The Renegade

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.