Persistence Pays

First run of the season with the team. After the run we did 8x100 meter strides. We also did Tabata. Looking forward to a great year.

Today we did a half mile warm up. After we ran 6 miles down by Hidden Valley. Josh also did some pretty tough core today after the run. Good to be back!

Today I ran 7 miles with Scott, Joe and Boston. It was great to run with a group instead of just myself, which I usually do on Saturdays. I had been feeling pretty flat recently, but today felt pretty good.

Today we did a half mile warm up. After we did our calisthenics and did 6 miles on the trail. I felt pretty good a little pain in my right shin, but nothing bad.  We then did 8x100 meter strides and tabata.

8 Mile run out by Navajo Dr. on the trails. Felt pretty good. Need to continue to work on my form. Average pace around 8:19 per mile.

Today we did a half mile warm up followed by calisthenics. We then did a 7.8 mile run averaging around a 7:44. It felt pretty quick and I was a little tired during the run. My right leg was bugging me a little before the run, but felt good after I warmed up. We did 8x100 meter striders and plyometrics after.

7 mile adventure run today! Didn't feel great today. I was a little flat during the run. Coach gave us some great advice though to think five possitive thoughts for every negative one. So lets just say there will be a lot of possitive thinking in the future :)

6 Mile run today during lunch before my family went up north. Did some tabata at the hotel.

Late night run after getting back from Salt Lake. Unfortunately had to run on the roads because it was dark. Right below my knee has been kind of bugging me but it only hurts after runs. I was glad to get the run done!!

Today we did a half mile pre warm up. After we then ran two miles together as a team to warm up. We did a few striders before the Vo2 Max and 2 more laps. I was a little nervous because I haven't done speed for a while and my left leg has been bothering me a bit. It went better than expected. Good news is the leg felt good and altogether I felt really good. I still wish I was farther up but I know I can do better next time! 

Today we ran 9 miles on the trail. I felt a little flat. When we were about half way we stopped to help some kids whose truck got stuck in the sand. Thanks to the five pound weights we have have been lifting we were able to get them out. I felt better on the way back.

Today we did a two and half mile warm up. After we did a 15 minute tempo run. According to my watch I averaged a 5:58. We did a cool down run to get us around 7 miles. After we did core and stretch. My new shoes should get here by the end of tomorrow!!

Good run today. We ran the ridge which is six miles. After we did 8x100 meter strides and tabata/plyometrics to top it off. Also my shoes got here!!! (They made it!!)

2.5 Mille warm up today. Then we did probably one of my favorite workouts. It was 20 seconds hard and ten seconds easy for ten minutes. Coach played music to let us know when to start. We cooled down 2 miles after and did some tabata to top it off.

Today I ran 10 miles out in Warner Valley. My mom ran 8 miles so it was fun to see her on the way back. She did great! Afterwards me and my dad rode dirt bikes

Today I did a 2.5 Mile warm up. We also did some drills that I think will really help us.  We did a Kosmin test to help predict our mile times. It actually went a lot better than I thought it would.  I was so glad to be done with the workout, but then coach said we had more that he didn't tell us about!! They were 300 meter progression finishes. I was pretty tired, but I made it. We cooled down a mile and half, stretched and did core to top it off. All in all it was a pretty good day. Oh and we went to Einstein Bagels which was a real treat!!

Ran 8.5 miles at church rocks trail. It was awesome. I hope we can run there again. Oh and I also ran 3 miles in the morning in my new virratas!!!!!!!

Ran 2.5 mile warm up and calisthenics. Did 4 x 1 mile repeats with a 400 rest between. Didn't do as well as I wanted, but I am ready to throw down next time. After we did 4 x 100 meter strides and cooled down a mile.

6 mile run with 8x100 meter striders. I then had a church ball game and my legs are feeling hammerdunked. I took an epsom salt bath to try and help. Hopefully a good night rest will work wonders!!

2 and a half mile warm up. Followed that with 8 Mcgruffs revenge and four progression 400's. Legs are really tired. We ended with tabatta and stretching. Glad its the weekend!

Fun run with Joe and Scott. Saw some other teamates out at church rocks. Good run

Today we did around a 3 mile warmup. Then we did a 20 minute tempo run. I made it 3.4 miles and averaged 5:55 for the run. I was supposed to hit a 5:44. Didn't do as well as I wanted, but I guess I will just have to keep working.

