The Comeback

Stayed out at Disneyland until 2 am. pacific, got home at 3 am pacific, so I didnt' get up early to run which I should have. We left, and the plan was to stop in St.George so I was going to run there but I hopped in with my uncle and came all the way home and got home at 1 in the morning, this was because I had to go to school so no run. Just a drive home from California

Good interval workout today. Tried to hold 5 min mile pace. At first it felt really easy and I wasn't struggling at all. Then at the very end I stuggled a little, but I still held up really well. The legs didn't feel good before, but felt fine during the actual workout. The cooldown was cut short because I had to go to a viewing.

Solid 6 mile run with Cody and Rob for most of it. I felt a little tired from yesterday, but was still able to run solid. The average was 7:15 or 7:20 pace, we did the first 3 in 21:55, and the last 3 in 21:25, with a 6:20 ish last mile. It was a pretty good run.

Did a 10 mile run up in Midway Utah. I honestly felt terrible and I don't know any of my mile splits, I just mapped out a 10 mile run before I left and did that. I got through it ok, I had too many stops to try to make sure I was in the right place and stuff. It was very downhill to start and then uphill into the wind coming back, and I had held back going down, but coming back felt really slow and hard. Didn't finish very hard, just made it through it.

Did an 8 mile run with some fartlek in it. Closed in a 6:47. I ran 20 minutes out, 20 fartlek, 20 run. Felt pretty darn good. Did 4 two minute fast sections, three minute recovery.. Felt nearly like mile pace. Good run

45 minutes total, so 7 30 average. Good easy day. Felt sluggish from yesterday + weights yesterday. We have intervals scheduled for tomorrow so I took it fairly easy today.

I did intervals today. Felt ok, I was about 5 minute pace for all of them, which  was 8 x 3 laps on the indoor track, which is .3 per lap. After the first couple my legs were really tired and didn't feel great..

Did 7.5 miles today. Total time: 57:16. I did most of it with Coach Rob. My legs felt very very heavy, but hopefully I'll be ready to go Saturday.

Nice slow and easy run. Felt a little tired still.. 39:04 total time, just tried to keep it easy

I'll write later, but good solid race. Not exactly the time, but still good 

I was going to get in the heat that was going about 5 min pace, but backed out last second and got in the next heat. I went out fast, and was suprised as I easily moved to the front of the pack. I started getting nervous when my breathing got harder on only the 3rd lap but then I was in 2nd place and I saw everyone cheering and picked it up again. I came through the half way point at 2:32. I was in the lead too, and then I started to die. No one was passing me and I felt tired but I just kept going. On the 6th or 7th lap a kid blew past me, he ended up beating me by a solid 10 seconds. No one else was passing me but I was dying, I guess everyone else was too. I was able to hang on for a 9 second PR. I went on a 4 mile run after and my knee started giving me a littl epain so I backed out of the 4x4 which I was super bummed about. I feel like if I can develope the strength I can be decent. I need to get working though, it's crazy cause this is it, this is the last year I got. I have to start picking it up and becoming a leader.. Hopefully the miles help and I'm able to do better. 

Highlights of the meet: Ryan Andreasen taking 4th in 2:04, Caden Call in the shot, and Nick Merriman doing it all. Also Karson pulling through and Kavika. If this team works, we can suprise people. We have elite talent on this TEAM. Hopefully we can live up to the hype!!

Just a longer slower run. I went down to the trail(1.75) and I was feeling sluggish. I turned right into the wind until I hit the round about, 4.25 out. It was rough, but I didn't push too hard. Turning around with the wind at my back felt amazing. I felt so good and was running decent, probably like 7:15s, which is good for me on a longer recovery run. I just felt good was the main thing. Coaches got after us a little for messing around. I need to help others on the team get running and actually training. The Coaches are getting frustrated and we need someone to step up and as Bro Merrill said in class today: see a need, fill a need. So I need to step up for the team, even though I'm not really that kind of person. I was also involved in the messing around, I mean Fessder jumped on top of me, I had to take him down haha. but yeah.

47:35 total so not too fast. 7:30s ish but felt like I was just running not too hard. Ran with Will and just ran at a pace that didn't make my legs feel tired

Had a good interval session, ran most at 5 minute pace. We jogged the recovery for the most part today and that helped get my heart going real well. Hopefully the  hard work pays off. 4 miles after

1:01.50 total time, ran most with will. very tired from yesterday, also extremely tired after

5 Easy miles. Did a couple faster portions. Sore from yesterday's longer run, wednesday's intervals and also lifting yesterday killed the hammys. 

BYU indoor Meet. Ran the mile first, the hammys were still sore, and I was a little tired still. I felt like I ran decent, my time put me as the #1 spot of the heat so I went out fast and died a little. Also had a bunch of snot in my throat/mouth that made it harder to breath during those middle laps. Then I cooled down and rolled out my legs for like an hour. They felt even better than before the mile.

I ran the 800 after warming up for another mile, and I felt pretty good. I was again the #1 seed, and my time was 2:21.65, 62 overall and 6th in my heat. I felt like I was slightly more competitive and that my legs still had a little bit left. Today and the last couple days my breathing and heart rate have been slowing me down, not my legs as much, but the legs have later in the race, but the main thing is that as I get 400-1200m into the race I need to get to the point where I can feel relaxed more in my breathing. Maybe I'm just crazy. After cheering for some teamates in the 800, I went out and did a 4 mile run. I was planning on just cooling down, but then I wanted to go explore BYU. I felt way good on my run. I ran past the track, the state championship track, and then up the hill to the MTC. Felt great, up the hill I felt like I was getting the heart rate up. Coming back down I felt like I had to nearly sprint to feel like I was working hard. I just felt pretty darn good. Hopefully that's a sign of good things to come.

Terribly awful run. My legs felt way heavy and I was just dead the whole time. Overall pace just barely over 8 minute pace, which is pathetic. Way tired.

Better, averaged about 7 30s but I was helped because I closed in like a 6 50. Good effort, still tired..

Did intervals. We did this 4 lap, 3, 3 lap on the indoor track with 60 seconds recovery in between. That = roughly a total mile. I ran the first set of that in 5:03.5 and the second set in 5:28. My coach had me back off a little bit on the second one. I felt pretty good about the first one and the second one was still pretty good, but hopefully I can put it together in a race. For the first one I started out slow and then picked it up, which I may try in a race. After, felt a little beat up, had some aches and pains so I only ran 2.5, Then ellipticaled for 9:30ish for another mile then ran a .5 mile on the track. Still didn't feel great on the day.

5 mile run, not good foot hurt some. Hard cross training, solid finish 2.5

Ran slow and easy, felt good

Terrible day. Ran 1145, but skipped a 200 lap, making my actual time like 12 30+. Locked up real bad, 5 50 first mile. Going like stinking 7 minute mile, hard training run day...gosh. Decided not to run anything else. Cut my losses. Dreaded back pain

7.5 on the legs. Felt pretty darn good, went out at sub 7's, slower coming back and died home but good initial fight. Little back pain. 5 minutes biking

Felt ok, pain in foot. Played it safe and did 5, plus biking I think another mile?

Intervals. Did some solid 3 lap interval. Held 5 minute pace ish. On 6th interval I died last lap. Back gave out. Frustrated. Worked very hard on the elliptical for a good cross training effort after

Worst run of all time...haha terrible day, felt dead p, looked day. Stressed and little sleep. Trying to increase sleep time. 5 miles, about 38 minutes, then mile cross trained. Dead

Did weird interval team thing. Actually felt like a pretty solid workout. Not easy but not killer. Estimate we were doing 1200 ish. More sleep last night