Patrick's Blog

Today, since my Garmin was dead I wanted to go on a long run that I knew the distance because the Garmin was dead. I decided to do the Cemetery loop that we do all of the time in the summer. But since I am starting at my house, it was about a mile farther. I felt like I was going at a 10 minute pace but in fact it only took me 55 minutes so I was doing a sub eight minute pace the whole time which is what I needed to do anywase. Then I came home and will do my core before I go to bed. During my run, my knee started hurting a bit so later tonight I will ice it and I got this really big and painful blister on my toe that hurts way bad.

Today I went to practice with Larry and Levi. For warm up, Levi and I did a lap around the park supposed to be between 10-11 minutes; our time was 10:30. Then we immediately went into our next lap that had to be faster and we hit 10 exactly so we did speed up. Then we stretched for a minute and got into the workout. The workout was 4 light poles, so one on and one off for four times; then we do 4 light poles on straight with one pole recovery after then the four poles that we did at the beginning. I didn't keep up with Levi for the ones but when we got to the 4 poles on I kept up with him. Then after we finished that lap we decided to do a lap cooldown. I felt good during this run except my ankle was bothering my a little bit and I am out of shape because on the On's I was tired until I caught my breath. When I got home I stretched a bit to help my legs.

No running today because we did the Duel in the Pool. Might I say, the Cross Country team was Victorious!!!!! Great job; Dominique, Abigail, Sarah, Ben, Scott, Hunter, and Julian.

Today, I couldn't go to Bills workout so I went over to Sugarhouse Park. I started with a lap warm up and was noticing my ankle was hurting almost immediately. It felt like someone had a thing of twine and they were strangling the front of my ankle. Anywase, for the workout we did track work. The workout was 5 200s on the turn though, so starting at 50 meters on the straight a way and then ending 50 meters on the other straightaway. On these, my times went 34, 33, 32, 32, and 32. I felt like I did a good workout that will benefit me at BYU this weekend because in indoor track, their is more curves so you need to work then faster, and curves are my weakness; thats where everybody seems to pass me. Then I did a cooldown until I got to six for the day. My ankle did not hurt as much going faster so thats probably why I went faster, and I was pumping my arms a ton, but on the recovery and the cooldown they hurt a ton!

Well today, my ankle again was hurting pretty bad and really consecutively throughout the entire run. Anyway, I went to practice with Bill today after school. We started with the lap around the block for warm up, then we did walking calf stretch, walking quad stretch, side lunges, and some other thing that I don't know the name of. Then we broke in to groups and did our own workouts, the Distance started with 3X1 minute step ups, those felt way easy and did not aggravate my ankle. 

The run today was running down along 1300 east until 1700 south, turning west until 11th east, going down to 2100 south, turning west and going until we got to fairmont park. I started out with the girls, but they were going a bit to slow for me so I sped up and started getting distance on them. I noticed that Sarah S was staying with me. We averaged a 7:25 pace going to the park, when we got their we did not see anyone so we stopped and stretched and gave my ankle a rest. Then everyone arrived like 10 minutes later, at the park we did 10 strides. My ankle was not hurting on these much, it was still noticeable but not nearly as severe as it was just going their. These strides averaged our pace to a 7:02. Going back to the school, since I only needed 6 for the day, I took 9th south all the way back and up the big hill at 9th and 9th. Bill said when I get to six though, I can stop and walk the way back, luckily I got to six right before the hill:) I ran the way back with Sam and Sarah S and we averaged a 7:08 pace for the whole run. Good Job Guys!! Then when I got home I iced my ankle for 20 minutes and currently have the ankle brace on it. 

Hopefully it feels better by Saturday for the BYU indoor track meet!! 

Today, since we have the BYU indoor track meet I had a very easy workout. I started with a lap around Sugarhouse Park, then 8X1 lightposts on then finishing the lap as a cooldown. When I got home I took a very cold Ice bath and then I iced my ankle because all throughout the run tonight, my ankle killed!

Today is the first track meet of the Season!!!! So when I arrived up at BYU I checked in and stretched a bit. Then I went on a warm up of about .75 of a mile. I did that very slow because I ankle was hurting. When I was done, I had my dad massage my ankle which made it feel loads better. After that, I went over to the East groups stuff and did drill their while cheering for the girl milers. They called us over to the bull pen and seeded us. I was in heat 3 so I still had like 30 minutes till my race.

When the girls finished, I stretched while talking to RJ about his new college life and doing drills  withe the two Sarahs, that felt really good because it was nice to loosen up my legs. When they finally called my heat I went over to the starting line. At the line I did 4 strides at about 70 percent speed.

The LOUD gun goes off and were off. I started out where I needed to be. Not with the group that sprinted right from the beginning or the group behind them but the third group. So i was in about 6th place for the first lap. Our first lap was 57 seconds which is a little faster than what I needed to do to be sub 5 in the mile. Going around the second lap, 3 people passed me and we finished the lap with 2:20. I was feeling good until this point. At this time, it was not my ankle that started to hurt but I was just getting tired. So a few more people pass me and I became all of the sudden exhausted. Then some guy, who flipped me off when he was passing my decided to pass me and I stuck with him to his utter amazement. I was with him for the rest of the race. I did what I was supposed to do starting the fourth lap, using the curves as a speed change and just holding on on the straightaways. Going around the last lap, me and this jerky kid start picking up the pace and with about threefourths of the last lap to go, I start really picking up the pace and sprinting. This guy wont let me pass him so I just decide to go on the outside and sprint past him. I do so and hold him off for about 200 meters. On the final stretch we catch another kid and pass him, then me and the kid who flipped me off are neck and neck until the last like foot. Still now, I am not sure who was in front either me or him but it was way close. Overall I was OK with my race but I need to get my strength back to hold off on the third lap. I wanted my time to be 5:20-5:40 and I was sort of close to that but still no cigar..... Going around the final curve, the jerk who flipped me off was passing me on the outside so I am forced onto the line and I ended up stepping on the cone so I was disqualified.:(