Patrick's Blog

This morning I went with my dad for 5 miles at highlands track. I did a mile warm up, 800, 800, 400, 400 with equal recovery then a mile cooldown. Man I am sore!!!!!! I should have done this stuff at my grandmas house!!!

PM: This afternoon I met up with Sarah! to go for a run in the afternoon. We met at 4 in the afternoon so in the heat of the day. We started from my house, ran up to Dilworth elementary, then over to 1700 south, down to Wasatch Hollow park, into the trail there all the way till the trail ended, left the trail the way we came, went down the park till 1600 east then back over to 1700 south up to 1700 east over to like 1900 south then up to 2000 east over to Downington avenue and back to my house. It was four miles, a pretty easy four miles but they were hot. We went at a nice and relaxed pace. 

AM: Three miles in the morning.

PM: I was able to squeeze in two miles before I had to go party:) 

This morning I got up early and my knee was killing me. I decided to run anywase. I did three miles then I couldn't stand my knee anymore so I came home and did more weights. I will go later tonight though.

PM; Tonight I went on a three mile run to get to 35 for the week. So I went out and just ran around my neighborhood. My Garmin was acting up because it said I was going at a 9:20 pace for the first mile and I know it was not a 9:20 pace. But I got it down to a 7:20 pace. My legs are tired. 

Two miles inbetween all of the family drama.

This morning I woke up early to go running. Usual mile warm up 3x800 with 800 recovery. Then I did a mile cooldown. Then because of all of the drama I decided to do 2 more miles on the elliptical because I can not stand all of this family drama we are having!!!

Early this afternoon I went on a run with Sarah!. She ran down to my house, we went up on 1900 east to 8th south, stretched, then we went up to foothill and did a big foothill lap over to the VA hospital, down to Guardsman avenue onto sunnyside, got water at the drinking fountain and then back home on 1900 east, we stopped at the sprinklers though cause it was really hot! Good run though!! 

This afternoon I met up with Larry and later Tim and Andrea. So I did a mile warm up running to sugarhouse park then I did a mile of J's then stretched waiting for my sister to get there with my water bottle and my spikes. I changed my shoes then I did a lap of regular speed changes to warm up again then I jogged over to the 200 and did a 200 in 40 seconds to feel the times I would be running. So I did it in 39.94 so really close! Then the workout was 8 400s in 77-80. My first two I felt great and I hit 77, my recovery for all of them was 100 seconds. Then the third one was 77 also but I could then start feeling it in my legs. The fourth one I got 80 and from this point on it was really hurting. But Tim and Andre finally got there so I had Tim to pace me on the last 4. He was going 75-77 so I just needed to stay just a bit behind Tim. The fifth one was 79 which was better and also the sixth one was 79. Then the final two were the hardest! I got 82 and 81! I usually hit my times but today was a hard workout and I was close! I felt good about this workout. Then I did 4 barefoot strides on the grass then a two mile cooldown with Tim and Andrea around the park.

This morning I got up really super duper early!!! I ran a mile warm up then 4 800s with equal recovery. I was really sore from last night but I got it done and I was done with my workout by 6:40 in the morning!!!! Then I went back to bed:)

Later that night I did a mile warm up, mile of J's then a 400 stride to warm up the legs, I did it in 68 then a lap around the park as a cooldown.

No running, I was at Camp Tuttle.

I did a mile warm up right when I got home from Camp Tuttle because I had Mrs. Weidauers wedding to get to. So I warmed up a mile running down to Sugarhouse park, then I went straight into the hills. I did 10 hills, one really long, two 25 meters shorter, 3 25 meters shorter than that then 4 that were 25 meters shorter than that one. I did equal recovery. I finished and had to just do over a half mile cooldown....... WEDDING!!!

This morning I slept in, when I woke up I went on the treadmill and did three miles. When it rains later I will go finish out my mileage.

PM: Since it never rained! My dad drove me to Cottonwood Complex to run the regions course because I had not done that all summer. I ran it in 21:16 and I was just jogging around. 

This afternoon was my first day running injured again. So I did a mile and a half warm up, stretched waiting for Tim to get there. Did another mile warm up when Tim got there then started  the workout. It was 7 500s up the hill and it SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!! My times stayed consistent but got a little slower:( . Then I did a two mile cooldown. It felt weird to be running in a cast but I only have to wear it this week so thats good.

Early this morning my dad and I were out the door at 5:30. I did a mile warm up, and then 4 800s with a 400 recovery. Then I did a mile cooldown and did my leg weights.

PM: I went over to sugarhouse park and did a mile warm up going backwards, then a mile and a half of J's going backwords then 2 200s with jogging 200 recovery then a half mile cooldown because I had to go. 

This morning I slept in and didn't care if I was going to run in the heat or not. So after I mowed my grandmas lawn I went on a hilly four mile run around her neighborhood.

PM: Later I went to sugarhouse park for a lightpost workout. I did a mile warm up, a lap of 2 on one off then stopped to get water, then a lap cooldown then a littlebit around the rugby players to get to five. 

This afternoon after doing the Ben drama and all of that I finally got my run in. I went from my house, ran down to sugarhouse park, ran into the Highland Track which got me to 1.25, then I did a mile of speed changes, then I did a big grass lap in the park then ran back to my house. I had to add on a little when I got home. But it was a hot run but my legs felt great!. Hopefully they feel this good or better tomorrow!!!

