Thatcher's Running Blog

Not sure because my Garmin didn't get a signal until partway through. It was about 37:00.

In the morning I ran 3.5 with coach and morgan, pretty easy pace.

After school morgan and I did a workout. 800,600,400,200,200,800,600,400,200,200

It went 2:16, 1:43, 64, 30, 30, 2:18, 1:42, 63, and we didn't time the last two 200's.

It was really hard, and I felt really tired, but it was a good workout.

Warm up and about a 52 minute run. It was easy until the last twenty minutes was a little faster, but overall felt good and was easy.

2.5 in the morning. It was a fun, easy run.

After school about 32:00 minutes, a 400 and 2 200's. Half mile warm up and cool down.

After school I did the workout 1200, 600, 400, 400, 400, 400, 200, 200, 200, (200). The 1200 was 3:38, about a 72 second pace. It was harder than I expected, and Morgan was right behind me. the 600 was right at 70 second 400 pace, and I was right with Morgan. I had some breathing trouble, so I went in and took my inhaler. the next one I ran with Morgan and did a 65 and I was with Morgan. The next was a 66, and Morgan was a 64-65. I held back a little, because I had two more. Morgan didn't run the next one, and I ran a 67. On the last one, I couldn't quite stay with Morgan, but ran a 65 and was just a little behind Morgan. after those, Morgan and I were both really tired and felt sick, so we didn't time them, but just ran three pretty hard. (We didn't do the last one.) Morgan was a little bit ahead of me on all of them.

Later I lifted weights and ran. I did 3.5 miles on the treadmill at 25:00. It felt good, and I wasn't too tired.

This morning we did a pretty good 26:00 run. About 3.8 miles. It felt good, but my back is sore.

After school we ran about 40:00 about 5.7 miles, felt pretty easy. But, my back is still sore.

Me and Morgan did an interval workout, it wasn't too hard. It was four 800's. We did them at about 33,42,33,42. We then did a 3.5 mile run after. They weren't very hard, but I was tired after.

This morning we had an assembly, so we ran longer and played basketball after. (We didn't go to the assembly.) Me and Morgan did around 40:00 probably about 6 miles. (My Garmin hasn't been getting a signal lately.) The last half mile we really picked it up, Morgan out-kicked me at the end, but I didn't go all out, so I let him go a little. It was a pretty hard run, and it felt good. We lost coach on 2700, Ian and Ethan earlier.

After school we did an easier run, just relaxed. About 40:00. About 5.75 ( with warm up and cool down)

Today was a pretty easy 40:00 run. I did it with Ben, and it felt good. My lower calf is tight, but it's not bad.

Today wasn't a very good race. I was going for a 9:48. I started out on pace, at about 4:53 at the mile. I then felt really tired in my legs, and I fell back some. By the time I got to eight hundred left, I had sort of given up, and didn't have a good kick.

After I got home, I went for a run. I was able to get that focus back, and did a 35:00 run, with a 400 in 59 and a 200 in 27. It was hard, but I hadn't worked hard enough at my race, so I needed to do more.

This morning in class we ran 4 miles in 27:52 I didn't get the first two, but the third was 6:49 and the last one was about 6:00. (5:46 for the last .70) I was running with coach, Ian, Shalaya, and Gemachu. Right before Brookburn, Gemachu picked it up and I went with him. We pushed it hard, and I finished about 10 seconds ahead of him. It felt good to run with him again, and he's in pretty good shape.

After school my workout was 800, 600, 400, 200, 200, 400, 600, 800. It was supposed to work down to mile pace. My first eight hundred was 2:18. The 600 was 1:41. The four hundred was 66 and the 200's were 30. The next 400 was 65, the 600 was 1:41 and the 800 was 2:16. It was pretty hard, and pretty good times. There was a really strong wind coming down the straightaway which slowed your finish down a lot also. Overall it was a good workout, especially considering Morgan's sick and not there to help me.

