GOING THE DISTANCE

8am -  Had a rough morning today.  The team had practice at the track today and we did 1600m repeats.  We warmed up 1.5 miles.  On the first one I got through 2 laps then started to have lots of trouble sucking in air.  I got a 5:35.  Then next one I went as long as I could keep the pace so 700m.  i did the last two as 800's and got like 2:34, 2:29.  Really hard.  I was asking Andrew about his asthma.  And later I asked my mom and she said when I was born the doctor said since I had hardcore exeema I could get asthma in my late teens.  So I might have something like that.  I'll get it checked out but it only bugs me like every once in a while in mornings so i don't thinks its too big a deal.

3pm -  8*200m.  Race pace minus 3-4 seconds so I was going for about 27s.  Today was quite a windy day.  Not too bad since it kept it cool along with some clouds.  My foot was sore throughout the day and on the warmup but during the workout it held up good.  I got 27, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30, 30, 28.  It was pretty hard.  cooled down a mile and half. and warmed up a mile and half.  good day.  

3pm -  This was a pretty good 6 mile run.  We head out into washington fields.  It was just pretty chill but quick too like 7 minute pace.  My legs were feeling a bit sore in my joints.  got swollen after in the weightroom.  

3pm -  Did Coe workout #2.  200m , 20, 40, 60, 80, 300.  I got 33, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42.  I was good and fast and short.  Good short workout that was good.  1.5 warm up and 1.5 cool.  Good.

6:30am -  3 miles cheese.   

6pm -  Drove up to Salt Lake today for the Davis invite which coach is just taking a few of us up to.  We got to his inlaws then went for a good run on the trails.  Threw in 4 pickups during our 4 miler.

12pm -  Today around noon I raced in the 800m at Davis.  The weather was pretty rainy and a bit cold.  Warmed up a bit and went out to race.  The race was decent.  I got an good start.  And the rest was just good, which was my problem.  All I really did was dig to keep the pace the second lap instead of go and move up.  I passed a lot of guys the last stretch but not enough for a medal.  I needed 5th for that.  I am definetly not negetive about this race but I knew I could break 5 in my mind. 

Later around 6 we did the 4x800.  It was Byron, Paul, Abel and me.  We wanted to break our school record, 8:20, but that didn't happen.  Times were just slow all around.  I was fastest at 2:05 but oh well.  Thats just how it was all damp day.  I got about 5 miles of shakeouts and warmups.