This morning I was racing over at Wheeler Farm. When I got there I met up with Tim and we did a mile warm up. Then we stretched and did strides. They called the 5K runners over to the starting line. Tim and I didn't know where the starting line was but when we found it we got on the line at the front and lined up. They shot the gun and we are off. Tim, me and some other kid got out way fast and took the lead immediately. Tim was breaking away and same with the kid in second place. When we were going around the turn we didn't know where to go so we stopped and waited for the officials to tell us where to go so the fourth place person caught up to us. We were running as a group of three for pretty much the rest of the race.  We went through the big river at Wheeler Farm twice during the race but I went through it three times because we got way lost. Then I caught the third place person and I was running in third for a while. Then when I had about a mile to go I started to feel the orange juice coming up so I slowed the pace to try to keep it down and I did until about the last 200 meters where I had to stop and puke and when I did, I got passed and ended up fourth overall. I would have broken 19 minutes if I didn't have to stop and if I didn't get lost and ran an extra .1 of a mile. It sucks because the top 3 overall got kindles for awards and I didn't get one because I puked:( when I changed my shirt, Tim and I went out and did a two mile cooldown, we would have gone three but they were doing awards and the prize drawings.

Usual half mile warm up, 3 800s with 400 recovery then a mile and a half cooldown. Nothing special about this run. Early and went by really fast.

This afternoon I met up with Larry at Highlands track. I did a mile warm up, I mile of speed changes sprinting the curves and jogging the straight a ways, then a mile of J's, then a mile of regular speed changes then I did a 400 in 76 and called it a day cause my legs were way sore........ 

This morning I went to XC practice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we met at Liberty park at 7 in the morning. I started with a lap warm up. Then we stretched and got water then heard what the workout is. It was a time trial of a mile and a half mile. We jogged down to the mile start and did 10 strides but I actually think we did 12 but oh well. Then we started with the mile. I did pretty good, I was trying to be conservative on this one. I did 6:04, then we jogged back over to the start and did the 800. On the 800 I just stayed consistent and did a 2:50. Then we jogged back to the drinking fountain and did a lap cooldown and was done. A pretty good, pretty easy workout overall.

Today at workout we did a warm up of going to the gully, doing two laps in the gully warm up then running back to the track. Then we did planks, core, wall sits, and arms. Then we went over and did 12 strides on the grass and three laps cooldown.

Today was the time trial. We did a mile and a half warm up then I went over and stretched for a while and did drills.We lined up and went out. I went out with Tomy and Chris and stuck with them for about a mile then I fell back and Caden passed me. I was with Caden going up the hill when he passed me on the downhill. Then Dakota passed me when we started to go around the pond. Then I was about 10 meters behind them for the next .75 of a mile. Then with about a half mile to go Andy passed me. Going up the final hill I was gaining on Andy but then he kicked like a mother and beat me by like 2 seconds.

This was the first XC meet of the season for me..... But again, I was not allowed to run. I wish I can race!!!! So I ran over to Sugarhouse park and over to the drinking fountain which was about 2.5 miles. Then we jogged a bit around the park cheering on the team racing. Then the "JV" people went over and we did 4 hills over by the highway then we went and did another 4 hills later. Then I cooled down a little over a mile and was done because I needed to cheer people on. I will try to go three more miles tonight after dinner or something.

I just went 3.4 miles from my house to even out my mileage so I only have seven to do tomorrow at pipeline. 

This morning I met Bill, Dakota, Caden, Andy, Chris, and Faysal at Shopko and we carpooled up to pipeline. Since I had to leave at 10:15 I couldn't do the whole run but I got four miles in before I had to go. Nice easy run on a trail. Later tonight I will finish out my mileage.

I just ran two miles around the usual loop to finish out the mileage for the week. 

First speed workout of the season.......... Great. So Bill broke the team up into Boys and girls and sent the boys on a long warm up. So we went up to sunnyside and did a lap in there and came back, did a mile of speed changes. Then heard the workout. It was a timed mile, 2 800s, and 4 400s. With recovery of 800 for the mile, and 400 for the 800, then standing equal recovery for the 400s. My times were supposed to be 5:40 for the mile, 2:45 for the 800s and 79-80 on the 400s. So my times went like 6:33, 3:07, 3:05, 85, 81, 80, 79. So on each one I did get faster and I hit my times on the last three 400s but the workout sucked! I don't have the endurance for this workout but I am glad I stuck it out and finished, it was good to see where I am. Then I did a big grass lap and a track to get to seven for the day. I don't know why I didn't hit my times like close at all, maybe a little bit of fitness but most of it is mentally I bet.

AM: first AM workout of the year. We ran down to sugarhouse park, did 4 of the hills on the state course then ran back to the school and barely made it on time!!!!!!!!!!!

PM: One mile warm up, two miles of speed changes then a mile cooldown. 

Mile and a half warm up, then a few strides. Then we ran Pre-Regions. I did not push too hard. I picked up the pace on each mile just to see if I could. Then it was a outkicking battle between me and sam. Sam beat me by .02 of a second:(

Ran down to Liberty park, did a lap in the park with Caden, Nelson, Dylan, Andy, Nate and Sam. We saw Susannah at the park:) Then we ran up 1300 south and back to the track. Then off to the U GAME!!!!!!

Today Emily was the coach again. So we ran up to Sunnyside park, did a lap in the park. Then the workout was 6 800s. I started out with Abigail but that was not on pace for me so I picked it up and got a 2:44. Then I took a 400 recovery. On the second one I got a 2:41 because I started out faster and stuck with Caden and Faysal longer, then took a 400 recovery. Then I went out again with Caden and Faysal and stayed with them the whole time and we got a 2:45. Then a 400 recovery. I sat the next one out and stretched out a bit. Then on my fourth one I got a 2:36 and I stayed with Caden and Faysal the whole time. Took a 400 recovery, ran the rest of the lap around the park with Garek, and then with Sarah S! and Caden I did 2 grass laps cooldown was was done for the day.