Jacob Pachev

Rest day. Church at home.

5 + 2 easy miles today. 2 with Dad and my brothers, then 3 more with just JoJo. Total time was a little under 39:00. I felt pretty good with a little pain in my foot from the race. My legs felt okay.

All 7 miles at once today. We drove to the canyon. First I ran 2 miles with JoJo and William in around 15 minutes. It felt nice going 7:30 pace. Then I ran 5 miles home with JoJo. William caught up with about 3 miles left. We were going a little faster than 7:30 and ended up with 37:00.

Mild tempo run pacing William for 2 miles. JoJo, Dad, and I paced William. The first mile was 5:46, and the second was 5:42. My right lung was strangely hurting for the first mile, but it went away at 1 to go and after that I felt fine. A good negative split and PR for William.

1 mile time trial today at the track. JoJo, Stevie, MoMo, and I all ran the mile. Stevie and MoMo had about a 1:05 headstart. Benjamin paced JoJo and I. The first lap was 72, definitely too fast. In the second I had 77, then 81 and 80. I ended up with 5:12, a PR but not what I was hoping for, JoJo had 5:09, Stevie and MoMo ran 6:09, A PR for MoMo and a repeat record for Stevie. I feel like I have a mental block against the mile. I feel like I can go faster, but I just can't push myself after 2 laps. This didn't feel very hard on my legs, but it was tough for my lungs. Still a PR though.

Around 7 miles today,  all of them in the morning. First I ran 2 miles with MoMo, Stevie, JoJo and Dad in 15:57. Then we ran to the Haunted Half 5K course (a little more than a mile away) to make sure I measured everything correctly. We ran the course at a little slower than 8:00 and then ran home. My legs felt pretty tired, more than they did yesterday.

Total of 8 miles with a 4 mile tempo run today. I ran with Dad, Chad, and JoJo for the first mile then William joined us for the last 3. We ran 5:56 for the first mile, 5:55 for the second and 6:00 for the next. After that William dropped back. I didn't feel so great until about 2.5, then I felt okay. But in the last mile I felt really good. I kicked in about 81 and ended up with 23:41. It was pretty windy for the last half mile. Chad was around 2 seconds ahead of me. Dad and JoJo were somewhere behind. Not sure how far. We got a headstart on Benjamin and he beat all of us. I think his time was a little under 20:00. William ended up with 18:20 for his three miles. I think I might be able to break 23:00 or even 22:30 in the 4 mile race on Thanksgiving.

Rest day. Church at home.

4 + 3 miles today. I ran 4 in the afternoon and 3 more in the evening. It was pretty cold today, around 32 degrees. 2 miles with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, and William in 14:53. 2 more with JoJo and Stevie in around 15:30. Later I ran 1 mile with JoJo in 7:53, then 2 more by myself in about 15:40.

All 7 miles at once with Dad and JoJo. MoMo and Stevie started out with us and turned around at 1 mile. JoJo, Dad, and I ran a fast mile and a half on the way back. We were targeting around 6 minute mile pace with a fast 400 at the end. I felt very relaxed and the pace felt easy. I ran the last 400 in 69, JoJo was right behind me. Dad had 74. I've felt very good for the last couple of workouts at 6.

7 miles all at once again. First I did one mile in 8:01, then 6 more in around 47:00. I ran all of my miles with Dad and JoJo

I ran a workout today on the track. 2X800 in 2:24 with a long recovery. In the first interval we ran 70 for the first lap and Benjamin and I ran 73 for the second. I outkicked JoJo and he ran 2:26. We tried to get him to do the second interval for a while, so I got a longer recovery than I was supposed to. Anyway, in the second interval we ran 71 for the first lap and 73 for the second. The first lap felt better than in the last interval. But in the second lap my legs were really worn out. I was only a second away from my 800 PR both times, so a pretty good workout. Next time I'll see if I can make it to 1000 in 3:00.

7 miles all in the morning. We aren't doing Cross Country state tommorow. It was postponed. I ran all 7 with JoJo and Dad. We ran 55:01. My legs are pretty worn out from yesterday.

8 mile long run with a 4 mile tempo. Similar to last week, but without Chad. It was pretty cold and there was some ice in the first mile. William ran the first 1.5 and then dropped out. Our first mile was 6:07, then we ran 5:55. In the third mile we ran a little under 6:00 I think. Then we slowed down a little because JoJo was having a hard time. We ended up with 24:05. I felt pretty good. I'm excited for the Thanksgiving Race. I hope it doesn't get cancelled though.

Rest day. Church at home.

All 7 miles at once with Dad. I didn't get great sleep so I was really tired, and I felt pretty sluggish for the first 3.5. After that Dad had me do a fast quarter to wake me up. I ran a 77, and it worked. We ended up with 54:04 for all 7.

7.5 total miles with a 4 mile tempo run today. We drove up to the canyon and ran a 1.5 warmup. Then I ran 4 miles with Dad and JoJo. Our first mile was 6:01. I felt pretty good, but my calf was hurting a little for some reason. I think the second mile was 5:59. My calf was still hurting a bit, but otherwise I felt great. We slowed down in the next mile because JoJo was having a hard time. The last two miles were 12:05, so we ended up with 24:05. Same time as on Saturday. It was warmer though. I didn't really feel very tired when we finished. Surprisingly this felt easier than some 2x2 miles I've done earlier in the year at the same pace.  

