Patrick's Blog

Again don't wanna go out again because of the car wreck. Don't feel comfortable yet.

Finally Feeling up to leaving the house again so I went from my house over to 1700 South, up to foothill, stopped and stretched at the light and accidently missed my light.... Oops! Ran along foothill over to 2100 south, down to 20th east, over to Dilworth down to 1900 east and home. Stopped at the light on 20th east to fix my shoe then decided to turn so I didn't need to stop anywase. 7:41 pace. Came home and did my core and weights

Ran from HPER up through the dorms onto shoreline trail and stayed on the trail until 3 miles. I have not ran on a trail for a long time.... I need more up hills, as soon as I was going down hill on the way back I was going 7:12 pace.... 7:58 average. I need more hills. It was snowing on me!:( When I got home I did my core

Met up with Larry and Andrea, did an 800 warm up with speed changes inside Sugarhouse Park, then did 6 quick feet strides, then a mile with 4 speed changes in it then the last 800 was one long speed change I gues, because I didn't know to do one long speed change Andrea caught me at about the 400 then I picked it up.... Then 2 laps around the park with Andrea going both ways, one going one way and the other going the other way.

OUCH!!! This run was incredibly painful! My shins were killing me even though I was wearing my compression socks. Today was way cold at my fitness class, so cold I had to get out the old running tights. Anyway, Matt and I did a two lap warm up around the U's track then heard the workout, it was a 2 mile tempo at 6:45 pace. When we started my shins started to really hurt. I went through the mile in 7:01 so I decided to stay on the 7 minute pace. With one lap to go I was on 7:22 pace and limping like I broke my shins but I was able to brin the pace down to 7:07 and finished in 14:08, not the best workout at all but I am glad that I finished the workout. Then I did a lap around the track in the opposite direction. I walkee over to the trax startion giving my shins a break then I ran home... Slow slow slow pace. Averaged 7:24 so I was doing 7:45-7:5X's on the run home... Painful run! Now I am icing my shins

I took Wednesday Night, Yesterday and Today off to see if that would help with my shins because they are absolutely killing me even with the compression socks. Anyway I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, 10 minutes on the stepper and biked 5.5 miles. I am counting that as 5 miles running. I then did shin strength things, crunches, side crunches and calf raises. I am going to try to run tomorrow to see if my shins hurt, I am aiming for 3 miles and hoping for 3 miles of pain free. I am going to stop when the pain gets to severe and all I am doing is limping along....

I had my dad drive me over to Sugarhouse park to do a light run to see how my shins were feeling... They Felt GREAT! I did an outer lap of the park, I ran on the new paved trail and it is quite nice, I like going behind everything. Then I went in the park and finished out to 2.5, 7:40 pace. Then I came home and did the rest on the elliptical and did my shin weight kind of things. Hopefully I am totally good by monday!

AM: Ran from HPER down to the cemetery on 5th south, did a lap around the cemetery than ran back up to campus. 7:42 pace. Starting to feel better around my shins and on hills!

PM: 4 miles on the treadmill to give the shins a rest.

Did a mile warm up around the Highland High school track, then did 8 strides with progressive pick ups half way along the stride... My shins hurt right at the beginning of the run but as time went on they started to feel better and by the end they were not hurting at all. I am not sure I should do the speed workout in my Fitness class though... HMM... Then I did a mile on the track and an outside lap around the park. I love the new trail but it is super sketchy when it is pitch black and I cant see the creeper hiding behing the bushes. Came home and iced my shins for 10 minutes each then I facetimed Dominique for 2 hours..... WE HAVE NO LIVES!

umping AM: In my fitness class since the track was closed for construction we did 400s around the huntsman center, We  did 10 and each was about a .27 around the center. I was hitting 100 seconds on each lap, I hit all my times exactly. After each 400 we did an excercise, lunges, 2x30 seconds of step ups, burpees, push ups, calf raises, wall sits, squats, jumping squats. Then I ran home. My shins hurt way bad on the way home. we only went one way around the huntsman center and I wanted to alternate so both legs could be on the outside... Oh well, 7:11 pace.

PM: 400 meter warm up, 12x150 meter strides with the last 4 being progressively getting faster, then a lap around the park and ran home. NIce cold dark run..... I HATE WINTER!

I didn't go running today because I was on campus until 8 PM because I had class then ASUU then a group project, but I did play an AWESOME game of mini golf with Susannah! It was sp much fun! Such a creative course! Then I walked from the union, (after my World of Dinosaurs class) Down to presidents circle, walked the whole circle, up to the engineering buildings, up to the medical school all the way over to JCC back down passed the WEB and the union, down to SSB over to the library and to my group... My back pack was so heavy by the end! I am not used to walking with my back pack anymore! 

half mile warm up around Highland Track, then 4 sets of stairs, then a lap, 4 sets of stair then another lap, another 4 sets of stairs and another lap, then 3 laps. Then 2.5 miles.

AM: This morning I met up with Mat for a run. We ran from HPER passed the huntsman center, down to Guardsman, and in to the cemetery. Did a lap in the cemetery then ran back up to campus the same way. We rolled out then I went and finished my run. I ran from HPER up passed the huntsman center again, up to Mario Cappecchi drive, down to foothill and over to Sunnyside, down to 1900 East and home. 7:39 average. Now I am drinking a protein shake and sweating so bad! I overdressed for this run because when I went to work this morning it was freezing! Shorts tonight!

