Jacob Pachev

Cross-country meet with the roadrunner club. 1st overall for 1.5 miles. 8:46, I was still feeling kind of sick, so not my fastest time. I was behind first-place till about 1 mile. Second-place ran 8:49. I ran 3 miles in the morning and around 2.5 in warmup and cooldown.

5 + 2 today. 4 miles with Stevie in 31:46 and 1 more mile with Dad in the morning. 2 miles with Dad, Benjamin, JoJo and Julia in 16:00 in the evening. 

Total of 10 today. 2X2 miles in the canyon with my Dad, Chad, and Benjamin. We started 1:45 ahead of Benjamin and when he caught up we tried to stay with him. In the first interval I started kicking about 10 meters before Benjamin caught me and stayed with him to the finish. 11:37 total time, and 70 or 71 seconds for the last 400. Chad ran 11:38 and Dad ran 78 for the last quarter. In the second interval I ran 72 for the last 400, Chad ran 69 with Benjamin and Dad ran 77. I ran another mile with Mary in 9:01(4:52, 4:09).

5 plus 2 today. I'm running a race tomorrow, so easy pace. 39:46 in the morning and 16:17 at night with Julia,  Dad, Stevie, and JoJo.  

4 in the morning, around 1 for warmup and cooldown. The course was pretty fast but measured with a wheel. I ran 3:03 (about a 4:52 mile). I avoided getting chicked by about 3 seconds. Last race I was running a boys-only race and not feeling 100% so I got chicked by 6 seconds. This time I was racing head to head with the same girl, we were about equal at 200 left and my male-ego kicked in. So I kicked and gapped her. Good race, last 400 was about 77, my legs and lungs felt pretty good.

5 in the morning. I ran 3 with JoJo, Stevie, MoMo, and William, with Leigha and Bella in the stroller in 23:22. Then 2 more with JoJo, Stevie, and Dad in 15:36. Total time: 38:58. I'll add two more this evening. My legs felt a little tired but pretty good. Ran 2 more at night.

I ran a mild workout today. 2 miles in 11:20 with a fast last 400. JoJo, William, and I chased MoMo, who had a head-start. We ran 5:55 for the first mile. William dropped back after that because we started running 86s. I closed in 72 and JoJo ran 74. We both beat MoMo. William ended up with 12:01. Dad paced MoMo, he ran 12:46. 2 more miles at night in around 15 minutes.

5+2 today. 5 miles in the morning. I ran 2 with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, and William in 14:46. Then 3 more with JoJo. Bella was in the stroller. Dad ran the last half with us. I ran it in 24:01. The total time for 5 was 38:47. 2 more in the night.

Long run today with 3 mile tempo run. Ran with JoJo, Chad and Dad the whole time, William ran the first 2. Benjamin was playing rabbit. We had a 2:45 headstart. He caught us with about 400 to go. I stayed with him for around 250 meters. My last quarter was 69, total time of 17:34. Chad passed me a the end. JoJo and Dad were behind. We also had General Conference today. There were some good talks.

I ran a cross country race today. The course was a little short. JoJo, Stevie, MoMo, and William ran as well. My time was 9:27. About a 10:22 3K. JoJo was first overall, I was second. MoMo beat Stevie by 10 seconds in 10:54. He is only 7. So pretty fast. I feel like I can't push myself all out on the grass. Good race today. 

5 miles in the morning in the canyon with JoJo, Dad, and William. I felt pretty good. We ran somewhere around 38 minutes. 2 more at night in 15:04.

2 mile workout today at 88 per 400 with a fast last quarter. I ran 11:27, JoJo ran 11:24, and William and Dad ran 11:42. My last quarter was 72, and JoJo's was 69. I didn't feel very good during the workout but suprisingly I felt better after the workout. I think it was just a matter of warming up or something.  

5 + 2 today. 2 miles in 15:40 with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, William, and Dad. Then 3 more with the stroller in 24:19. Total time of 39:59. 2 more miles in the evening.

Easy run today. 5 in the morning with JoJo in 38:14. I felt good. Then 2 more in the evening with Dad, JoJo, and Julia in 16:32. 