Today I ran an easy 3 miles in the morning. In the afternoon I ran 7 miles at the xen trail. It was awesome!! Big workout tomorrow!!

In the morning we ran 3 miles easy. In the afternoon we did a 2.5 mile warm up and then some striders. We did 4x1 mile repeats. I thought I was going to rock the workout, but I struggled. I just need to stay possitive and I am going to try and get a little more sleep ( I have a tiny cold I am trying to get over)  We ended the day with a 1 mile cool down and plybota

Three miles easy in the morning. We also had a nice 4.5 Kenyan run in the afternoon. I want somebody to record me while I run so I can check my form. Coach Thatcher also taught us about nutrition and how to roll out. I am going to try and eat a small peanut butter and honey sandwich 30 minutes before the next work out and see how it feels.

Today I ran over to little valley and did 8x200 meter hill repeats. Felt pretty good. I tried eating peanut butter and honey on bread around 30 minutes before practice and I think that helped. We cooled down back to the high school and did plybota

Ran 9 miles easy in the morning. Legs felt pretty tired. After I went skiing at Eagle Point for the day. Needless to say it was a great day!!!!

Did 2.5 mile warm up. Afterwards we did 4x1000. Felt pretty good and it was a relief because I was hitting my times (or pretty close) when the week before I wasn't close. Cooled down to get 8.5 miles for the day

Ran an easy 3 miles in the morning. In the afternoon we ran 7 more miles out on the Arizona strip. 

Ran an easy 3 miles in the morning. In the afternoon we had a tempo run. We warmed up 2.5 miles to the starting place. We started the tempo run a little slower than our goal pace but worked up to it. I liked the way it felt. I hardly looked at my watch during the run, but just focused on staying with the group. Me and Scott went for 18 minutes and averaged around a 5:49. We cooled down back to the cars.

Ran an easy 3 miles in the morning. It went by really quick because me and Ben were talking about the Chinees Acrobats we saw the night before. In the afternoon we did a 4.5 mile Kenyan run. I actually really enjoy those.

Today we did 2x200 then 1x800 and did three sets of those. I was really nervous for the workout because my legs were really tired and I felt pretty flat. Luckily once we got going I warmed up a bit and was able to have a decent workout. Afterwards a couple of the sophmores jogged on the turf until the rest of the boys finished. We cooled down another mile.

Woke up around 5:50 to get my run done before I went skiing. Ran 8 miles on the roads around my house. Legs felt pretty tired. I had a great day skiing!!!

Ran an easy 3 miles in the morning.

Afternoon we did a 2.5 mile warm up and then the Kosmin test. Didn't do as well as I wanted, but it is somewhere to work from. We cooled down two more miles.

Three miles easy in the morning. My achillles was a little bit tight.

In the afternoon I started doing warm up and my achilles was really bugging me so I jogged 5 miles on the turf with a half mile warm up to start. I got home and ice and stretched.

Today I did a 2.5 mile warm up. Afterward we did four striders. We then started our workout which was 3x 1 mile repeats with a 400 recovery. I hit the first one at 5:18 second at 5:21 and third at 5:26. Scott and I jogged on the turf afterward until the rest of the boys were done with their workout. We cooled down 1 mile.

Three miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon we did a half mille warm up and calesthenics. After we did a 4 mille Kenyan run. Legs felt a little tired/tight, but good enough. I think I am going to get a massage, but I dont really want to. We did some plybota after. Great day!!

I ran 3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon I did a 3.5 mile warm up. We did a 2 mille power run over in little valley. I hit a 10:58. It was a pretty good workout.  I have learned that I can't spit. We cooled down back to the school.

Ran 6 miles easy in the morning just around my house.

Ran 10.5 miles today. Started with a half mile warm up and calesthenics. The workout was originally going to be on the track, but because there was a soccer tournament we did it out on the roads. The workout was 4x1 mile repeats. I hit the first one in a 5:22 and that is when I knew it was going to be a tough workout. The next one was partially uphill and I hit it in a 5:44, 3rd was a 5:33 and fourth was a 5:52. We cooled down back to the highschool and did 4x200 repeats.

Today I ran 3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon we did a half mile warmup and 6 miles on the trails

Today I ran 3 miles in the morning and we were few in numbers.

