Become to Be

Morning- 3 miles easy.

Afternoon- 1.5 mile warm up, 4.25 speed work out, and 1 mile cool down. (Detailed Version on Monday 9/30/13)

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles.

Afternoon-2 mile warm up, and 4x400's. I hit 1:07, 1:08, 1:07, and 1:06. My shoes were like burning my feet super bad, and turns out that they are not broken in yet... And I basically got the worst blisters of my life! But 2 mile cool down. Then 4x125 meter hill sprints.

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles.

Afternoon- 0.5 mile warm up, and 5 mile run. Felt nice, and 4x200's. They were around 27's, and 28's.

Morning- Nice, and easy 3 miles by myself. I slept in to get some extra sleep in for a very stressful day.

Afternoon- After going to my sister's wedding, and taking a couple pictures. I hurried home, and changed into my uniform, and grabbed a peach, and ate that for my "Lunch". But I had to hurry my way up to Cedar, and I was driving pretty fast. But I was worried I wouldn't get there in time... But I didn't stress it. And I felt good. Got to the race with 10 minutes, before the race. I ran over to the bathroom, went potty, and then ran back to the starting line, and that was my warm up. About 0.25 miles. So not much of a warm up.... But I got to the line, feeling good.

Race Report- The gun goes off, and I took out perfect, right next to Josh T. And in the front pack, just my best start ever. And then they fired the gun again for a false start! I was ticked! But still felt like it was a stride out. But then they fired the gun again, and this start wasn't as good as my first one. I took out a little slower, and it cost me the first mile... But I felt just amazing, and kept thinking inside my head I was doing awesome. I didn't get a first mile time, but it felt pretty quick, but not as quick as it should have been. And then starting the 2nd lap. I worked my way up a ton. I was passing people left, and right. And I didn't get a 2 mile mark time.... And then before I knew it, I was on my last lap!! 800 meters to go! So I started my kick! And I worked my way up more, and then with 500 meters to go. Micah T. Once again wanted to freshmen race me, and we started bumping a little, and hitting elbows. And we were stride for stride for about 50 meters, basically sprinting, and I said outloud, "I don't think so!" I probally should have not said that to him. But it gave me this HUGE aderaline, and I took off! Not seeing him for rest of the race. As soon as I hit the track, I told myself to LIGHT IT UP!! GO catch Paul, and Kyler. They were probally 25-50 meters ahead. And I went faster, than I thought I could, and caught Kyler with 50 meters to go, and starting going for Paul (I was wanting to score). And then I finished before I knew it. And was just as happy could be! I don't know why. I felt soo awesome, feeling like I did just amazing. But it wasn't really a peak performance, in fact it was eh. But for sure a great experience! And a stepping stone in the right way for me! I P.R.ed by like almost 20 seconds. So not a lot. But since my freshmen year. I was looking at my times from this course, and I have gotten nearly 5 minutes faster! That just blows my mind by far! I think I have become a great runner, from what I started out is (last J.V. runner!). To Varsity, but it's not quite time to stop yet. I still need to keep improving, and getting faster. 1.25 mile cool down. Team took 2nd to DH 25 to 49. They beat us by 24. We got a trophy, I thought that was pretty chill. But I know I can race fast, and right when it counts! Region, and state here I come for my titles I want!

Morning- Woke up at 4:45 to go to the morning course. And yes A.M. Super early! But had a work out of 2 mintues after, 1 min recovery, and 1 min hard, 30 sec's recov, and 30/30. For 4 sets, but I did a 2.25 mile warm up, and I was doing pretty good. It was pitch black outside, so you couldn't see what was going on, or see anything.... But I tripped pretty bad (face planting it!), and I fell back from the boys, and I started back up. And I went pretty hard through out the whole thing. But some how I did the work out wrong... I went for 32 minutes straight.... Which it should have only been 22 minutes... But I wasn't going as hard as I should have, but going longer, did the same thing. I nearly threw up the last 30. And cool down for about a mile. Good work out, and ready for Region! :) Helped with the marathon, and that was pretty fun!

