Chasing my Dreams

Warmed up and then ran an easy 30 minutes at 7:20 pace.

It was cool and bug infested. I wasn't feeling great at all. The one adventure was that Zach, Fessler, and I went to the bathroom in the trees while a race went by and coaches were right there. I had gastrointestinal discomfort for most of the race, but was happy with the overall effort I put into the race, even though it was on asphalt and not very organized. Cooling down was alright since I passed Davis' girls.

6:27 average

Short warmup. 40 minutes easy getting lost in the neighborhoods and finding random parks with Zach and the Robber. We had to stop at a bathroom too. After Buhrley had us do some pace strides on the football field.

I did a ten minute warmup that was pretty thorough. It was pretty cold this morning. We were at Layton Park doing some intervals. I ran with Andreasen's. We ran 5 1000's that were at race pace for the first half and then 5 seconds faster on the second half. They weren't easy and really worked on all systems. I did a long and easy cooldown.

Warmed up running to Founder's Park. We ran 300's in big groups that were mostly faster than race pace. I ran all of them in spikes since they were short and we weren't getting much recovery at all. They weren't very hard. Nate tried to screw us over on a few though by going way too fast. Cooled down back to the school.

We ran a mile in fourth period. Then we warmed up and practiced starts. 20 minutes 6:59 average. Then some finishes.

It was cool today so I got in a really good warmup before the race. This is random, but Josh Ward gave me a high five while doing run outs. I went out and was in the lead for the first 800. Then Skylar and Kaden came up and I sat right behind them. About 5:11 through the first mile which was a little fast but about what I wanted. I hung right there. Skylar gapped me a little in that second mile, and I was able to get ahead of Kaden. I went through two miles in 10:39 which was about exactly what I wanted as I was trying to simulate region, which was hard since almost everyone was taking things fairly easy today. I backed off over the last mile because I wanted to save my legs and because Rob was freaking out.. Got in a much longer and better cooldown than the rest of the team.

Warmed up. Then did 30 minutes of a structured fartlek. Then cooled down.

We warmed up and threw on the spikes. We ran 12 250's. They were really easy.. We shouldn't be running that short of a distance for xc, expecially since it isn't really going to help us peak. Cooled down.

This morning we met as a team. I lead the mile warmup. I took off on my own and didn't do what the team did, but ran 2.5 miles averaging 6:21.

In the afternoon I did my pre meet routine. I warmed up and went to Bingham park. There I ran 2 350's on the grass that were at race pace to lock it in and then did 4 strides to get the legs moving. I cooled down back to my house.

Warmed up the best I could. It was raining and hailing while I warmed up. Got to the starting line and we had to restart twice because it was muddy and guys were having a hard time staying on their feet. The course was extremely muddy in a few spots which slowed times down and killed energy. I also wasn't quite as fresh because it was a Monday. I was able to make up a lot of ground over the last mile though. I gave the rest all I could for today, and unfortunately it was not what I had wanted. I talked to people for a while after the race. Then I embarked on my cooldown. Davis' boys were the only other ones still running and not in the awards stadium at that point. I cooled down for 2 miles and then went and stretched while at the awards. I applauded every Davis athlete because they deserve the respect and don't get it from most people in the region. It hurt a little to hear that we took 4th.. but man this season has not been easy. Buhrley did tell me the course was probably 20 seconds slower because it was wet, so that comforted me some.

warmed up and then a 35 minute run averaging 6:39

Warmed up and then ran 4 1000's and 4 500's. I was struggling to run fast and strong. My legs were dead from the brutal region race and then lifting yesterday. I did the best I could. Cooled down.

.5 mile warmup. We were supposed to got out 15 minutes easy and then barely pick it up and come back negative. I ran with Fess, Jeff, and the Robber. Fessler started to really push about a mile out, so I went with him and broke all of them. That was fun. 

Warmed up. Then I ran 7 800's on the road with 1:1 recovery. I was hitting the times i needed to be hitting and felt good. Cooled down and had breakfast at Rob's.

Was supposed to just be a good training run, but I was feeling pretty good so turned it up a notch and a half. 6:16 average.

Warmed up and then did 2x1 mile of structured fartlek on the track. Cooled down after.

I was glad Rob left what we did today up to us to get ready for State tomorrow. I warmed up and then ran 2 300's at race pace in my Kinvara's. Then I changed into my spikes and did 4 long and fast strides. Ready to put it all out there tomorrow.

It was warm today and I knew it would be. I warmed up on my own and tried to be mentally in the right spot. We did a new cheer right before the race. We drew the perfect position on the line and that allowed me to have a good start and be in good position. Luckily it wasn't too good like Ryan, who went out in the lead. I ran the first mile a little conservative, 5:25. I really tried to focus on passing people and moving through the second mile. I tried to go with Logan Mackay of Davis who was moving well. That last mile it was everything I could give, along with everyone else in the race. I finished and just dumped water all over because it was hot. I kind of wandered amelessly for a few minutes. Zach came onto the track and talked to me and then we got out awards for Academic All-State. I talked with Jared Ward and he was able to put things into perspective for me a little and make me feel good about my race. It was only 10 seconds slower than I had been shooting for all season, so I wasn't too disappointed. The state was so competitive this season that it just didn't place me even close to where I wanted to be. I almost didn't cool down, but did a short one barefoot. What a releaf it is to finally be done!

I went with Zach and Tanner and had an adventure up on the mountain. We hiked/ran up the mountain to the top. It was a leg burner and really and got the heart rate way up there. Once we had finally made it on top, we ran along the top over to Francis Peak and sat by the golf balls. It was quite the feat to be up there. We talked to a Davis guy that had ran up there and was going down Farmington Canyon. Our plan was to go down Baer Canyon and have Nick pick us up. Little did we know how steep and rugged that canyon is. We had to go really slow down it. We were jogging along and next thing we knew the trail was gone and we were next to the creek/river. After what felt like forever of trying to find the trail and not having any luck in the thick foliage and stuff, we decided to follow the river out. It was so thick that we eventually just decided to walk down the middle of the river. I was angry and even more upset because Tanner was so slow! After a while I came upon a trail and started running with excitement after showing them. It eventually lead us out, just 2 hours longer than we expected it would take us. I was so wiped out and even emotionally tired. It was overall a good experience though and I love the mountains. We really covered about 16 miles though.

2 miles of fairly hard running and stairs in 4th period. Then I did a five mile run averaging 6:25

6:30 average

Really easy 6 miles, 7:28 average. Then 20 minutes on the bike.

Easy fartlek to mix things up. 6:38 average.