Patrick's Blog

Today I went over to sugarhouse park and met up with Larry for a workout. I started with a half of a lap warm up then I finished out the lap with speed changes. Then I immediately went into doing the speed and hills. I only had to do one today but it was longer. I did 600 meter long uphill sprint to represent the third lap in the mile. I did this all uphill sprint in 2:02 which is 16 seconds slower than what I did the 2 500's on monday which is really good. I know I can do better and PR in the mile this weekend. Then for a cooldown I went on a out and back run up 2100 South until I got to 4.25 then I turned around and came back the same way to even out at 6.5 for the day. I did the cooldown run thing slow to get rid of the lactic acid build up in my legs. Then Tonight I am going to stretch and study AP Biology because the new sub is such a crazy not good teacher!

Today went to Bills workout. Started with 2 vertical lap warm up, then stretching circle, drills and then arm swings. We then broke into our groups and we went for our run. The distance ran down to Fairmont park then at the park did 6 strides, then we jogged back as a group. When we got to 9th and 9th we weaved in and out of streets until we got to 6 miles. Overall easy peasy lemon squezy stuff before the race tomorrow and saturday.

Today was the UHSTCA indoor track Part 1. So when I arrived at the oval, the line for registration was freaking out the door! So after my mom and I waited in that line for ever, Tomy met up with us at the front because the people who were checking us in ran out of change so they were calling people up with one dollar bills or fives or smaller than 20's. So after that big fiasco I didn't have that much time so I ran over to the stuff, changed my shoes and went immediately on my warm up. I went down stairs in the oval and did about a half mile just jogging around. Then they seeded us and I was in heat 3 with Dakota. So they call us onto the track but they still had 2 heats till we went so Dakota and I changed our shoes, well I did becuase Dakotas spikes were not to be found. So we did strides, drills and stretching; pretty much anything to stay warmed up and waste time until we raced.

They finally call us to the starting line and they lined us up according to our seeded time. So of course Dakota and I are put in the back. The gun goes off and since there is a lot of people to pass to get to the front, we were boxed in. Going around the curve we worked together to pass people and try to stay on the inside..... That didn't work. So we go around the 400 at 78 seconds. That did not seem that slow to me but going much faster I would have for sure died later in the race. Dakota and I start passing a few people and working our way up. Going around the 800 we hit 2:45 which is exactly what my first lap time was so I was staying really consistent. Then the dreaded third lap starts. I remember its just like the hills and to push through it. I picked up the pace and start to gap on Dakota. I didn't hear what the 1200 time was but we slowed down a little but not to bad. I think the lap was 84 seconds because our last lap was 77 seconds as well. Then on the last lap we just go all out and start to really pass people. With about 200 meters to go, Dakota passes me but going around the curve I was on the outside of him trying to pass him and I eventually did just after the curve. Then I just kicked it in because I saw the clock and I knew I could have broken 5:30 if we weren't boxed in on the 3rd lap! Then when I saw my time I was pretty pleased.

I finished the day; after feeling better because I felt pretty sick after my race, I finished the day off by going on a half mile cooldown while waiting for Chris and Tomy's race to start. Then I go and cheer for them and stretch because tomorrow I have the 800..... YIPEE!!! 

Today was the second day of the UHSTCA Indoor track meet. So when I arrived at the oval, my team was just about to go and warm up so I quickly go and change my shoes and join them across the ice. We did 4 sets of all of the drills then we started the warm up. We did about 3 laps around the ice until the hockey people kicked us off because we were interfering with something. So we went downstairs and ran for 6 minutes just going around the place and we called it a mile. Then the girls got seeded so we went and got our spikes ready. They call they boys over to the bull pen so I got seeded in the first heat because Bill put my time as a 2:45 which is slow. 

When we went to go sit down to get our numbers, they told me my spikes were to long, so I told them that I would change them when we walked over their. So I asked the guy who shot the gun if my spikes were to long and he said no and he didn't care. So we line up and i was in seed 3 which is good because I new I could get a good time if I got out good but the guy who was seeded 1st was not there so I really was seeded 2nd. The gun goes off and we go. The guy who was seeded in front of me went out sprinting and I was thinking of going out with him but I knew he would die. Going around the first 400 I took the lead at 73 seconds. Then a big group of about 10 come up to me and we are all a big group going around the final curve to the final stretch. 5 of the guys in that group did outkick me but I did out kick a lot of them. When I saw my time I was pretty happy because my goal was to break 2:30 and I was only 2 seconds off of that. Then when I was done I cooled down by stretching and walking around the Nike outlet store because they had a really good sale on running stuff for Simplot:) 

No running today. Trying to get well from whatever sickness I have had for the past week or so.

