Patrick's Blog

This morning I woke up early to go and get my run done and I got it done before 7:30 in the morning which was a really nice change for once. So I did a mile warm up and a light speed workout to wake up the legs for this weekend at the Utah Summer Games. So my workout was 800x800x400x400. My times were 2:31, 2:30, 69, 71 so a good even effort workout for this morning. Then I ran a mile home and then from my house ran up .75 and back the same way which got me to about 1300 south when I had to turn around. Good way to start the week. PS: TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PM: I ran down to Sugarhouse Park with my new waterbottle belt that I got for my birthday. So I did 3 laps of J's for a warm up then I heard my workout. It was a ladder of 200, 300, 400, 300, 200 but if I ran under 65 for my 400 I didn't have to do the second 300 :0. So My times went like this: 31,  50, 65, 31. Since I ran a 65 for my 400 I didn't have to do the second 300. Then I cooled down until I got to 5 for tonight. 

ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anywase I arrived at Sugarhouse Park this morning after I opened my presents. So I did a lap in the park right when I got there, then I waited with Larry, and waited and waited and waited for 40 minutes and no one else came so we just decided to do my own workout. Since I did speed yesterday I thought of doing a workout that would loosen up my legs, I jogged a 200 to warm up the legs again then went and dropped off my water bottle in the shade then figured out the workout. I decided to do 40 200s all getting faster on each one. On the first one I did 35 and I was thinking of going 34, 33, and 32. But that didn't happen. On my second one I did 31, so im like OH CRAP! I waited for a minute and on the third one I did 30 so I did pick up the pace. Then Larry said he didn't want my legs to be wiped out so I only had to do 3:). Then I cooled down 2 laps on the track then 2.5 miles out on the streets.

This afternoon after some DRAMA went down and after all of my friends came over for my birthday and brought me donuts and cake things (Thanks Sarah Bischoff)!!!! And after they iced the donuts (Abigail) I went to Tiny Tots and got some running in. I had not changed into running clothes because I was at the gaming store getting my XBox fixed so I was in regular shorts and a T-shirt. But I jogged around and got just over 2 miles before Tiny Tots was over. 

This morning I woke up crazy early, like I was out the door at 6 in the freaking morning!!! I went on a recovery run because my legs were crazy sore from either Kinect or something else like the 200s I did yesterday. Then I stretched when I got home because................ DANG I was sore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PM: I had a Tiny Tots meet this afternoon over at Alta High School and I did a mile running to and from the 200 meter line because I was the finishing person who had to run from the 200 meter line. 100 and 300 meter lines because I was running the results up to the announcers box.

This morning since I have a race tomorrow morning I kept the run short because later tonight I have to do Speed Changes and stuff to prepare for the race tomorrow. I ran down to Sugarhouse Park and did a lap and came back.

PM: Tonight at Tiny Tots I met up with Kenzie and did a half mile warm up, a mile of speed changes then a half mile cooldown before our races tomorrow. 

This morning after arriving at Cedar City High school, I had like 6 hours till my race was supposed to start. So I did a warm up mile with Kenzie and one of her friends to sort of loosen up my legs before I had to actually warm up about five hours later. So at about one in the afternoon, and I was supposed to race at 1:38, I went for a half mile warm up around the parking lot and then came back and grabbed my spikes and went over to the bullpen. I was seeded in heat 2 lane 4 for the 400 which was before my 800. So I was stretching in the bullpen because I didn't want to be in the sun before I raced if I didn't have to be. So they finally called my heat to go over to the line so I grabbed my water bottle and went down to the grass. I put my spikes on and did drills and strides before they lined us up in our lanes. They stopped the race because since I am in the "young men" age group I was forced to start out in blocks. So since I had no idea what-so-ever on how to do blocks I kept the blocks the same as the person who ran on them before me did. So the gun went off and the whole field went out really fast! I was last in my heat so I didn't think I made it to finals tomorrow but I did! I was 7th overall and the top eight qualify for finals. I ran a 59 which really sucks but I was dead! I had about 40 minutes till my 800 started so I went back to the tent sat down for 10 minutes got water and went back to the bullpen to be seeded in the 800. I was in heat one seed 10 with my GHETTO 10!!! I was still dead after the 400 and I knew this was not going to be a good race right from that! So they lined us up and were off. I go through that 400 in 69 seconds and then I start hyperventilating and cant breathe! So I keeled over at the 450 meter mark and was taken to the medical tent for like 20 minutes or so. After that fiasco I go for a cooldown of about 2 miles then took an ice bath when we got back to the hotel.

This morning after forgetting about what happened at yesterdays trauma, I arrived at the meet with an open mind. My race was first today so it was in the morning so I got to get it over with :). So I did a mile warm up including strides but it was probably .75 of a mile warm up. Then I went to the tent, took my water bottle and got my spikes and headed over to the bullpen again. This time they were combining the older groups and the younger groups into one race to take less time. So I was in heat one and seeded 10 again with yet again another GHETTO 10!!!! So this was actually a 1500 not a mile but I don't know how to put it in meters so I said it was a mile. So they lined us all up and the gun goes off and were gone! I got out pretty fast with the lead pack, we went through the first 300 in about 49 seconds. I have no idea the 400 meter split but the 700 meter split was 2:16 so I think the 800 was about 2:32. Then the lead pack started to get ahead of me and because of this I fell back. I dont know the gun lap split but my final time was a 5:01 which really sucks:( but I was exhausted after this race so that shows that I gave it my all and I am glad I raced. Then I ran in the boys 4x100 meter relay and we won first place!!!!!! But after all that work to get my medal, it was stolen:(FML!!!!! Then I did a mile cooldown while cheering for everyone else to finish out their races for the day!