a fraction of a second. Dangit. Oh well. That's pretty good considering we were the only non-4A/5A school out of 25! Final time was 8:20.9, so a new school record by 12 seconds, and that's really what we were going for. But aggh I could've got a medal. Maybe we can do it again at like region and bring it down further, but probably not. Definitely a race I will remember more than others. Cooled down a half mile on then concrete track upstairs. Great meet, it was really fun. Not a solid week but hopefully I'll get that taken care of.