C Mantz Running

     Crappy workout for me today.  Not sure exactly what happened. 1k at 3200m pace, 2:00 break, then 800m at same pace. Then 400mX(4 to 6) at goal race pace with. . . only 30 sec. recovery.  And coach was there to make sure you limited your recovery. We warmed up, and I wasn't feeling like I could keep up. Just not feeling good from the get go. 1k was way too fast, 2:43ish, with the first lap in 62.  800m was on pace with a 2:16. After that we had a full recovery.  I hit my first 400m way too fast at 58, then 62(goal pace), then everything fell apart.  1:07, then I wasn't able to finisht the last one.  Cool down after.

     5 miles after. I didn't feel good on this run either.

     In better news, that you have already heard, Meb won the Boston Marathon.  Also, great job to everyone who ran it today!

     Prett tiring day.  It was extremely windy.  We did 7X1000m at Tempo pace with 1 min. recovery.  I felt good, and was fast for all of them.  I hit my recovery too.  I took a break and was going to stop at 6, but Ethan did another one, so I did one more too, which ended up being way fast.  Cool down after. When I got home I did 4 more miles.  Really tired now.

     Davis is this weekend. I have two teamates that are going to be in the Invited mile with me, so it's going to be a pretty fun race for Sky View athletes.

     Pre-meet(2.75), then 4 easy miles later because I'm not running tomorrow.  I'm getting pretty excited for Davis, finally get to compete with a lot of the great Utah guys again. 

     Warm up, then all outs for 400m, 300m, and 2x200m.  My first two went good, but my 200s didn't go great.  55 high or 56 low for the 400m, then 40 sec. for the 300m, and 27s (I think).  Cool down after.

     4 miles after.

    Pre-meet+strides.  Hamstrings were a bit tight, but they'll be better tomorrow.

    Well, this meet was extremely different than I had planned, but it still went good for me.  It rained until the 3200m which was at 5 I think.  We got there, did a shakeout mile, then I watched a lot of races that my teamates were in.  I wasn't feeling too great, and was a little down for the morning, but before my race, my cousins came to say hi, so that boosted my spirits.  Then I was able to talk to Kramer, and that helped me get more ready for my race.  At about 2:45, Alex and I started warming up.  We then stretched and got to the starting line. I hadn't been feeling that good for a lot of the day, but as soon as we got to the starting line my legs felt fresh. 

     The gun went off, and Sam from Riverton, who was to the right of me, didn't start out fast, so it was easier than usual to battle for position.  I got into 4th, behind Brewer, Brower, and Kramer.  I felt great, but mentally was just telling myself to be ready for their kick, and to not slow down when it happens.  I hit 62 for my first lap, then 2:07-08(not sure) at the 800m.  Around here Kramer passed Brower, so I made a move to get ahead of him too, and try to stay on Kramer.  Somewhere I passed Kramer, but I can't remember when.  At the 1200m I didn't hear the split, but I was just trying to hang on. I tried to pass Brewer on the last three straightaways, but on the first two he was too fast.  With 200m to go, his hamstring tightened up, and I was able to pass him on the final straight.  Too bad about his hamstring, he's a great runner, so I feel like he should've beat me if he had felt better.

      Afterward I ran a good cool down with pretty much everyone that was in the mile.  Then I layed down for 10 minutes, then watched some races, warme up for the 3200m and got going in that race.  My goal in the 3200m was to just hold on to the guy in first and outkick him the last 600m or something, but I got out well, and hit my first 200m in 33.  I slowed down a lot then, and hit my 400m in 69, and then slowly slowed down and finished in 9:28.  I wanted to hit 9:20 atleast, but I wasn't ready to push myself that much.  Mentally, I was too tired.  Physically, I actually felt great.  In the race I heard I had 100m on everyone at one point, but I slowed down, and they sped up, so that went down to about 50m at the finish. It didn't feel like a race though, because no one went with me.  It wasn't they couldn't have gone with me, because they could've, it was they didn't.  I'm happy with the race, but feel like I should have put more effort in the 3200m. 

     After that I cooled down with JD from Mountain Crest, then did 4 more when I got home.