Become to Be

Morning- 4 miles with David. We did the 4 miles in 28:06. So 7:01.5 average. We went like 6:30 atleast on the last mile. We just wanted to get done. But glad I got it in. We start team practice up again! I am ready for this upcoming track season, and I am soo excited! I have been putting some serious thought into track. And I have a goal of having a stress free season.

Afternoon- 6 miles with the team around the loop of sunrise. Sunrise has a giant hill, and it wasn't as bad as I thought. But I had to recover at the top of the hill with the team slowing down. And then we were started picking up the pace. And it felt like normal pace. But we started dropping into the sub 7's. :) Guess I am in better shape than I thought I was. I was kinda scared for a 6 miler. But not bad at all!

Afternoon- 6.35 miles. I had to run early, because I had work at 3. But I started to run the sandburgs run. And then I ran around the streets just kinda sig-zag through. And then I ran the normal dogtown loop. And that was 4.5 miles. I then started to run around the high school. And coach yelled my name. And I did grass laps with him for a mile or so. And then that was it.

Noon- Ran with Krenny, Dave, and Abel. It was fun. We met at Sullivan park. And ran on some trail. Today was supposed to be "easy mileage". But we ended up going a little bit fast at the end. First mile 7:15, 7:04, 7:04, and 6:15. :) haha, oops!

Afternoon- 5.75 miles. 2 mile warm up. And 2x1 miles at 85%. Pace goal was 5:48. Times were 5:47, and 5:37. I felt like I wasn't even working on the first mile. But we had a 3 minute recovery between each one. And on the 2nd mile. I felt a little eh feeling like usual after running harder. But 1.5 miles cool down. And weights today. Good day of training for track!

Afternoon- 5 miles with the team on trail tuesday. I lead the first 2.5 miles, until we flipped it. And the trail had a lot of uphill, and down hill. But good run. It was fun as well.

Afternoon- 0.75 mile warm up. 12 minute tempo AT pace. Pace was 5:48. But I ended up runnning with Colton, Byron, and Abel. Splits 5:44, 5:40. And went 2.11 miles during the tempo. Good work out. 3ish mile cool down. Weights today also.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up. Cosmin test. 4x60 seconds hard, with recovery 3 mins, 2, 1. And its quick, quick, quick. My total distance was 1,496 meters. 2 mile cool down. I am really ticked off because my finger is nearly broken. It's just jammed really bad. And the size of both my thumbs put together! And now I have a blister. Other than that. I wouldn't be mad.

Afternoon- 3 miles with striders.

Morning- 8 miles with 10 minute tempo at LT pace. Goal pace was 5:17. And I averaged 5:25 pace. So goal not quite met. But good push. 1.5 mile warm up. And about 1.85 miles during the tempo. And cool down for rest of the mileage. Good run. I ran with the team.

Afternoon- 1.5 mile warm up. 3x1 miles. Goal pace was 5:29. With basically one lap in between sets. And times were 5:31, :29, :24. Good work out. 1.5 mile cool down. Weights also.

Afternoon- 5 miles on the mustang trail with the team. I fell over and landed on my knee real hard. Other than that. It was great!

Morning- 3 miles with the old Asic gels.

Afternoon- 9 miles with 18 minute tempo. 5:55 average. Not bad. Considering I had knee problems. I didn't do weights due to my knee...

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 5 miles total. With 2x800 hills repeats. I got 2:35, and 2:30.

Afternoon- 3 miles with striders. Felt pretty good.

Morning- 2 mile warm up. I was pacing Paul, and Nick for their 5k St. George (half marathon). But they started out, and I jumped in about 250 meters up the road. My goal pace was 5:17 for LT pace. But I got closer this time. :) It took me a while to get into it mentally. But the tempo was only 15 minutes. I averaged 5:35 for the whole tempo. It was smooth and strong. I wasn't mentally into till about the 1st mile. And then the second mile was alright. I thought a little negativity. But then immedatiely kicked it out, and felt amazing after that. This work out was a success! 1 mile cool down.

