How I became the best

Distance run today because I was feeling super lazy. Ran 6.83 miles to my grandma's. Pretty good pace, averaged 6:45. I could really feel the elevation at the end and my legs were tightening up. 

So I thought this was going to be an easy day but we ended up doing 800s at 2 mile pace and I wasn't feeling it so I went with the other kids. I've had two not easy days in a row and my legs just feel beat up. 2 laps, strides and stretches. First one in 2:31, then I told coach I was just going to run with the other guys. 2:38-2:37-2:37. I picked it up on the last lap of each so I was a least doing a little but of stuff close to 3200 pace. Jogged 200 after each. 

Fun meet. I didn't all out race anything other than the 100 (12.99) and the 200 (26.3). I was disappointed in those because I thought I could go way faster than just 26 and 13. I did the 800 and got 2:12. Coach told me to go 68-60 but I went 69-63. Probably 5 miles total today. Really sore from that 200 I think. 

2 mile workout today. I was super sore from those sprints yesterday and it was windy so it didn't really go as well as I was hoping. 1200, 2x800s, 1x400. Nothing faster than 72s. 1200 was 74 laps on each one which was way slower than I wanted, 3:42. 800s were 2:27 and 2:26 I think. 400 was 71, just a hair too fast. The wind was really killer on the final 100 of each one. After I drove people home and then went out and did 8 more miles because I'm stupid and I've had too many low mileage days. Averaged 7:55, super slow I know but I'm freakishly sore rn. Had a nice ice bath when I got home. I'll be racing the 1600 and 3200 at Utah County this Friday and Saturday. Hopefully under 4:30 and 9:40. I'm planning on just hanging on to Hayden Cooper from MM and then throwing it down the last three laps. 

I didn't go to school today because I had this interview thing for piano in Salt Lake. Ran 2.5 at 3 before I had to drive back up to Orem for piano, then when I got back I went out and did 5.5 more. Everything was at 8 minute pace lol. My legs are so sore, hopefully they'll be good for tomorrow. 

Pretty crappy race. Warmed up about 1.3 miles I think. The wind was really bad down the homestretch. Started out and let almost everybody pass me and I stuck onto the back of the lead pack. I passed through in 70, way too slow. Moved through the pack and go into 4th. I was going to go with Aiden when he went but I lost focus and all the sudden he was 20 meters ahead. Kicked into second with 80 to go but the kid fought back and he got me at the line. Really slow, I was hoping for 4:30 today. Cooled down 1.5 miles. Ran another 1.5 with Heston, Maddie, and Wyatt a few hours later.

Another bad race, pretty much the same as yesterday. Warmed up 2 miles by myself on the track, Wyatt joined me for the last two laps. Jogged another mile and did strides before we started. Lots of stretching. Got out hard this time and got behind the lead pack. This time I really went for it and passed the group and got behind Haydon into fourth. First lap in 71. I was planning on just staying with him for the rest of the race and hopefully kicking passed him at the end. Got some good first few laps and passed the mile in 4:49, pretty much right where I wanted to be. Then all of the sudden he put in a surge and I just dropped. The gap kept getting larger and I guess I mentally gave in. With 3 laps to go the pack I had passed at the beginning caught me and I went with them for a minute but I let them go too. With 350 to go I really pushed it. Even though I was having a bad race, I didn't want to end it feeling like I could've gone harder, but then someone just flew past me. I held on for a second then gave up and put in a half hearted kick at the end. I guess 10:03 is my second fastest 3200 ever, but I should be running 9:40s by now. I'm pretty sure the reason I couldn't hang with Haydon is because of how sore I've been this past week. Hopefully I can get some recovery in before the really important races start. Cooled down 2.1 miles. 

I should probably add that coach cary told me to go out in 4:50 even if I died at the end. If I had ran it more conservatively I probably could have gone low 9:50s or faster, but he's just trying to get that goal pace in my head. 

Did a little workout to get some speed in. Walked to the junior high, warmed up 4 laps and did 4x250 with the first 100 at mile pace, kick it up a notch for 70 meters, then the last 80 all out. Felt good, it was weird running that fast, I was worried I was going to trip or something. Walk 150 recovery. Jogged 5 laps and walked home.