called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

I was a little nervous about racing today because I have been hurt, but it turned out fine. Ran a 1/2 mile warm up before the race and felt good. Knee hurt before and after the race but no other problems.

1- 6:22  Started good. After this mile I was alone and could only see Decker and J Gunn ahead of me sometimes.

2- 6:42 Really started to die this middle mile.

3- 6:27 Felt pretty good coming back down a little down hill. Last 1/2 mile I was really sucking wind and there not a lot left in me.

3.1miles 19:57 Total 6:30mi ave

Ran a little over 1/2 a mile cool down with Decker.

It was a great run. Felt good to get going fast and feel some racing pain and not injury pain. Lots of friends running and watching and we got medals and a shirt. Very fun and a very good run.

 Asics 2120 (269.72)

Ran up into Greensprings today. First mile or two I was close to the rest of the team but alone after that. Didn't feel great, no problems with injurys (knee hurt at first), just didn't feel great.

41:42 Total 7:52mi ave

1- 7:31 2- 7:37 3- 8:32 4- 7:50 5- 7:52 .30- 2:17

Got my coreshorts last night and wore them today. They feel like really tight spandex, I can't feel anything major but they do feel good. Ran tempo miles on the trail. I ran one with Ruth (then gave her my watch) and had no injury pain so I did another one on the way back. Breathing hard and my body was burning but everything else felt pretty good.

.5 warm up and agilities.

1.80 down to trail

1mile 6:34 

2mile I don't know my time but I ran it hard.

1.80 Ran back to the school with Baker and a little with Goold, good to have some seniors.

6.10 Total miles

Partner stretch with N8.

.5 warm up and agilities. Dog Pound AT from the bank to the dog pound. I was slow on my pace but it's good since I've been hurt and stuff. Very tired and hard run but no pain (not 100% yet).

.75 5:48 (7:48mi ave)

2 AT Miles 12:47 (6:22mi ave)

1.25 9:49 (7:56mi ave)

Got our new jerseys/uniforms today, they are pretty cool.

28:32 Total 4miles 7:09mi ave

.5 warm up, etc. Up into Greensprings. I stopped after 3, everyone ran another mile and I joined them when they turned around. Easy run and very fun with everyone. I'm not in great shape but Injurys are feeling pretty good. 50:07 Total 6.20miles 8:06mi ave

3miles 24:45   9:18 7:17 7:20

Hurricane Invitational: I am running the 2 mile tomorrow and the 1 mile on saturday.

Goals: Don't want to get too worked up about this weekend because I have been hurt and everything but I still want to do good. This meet last year I ran the 2mile in 11:42, 1mile 5:22 (also ran 2:31 800).  So we will see.

2mile under 12:00

mile 5:30

AM- Easy run this morning. Kind of tired but I just woke up so I think I'll be ready this afternoon. Kind of nervous but I'm not expecting a great race, just going to try my best. Stay positive and run hard. 

23:28 Total 7:48mi ave 

PM- 15 minute warm up 1.86miles 8:11mi ave

3200 So I was all ready to run in the slow heat and the race director guys got all mad and said that my "Spandex" was illegal (you could see them, 2 colors). I didn't really know what to do, I tried to tell them that they were "coreshorts" but I was just to shy about it. So I was going to run in the fast heat without them but my Dad talked to them and told them I had to wear them and they let me wear them in the fast heat. I was pretty embarrassed and mad about the whole thing.

After all that crazyness I am kind of glad that I ran in the fast heat because it really pushed me. I was one of the last in the race but I got a PR by 13 seconds. I am happy about this time, I have been hurt and I still got a PR today. I am excited to get healthy and bring my times down.

I had my sister get my splits on my garmin and they are a little off from what coach had but it's close. Need to work on my endurance, last mile was pretty slow, and each lap got slower. I got really tired and I think my form got bad so I'll work on that. Good run.

1- 1:17

2- 1:20 (2:37)

3- 1:22 (4:00)

4- 1:25 (5:25)

5- 1:28 (6:53)

6- 1:29 (8:23)

7- 1:30 (9:53)

8- 1:23 (11:17) (5:52 2nd mile)

.56 cool down

12 minute warm up 1.5miles. Felt good.

1600 I was so tired and I didn't push through it at all. Started fast but slowed down a lot after that. Need to work on my form (my arms got really tired) and pushing myself and endurance. I want to break 5:20 in the mile soon because I am always running 5:20 miles. Better race than I thought I could do. 

1- 1:11  2- 1:22  3- 1:27  4-1:22

.5 cool down. Very tired and tight calves.

It was a good weekend. My hip felt good, my knee hurts sometimes and it's still fat, but I think I'm ready to get back into it hard and start getting better.

