Patrick's Blog

After parent teacher conferences which went great by the way, I had peer court so I had to do a really fast run. From my house, over to Sugarhouse park and did a lap around the park then I ran home. I averaged a 6:40 pace so I was going pretty fast.

Today since we didn't have school, I went over to Sugarhouse park and did a workout with Levi and Larry. We started with a lap warm up but then Levi and I did an extra half mile with Larry with part of his workout. Then Levi and I's workout was one lap of 2x1 light posts, but since going downhill hurt Levi's feet really bad, we went the longway around the park, going around the pond, we went into the ally thingy and then went back the same way so we didn't have to go down the big hill. That was actually 2 miles instead of 1.5 so then  we did a lap cooldown. When I got home I did my weights and core and was done. Well with running, back to loads of homework.

This morning I met up with Larry and Levi at Sugarhouse park. Levi and I did a 5 mile warm up of running over to 33rd south and back. Then we did the speed. We started with a 200 with 100 recovery, then 400 with100 recovery then 800 with 200 recovery then 400 with 100 recovery then another 200 with 100 recovery then we did a 100 and a lap cooldown. I don't know my times but for the 800 I know it was 2:39 but for the rest I am clueless. Then Levi and I did a lap cooldown and called it a day. I still need to go five miles though...... When I got home I did my core and started studying.

Today I went to Bills workout and it was a tempo run. So we met up at the track and did a half mile warm up, stretching circle then a half mile of drills. The distance jogged down to Liberty park and went the short way to the drinking fountain then over to the starting line. I was in a group of 6:30-6:40 per mile for 6 miles! CRAZY! So I was with Kiley and Sarah S. We started out fast and did like a 6:22ish first mile, then we were consistent. Sarah fell off just after mile one. Good job Sarah for pushing through it though! Then around mile 4, kiley had always been a little bit ahead of me but thats when I totally died. I averaged a 7 minute mile over everything when I was on pace at mile 4. Then we jogged around the park a bit then saw COOL CARLOS! Natalie got her first kiss from an old homeless man!!!!!!!!YAY NATALIE! Then we jogged around till I got to 12 then I stopped while everyone else did 12.5. HARD and EXHAUSTING workout! It was the farthest I had ever run in my life at one time.

Today, Since the juniors at East were taking the ACT everyone else had no school today, unfortunately I took the ACT. So after that, we had a workout out at the oval. We started with a mile warm up, stretching, another mile warm up then a mile of speed changes and a recovery lap. The workout was 2 800s and then 10 300s! I only had to do 5 300s because I was hitting eight today not ten. So for the 800s I was with Dakota inbetween Sarah and Abigail. For the first on we did 2:53 which I feel like is way slow for me! Then we did a lap recovery then another one. This one I let Sarah lead for a bit but on the last turn, she started to slow down a bit so I passed her and I got 2:56 which is way slow! Oh well.......... Then we did another lap recovery and started the 300s. My goal time was 60 seconds which again I feel like is to slow but what do I know haha. I was in a group with Bill, Abigail, and Kiley. For the first one Bill lead, and we did 59, then Kylie lead and we got 59, then Abigail lead and again we got 59. Then I lead and we got 56 haha oops. Then Bill lead again and Bill and I got 57 because we were battling down the final stretch. I was victorious haha but the girls were smart and held back because they got 59 on all of them. Then I did a lap recovery and for the recovery of the 300s we just jogged over to the start. Then I did 3 miles on the bike for cooldown and called it a day. Well after learning how to stretch safely! Tomorrow I will do weights and core.

Today since I had an APUSH seminar I couldn't go to practice. So after the seminar I did a shakeout run because my legs were exhausted. I jogged over to Sugarhouse park, did a lap, then a lap of speed changes with I cooldown until I got to 6 miles.

Today we did a relay contest with the whole team. So we did the usual half mile warm up, then stretching circle then drills. Then we broke into teams. My team consisted of Dakota, Abdi I thiink is his name then another kid who I don't know. Sp the relays were 4x400, 4x200 and another 4x200. For the 400 I did it in 64 seconds, then for the 200 I did it in 33 seconds then for the last 200 I did it in 29 seconds. My team won all of these events except the last 4x200, we dominated!

