Patrick's Blog

Today was a easy workout because region is on wednesday and Thursday. So a half mile with the team, stretching, then drills. Then another half mile warm up for a total of one mile warm up then a 300 and 4 200s while jogging a 200. Then I did a 2.5 mile cool down then got a brilliant idea with Dakota:)

Today was a even easier workout because tomorrow and the day after tomorrow is Track Regions 2011!!!! So we did the usual 2 track laps as a team then stretching and drills. Then my group did another half mile of warm up then we did 4 100 strides on the far end of the track while arguing with Tomy. It was fun because I won:) Then we did a timed 400 and mine was OK fast but I wished it to be faster. My 400 time today was 64 seconds. Oh well. Then I came home and did my core, and weights.

Today is Region Track 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I wanted to be really warmed up. Caden and I went on 4 intervals each 20 minutes apart until our 1600 meter race started as a warm up. Each interval was around a 800. Depends on if we had to dodge the hurdles:) So the race officials lined us up and Chester was wearing a bracelet so they had to cut off the bracelet and the officials then gave us a warning. Oh well. So the gun went off and for this race my goal was to start out fast and stay with the leaders for the first 2 laps. So when the gun went off I went right out there and got up to the lead pack, and I stayed with them. Our first lap was around a 73 or a 74 second lap. Then the half mile time was a 2:36, this is where I started to loose it, not Physically but Mentally. I started to slow down the second that some Tooele kid passed me, I didn't fight him or try to stay with him, I just let him go then everyone started to pass me . My overall time was a 5:33 which is what I did last week at the Tri meet at Stansbury. This sucks. Then I did a 2 mile cool down with Dakota in shame because even Dakota beat me.

Then I came home and I did my crunches, push ups, planks, wall sits, machine weights, and weighted and non weighted arm swings. But on the bus coming home from Stansbury we played Truth or Dare:)))))) 

I dont think I am going to hit my initial mileage for this week. Oh well. So I didn't think I was going to race today at Regions again because I was going to first off race Cadens 2 mile because he was not going to be there and I thought I should do the 3200 at least once this season. But I couldn't because Bill wouldn't let me. Then 10 minutes Prior to the 4X800 Matheson comes up to Me, Dakota, Ricky, and Aaron Kutler and tells us that we are all doing the 4x8000. So we quickly do a half mile warm up, strides, stretching, and drills because Dakota and I were laying there all day eating crap and tanning. So we were probably going to puke. But we didn't. So the girls go and Aaron is not at the starting line yet and the girls are done, The boys are being lined up and Aaron isn't even changed. So he quickly strips in the stands and runs down but by this time the gun went off and we missed the start because he was our start and they wouldn't let us start with only 3 people at the starting line. That made Matheson Furious at the officials. But it was probably for the best because Dakota was injured and we had major sunburns on our backs and we couldn't move our arms. I will have a great tan on my back in a few days though::::)))))

This weeks mileage is low because it was regions week and I didnt want to make my legs tired out before the race even started.