How I became the best

Super good day today! My hamstring didn't hurt, and I had a solid workout with the team. We warmed up for 3 laps and did 4 strides. Started off with 2x500s. Passed the 400 at 67 on the first one, and 69 on the second one, 300 jog in between. Jogged 600 meters, then 5x300 with 400 jog. They were 46-46-45-46-41. Felt really good and relaxed. 

4 or 5 miles at soccer. 

Soccer game, probably 5.5 miles.

Got to Juab and ran 2 quick warm up lap, then did form drills with the team for 10 minutes. I rested for a while then ran about a mile and a half more including strides and stuff before the mile. I was seeded 11th, and when we started I got into 6th or 7th and held that for about 600 meters. We came through 400 at 69, pretty much right what I wanted. Nate passed me at 600 meters. We were running side by side at the 800 which we passed in 2:20. We pushed the third lap, passed people, but somehow still ran a 73 for that lap. That ruined my hopes of going under 4:40. Nate surged and got away from me about 3 seconds and I settled behind a kid from Richfield. I passed him with 300 to go and held a surge the rest of the way home, and passed another kid. Nate finished a second or two ahead of me, and my kick at the end was not stellar but it was alright. I guess this race was good, but not nearly the pr I wanted. I cooled down for a mile and then left. I found out later that Heston ran 1:58 for the 800. I'm super happy for him, but I'm also really frustrated. I really want to be up there getting close to breaking records for our school and winning races, but soccer is totally getting in the way (I have to skip track everyday but Wednesday). I've been trying to keep up by doing workouts on my own, but I don't think its working well. I really wish I would have just not done soccer. Hopefully I can make up for it in cross country next season.

4 miles when I got home. 

8 mile run before conference 

Drove to California today so my legs were really cramped. I did my workout on a treadmill because my mom didnt want me running outside. I warmed up for a mile then did 4x800s at 3200 pace. It wasn't too bad, but I was sweating pretty bad. 400 rest between each. 1 mile cool down.

I was going to do more, but I hate running on treadmills! 

Warmed up for a mile. Did 10x400s at mile pace with 1 minute recovery. Felt pretty good, the last few hurt but it wasn't that bad. I hit 70s the whole time, the last one was 66.5 I think. 0.5 mile cool down.

Rested today. Drove home from Cali, that was a long 12 hours.

8.5 mile run in the morning. My quads hurt a little, but not too bad. 

Practiced my shots and ball control for about an hour and a half. About 3 miles.

I was going to go up to the Alpine Loop and do some fartlek running up the mountain, but my mom didn't want to drive me up there so I had to do a track workout. Warmed up for a mile and did two laps of jog the curves, sprint the straights. I origionally planned to d 4x1000s at 3200 pace, but I soon realized that doing a workout like this on my own just wasn't possible. I ended the first 1K at 800 and changed the workout to 4x800s. The first one was too fast in 2:22. Next was 2:24, and I knew I wouldn't be able to finish this workout. My third one was 2:28, which is pretty much what I wanted. The next one was really tough, and I cut it to a 400. That was 70. 1 lap recovery between intervals. I was going to do another 400 but I was totally drained. Another mile cool down. My legs hurt quite a bit later in the day, so at least I know I was working hard. 

Played some soccer with my sister later.

4 miles at soccer, quite a lot of sprinting.

Track workout about an hour and a half after soccer. Warmed up for a mile and did 2x600, 2x400s and 4x200s are with 400 rest recovery (200 recovery after each 200). They all felt really good. 600s were 1:46 and 1:45. The 400s were 71 and 70. I had some trouble with the 200s because I haven't done 800 specific training at all yet. They were 32-31-33-29. I stretched after and started my cool down, but my knee started hurting really bad, so I cut it to just a 400 meter cool down. Overall I'm happy with it, but I just need to make sure I don't get injured. 

Kind of sore from yesterday. Had a game at wasatch. I thought we were going but in the last 5 minutes they scored twice, pretty lame. Lots of running this game, I'd say probably 6.5 miles.

Easy 7 miles. My legs were super tired from these last two hard days. I skipped soccer because I had a piano thingy, so that gave me some recovery time. I have another game tommorow then the Utah County Invite on Friday and Saturday. I'm so excited!

Tough soccer game, we won though! Varsity won 3-1, JV was 2-0. I would say it was about 6 miles.

Raced the mile at the Utah County Invitational. Warmed up for  20 minutes, probably 2.5 miles. Did some strides, and I lined up with Nate on the back row. We got out alright, came through 200 in 34. The 400 was 69, so right what I wanted. Next lap was tough, Nate passed me and I tried to stay with him. That lap was 71. The third lap was also really difficult and I passed some people, but wtill only ran a 73. The last lap is what really killed me. It was 79. I felt like I was running through sand. Super frustrated, it was like 4:55. Nate beat me by like 6 or 7 seconds. I am getting so sick of not being able to get the workouts I need because of soccer. 1 mile cool down. 