Today at practice we had another speed workout. We started with a half mile warm up, stretching, drills then another mile warm up and a mile speed changes. Then the workout was 800x600x400x300x200x400x400x300x200x100. I was in a group with Kiley, Abigail and Dakota. Our times consisted of 2:48, 2:07, 75, 50, 33, 92, 80, 54, 30, 12. I don't know why the 600 was so slow and the second and third 400s were slow, but they were ridiculously slow. Anywase after I did a 2.5 mile cooldown to get to 8 for the day then I stretched. Tonight I will try to take a 15 minute ice bath and do my core and hamstring weights later.

Today I called Kevin and Levi to pace me in a timed mile over at the Highland High School track. So we started with a half mile warm up then a half mile of speed changes. We then stretched and I put on my spikes and did some strides. Kevin and Levi both thought I wanted them to pace me at a 5:30 pace not at 5:10 pace. So Levi would do the first two laps with me, then Kevin would do the third lap with me and Levi would finish me off with the last lap. So Levi and I line up and we go, I was not allowed to use my watch and I started with the foot that I am not used to starting with, it was weird. So for our first lap Kevin yelled we went through at 76 seconds and our 800 was 2:50 which is way to slow. So Kevin picked it up with me and got me back on track. Then Levi brought me in at 5:30 exactly. So I did negative split but I was way disappointed with my time because I wanted a 5:10 not a 5:30. Then I did a 5 mile cooldown running over to 33rd south and back. When I got home, I did my core.

Today I decided to go for a little run because I have to do 10 more miles than last week this week. So I went from my house, on 1900 east over to Sunnyside, up to foothill then along that block with the VA hospital then across on guardsman, back up to 1900 east. I was only going to go 4 miles but I was at 4 when I was starting along 1900 east so I decided to stop at 5 but then I was at 1700 south at 5 miles so I went to 6. I made it to 2100 south before I had to turn around and then I just ran home. When I got home I did my crunches, side planks, and the multiple push ups.  I took it very easy today, a very respectable 7:54 pace. I'm using the recovery runs as a recovery run haha. Then I stretched for a while as I was reading AP Biology, then I took a 15 minute ice bath.

AM: Since today is a late start, I decided to go for a little run. I went over to sugarhouse park and did a lap and came home.

PM: So I went to bills workout today, we did a half mile warm up, stretching, and drills. Then since we were almost at a mile, I did a lap before we went on our run to make it at an even mile before we started. So the workout was the shriners run, along 11th avenue, through city creek canyon and then back on west temple and back up on 1300 east. I went with Kiley and Abigail for most of it but then about halfway up south temple, I died and they got way ahead of me like 2 blocks. Then when I was crossing across onto 1300 east, I stopped because I was at 10 for the day and I didn't want to go more than that. So I had to walk that little over a mile making it so I was so late coming back. 

AM: This morning, since I stopped the run early yesterday, I decided to go for another run. I went over to sugarhouse park and did a lap and came back. Well of course I had my dad drive next to me because there are creepers in the park when it is dark outside.

PM: Today was supposed to be the time trial but since the wind way really bad we decided to bump it tomorrow, but I can't go because its Finals for APUSH march madness:( Anywase so for workout, we did the usual half mile warm up, stretching circle in the middle of the field then we jogged over to the soccer field for drills. We did high knees up the hill, skips up the hill, then sprinted up the hill. We did that three times. Then we jogged over to the football field, we did 5 times of jumping over these one foot tall fences, then we did 5 times of jumping over these blocks that got higher each time. After each time we jumped, we sprinted about 20 meters, then we jogged back over to the start. Then we were done so Dominique and I while I was waiting for my mom decided to do a mile with a few speed changes in there to try out her new spikes. Easy but hard workout at the same time. Fun and very effective! After the jumping things, we did planks and wall sits. 

PS: My 9 blisters HURT SO BAD! To the point that I can barely walk............. 

AM: Before school ran over to sugarhouse park and did a lap and came back.

PM: Since today was APUSH Seminar March Madness Finals and I couldn't go to practice; By the way my team got second place for 125 extra credit points!. I decided to do my own workout. I ran over to highland high schools track and met Levi and Ricky to do a workout. Today we were pacing levi in an 800. So We did a mile warm up, a mile of J's then a recovery lap and stretched. Ricky and I started with 2 200s at 35 pace, we hit them at 33 and 35 because the first one was faster than expected. Then we did a 400 at 70 pace, at this point we were pacing Levi in the 800, I did the first lap and Ricky did the second lap. So for the first lap I was supposed to bring Levi through at 70 and I hit 69 so right on. Then Ricky was just supposed to stay with Levi. Levi did a 67 for that lap so he did a 2:16 which is a PR for him. He had a good workout. Then We did another 200 and we hit 31 and then a mile cooldown bare feet because my blisters are killing me!