In the afternoon we did a 2.5 mile warmup and then a 2 mile power run. I am not sure what my splits were per mile, but I finished with a 11:10. After we did 4x200 meter repeats.  I felt really tired and my legs felt hammerdunked during the 2 mile cool down. We ended with a light core and stretch.

I ran an easy 3 miles in the morning

In the afternoon I did a half mile warm up and calisenthenics. We then did 5 miles easy on the trails.

Today I ran 3 miles easy in the morning. 

In the afternoon we did a 4 mile Kenyan run with a half mile warm up.

Today i did the Dogtown half marathon. As a team we jogged a little before the race to warm up. Coach wanted us to progress during the race so we eased into it going around a 6:30ish to start. I was able to stick with the group until about mile 8/9 and then they dropped me. I was not on cloud nine at mile nine. Overall I finished the race in a 123:25, which according to my watch (which could be off) was an average of 6:22 per mile. Last year I ran it and I got a 137:18 so I am happy with the improvement. I jogged around a little after the race to cool down and hurried off to work.

In the morning I ran 3 miles easy.

In the afternoon we did a half mile warmup, calisthenics and then did an 8 mile run. My left calf felt pretty tight at the beginning, but loosened up as we went along. Legs felt a little bit tired, but I am good to go! Probably should get to bed at a good time tonight because we have a big week ahead of us!

Ran 3 miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon did a 2.5 mile warm up and then 4 striders. Had to modify workout because of some leg pain. I took an ice bath yesterday.

In the morning I biked for 30 minutes at the Summit.

In the afternoon I iced before practice and then my dad drove me and Joe over to the Summit to bike. We biked for an hour and did core and stretch afterwards.

Biked for 30 minutes in the morning.

In the afternoon I biked for an hour and tried to push it a little harder to keep my heart rate up.

Today in the morning I went to a spinning class. It was hard. I was sweating so much and my shirt was soaked when I was done. I didn't do any of the stand up parts because I didn't want to put pressure on my leg. In the afternoon I went and swam laps for around 30 minutes. I also did 3x 200 minutes (approximately) treading water with no arms.

Today I worked at Coach Madsen's house. I felt like such a man! We removed a tree and carried some gravel and stuff. Later in the day I went to the Summit and biked for 24 miles (according to the machine) and swam 32 laps ( 25 yards a lap) and finished up with a 10 minutes of treading water with no arms. 

Ran 3 miles easy in the morning. First time running in almost a week! Coach had me jog on the turf and it felt pretty good.

In the afternoon I did a 2.5 mile warm up. We then did a few striders and started our workout. Coach had me do 6 400's as I am just getting back into the swing of things. I hit my time I believe on the first four (1:11). The last two I was a little slow. I was happy to be able to do the workout and am excited to get going. Leg bugged me a little today, but it is getting bettter. I am lined up for a massage tomorrow. Grateful for great coaches and teamates. Persistence pays and as my good friend Colbie Callet says, "Hold On".

This morning I woke up at 6:00 and went to the Summit. I hopped on a treadmill and did 30 minutes of quicker pace walking at the highest incline it would go. I got a massage before school. It went okay, but I would probably go to a different place because it didn't really losen things up. In the afternoon I ran an easy 6 miles. Leg still bugged me. I was able to do the mileage and breathing wise felt good, but my leg is still healing. 

This morning I went to the summit and walked on a treadmill at a high incline for 30 minutes.

In the afternoon I ran 4 miles on the turf and my leg felt a lot better than yesterday. Today I didn't feel like I was limping and felt pretty good. Big jump from yesterday! After I stretched until my dad could come and give me a ride to the Summit. I then swam for 45 minutes there (five of those minutes were treading water with no arms). Grateful for great parents that can give me rides.

In the morning I biked for 30 minutes at the Summit. After I did a few push ups and some core.

In the afternoon I felt the best I have in a while. My leg gave me little to no pain and I was able to run a solid almost 6.5 miles. I started with a half mile warm up and then did calisthenics. I ran    4.4 miles on the turf. After when the rest of the team was doing 200's I ran another 1.5 miiles. After practice I went to the Summit and took a swimming pre test for my lifeguarding class. It was a great day today and I am excited for tomorrow!

This morning I did 30 minutes on the bike at Summit.

In the afternoon we left to Hurricane for the race. I didn't race because of my leg, but I jogged around on the turf while the team ran. It was fun to watch and exciting to start the track season. After the boys did their race I did a two mile tempo run with the team (they went 3) and averaged a 6:06. Cooled down afterwards.

