Patrick's Blog

At about 2 in the afternoon I ran 4 miles. I run up around in the avenues to get some good steep hills in the strengthen my legs before the cross country season actually started. I run up I street till I got to 11th avenue then I turned in there till I got to shriners hospitol then I ran down the hill untill I got to south temple and the I just finnished out the 4 miles. After my run I wasnt really tired as more as my legs hurting. I could tell that I need to strenghthen my legs a bit so I can get not only stronger but faster in my times and be able to run a lot longer at a good steady pace. Overall this run was a good productive run that I need to do more of.

At 7:30 this morning we had our first cross country summer workout. We went to sugarhouse park and did the state course that we will be racing in October. I liked the state course a ton because there was a ton to look at so when you are running you dont get bored of the same surroundings, the surroundings keep changing and its nice. I think I could of gone faster and pushed a bit more but I think I was doing OK for being the first workout and being the first time I have ever ran that course. I think we should do more hills to strengthen our legs so we as a team can increase our times.

At 7:30 this morning my cross country went to the sunnyside park run. We did about 2.5 miles before we started the workout as a good warmup for the speed. After the warmup we went on a 2.5 mile run around the park doing fartleck. I felt really tired when we had to do the cool down minute but when we were sprinting the minute it felt so much easier and a ton more fun. I got a PR in my mileage from doing the sprinting fartleck from how fun it was. I think we should do more of that kind of workouts.

In the morning at 7:30 I went out and did a trail run up by the zoo. It was 7 miles in total. I felt really good going up the hills but they got me really tired. If I could work on the hills some more I will be able to do that trail no problem. Overall the run for today was really good on my and on my muscles.

Today I couldnt go to my XC practice but I went running at the track. I decided to only to 3 miles but time my mile and my 800. My 800 time today was a 2:15 which is the fastest I have ever done in my life. My mile time was a 5:17 which is really fast because I only broke 6 minutes in one race in my track season. I know that I am getting stronger and becoming a better runner becase my times shows it. I hope my XC times become this good because I will be one of the fastest runners on the team. I felt really good while I was running the mile. I was tired at the end but while I was running it I thought it was a ton of fun. I enjoyed todays run a ton and I think I should do this once a week to increase my time for my track season so I can be as good as I possibly can.

I ran at 7 at night and I loved it. It felt so good in the cool and the sun wasnt gleeming down on me so I wasnt loosing that extra energy. I went for 6 miles non stop just running up and down different streets. weaving in and out of places. I thought it was a ton of fun. I went at a slow pace just to go and loosen up my legs because I have been pushing it all week. I was hitting about a 8 minute mile for it because I just wanted to go for a nice long slow run to have fun. It was good and now my legs dont hurt because I loosened them up. It felt really nice.

At 7:30 this morning I went for my XC run and I got lost so many places. I ended up only doing 5 miles but it took so long because I couldnt find my way back to the park where we met. I was doing a good steady pace says my Garmin but I just kept turning the wrong way so I didnt think I was doing so well. I was the last person back which made me sad but it wasnt my fault, I kept getting lost. I need something that can show me where to go like a map or a GPS. After the XC adventure I went up to the avenues and ran 4 miles around the avenues. Im doing the hills three times a week to get my legs stronger so I could be the best runner I can be. I like the hills because sure it hurts but at the end you feel really good. I cant wait to race the Varsity people and see how I do against them. Hopefully the hills do good for me because they feel like they are doing wonders.

I went 4 miles in the afternoon because I slept in and missed my XC practice. I went at a race speed  because it was hot and I wanted to get it over with but also to see if I could. I did and it felt so much better than just going at a nice easy pace. I like to go faster and be tired its more fun and while im running I dont feel tired. It also makes me a better runner the more I do it.

At 7:30 in the morning my XC team went to the bonneville shoreline trail. Our coach made me run with rocks till the top to add to the collection because he has everyone who runs it carry two rocks to become stronger and to add to the collection of all of the rocks. After I did the trail I went to I street and Ran that. Its mostley uphill so it makes it harder to run but also it feels good to do it. Its only a 5K all the way around it but its the hardest  5K I have ever done. It starts at the bottom of I street and I run up that untill I get to 11th avenue then I turn left towards the cemetary and I run down that street. Its so hard because there is no shade for 1.5 miles and I ran it in the heat of the day so I got really hot. Then you go down untill you get to south temple. It is really hard to run but you get a really good workout from it.

At 7:30 in the morning my XC team met at cottonwood complex. We did a 3 mile warmup and then strectched a bit. We did some 200 meter strides then we did the hills. The hill is 500 meters long and we did 5 of those. I was really tired but during them I felt pretty good. After the hills and strides we did the region 5K course. We did that for our cool down and all of that added up to be 8 miles. After that We all went to jamba juice haha. Suzzette dropped me off at cottonwood complex again and I ran to my grandmas house which was one more mile so I could just stretch out my legs because they were pretty tight.

At 7:30 in the morning I went up to I street run again and I ran that. I can feel that im getting better at it because im getting faster while im running it. I felt really good today while I was doing it. Sure my legs got tired but not nearly what they used to. I like this run because it trains me for the hills we do at races because non are this big so while people slow down on the uphill I will beable to speed up and pass them because I would be used to big hills already and it makes your legs stronger overall. I need to get mine stronger because I can go the distance just not very fast.

Today at 7:30 in the morning my XC team met at sugarhouse park for our workout. We did 7 miles today but we did a hills workout so it was a good workout that makes you really work. We did a 2 mile warmup and I went at a good pace for a warmup but I could of gone a bit faster. We did 3 miles of strides and hills after the warmup, during the hills my thigh started killing me. It felt like I pulled a muscle in it but after I did some more hills again it went away. When we were doing the core stuff it started hurting again. Im going to ice it again and see how it feels later on a little run. Overall I thought today was a good workout that is going to benefit me very well.

At night I went to the track and did 2 miles of a race speed. I went to I street after that and did that run. I felt really good after that because I went at a fast steady pace and did the whole 3 miles at 22:00 minutes. It felt so much better doing it in the night when it wasnt really cold but the heat wasnt killing you. It was right in the middle of those twp and that made me go faster. I like this run because it does everything for you, it gives you hills and speed and a really good cool down and warmup which is everything you need for a good strong workout.

I did 5 miles just running around my neighborhood. I went at a slow but steady pace because I just wanted to stretch out my legs. I felt really good during the whole run and after the run. I liked it because it helped my leg not to hurt as bad because off and on it just hurts. This run at the beginning hurt a bit but then towards the end of the run it started to feel a ton better and a ton stronger. I think my leg just had a pulled muscle in it so its not that big of a deal unless it starts hurting a ton worse then it could be something a ton more serious.