Patrick's Blog

Today for cross country, since we have Regions on wednesday we took the day easy. We started with a half mile warm up and then a mile of speed changes. Then we stretched for a little bit waiting for everyone to finish the warm up. The workout was 800, 400, 300, 200, 400, 300, 200. On the first 800 I started out what I didn't seem that fast but I started out with Natalie. Our 800 time was 2:50 which is much faster than what I was doing a week ago with the 3:27. Then my times went like this 78, 58, 32, 74, 55, 35. On the workout today I was feeling really good so I could open up my stride more and push. On the last 200 though I couldn't hear my time so I am not sure what it actually was. Then I did a mile cooldown with Sam. After the workout we took an ice bath that was abnormally cold. Finally when I got home since my hamstrings were really sore today I stretched a ton then I did arm swings and wall sits with a bit more stretching. Here is my Garmin Link:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119018411 

Today, since tomorrow is regions we went up to The Pioneer Houses for our volunteer project. We cleaned up the place by picking up and loading all of the cut down trees in 3 different yards. Then we went for our run. We just did a little over a mile then six really really really really really really really muddy strides. Then we went to Bills for the Team Dinner. Here is my Blog:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119592269 

Today since it was regions we went for a JV team warm up. Since I was running JV today I took the JV boys on a 2 mile warm up on the regions course. We did the first 2 miles of the region course as a team slow. Then we went and lined up and did 6 strides. Since we had 2 boxes we were allowed our top 6 guys on the line instead of our top 3. I was on the line with Gio, Me, Gavin, Caden, Andy, and Someone else. The we line up and are ready. The gun goes off and my and one of the black guys go out fast, I wanted to go out fast and get in the top ten and see how long I could hold off being in the top ten. So we get out fast and the black guy is leading it and I am in 4th. There is a group of me, and 3 clearfield guys. So we make it up the first hill and we are all a group still. We go down Bessy fast as a group because I am feeling good. I am trying to get distance on them but they are staying with me. So we make it to the one mile mark and im still in 4th place. But right after the first mile they speed up, I asked one of them this isn't the pace were going at? He laughed at me and said NOO!! So they pick it up and I fall back to the pack behind. This group had Caden and Gavin. I run with them until the second time up bessy but then going down bessy Gavin gets ahead of us. Caden and I stay close until about mile 2. Then we both decide to pick it up and start passing people. I am feeling really good at this point. Then going up the hill near the back fence Caden gets ahead of me and I spend the rest of the race chasing him down. Caden passes the black east guy then I catch up to him. He is staying just ahead of me. But then when we are going up bessy for the last time I start really picking up the pace to get ahead of him. Going down the hill he is about 10 meters ahead of me then he starts kicking. Both him and me are sprinting as fast as we could Im ahead then he is then I am then he is. But then when I start getting good distance on him since he has longer legs he has a faster stride than me so he beats me by .03 of a second:( Then when I am done racing I quickly go put more clothes on and cheer. I did 1.5 miles cooldown some with Susannah cheering on the Varsity Girls and the Varsity Boys. Congratulations Natalie for 1st, Abigail for 2nd and Sarah for 3rd and in the boys side Scott for 5th and Tomy for 10 and CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS for 2nd Place!!!!!!!!! And Boys for 3RD!!! The Boys are going to State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is my Blog:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119592277 

Today for cross country we ran down to Liberty. We went straight to the drinking fountain then stretched and waited for everybody, by this point from the downhills my shins were already killing but I decided to try the workout. The workout was 3 sets of 3-2-1 with a recovery of 2-2-1. I started the first set feeling great with no pain, running with Kevin and Gio. Then the second set the pain really hit. I tried to push through it but I was noticing I was getting slower and slower each rep so I dropped out after the second set and stretched and massaged my shins. Then we ran up the hill until I was at 5 miles then walked up the big hill.

Since it is Homecoming the cross country team ran the torch in to light the E. We did so until the wooden torch caught on fire then fell apart while still running and totally burns scott. That was a half mile, Caden and I finished out the last little bit to a half mile.