Patrick's Blog

This morning I woke up really really early and got my run done. I did a mile warm up, then 2 800s and 2 400s with equal recovery. Then I did a half mile at the track after the last 400 and then I jogged home.

PM: I ran down to Sugarhood Park and stretched. Then I did 5 laps of J's then I heard the workout. I did 3 200s at a pretty consistent pace of 33, 33, 32. I jogged across the field for recovery but they were continuous running. After the 200s I did a little over a mile cooldown and called it a good day. I was warned about tomorrow's workout............ :(

This morning I went over to Sugarhouse park to do a workout. I was an idiot thought cause they locked the track due to the fireworks. So I did a mile warm up then a mile of one lightpost on and one off. Then I stopped and stretched and found out the workout. It was supposed to be 2 600s with 200 recovery inbetween. So the first one was uphill and I did a 1:58 which is good but I didnt get out fast enough. Then I did the second one down the hill and my time was 1:57 which is horrible! So I had to redo it so I jogged the 600 back up to the start and redid it. This time my 600 was 1:50 which is better but still not fast enough. Then my parents came and got me because we had to mow 3 lawns so i am counting that as a 1.5 mile cooldown:)

PM: Five miles at Tiny Tots. Did a mile and a half warm up, then jogged another lap warm up with the kids then jogged around 3 laps with the kids while they were doing speed changes. Then did another lap around the track then I did a cooldown till five miles which was about 2 miles. 

This morning I accidently slept in till 8:30 so I didn't go for my morning run till late. I just ran down to Sugarhouse Park and came back.

Before the Sugarhouse fireworks I went another 5 miles around the park just waiting for the fireworks to start, well and before I met up with all of my friends haha. 

This morning I woke up late again because I got 4 hours of sleep so I got up at 6:30 and did the same run as yesterday. It was very boring.

PM: I went and did a run on my own. I warmed up a 400 then stretched and did 4 500s all uphill then I did a 400 cooldown and called it a day and then when I got home I did that last 400 meters from my house to get it to two miles. I ran about halfway up to 1700 East and back with a group of 3 girls screaming at me to go faster at the turn around point:)

This morning I woke up and went to my first Cross Country workout with the "team", we all went up and met at the park-n-ride and then drove up to pipeline trail. I forgot how much I like to run on trails.. I drove up there myself and drove Sarah B and Natalie up the canyon. It was soo cool to be the one driving up the canyon:) so since I had a dentist appointment at 8:15 to get my cavities filled I couldnt stay the whole time. So Bill and them all started the run with out telling everyone so the entire group except Bill and that other kid were about a half mile behind. So I started with Kiley and Abigail but they were going to slow.... SORRY! So I spead it up to like a 7:24 pace then I stayed at that the whole run. I almost caught Bill but I stayed about 10 meters behind him until I had to turn around because well............. So I was winning the run!!! YAY!!! I turned around at the bridge up Pipeline trail and then came back down and got 2 cavities filled:((( IT HURT!!! I hate the Dentist! 

PS: it was fun to see my old running buddies again. See you in a week HAHA 

Here is my Garmin Link, I finally got my Garmin Fixed!

PM: I met up with Levi at night because I think I have a race tomorrow. So we did a half mile warm up, then 2 laps of progressively faster J's. Then we stretched. I jogged over to the 200 and did a 200. We did a running start so we started 50 meters before the 200 so we could get up to full speed by the time we were at the 200. I got out fast and took the lead from Levi and he was one stride behind me. But at the top of the curve I got ahead of me and went through the 200 in 26 seconds which is a PR! Then we got water and I did a half mile cooldown. 

This morning I wore my old running shoes because I was too lazy to put on my newer ones. I found out I didn't race today, it was just for the younger kids so I just ran 2 miles to finish out my miles for the week.

Last night my dad took me over to sugarhouse park, then dilworth, clayton, sunnyside, rowland hall, popperton park, 11th avenue, and then the avenues to run. I was just doing 3 miles but I wanted to do them alone so we had to go to like 6 different parks to try to find one that I was the only person in. This run was hard to do but I managed to push through it

I woke up at 5 this morning thinking I was running this morning but I am not because I have practice tonight with Levi and Larry and I have a race tomorrow. Later in the day though I will hit up the treadmill when I am done reading:(

I did three miles on the tread mill.

Later, I met up with Larry and Levi. I did a half mile warm up, then 2 laps of progressively faster J's with my spikes on. Then I jogged over to the 200 start, got my hair wet and ran my 200. I did it in 29 so slower but I started out slower, my first 100 was like 16 so I hauled it coming home! Then I changed shoes, did a lap, then a half mile cooldown. 

I found out I couldn't race today because the race is only for Midgets and younger so I helped time. Then Vuong and I did a run. We went up to Sunnyside, did a lap in there, ran down to the gully and ran a lap in there then ran back to the track. We were dieing in the heat! IT WAS 100 DEGREES! Way to hot to be running in that! Then later I went to sugarhouse park with my dad, did a lap warm up, one timed 400 nearly keeled over because of the heat, so I was done.

