called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

2008

Good to be back to school.......NOT!!! But it was fun to run with a bunch of people after school (Ruth, Decker, RJ, Austin, Coach). We went down 2450 to the trails and I turned around at 2.5. On the way back I was tired mostly from the faster start and it was up hill. I didn't run yesterday so I think that is why my shins hurt today. Pretty good run.

38:09 Total 7:33 ave

7:17 6:59 7:23 8:22 7:39

* I need a job, so any suggestions or anything would be cool.

Cross Country Thursdays! From now on wear something cross country every Thursday.

Went out and ran with the club today. It was a good run and I am glad that I went. We went out on the trails (I think Snow Canyon parkway) and I turned around at the baseball fields. Ran faster with everyone at the beginning and also tried to keep a good pace on the way back. Good run. 

39:42 total 7:32 ave

7:19 6:59 7:38 7:31 7:50

Went to the Doctor today. I gained 4 pounds since the last time I went (August 6th), now 148. Didn't get any taller, about 6.1 (73 1/4).

Played basketball this morning, got some good running in from running up and down the court.

Ran out into Washington "greenpole", a little with Ruth and farther with Coach Holt. Shins didn't hurt like they have been after not running for a day or more. Felt pretty good, got tired (probably a little burnt from b-ball) on the way back. A little cold but a good run. 

39:07 Total 7:48ave

7:41 7:17 7:54 8:12 7:52

PS - Hasta Luego Ally! Have fun in Hawaii. STG will miss you, until the summer!

Ran the Staheli Hill run. Started with Coach, Decker, Kimze, and Austin all for about the first 2 miles. Ran really fast at the beginning and then died on the Staheli hill. Really pushed at the end of the run, still felt burnt. I think I need to sleep more so my body can get some time to recover. This run I ran harder/faster/ worked hard than any run for awhile. Good run, felt good.

39:23 Total 7:25ave

6:57 7:19 7:26 7:38 7:46 .30 2:14

More B-ball this morning. Really tired but got up.

Did the Washington Firestation loop. Started with a lot of people but ran all of it with $Decker$. Felt pretty tight and sore from not running for a few days. Good run to start the week and get over the couple days of not running. I will get into it better this week and get ready for the 5k this weekend.    

33:05 Total 7:37 ave

7:45 7:43 7:22 7:39 .35 2:35

Ran out the "greenpole way" (I don't know any other names for this run so it's greenpole for now). Couldn't keep up and felt pretty slow. Legs hurt at the beginning. Didn't feel great but it will come back.

38:34 Total 7:42 ave

7:25 7:22 7:48 8:10 7:41

Bank/Maverich run from my house after my neighbors funeral. It was very cold today. I forced myself to get out and run and decided to do 4 miles with some race pace tempo whatever you call it. I took it easy the first mile, the next two at 6:30 pace, and an easy last mile. Those middle miles were so hard! Good run battling the cold and hitting some faster miles.

7:50 6:30 6:29 8:30 

29:39 Total 7:21 mi ave 

No running today. I did get some good exercise playing church basketball!!

Went out towards chuck-a-rama and turned around after 2 miles. Kept it nice and easy to rest for tomorrow. A little tired and my shins and knees hurt a little but ok. YA extra long weekend, no school monday!

31:32 Total 7:42 mi ave

7:51 7:53 7:58 7:07

I did the 5k today, I didn't think I was ready for the 1/2. This morning I was feeling really negative and not too excited to go run. I knew I was just being stupid and I would be glad that I did it. Drove over and had about a 1/4 of a mile warm up from where I parked. I was feeling pretty good and ready to go. ate a gue.

Start of the race was a little packed, just like a normal race, but after a minute or two I got into a good position. I was feeling really good, 6:30 pace right where I wanted to be!

1st mile 6:22  Passed a lot of people the first mile. I was a little surprised that I was feeling so good because before I was worried that I wouldn't beable to go at any race pace.