Today since we have a race tomorrow we did an easy workout. We started with a half mile warm up which I did barefoot because my shoes hurt my blisters. Then we did stretching, drills and we then walked over to the football field and did 10 60 meter strides. After those we got our uniform part 1 and went for a run. Since I only needed 8 for the day, I went on a run with Chester, Dakota, Sam  and Caden. We went up to foothill, over to the VA Hospital, down to 1300 east and back up to the track. When we got there, Sams mom was already there making us all snow cones:) So we quickly did a mile of speed changes then a grass lap for a cooldown. Then after eating my snow cones I did another mile cooldown to get to 8 for the day. It was a good workout before a race and the snow cones really did hit the spot!

Today was the first outdoor track meet of the season. So when I get to the track, Dakota said we had to measure out and level the shotput pit for the throwers..... Great. So after doing that, I go and change and go to the stretching circle. After doing the stretching circle. Me and Sarah S. decide to go on a warm up while the hurdlers are going on. I do 2 laps with her, then go into my speed changes and I do 2 laps of speed changes. Then I grab my spikes, and go to the starting line. I get to the starting line when they were starting the 100 meter dash so I have time to do drills. I do some drills then do another 2 laps warm up with Caden and Scott. After that, I stretch and do drill and strides with the team. They finally call us up to the line and I was in spot 6. We all line up, the gun goes off and were off.

So I felt like I went out fast but I didn't think I went out as fast as I did, My first 400 was 66 which is way fast for the first lap. So going around the turn of the second lap I was in 2nd place, Scott comes up to me and I stay with him for the rest of that lap and we go through the 800 at 2:32ish. That is when I fell apart. I did this first half way to fast so I couldn't do a negative split. I try to hang on that third lap, in which time Natalie passed me along the home stretch and Dakota was coming up on me. I went through the 1200 at 4 flat. So then my arms were totally exhausted at this point and they are all curled up to my body so I decide to drop them down, for a few meters and give them a rest. With 200 meters to go, Dakota catches up to me and pulls away from me by about 12-15 meters and then we were going the same pace so I couldn't pass him again. Then at the line a judge kid passes me right then. But I didn't care because I looked at my watch and I did a 4 second PR and 9 seconds faster than last Saturday. I PR'd today even with my horrible race and how it played out. I was happy with my time but not with my place or with how I got my time.

Then for a cooldown I jogged around for 2.5 miles then I timed the rest of the meet. Timing is so stressful!!!! 

Today I met up with Levi to do a pace him for a 2 mile time trial. We started with a mile warm up, stretched and strides. I was going to join him after his first 800 and do everyother 300 with him. So For the 3 300s I did with him I did at 59, 59, 60 so they were right on pace for an 80 second lap. Then I jogged the 100 to start again. Then on his last lap I just decided to do his last 200 with him to kick it in and we did it in 35. Then I had a 3 mile cooldown I needed to do so we went out and did a big lap around the park then we kept going inside the park till .37 then we turned around and came back. The wind was horrible today because it just kept following us no matter what direction we were running.

Track practice, half mile warm up, stretching, drills and the broke into groups. 2 mile warm up, 2 mile of speed changes and then 6 mile cooldown.

Didn't go to practice because girls had the Davis Super Meet. Started with mile warm up, mile of speed changes, 400 in 70 seconds then 3 laps cooldown.

Today I couldn't go to the meet because I had to go to APUSH becuase its better to miss the meets at the beginning of the season than later in the season so I got 2 seminars done. So I did a 1.5 mile warm up, 4 100 strides with jogging 100 then workout was 300, 600, and 200. My times went 45, 1:42, and 32. I ran with a 4:04 miler and he paced me at 60 second 400s and I was pretty good except for the 600 when I fell off pace for a little bit. Then a mile cooldown. Hopefully Im going to the Pineview invite this weekend.

4 mile warm up around foothill then 2 300s before I had to go to peer court. Found out I wasn't invited to Pineview

Since I wasn't invited to pineview I did 2.5 mile warm up, mile of speed changes then mile cooldown with the 7 people on the team who decided to come.

Mile and a half warm up with Caden. Strides and drills then raced. Bad race for great conditions and great competition. I know I could have run faster if I didn't think I would puke at the end. Which I didn't

I ran over to Sugarhouse park and did a lap barefoot. It felt great haha.

Did the Avenues hills run then did the Shriners run backwards. I felt great so I was in a group with Tomy, Chris and Natalie.