8 miles today with a 3 mile tempo run. First we ran 3 miles up the canyon. It was cold, so my muscles got kinda stiff. I warmed up during the tempo run though. JoJo and I ran the first 3 miles of Dad and Chad's 6 mile tempo run. Benjamin got a 5 minute handicap. We had 17:51 at 3 miles. Benjamin ended up with 29:44. Chad was around 35:20, and I think Dad was with him. I am doing  a 3K on Monday.  

Rest day, went to church.

I ran a 3K XC race today. 4 in the morning in around 31 minutes. JoJo ran 10:45, I ran 10:47. When I was going on a turn my foot got a little twisted and started hurting, but I was fine. William, Stevie, and MoMo also ran. William got 3rd in his age division, I'm not sure what time though. MoMo had a good race. He won his heat(2010-2013). And ran 12:47. Stevie had a back problem and had a bad race. I felt pretty good, but I'm kinda tired. I think it was a good race.

5 + 2 miles today.  2 with MoMo, 2 by myself, then 1 more with MiMi in the morning. MoMo ran 15:26. Then I ran 14:57 for the next 2 miles. Then I ran 9:17 with MiMi. Total time of 39:40. Two more in the evening in 15:40.  I felt good. No soreness from the race last night. 

Same as yesterday. 2 with MoMo, 2 by myself, and 1 more with MiMi in the morning. 16:04 with MoMo, 15:46 by myself, and 9:37 with MiMi and the stroller. 2 more in the evening.

I had a stomach bug today. Only 1 mile in 8:14. I think I'll be better by tomorrow though. The nice thing about stomach bugs for me is that they go away very quickly. Got a short nap.

I felt way better today. I got great sleep last night. 4 miles, tapering for the 5K tomorrow. I ran a mile with MoMo, Dad, Stevie, and William. Then 3 more with Dad. Total time of 31:56.

5K race today down the Provo canyon with my family, Chad, Albert, and Jeff. It was a good race, 17:11. I felt really good. In the first mile I stayed with JoJo, Dad, and Jeff in 5:36. I made a surge and gapped them in the next quarter. The second mile was 5:34 and I was still ahead of the others. In the third mile I really pushed myself and ran 5:25 with a last 400 in 76. JoJo tried to surge and catch up, but didn't have it. Benjamin won in 15:17, Albert had 15:46, Chad ran 16:55. I could see him for most of the race but I definitely couldn't have caught him. Dad ran  17:36 and Jeff was close behind. JoJo jogged the last half mile and ended up with 18:22. Then we ran back up and paced the second, slower heat. I paced Julia with the stroller, she ran 23:01. William ran 18:50 to win the race. Stevie had a great 50 second PR in 20:08, MoMo also had a PR. He ran 20:27 I think. Not sure what time Mom or Bonnie had.

Rest day, had home and virtual church.

Ran 7 miles today. 5 + 2 as usual. It is still kinda smokey. There is a fire not too far away, so not great air quality right now. 2 with MoMo, Stevie, William, Dad, and JoJo in 15:53. Then 3 more with JoJo and William in the morning. Total time of 40:00 for those 5. Then 1 mile with MiMi in 9:16 and 1 by myself in 7:20 at night

5 miles in the morning and 2 more at night. 2 with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, William, and Dad in 15:20. Then 3 more miles with JoJo in 23:37. 2 in the evening with stroller to the track and back. 

About the same run as yesterday. 5 in the morning and 2 at night. 2 with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, William, and Dad in 15:23, then 3 more with JoJo in 23:27. Total time of 39:00. 2 more at night  at about 7:30 pace.

5 + 2 miles today. In the morning most of the family came to the track(with the little kids in the stroller) William is trying to break his mile record before he turns 12. It's kinda a family tradition. First we ran a 400 with Mom in 1:43. Then William ran a 400 in 84, his target was 800 meters with the first lap in 80 and the second in around 84 or 85. Then we ran a 400 with MoMo, he ran 78.9. A little of his record, but a good time. After that, we ran again with William. This time he made it to 800 in 2:47(79,87 I think). Then we ran home and I ran 1.5 to finish my distance.  Inn the night JoJo and I ran to the track and back while Julia ran a fast mile with Dad

Similar run to yesterday. We ran to the track to help William run a mile PR. Target was to run 78 for the first lap then run another 20, then 21s to 800, and 22s to the finish. JoJo and I were pacing him in the front with Dad on the side. After the first lap JoJo I were on pace, but William didn't have it. We tried again, but he could only make it to the 800. I ran home and added a mile at home with Stevie in 7:55. 2 more in the evening in 14:57.

