Redemption

AM: I was going to wake up, but I forgot to set my alarm :(

PM: 6 mile (fartlek style) run, we were using race "tactics" on each other so there was a lot of changing pace.  We like to get really aggressive on our runs, just more the fun right! :) Then I did a 200, and a 100, I also pretty much sprinted my warm up laps because I got to practice late and I didn't want to have everyone waiting for me. On the 200 and 100 I started to get really light headed though, but I think that's because I got really dehydrated during the run.

We did our warm up then jogged to the grass and did 4*400's and 4*200's, I remember near the start of the season we did kind of the same workout, just with the 400's, (It's actually a bit longer than 400m) and I was running 1:20 every time, this time, I was hitting 1:15, 1:11, 1:14, 1:15, I am getting way faster! But my legs are REALLY sore! So hopefully it doesn't affect me to much.

AM: Did some running this morning to hopefully loosen up my legs a little, I also did some strides.

PM: Snow Canyon Invitational

It was another great race! Ran a 15 again so I'm proud of it, but I can't help but think how much better I could have done if my first mile wasn't in 4:57, because then I must have slowed down to about 5:25's, so if I could of went out instead doing let's say 5:15's and kept that the whole way, then I would have ran like 10 seconds faster and got 3rd place instead. So I will make sure I keep my first mile controlled at regions, it will be a risky race. But anyways I am really happy with how it went, I pushed myself really hard, so I know I will do well next Tuesday, I just got to keep that top 10, and I will do just fine. I did finally beat Victor again, but then Bryan Pearson from Cedar edged me out, so I'm not sure where that came from? That's the confusing thing this year I will have somebody I can never beat, then I will finally beat them, but then randomly some kid that is usually like 15-20 seconds behind me will beat both of us. Which is why I am a bit worried for Regions.

We did 8 200's on the track, with short rest in between, I got about 28's every time, so it was a nice strong workout.  Then we went on a REALLY easy 2.5 mile run around the stake center, and our cool down I felt pretty good, hopefully I will be ready for Tuesday. I'm excited!

I asked some people randomly in the hall ways, if they wanted to go for a run, because the other varsity guys "forgot their clothes", so I got some people that don't even hardly know how to run :) And I had David, so at least I had one other varsity member. I also yelled as loud as I could in the hallway, "party at Trevor's house at 6" (because his birthday is Sunday.) Just to see if it would work like it does in the movies, and it did! There was like 30 people that came, it was awesome! But anyways we did some 800's @5k pace, then did a 30 minute run.

I did a 30 minute fartlek type run, and practiced a few cross country starts, over at the grass near my house, I felt good, so I'm excited for Regions.

We did our warm up, then ran over to the church, where we did 3*400's @ 5k pace, 3*200's at probably mile pace. Then we ran the stake center loop (about 2.5 miles) and did our cool down laps on the track. My legs felt good, and fresh, and fast, I'm looking forward to regions tomorrow, my goals are to run sub 15:45, and get top 6, so we will see what happens tomorrow, hopefully I don't get nervous, and end up running sub 5 my first mile, I've got to just keep it under control. First mile mile be feeling good, second mile be feeling ok (ok in cross country meaning, which means you feel like crap, but you're not ready to puke yet), and the third mile give it my all, I've got to make sure I am at least in the top ten by the end of mile 2, before I make my move, and hopefully move up from there. So we'll see what happens!

