Patrick's Blog

today was my first official day of college!!!! So at my fitness class we ran around campus for 2 miles. We were supposed to stay as a group and just go for a 20 minute jog and since the whole class was a beginner runner so we ran slow.

PM: when I got home I ran around my neighborhood for four miles and then I came home and did my leg weights. No core today because I need to get to bed. I LOVE COLLEGE!!!!!

AM: This morning I finally got out the door again and ran with my weights. I did a half mile wam up then ran 4x200 with my weights to ease into the weights again. I had less recovery on each, 1 minute, 30 seconds then 15 seconds. Then I did a mile cooldown.

PM: this afternoon I met up with Larry on his 50th Bithday! Andrea and Tim for a fartlek workout. We started by doing a mile of speed changes on the road by alternating lightposts just like on the track. Then we ran 3 miles of the state course with 10x1 with equal recovery. We were on on every up hill! After each hill Andrea, Tim and I all spread out so Tim and I had to go back and get Andrea so we could stay as a group. Then we did a mile cooldown and I iced my shins. They hurt really bad after this workout. 

Second Day of College complete!

AM: This morning in my fitness class we had a time trial of a mile. I ran a half mile warm up around the University of Utah's track then immediately lined up. I needed more warm up and stretching and strides. I ran a 6:24. Oh well, how we pass the class is we have to beat that time at the end of the semester so I am good. I was never planning on going all out I was just expecting to at least get under 6... Oh well, I lapped most of the class. Then I did a half mile cooldown in the heat. THAT TRACK IS SO HOT!!!!

PM: I met up with Larry for an incredibly light workout. I did a lap on the road with larry and I forgot my socks so my shins were absolutely killing me. I was only able to muster up another lap around the park because by the end of it I was basically walking because I couldn't stand the pain.. I came home and iced my shins.

When I got home from class before I started the never ending amount of homework I got and before I went to the Football Game, I managed to get out the door for a measely two miles.

AM: This morning I slept in till about 8 in the morning because I don't have class until 1:25... I LOVE COLLEGE!!! Even though it is a ton more work than high school! So I drove over to Sugarhouse Park and ran perimeter laps barefoot until I got 5 miles. At about 3 miles I stopped and stretched my shins and everything for about 10 minutes then I did another lap. Time for Tanning and Studying before class!!!

PM: I went over to sugarhouse park, did a half mile on the road then an outer lap around the park and an inner lap around the park. Then I put on my weights and ran an 800 with the weights. Cooled down a half mile then back to homework.

This morning I ran the Foam Fest 5k. It is like the Dirty Dash but with mostly foamy water instead of mud. I arrived at This is the Place Park and did a mile warm up and stretched a lot because I am not wearing my socks so my shins are going to hurt.... I lined up, stretched and did some drills then the announcer went over the course and the obstacles and we were off. I got out pretty well, in second place. I stayed in second place through the first obstacle which was the mud crawl. You crawl under then wires that are electric and if they touch you they shock you. It's not a really painful shock but it still hurts and it was really surprising that they really did shock you. Then I got out of that covered in mud and took the lead. The next obstacle was you run over this mat that is floating on the water but it sinks when you step on it. I got through that one really fast because I was the only person on it, it didn't sink as much. Then came an obstacle that you just run through a pond of soapy water being sprayed with water. The pond was only a foot deep but it was nice to get the mud all washed off of myself. From the first obstacle on, I was alone the rest of the race. The next obstacle was an 8 foot tall wall that had foot holes that you climbed over. That one hurt my hips..... After the wall came an 80 foot long water slide! I slid about half of the way then stopped so I had to push my way through the rest of it. After the slide came the spider web where you climb through all of these wires. It is pretty much like climbing through a spider web! After the web came the trip wire where they have wires that are the same color of the ground that are different heights that trip you. I stumbled a few times because I didn't have my glasses so I couldn't see the wires. Then came a 5 foot wall to climb over. The hardest obstacle was next. The dreaded cargo climb! This is a roap ladder that is about 20 feet wide and 30 feet high that you need to climb up and over. That one freaked me out because there was no net under it. If you fell.... OUCH! I lost some time at this area. Then we had the lemon water thing where they had a mat on the water pit that you ran over with GIANT hanging lemons that were supposed to knock you down. Since I was the only one on the obstacle, I didn't have a problem getting through this. The final obstacle was a 30 foot water slide and I was sprinting to the finish the dove to the slide and went shooting off the other end! After I got my medal and shirt, I went home because I was a soapy, muddy mess. GREATEST RACE EVER!!!!!!