You don't need to run every day to be a runner

I had to go to the bathroom 4 times during the run, so it was one of those runs... Ran by myself for all of it except for about a mile.

another tough workout for me. 400,300,400,300,400,300,400,400. I really struggled, and came in last on all of them. It is almost certain that I won't be able to race for the rest of the year.  I just have no motivation. I've been running low on it ever since the LP Lehi duel meet, which is my only race this stinkin season and I did terrible there. There are only 2 positives that I have got so far this track season. I've become much better friends with the guys on the team, and I am hungry to race again. From now on i'm going to treat every race like it will be my last. I had very high goals my junior year, and none were achieved. My goals for the year were: make varisty for all of XC season, 16:45 3 mile, top 50 at state.  Track- sub 4:45 mile, sub 10:30 2 mile, 2:07 800, and top 6 on the team for the 2 mile. I would have to be at 10:17 or faster to get that last one. I didn't achieve any of these. I want to make varisty extremely bad this next XC season, and things aren't going in my favor. By the way it looks now 3 guys will be fighting for that 7th spot, and both are faster than me at the moment. Our team can achieve great things this next season, and I will do everything I can to be a part of it. It's just not looking like I will right now.

Well, I didn't know I would be racing until lunch time, and I knew I wouldn't do well today, because I ate a big lunch right before. For the warmup josh and I went in the 2 mile(which was the first event, went on the same time as the hurdles, for some strange reason). Molen then got mad at us and kicked us off after 3 laps. I treated the race just like a hard tempo, because I knew I wouldn't be able to get the time I wanted. It's good to get a race on my legs, because this weekend I am running the mile and the 2 mile at provo invite. I want to get 4:52 or under there, if i'm feeling good under 4:48. I could score, because I will be in the fast heat, and josh is the to seed in the mile. I want to be under 10:25 for the 2 mile, because i'm more of a 2 mile guy.  I am go grateful I got to run today, it was a blast, even though I didn't do so hot.

Just an easy run before racing tomorrow. We played some good whonketball, was a good time. Super excited to race tomorrow. It originally was the mile tomorrow, but i thinks it's actually the 2 mile then.

I ran a tiny bit more when I got home so I could say I ran 222.22 miles this month.

there are 20 people in front of me with seed  times for the mile, so I don't think I will be in the fast heat which is a super big bummer. I will be in the top heat for the 2 mile though. There are actually some decent competition there, lot's of guys are in the 10:30 range which is where I want to be.

I was super glad I got to race today, but I didn't do well. At all. Went over to BYU right after and just stayed there the rest of the day.

Shoutout to galen for qualifying for state, and Josh for almost beating Christian Allen.

I did better than yesterday, but still not that great. My splits were all over the place, 71,79(yikes), 80(uh-oh), and 75. I am menatlly weak. If I want to get to the level I should and want to be at, this is where the improvement needs to happen. I'm in good shape, but this is my weakness. I have the crappiest mindset possible during races. I am always think about how hard I am hurting. That needs to change.