Patrick's Blog

This morning, I decided to go for a run because I had nothing better to do. As soon as I got to 2100 South, no one had shoveled! So from then all the way around the outside of Sugarhouse Park I was running in snow. I hated this run because it was not tiring at all but running through the snow was hard to get good turnover so my pace really sucked! As soon as I turned onto 1900 East I was doing a 8:53 pace but when I finished out the run, I averaged a 8:40 pace. (I live about a fourth of a mile away from 2100 South) For my run I just went from my house, over to sugarhouse Park, on the outside of the park until I got to 2 miles then I turned around and went back the same way. I'll do my core, arm swings, side planks, crunches, lunges, squats and wall sits later after I watch Transformers:)

Today I met up with Levi at Sugarhouse Park. We did a lap warm up then we stretched. After stretching, we did a lap of alternating sprinting each pole, we went the opposite way than we did for the warm up. Then since Levi did a hard workout on saturday, we finished by doing a 30 stride up the hill and over. WE made it a little over 200 meters. Then we just finished out the lap for a cooldown;)

Today I went over to Bills workout. We started with 2 vertical laps around the school for a warm up. Then we did drills waiting for Bill to arrive. We did high knees, butt kicks, grape vine each way, then we did some more that I can not remember. Then breaking into our groups, the distance did leg lifts, step ups and wall sits. Then we went for our run. The farthest distance group went for a 12 mile run. Me, Natalie, Tomy, Chris, and Kevin all went up, did the shriners run, was going to stop at the drinking fountain but it was turned off. Then we went along 11th avenue over to city creek canyon. Thats when everyone got ahead of me. When I was leaving the canyon, I didn't see anyone and I was getting freaked out. A really creepy fact is, the Mormon Business building is exactly 6.66 miles away from East High....... Then alone, I just went up one block, over one block until I got back to east to keep up the pace I was going. Going up the hill by Judge the muscle right under my calf was really hurting,, it was weird.

Since we have a race tomorrow, I went over to sugarhosue park. I did a lap warm up and my lower calf was hurting again today. Then I did 4 light posts on then just finished out the lap for a cooldown. My calf hurt pretty bad during the strides. Then I stretched out my calf really well and took a 15 minute ice bath.

Today, since we have a race at the Oval I went straight home from school and did some homework. When I arrived at the race and checked in, I decided to go warm up because it was when the girls were starting. The boys were planned to run at 5:30 so I started to warm up at 5. They didnt call the boys over until 6! So during the girls mile I did a mile warm up, then I did drill and strides. After being seeded I was in heat 9 so I had like another hour until I raced. So about thirty minutes before my race again I did another mile warm up with Sarah S. We finally line up, they had the fastest people in my heat on the front line, 5:30-5:45 people and I was in that group so I was on the front line. I go out pretty good with the lead pack, being in fourth place for the first 400 meters with a time of 78 seconds first lap. Then the pack started to pull away with me so I was in first place in the chasing pack. We go around the 800 and my time was 2:48, at this point a group of 3 or 4 pass me but I stay with them. I pass two of the kids who passed me, when we were all going around at the 1200 mark, I was at 4:26! Which sucks because that means that my third lap was a 1:38!!! Then for the last lap I just focused on beating my time that I did at BYU, which I did. Then on the last 300 I just keep saying 300 to go, 200 to go, 100 to go! At the 200 I really start to kick and pass people. I think one kid passed me at the finish when I passed like 4 but I might have passed the other kid, I am not sure. It was close. Then since there was no chance for me to be going to Peer Court I did a mile cooldown and went to In N Out burger and got 2 Burgers!!

Today I went over to Sugarhosue Park and did a workout. I started with a lap around the park in the road, but when I was just finishing up the lap, Levi showed up and I did another lap with him. Then I was told the workout, it was another lightpost run but this one was harder. We did a ladder workout going 1-2-3-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-3-2-1 meaning one on one off, two on one off and three on one off (Lightposts) So about 100 meters per lightpost. For recovery of the lightposts, I did 1 lightpost. Levi and I made it just over 2 laps in the park so for a cooldown we just went out .25 and back to get to 6.5 for the day. I was thinking of going 8 miles but I need some for tomorrow. Overall a good workout that was effective that will benefit me on that STUPID Third lap in the mile.

Today I just went on a short run to finish out the mileage for the week. I started at my house, went towards East High until I got to 1.25 which was about 8th south then I turned around and came back the same way. Easy run before a dance. Then I came home and got ready for Junior Prom with Natalie Shields! Which I had a blast at!!!!!!!!!!