Region 9 championships: Great race!!! I'm not sure what my time is exactly, so I just kind of guessed, but I'll get the official time later. Well, I was really worried about this race, and 2 hours before my knee started to for some reason hurt really bad, so I said a prayer and it went away, so I'm really thankful for that :) And during the race I got really nervous, with about a mile left I was in 15th place, and I didn't know if I had it in me to move up to that top 10 position (You have to get top ten to qualify for state), and the pain came, and bad. When I say this, I am not joking, and I don't mean to be cheesy, but that last probably 800m I legitimately had no physical body strength or will left in me, I ran on pure heart! (cheesy I know) The only drive I had left in my body was my need for success. It was like this out of body experience that was just really foreign to me. I couldn't really think the pain was almost unbearable, but my body wouldn't stop or slow, and somehow I found it in me to sprint at the end where I caught and passed Ben Powell from Desert Hills. I have always been good at pushing myself hard, but that was just strangely a-whole-'nother level. I may not have gotten quite the place or time I wanted, but I gave really close to my absolute all, honestly I ran as hard as I could today, and I wouldn't change a thing. Plus I'M GOING TO STATE!!! Yes! Hahaha, I'm really glad I pulled it off, I was really worried about that for a while :) I am really proud of my team, everyone ran a great race, and I just love everyone on my team, I'm so sad the season is going to end soon :( And I'm going to miss all of the seniors from my team, or other teams, that are going to graduate this year. I have made some great friends this year in cross country, and it's sad to know this was it with them in cross country. But great race, it was so much fun, I loved it!

We did our annual Cross Country Halloween run today, I dressed up as a boxer, lets just say it got really hot, and I got really sweaty :) Then I did some sprints on the track. So today was an interesting day.

Lets just say I'm an idiot, and I might not be able to run at state, because I might of messed up my hip pretty bad :(

Well I got my hip checked out, and I guess I over rotated my hip bone? And I sprained it, so he told me I shouldn't run on it for 2 weeks, but then I told him about state and he said I can race, but it's going to hurt really bad, it just shouldn't affect it long term. So I don't know, I just know this sucks!

Still can't run :( Have to get the swelling down, it's really swollen, It's really swollen, I have to ice a ton.

My hip was feeling a bit better today, it still hurt to run, but at least I could run today. We did accelerations, then did 4 miles easy, then did a 200m fast. It hurts pretty bad, but it doesn't seem to mess my running up too bad.

I stayed up all night doing homework trying to get caught up before the end of the quarter, because state is happening during the last two days of school. So I was going to miss all of the tests and stuff. So it was kind of a rough day. We then drove up to BYU and ran on their track, I did 2 laps warmup, 3*400, 3*200, then two lap cool down. It was good, because I need some speed before my races. My hip was great at first, but after the last 200 it kind of started to act up a bit. So I was a bit worried for state.

STATE: Well it was a good race, never even noticed my hip so that was good, it was just that after the 1st mile my legs turned to concrete, and I felt like I could barely move them. Which I think probably would be the 4 straight days I did with no running this week. When I got on the track (last 150m of the race) I picked it up really good and passed some people so I'm happy with that. When I got finished and saw my time, I was actually quite surprised to see a pretty decent time. I honestly thought it was going to be like a 17. So it was good, and I had fun, but now I'm glad I can put cross country behind me and get focused for track, I am really excited for track! 

I finally get to run again!!! I did a mile warm up, then 45 minutes pretty easy, then did 3*200's @ :29, then did 4*100m grass strides barefoot, and some leg swings, and then I did some weightlifting. It felt great! I've been strangely like depressed this past two weeks, I've kind of realized that without running I'm pretty much nothing. Wow! I've said some stupid things over those 2 awful weeks, I guess I get pretty moody when I don't run, so I'm glad I can finally get back to it.

I did a mile warm up, and then a 20 minute tempo run @5:50 mile pace I ran my first mile in 5:52, then I ran 5:59, my 3rd was a 5:48, then I ran my last half mile really fast. So it was really nice. It started to hurt quite a bit that last half mile, it felt good to go hard again! Then I did 3 *150m of the sprint-float-sprint drill, and 4*100m strides, some leg swings, stretching and a core workout, It's great to be back!

I did 2*800's at 2:30, then I did 2*100m sprints, because I got challenged by Ky Voorhees a hurdler, I beat him both times :) Then we were going to do a 45 min run, but it turned into a 1 hour 15 min run. So it was nice, good workout my calves are a bit sore though.