Patrick's Blog

Since today is the first day back to school:( I have to start studying physics again. So I got up and studied physics for 30 minutes, then I went on a 2 mile run. I went one mile out from the house to 21st south and down passed Sugar House back and then back, half way into the park:)

Today at track practice we did a speed work out. We started with the usual 2 lap warm up and then a circle stretching. Since Tony was not there yet my group did the drill with everyone else today. Then we started another warm up with Bill and his group. We did another 2 laps warm up then Tony arrived. So we started our groups workout. We did a mile of J's after the second half mile warm up. The work out was 5 300's to start out with. We were all supposed to hit a specific time through out the entire work out. My time for the first one was 50 seconds then they went like this 50, 50, 50, 48. On the last on we started staggered so I was first then one second later Ricky went then one second later Hussein went finally one second later Tomy went and we had to try to catch the person in front of us. Ricky never did catch me:). Then we were done with the first thing in the work out. Then we did 4 200's while jogging a 200 for another mile. Then everyone else had to do another 400 except me because the back of my left knee is really hurting me again so Tony had me sit that one out because we want me to have a good meet on Saturday.

When I got home I did my weights. I did the ones on the machine, weighted calf raises, holding my knee up for a minute thingy, 3 sets of 15 squats, crunches, push ups.... I can finally do push ups again because my baby dislocated finger is healed so I can put pressure on it an even move it!!!......, weighted arm swings and ending with some stretching because my muscles felt like lead. 

Today I slept in!!!!!!!! So I couldn't study for physics or go on a run this morning!!!!!!!. 

So at track practice since tomorrow we have a race, it was a easy work out. We started with the usual 2 laps warm up as a team then the group stretching. But half way into the stretching it started hailing on us the size of DIMES!!! I'm not even joking. So we ran inside the building as fast as we could and finished stretching. By the time we were done it stopped hailing but the track was soaked. Every like 5 minutes it started hailing but stopped after a minute or so. So then we did the group drills because Tony was not there yet. Then Tomy and I and my group did another 2 laps warm up to make it an even mile for the warm up, the Tony arrived. We started the work out with what we are racing tomorrow and on Saturday. Tomorrow i'm doing the 2 mile and half mile:( and on Saturday i'm doing the mile. So we started the work out. It was a 600 jog a 200 then a 300 jog a 100 but first it was a half mile of strides. We did 3 100 meter strides of total sprinting with 25 seconds of recovery then we did 3 with our arms down and then heavily using the arms the last 50 meters then the last 2 was progressively getting faster. Then we did a 600 and for that my time was 1:48 which is pretty good. Then we jogged a 200 and did a 300 and for that my time was 48 seconds which is OK also. Then we jogged that last 100 for an even 2 for now. Then we did a mile cool down because it started to rain and hail on us and I didn't want to run in that and get sick.

Then I came home and I took a 15 minute ice bath while studying APHUG test on Friday the 13th:( and also track regions. Wish me luck. 

Today was another tri meet at East. Since I needed to do more miles today than I would normally on a race day I decided to get out of class early. I started with a half mile warm up alone, then did another half mile with Caden then the stretching circle. Then I did a mile warm up with Tania then we did some drills. Then as Tania was racing in the mile I was jogging on the inside of the track so I did a mile of that. Then since I wasn't running for like another hour I decided to go get a good cheering spot and cheer. Then they called 800 meter runners to go to the start line but not line up. So I decided to do another half mile warm up of grass laps then go to the starting line for the boys 800. They had two heats of the 800 because there was so many people signed up for it. I put my self in the second heat because I wanted to get a good spot up front and stay up there. So they called my heat and we were at the starting line. So since Dylan was faster than me last year we put him first, then some new kid that has not run in forever second, then me which was weird. Tony told me whatever heat I am in to get in the 3rd or 4th position for the 1st lap. So the gun went off and I started out way fast, well it felt fast to me. I started the race in 3rd place for the first lap. My first lap time overall was 68 seconds. Then on the second lap, since that is the one that is really the lap you need to be passing people I started to pass the people in front of me. But at the about 250 meters to go, I totally lost it. At this time I was the first person from east which was cool. But thats where Dylan caught up to me and passed me. By about 100 meters to go, some Bountiful kids crept up behind me and blew right pass me and Dylan. I almost caught up to Dylan but he finished like 5 meters in front of me:( But today was a PR in the 800 by 10 seconds with a total time of 2:26.20. Then I was going to do the 2 mile but Bill was having everybody do the 4*400 so I decided to do that instead to get more speed. I was in Caden, Anders, and some Asian kids group. My group had a horrible start, and we ended last. I was 3rd in my group with a lap time of 68 seconds. I didn't do the 2 mile because the 4*400 was right after that and I thought I needed more speed than the distance. So by this time I was at 5 miles. Then I came home and ate a Taco while watching American Idol. Then I went on the elliptical and did 3 miles while reading Night for my Language Arts class.

