The best pace is a suicide pace

2 laps w/stairs

30 burpees

2 laps w/stairs

30 squat jumps

2 laps w/stairs

30 push-ups

2 laps w/stairs

30 v-ups

2 laps w/stairs

Felt good, got going prett fast on the running, the strength stuff was a bit tougher though. Can't wait for it to be warm enough to train outside every day, and we'll have enough space to get real/long workouts in.

More time trials. Yay. We did the 200, 800, 1600, then 400. I might have done better if they'd been done in a different order, but oh well. I did the 2, 8, and 4. 27 for the 200, 2:21 for the 800, 67 for the 400. These are all terrible times. The 200 was alright, but it sort of burnt me out for the others. I hate running on that indoor track. 

On the other hand, Simplot is next week and I could not be more excited. I missed last year, so I really need to make up for that. I intend to run sub 4:50. It's gonna be a freaking party. 

Finally got outside for a few miles. I was really sore, but the run actually made that feel better, so that was great. Coach said to do 3-4 at a recovery pace, so I hit 3.5. Good run, average at 6:43, fastest at 6:34. Felt really easy. Only downside was that the sidewalks had a lot of really mushy hard to run in snow, so I ran on the road, which meant getting sprayed with mud every time someone drove past. Semis are the worst. It was 36 degrees, but I felt really hot. Probably need more water. 

Paced Christian on his mile, he needed a 5:50, so  I ran that with him instead of the workout. We hit that time pretty close, so I felt good about my pacing abilities. After that, went outside with Talon and Clayton for an easy mile at 8 pace. My thighs are still way sore but everything else is starting to relax.

Mile warm up, 3.63 easy miles, 7:45 average pace. Finally got a nice group of runners, Kenny came, and him, talon, clayton and I all ran together. It was really fun to run in a pack again. Legs felt good, the soreness is finally abating. Feeling strong again. Ready for simplot

Fartlek, three sets of 4:00 hard/4:00easy. Fartleks are my worst workout. I have a harder time with them than anything else. This being said, I actually felt pretty good today. Average on the fast was about 5:50, which isn't bad for this point in the season. 3 days to Simplot, and the coaches are doing it different this year. They tried to put everyone in as many events as possible. So I'm running on the B-4x400. Yay. Last time I ran a 4x4, (freshman year) I screwed up both of my handoffs, way bad, and now I get to do it against people who are actually fast. I am not a sprinter.

There was a basketball game at the indoor, so coach said we could do a run outside, or just go home. We decided to do a few laps on the track, in an attempt to get the snow melting. The snow was about to my ankle in most places, running in it was quite difficult. After this we decided to work on handoffs for the 4x4, since none of us on the B-team are actually sprinters. I'm hopeful. I think it's possible that I might make it through the relay without dropping the baton.

worked on handoffs

This was a good race. I had a good place on the line, so my start was really good. The race just seemed shorter than usual. I didn't pay as much attention to the laps as I should have, and let myself fall too far behind at the end. I ran most of the race in second, but got passed towards the end, and didn't realize how little time I had to make the distance up. I'm really happy with the final time though, about four seconds off a PR in the indoor season is not bad at all. 

I ran slow. I'm really not used to this distance, I don't know how to run it, I was too conservative. I held a lot back at first. Oh yeah, and I got us DQ'd. I forgot I was in a relay, and did not get off the track swiftly after I finished, and got right in the way of a guy whomst was moving very quickly. He slammed into me, his knee flying into my thigh, and we both went down. My let will probably be sore for about a week.

Circuit workout after warmup. Felt kind of dumb, didn't get much from it

The long road home, started with 50 squats with 2 laps, than balance balls with 3 laps, than 50 burpees with 4 laps, than planks with three laps, than 50 pushups with 2 laps. Felt good, I'm going to be sore for a while, but coach henderson says we're doing the same workout every day for the rest of this week.