C Mantz Running

       I think I ran around 5.5 miles, but I'm not 100% sure.  Region is Wednesday and Thursday, so my coach didn't have us push it too hard.  I ran a 10, 20, 30, 30, 20, 10 X2 for my workout with a longer cool down.  10 sec hard, 10 sec easy, 20 sec hard, 20 sec easy, etc. 

        Just easing it up for Tomorrow/regions.

         I wasn't as nervous or ready for this race compared to BYU.  I felt alright, but not hte greatest.  I was a bit sick the night of BYU, and I was today too, so I thought I would definitley do great again.  I thought Jerrell was my main competition, but Tyler Roberts actually went and won it.  I ran a way too fast first lap (1:03), but still ran an alright second lap of (1:08).  I led til about the 700m to go, and Jerrel passed me, and Tyler did too.  At 450m I passed them hoping for a good 400m finish.  We clocked it at 1:09 for the third, which kinda isn't my race.  Tyler passed me with 300 to go and then I stayed on him for the rest of the way.  He got a 4:23, so way good.  Adam was a second behind me, with Jerrell really close too, and after that I don't know who was next.  I was seeded and hoped for first, but maybe in the 3200.  At least I finally beat Jerrell in a race.

       Didn't feel the best, and it was pretty windy, so before it I wasn't planning on pushing it.  Then during it I didn't push the first lap at all, so that was slow too.  Then Jerrell also wasn't pushing it all out, so that's pretty much to reason of the slower time.  I felt pretty bad during it too.  Not as bad as yesterday, but not like a regular race.  I led for most of the laps, so he went and drafted off me.  We had a few of really slow laps in it.  It just wasn't my race.  Oh well.  After I went and ran the 800, to score for the team.  I didn't do too bad, but I had a wonderful seed, which I wasn't able to get.  The start was terrible for me.  I didn't even start close to the front.  I was dead last by more than 5 meters for the first 200.  I tried passing some people, because I needed a good place, but I mainly passed some people(Bonnelville) in the last 100m.  I ran a 2:05, and I got to see Tyler run another low 1:57, and with the wind, that is amazing.  I later went on a cool down, and I felt great.  Kind of a bad time to feel it, but it's good.

        For some weird reason  my calf wasn't feeling the best after the 3200 yesterday, and today it felt a bit worse.  I decided to take it easy, and just go 3 miles.  I didn't go slow, but I didn't go fast.

      I wanted to do the Health Days fun run, but my parents said with my calf and that I shouldn't do anything too intense before state.  I saw a lot of friends running it when I was volunteering as a person who points the right way.  after that I ran home, then to SV for the parade.  I walked in most of the parade, but that doesn't count as running, does it?  After that we drove to Sky View.  Then I ran home in an extended way and that finished the miles.  I felt good, but my calf hurt a bit.  It isn't bad, but it's in a weird way, only when I walk or run do I feel the small pull.