Ran 6 miles in the morning, but didn't get the full mileage because my family went to watch my brother run in Las Vegas. That was really fun and I was able to get my last two miles for the day cooling down with my brother and a few of his teamates. It was really cool because we watched planes spell something in the sky. We also went to Sweet Tomatoes and that is always a good day.

This week I have a lifeguarding class (8 to 3ish) so I won't be able to make it to practice all week. On the bright side I am learning how to save people from wetness. After life guard training I did the workout doing a 2 mile warm up and 8x1 minute fartleks. Leg felt good! I cooled down 2 miles afterwards. Leg is feeling good so I am going to start implementing my easy morning runs.

Five miles out on the trails by my house. 3 Mile run in the evening with my bro.

Did 3 miles on the treadmill at the Summit during my lunch break.

In the afternoon I did the workout (12344321). I cooled down a little bit afterwards. Felt my leg a little, but nothing serious.

Ran 3 miles easy after life guarding class.

Ran another 3 miles later in the evening.

Ran an easy 3 miles after life guard training. I am now a certified life guard!!!! I ate dinner and fell asleep after. I woke up at ten and stil had to do my workout. I had a hard time getting out the door but I did it! I did 10x30 seconds hard (same recovery). Maybe it was the darkness, but I felt like I was flying. Cooled down afterwards.

6.4 mile run out on the trails by my house. 

3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon we did a .5 mile warmup and then calisthenics. After we did a 2 mile warm up and 4 striders. We did 3x1000 and I hit my times on all of those (3:21, 3:27 3:29). We then did 4x400 I hit the first one, but it was all down hill from there. I finished with a 300 and a mille cool down. Good news is my leg didn't hurt, but I could feel where it had been hurting. I just need to continue watching it. In honor of coach's greatness quote I watched some Space Jam (one of the greatest of them all) as I iced at night.

3 miles easy in the morning.

6 miles out on the chucawala trail (butchered the spelling). Fun trail run.

3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon I did a 2.5 mile warm up. On the warm up I accidently tripped and kind of landed hard. Unfortunately I landed on my knee that has been bugging me (talk about insult to injury!) We did a few striders and then started the workout. Started with 4x400 (1:08,1:09, 1:09, 1:10. We then did a 800 which I struggled with (2:30) We did 3x400 after 1:09 1:09 and 1:10. We ended with 4x200 and cooled down a mile. Leg felt good during the workout, but started to bug me afterwards.

This morning I didn't run because my leg was bugging me.

Afternoon I biked 60 minutes at Summit. Leg is still pretty sore, but life is good!

We started with a 3.5 mile warm up. We then did a 2 mile tempo run. Legs were a little tired, but in all it was a pretty good workout. I finished at 11:05 which was a little slower than I was supposed to. (around 5:32 per mile). We cooled down back to the school.

No School! Seven miles easy out on the trails with 8x100 meter strided on the turf

3 Miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon we had a competition to see who could do the most 200s. We started with a two mile warm up. It was really windy outside! My time was 36 seconds. I missed my time on the 20th 200. I did two more for good measure. After I jogged around the track

3 Miles easy in the morning.

4 miles with 4x200 meter finishes in the afternoon

3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon I did a 3 mile warm up. I raced an 800 and hit a 2:12 (which is a pr). I have been really enjoying the book elite minds. I cooled down 2 miles after.

3 miles easy in the morning.

4 miles easy in the afternoon.

I did a 2 mile warm up today. I then raced the 3200 at Richfield. I got third overall. It was raining really hard and my time was not great, but I felt pretty good about the race place wise. I finished I think in a 10:46. Coach told us to get out of the rain so I didn't get much of a cool down in. I was going to run a little later, but I fell asleep. Oops. I am excited to race again!

In the morning I ran 3 miles easy.

Afternoon we did a 2 mile warm up and some strides. After we did a workout which was 3 sets of an 800, 400 and 200. I hit my times I think on all of them and it felt good. Probably one of my better work outs of the year. I hit the last 200 in a 28 seconds. Cooled down a mile afterwards. I also helped boston ask a girl to a dance so I got little extra speed workout there haha.  

3 Miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon we did a half mile warm up with calisthenics. We did a 6 miile run with 8x100 meter strides on the turf after.

3 miles easy in the morning.

