Ethan Cannon

AM: slept in later than I intended. But I'm glad I finally got some good sleep. Ran 3.5 miles in Fresno.

PM: 8 miles after dinner. It was a delicious dinner of sweet potato fritters, but boy did that make it a rough run.

AM: 5 miles. Felt pretty dank still.

PM: 8 miles. 

Warm outside for a workout. But it was a really pretty spring day. Coach had me do just a templ mile and some 800s because I was coming off a 10K. My workout wasn't terrible, and typically so soon after such a race you set your standards really low, so overall I feel very good about it. My favorite part was during the second 800, we went out in 64. Then on the second lap it got really hard. I fought to hang on and run a 2:12- and then we got to the end and it was 2:08! Pleasant surprise. 4:56 tempo mile, then 2:12, 2:08, 2:08 with over 3 min rest between 800s.

AM: 8 miles 

PM: 5 miles. 

8 by K with one minute rest. Felt grateful to be able to keep track of pace by running at the Loudon County track. Goal was to run race pace for next week (72s). It hurt pretty bad. 2:56, 2:58, 2:57, 2:58, 2:58, 2:59, 2:57, 2:56. I think it gave me good practice running hard laps on my own without giving up. I'll need that in my race. Little windy but weather was otherwise good and it wasn't a super confidence boosting workout other than the fact that I finished hard without dying and I have gone REALLY slow here before in an admittedly hotter workout. 

AM: 10 miles. Only breathed through my nose the last half!

PM: 4 miles. Nose breathing was hard.

Tried not to take it too fast. But ended up running pretty quick and feeling pretty good after a slow start. Not sure why at sea level my best workouts seem to always be long ones on bike paths (not that this was a workout). My miles on the path were 6:00, 5:54, 5:56, 5:40, 5:51, 5:47, 5:45, 5:53. Felt pretty chill and even did some nose breathing toward the end of that. Now have to start feeling good for next week.

12, 8, 4, 4 on the track. Windy and I didn't feel great. 3:25, 2:15, 60, 62. 2.5-3 min rest.

10 miles exploring Leesburg. 

3 by 400. Didn't feel as good as I would have liked, was pretty hard for being 62, 62, 61. In fairness, it was quite windy, and I half stopped and talked to someone who started talking to me on the second one (the only one I did backwards which I think was better). Just hoping I can feel great on Friday.

5 miles up at altitude again. Strides. 

Well, that's it. A wrap on my career at BYU. Feels bad because people were there watching the race like Isaac, my coach who helped me get on the team, and then of course Clayson and Michael who paced me. We went out on pace for 30:00 which is 29:10 at sea level and would probably get me a spot at regionals (havent checked yet but it actually might be closer to 29:05 or 29:00 now). Michael did the first mile slow in 4:50 for me and of course it felt good. Then Clayson got us back on track and that didn't feel great. Michael led the third mile but by this point even a normal paced mile hurt. Came through 5K in 14:59 or so, but that was I think my last on pace split. After a 73 and 74 or so, it got bad- very consistently a little worse at a time, bottoming out in 79 before I picked it up the last couple laps. We had dropped Zack, but he was apparently being smart, not dead, and made up ground and passed me, ending up 9 seconds ahead. Afterwards I laid and then sat on the turf for like 30 minutes. The last 10 minutes of these 10K races I've done have hurt so so bad. It also hurts to run them despite knowing your dreams are slipping away lap after lap. Was it the early morning races that I simply couldn't handle well? Or coming back to altitude after being at sea level? Hard to say. In either case, it's a serious confidence check heading into my time at Minnesota. I'm so grateful I have at least one more year. My final races at both South Medford and BYU have been extremely dissatisfying. I have loved being a BYU athlete. It was something I dreamed about since I was a freshman in high school. I'm so proud of my story thus far and looking forward to writing the next chapter, hopefully being all American and taking the gophers back to XC nats. I feel very blessed. Disappointment is part of life. It was a hard day as I also lost my summer job for a very frustrating reason. At night was the viewing for my grandma. I'm just now sitting down to try and process everything and my thoughts are still in a mess. Time for a break, then time to up the mileage and get ready to go. It's not my time to quit yet! 

5 miles before funeral.

Made a last-second decision that my body needs an occasional break completely off from running, and if I don't do that for it, that it will force me to later through injury. Short cross training today. 

4.5 mile speed hike, 1000 feet elevation gain. It hurt my body in ways I wasn't used to- my back, my knees, etc. 

Had to turn around for safety because I just walked straight up the mountain. I probably could have been safe, but you never know. 1200 foot elevation gain. 

Decided to begin running again. Legs felt nice and fresh after a break. Let it begin!

5 miles in the rain, probably ran a little fast. 

5 miles. Tried on a new pair of Cliftons and they didn't feel too different. Also I don't like the new Rides. They feel like tennis shoes walking which is good but they also run like tennis shoes.

7 miles. Chest hurt, hope its just my sternum. 

7 miles.

7 miles. Felt kind of kinky. Started a demanding job last night. I wouldn't be very concerned if I was running 45 easy miles per week all summer, but obviously that is not the plan. Hopefully my legs can get used to it and my daughter can sleep better so I can be rested for running.

7 miles. 

7 miles. 

Ran 10 miles on my Springville route which happens to be exactly the route I drive to work. Felt tired, hoping its because I haven't run 10 miles in 2.5 weeks. Arch felt better today which is good. I want to have a better outlook on my work. For example, I could think it is making me tougher and will actually help me be a better runner, rather than fearing I will be too tired or get injured.

10 miles exploring Springville