Chasing my Dreams

In the morning I ran 4 miles on the treadmill. It was a really solid effort. It was also nice that I didn't have the pounding that I would experience on the roads. My quads felt a little tight maybe, and my feet ached, but everything felt fine. It was a good intense run and I'm excited to finally run 3200 on Saturday.

I went out in the afternoon and did six more miles. I felt pretty good too, there has been more energy in the air lately. I've decided to not take stops unless necessary, so my only stop was 1.1 miles in to warmup/stretch. I could feel all of the weird muscular inbalances from still adjusting to racing on those turns. Over the last two miles my left lower back/hip started to ache like it used to when I had problems with it. I averaged 6:33 for the run.

Ran in the afternoon because we were supposed to be meeting as a team, which not very many showed up. I went out and did 8 miles and figured I wouldn't push things too much because yesterday was pretty intense and tomorrow will most likely be pace/speed stuff. After warming up it still took a while to get my left quads feeling better and not tight. I didn't ever take a break which was good. The longer I ran the more my left IT band seemed to tighten up though. It was pretty achy by the end. I averaged 6:45, so that's not too bad. I could tell my legs didn't have it today. 

Warmed up thoroughly. Then did two sets of 6 laps, 60sec reco, 4laps, 60sec reco, and 4laps with about 5 minutes between sets. I did this at about 5:07 to 5:12 miles pace. Splits were 3:05, 2:02, 2:04 and then 3:05, 2:02, 2:03. It felt really natural. I was breathing really hard but it wasn't slowing me down. My legs started to get tired in the second half of the second set, but it was good. I feel like I'm preparing for outdoor more than indoor but it should hopefully give me a few good indoor 3200s. After I did a good 4 mile run for after intervals, averaging 7:06.

Note: My eating schedule changed today for A day. I ate lunch earlier and then ate a granola bar after school. My stomach felt good other than I was hungry by the end.

My whole body felt out of wack while running today. My lower legs were sore and very tight. My knees hurt a little like they have lately. I had lots of gas and my stomach was sloshing around. I didn't feel like I could run fast today. I ran 7.5 miles at about a 6:48 average and then biked for 25 minutes. I want my legs to be rested for Saturday.

Just a normal five miles. I ran the first half with Jeff, and it ended up being slower than I thought or wanted. I picked it up on the second half. My right IT band hurt a little bit in a few points. 6:45ish average. Then I did 4 strides/accelerations in the hallway. My legs felt pretty good today, but still not race ready.

Once we got to the meet sat around for a while. They have a nice new facility. I kind of had a headache before hand. I went outside and jogged for a while. I did some casual drills and stretching. I jogged a little and went to the bathroom a few time. My stomach felt a little weird too..

I started out right in the very back, but I was hitting the splits that I wanted which was awesome. Carson was way out ahead of me and I knew he couldn't hold that. I went through 1600 in 5:10-11. I was able to start picking guys off and battled with a super frosh from Davis for a while. I really was able to run strong through the second mile. I felt strong and didn't really feel tense. Over the first mile my legs weren't working super well, but I got over it and felt better the second mile. I ran negative the second mile to finish in 10:17. This is awesome because it's only a second off of my PR from Simplot last year. I know I'm in better shape than that even right now, which is exciting. It should be a good season as long as I'm smart. 

I tried to let the body cooldown a little. Then I went outside and ran 25 minutes outside. It wasn't fast, but just using the legs and keeping the heart rate up to hopefully gain a little more fitness. I elevated my legs after. 

Cool part of the meet was that at the end we looked up to see Luke Puskedra doing a workout up on the suspended track. After the meet ended we went up there and met him, which was kind of fun and cool.