In the afternoon 2.5 mile warm up with drills. We then did 2 sets of a 600,400 and 150. I hit all my times and I am feeling good. I pushed it hard on my last 150. Overall a prettty good run. 

Today I was able to race at BYU! What a great experience. I thought it was super cool to be able to race on the track. I can't believe I ran there because I remember watching my brother run at BYU and never planning on running. I did a 2 mile warm up. I was able to do a few strides on the track before the race. I thought it was pretty cool walking to the starting line from the bull pen. The race went okay not great, but I still pr'd with a 4:47. I felt kind of flat during the race. This track season has gone faster than any of the other seasons and I can't believe it is almost over. I am excited for region.

Today was region!! I am not exactly sure my mileage, but I ran the 1600 and 3200. I was ok with my mile race, but not super pleased with it. I hit my pr a 4:47 and came in third place. It was cool because Spencer,Sage and me took top three. For the 3200 I was surprised at how well I did. I was feeling pretty tired before but ran around a 20 seconnd pr. I took first place and hit a 10:24. My last 200 was probably one of my better 200s. It was a good season.

Legs were pretty sore from region yesterday. Ran a nice easy 3 miles with the team after school.

I ran 5 miles easy with Sage and Tommy. It was fun because we ran later when it was dark and there was lightning. After we went and played some picklleball. 

Five miles easy with my brother up in Orem. Looking forward to a great xc season. I am leaving to EFY today with Scott. It should be a great time. I am excited!

Well running at EFY turned out to be a little tougher than planned. They originall didn't want us to run but we were able to run during free time. Nice five miles run with scott at 7:29 pace. Another kid in our dorm is an xc runner so hopefully we will be able to run with him sometime this week.

Five mile run with Scott during free time at a 7:53 per mile pace. We found this cool path to run on!

5 mile run with Scott and Alex at 7:26 per mile pace. Of course there was the ocasonal "Run Forrest run" and "run faster" as we passed EFY kids on campus. We hit the cool trail again. Great run with great people!

Five mile run with Scott at 7:03 per mile. Cruised around campus. Good times!

What a day!!! Woke up at 4:20 in the morning to get back from EFY for work at 10. Luckily I was able to sleep in the car for a little while. When I got to work it was my first day as a lifeguard. It went pretty well. I got home around 8 oclock and was super tired and hungry. I ate dinner and laid on the couch and fell asleep for a while. I woke up around 10:30. I was really tired, but was able to make it out the door. I did 6 miles easy on the roads.

6.5 mile run. It was a pretty good run. Legs felt a little tired, but overall a good run. We jogged on the turf afterwards

7 miles today. We did a nice run on the trails and finished with 8x100 meter strides.

8 mile run today on the trails in Arizona. It was a good run and I felt pretty good. After the run I had to go to work so I wasnt able to go pool running at rileys house so I did it for thirty minutes after work at the rec center. I need to start stretching more.

8 mile run on the trails. Good run with the team.

4 miles on the roads around Little Valley. The last 2 miles we did barefoot on the grass at the park.

7 mile run with Caden and Bryson out on the trails. Legs felt pretty tired. It was nice to get the run done in the morning.

7.5 mile run today (with warm up). I felt pretty tired today and decided that I need to start eating something small before practice. After the run we did 8x100 meter strides and tabata. Overalll a good day.

Ran 7.5 miles out towards Hidden Valley. Average pace was a 7:36. My hamstring is pretty tight and I need to roll and stretch it out. After practice we had the kids camp. We played capture the flag and it was pretty fun. The best part about practice today though was I got to meet and get a picture with TY DETMER. Great day! 30 minutes of aqua jogging (pool running) later today.

7.5 mile run out by coach Thatcher's house. Felt pretty good. Average pace was 7:46. We did some tabata after. After work I aqua jogged for 30 minutes.

9 mile run today out on Navajo trail. Felt really good. We averaged a 7:35 per mile pace. Apparently we went on a different trail than usual which I didn't realize until we finished (sorry about that Kale).  )Overall a great run!!

6.5 mile run out by coach Thatcher's.

9 mile run with Sage behind the high school. The pace was slower because we started bush-whacking and the trail was pretty rocky. We saw two rattle snakes on the run. Overall a good run.

Pretty close to a five mile warm up today with 8x30 second hill repeats up Webb hill. Felt pretty tough, but good to start working on speed. I got a pretty bad head ache so I think I need to drink more fluids.

