Nathans runnings

Great run together with the team. We ran a timed sand hill out it the dessert and its a killer! toke me 10:29 up and 6:14 down the other side with atotal time of 16:43. Im excited for Julian and myself, were doing very well and im super proud of  the rest of the team that did good today! Jason and Scottie did amazing and im looking forward to the great runners they will become. We do need work though, after J and I theres a big gap that needs to be fill (we have potential, but its gonna take some work). I still need to work on my second half of workouts when it geets hard and my form gets sloppy, the sand really brings that out.

half road half grass and striders: It was kind of boring today just running back and forth and in circles but sometimes you need to be bored. racing with the youngters was a blast! I love how much energy they have. Ben did super good and so did Jacob. Watching people race gets me so excited. I have a feeling tomorow is going to be a fast run.

nice tempo today with the team. I saw some great improvement and an awesome pack. I learned that I need to start in the back of the pack because anyone can run fast at the start but pushing the team in the second half  will help us push all the way to the end and I can work on my finishes better.

This was definitely one of the best runs we have had as a team. We had some good laughs, sprinkler god blessings, cam brown, a washer, and a solid pack. I'm so proud of Tavin and Cooper! They have both stepped up in amazing ways, today Tavin was tired and still stuck with us the whole way through. I' so excited for xc boys renegade camp. There are days where i'm so stressed out about our team, but today it was just fun and hard work. I hope my teammates know how much I trust and need them, putting a state championship on their shoulders is hard for me to do.  Just writing this blog makes me cry from the thought  of having such a great target last year and being so close to it, with such a good team. I have no choice but to go all the way in this year, because if  I don't you can say good by to that state #1. Thats why its so hard for me to put trust in the team, but at the same time that's exactly why I need to. Trust the team, Trust the system, Trust the goal, and Trust yourself. 

+weights and 2miles in afternoon

awesome run today! I think its crazy how coach knows exactly when Im about to get to spicey, sometimes it throws of my grove but today it was a good thing.