While I was watching The Wild Thornberry's this morning, I did 2 miles on the elliptical. It was fun..

Today at track practice was a very easy work out. We had a easy work out because on Saturday we have a very big invitational to go to, so we need our legs well rested and ready to run. So we started with the usual 2 laps warm up as a team then the stretching circle. I got very mad because Delaney and Bill both told me I couldn't get my sweats because I gave my check to Matheson when Bill never said to give it to him, he said give it to a coach and Matheson is the head coach and Bill isn't. Why would Delaney care, she was just writing down who paid to Bill, not who paid. So then Tony called us over to start the work out. We started with 6 strides. 2 total all out strides, 2 with your arms down, and finally 2 with accelerations. Then since Ricky cant go to practice tomorrow and didn't race yesterday he had to do an extra 800 but everybody had to pace him. The girls paced him on the first 200 then I paced him on the second 200 then Tomy paced him on the last 800. Then we had our cool down. I went 1.5 miles out and 1.5 miles back. I went up to gaurdsman, across, and down to the University of Utah and back and it took me about 25 minutes. Then I decided to do another mile of grass laps, so I gathered Josephine, Ricky, Suzette, and Sophie and we all did 2 grass laps while listening to Ricky's crappy music on his Ipod Touch. Then I went back to the track and looked at the times from yesterdays race, I would of beaten Dylan and Ricky in the mile and I did beat RJ, Taylor, and Ricky in the 800 even though I was in the slower heat than them. Yay my work outs are paying off, I have PR'd in every meet. I hope I do that in the meets to come also........... Knock on Wood!!!!!

After watching American Idol I went on the elliptical and did 2 more miles. I did these while I was watching the Wild Thornberrys again. I love that show!!!!!

Today at track practice we had a easy work out because we have a huge race tomorrow over at Davis High School. So we started with the usual 2 lap warm up as a team then the drills. Then my group ditched me and started the strides with out me while I was finishing my 3 more laps warm up so I would have a 1.25 mile warm up. Then I went over to the team and did the strides. We did 12 strides overall. The first six that I did was with Tomy, Noemi, Noella, and Angela. Then the Second set of six I did with Maggie because she had to start late also. Then I did a mile on the track for a cool down.

Today was the Davis Super Meet. So since I was an alternate I had to go the entire day. So I started a half mile warm up on the track with Abigail. Then I decided to go on a 2 mile warm up again with Abigail and Amanda. We left the track and went on some mile loop twice. It was a very confusing lap. Then Amanda and Abigail raced there mile race and I went on another cool down with Amanda and RJ. We went up the same street as the mile loop but we continued straight on the main rode until we got to one mile then we turned around and went back the same way. By this time it started to snow like a blizzard so we decided to go inside. The east people went in the Gym and hid from the croud outside and it was warmer in the Gym than it was out in the hall way. So then on top of the gym there was a track, Davis high school has an indoor track. That is totally cool. So we climbed the bleachers onto the track. Well Scott, Abigail, and I did. Then RJ came up there and since the track was 11 laps to a mile I decided to go ahead and get my last half mile done then so I wouldnt have to run again and I could just chill out and cheer for everyone. And I guess also read the Night book...... Which I did. So RJ and I decided to do 5.5 laps on the indoor track for a half mile and call it good for the day because then I would be at 5 miles for the day and that is all I wanted to do for the week.