We did a little speed then a bit of stuff weird stuff that felt really slow to me. Anywase the workout was half mile with team, then drills and stretching then a mile of speed changes. The workout was 3 1200s at 2 mile pace then 6 200s at mile pace. My times went 4:30, 4:40, and 4:50 which all suck but I have never done the 2 mile and don't plan on doing it. Anywase so my 200s all got faster because I really push the shorter stuff haha, so they went 36, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32. Then I did a mile and a half cooldown. We did a lap inbetween each 1200 to be at a mile after each set. The workout was not as hard as I thought it would be.

Today was a tri meet at East but first we had team pictures. So I sprint up there to take the pictures but the meet wasn't set up so everyone had to set it up at 2:50 when the pictures were supposed to be at 2:45 so I had to leave to go to the APUSH seminar so I couldn't be in the track picture:( again......... So I raced the mile so I did a half mile warm up because I arrived late due to the seminar then I did a half mile of speed changes. I did strides and drills while waiting at the starting line. I was seeded 12th and 4th from east. So the gun goes off and I didn't get out as fast as last time because I thought I could hold on if I didn't get out faster... That was a dumb idea because I died the same amount but still started slower so I got a slower time. My first 400 was 74 and each went like this, 2:40, 4:12 then 5:32 which sucks. So Caden passed me on lap 2 then stayed about 10 meters ahead of me until the last lap when Abigail passed me so I outkicked her and out kicked Caden so I had a good finish. But I didn't race well because I wasn't even tired after that. Then I did a mile and a half of jogging around, then another half mile of speed changes and strides and drills for the 800 because of my horrible mile. My 800 was even worse, I did my first 400 at 72 then my final time was 2:38 which is 2 seconds faster than my mile time. WHICH SUCKS!! Then I did a half mile cooldown in shame.

Today was supposed to be a 6 mile tempo run at Liberty but I had to leave early for peer court so I did a half mile with the team, stretching and drills. Then we ran down to Liberty, ran to the drinking fountain, then we ran to the starting line and started. I made it one lap then had to go back. So I did just under a mile and a half of tempo haha! Then I went to peer court. Hopefully I race better saturday than I did yesterday.

Did the usual track warm up, drills and stretching then broke into groups. Distance did 2 miles warm up, 2 miles speed changes, 2 miles cooldown. I ran with Abigail, Tomy, Natalie, Chris, Sam, Caden and Kiley. By the end it was just me, Tomy, Natalie, and Chris. I am stoked for the invitational tomorrow.

Today when arriving at the race, checking in and getting seeded; I was in heat 6 with Dakota and Caden. I was seeded 4th overall. So I did about a mile warm up with Caden, ran over to the bathroom and then did a mile of speed changes with Caden on the street. We still had 2 heats till they called us so I did strides and drills, then I grabbed my spikes and went to the starting line to do more strides. We all lined up, the gun went off and we had a false start. We line up again and Caden stepped over the line so we had to restart. So we lined up for a third time we we were off.

I got out pretty good, I got out in fourth place which is where I needed to be at that time. So we go through the 400 at 74 which is good because I was aiming for a 5:15. So after the curve Dakota was about 5 meters ahead of me so Caden goes and passses me and gets up to Dakota so I tried to match him but I couldn't. We went through the 800 at 2:40 so if I was going to get my goal I would need to negative split. So anywase I decide to push the third lap; or what I thought was pushing it but in fact I got slower! My 1200 was 4:17 or 4:18, somewhere around there. Im going along the far end of the straightaway and letting the wind push me and I was gaining some ground on Dakota and Caden, not enough to catch them but some. But at the 200 from there on it was all against the wind. I pushed my hardest against that STUPID wind to get through it but about 3 or 4 guys passed me in the final kick which has never happened before because I usually have a good kick.

I don't know what happened today, usually when someone passes me to the extent that Caden did, I try to match them so they don't get to far ahead of me. I didn't do that today. But I am not making excuses even though the wind was horrible today along the stretch to the finish line. Today was not my day at all, I went into this race totally expecting to PR so instead I ran 20 seconds slower than I did last year at this meet. I am getting slower and I don't know why!

Then Caden and I went on a mile and a half cooldown; well it was 15 minutes so were assuming it was a mile and a half. When we were done with the horrible cooldown and STUPID RACE! We went to Iceberg and pigged out! Then we got totally sunburned and fried!! Like its sad how burned we are. Other than the total negative race I had, today was a good day..............