It was really snowy today and cold. We went on an easy run. My knee hurts, but I talked to the trainer and she doesn't think it's anything serious. 

The meet was canceled, and we did about thirty minutes. My knee doesn't hurt too bad, but it still hurts.

Today was the Brighton Tri-Meet. It wasn't too good. I wanted to get a pr in the mile, but I didn't do very well. It was hard because I won by a lot, and the track was terrible. My splits were pretty bad, but I didn't really push it very hard. Also, I ran the two mile in 10:22. I started off at a 5:08 and finished with a 5:14. So, both times weren't very good, but it was more like a workout.

My knee felt all right during and after the run, but I didn't push it too hard. It was about 48:00 a fun run.

Today I did intervals. It was 800 400 400 400 400 200 200 200 200. I did 2:14 64 64 63 62 and about 30 30 30 29. (Morgan said I was about 30 on them, I didn't use my watch) Morgan did the first three with me, but his knee hurt. My knee felt great during them and doesn't hurt very badly now, either. The eight hundred was pretty hard, but I pushed it in and it felt hard. The four hundreds were also hard, but I kept the same on the first two, pushed a little harder at the end on the third, and pushed it really hard on the last one. This was one of my best workouts, and it was hard, but felt good.

Today was a different workout. We did 100 200 300 400 without stopping. In between intervals we jogged. There were 3 sets, in between sets there was five minutes. I'm not sure on all of the times, but it was approx. 15, 31, 48, 67 15, 31, 48, 64 16, 31, 46, 61. It was very hard, but it was a good workout. I pushed it really hard on the last four and was able to beat Morgan. My knee also feels fine, but my left calf is tight.

This morning I ran 3.5 in about 22:00. That's the fastest i've ever done the morning loop. Morgan was about thirty seconds behind me.

After school we did a pretty easy about 6 miles. About 7:00 pace.

Today we did 9 300's. They were in three sets of three. We were supposed to get faster on each one in the set. They went 53, 49, 45, 53, 49, 46, 53, 50, 42. They felt pretty good, and the last one was really fast. My calf hurts some, but not a lot.

My calf was hurting, and I didn't want to injure it more. (It's been hurting since Monday.) I did twenty minutes on the elliptical in the morning, and 1 mile on the treadmill later. (I was going to do more, but my leg hurt.)

Today I decided to run, and my leg felt good. It was a pretty easy five miles 7:30 pace. I felt really good, and I feel ready for tomorrow.

Today I ran in the Davis Invitational. It was pretty good, and I was going for state qualifying time. I started out at a 65 something, then a 67, (2:13 at the 800) then about a 67, then about a 70. I was doing really well on the last lap, and was feeling strong, but on the last 150 I hit a wall and died. My last 100 was about 18.5. So, it was a pretty good race, but I should have done better at the end.

I also did the 4 by 800. We won and I got a p.r. in it. I ran a 2:05.

In the morning we (Me, morg, coach, and gemachu) ran 3.5 miles at a 7:00 pace. It felt pretty good.

Today we did 800 600 400 200 200 800 600 400 200 200. It was pretty good, but I didn't feel good at all. It went 2:16, 1:41, 65, 31, 31, 2:13, 1:40, 63, 29, 29,(One more with Steve 30) These times were good, but Morgan beat me on the fours and a couple twos, and was with me for the others. But great times, and I didn't feel good, so overall it was good.

35:00 easy run through the pit. It felt pretty good.

AM: Today we did a pretty fast workout. It was 400 400 400 300 300 300 200 200 200 150 150 150. It was fast. My splits were about 62 63 62 47 46 46 32 30 29 21 21 20. It was hard, but it was a good workout. I was about with Morgan on all of them. He beat me on the first two, and was barely ahead on a few others, but I beat him on the last two 150's.

PM: Later I ran 4 miles at 7:10 pace on the treadmill.