Morning- Nice and easy 3 with the Varsity boys. Just Abel, Paul, and Byron, and I this morning. It was weird just having a small group. But it felt good in sort of way.

Afternoon- 0.5 mile warmp, and 1.5 mile warm up. But before our work out, we had a talk with coach, and with the team first. But pointing, and reviewing some points of running, and why we (the team) like running, and going guts out! But listening to coach gave me some positive insights that I think will help me as a team. But warmed up, and had some serious stomach cramps... But 2 mile hard, at team pace (pretty fast!). And then 1 mile hard. And the 2 mile flew by, and I hit 10:59! WOOHOO! Sub 11! :) I was pretty proud of that. But we took turns leading, and when I lead it felt good, but I think I fell off pace just a little. But not much. It felt hard, and was glad to be done with that one, I was only thinking 1 lap at a time, and that helped a ton. Had about 10 minutes, or felt like it recovery. Walked 1 lap, and chilled around for a while. And then we had that "hard mile", and it was hard, after that 2 miler. But Paul, and I worked together the whole time on this puppy! It was sweet, and it felt soo much easier pushing together, instead of alone. We took turns every 200 meters. And that made it go by faster. But I hit 5:13, and I was dead! I was drained. Good work out for sure! And not only times, but also team work! Practicing it now, so we can do it later on! 1.5 mile cool down. I struggled with the cool down a bit, and I basically died after that. Just layed on the floor for about 20 minutes. Thinking I was dead. And now Blogging! :) I am still alive!

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles. I felt amazing this morning, because I slept 11 hours last night! And the girls ran with us for once.

Afternoon- 4 mile dogpound lopp at AT pace. It was 2.41 miles for the AT tempo. We averaged about 5:50 miles. With the first mile, and a half down hill, and then the last mile up hill. So pretty good average. I thought it was going to be like insanely hard, but it wasn't as bad as last time. But it was for sure a great push. The pack stayed together the whole time, which is great! That's what we need. :) I felt good about it, and was glad to be done with it. And then cooled down about 0.6 to finish up the run. And then ran 4x200's at F pace. And I think I was hitting about 28-27's. And Coach yelled at me to work on my lean. So I did after the first one, and I leaned actually. And I felt way smoother, and way faster. So leaning does help a lot.

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 4 miles with 4x150's fast. Worked on my lean.

Morning- Nice and easy 3.

Afternoon- 4 miles easy. 0.5 mile warm up. 6x400's. Times were 1:11, 1:08, 1:07, 1:07, 1:07, and 1:06. Good times I think. 1 mile cool down.

Morning- 2 mile warm up. 2 mile tempo pace. Felt hard, and good. Then 4x200's 3 sets. With 5 mintue recovery between each one. Hit about 30-31's on most of them. Maybe a few 29's. 1 mile cool down.

Afternoon- 3.5 miles. Felt tired, but good.

Afternoon- 6 miles with 4 fartleks. I did the fartleks for a mintue. So I went onto a trail by Coral Canyon, and it was pretty cool, except this giant hill!

Afternoon- Well..... My blog is pretty much broken.... I can't put mileage on my blog just shoes, and I can't add new shoes now...... But I got new shoes "Viatara Saucony". So those have 4.5 miles now. 0.5 prewarm up, and 3 miles run. With 4x200's.

Afternoon- Focused on Region all day today. That's all I could think about. I made sure to keep my self thinking about it. And I was very quiet today, because I wanted to conserve my energy, and I think I will continue to do so. Because I was just more happy in general. So.... Matt is now quiet. Starting as of now! But warmed up about 2 miles. And then got my spikes, and got to the line, and did 2 stride outs all out. Felt amazing!

