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

am: easy 3.

pm: today was a bit more into the tapering workouts. a lot of the team just had a time trial for the 1600, 1000, or 800. I had 2x1600 repeats at 4:50 pace.

i ran the first one with their time trial and kept it solid. the first lap was 1:05 so i didn't have to go that fast on the rest of the laps to hit my time so i got a 4:47 pretty easy. then a 3 min rest and i did the last one. came through too fast again but it was a bit harder. just had to keep a hard pace and ended with a 4:49. good workout. my back wasn't bad. i stretched it really good and it only hurt the first two laps of both of them. cooled down 1.5 and my legs were dead.

when i got home i took an ice bath. felt..nice (: then i went and got my back adjusted again and chatted with tyson about his college life.

am: 3 good

pm: EASY 3 with 4x200's. easiest easy day of my life. i felt pretty good. my back was fine. the only real thing now is that i have to extend my height as much as possible and i'm not used to that. 200's were supposed to be easy so we ran them all around 34's.

am: 3. felt pretty good

day went fine. warmed up 2 mile and it was a pretty good day at canyon view where region was held. i was excited to race but, i don't know, i felt really weak doing drills and strides. my back felt pretty good though so that was good.

race started and i took out into the lead and came through the first lap at 1:04. i tried to surge here and i kind of did. 6 people were on my back. next lap wasn't amazing, i think it was a 1:08 or so. I could feel my legs slowing down and Abel came and started to pass me so i surged again cause that meant i was slowing down. 1:10. at the beginning of the last lap Jason just blew by me i could not go with him. then another person and another person passed me and i just couldn't run. the last 100 i could hear Nephi (sophmore) coming close to me and i really didn't want him to beat me so i gave it my all and edge him out at least.

i was really bummed about this race. i don't know. i just really feel a lot more tired, and i can't race! i want to run well so bad but i can't get myself to do it. i think i really just don't have any confidence in myself right now.

cooled down a mile

am: skipped morning practice to see if that would help me get more energy.

pm: my back hurt more today for some reason. we got to the meet and it was pretty windy but the rain was holding off. i warmed up 1.5 miles and tried to get energized for the race. still felt tried though. race started and i took back only hurt for the first two laps then it went away. I went off fast again trying to hit the first lap faster to give myself more time to play with. i came through at 1:08 but i felt it was the right effort with how the wind was. i kept trying to push hard and keep each lap consistent. at one point i had a 10 meter lead :/ came through the mile at 4:50 and then i started to feel Jason on my heels again. i knew he was going to stay there and wouldn't pass me till the last lap because of his kick so i had to try to get some distance before then. However my laps didn't go too well. i think i hit a 1:16 on one of them.

last two laps he was still on me and i started moving there and he went right with me. last lap i took off hard and with 200 left he still hadn't passed me so i felt i had a chance. i kept kicking and then with 50 left he began to pull to my side and i just don't believe in my kick so he edged me out again easily.

took a couple hours off then we had the 800m. warmed up a mile then got ready. the first heat had one guy that should've been in ours. he ran a 2:02. then we got up and started and i got cut off but i wasn't too worried. pace started out really slow and we didn't hear our lap pace who knows there. then the last lap i felt good and tried to make my move but i was squared in. i tired to get out but i couldn't and the front pack started moving ahead. i was so mad because i was stuck. finally a hole broke out (200m later) and i got out and started kicking. i counted places and i was tied for 4th and the kid next to me needed the 4th spot to make state and it wouldn't make a difference for me cause i already so i let him get it. but turns out the kid from the other heat beat us so he didn't end up getting to go anyway! so much for that. 2:04.

then a bit later we i was the first leg in the 4x400. started out in the last lane and i just ran bad. i think it was a low :57. made it so the team didn't qualify it for state. it was just a bad region for me and it made it so our team got 3rd. i just need to get some confidence and fix my problems cause i only have state left so i gotta get myself in gear.

am: no morning practice.

pm: 1.5 mile warm and cool and workout of 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m. all out with full recovery.

my back hurt so bad today. i really don't know what makes it hurt and what makes it feel better. there really isn't much you can do to fix your back but take pills and let it heal itself. i just feel like it won't let me go fast, like someone has me on a lease and will only let me go so fast. these hurt really bad though. we didn't time them but i was a lot farther behind than i should be. it's just really annoying.