Go Westminster Griffins!

6 miles at a pratice at the park. Good run with my spikes and i am getting used to them. praticed fighting for my space with Dad.

XC pratice at Freeman Park on the Tiger Grizz course running 1k interval timetrials.  1.5 mile warmup then the 1k intervals.  Fastest one was 3:31, slowest was 4:02 on the hilly part, overall 18:46 for 6th on the team in this time trial!  1.5 mile cooldown.

XC practice after school.  7 miles mostly at easy pace with some of the boys.

5 miles with the team.  We ran easy to Hawthorne then did a block run (interval repeats) through the old section of town.  Then we ran a cooldown.  

4 miles easy with the XC team then a team dinner.  We are racing in Soda Springs tomorrow at the Cardinal Classic.

Race today. Woke up and got on the bus at 6:30. then we drove down to Soda Springs to race 26 other teams. This race i raced in JV and top 20 (they said 15 orignally) got medals. We walked the course and saw the one hill in it. It was big but i knew if i was patient i could climb it. I watched the middle school kids run and then JV girls. As we were standing on the line the weather turned bad and the wind picked up, but off we went. Matthew was in front with me when a certain other JV runner who had said he could beat Matthew and I, bolted off. Then we got to the hill and we tucked in behind this kid. He was working and breathing to hard while matthew and i were relaxed and patient. We get to the top and we open up and lost the other runner. Last 1200m in the woods i am having stomach problems and promptly throw up into the trees without stopping or slowing down!! Now i am feeling better and Matthew is still in front by a little. Last 400m, we come in sight of the finish line and just go into a sprint Matthew crosses at 19:01 and i at 19:11. we both medal!!! My time actually beat 2 varsity runner's times so matthew and i both will be running varsity at Tiger Grizz!!!!!! oh about the kid who said he could beat Matthee and I, he finished 4 minutes after us. If you want to talk the talk you better be able to walk the walk!!!!! or in this case, the run. 

7 miles of the "gully" run with Dad, Walter and Coach Murphy down in Salt Lake. Last night we went to a awesome pro soccer game for my birthday present. RSl vs. Dallas FC, it was awesome. So in the morning we went for a run with the Walter and Rob. Not bad paced and we talked racing skills and form most of the way. 

Interval day at XC practice.  Warmup then 1 mile interval (5:53) and 800m (2:38).  6th best combination time on the team barely behind Andrew.  Cooldown.

7 miles at practice.  Tempo run today, ran pretty well and had fast times.

6 miles at practice.  Indian run today at Tauphaus Park then back to school.

We previewed the Tiger Grizz course and did some intervals.  Ready to race tomorrow.

Most difficult race today at home course!!! This is my first race as varsity runner and i was really excited! 38 teams were there so it was the biggest race yet. i raced at 5. The JV raced and Andrew's time would put him on varsity. so we started and within 300m Matthew tripped. he got back up and was on my shoulder again. i ran my first mile in 5:52, right on target. Next mile had the hills so i tucked in and was ready. I cruised through the hills and made it past the last one at the 800m mark. i thought matthew was on my shoulder so i kicked like i have never kicked before. i was 2 spots away from getting my other teammate. next time i will. 

5 easy miles around the nieghborhood. 

A day off.  I mowed the backyard for exercise.

8 miles at team practice after school.  A hard workout with a 30 minute fartlek section.  We ran to Falls Valley school and then along the canal for a while.

7 easy miles at pratice with only 18 kids. Most of the other kids went alternatate swim workout. The varsity boys and i ended it with a beard run.

hardest run ever. Sand dune workout. We went to the sand dunes and did hill and sprint workouts. i had to do 5 repeats of running up a very steep 400m sand hill..... at race pace. it was a hard day but a fun one. Isaac Andy and i were running like nomads!!!!

5 easy bread run miles.

race day but this race is just a chance to work my legs. Coach worked us hard this week and this race is kinda weak. i mean they pair the fastest boy and fastest girl on each team so the other pairs on the team have no chance at winning. also the race isnt the best organized so today was a easy race. They had wait 45 minutes after the girls went for a reason that still escapes me. when we did go i went fast. up with the top boys. i hung with them for about1.37 miles and then i slowed down. it was a good course but narrow. Matthew was in front of me and wouldnt speed up and eventually both of us were overtaken by Andrew. It was narrow so i couldnt pass matthew i wish i could of but i couldnt. The whole team slowed down in this one and we dont know why. We as a team won everything. boys girls and coed but they had no trphies or even medals....... but wwe won!!!!!

6 recovery miles. 

1.5 mile warmup, 2.5 mile, cooldown of 2 miles. we did 11x400ms repeats at race pace. we did this on rthe uneven grasy hills/plains of a local park. these were hard. we ran the 400ms with a 90 second rest in which we had to run back to the starting line. my times ere all between 1:13-1:21 so pretty fast for be on grass. I ran with the top pack and was around 5-7th on the team. it was hard and now i am tired. 

8 miles at practice.

7 miles at practice then the team dinner at Albert's.  

5 miles down at the Blackoot meet running the course and cheering on our runners who are not going to Bob Firman and Katelyn in the MS race.   Andy won and Katelyn ran great!

5 miles checking out the Bob Firman course.  We are looking forward to the race.  But on the bus ride over one of my teammates sat across my arms and sprained my writs bad and it really hurts.

We had trouble getting out fo the hotel due to a lazy and late teammate.  GOt to the eagle island state park on a cool and cloudy (rain clouds) morning.  My wrist is still hurting really bad even after I took 2 ibuprofens.  I saw my family and started to get warmed up...mna my wrist hurts.

The gun goes offf and I am immediately hit in my sore wrist and it explodes in pain.  I nearly drop out of the race in the first mile it hurt so bad.  Albert, Matthew and Matthew take off.  I get in front of Funk but am not able to get back with Gyles.  The course is fun but I am in so much pain I get out of my racing mode.  I run a new PR but so does nearly everyone else.  Really disappointed in this race as I was ready to go fast.  We had the EMT's tape up my wrist after the race.  Stick around to watch the other races but I am hurting and mad.   My teammates run hard and well and I am happy for them but mad that my teammate messed around on the bus and caused me to have this injury right before a big race.  Still pissed.

Need to refocus and get ready to run better at the meet in Twin Falls on Wednesday and get a better time.

Rest day.  I slept in instead of running with dad, my wrist still hurts.  Traveling back to Idaho Falls.

6 miles at pratice today. we ran down to a park and did 200m repeats at sprint pace. Then ran to a different park ran the same thing. Then to the last park where it was 300m sprints. Good run. Good day. 

5 easy miles and a bread run. we did some striders and sprints at the beginning.