Race Report- I started out pretty good, but not fast enough. I need to work on that. But there is really no time to work on that. So... At state. Almost a dead sprint, and then RACE! :) There was a pack about 20-25 guys the whole first mile, and I didn't get mile splits, but I felt quick. I was basically a straggler chasing the lead pack the whole race, but I did pick off a few other racers, and runners. But not enough.... I had basically stayed the same gap from the lead group to me, and just past the guys that died off. They all tried to go with me, but they couldn't. And the last 800 meters I was breathing really hard, and I didn't really care about my breathing, and I kicked it in pretty hard today. And I felt good about that. Pretty good race I think, atleast in effort wise. For the first time this season, I felt like crap, and dead after the race. I was all light headed, and my legs felt like jello. And during the awards I could barley stand up. I have not raced that hard in a while. But I felt good about it. I still have a ton of room for improvement. I am sad, I did not get 2 of my goal out of 4. I wanted 1) sub 17, and barley did. 2) Score for the team, and I did, but barley. 3) I wanted top 10. I didn't even flirt with it even the first 200 meters. So just take off faster. 4) I wanted to win Region as a team. But hey, I say I ran my best today, and all of us did. But it's time to look towards state, and learn and grow from this. But moving on! It's time!

Afternoon- 6.5 miles. 0.5 mile warm up. 6 miles up over the giant hill foremaster. It was pretty tough at the top. But I felt pretty sore from yesterday's race.

Morning- 0.5 mile warm up. Normal drills, and core work. 2 mile warm up. And then 1 all out mile in trainers. I went out pretty hard. First lap 1:09, and 2nd lap 2:23 (1:14). Pace dropped a lot on this lap, and the third lap pretty much was jogging, but still felt solid. My third lap was 3:40 (1:17!!). But then I thought in my mind I could still throw down a sub 5 for sure. And I pushed it in hard. Just thinking I could throw down a 1:10 last lap. And I threw down a 1:08. So  4:48 mile . Not too shabby in trainers. Felt good about it. 2 mile cool down. Good work out.

Morning- Practice today was pretty tough, but I felt good about my work out. 2 mile warm up. 1,200, 1,000, 800, 600, and 400 meters. With 400 meter recovery on each one. I was with Byron, and Abel for the first half of each one, then they picked up the pace, and I fell back just a tiny bit. But not much. 1.5 mile cool down. Great work out.

Morning- Ran with David, and Hunter. Dave only ran 3. So he turned around at 1.5 miles out. But I did 4 fartleks that were 30 seconds long. I ended up going sub 5 pace on each one. Good run. A little tired, but felt good.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up. 4x400's at F pace. I showed up late, because I had to use the bathroom. So the team already did one when I got there. But my first one was 1:06, and I started like 10 feet back of everyone, so not too good on this one. But still felt strong. 2nd one, was 1:04, rest were 1:02, 1:01. Good work out. Felt pretty tough. Had equal recovery. And then 1.5 mile cool down.

Afternoon- 4 miles with 4 striders. The team, and I ran in SLC. And we did the striders on some patch of grass. And I felt good.

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles to shake out the legs.

Got to the meet really early. Got to watch the 1A boys, and girls race. And then 2A's, and our girls. And then some amazing 4A, and 5A races from the girls. Some girls are almost as fast as me in high school! But I warmed up with the team 2 miles. And got on my spikes, and I had all sorts of thoughts through my head. I was nervous, and not nervous. Just a mixture of them today. Did stride outs, and I felt great! So that's a plus. 

