GOING THE DISTANCE

3pm-  Today was a pretty good workout.  I did three 1000 meter repeats.  I did them at my average of my best set so I had 3:21.  My first one I was very alot fast ahead of my time, I jogged the last 25m and still got 3:19.  The next one I lost focus a bit and got 3:26.  my arms were getting really tired and I could barely hold them up like in my race on saturday.  So  I was determined to hit my time on the last one.  I started off a little slow on the first couple 200's, but fought bad and sprinted in to get a 3:21.  I'm ready for so great 400's tommorow and some killer races this weekend.

3pm-  Me and matt and casey and byron and able went up to the jv canyon view meet and did our workout.  We did 4 400's all out.  In between each one we had full recovery, 10 minutes.  I got :40, 1:06, :56, :56.  It was super windy and that was terrible.  Before we warmed up 1.5 and after we warmed up 1.5.

3pm-  For practice we did the final kosmin test.  I got to practice late because I was on a field trip to milford.  But I still did good.  I got 762 meters. 

8pm-  Today I left with the team and went up to Provo for the BYU Invitational.  We got there at about 2pm.  Katie and Janzen were doing the heptathlon and Rachel, Jessica, and Mike were doing the steeplechase but Mike dropped out.  So after we went and had dinner and went to the hotel in springville to get ready to go for an easy run, 3 miles and then striders.  Me and matt got ready then came down to the lobby about 10 minutes later.  We waited for a while and then archie came down and waited with us.  We waited for like 20 minutes when matt went up to find somebody and we learned that they had already left.  So we just started down a country road and after half a mile saw the other guys coming in the other direction.  they said they had waited forever but thats bull because they were 15 minutes into their run.  After then run me and matt did striders and I got to hear matt inspirational story about region xc last year and it was a pretty exciting story.

11am-  Me and coach and matt and abel and casey and mike and byron went for a run after we watched the 3200m run.  It was pretty legit.  I was able to sleep in nice and good till 8:30.  For our run we headed around lavell edwards stadium on a trail we found.  Then we went east toward the temple and we went around that then around then rest of the byu campus.  In the middle of the run we did 4 30 seconds speed ups to be like 200's.  the run was pretty nice but by the end my achilles was really hurting.  But I was able to tough it out and play some volleyball.  And my team went undefeated.  

10am-  Today I raced at BYU.  I woke up at 6:30 and ate as much as I could.  We got to the track at 8 and I waited around for an hour.  At the third heat of the girls 1600 me, Byron, Casey and Matt went and warmed up for the 1600m, and Trevor ran with us.  We ran down to the indoor track and ran some on that.  We went pretty fast.  I was really nervous that my achillies would hurt today but it didn't and I was so happy.  I came back and went to the bullpen.  This meet was run much faster and smoother than SUU.  The people gave us our numbers and stuff and took us to the starting line.  My goal for the race was under 4:50.  The race started and I was in the middle alley.  I got out good and me and another kid were right in front the first lap.  We came around the first lap in 1:08.  That was good so I tried to keep that pace.  A lot of people passed me and I didn't really care, I just tried to not fall behind and just stay on them.  I should have defended my position and held the lead and I probly could have ran a faster time.  I stayed right in that pack for two more laps.  I found out later that they were both 1:16.  I really want to get those laps down under 1:15.  Going into the last lap I looked up and saw that the time was at 3:40 so I knew that I was well under 5 minute pace so I started to pick it up a bit.  I should have started my kick early but I sprinted in at the 200 left mark and passed a lot of people on the curve.  I will say that I have never went around the final turn in the first lane.  I don't know if thats good or bad.  So at 50m left I saw it was 4:40 and I knew that I could beat coaches freshman BYU time so I finished up the race with a 4:48.  I was happy with that PR.  After I ran around the field next to the track a few times and I figured it was a quarter mile.

 11:30am-  This time I was running the 800m.  I went again down to the indoor track and ran a couple laps, this time with Abel, Matt, Byron, and Mike.  Trevor had left.  We only ran two laps this time.  I did the same thing, went to the bullpen and got my hip number and all that.  Most of the initial nerves were gone after running the 1600.  The people at the start got us on the track quick after the other race ended.  I was in the middle alley again, but didn't get as good of position this time.  Just like every other 800 race, it was a blur.  My 400 was 1:03 and so I really tried not to slow down on that curve right there.  I came in at a 2:08, another PR.  I went and cooled down on the field again a mile.  I really hope to continue this and run more PR's at region.  My achillies was really hurting by the end of the day again so hopefully that won't bug me.