9.5 mile run with 8x100 meter strides. Legs were pretty tired, but overall a good run. I went aqua jogging for 30 minutes with Scott and Sage after.

Warm up plus 15 minute tempo run. We averaged a 5:53 per mile. The run felt pretty good overall and I was pleased with how we did.

3 miles in the afternoon. Left knee was a little tender (nothing serious). I iced it after the run. I ordered some new shoes which should be here by Friday. I will wear my pearls tomorrow because they have less miles on them. 

10 miles on the Jem trail. Legs were a little bit tired from the workout yesterday. Today my knee felt better than yesterday. After the run we watched the USA game and aqua jogged at brysons house.

6 miles today. We did a 12321 fartlek with the same recovery. I was okay with the workout, but I know I can do better. I kind of fell behind the pack at some parts so that is something I want to focus on. My new shoes came today, so I am excited to try them out!

8 mile run with Bryson. We averaged a 7:33 per mile. It was nice to get the run done in the morning.

On sunday my family traveled to California. We finally reached California around 2:30 in the morning and since we were travelling I did not eat the best. This made for a rough morning run. I was supposed to do hill repeats, but I wasn't exactly sure where a good hill was, so I flipped my workout to Tuesday and did an easy run with my bro. We ran 8 miles at a 7:35 per mile.

8.5 mile run with my bro. We ran out about 2.5 miles and then started the hill repeat workout. We did 8 by 45 second hill repeats. The hill wasn't as killer as Webb hill so I shortened the recovery to 2 minutes. We cooled down back to camp.

PM I am a little disappointed because there was no time for an afternoon run. We were walking around quite a bit though and I am hoping to make up a few miles on Friday or Saturday.

8 mile run with my bro. We are out in the country here in Cali. We passed the best dairy in 2000 and a Christmas tree farm (pretty neat). We averaged a 7:20 per mile.

8 mile run with 18 minutes of tempo. I felt pretty good during the run. During the tempo I averaged a 5:55 per mile. After the tempo we cooled down back to base. Long drive to SLC coming up.

8 mile run majority of which was on grass at a soccer park in West Jordan. I ran with my bro and we averaged around a 6:45 per mile pace. Surprisngly it felt pretty good. At the end of the run however my left knee (bothered me a bit last week) started bugging me a bit. It is nothing serious just something I want to keep my eye on.

8 mile run. I couldn't get the workout in on Friday so I did it today. I did 123321 (same amount of recovery). Cooled down afterwards.

7 miles total in the morning. We warmed up to Webb Hill and did 2x1 mile repeats. I died and felt super flat. I am going to take this as a learning experience and do better next time. I have never been tight in my back befor, but it is bugging me a bit. I rolled and stretched later while watching the Andy Griffith Show.

3 miles in the afternoon.

6 mile run in Idaho with the bro.

PM 3 miles easy

8 mile run in Idaho. Weather is fantastic!

Today I ran a 5k in St. Anthony Idaho. I did a 3 mile warm up with my bro. It was a fun race. I got a 17:28 for the full 5k. After the race I cooled down 6 miles. It was fun to run through the town where my dad grew up. 

I fell asleep and did a 3 mile shake up run with my bro around midnight because I needed to make up for mileage the day before.

AM: 7 miles total. We warmed up and then did a workout of 5x500 meter dirt hill repeats. Cooled down afteerwards.

PM 3 miles easy

7 miles easy on the trails.

PM: Jogged the Chelsea's 5k (4 miles)

7 miles in the morning. We did a V02 max test today. I was not pleased with my performance and have been feeling a little flat recently. It will get better though. 

3 miles in the afternoon.

10 mile run at Navajo lake. 

3 miles in the afternoon.

6 miles in the morning. We did a warm up with 3x1 mile dirt hill repeats. The first one I got too comfortable so I was a little slow, but I felt good about my last two. We cooled down back to the thatchers. 

PM I ran 3 miles and tommy rode a bike next to me. He kept trying to inspire wtih me quotes. Needless to say, it was a good run.

I had work at 8 in the morning and I didn't feel like waking up super early, so I postponed the run until nightime. I ran 10 miles total. It felt pretty good and I feel like I have had a bit more energy these past few days. It was a good week of training. 

In the morning we did a fartlek workout. It was a 12344321 with equal recovery. Not quite where I want to be, but I just have to keep working at it. Great work from the boys today!