8 Miles today with a 5K tempo run. It was just kind of a leg shakeout 5K. First time running in the canyon since the fire started. it is mostly out and not near the canyon. There was still a couple of tape barricades left, they slowed us down by about 2 seconds, but getting out of rhythm slowed us down by closer to 5 seconds. I started with JoJo, Dad, and Chad, but JoJo fell back at around halfway. Benjamin was 2:30 behind us. My legs hurt, still tired from the 5K and other things from this week. I got 17:54, Dad had 17:57, Chad went with Benjamin when he caught us. I hope my legs feel good next week for the Haunted Half 5K.

5 easy miles away today. Reduced mileage today because it's cold. 2 with MoMo, JoJo Stevie, William, and Dad. Then 3 more with JoJo.

Just 5 miles again today. Ran a fast mile with MoMo and Stevie with Dad, william, and JoJo and me as pacers for them. JoJo, William and I took off after 1000 trying to break 6:00. I ended up with 5:57, William had 5:58, JoJo was somewhere ahead. Stevie beat MoMo with 6:13, MoMo had 6:20. I felt pretty good.

7 miles today all at once. 3 with MoMo, JoJo, Stevie, William, and Dad in 24:20, then 4 more mostly by myself in 30:26, total time of 54:46. 

7 today, all at once again. 2 with MoMo, JoJo, William, and Dad in 15:57. Then 5 more with Dad and Benjamin in a little under 40 minutes. I felt pretty good. 

4 easy miles today. Tapering for the race tommorow. 2 with MoMo, William, and Dad, then 2 more with dad. Total time of 32:37.

Provo Haunted Half 5K today. It was a good race. It was a little cold at the start, but I was mostly okay. I decided to go with the lead pack of about 4 guys even though they loooked faster than me. The first mile was 5:33, I felt good and was still with the pack. They sped up after about 2000 meters, and I fell back a little. At the second mile I had 11:06, I was still feeling good but starting to get tired. My next mile was 5:50, which was uphill. I was pretty tired, but I had a pretty good kick to the finish and ended up with 17:29. First place was 17:15, Second had 17:17, and Third got 17:21. I don't know how I managed to get 4th place because I was pretty sure there were 4 guys ahead of me. There is a long tube thing at the end, so maybe I passed someone there. Overall I think it was a good race, a 26 second road 5K PR.

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.

All 7 miles at once in the morning. My sore throat is pretty much gone. First I ran 2 miles with Dad, William, Stevie, and MoMo in 15:34. Then I ran 5 more with JoJo and Dad. We were talking about math so we ran a bit slower than 40:00. JoJo still has a little of a sore throat.

I ran all 7 miles at once in the morning today. Mom drove the car up the canyon and ran down, so we ran up the canyon to pickup the car and then drove down. I ran with William, Dad, and JoJo. William ran 5 miles with us, then he ran to the car while we added 2 more miles. We were a little behind 8 so I picked the pace up a little in the last mile which we ran in around 7:00. Maybe a bit faster. Total time was 54:58.

I ran a fast 2000 on the track today. First I ran 3 easy miles with Dad and JoJo in the morning in 24:08. Then I ran the 2000 with JoJo and Benjamin. The first lap was 78. Good, a little fast though. Target pace was 6:40. In the second lap we ran 79. Then I started struggling. My heart was hurting, kind of a stabbing pain. It wasn't actually too bad, but it made me freak out. We ran 82 in the third lap. At about 1300, I really started to panic, and slowed down to about 90 seconds per lap. JoJo was a bit behind but he caught up. Benjamin and JoJo pulled away from me. I ran 91 for the 4th lap and then 88 for the last lap. I ended up with 6:58. JoJo and Benjamin ran 6:46 I think. Part of the problem is probably my nervous system. I think the heart pain will go away soon.

7 easy miles with Dad and JoJo in the morning. I felt good. Running all 7 miles at once is starting to feel easier. We ran 55:10.

