Become to Be

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles.
Afternoon- 2.5 mile warm up. 5x1 mile repeats at 93% from the Vv02 test. Goal time 6:04. And make it progressive. So that's what I strived to do. Times were 6:09, 6:14, 6:03, 5:55, and 5:48. I know if I can hit these times in a work out. I can hit 5:20's in a race! So I will stick with the program, and keep trusting it. I am starting to build that confidence that I need to have at this time of season. It's time to start "flipping the burgers". I don't know where that came from, but from my brain.... Anyways. I had a very good work out today, and I am excited for Bob firemen. 2 mile cool down. I felt just amazing on the cool down. Felt like I had a great workout , and was proud of myself. Time for another great work out tomorrow! Weights were good too. I am starting to really get back into the good things into running, once again!

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles, but the legs felt a little heavy, and sore.

Afternoon- After along day off school, we had a meeting with Mrs. P. And that went well. Gave me something to think about, and let me ponder my thoughts! Today was super hard for me mentally, and yet another great workout, and confidence builder. 1 mile warm up. 3/3's today. Goal distance was 888 meters. I got about 895 meters on the first one, and hit about 875 on the second and third, and 855 on the last one. But I was only able to do 4 of them. They are way harder than 1/1's. Not too meantion the wind. Holy! It was crazy today. But I thought I did good during these. And had 4x30's at "F" pace on the track (all out). And I hit 27-28's for the 200 mark every time. Last one I really had to push, and make myself go. 1 mile cool down. Amazing workout I think. And I got some motivation right now, and it's going very well! But it's a secret what it is! :)

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles.

Afternoon- 2.5 mile warm up, and 2 mile race with 5xhill sprints (200 meters), and 2 mile cool down.

Race Report- I took out confident. And it was fast. First lap was 4:02. And I didn't get the second split, but I decided to go, and I did the last 800, and P.R.ed. Good race. Ready for Bob Firman.

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles.

Afternoon- 5.

Morning- Ran on some trail. 5.25 miles pretty easy. Pretty chilly. Felt nice in SLC.

Afternoon- Ran the course, and did 8 striders pretty fast.

Morning- Woke up ate at the hotel. And drove over to the race. Felt good, and ready to roll. Did a 2 mile warm up, got my spikes and went over the starting line.

Race Report- This part is where I hate. Everyone thinks the first 500 meters if the most important part and takes out at a dead sprint, so I took out pretty well. Anyways. The first 1,000 meters. This kid tripped, and got spiked a lot (he was screaming, like a bloody murder scream!) The pack slowed down a lot, and I found out why. They were jumping over him, and I got pushed over, and tripped, and basically landed on my face. I lost about 5-10 seconds on my time, due to this. And I was mad I fell! I was ticked in fact! And so I started pushing, and elbowing back to kids that pushed me over, when I caught back up to them. I then came around the first lap. Pretty tired, and started moving on the second lap. Falling made me loose a lot of placing, and timing. And the 2 mile marker was 11:00. Which was pretty good, but I wanted it to be around 10:45. So a little faster. But anyways going up the hill was killer, I was pretty tired, and about 800 meters left (a little before the hill) some kid wouldn't let me through, so I elbowed him a little, and he went with me for about 400 meters. And we started having a little elbow fiesta! It started ticking me off, and so I elbowed him back, but then he got me back twice as hard. And I just through a surge in, and never saw him again. But I was really tired, the last 200 meters. I started my kick about 400 to go, and picked up the pace, and then 50 meters left coming down home stretch, I was 4th on the team, and Nick, and Paul come flying by me, at this insane sprint. And beat me by 0.6, and 0.002...... Dang it! I was soo mad, because I got the worst seat on the ride home! >:( But I think this race was a pretty good building step in the right direction. Way better than last race at Herriman. But Live, Learn, and move on. I got spiked on my leg pretty bad, and a lot of blood was drippinp out. And we got interviewed as a team, and that was pretty cool. Team took 14th overall in the Elite Race. Pretty good day. 1 mile cool down.