This morning I woke up early because I wanted to hit up the 7/11s for free slurpee day! So I did a mile warm up, and my workout was 800, 800, 400, 400 with equal recovery. Once again my dad didn't let me wear my watch so I don't know my times. I just had to feel like it was pushing. Then I did a mile cooldown. Later that day I did a little run on the treadmill because I had to go to the Tiny Tots track dinner so I coulnd't run after that. My dad and I went to 7/11s but found out it didn't start till 11 AM so we only got one slurpee:( even though we went to 3 7/11s! 

I woke up really late this morning and I slept through my alarm. I went outside and was boiling! I still needed to run so I ran out until I couldn't handle it which was about 2.5 out and I came back! I NEED WATER! I will run later when it cools off though.......

PM: this afternoon I met up with Dave for a workout. I drove down to sugarhouse park myself then did a mile warmup around the park and I was already sweating like a pig because it was 103 degrees! Anywase I put my spikes on and did 2 laps of J's then I stretched. Dave came and was doing 200s so I did them with him. We were going to do 4 at 32 pace. For all of them we did a running start so my watch says they were 36 seconds when they werent! So for the firsst one I was leading because we switched off who eas leading and I brought us through at 29 so a bit too fast. Then we jogged across the field and started again. My times went like this 30, 30, and 31 so the 32 was way too slow. Then I cooled down till I got to 4 miles.....

This morning I woke up early to get my pre race run done. I did a half mile warm up with the Highland cheerleaders;-) then immediately went into the 3 laps of J's then stretched for a few seconds then did a 3 lap cooldown. Then I realized I needed another mile so I quickly did another mile at like 7:10 pace around the park and called it a morning. Then today I am going boating with my Best friend!!!!

This morning was the All County Championship track and field meet! So I arrived at the meet just going out and running hard. I was running the 800 finals and my 4x400 meter team made the finals from previous meets so we got to go straight to finals:) when I heard the intercom call final call for the 400 I warmed up with this Jared kid I knew from previous meets who ran the 400. We did two laps warm up then stretched and cheered on the kids 400 then he had to line up so I did my J's alone. So I did two laps of J's then I went and got my water bottle, took my pants and shirt off so I was in  my uniform then got my spikes and went over to the start because they had called final call for the 800. I was in Heat 4 seed 3 so I had a while till I actually raced. I did about 6 strides across the field then stretched and did drills while I was talking to Linsey and Larita. They lined us up and it was a tight squeeze but we all fit. There was like 30 of us on the first line!

The gun goes off and I elbowed my way to the front of the pack and took the lead immediately. I thought that the whole pack was right behind me but it was actually a group of 4 guys including me. we were strung out by like 2 meters apart from all of us. Going through the 200 I was feeling great so I sped up to gap people but the second place went with me. Me and the kid right behind me gapped the rest of the pack by like 25 meters at the 300 meter mark so I knew it was going to be down to me and this kid for the win. We went through the 400 in 74 which is incredibly slow! So immediately I pick up the pace and this kid goes with me! So at the 600 mark this kid pulls away from me. I try to go with him but we stay about 10 meters apart for the rest of the race. My final time was 2:21.24 so we negative split by 8 seconds ending with a 66 last lap! Which is good but it shows that I didn't use all of my energy in that race! Then I jogged around until my heat for the 4x400. I got about a mile and a half in this time. Then I went and gathered up my 4x400 team which was Rich, Me, Austin, and Vuong. Rich wasn't there and no other boys who looked our age was there either! So we got Gabrielle to run in our team. Vuong started us out and immediately got us a good 50 meter lead. Then he passed me the baton and I got a 100 meter lead on the second place person! Then I passed it on to Gabrielle and she kept the lead!!!! Then when Austin got the baton he got another 50 meter lead on the second place team! So we had a 150 meter lead on the second place team! I did a 61 second 400 for my leg. So I went undefeated today! Then waiting for the awards I cooled down with Vuong. we then heard we were DQ'd in the 4x400 for having a girl! If anything they should have given us another award! THAT IS STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!So after Tolbert Yelling at the Kearns coach for whining that we had a girl and we still killed them by 150 meters I went home with a champions T-Shirt from the 800 and a medal and the winning baton:)

Overall a really good racing day! I am happy I did Tiny Tots Track! Tiny Tots Cross Country is coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Mile warm up, 800, 400, 500 with equal recovery then a two mile warm up at 5 in the morning! I am exhausted!!!!!!!

This afternoon I ran down to sugarhouse park and did a mile and a half warm up then a half mile of J's in the pouring rain. Then I did an easy workout of one lap of 1 lightpost on 2 off because tomorrows workout is supposed to be hard. Then I did a lap cooldown and went home because I was soaked!

This afternoon I met up with Levi and Later on Tim and Andrea. Levi and I did 10 strides on Highlands football field then a lap around the park in 8:57 which is a new PR for me because previously it was 9:03 and I did this on my warm up:) So after that Levi and I did 6 laps of J's and I was absolutely Dieing! So I stopped and stretched and then did the next thing. When Tim got there we waited and stretched while he warmed up and then we went on the run with him. We did firemen around the park with 3 guys. The recovery pace was a 5:49! Tim is fast! Then I had to go because it was my parents anniversary:) so I stretched when I got home.