Race Report- The gun went off! I took out fast! I was probally in the top 35ish for the first 800 meters. But I really focused on just keeping quick feet for the 1st mile, and it flew by. Running by at 5:18. I was like nice mile! Time to thrown down another one! But Going up the big hill didn't really phase me at all. But I pushed up it. And something I did this year, that I didn't do last year was I didn't go all out down hill. So I went all out on the down hills. And that helped me gain a couple seconds, and people. It was really tight still here. People were still elbowing, and pushing me. But I managed not to do too much of that. And I came by the 2 mile mark. I didn't even realize running the 2nd mile. That's how fast it went by! But the hill on the back stretch is where I made my big move, passing most of our guys (Nick, Kyler, Paul.) But I wanted them to go with me, and push the pace more. I yelled at Kyler as I passed by him. "STATE TITLE!" And that got me going harder. But I don't know about him. I really didn't yell it. It was more like a mutter.... But I was like 1 more mile Matt! Go for it! So I started picking the pace back up, and with 1,000 meters to go. I wanted to pace this Stansbury kid. He was HUGE! But I wanted to pass him, and he would not let me. I would speed up, and then he would cut me off, and he did this about 10 times. I really mean 10 times! I was about to push the kid over, because of frustation! But with 800 meters to go. Dallin from DH passed me, and then that kid. And I should have gone with him. But I didn't... That was my #2 mistake. But my #1 mistake was. I stopped trying to pass that Stansbury kid. So Dallin takes off, and I kinda go with him. And going around the pond. I could pick out 4 DHellians. Like their Jerseys. And I had to find the energy to dig deep here in the race. I went faster than I thought I could. And started my kick.  Passing one last kid, before I crossed the road, and this Bear River kid takes off flying past me! I thought he was Park City. And I thought to myself, "NO WAY!". So he was infront of me as soon as we hit the track. And then I was just dead... But out of no where I got this huge aderaline rush. And I sprinted past the kid. And coming in the last 50 (the straight away). I saw the clock ticking, 16:54, :55, :56,... And I was like! I gotta go sub 17! So I pushed as hard as I could, and got 16:59.8. I was pretty proud of my time, and place on the team, and overall. I wanted All-State soo bad (top 21), but I missed it by 1 spot... Just shows every point, or guy matters in a race.  I thought this was a really great race for me! But our team ended up taking 3rd overall in 3A. Just 6 points off Park City.... So close, but so far.... Some guys on my team struggled today, others had their best races. But I thought I did one of my better races. And I was happy with what our team as done this season, and all we have accomplished. It doesn't just come to us. You gotta work for things. 2nd at Region, and 3rd at state on a half-off day for the team. I think that's pretty dang good! I would like to thank my team for all the cheering, and supporting they did. It really helps! :) Thanks Coach Trevor, Coach Holt, and Coach Robs for all you do. I am very grateful for you guys. Time to recap my season, and put some great times in the future meets! 

Afternoon- 0.5 mile warm up, and the team played ulitamate frisbey. I probally ran 1-2 miles in that. give the legs a little break.

Afternoon- 0.5 mile warm up. 0.5 mile run for a item hunt today. And I felt fat... So when I got home, I rode the excercise bike 1.5 miles fast, and got my heart rate going, and then ran 1 mile on my own.

Afternoon- Ran at like 6:30 P.M. And I ran with Abel, Byron, and Dave. We did parkway from Byron's house (5.65 miles). But we did it in 40:05, which was an average of 7:05 pace. So we went a little faster, and I just ate like this huge dinner like 30 minutes before we ran. And I pretty much died.... It was a very painful run, and I did it, so I am an "Iron GUT!"

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles. Byron was late, so I Didn't want to catch up with he team, so I just ran on my own.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up, and 4x1 mile at R pace. I hit 5:39, 5:41, 5:51, and 5:40. On the third one, the wind really picked up, and the wind was pretty bad, but I just slowed down too much on that. And the last one really required some focus, and determation. But I did it, and I survived once again! :) 1.5 mile cool down. Great Work out!

Morning- Nice and easy 3 miles. Felt a little tired from yesterday's work out, but by the end of the run. I felt much better.

Afternoon- 0.5 mile warm up. 7 miles run up, and around Green Springs. It was rather a somewhat hilly run, but it just seemed to be forever long today. I was rather sad/grumpy today for many reasons. I am just sick if dumb people in this world. It's a joke.

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 2 mile warm up, Michigan (4.25), and 1.5 mile cool down. I hit "A" standard today. That was pretty awesome, and my miles were 5:21, 5:40, 5:41, and 5:45. So it was a killer work out. Very proud of myself.

Morning- 3 miles.

Afternoon- 3 miles with the team to AC for ice cream run.