called to serve: Florida Tallahassee

Today I ran the mile for our practice race. It was pretty windy. Started on pace but slowed down after that and ended up with a 5:25. I just need to do like coach said and get some guts and run faster.

Ran a 2 mile cool down (+ .50 warm up) instead of 3 because I messed up with my watch. My leg is getting better from Monday, it didn't hurt today running fast.

Saucony Spikes (6.5)

AM - Went to the midnight showing of Iron Man last night, so today I slept through first period (teachers aide for coach) and ran AC from my house at like 8:45.

23:17 Total 3 miles 7:44mi ave (8:00 7:45 7:25)

PM - Me and the freshies (trev, kimz, ry) ran the Chuck-a-rama 4 after school. We did a fartlek each mile for about a block. Got going pretty fast on the fartleks, about 5 minute pace.

30:30 Total 4 miles 7:30mi ave (7:55 7:24 7:31 7:09)

Went camping for fathers and sons last night. Had a triple-double animal style burger from In n out, it was really good. Fun weekend.

Started at my house and went down the road and to the mosquito trail. Ran on that trail almost to the sunk car and then turned around and came back the same way. Ran up the hill towards my house but took a left by the park to panarama. Ran up the track and up to the road by Deckers house, across and down to my house.

I pushed myself and ran it pretty fast. My hip and hamstring has been feeling better, just a little sore so that's good. Region next week!

45:08 Total 6 miles 7:31mi ave

7:21 7:29 7:31 7:28 7:53 7:21

Asics 2120 (574.88)

2 mile DI warm up. 4x400. If we hit our last two times we got to do 4 instead of 6. Hard work out, but good. Put my 400s together today for a sub 5 mile.  

1- 1:12 2- 1:17 3- 1:13 4- 1:12

1.5 cool down.

Felt discouraged today. oh well, get over it.

.5 warm up. Last practice. Ran the mosquito trail to the sunk car with the team. Kept it easy. Still a little discouraged, trying to focus and get positive.

Region @ Snow Canyon. Ran a mile with the guys warming up for the 1600. I will run JV tomorrow.

Ran a mile warm up with BY and Decker. Got ready for the JV mile.

1600 I started bad and ended up in the back but I worked my way up to the front. By the second lap I was in about 4th. On the 3rd lap I took the lead and pushed hard. The 3rd lap is always hard and I knew I needed to gut it out. On the final lap I think I was at 3:46ish and coach was telling me to run a 1:14 just like practice. I tried hard to dig and kick to the finish. I held on to win and get a PR by 6 seconds, 5:03. I wanted to break 5 but I feel pretty happy because I know I put it all out there. Felt so dead and exhausted but we live for that.

I think these are right. 1:12 1:18 (2:30) 1:16 (3:46) 1:17

Thought about retiring and not running the 2 mile but talked with my Dad and decided to go for it.

3200 - My friend, sean the thrower, ran a couple laps and threw up. It was funny and he pulled me out way fast on the first lap. Tried to run strong for my last 2 miler and I won. I was pretty tired but ran ok. 11:22, I'll put splits in later.

Fun track meet, everyone did great. The girls tried hard, I feel bad they didn't get what they wanted but they are still so awesome. Boys won region! Some sweet races today.

Region champs

JV 1 and 2 mile champ : )

And now I am done with my high school racing career (besides wasatch this summer). It's been sweet.

Asics 2120 585.88

Spikes 7.5

Flats 34.45

2 mile DI warm up. (Haley, Ruth, Coach, Trev, Austin, Kimz, Goold). R Hamstring and L knee hurt a little on the warm up, besides that felt good. Then we had 4x400 with a slow 400 recovery inbetween each. Felt great about the 400s.

1:13 1:13 1:12 1:11

Two big grass loops cool down, backwards, 1.5.

My mission call should come this week!

Ran on the trail by the river with the team. It was a great run. Tried to jump over a garbage can and almost ate it, but didn't!

38:44 Total 7:22mi ave

Ran with the team until the state people turned around at AC. Coach, Austin, and I kept going and did the top of formaster run. It was hot but still fun and a good run. Probably averaged 7:30ish pace (I think my watch is broken again).

My mission call came today!!!!!

 I'm opening it at 9 tonight, so come over.

Florida Tallahassee Mission.

Spanish Speaking.

I report to the MTC August 13.

I am very excited! I will be serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. It's something I have been looking forward to for a long time.

I'll be taking some time off and let my body rest. About a week or so then I'll start training for the Wasatch Back Relay!

Way to go everyone at state track this weekend!!

Asics 2120 (602.38)

Ran around the track (or not track because it is all torn up and just cement) at like 1 am with Ruth. We had a party outside during our crazy Indian Jones marathon. We ran around with everyone with no shoes and played leap frog and just had fun. It was a blast!!!!!

I'm enjoying partying and graduating!!! I'll get running for wasatch soon.

This is me opening my mission call last week. Just wanted to share it with anyone who wants to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAYIoPW_R60

I graduated today!

Wasatch Back Relay practice tonight. We met at the Little Valley Stake Center and ran on the trails. I ran with Jordan Els. It was way hard to run after my 2 week break and everything hurt. It's good to get running again.

6.25miles  8:07mi ave 50:29 Total

Ran AC from my house. It was a hard run because my knees (mostly my right) are killing me! I don't know if it's from not running and just hurts to run again or if it is my shoes. I also didn't wear my coreshorts yesterday or today, trying to see if I don't have to wear them anymore (hurts a little). Slowly trying to get back into it, body doesn't feel great.

27:05 Total  8:55mi ave

I'm going up north to Strawberry resevoir on a fishing trip with my Dad, Grandpa, and all the uncles. I hate fishing but it will be fun, just the Boys. I'll run some up there.

: )

So yesterday my Dad and  I drove to Provo before our van broke down. We had to stay in a hotel Thursday night and drive a borrowed truck from JPG up the canyon on Friday. Then on Saturday my Mom had to drive our truck with a big old car hauler up from St. George to get us back home. We had a lot of car trouble on this trip but besides that it was great.

I didn't run today. I was camping so there was no showers and I didn't make time for running (I probably could have), basically I was lazy and just didn't want to.

My R knee hurt very bad after the drive thursday night, I think it was just from being cramped up. I could hardly walk! It feels ok today (sunday), so I can do some serious running to get ready for the Wasatch Back Relay. Being up in the MTNs got me excited for Wasatch!

Well, I think I need to write in my journal better so I don't have to put all this in my RUNNING blog.