PM 3 miles easy

7 miles total in the morning. Legs felt pretty tired today, but I will take that as a good thing. 

PM 3 miles easy

3 miles easy in the morning.

First race of the season at Cedar. Finished 10th overall with a time of 16:17. I am pleased with this race, but I know I can do better. It was so cool to see the cloud of desert hill runners ahead. Overall great race from the team!

Today we went over to the park for our workout. We did a 2 mile warm up and 4x1 mile repeats. Felt pretty good for the first 3 and died the last one. Legs still feel a little flat and I think I need to work on getting to bed earlier. The team is doing awesome and I appreciate the possitive atmosphere. 

AM 3 miles easy with some exercise band strength training

3 miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon I came home from school and I felt really tired (I was falling asleep in psychology). I took about an hour nap before getting ready to go to the park. Got to the park warmed up with the team. I ran about a mile loop for the race. I felt alright, but still know I can do better. It was fun to do a relay. Afterwards my stomach started bugging me, but after awhile it felt better. We did 3x5 minute cruises afterwards. Legs felt heavier than I wanted them too and I am going to try and get to bed earlier to help with recovery. Great kids on the team and I look forward to the rest of the season.

10 mile run out at Fish Lake.

3 miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon- There was lightning so we had to run inside today. I think we got around 4 miles. Kale did a pretty killler core and I am going to be pretty sore. I ran 3 more miles later in the evening and it felt great!

AM. We ran 3 miles in the high school due to weather.

PM. We started with a two mile warm up. After we started the workout, which was 6x500 meter dirt hill repeats. I feel really good about the workout. I feel like my legs are finally coming back and I enjoyed it. My only regret is that I totally died on the last one. I am going to have to focus on that next time. Overall great workout!

AM-3 miles easy

PM. Today was a great day!! We had an easy five miles and to make the day even better during US history Sarah Milne came and sat literally on my desk and started talking to me (and others, but that is not important). Lets just say not only was I learning history, I was making history. Unfortunately, the only thing we really talked about was chemistry. Hopefuly talking about one type of chemistry will lead to the other. 

AM-3 miles easy.

PM. Today the workout was at Bloomington Hills North Park. We did a 2 mile warm up and it felt pretty toasty. Our workout was 2x2mile repeats. I read the website wrong and thought we had 2x1 mile repeats, so that was a bit of a shock. Turns out my watchs memory is full so I wasnt able to get my times today. We  had 5 minutes of recovery between each interval. We cooled down a mile after.

AM-3 miles easy

PM- We drove up to Salt Lake to run at the State Course. We ran the 3 mile course and did 6 or 8 striders afterwards (I can't remember). BYU also won, so it was just overall a great day. 

AM: 3 miles easy

PM 8 miles on the trails behind the high school.

AM- 3 miles easy

PM- Today we were scheduled to go run at BHNP, but the there was some lightning outside. We ran inside the school for about 20-25 minutes before going over to the park. At the park we did a 2 mile time trial. I finished in an 11:32 (it ended up being a little over 2 miles) Still not quite where I want to be, but I am moving in the right direction. A possitive I can take away from today is that I felt like I had energy and didn't feel super flat. We had 6 finishes after the time trial and cooled down a mile afterwards. Great work from the guys today!

3 miles easy in the morning

Believe it or not I am back on the blog. I am really disappointed at how I raced at state and decided that I needed to buckle down and get back to the basics for the last couple of weeks of xc. Today we ran 6 miles out on the trails with 8x100 meter strides. Stride for Greatness!

3 miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon 5.5 miles towards Little Valley.

3 miles easy in the morning.

Afternoon workout was 12x400 . The park we ran at had lots of bends. It was a bit frusterating at first, but I know it will make us stronger. 400's are one area I need to work on. Overall a successful day.

3 Miles easy in the morning

Afternoon- We did a workout at Little Valley park which consisted of 3x800 6x400 and 6x200. Good workout with the squad.

Christmas came fast this year. I started the day with a nice run with the bro. Took the first half of the run pretty easy but the bro picked it up the last half.  Great way to start the day! 

I went and saw Unbroken today. It was  a pretty good movie and made me pretty excited for track season. I had a hard time getting out of bed so I ran 4 miles in the afternoon. Felt a little nippy out there, so it was nice to pull out the under armour.