8 miles total with a 4 mile tempo run. William did the first 3 miles. Dad, JoJo, Chad, and I ran the full 4, Benjamin had a 3 minute handicap. Our first mile was 6:04, I felt pretty good. We sped up a bit and ran 5:56 for the next mile and had 12:00 at 2 miles. My right lung started hurting for some reason in the 2nd mile, so I stopped breathing so hard and it went away. Our next mile was 5:53. William stopped after that. He ran pretty well. Benjamin caught us a little before 3 miles. JoJo's knee started hurting in the fourth mile so we slowed down to around 93,94's. At around 800 to go Dad, Chad and I picked up the pace. I'm not sure what our next 400 was. In the last 400 meters I ran 81 and pulled away from Chad and Dad. My total time was 23:45. Dad and Chad were maybe 5 seconds behind. Benjamin ran a little under 20:00. I felt strong in the last 400.

 I ran all 7 miles at once with Dad and JoJo. JoJo's knee was still hurting so we ran a bit slower than usaul. Our time was around 56:40. I ran a mile with MiMi and Ashlyn in 8:57 later. 

All 7 miles in the morning. First I ran 2 miles with MoMo, Stevie, William, JoJo, and Dad. we ran 15:37. Then I ran 5 more with Dad and JoJo, Stevie ran the first mile with us then turned around. We ran 40:11.

All 7 miles in the morning with JoJo and Dad. William did the first 2.5 with us then turned around and went home. My legs are pretty sore. I ran around a lot yesterday. Our total time was 55:56.

I ran a fast 2000 on the track today with JoJo and Benjamin. We targeted a slower pace than last time, 82 seconds per lap instead of 80. It went a lot better than last time. Our first lap was 83, then we ran 81. JoJo started falling behind a little after that. Our next lap was 82, then I speed up a little and ran 80. I felt pretty good, my heart still wasn't hurting. In the last lap my heart started hurting a little, but it wasn't too bad. I ran 80 for the last lap and ended up with 6:46 for the whole thing. I ran a mile with Dad, JoJo, and Ashlyn later in 8:42. MiMi was supposed to run, but she threw a fit and refused to.

All 7 miles at once with JoJo, Dad, and Benjamin. We ran 5 miles up the canyon with William, and he ran to the car, then we ran 2 more miles and ran back to the car. Our total time was 55:59. I ran a mile with MiMi in 8:39 in the evening.

It was snowy today, so we ran 2x2 miles instead of our usual 4 mile tempo run. I ran the first interval with JoJo, Dad, and William. We started out a little behind 6:00 per mile, but we caught up towards the end. Our first mile was somewhere around 6:03. I ran 11:55, and JoJo, Dad, and William ran 11:56. In the second interval we were running even 6:00 for most of the time. Benjamin joined us at one mile. JoJo was struggling, especially in the last mile.  He dropped out with 600 to go. I felt pretty relaxed. I kicked in the last 0.25 and ran 75. Dad ran 80. Wasn't super tiring surprisingly.

It snowed again today, I ran 7 miles with Dad and JoJo in the afternoon. My legs got really tired in the last 3 miles. Probably because of the snow. We ran a bit slower than 57:00. I ran a mile with MiMi later in 8:57.

All 7 miles at once in the afternoon. I ran 5 miles with JoJo and Dad in a little over 40:00, then 2 more miles. It was still kind of snowy, but better than yesterday.

I ran a fast 2000 on the track today. 4 miles in the morning wiht JoJo and Dad, it was pretty clear, almost no snow. The 2000 went pretty well. Target pace was 82 per lap. We ran even 82's until 1 lap to go. I wanted to kick with 2 laps left, but Benjamin stopped me so JoJo wouldn't freak out. I ran 39 for the first 200 of the last lap, JoJo didn't want to kick so he ran 41. Then he started kicking, but I barely held him off. We both ran a last lap of 78, JoJo ran 6:46. I might have been a little under but I didn't have a watch, so I'm not sure. This is the first time JoJo and I both ran under 6:50.

I ran all 7 miles at once in the morning. I slept in a tent last night, didn't get a very good night sleep but I felt fine on my run. First JoJo, Dad, and I ran 2 miles to the track to get JoJo's jacket, then we ran 5 more miles. I don't know what time we ran but my watch is coming today.

I ran 7 miles in the morning with Dad, JoJo, and Benjamin

It snowed again, but it wasn't too bad. We ran 55:54.

