Train insane or remain the same

Nice snowy run into Willowpark for 7.5 shout out to Asa for crying lol  

AM: 3.5 on redwood 

PM: 2 miles warm up then 1 mile of barefoot speed changes on the turf then 2 mile cool down.

Went out almost to the Broadheads. Stopped by north lake park on the way. 

Drove down to Arizona. We drove for about 5 hours and stopped in Page for lunch and a run. We ran on the golf course and I got 5.5 in. Then we finished up the ride to class grande to our hotel and finished the first half of our Star Wars marathon haha. 

Think I got 3.75 miles. Slept in and got a good breakfast. Then we hung as a team for a while and then had lunch at chipotle and then hung some more til we left to run the course at 3:30. The course as always was sick to run. Then we headed back to where it was 800 remaining in the race and finished the 800 at race pace. Then finished with some strides. I was feeling good for the race.

Then we bought some shirts at the retail thing and I said hey to the pine view homies and Garek. Participated in the t shirt exchange this year and if was dope. I got 2 pine view shirts, a lone peak shirt, and a shirt from a Colorado school. Then we headed over to the pasta dinner and listened to Shelby Houlahan speak. It was cool because I watch all indoor and outdoor track national championships that are on tv and every distance final it seemed Shelby was in so I knew who she was. Got some stuff signed by her and told her that I was gonna follow her fan club. He said just follow me and told me her @ name. Then she said she would follow me back so I was like sick! (She actually did it) Headed back to the hotel and tried to ice but it didn't work out so just elevated. 

Good sleep. Breakfast. Got to the course and thanks to Mtn View and Westlake taking forever we missed the start of the girls race. But they did really good and got 4th in the combined large school open race. Warmed up 1.5 and did some stretches. The national anthem and introductions were sick. My heart was beating pretty fast but I wasn't gonna go out crazy. 

I took it out slower the first mile and it was a 4:58 lol probably my fastest first mile all year. I was in like 60th place probably but I told myself not to panic and just start moving up so I did that and it was good. 2 mile split was 10:02. 3rd mile I think was the fastest of the 3. Passed Sage and Adam Haynes. Before the last turn for the finish I heard someone yell 27 so I told myself you gotta go if you wanna get a shirt. So I put everything I had into the last few hundred meters. Passed Joe right after the curve and Travis Feeny once we hit the grass. After the race I went over to the shade and sat down for a while. Then ol' Paul Roberts (got third this race, last year got 5th or something and ran at NXN) came over and helped me up and I told him how sick he is. 

Time was 15:20. Same as state. When I was coming toward the finish I saw I was gonna be way close to it and tried to beat it. I didn't know if I had gotten the top 21 so I waited around til results and turns out I got 20th so I was really happy. I think I could have got a couple seconds faster if I went out harder the first mile cuz some of the guys were a whole 15 seconds ahead of me, but who knows if I would have had anything left in the tank. But it's over and I'm happy with the results. Most of the season I had the goal of getting top 21 and a shirt, as the race to closer I wanted a little better than that but I got the goal I had for a lot of the season and it was the best competition we were facing all year.

Said hey to Shelby Houlahan and said told her thanks for the follow back on insta. Team got 8th. We wished it could have been higher but other teams just ran really good. Overall I am really happy with how this season went. He had good showings at Bob Firman and region and then put it everything together at state which was awesome. I love my home boys that I get to spend every day with. 

Barefoot cool down with Timp and AF and then LP. Ride home was sick finishing Star Wars and hanging with Julie Sumsion.