Asics 2120 (299.74)

Spring Break! Morning practice, felt really good outside. Ran the bank extended run. Felt good to get my  sore legs moving. Really fun run with everybody.

37:09 Total 7:22ave

Iceing my knee today and trying to recover from the weekend, my legs really hurt.

I slept in too late this morning so everyone was gone when I got to the school. Ran to Sunrise Tire hill with Haley and did 3 hills (each hill .25). I relaxed too much before the last hill and I was really tired so it was slower than wanted. Haven't done hills for awhile, it was a good run. 

1.82mi 15:51 (8:42mi ave)

2:01

2:04

2:08

1.89mi 15:12 (8:03mi ave)

AM - Ran up into Greensprings. It's always great running with everybody, we have fun. Pretty good run for being total exhausted and sore.

37:03 Total 5miles 7:24mi ave

7:51 7:52 7:11 6:55 7:04

The alarm clock went off this morning and......I shut it off (stupid me, go to bed earlier). Champions don't sleep in.  

Ran in the afternoon on a random route. Out to AC, down to the car wash and on some trails and back to my house. Pretty slow by myself running around everywhere but I felt ok. 56:11 Total 8mi ave

Ran out in the desert with the team, chasing cows and stuff. Very slow (41:28 Total 10mi ave). Got kind of tired but it was a fine run.

I'm going to Zion for the weekend so hopefully I can run up there or when I get back tomorrow.

Went for a run this afternoon, got stormy enough to scare me but nothing else. Went over to AC then to hearts and down Industrial, did a loop around where we do mile repeats and down to Riverside, then up to my house and around my neighborhood to finish. Started fast but slowed down. Hip and knee hurt a little.

50:19 Total 7:44mi ave

Next week I'm going to do the "Region Level" workouts coach has set up for us. I think my injurys are good enough to start working harder.

ASICS 2120 (332.67)

AM - Didn't like getting up this morning. My bed was so nice and warm but some how I got out into the cold. There was no one for Haley to run with at the school so we ran a mile home and then I ran back to the school and did 2 .5 grass loops.

3.01miles 25:14 Total 8:23mi ave 8:26 8:23 8:14

PM - Ran around Greensprings and one grass loop at the school. Ran with Decker, Willy, and BY (for a little, he did really good for first day) after we got seperated from everyone. It was a pretty hard run, hurt my legs and shins, but it was good. Fast run but I still felt like I was moving slow, I'll work on my form/feet.

7.02miles  51:36 Total 7:21mi ave

7:41 7:22 7:44 7:39 7:07 6:50 7:02

Ran tempo miles on the river trail today. I was planning to run 2 but did 4, got talked into going with Decker, Goold, and Danny. But I don't know if the last two can count because I went so slow. On the last two I couldn't breath and I was so tired but I was still trying to go kind of hard.

1.80miles down to trail 19:32

1- 6:13

2- 6:24

3- 7:20

4- 6:44

1.80miles back to school 18:18

Didn't run this morning. Champions don't sleep in.

Easy run after school, it was very hard. I was just so exhausted. Hopefully I can recover better.

40:26 Total 8:05mi ave

8:14 7:59 8:11 8:21 7:35

Running the 2mile tomorrow at Snow Canyon. I'm kind of scared because it's really hard and I'm so tired right now (running, b-ball last night and working today and everything else = dead tired). But I think/hope I will be fine tomorrow. Goal: TBA

*Today is my 1 year anniversary of Bloging.

3200 Not happy about this race. I don't know what was wrong, just did bad. I had to wait around all day for my race and I was so nervous. When it finally came to race time I didn't fight through the pain like I should. I was also weezing pretty bad the last mile. This is actually a faster race comparing my 11:30 PR of last year but still slow (look at those splits).

1:15

1:26 (2:42)

1::27 (4:09)

1:29 (5:39)

1:30 (7:09)

1:31 (8:41)

1:28 (10:09)

1:25 (11:34)

Official 11:32

I will work to get faster and stronger. I did score 2 points today, so that was cool. Pretty fun day, just need to be faster.

(mile warm up and mile cool down)

(2miles in red racing flats)

AM - Morning AC. Tired but I made it. Calves a little tight, tired, and bad alergies but besides that I feel pretty good.

22:51 Total 7:55mi ave

8:21 7:55 7:25

PM - Ran dog pound AT (4miles). Last time I went from the bank to the dog pound so today I was going to go to the Industrial road but I didn't make it. I started good then got pretty tired, then legs really hurt. I was still ok but then just before the dog pound I got a Bad side ache and I couldn't breath. I had to stop and walk and then ran back to the school.

.75 slow to the bank. 6:13

2miles AT 13:08

 1.25 back to school 10:52

(AT was about 20 seconds slower than last time) Got stretched out good after the run because my legs were really tight. That cramp killed me today but it was still good to run.

