Step by step, mile by mile

17 miles. 7:50 pace. Didn't hurt really too much beside the occasional cramp, but man my calves are sore now that it's done. Ran from my house, across the entire city, to masons house, where I there punched his trash can, and ran back home. Longest run ever by almost three miles. Was dark for the last 5 miles. Currently considering dropping his whole Uintah XC thing to become a Nike sponsored ultra runner. Hit the half marathon mark at 1:41. Strides after. What a time to be alive.

1.5 Mile warmup, followed by 8 mile distance run. Aaron and I averaged 6:35 pace the first four miles, the second mile being under 5:40. After four I got bathroom cramps, and ran alone to the bathroom at 7:00 pace. Avg pace 6:58. Strides after, and core, where @CherokeeKenny and I hit a 4 minute plank. Didn't feel too bad.

4 miles at 6:32 pace, alone because I had to skip practice. First half mile I was sore, so I sped up and clocked a 5:32 first mile, then I remembered it was an easy day. Strides after. 

Everyone was gone today for a JV meet except the 9 guys and 5 girls who made the BYU mark, so practice today was coach free. Mile warm-up, then Yellow Hill repeats. It consists of a mile up-hill where you run up two light posts (spaced about 100m apart), then go back down one, then back up two, and so on. The first one I had about a full light post on Mason and Aaron, and they on everyone else, but in my lightning speed I missed the final light post, so I didn't turn back. I only noticed when Aaron shouted my name as he went back down the final post, so I turned back, adding an minute and like 300m on to my time and distance. 6:29 pace. Next one I went out ham and settled back, still leading by a large amount, about 15 seconds on Mason and Aaron. 6:39 pace. My calves started to ache pretty bad on the jog down, running just felt like a continual stumble. The next one Aaron was pretty close to me. 6:39 again. The next one I started a little late and couldn't go as hard because I didn't have the lead pressuring me with Mason and Aaron in front. Mason kicked hard at the final post, and I could hear Kedric's breathing behind me, so I kicked to Aaron, who in turn kicked. we fought, and he beat me. 6:34. Only one repeat I did with a good finish. That was the final repeat, but I, as per usual, was the only one who jogged back down the hill for active rest, so when I hit the bottom and saw that people were still just starting to walk down, I decided to run straight up the hill by myself. Thanks for everyone who cheered for me as we passed ways. 7:10 pace. Not sure if it should be slower or faster than the ones before? Anyway, I turn around to see Aaron and Christian running up as well, S/O to them for wanting to be the best. 7/11 Party afterwards (feat.) Team Slurpees and my Gatorade I bought instead. Strides after, then joined Austin and Aaron in the AUX cord battle of the century vs. Kyrie and Jacia. We were 'ight until I got the cord, where I then murdered the two. R.I.P., I'll miss the fun we had. Thanks to Jacia for not getting upset about the stealing of her car while her and Kyrie filled up their water bottles. But, she did leave it unlocked and running, with us 5 feet away. No surprise

Picked up my sister from her JV meet and dropped her off at church. Was going to head home, but then I remembered that I told Talon that I'd go to Nationals with him, so I ran another 2 miles to become stronger, Through the ghetto #Runninthroughthe6ixwitmywoes

Did some core before practice. Hit an easy 3 minute plank. Mile warm-up, followed by 30 minutes of lifting/jump ropes. Had a long meeting afterward, then an easy 5 mile run with Mason, Christian, Kedric, Aaron, and a couple sophomores who went too hard. Core after. Coach informed the team that Mason, Aaron, Christian, and I have been taken out of Varsity to be put into the "Elite" division. sick. Strides after.

Mile warm-up, then a two mile run at about 80%. I ran a 12:04, and it felt super easy. Strides after super quick but leisurely. Super stoked for BYU! Coach wants me to pace with Christian the first mile to take it easier, then move up to Aaron, then Mason for the third lap. I think I'll try it and see how it's going. Also going to take the next week a bit easier, with the home meet on Wednesday, and my first "Elite" race on Friday.

Went to bed at 8 since I had to wake up at 3 AM to get on the bus. Ran a lap with Mason when we got to the campus. The course consists of 3 mile loops. I had it as a 5k but they called it 3 miles. The plan was to get Aaron to pace us for 5:40, then kick the second two laps. Gun goes off, and we hit the mile mark at 5:02. Nice job, Aaron. After that I just felt awful. Ran 5:50's the next two laps. Got beaten by Kedric and Christian. Not a good day. I think I need to cut back on my mileage and stop with these 12< mile runs once a week, they aren't good for me. Going to take the next day or two off and see how it works at the home meet. Pretty discouraged from the race, but the team needs me. As a team we did well. Mason managed to take 24th with a 16:11, Aaron and Christian both broke 17 and Kedric got a huge PR. We would have gotten 8th, but we tied with Corner Canyon, and their 6th was about a minute faster than Austin, our 6th. We did however beat Springville, bringing us closer to a region 8 win.