5 + 2 miles today. 5 by myself in the morning in 39:01. My calf was hurting for about the first mile, but it went away after that. I did 2 miles at night. The first mile was with William. We ran it  in 7:47. The next was by myself. I ran it in 7:34. Total time of 15:21.

Ran a fast 1000 on the track today with JoJo and Benjamin. The goal was to get 3:00 or under. If we failed the penalty would be another 600 at the same pace. It was fairly windy but I managed to run 3:00.2. We had great splits. With almost perfect 18s the whole time. With 200 to go we had 2:24, and my legs were really hurting. But I managed to run the last 200 in about 35 high. JoJo ran somewhere around 3:01 or 3:02. Afterwards I did 2 miles. I was feeling really tired and was pretty wiped out. Later in the evening I ran 2 more miles. I felt much better and ran 15:20.

All 7 miles at once in the morning with Dad and JoJo today. I felt pretty good. My legs were only a little tired. We ran 53:24.

Total of 8 miles with a 4 mile tempo run at 6:00. It was a bit colder than on Tuesday, and this time Chad ran with us. I didn't feel as great as last time. The first mile was 6:01. The second was a bit faster. We ran 5:55 I think. In the third mile, we kept a good pace, still faster than 6:00. I was feeling pretty tired by then. My legs still hurt a little from running the 1000 on Thursday. They didn't hurt too bad though, just a bit strained and tired. I pulled ahead a little in the last 800 and ended up with 23:47. JoJo, Dad, and Chad ran 23:51. This was our first time under 24:00 since we started doing these 4 mile tempo runs. Hopefully my legs will be fresh next week for the thanksgiving race and cross-country state.

7 miles all at once with JoJo and Dad. We were a bit behind 8:00 per mile at the halfway point, but we caught up before the end. We ran 55:53. My stomach was hurting a little for some reason, but it stopped when I finished. I ran a mile with MiMi later in 9:11.

7 miles all at once with a fast 1.5 mile pickup. I ran with JoJo and Dad. I lead the whole time during the pickup. I felt really good, almost like I was jogging. In the last 400 meters we kicked. I ran 69(splits: 17,17,18,17). JoJo and Dad ran 72. I ran 8:47. I felt pretty good, so I'm hoping I'll do well in the 4 miles on Thursday. My time for all 7 miles was 54:11.

4 miles today. Tapering for the Earn your turkey 4-miler. I ran 2 miles with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, William, and Dad, then 2 more miles with Dad and JoJo. Total time of around 31:40

I ran the Thanksgiving 4 miler today. I started out with Dad and JoJo. The target pace was 23:00. I felt pretty good for the first 2 miles. We ran 5:38 for the first mile and then had 11:25 at 2 miles. My lungs hurt a little but nothing too bad. At 2 miles I pulled away from Dad and JoJo followed me. Then at around 2.5 my back and my heart starting hurting. I didn't slow down too much though, my next mile was 6:00. I realized that I was behind pace, so I speed up a little. JoJo passed me somewhere around half a mile to go and I couldn't pass him back. My last mile was 5:50, and my total time was 23:15. I was a little ahead of David Taylor and JoJo was 3 seconds ahead of me. He got first in his age division. I got first in the 12-14 age division and won a turkey. Didn't feel super worn out after the race. Then the younger kids raced. Leigha ran(more like walked) the 100 meters. She didn't win but did fairly well considering she broke her ankle a month ago. I ran with Bella in the 400 meters for ages 3-4. She was a bit behind first place at the start but pulled ahead of everyone, including the boys, at about 100 meters. Near the finish Bella got passed by the first place boy. She beat all the girls and got a turkey. Next was MiMi and MoMo's race, the half mile. I ran with MoMo and Dad. MoMo started out very fast with a 37 second first 200. He was ahead of 2nd place by at least 20 seconds and ran 2:58. MiMi got second place in the girl's division with 3:54. She earned a pie. William and Stevie raced the mile next. William won with 5:48. Stevie was first in his division and ran 6:05, but he got chicked. Our total turkey count was 10. With Dad, Mom, Benjamin, Julia, JoJo, Me, William, Stevie, MoMo, and Bella all winning turkeys. 

4 easy miles today. Tapering for the state Cross Country championships. 1 mile with MoMo, Stevie, William, JoJo, Benjamin, and Dad in a little under 7:45. Then 3 more with Dad, Benjamin, and JoJo. I felt pretty good, not very sore from yesterday. Total time of 30:14. 

I ran the USATF State Cross Country Championships today. It was a 4k. MoMo, Stevie, and William all ran before me. MoMo got second place in the 2K. Stevie got 7th in the 3K. He would have been 5th but he got lost at the end. I think William got 7th place. He ran 11:14 in the 3K. My race was next. As soon as the race started I got right behind Cole Jamison. McKay Wells was with us but dropped back after a bit more than 1K. I was having a hard time even before 1K, but I managed to keep pushing. I dropped back from Cole after about 2K. I'm not really sure what was wrong, but I just didn't feel very good. 3rd place was gaining on me for the rest of the race. With about 200 meters to go, he was right on my tail. But I managed to hold him off. I ended up with 13:54. Pretty good, a whole minute faster than last year. Dad, JoJo, and Benjamin ran the 5K. Benjamin got 2nd with 15:53. JoJo was ahead of Dad, he ran 18:40 or so, Dad ran around 18:50. I'm pretty happy with my race.

I only did 4 miles today because I have a sore throat. 2 miles with MoMo, Stevie, William, Dad, and JoJo. We ran them in 15:37 I think. Then I ran 2 more miles with JoJo, William, and Dad. Total time of 31:48.