No running again, resting but I did do some weights.

AM: Today before school I decided to go for a little out and back run.

PM: This afternoon I did some weights and also went again for an out and back run. My legs feel great but my lungs hurt so bad.... 

Tonight I decided to go over to sugarhouse park. I met up with Larry there. For a warm up we started with jogging for 50 meters, then sprinting, then with no arms for 100 meters, then for 50 meters having one arm behind our back then the other arm for the other 50 meters. Then the workout was 3 200s at a nice easy stride pace. I did my 200s at 40 pace, again my legs felt fine but my lungs hurt really bad. We did a 200 recovery after each. Then for a cooldown I  just finished out the lap after the third 200.

Today we started with 2 vertical laps then dynamic stretching then breaking into our groups. The distance group jogged up to the track then from the track ran up to foothill down past the VA and along guardsman for a warm up. Then at the track we did one mile of speed changes then changed shoes. For the workout it was 2 sets of 4 300s with jogging 100 recovery. I was in a group with Natalie, Bill and Nate. Our time was 55 seconds for each. On the first one Natalie and I both forgot to hit lap on our Garmins so I did about 50 meters into it. Our first one on my watch said 45 seconds so im assuming we were on pace. At this point I was only coughing a little bit and I was feeling good. On the second one our time was 53 so we were still good. I was really tired after this one, well not my legs but my lungs are what really hurt. Then I had to go because I had to go to peer court. So I could only get in 2 of the 8:( which is a really bad thing actually because Simplot is in less than a week and I am tired after 2 300s! I need to get my lungs back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions?!?!?!?!? 

Today I went over to Sugarhouse park and met up with Larry and Levi. Levi brought a friend tonight there was me, Larry, Levi, and Kevin. So we all did a lap warm up then we stretched. Then Levi and Kevin and I did a lap of one on one off of lightposts just to loosen up our legs then we did a lap cooldown. My lungs really hurt after this run but I did not cough as much and I could sort of breath better so I am getting better!

This morning I went over to Sugarhouse park to meet up with Larry, Levi and Kevin but another guy came! His name is Danny and he is a 4:20 miler so he is good, He is Larry's friend when Larry was an Elite runner. So Levi, Kevin and I did a big lap around the park because Danny and Larry were not there yet. Then we met up the Danny and Larry and started the workout. It was a strength workout for me for Simplot this week. We did 1x1x2x1x3x1x4x1x3x1x2x1x1x1 with the first one being the time we were on then off then on, so on. We did this workout just under one lap around the park so we were thinking just to take the rest of the park as a cooldown...... That didn't happen! My lungs were really hurting and it was really hard to keep up the Danny! Then when we got back to the cars, Danny decides to talk everybody into a 5 mile cooldown so I would be 5.5 miles over my mileage for the week! But I decide to go. We run up to 3300 south, over to I think Imperial street, down to 2700 south, up to 1800 East taking 1800 east back to the park. When we get about halfway down imperial street I decide to pull a 30 second stride with me and since we all need to stay as a group everyone has to go with me. I push it and make it just over 200 meters so I am getting my speed back! Kevin couldn't stay up with us but Danny and Levi did stay up with us. When we got back to the cars, I about passed out because that was the longest run I have done in about a week and a half!

Today I met up with Levi at Sugarhouse park to do a workout. We did a half lap warm up then finishing the lap with everyother lightpost. Then we stretched for a bit, talking about Simplot and other stuff. Then the workout was 4x2 lightposts then 4x1 lightposts. We finished that about going down the big hill so we decided to do a lap cooldown and call it a day.

Today I met up with Larry at the Highland park because I can't go tomorrow. I did a mile warm up on the track then a mile of J's. Doing the J's I felt really slow and sore, I could not get my legs to push and run fast. It was really weird. Then we stretched for a minute and the workout was 100's of running the curve because at Simplot you run a lot of curves. So I started in lane 5 then on everyone came in one lane. My times were 16, 16, 16, 16 each one of mine got faster but in the millisecond range. Then we went home.

