Thatcher's Running Blog

Today wasn't very fast, but it was a good run. I'm still in California, and I went for a run with Ben and Gemachu. We went running on the streets and found a cool wooded trail that went for a few miles. The run ended up being a progression run. The mile splits were 7:24, 7:49, 7:48, 6:33, 6:11, 5:29, and the last 400 around 75. I felt good.

Today Ben and I went on a pretty easy run. We went up to the same trail as yesterday, but only about four miles. We didn't push it until about the last 800. The mile splits were 7:00, 7:38, 6:55, 6:05. It was a nice run, and not very hot. It was a lot more humid than Utah though! 

Later, when I got home from California, I ran again. I ran six miles at a 6:20 pace. I didn't push it too hard until the last mile. But the second half of my run was hard because it was pretty windy. My splits were 7:15, 6:18, 5:58, 6:24, 6:27, and 5:21. On the last mile I pushed it hard to see how fast I could do it in. I then cooled down about a half mile.

I felt pretty tired when I woke up, but I got out on my run later and I felt pretty good. My legs feel fine, no injuries, and I'm not sore at all. I ran an eight miler at 6:51 pace. My splits were 7:04, 6:43, 6:29, 6:48, 6:54, 7:17 (mostly uphill), 6:56, and 6:33. I didn't push it very hard and it felt good. 

In the morning I did some sprint timing. I ran some 10 meter tests, and then a 300 meter tests. My 300 time was 41. I hope to get that down by the end of the summer. I warmed up and cooled down 3 laps each.

 I ran later on the trails. About 45 minutes with Ben and Isaac. It was pretty easy, I pushed it a little bit the last 10 minutes, but it wasn't a hard run. It was fun. 

I ran with the guys from the team today. I didn't push it too hard. It was about 6:50 pace. 

Today I ran in the Fill The Ark 5k. I was feeling okay, but a little sick. This race is always fun. My parents started it about six years ago. I have won it four out of six times. This year the new course was a lot harder, (I think) with more hills. I wanted to push it and get a pr, but I this course was too tough to do that, especially with no one near me.

The first mile was pretty hard, I ran a 5:27. My friend Gemachu was a few seconds behind me at that point. After that, he dropped back a lot. The second mile was a little bit easier, but I only ran a 5:26. At this point I was quite alot ahead. The last mile had about 800 meters of uphill and was very hard. Once I got to the downhill for the last 800, I didn't push it very hard and just coasted in for the win. I did okay considering it wasn't my best effort on a hard course. I also won a cool watch. I looked it up and it is worth about $400!

Later I ran 5.75 miles. I had a sideache, but my legs felt surprisingly fresh. I kept it really easy though, 7:45 pace. It felt good to take an easy run.