This morning my dad and I went out early. I did a mile warm up, then the usual 2 800s and 2 400s. But there was a ton of creepers so my did did my recovery with me. We only did a 400 for recovery after each. Then I did a mile and a half cooldown jogging home. It was a creepy morning:)

This afternoon I just went on a 5 mile run. I stayed in the park because Tiny Tots finished early so I had my dad take me to Sugarhouse Park. So I did a big outer loop, went to the bathroom and got water, then I did an inside lap. Then I got more water and just ran around the field in the park 2.5 times until I got to 5 miles. It was a hot run today and I need to work on some endurance!  

Tonight I did my own workout at Sugarhouse park. I ran down to the park and did a mile and a half. Then I did a mile and a half of J's for warm up then I did a light speed workout. I did 6 300s with jogging across the field for recovery. I was going for 60's but I hit 58, 58, 58, 58, 56, 56. Then I went across and did 6 hills on the second uphill of the state course. When I got to the top of the hill I sprinted about 30 meters. Then I just cooled down until I was at 6 miles. Then the drama started..........

Because of the drama of last night my family is at my grandmas house. So I got up early, ran a half mile to a elementary school, did 2 laps in there which was about a half mile each, then I ran home. I decided to run around the block which is exactly another half mile.

This afternoon I went over to sugarhouse park. I did a mile warm up on the Highland Track then I did 4 J's then had to go to the bathroom so I strided over to the bathrooms and strided back. Then I did 2 more laps of J's. Then I did a 400 right after the J's, my legs felt like lead this whole run! So I did the 400 in 7. Then I jogged over to the park and did an inside lap as a cooldown and went back to my grandmas:)

This morning I slept in til 7 and decided to do my run. I went out a mile from my grandmas house, I went to about 3900 south then turned around and came back. My legs hurt! They are Heavy! And I am done for the week!!!!!!!

This morning I woke up and did a 4 mile run in my grandmas neighborhood. Then I came home and did my weights and my core.

PM: This afternoon I met up with Levi at Sugarhouse Park. Since he is racing tomorrow while he was doing strides I did a big lap around the park which was 2.5 miles. Then with Levi we did a road lap then stretched, that pace we were going at a 6:44 pace. After stretching we did another mile to finish out at 5 for the day at we did that in 5:55, we just went out a half mile and came back on the road inside the park. 

This morning I slept in because it was the 24th of july and everyone was doing the 10K. So I went over to pipeline to do a long run. I went out 3 miles then back. My hip was hurting really bad to the point I was limping so bad I was going at walking pace! So I decided to cut it short. But my grandma has a spin bike so I did 6 miles on that to get the last 2 miles. Hopefully my hip feels better tomorrow!!!!! after the bike I did my core.......

Again my hip hurts so I decided to bike some more:(. I biked for the equivelant of 4 miles running. I need to heal up!!!!!!!!!!!

This afternoon I went over to sugarhouse park. I got there and did a road lap as a warm up then I did one mile of J's then I had to go to the bathroom so I took a potty break. Then I did a hill workout. I did a total of 10 hills, 1 hill that was 300 meters long then equal recovery, then 2 that were 275 meters long with equal recovery, then 3 that were 250 meters long with equal recovery then finally 4 that were 225 meters long. Then I had to go so I couldnt get my lap cooldown done so I will be very sore tomorrow:(

This morning I woke up early and went for a 3 mile run. Then I came home and did my leg weights, then I went for another run. I ran out a half mile, did a mile and a half of speed changes on some elementary schools lawn then I cooled down 3 miles.

AM: 4 miles at my grandmas house. Added in some speed changes but overall pretty good run.

PM: Tonight I met with Levi for a workout. We did a mile warm up, then a mile of J's then a 200 in 32 then we did 12 strides and then I cooled down till I got to 6 miles. 

This afternoon I met up with Dave, Tim, Andrea, Doug, Harry, Levi, and Larry for a timed trial. So we started with a mile warm up then a few strides. Tim, Dave and I were going to pace Levi at a 4:40 mile. So Tim and Dave did the first 1200 with him then I did the last 800 with him so we were in a group of 4 for the third lap which was fun. Levi died in this and got a 4:50, the first 800 was right on pace at 2:18 then the last 800 he died and we did a 2:30 last 800. I stayed with him for 500 meters then I blew him away so he did like a 2:34 last 800. Then since his time was slow we did another 800. We did it in lanes, I was in lane 5, Levi in 4, Andrea in 7, Doug in 6, Tim in 3, Dave in 2. I started and immediately passed Doug and Andrea but Dave caught up to me at the 100 and we were neck and neck for 200 meters but since i was in an outer lane he passed me and Tim caught me so we finished together in 65 seconds. Then Levi, Tim and I did 6 strides then cooled down about 2 miles.