Patrick's Blog

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!!! Ran down to SHP and wore another pair of shoes because my knee hurt yesterday. I did a 2 mile warm up or 2.5, I don't remember. Then we went onto the track and did 8x150 meter strides. Then we ran a 9 minute tempo run. I ran about 2200 meters, it was just under 2200 meters. Then I ran two laps with Larry and finished my cooldown on my own.

5 miles around my house before I go down to Provo.

Ran down to SHP and did a little there to get 2 miles of warm up. Went onto HHS track and did a half mile of J's. IT WAS HOT and my knee was hurting. Miserable. Then I did 4x200 with 200 recovery. Finished with that and ran a lap around the track then did a mile back to my house.

I ran down to SHP and stretched. Went onto the track and did 8 strides. Went into the park and did a lap of 1 on/1 off around the park then I cooled down like a half mile then my mom picked me up before I finished my cooldown and we went to the pie.

Ran down to SHP and stretched. I stretched for a long time waiting for people and they never showed so I did a lap outside the park then inside the park and within those two laps, I threw in 4x30 second surges. THen I cooled down on the cemetery run and finished right went I saw the park on 1700 east so I walked through the park to my parents car.. Now it is time to watch Farewell to Cristina in Greys Anatomy

Today I hit the treadmill for 5 miles then I hit the bike for 30 minutes. Fun becuase I caught up on my Pokemon Yellow game and I finished my essay for the summer class that starts next week:( Boo summer school:( Tomorrow long run day:)

Did my two mile loop then came home and did my core and arm swings. Went out and did one more mile. I hope I can get more miles at the Hunger Games this afternoon. LET THE GAMES BEGIN! "May the odds be ever in your favor"

PM: We did the Hunger Games at SHP. I was allied with Scott, Taylor, Sarah Bischoff, and Susannah. We circled the cornucopia, they redied us and shot the 'cannon' and we ran away from the cornucopia! We ran up the hill to the SE corner of the park and hid behind the trees watching the bloodbath at the cornucopia. We waited, ran back to the cornucopia, grabbed weapons then it was WAR! Scott died, then Taylor died, then Bischoff died and I avenged Bischoff. Susannah and I lived so we ran for it! We made it to the finals and all remaining finalists had to return to the cornucopia for the finale. I was shot by the same person that killed Bischoff so I finished 6th and Susannah was able to kill someone and she finished 3rd. She was shot by the same dude that killed Bischoff and I. We played another round and I again, finished 6th, Susannah finished 5th I think and Scott won! 3.6 miles.

First day back from being sick! I did a mile warm up at the HHS track, a mile of speed changes, then a mile cooldown.

Felt really good today! Ran down to SHP for a mile and a half warm up, did 8 strides then 4x300. It was supposed to be 6x300 unless our times slipped. I was to hit 55 for each. I hit 56, 56. 55, the we took a lap recovery, then I did 60 and Larry finished and was about to pass out so we did 6 barefoot strides on the grass. I like this workout!

Ran down to SHP for a mile and a half workout, stretched, then I did a lap of 2x1 strides around the park and then a cooldown lap and finished out to 5 miles with Larry! I am starting feel like my old self again!

Ran down to SHP for a warm up of a mile and a half warm up, then I stretched and we went onto the track. A junior Jordan Hasay was there, even with the long flowing blonde hair! She is about 6 years old! When she goes to the olympics in 12 years, I met her!!! I did 4 strides, then a 200, 400, 200. My times went 33, 67, 33. I am very into the 66-67 pace at this point. It is faster than my 80's two weeks ago! I am becoming my old self again! The joy of running is coming again!

Summer semester is already a third of the way over... THAT IS CRAZY! Today I ran the "Girls on the Run" 5k for my work. The Girls on the Run is only for children that are girls. Each child is partnered with an adult, the 'Buddy,' that paces the girl and encourages her to keep going, keep running, not drop out, and just have fun with her! I was partnered with a 5th grader who did AMAZING! We did a warm up of about a half mile in the race, then we did speed changes of sprinting, walking, jogging, sprint, walk, jog, etc. We had such a blast! The course was two laps around Sugarhouse park, so an easy course. We came through the finish at a blazing 38:44. Then I did another lap around the park backwards cheering on all of the thousands of girls running in. We got our medal and got the best post run snack out there! DONUTS AND A SLURPEE!! Then my sister and I watched "Treasure Planet" and saw "One Million Ways to Die in the West," I was quite dissappointed with that.. Finishing the day watching Susannah DOMINATE the 5K at Regionals today! GREAT JOB SUSANNAH!