Patrick's Blog

Today was the Simplot Games up in Pocatello Idaho. Simplot games is a indoor track meet where any student can go to compete in from all over the United States and Canada. I was in heat 5 with some of the fastest people in the nation. I started out on the 200 meter track at a 34 second 1st lap. I thought that was a pretty fast 1st lap but I was supposed to stay with the pack so oh well. My second lap put me at 71 seconds which was good. My half mile time was a 2:47 half mile so thats way good saying that it is a 5:04 mile. I ran the last 4 laps slow because I just died and I had no one to pace me. My overall time was 6:06 which I was highly disapointed in because it is not A PR. I should of just sucked it up and stayed with those guys in my heat. I may have been last in my heat but I wasnt last overall.

I couldnt run today because I had Parent Teacher Conferences then I had Peer court right after till 8 o clock.

I ran three miles this morning. I wanted to time a 3 mile run to make sure that I can still do 3 miles at a 6.30 pace, which I did. I increased my 2.5 mile time by 3 minutes since the last time that I timed it which was in August. I ran today's 3 miles at 19.20 for my final time. I want to break 19 minutes at the Running of the Leopards so I still have a ways to go. My knee was hurting during the run today, it wasnt a pain that I was used to. It felt like a FAT person was sitting on my knee while I was running. It felt really weird. After the run I went back to my house and did weights. I did leg weights, crunches, squats, push ups, and planks to get some muscle on my chicken leggy body.

Today at track practice we just did a good steady paced fun run. I went out slow because I wanted to make sure that I could go the entire run non stop, which I did. We did the Shriners Drinking Fountain run. I ran there with some friends at a rather slow pace so when I got to the drinking fountain ahead of them, because they walked up the big hill and I ran up it, I waited for them then I decided that I felt really good so I decided to go back really pushing it as if it was a race. I did the last 2.5 miles at 15 minutes something seconds which is a new PR for me. I felt really good today so I really pushed on those last few miles. Before the run we did 8 100 strides with the rest of the team back at the school. I did those way fast, I was really pushing it, We had to do those with high knees and good strong arms. After the run I came home and did some weights on my legs, crunches, and pushups. While watching the XC slideshow!!!!!!!!