2nd mile 6:30  The turn around was in the middle of this mile (1.50). I was running with this one guy for a little bit but he dropped back before the turn around and I was alone from there. As people were coming back towards me from the turn around I saw that I was probably out of top three in my age group. I didn't worry about it and kept on pushing to keep this middle mile on pace.

3rd mile 6:16  Last mile! I was starting to feel it. I was feeling good but in pain at the same time, felt really good if you know what I mean. Kicked it into the finish to end a great race.

This was a great race. The weather was good, fun to be with everyone and see people from the blog, and I am happy about how I did. Last year my time was 19:58, 7th overall and 3rd in my age group. I wasn't totally prepared and trained for the race but still did good. 

Runner Card Results 19:31.9 Total  6:17 min/mi

This has been a hard blog entry. I started my report but coudn't finish because I kept getting interupted. After all that I lost half my entry when the power went out. So now I hope I can hit that Submit Entry button before anything else happens.

No run today but I found this cool picture.

And thank you MLK!

Washington parkway run. Haven't run this far for awhile but decided to go for it. Started out with a bunch of people but couldn't keep up. It was a very hard run today. My knees and shins hurt like they usually do after days not running plus my legs and back hurt. I guess it's being sore from the Painters 5k. I was really digging it from the desert back to the school. I'm going to start running more miles like this to get ready for track.

1:01.16 Total 7:53mi ave

1- 7:38 2- 7:25 3- 7:55 4- 9:36 5- 8:00 6- 7:22 7- 7:44 .77- 5:31

Ran the top of Formaster run with Coach, Ruth, Kimzey, and Austin (and Britt the first mile). Pretty hard run again. Worked hard to keep up and it really helped to run with everybody. It is more fun that way and I run a lot faster. Very wiped out the last mile coming up the Industrial road. Good hard run today and I'm planning on running with the club tomorrow.

45:36 Total 7:28mi ave

1- 7:42 2- 7:45 3- 7:10 4- 6:44 5- 7:18 6- 8:00

Club run today, ran the loop out by the basball fields and SCHS. There was a lot of people there and it was really fun to run with everyone. Felt pretty good, nice and easy at the beginning and still felt good  farther into the run. Ended up running the last part with Ruth, Austin, and Coach. The last road was so long and that is when I really started to feel it. Pretty sore now but it was a good run.

52:38 Total 7:31mi ave

1- 7:32 2- 7:38 3- 7:15 4- 7:10 5- 7:02 6- 7:52 7- 8:03

Ran up into Greensprings with Ruth. I was so exhausted today. It was great to run with Ruth because we had fun getting our minds off of our tired legs. Hit some good miles the last half going down hill. Very tired run and I'm glad it's over. Looking at the pace now it wasn't that slow/bad.

45:55 Total 7:36mi ave

1- 8:04 2- 7:55 3- 7:54 4- 7:27 5- 6:56 6- 7:16

Asics 2120 (146.28)

Tried on the new track jerseys/uniforms after school. They are pretty cool, I can't wait to get them. After that I went for a nice SNOWY run. I ran with Decker and we did the DI loop, a .5 grass loop, a lap on the track, and then ran around on the field.  The coldest part of the run was when we were running North so the snow was right into our face. The signs said like 34 degrees and then the wind was way cold. Once the wind was at our backs it wasn't that bad. It was a cool run!

23:04 Total 7:32mi ave

7:44 7:05 7:38

Went to register to vote today so I missed running after school. After that I could have run but I didn't.

Ran down the river trail today, a little cold and really windy. Started with everyone but fell back towards the middle. When Austin and Willy turned around I ran with them for a little bit. Not a great run. My shins hurt, I couldn't breath, and I got a bad stomach cramp at the end from not eating all day. Even thought it wasn't a great run I am still glad that I got out and went the whole way.

55:05 Total 7:51mi ave

1- 7:21 2- 7:04 3- 7:19 4- 7:31 5- 7:55 6- 8:59 7- 8:36

Club run, SC loop (like last week). Felt pretty good but really tired the last couple miles. Church ball after, so now I am very tired. buenos noches.

52:31 total 7:29ave mi

7:23  7:19   7:11   7:19   7:11   8:00  7:58