Today since I can't go to practice I did a quick run. I did a half mile warm up on 1900 east, then I did 5 .1 of a mile long strides with 30 second break then I did a half mile cooldown running home. Later I stretched a ton while I was studying biology. After I took a 15 minute VERY cold ice bath.

Today when we arrived at Simplot I did a lap on the track while my mom was waiting in line to get my packet. I did the lap on the track to get used to the track again. Then we went over to the hotel and relaxed before we went out to dinner. 

When we arrived at the stadium again, my team was there so we went over their and cheered for Chris and Natalie running the 3200. Then started the never ending wait for the boys heat 16 of the 1600. At about heat 8 I went on a 2 mile warm up with Bill, Tomy, Natalie, Abigail, Sarah and Sara, Dakota, and Nate. Since Dakota was in my heat we only went 2 miles because then we had to go check in at the bull pin. While waiting for my heat to be called down, I did strides, drills, and stretched.

The officials lined us all up, I was seeded 7th and Dakota was seeded 9th. So we go on the track and do some more strides and drills while waiting for the heat in front of us to go. So we line up and the gun goes off. I get out pretty fast, in the middle of the pack maybe more towards the front. From my first step I was exhausted! So we go around the first lap at 39 seconds which is what I needed to be at. For the first 400 we were all still a group and we came in at 78. The 600 I didn't see but the 800 was a 2:36ish and we again were all still a pack. This is when Dakota passed me. As soon as Dakota passed me I mentally gave up. I didn't see the next few laps times but all I could tell was I was getting farther and farther away from my goal time and of my goal to beat Dakota. So going around the final lap I try to kick it in but I bet I was going faster on my first lap than I was on my last lap. My final time was a very disappointing 5:40 or 5:42. I could of have a really good race but I mentally gave up and decided not to push. At the end of my race I was totally wiped though. I could barely walk across the field back to get my stuff. Then I did a very slow and very embarrassing/disappointing mile cooldown around Holt arena while cheering on the other milers. GREAT JOB NATALIE FOR TAKING SIMPLOT FOR THE WIN!!!!! 

One mile on the tread mill while my sister was doing laps in the pool.

One mile on the tread mill before we checked out of our hotel. Goodbye Pocatello and Goodbye Simplot!

AM: Woke up in the morning and since we didn't have school today, I decided to go for a shakeout run after Simplot. I jogged over to Sugarhouse Park and did a lap around the park alternating the light posts of one on one off. Then I just jogged home for a cooldown. I stretched and did my core after.

PM: Tonight I went over to Sugarhouse park again for a workout with Larry. I did a lap warm up then a lap of 2x1 of lightposts. Then the real workout started. I didn't notice how out of shape I was until this workout. I did the 600 uphill thingy again but I had to go faster. I started out good, my first 400 was a 61 which is a PR but then I hit the hill and about halfway up the hill I had to stop and puke and barely could jog back to the finish line for the last 200 meters, I did my time for that one in 2:26. Larry was happy because it was my first time I had puked in a workout:) So then since my time had sucked really really really bad, he had me do it again. I jogged back to the start and I went out again. Again my first 400 was a 61 but then I hit the hill and almost had to stop and puke, I was able to hold it in and never did puke but I was coughing everywhere and could barely jog that last 200. My time for this one was 2:20 which is a bit faster but still really really really sucks. Then for a cooldown, I just jogged back to my car and called it a day. I figured out what made me puke though; it was the root beer that I had been drinking all day; until 5:30 when I met up with Larry at 6:) 

Today I went to Bills workout and wore my mizunos because my Nike's are hurting my ankle again, or its something serious....... Anywase, I went with the farthest distance group today. We ran over to Sugarhouse park, did the sort of outside loop by going by the freeway until17th then we turned right and did the cemetery run. I went out 4 and back the same way because I need my distance back and it was really tough to keep up with everybody. I was in a group for about 3.5 miles with Abigail, Kiley, Tomy, Natalie, Chris, Sara, and Bill. At the 4 I decided to turn around and came back the same way. It was weird, when I was running back along 13th east I didn't see Dakota or anybody and when I got back to the school Dakota and them were not back even though they went shorter. It was weird.

Well, the guilt caught up to me and I had to do the next 2 miles to get to 10 for the day otherwise I would feel way to guilty. So before I ate dinner, I ran down to the drinking fountain at Sugarhouse park and back to my house. I remembered measuring it during the summer so I knew it was a about a mile. I came home and stretched while watching TV and did my core before bed. 