Morning- 1.5 mile warm up. 4x1600 meter repeats with 3 minute recovery between each one (basically 1 lap recovery). So I felt alright on the warm up. The lack of sleep the last couple of days have been harsh lately. Espeically today... But first one was 5:40 I didn't even check my spilts. I thought nothing of it. And then the 2nd one was 5:32, felt quicker on this one. 3rd 5:33 felt eh. And the last one I felt terrible beyond terrible. But I still managed to pull of a 5:32 somehow. :) So that was cool. And my goal time was 5:29. I would say this work out was a successs after the first one. The first one was not good. But 1.5 mile cool down. I felt even worse on the cool down. But then had weights. Those were alright. But got home, and ate some food. Than I felt amazing! :) So the sluggishness is lack of sleep, and food. Work on that this week.

Morning- 3 miles with the team. And yoga after. My knee really killed this morning for some reason. Like it hurt super bad. And bugged me the whole morning.

Afternoon- 5 miles in the desert on random trails. And my knee didnt hurt till about 3 miles into the run. I felt really flat, and sluggish today. I have been sleeping enough, and eating good. But my body just feels eh. My knee hurt really bad the last 2 miles. I iced it tonight, but still hurts. So I will keep on that.

Afternoon- 3.7ish miles warm up. And 18 minutes. Of tempo. Goal pace was 5:37 I went 5:40 average for the tempo. 3.16ish. But my knee hurt today during the warm up. The tempo didn't hurt my knee, but it hurt super bad at the end. I hit the wall at the17 minutes. And started to fall off the pack. But then I kicked and caught back up. 2-3 mile cool down. I cut it one mile short. Because my knee hurt super bad. And I felt like my stomach was going to blow up. It hurt super bad too. And I just felt sick to my stomach....

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles with book talk. And my knee hurt. But not as much this last couple of days.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up, and 1x800, and 2x400 with equal recovery. And then 1 mile cool down. And we did those on the old man hills. I got 2:34, and on the 400's I got 1:09, and 1:07. Good times. And my knee didnt hurt at all, which was amazing! And I didn't really do weights. I just benched, did some pulls ups, abs, and push ups. Not much, to usual stuff. But I rolled out really good in the weight room, so thats good.

Afternoon- 3 miles super easy. I was going super slow the first 2 miles of the run, because my body was just soo sore from everything. And I eventually sped up the last mile. And did 8x100 meter striders at the end. Good recovery run. I ran early because I had work.

Morning- 6 miles with 15 minutes of LT temop again. I Goal pace was 5:17. Hit 5:35 again. I was ok with it. But not happy, nor complaining. So I will take it. Learning is part of the process.
 

Morning- 3 miles easy.

Afternoon- 1.5 mile warm up. And 4x1,600 meter repeats goal pace a 5:29 with 3 minute recovery. This work out was extremely hard, but I stayed positive throughout the whole thing, which I usually struggle with. So that was a plus. And I hit all my times consistently. I went 5:25, 5:28, 5:25, and 5:26. I almost died on the last one. I was soo tired. But then 1.5 mile cool down. And then I did weights, but did less weight just to make sure not hurt my knee. But then I got home and slept for 3 hours. I was extremely tired for some reason. 

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 5 miles on the trail in St. George. It was a little rocky in some parts so I just took it easy so I didn't fall again and hurt myself. 

Morning- 3 miles with the team.

Afternoon- 10 miles total with 24 minutes of AT tempo pace. 3.5 mile warm up. During the tempo my legs just were sluggish and I felt flat. Not fast at all, but it felt like I was pushing super hard like last week. But the pace didn't even show close to it. My average was 5:55 pace. I went 4.05 miles during my total tempo. It wasn't that great. But I won't beat myself up over it. Cooled down to get mileage. And I had a strong finish, so that's great! And I also wasn't relaxed during the tempo. I was actually tight through out my whole body. 

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up. 3x800 old man's. 2:39, 2:36, and 2:30. 1mile cool.

Afternoon- 3 miles easy. With 8x100 meter strides.