Well I didn't think I'd make it this far....

AM: Went for my usual ten mile loop. My average was about 6:30, but again, my garmin dies at ~8 miles, so I don't know for sure. Solid run though.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/298234687

PM: Dang it! I got off work a little late, then got home and my mom had already fixed dinner for me, so I scarfed that down and just totally spaced running. >:(

AM: Went for a wet, snowy, slushy 6 miles after first period. Spring is bipolar.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/298681213

PM: We did a lot of different stuff at practice today. After the usual warm up and stretches, we skipped drills and went over to the asphalt hill and the whole team did that 6 times. Then we did 3X45 sec wall sits and then arm swings. Then distance did our bleacher workout. We did high knees, then butt kicks, then grapevines both ways, then power skips, then lunges followed by toes and heels for a total of 6 laps. Then we did four laps of 'X' strides on the field . After that we did a ladder on the track. 1,2,3,4,4,3,2,1 with a 1,1,2,3,3,2,1 minute recovery. Doing those on the track sucked. My garmin died shortly after starting those. This is getting really annoying. Then we did two grass laps after that for a total of 9 for the afternoon.

AM: Went on an easy four on my own

PM: The weather is really starting to bug me. It is mid April and still snowing :/ It was cold to begin with, but the wind made running outside miserable. After the usual two laps warm up, then stretches and drills, distance and sprinters splits. Those racing tomorrow did just the usual day before race workout, and the rest of us met at the Oval for a speed workout. 

Later PM: Once we got to the Oval, we started the workout. It was a small group today. Just John, Sarah, and I. After 8 laps warm up and 4 laps speed changes, we changed shoes. The workout was 1600, 1200, 800, 400, and 4X200. The mile was at two mile pace, and then the next rep was 1 second slower per lap. So a 4:40 mile, then 3:27 1200, then 2:14 800, and the 400 was at 62. I went out in a 69 for the mile, then hit even 70's for a 4:40. Then we did two laps recovery and started the 1200. I hit almost perfect splits for a 3:28. Then we did a lap recovery and did the 800. I hit that evenly as well in 2:14. At this point, each rep hurt just as much as the last. The distance was shorter, but the pace faster. It wasn't as intense as the speed workout last week, but I definitely was still working. After the 800, I knew the rest of the workout was cake. I hit a 61 400. I'm getting used to more of this fast type stuff at the end of a speed workout. Then we jogged back to the stuff because the people at the Oval got mad at me for not having a shirt on... I don't think that my running without a shirt is worse than the ice skaters who change right on the benches. Mind you, wearing tighty whiteys. After I endured the laborious task of putting on a shirt, we went over to the 200's and got those done with. The goal was 30ish, and I hit them all in 29. Afterwards we did 4 laps cool down to get to 36 laps, or 10 miles.

       Good workout. I hit my times and feel good, despite still being a little sore and tired. My energy was fine during the workout, it was my legs which needed to be pushed. I rolled and stretched after the cool down, which helped a great deal.

AM: Went on an easy four on my own.

PM: Today we had a Tri meet against Clearfield and Bountiful at Bountiful. I wasn't racing at all, and neither were Chris or John, so we got our workout done with shortly after arriving at the meet. I am so completely done with the weather lately. It is Spring, yet it still feels like winter. I hate it. It was windy and snowing/raining on and off the entire. We ran from Bountiful High to Davis Blvd, where we turned and ran u p1800 S to the trail head in the canyon. We got on Mueller Trail and ran until we hit 5, then came back the same way. My garmin died before I hit 7, so there is no point in even putting in links until I get a new one.

     This was one of those runs that you just have to get over with to get on with your day. In this case, get on with the meet.

AM: Went an easy four on my own.

PM: Today we had a tempo workout down at Liberty. I was expecting to have to somewhat push today, but I ended up having to really work. We ran down to the drinking fountain the long way, then regrouped and ran to the start line. There we did four strides on the field before starting. We were doing a four mile tempo at a pace which was double our 800 PR + 12 seconds to get what should be our mile pace, then adding a minute. So my pace was to be around 5:20. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this workout was going to hurt. We were just doing sidewalk laps, so I would have to be mentally focused with the slight uphill/downhills. We started and I held back a bit to not go crazy on the first mile (5:28). Then I picked it up on the downhill as we passed the start, and held the pace as best I could along the stretch towards the fountain. I don't remember any other of my mile splits, except my finishing. I mentally broke this down as just 2 3/4 laps of the sidewalk, which seems a lot better than 4 miles. I got through the first two laps and then just pushed and gave it what I had for the rest, which was an uphill finish to the four mile mark, a little bit from the north east corner of the park. I finished in 20:48, or 5:13 pace. I hit close to 5 minute pace for miles 2 and 3, and was hovering in the 5:10-5:15 range for the last mile. Overall a solid tempo, although I had to work. After we ran back to the fountain, then ran the same way we came back to the school for 10.

AM: Went for an easy six on my own. Today is the Crazy Track Meet, so I will have less time for a run.

PM: Another successful Crazy Track Meet! Lots of fun and a good team bonding opportunity. We had cake and cookies afterwards, so we all just decided to run on our own later. Once home I had some dinner and waited for a bit until that settled then went for 8 miles as two loops around my four mile loop.

AM: Today was the Salt Lake Marathon. Bill was running it, so Chris, John, and I jumped in around mile 8 and ran with him. We shielded him from the wind whenever we could, and we ran until right around mile 19 where John and I peeled off. Chris needed some more miles so he kept going. It was a cold, windy, rainy morning. I was soaked by the end. After Bill finished and we got some free food, I went home and took a nice long, hot shower.