Today I went over to Sugarhouse park and did a speed workout. I started with a lap warm up and then I stretched. I did 2 100 progressive strides to open up the legs and stride out. Then we walked over to the 400 hill. The workout was 4 400s with a 400 recovery. I really wanted to average at a 5:20 mile so I needed to do 80 seconds for each. My first time was 80 seconds and I was not that tired so I wished I pushed harder on that one. I jogged back down to the start and started again. My times went as followed: 80, 81, 84 so I did a 5:25 mile, just a bit slow than I wanted but the track is not uphill, it is flat so I know I can run the 5:20 on the flat track by the start of out door season. Then I just did a 600 meter cooldown and went home and stretched while watching American Idol.

Today, I went to Bills workout. We did the normal vertical lap warm up. Then we did step ups, 3 sets of circuits, wall sits and stretched. Then we went on a run. I was told to go for an hour or so.  I went from the teacher parking lot, out turning left of 1300 east, going up on 8th south to guardsman and did the shriners run from there. That brought me to six when I got back to the school. Then I decided to stop at the track because I was at like 40 minutes at this point so I did a mile at the track and I saw Bill there, from the track I did .3 of a mile at the teacher parking lot with Kylie to finish out her run with her. So I did almost a mile more than 7 but the extra I did is evening out the mileage for whatever I needed throughout the week. I shouldve just gone the 8 with the fast group because we went the same pace and I got back about 8 minutes before everybody else. Next time I will go with them. My distance and speed is coming back. 

Tonight I met Kevin, Levi and Larry at Sugarhouse park. So Kevin, Levi and I did a 2.75 mile warm up around the park on the outside then running to the bathroom because they are open now. So then we did a timed 600 going up the hill. I was a bit nervous because when I did this on Monday, my times sucked because I had to stop and puke. This time, I just blocked that out of my mind and ran it. I started out with Kevin and Levi, but Levi broke away from us at about 200 meters so Kevin and I pushed hard up and over the hill and if there was 100 more meters we would have caught Levi because I think he died going up the hill. But then us three went on a lap cool down and stretched after. Did my core when I got home.

Today since I slept in and missed practice I had to go on my own run. I wanted to do a speed workout at Highlands track, but there was a really creepy guy doing like a drug deal there and like steeling metal so I decided not to stay. I did an outside lap around the park, then went in the park till I got to 4. I went back to the track, sprinted two laps because they were still there and I didn't want to stay..... IT WAS WAY SCARY!!!! Then I ran home and went up to Clayton Middle School and ran back to my house. It was a good but very scary run today to finish out my mileage for the week. Last week I did 15 miles and this week I did 40, hopefully that is not too bad on my legs later in the game........

Today since we had one of the semi final rounds for basketball, I couldn't go to Bills workout or go meet up with Levi; so I decided to do my own workout. I did about a 3 mile warm up, then went over to the gym to do some HEAVY quad weights, hamstring weights, and toe raises things. I did each set 3 times and ended with a 1.5 mile cooldown and going to Judge Memorial High Schools State Hockey Game.....

Today was the official first day of outdoor track. So we met up in the commons, got all of the paper work, did the talky thing and did the vertical lap warm up then stretching and drills. So distance was supposed to go out to the oval today for a speed workout, but only a select few got to go. I asked bill what I should do and he said "You are not fit enough, you do not come enough, you come one day and are not there the next, its hard to coach you" So after Bill B-worded me out, I decided to not go because I could not handle him dissing on me all the time again. Well Bill, I cant come to practice everyday because I have AP Class stuff I need to do right after school because school comes first then running, Im sorry if that doesn't work for you but its the best I can do at the moment to try to make everybody happy................. So I went on my own run with Dominique, Maggie and Caden. We decided to do the flagpole run. I go along 13th east to the Pie Pizzeria and then up to the flag. Back down the same way along 13th east over to Westminster College to that flagpole. Caden and I ended up doing the whole workout while everyone else turned around before westminster. I went out another mile and back to do a few more miles. I sure am tired of how people are treated on that track team if you are not one of the selected proteges......

Today I couldn't go to track practice because I had a APUSH Study seminar after school (not that anyone noticed I wasn't at practice or anyone missed me being there) so I did my own workout again. I jogged over to sugarhouse park did a lap, and it started to blizzard so I ran home, that brought me to 3 miles, then I went over to the gym and I did 3.5 miles on the treadmill. I did my core and leg weights again when I got home.