GOING THE DISTANCE

Am -  Met a the high school for practice so that's where we're running from now.  Headed up into Green Springs and did a loop up there past my house then went east around Washington Parkway.  Good long run got 11.5 miles.  Did strides on the field when we got back.  Legs felt pretty tired today.  Oh and also lifted weights so we all look huuuuuge.  So 12.5 total.  Now off for a date with the lovely Alli P.

Beast hike in the day.

Pm -  Got out around 5 and did my usual up and back to Green Springs Park.  Got 3.9 miles.  I extremely did not want to go cuz I felt tired, but as I got warmed up and going, it was great.  I truly feel so free and alive in my body when I run, and I have enjoyed it so much the last 4 years.  Some tendon in my right ankle was sore from rolling it on Saturday, and so was my right knee from taking a spill on saturday, but other than that I felt pretty good.

Am -  Good grass run, I felt ok in my body.  We ran over at my old elementary school Sandstone so I could really feel the presence of the raptor spirit.  Feel pretty bad though.  I guess we had practice yesterday and I must not have listened, so I missed it.  That no excuse though, I really need to pay attention when coach is talking.  4 total.

Pm -  So had first race of the season.  It was pretty good.  Game plan was to hold a tight pack basically the whole race.  As the race started out, there was a bunch of JV guys out quick and we didn't get out fast enough so we had to worked to hard to get our pack together and in a good position.  I really chilled the whole race just trying to help keep the pack together.  On the 3rd lap everybody started to kinda slow down and I wanted to get going.  So I tried to wait for everyone.  Then I passed coach and asked him if I should just go.  He told me yeah so last half mile I started going pretty good and passed like 5 guys.  Finished really good last 300, I just had a lot left.  Really, this race was pretty cheese, I never was hurting at all.  But you know, those races will come #evildevilemoji.  8.1 on the afternoon

Also did some striders after

Word out.

Am -  Met up at the high school.  I felt kinda sore from last night, not too bad.  We headed over to Old Man hill and did 4 800m repeats up it.  Felt good and solid.  Last one I felt really tired and it was pretty tough, but ya know just a good solid workout.  Only 50 minutes, 6.7 miles.

After that lifted and got our lockers.  I'm not looking foward to 5:30 mornings yet.

Pm -  Had team practice at 3 at the high school. It was really hot today.  Run was pretty good though.  I'm feeling tightness though in my glute/upper hamstring.  Gotta ice and roll that mutha.  Wow, school starts tomorrow.  Pretty depressing when I think of it.  

Am -  tried to sleep in super long, but with everyone getting ready for I couldn't really do that.  Got up and ran at about 8.  Felt pretty good, took it really easy.  3.9 miles for 30 mins.  School today, wow I can't believe it. One more year of kid school.  Gotta wash my car so it looks beast on the first day.

Pm -  After a pretty good first day of school, had a chill 50 minute run.  T'was fun.  It felt pretty savagely hot, and I sweated the most of the whole year probably.  After practice, went to coaches room and bought one of the dope uni's we ran in freshman year.  Donut Friday tomorrow, can't wait.

Am -  First early morning run of the season.  I got to bed ok so I wasn't too tired.  But I can do better, I only got like 7 hours 40 minutes. 

Pm -  Wow what an afternoon.  Chilled at the school after school and changed my classes.  Then headed over to Bloomington Hills park at 5 for Desert Relays.  It's so dope, one of my favorite races, just a chill 3×1 mile dual race with desert hills.  I got warmed and I felt super good, so when the race gto canceled because of hardcore lightning, I was pretty bummed.  Everyone had to get in their cars for a 30 min wait to start again, but soon our coaches called it.  Oh bumma.  Got 3 miles though.

Am -  Woke up around 9 and ran at 10:30.  Weather honestly sucked already in the day; it was super muggy so the heat was brutal.  I ran to the double churches in Green Springs for a warmup, then did 5*4min intervals around the edges of the churches.  I ended up making a cool loop that was like 75% grass and about .4 miles long.  While I was doing my intervals, which were pretty hard, I came up with a good mental thought process for my running.  I gotta forget any excuses I may have to not run hard and do my best, and focus on the reasons I have to do my best.  Got 8 miles, 55 minutes