So much depends... on the run you do today!

AM: 3. Good.

PM: Workout today. 1.5 mile warm/cool with 1x3200 and 3x1600 with 5 minute recovery in between.  

I could tell it was going to be a rough day when the warm up felt like the cool down. 3200 goal was 9:52. Started out on pace for the first lap and it slowly got worse and worse, ending with a 10:20. Terrible. We took a little break and I stood under the hose for a good little while trying to cool off.  Then started the first mile.  I really tried to brush off the 3200 and hit my 4:50 pace for the mile. Tried really hard but ended with a 5:01. Threw up on the recovery.  Next one same kind of story, 5:03.  Last one I really wanted to at least get sub 5. Pushed hard. Barely got a 4:59. 

Afterward, I was spent. The 1.5 mile cool down took half an hour. When I got home, I laid in bed. The end.  

AM: 3. Terrible. Worst morning run of the season. 

PM:  4x400 all out with full recovery. 1.5 warm. .25 cool.

After the warm up, my back started to hurt. And it just got worse as the workout went on.  After 3, I stopped because my back hurt so bad when I ran. Times were all :59. I don't know why my back started hurting, but hopefully it goes away before BYU. The end.

AM: Skipped this morning because when I woke up, my back was hurting so bad.

pm: ran the warm and cool down with everyone. it felt like it did yesterday on the warm up which means its...better. but when i tried to do a few striders to see if i could do the workout it hurt bad again so i decided i shouldn't do it. makes me mad. this is so random and the season is almost over. i'm having someone adjust it tonight so hopefully that will help it :/

am: ran three this morning because my back felt a little better from getting it alined from a friend of mine. but it started hurting towards the end and tightened up again. i kind of wish i would've skipped this run now.

pm: drove up to BYU and got there 50 minutes before my race. i forget my trainers on the bus so i ran barefoot around there grass to see how i felt. it was ok until i started jumping hurdles and it just really killed after that. i tried for about 20 more minutes to see if i could handle it but it just hurt so bad. so i dropped out of my race because i knew i wouldn't be able to finish it and it would just ruin it more.

I was really bummed about dropping the steeple chase because i know i would've had a big chance of winning it and getting a qualifying time for southwest regionals and this was my only chance. so now i probably wont be able to go if i dont get a sub 9:20 two mile. and the way my back is right now, its not looking good :/ tomy's coach gave me so good advice on what he thought which helped and tomorrow my uncle is having me see a back specialist that happens to be up tomorrow that will look at it and maybe give me some stuff to help it cease until the end of state. so hope that goes well. I dont have a race tomorrow, but on saturday i have the 800 and 1600m. those should be a bit better since there are no hurdles...we'll see what happens. sad day.

went to the docter and he told me that my spine was not alined. it was off by 8 degrees which is 2 short of scoliosis. he gave me some pills to take, so now i'm taking 14-16 pills a day for this dang thing :) he almost prescriped steriods but thought i might get addicted since i'm still kind of young. but he said running shouldn't making it worse so that made me happy.

went out on a 5 mile run with the team since none of us had races. we threw in a couple 30 second fartliks. my back felt alright but the fartliks really tightened up my back. afterwards i streched really good.

am: felt alright. my back still kind of hurt. warmed up a mile and a half and it felt better than yesterday. my first race was the 800. i wanted to just see how it felt to see if i would go all out or not. felt confident though.

race started and i went into 5-6. the only time my back hurt as right then and then i didn't think about it anymore. came through the first lap at 1:00 feeling great. so i pushed the pace and moved up into first with 250 left. then some guy surged past me and slowed down as someone came to my side to box me in. i lost a lot of mommentum and it was hard to get it back because i had to stay stiff this whole race to keep my back from tightening. but i still finished fairly strong getting 4 or so in my heat. time...2:00.01! i yelled out in fury when i finished because i didn't break 2. but it was a PR. i'll get it next time!

cooled down to mile and streched really good and took some pills. prepared mentally for the mile. it was a loaded race. warmed another mile and get ready.

back hurt more than the 800 but i knew it wouldn't hurt during the race. RACE: started and i went straight the back of the front back. came through at 1:05. i knew that was way to slow so i tried to surge and keep at it. it was hard to breathe for some reason. i dont remember much of the rest of the race except i did pretty bad. i was way off the back and with a lap to go i was already at 4:19. i pushed as hard as i could and tried to finish good, ending with a 4:23. afterward my legs felt so so tired. i couldn't even stand.

the reason i was so tired, i think, is because i just couldn't breathe. i think my back injury affected that. but i was kind of happy that i was able to get close to my time. the rest of the meet i stretched and took pills. hopefully my back will clear up before region.