Happy Easter weekend!

Didn't run today.

This week I planned on running at the "region level" but ended up running a lot on the "state level." From now on I'll probably just run the state level the best I can.

ASICS 2120 (364.45)

Didn't run this morning, but I'll run tomorrow morning with Decker.

At practice we decided to run to Coach Holt's house, but he was gone at the doctors (hope you getter better soon!). Kind of just an easy run, felt pretty good.

42:57 Total 7:44mi ave

7:39 7:52 8:01 7:40 7:55 .55 3:47

AM - Ran with Decker this morning at 6am to make up for both of our un-champion like sleep ins yesterday. Felt good.

24:17 Total 3.03miles (from my house to AC and back)

7:49 7:52 7:16 7:41mi ave

PM - Ran a pyramid workout today on the trail by the river. We ran 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 at our mile pace. I wanted to be at a 5:20 pace or faster but I was slow. The third numbers below are a pace I have on my watch. 

.25 1:24 (5:34)

.50 3:04 (6:07)

.75 4:55 (6:33)

.75 4:52 (6:29)

.50 3:02 (6:06)

.25 1:25 (5:43)

I got so tired doing this but I guess that's good, that is what's supposed to happen. The last half of the pyramid I was breathing bad and really weezing. Ran mostly with Decker, Danny, Trevor, and BY. Saw Goold coming back looking all passed out, but he is ok now.

Times are great and consistent, just slow.

6.75miles

(.5 warm up) Ran 4 Sunrise Tire hills today. I was pretty tired on the way out but it ended up to be a good run. Felt the heat, I need to drink more water.

1- 2:14  2- 2:10  3- 2:07  4- 1:56

I really worked on each section of the hill and pushing up it. Started a little slow but I didn't want to go out too fast and ruin the whole workout. I am also really happy about the last one! Under 2minutes, ya!

5.70miles (about 1.80 out 16:25, back 14:05) 

Stayed up too late last night playing Super Smash Bros. so I didn't get out of bed in the morning to run. I'm bad at waking up! So this evening I ran AC from my house.

I tried the Virtual Partner thing on my watch for the first time and it was pretty fun. It had two little guys running and it would tell me if I was ahead or behind the 8 minute pace I set. Legs hurt but the run felt good.

24:04Total 3.10miles 7:41mi ave

8:00 7:40 7:17

.5 warm up. Easy run up into Greensprings. Felt really tired and I had a hard time breathing.

41:29 Total 8:17mi ave

8:22 8:44 8:45 7:56 7:37

AM - Ran AC from my house. Very slow (9:44mi ave), trying to let my legs rest.

We are hosting a track meet this weekend, Pine View Invitational (starts @ 3pm today, 9am tomorrow). I am running the mile today. I feel tired right now but I am planning on breaking through that and running strong.

Goal 1600  < 5:20

1600 Got out of school early and ran 3 laps with Goold and Kimzey. Ran another .50 warm up later (and .50 cool down after race). I had to wear spandex over my coreshorts because I didn't want to mess with the 2 colors rule, it was kind of uncomfortable but didn't bother me during the race.

I ran hard and tried to push myself extra the last half but ended up not running much faster. I did PR by 5 seconds and got my goal of under 5:20.

1:15

1:19 (2:34)

1:21 (3:56)

1:21 (5:17)

Next I want to break 5:00.

3200 Got to bed late but slept solid until the morning, didn't feel too sore just kind of tired. There was like 86 people running the two mile so it took a while to get the race started. Ran a .50 warm up and got ready.

Ran in the middle heat with Decker. It was hard and I don't think I did very good. About the 6th lap I picked up my pace and passed a lot of people. felt like I was running faster but I was really just not slowing down I guess. You have to push yourself to not slow down and then push even more to go faster during the race.

1- 1:19

2- 1:25 (2:44)

3- 1:27 (4:12)

4- 1:30 (5:42)

5- 1:31 (7:14)

6- 1:30 (8:44)

7- 1:31 (10:16)

8- 1:21 (11:37)

I think I am scared of the 2 mile. I have to beat the fear of pain and get to that level of my running. I did it in cross country, now I need to bring it to track.

ASICS 2120 (400.33)

Didn't run this morning, I'll make up for it Thursday morning. Practice (.5 warm up) we ran an easy bank run. My shins hurt for most of the run and I had loud feet. Mostly my left foot was slapping whenever I would step. Why? I don't know. Still a pretty good run.

37:29 Total 7:25mi ave 7:59 7:05 6:51 7:13 7:51

Tomorrow we are running 800 repeats. It was this time last year, same workout, when I hurt my hip flexor. I've been reading about last year and thinking about everything. It's not going to happen again!