Patrick's Blog

Since we didn't get back from Boise last night till like nearly one in the morning, I slept in. I went for an easy 3 miles in the late afternoon. I started out going down to Sugarhouse Park, going into the Highland High School track, doing a lap around the track, doing 5 laps of their stairs on the track. (I would have done more, but there was a creeper staring through the fence at me) Then I did another lap on the track and then I just ran home. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117080814

Today for cross country, we met at the track and drove down to Cottonwood Complex. When we all got there, as a team we ran the regions course as a warm up. Then we went over and did 6 strides. Then we stretched for a little while then we did 6 Bessy's. I am not sure my times but I know I was faster than what we did over the summer because over the summer I was doing 1:53 and today Sarah was doing 1:56 and I was at least 50 meters ahead of her on all of them. On those I was really fast on the uphill, passing a lot of people but then on the downhill and the flat part I was passed by Sam and Taylor on everyone of them. Then we did a 2 mile cooldown and drove home. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117817268 

AM: This morning we had a morning workout, since Bill arrived late we had to do a less warm up:) So we did a half mile warm up, then 3 laps of speed changes. So the workout was a timed mile, then 6 400s. We line up for the mile and we go. I start out really really slow and on each lap I got way faster because I am trying to run so I don't die at the end, be able to keep getting faster. So I started out with Sam. We ran our first lap in like 100 seconds..... WOW really slow!!! So then I speed up and he tries to come with me. He sticks with me for about another lap then Sam falls off. My 800 time was 3:15 which was not fast enough. So I stayed that same pace for the next lap then on the last lap I just keep getting faster. My overall time was 6:27 so that means I did do a negative split which I was proud of but I still should have started out faster to get a faster time. Then on the 400 I ran with Bill and Natalie. My times were roughly, 80, 75, 80, 79, 75,71. Then we did a half mile cooldown. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard

PM: This afternoon was a recovery run so we ran down to the gully, did 2 laps then ran back. But before this we took our team pictures which went great!!! When we got back we did 2 300s then came home and stretched a ton and took an ice bath. Here is my Garmin:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117817284 

Today was a tri meet at Sugarhouse Park. So as a team, we ran the first 2 miles of the race to get used to it again. The course was, the first two miles were the exact same as the state course then on the third you go straight, around the pond again, down to the drinking fountain and around that corner then finish on the soccer field. So we change shoes after cheering for the girls finishing then we head to the starting line. I got 2 really good strides in before they call us to hear what the course is. So we line up and the gun goes off. I start out pretty fast, up with Dylan but then some Highland Kid sticks his hand out or foot or something and tries to trip me or knock me out of the race. IM LIKE WHO THE F$%K DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!!! So I speed up again and catch back up to Sam and Caden passing the highland kid and so nicely elbowing him in the stomach:) So we all are running down on the flat part and I know I need to get distance on Sam, Caden and Kevin because I knew I was going to die going up the hill so I sprint down the hill but they stuck with me. Going up the hill, they didn't get too far ahead of me so I caught back up to them. Going around the pond I kicked Goose poop up on my leg..... IT WAS SOOOOO GROSS!! Thats when they got ahead of me. So going up the hill again I was trying to catch up to them but they weren't getting closer to me or farther away, we were going the same pace. I look down at my pace and it is faster than I thought it would be so I continue running the same speed but then I realize I am almost done so I start picking up the pace. Then making the final turn I catch back up to some Bountiful kid and we are like booking it!! I was in front then him, then I was, then he was and it went like this the whole sprint. It was the closest time ever!!! I still don't know who won that, they put our tags next to eachothers because the officials don't know who won it either. Then Caden and I did a mile cooldown. Bill sat us down and gave us the annual regions talk for a few minutes then as a team we went on another mile cooldown. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/117817293

(Its just the race, you can see the warm up and stuff on the page if you just look in Dashboard) 

Today for cross country since we have a race tomorrow we did a light workout. We started with a half mile warm up, a mile and a half of speed changes then a half mile cooldown. Caden and I did it in Grass laps instead of track laps. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/118738099 

Today was the Cedar Invite. So when we got there we found out what we were racing. I found out I was running Varsity again. So we did 1.1 mile warm up while Cheering for the Varsity Girls. Then we did strides so it added up to about a mile and a half. Then we lined up and stretched. So the gun goes off and we start out fast. We make the first turn and im feeling good so I speed up and stick with Dylan for the first mile. When we hit the mile mark we were at 6:08. We took the downhill fast then on the flat Dylan started to get farther away from me. Then Caden passes me so I stick with him for a little while but he speeds up and same goes for Kevin. Pretty soon There all ahead of me by like 100 meters. I try to pick up the pace to catch them again but I couldn't. By that point I had given up mentally so I just needed to be done. When I was done I did a mile and a half cooldown of shame. Then I went to St. George with Abigail and Maggie to volunteer at the Marathon... Thank you SOOOOOOO MUCH Maggie!!!!!!!!!! Here is my Garmin Connect Race:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/118738130