I was supposed to go running last night but ended up having to go to peer court so I didn't have time.But his morning since I dont have class until 9:10 I got to go run. I walked out the door and said "NOPE way to cold" so I went back inside and ran on the treadmill butt that got way boring way fast so I alternated biking and elliptical, Now what to do for 2 hours before I go to school. I love College!

I think it is time for new shoes..... But I went over to Sugarhouse park ran up to the Dunken Donuts because it was the first day it was open and had to see Stephanie because she was working there! Then I ran back down to the cars and Andrea was there so I did a haf lap with her to get 2.3 miles warm up. Then I did a few strides and heard the workout. It was 1 lap of 1 on/off for half the lap then run hard the second half of the lap, then 2 on/off for the next lap then a lap the other way for cooldown. My ankle was hurting on the warm up, it just felt like it wasn't supporting my weight but it seemed to warm up. On the lap of 1 on/off I was fine but the hills were hurting my shins so I was pulled and just did a lap cooldown to finish 5... I was really bummed becasuse I really wanted to do this workout because it was a really good one. I think I willl do it either tomorrow night or friday night because Thursday I can't run at night because I am going to the early showing of CATCHING FIRE!

Today I was the only person to show up for running so I ran up to JCC and back.

This afternoon because I am going to the pre showing of "Catching Fire" I had to run early. I ran over to 1300 south up to foothill over to 21st south and home. Added on at home to get to 5.

I really need to remember to blog... Anyway, I ran down to Sugarhouse Park as a warm up then weighted form my dad to bring my weights. I did a third of a mile with the weights on the field then I did a hill. I did that twice then I went home and watched the rest of the Harry Potter series! Harry Potter Marathons RULE!

Met up with my fitness class for a workout. We did a lap around the huntsman center for warm up then heard the workout. It was 1600, 1200, 800, 400 or 4 laps, 3 laps, 2 laps and 1 lap around the huntsman center. The Huntsman Center is .27 around so we were doing extra on each lap. I don't know my times for the mile, 1200 or 800 but my 400 was 88 so around 80 for a 400. I think this class is making me slower because I felt like I was sprinting on that 80.... Then I ran home along foothill over to 1700 south and down to 1900 east and home. That went by SO MUCH FASTER than the usual way home.

I think I am getting slower because Mike outkicked me on the last 400 and I was at least 50 meters ahead of him on everything else. He ran an 85 or so. Maybe this fitness class was not the best idea because I am getting mileage but it is SLOW! I ran home the same pace I did my mile at..... 7:01 average for the run.

Since it is my sisters birthday today we are going to the Lion House for lunch! YUM! She is turning 20! Happy Birthday Courtney!

Since in college we DO NOT get the day before Thanksgiving off from school, I have class this afternoon:( But since I work in the Salt Lake School District I did not have work this morning so I got to sleep in til 8 AM!!! When I woke up I at a bagel then realized I need to running so I waited a while then went on the run. I ran down to Sugarhouse park, I felt HORRIBLE! I felt slow, fat, cold, and stiff. For the past few days my ankle has felt really weak like it can't support my weight and today it was really bad. I looked like a wobbly old man walking across the street. I managed my way to Sugarhouse park hoping I would warm up and I never did so I did a lap with alternating lightpoles speed changes, then stretched hoping that would help... No such luck, did another lap doing two lightpoles on one off... Still not feeling like a runner then I came home.... I averaged 7:39 but I had to walk up a few of the hills because I was exhausted. I don't know why I was so tired this morning. I walked 3 times! I am so mad at myself for having to walk.... I should've pushed through it or ran slower. Maybe I am just not used to running in the morning because I ususally dont run until 11 AM or 6 PM. I don't know. Today was very dissappointing...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! This morning I met up with my RUNNING BUDDY! Ida is home from BYU for Thanksgiving!! We met at Sugarhouse Park, not knowing there was a Turkey Trot there... We would have done that if we knew! Anyway, we decided to run up to the H Rock. We ran up 2100 South until 2300 East, then we turned up the first right.. I think it was also 2100 South but I am not sure. Then we ran up that until passed foothill until the highest street then we went on the trail up there and got to the H Rock. Then we stretched for a long time talking about college. We stretched for probably 20 minutes.. Way to long! But time got away from us talking about college, majors, classes, the U and BYU. Then we came back the same way but once I got to 1900 East I had to turn and go home.... Now it is time to prepare for TURKEY DAY!!!!! I wore my old orange Brooks to see if that helped my ankle and it did! It is definitely time for new shoes.. Luckily tomorrow is Black Friday;)

This afternoon I met up with Ida after a LONG night of Black Friday Shopping. I ran from Sugarhouse Park, up to 2100 east, over to 3300 south back down to the park. Averaged 7:38 and didn't have to stop! I am starting to feel like a runner again! I am going to take the rest of the weekend off to try and heal my shins... Hopefully it works.. It is getting really painful and REALLY annoying!