I ran 2x2 miles like last week. The trail was fairly clear, with a few icey patches. I ran the first interval with Dad, Chad, JoJo, and William. I felt good, very relaxed. Chad and I ran 11:52, and JoJo, Dad and William ran 11:53. In the next interval JoJo paced the whole time. I gave him my watch, so I didn't get any splits. It was kind of disorienting not knowing the pace, but I was fine. We ran 11:48.

I ran all 7 miles in the morning with Dad, JoJo, and Benjamin. I got a bloody nose at 2 miles. Luckily we were right by a gas station, so Dad got me something to stop the bleeding. Benjamin ran a mile pickup in 4:43. Our total time was a little under 55:00. I ran a mile with Stevie and Ashlyn later in the evening in 8:43.

I ran a fast mile on the track today with JoJo and Benjamin. Our first lap was 77, then we ran another 77. Whenever I run a mile on the track I feel like freaking out after about 2 laps. It's interesting because I don't feel the same running in the canyon or when I'm doing another distance. I was able to keep fairly calm though. Our next lap was 80, it was partially because Stevie was running that lap. In the last lap JoJo and I really kicked, especially in the last 200. We ran 76 for the whole lap, and somewhere around 36 for the last 200. Dad did the first 800 and the last lap. I ran 5:12.9, just missed my record. JoJo ran around 5:12 too.

7 miles with Dad and JoJo. We ran a little over 56:00. It was pretty cold with a bit of snow.

All 7 miles with Dad, JoJo, and Benjamin. We didn't get out the door until 4:30, so we ran pretty fast so we could get home sooner. Benjamin ran a fast mile, we bet on his time. JoJo bet 4:48, Dad bet 4:47, and I bet 4:51. Dad ended up being right. Our total time was somewhere around 53:40.

MoMo was trying to get his mile record today, it's a tradition in our family to try for a mile record the day before your birthday. MoMo ran the first 800 on pace for a record, then he slowed down a bit. He ran the mile in 6:12, so Dad had him continue to 2000. It's pretty hard to think that you're done and then run another lap. MoMo ran 1:40 for his last lap but still got a big 2000 record. We ran a mile with MiMi later. She ran 8:05, PR by 11 seconds.

I ran 2x2 miles in the canyon today with JoJo and Dad, William ran the first interval. It was mostly clear. In the first interval, our first mile was 5:52, then we ran 5:54. Dad gave JoJo a challenge to beat William by 10 seconds in the next interval. He paced the whole way. Our first mile was on pace I think, then we started to falter a little. We were 7 seconds behind with a quarter to go. We kicked in 81 but it wasn't quite enough, and we ran a second behind 11:36. Still, it's the fastest time we've run in this workout. I wanted to go faster the whole time, but Dad told  me to stay behind.

7 miles with Dad,JoJo and Benjamin. I can't remember what time we ran

7 miles in the morning with Dad, JoJo, and Benjamin. We ran a 400 pickup with Benjamin. I ran 66 or 65. I couldn't tell because the snow was blocking the mark. My splits were 17,18,15, and probably 16. In the third 100, JoJo started catching me. So I surged and held him off by a bit. I felt good, pretty relaxed considering I was running faster than 70. Benjamin ran 71 and continued to the mile in 4:41. Dad was a little ahead of Benjamin.

I ran 7 miles today. First I ran 3 with Dad and Stevie in a little under 24:00. Then I ran 4 more. JoJo, Dad, and Benjamin ran the first 2 miles, then Julia and I turned around and ran home. Our time was 34:14. 

Ran a fast 1200 on the track. Target pace was 75 per lap. My back was hurting a little while we were running there. It didn't really bother me while I was running fast though.  Benjamin paced me, JoJo is a little sick so he didn't run. I started 200 meters after Stevie(he was trying to run 4:30 and was being paced by Dad). First lap was 74, I felt pretty good. At around 600 I started panicking. Whenever I run anything longer than 1000 on the track with a watch I panic. When I got top 3 at Nationals I ran without a watch, so maybe I should try running without a watch next time. Our second lap was 77, then we ran 78. Stevie ran the last lap in 1:49, so I blew past him with about 150 meters to go. I ran 3:50, I know I can run 3:45 because a couple months ago I ran 3:00 in 1000.