Second day of the Utah County Invitational. Warmed up for 2 miles with Nate and did strides. When we started I just relaxed and settled on the rail near the back of the pack. On the back stretch Nate started moving up so I followed. We got into 5th place and focused on hitting our splits. The first few laps were 75-76-76-74. We hit the mile in 5, and the next lap was 76. Then on lap 6 I guess I just lost focus or something because I dropped back like 4 seconds and lost contact with the pack I was with. My 6th lap was 82 and my seventh was 80, so those were way too slow, thats what kept me from breaking ten. I surged once I got focused again and caught up to Nate on the backstretch. I pulled up on his shoulder and passed him with 200 to go. I started a big surge at 150, but my sprint really started at the 100. Nate was a second behind me. I was okay with my finish but overall I am still pretty disapointed. By this time I really wanted to be close to 9:50. I'm going to work super hard this week and try to break ten at the Snow Canyon Invite. 1.5 mile cool down. 

A few hours later I warmed up for the 800. (My first one in over a year haha). I honestly like forgot how to run the 800, so it was really bad. I got out quick and got in 4th. People passed me on the back stretch, so I got wide and tried to stay with them. I thought I wassed 400 in 62 but my coach said it was 64. After that it was just a mess. A lot of people passed me, and that lap was 71. It was a learning experience, but this season is not going the way I wanted it to. 1 mile cool don. 

Good workout today, I didn't get to finish because I had to leave, but it was really good! Warmed up 2 laps. 4x400s, 2x600s, and a 400. Everything was at 3200 pace, so 73s. The last 400 was 70. A minute and a half of jogging in between each. Didn't get to cool down. 

Really tough game today. Probably 7 miles, I played JV and varsity. 

I loved the workout today! It felt super good! We warmed up 2 laps, and then did 20x200s. It was really windy, but coach made us run into the wind anyway. 1 minute jogging cool down between each. Coach told me and Nate to hit 36s, so mile pace for the first ten. The next ten were 33s, and the last 2 were 30. Cooled down 800 meters after. 22

4 miles at soccer afterward.

Another hard game today. No varsity today because my coach wanted me to stop getting hurt, I have a tendency to do that haha! Probably 5 miles.

Pretty great race today! I finally got a really solid pr in the mile today! So we got to St. George and ran 2 laps and did form drills for 15 minutes. I sat around for a little waiting for my race. About 30 minutes before I went for a mile and a half run. Did some strides. I was seeded 3rd in my heat. When we started I got out slow, but that was on purpose, I always go into oxygen debt too fast if I go out fast. I started moving up after 300 meters. I hit 400 at a high 68, and the 800 was 2:20. The third lap I moved into 3rd, with 700 to go I got into second, and surged into first and tried to get a lead. The guy in third follwed and passed me on the last lap. The 1200 split was 3:32, so a little off my goal. I stayed with him for another 200 meters, but it took a lot out of my legs so I didn't finish very quick. I ended in 4:42, so thats a 4 second pr! I really want to get close to 4:35 this season, so I still have like 2 more mile races left. Cooled down a mile and a half.

Warmed up for the 2 mile for about 2 miles with strides. When we started I went to about the middle of the pack. First lap was 76, I was just really trying to relax. The leaders didn't go out too fast, I thought they were going to go for sub 9, but they only went like 71. The 800 was 2:27, so I picked it up a lot that lap. After that everybody got strung out. The mile was right on pace for what I wanted, 4:58. The 6th and 7th laps are what killed me. I knew it would happen, so I surged and got in front of the pack I was with, but some kid got back in front of me. So I just sat back and waited which was a mistake. I made a move again on the 7th lap, but he just did it again. Those laps were 78s. On the last lap I heard someone say I needed a 69 to break ten so I basically kicked it up to my mile pace the last lap. With 150 to go someone passed me and I just didn't have anything left. I really wish I went with him, because he broke ten and I didn't. Finished in 10:03, a big pr, but not what I wanted. Cooled down a mile. 

Warmed up for the 800. Felt pretty good. 1.5 mile warm up with strides. It was raining a little during my race. I was seeded one of those slowest in my heat, but I knew I could run fast. I got out and went pretty much right to the back. I passed the 800 in 66. I knew I would really have to push it to qualify for BYU. I passed so many people I couldn't even believe it. I thought for sure I was running a 60, it felt so fast because I was just flying past people! So there were 20 people in front of me with 400 to go, and I finished in 4th! But unforunately I needed 2:11, and I got 2:12. Its weird that my second lap was exactly the same, but I passed so many people. I'm really happy with this meet! 3 prs! I didn't really cool down, but I didn't really need it and it was raining. 

Hard workout today, but I'm really glad I got some good speedwork today. Did a mile warmup. Then we did 10 minutes of 45 seconds moderately hard and 15 second sprints. I think that was around 7 laps. We jogged a lap then did 3x400s. They were 65-63-62, with 400 meter recovery jogging between each. Then we did 3x300s. We were supposed to do them with the first 100 at the same pace as the 400s, then do a big surge for the next 200 meters. I think they were probably 45 or faster. 400 recovery between each. Then coach told us if we could run a 28 or faster he would have us be done. The 200 was good but I let Heston get away from me the last 50 meters. Really good tough workout! 

2.5 miles at soccer.

Soccer game, 5 miles.

Track workout, 2 lap warm up then 6 laps of surges. We did 3x300s afterward, with 600 meter rest. This workout was pretty similar to the workout on Monday, just a lot less volume. The 300s were 46-46-43. Cooled down 2 laps.

Soccer practice, let's say 2 miles.

Pretty tough game today. I played the entire jv game, and 50 minutes of varsity. I'm going to say it was 4 miles for jv, and 4 for varsity.