Patrick's Blog

Today I decided to go for a little avenues run. I started on E street instead of I street so I ran 8 more blocks than usual. I got up to 3rd avenue and had to go to the bathroom really bad so I turned around and went back down to the Einsteins and went potty:) Then I went back up to third ave and finished the run. My legs were really heavy and I just felt really sluggish throughout the entire run. My pace was faster today though than last time so that is good.

Here is my Garmin Connect:

 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/99802645

Today for Cross Country practice we met at Sugarhouse Park. We started and did the cemetery loop up to 33rd. Up to about 33rd south I was doing a really good pace, like roughly 8:07-sub 8 minute pace. But then I just totally crashed, I just ran out of energy. I stopped to stretch to see if that would help but no luck. So Abigail passed me and was about 50 meters ahead of me when we were entering the cemetery. So I caught up to her about half way through the cemetery and ran the rest of the run with her. We were supposed to go 10 today but I just couldn't go that much at the moment. I just did not have the energy to go the full today. I was still going a sub nine minute pace which was my goal but still this run took it all out of me. I was wiped, I went faster on the 8 miler on the JCC trail than I did today. Hopefully tomorrow is better because today was probably one of the worst days to run if not the worst. It also felt a lot longer than 8 which was probably because I was going so slow. I need to get my speed back that I had last week because I was way better last week than I was today. I hated this run with a fiery passion. Im going on another run later tonight.

Here is my Garmin Connect: 

 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100081900

Later in the day I did my core at my house. Then I went on a run. I went over to the avenues and started on E street ran up to 11th avenue over to Virginia street and down to South Temple. My goal for this run was to just run it under and 8:20 pace because I need to start running these runs a lot faster than I have been running them previously. I so succeeded that. I ran this in 8:05 pace. I felt really good all throughout the run but when I got to 6th avenue I stopped at smiths and went to the bathroom because I knew there wasn't any bathrooms past that. Throughout the entire run I just kept picking up the pace because it felt good to run at those speeds again. When I got home I iced my legs so they aren't too sore tomorrow.

Here is my Garmin Connect:

 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100207607

Today for Cross Country we met at Sunnyside Park. The advanced group was supposed to go 8 miles so I started on the advanced group run. First I had to go to the bathroom so when I got out of the bathroom everybody was gone so I started out going up to the flagpole. When I got up to about foothill my achilles started to really hurt so I still went up to the advanced group run. Then we went up to the zoo and around that I was not feeling good at all so I really slowed down. Then when I got to 13th south I think it was I had to turn down and go back. Then I went down to 1900 east and back to the park. By this time I was at about 4.5 miles so I ran the last bit in the park. I accidently turned off my garmin when I thought that I turned it on so I cut out about a half mile. Then when I came home I did my core and iced my achilles because that helped it a lot.

Here is my Garmin Connect:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100321630

 Today after practice I decided that I had not done enough miles nearly at all for today. So I went up to Steiner and did 3 miles on the treadmill going at a consistent pace of 8 minute pace. I was reading my book while on this:) It was really really really really really hard.

Then after that I decided that I had not gone enough miles yet for the day and since I did not want to pay to get into Steiner again I decided to go for my own run in the heat. I just did the two mile loop that I usually do because that was all that I could handle in that heat. I kept picking up the pace because I really wanted to get home and drink something. Then later in the night I took a 20 minute ice bath. Last night in Salt Lake City!!!!! yay 

Here is my Garmin Connect:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/100426312

my Garmin Connect thing isn't working so just look at it on my other one.... 

Today since I slept in right after my alarm went off, I couldn't go to Cross Country practice. So I went to my grandmas house and ran on her treadmill because I didn't want to run outside because my parents weren't home and they need to know where I am at all times. I did the cross country teams workout on the treadmill. I started with a 2 mile warm up and then stretching. Then I did a fartlek workout of 10 minutes on/off. We were supposed to meet at Cottonwood Complex and do the regions course during this fartlek but since I am not there I did it on the treadmill. I started off then every one minute interval sped up. I got to about 2.75 miles before the interval ended so I just finished out the 3 miles. When I remembered there was a uphill I tried to make the treadmill go uphill but my calculations were not always correct. Then I did an easy 2 miles cooldown. Overall it was a very nice workout today, though I wish I didn't sleep in because I think that I would have pushed a lot more and the hills would have been a lot steeper so I might not have gone as far but I would have gotten a  better hill workout. It was a good workout for a few reason, A) I watched Dinosaur Train while doing it haha:) and B) My grandma was on the bike and she was very jealous of how far I ran:) Then I came home and did my core. I am going to go on another run later today because I need four more miles. 4.4 actually....

Later today I went over to Steiner and ran on the treadmill there because I am not sure if I will be able to run tomorrow. So I did a mile warm up 2 miles of tempo pace then a mile cooldown. Then I just did a .4 mile thing at 6:18 pace to get my legs used to running at that speed again and so I could have even mileage:) 

Today in Colorado Springs I went for a little run to see what the neighborhood is like. But of course I forgot my Garmin in my moms purse and she is in the hotel while I am staying in my aunts house. But my aunt had already measured the trail that I was going to run on. So since I did not have my Garmin I went on a run towards time instead of distance. I went twenty minutes on one trail that looped back around to there house then I did twenty minutes on another trail that looped back to there house. The second one didn't quite make the twenty minutes so I had to run up to the park and finish it off. All I can say about this run was ELEVATION IS A KILLER!

Today I went over to my moms hotel and ran on the treadmill while everyone else went to the pool.

Mile High Skydiving Here I Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!