Gotta Run...

Half a mile warm up.  Then we went 4 really easy miles and it was nice to have some fun with the guys.  Then we did 8x100 strides at 17, 16, 15, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17.  That was really easy and I hardly even got breathing, but it was mainly form and it felt really good.  This was the first really easy day in a while and I loved it!

Didn't run today because my blister got really bad, I think from P.E. and also because the track team was gone to Page and I had to go to solo and ensemble for chamber choir.  When I got back I had to plan for Prom on saturday and help someone ask really late (three days before).  Oh well, it's my easy week.

Didn't really have track practice today cause of the freshmen meet.  I came and ran with Joe anyway.  We ran like a mile and a half.  Then we ran 4x200s pretty fast.  Then cooled down a half a mile.  Felt really relaxed and didn't push at all.  I'm really loving this week!  

Woke up this morning with a sore throat and a stuffy nose.  Very bad sign.  I'm going to be sick.  I decided I better not run today cause it always makes it worse.  I came home and watched a movie and slept for about 3 hours.  I feel a little better now, but it's just starting.  Tomorrow is Prom so it was kinda bad timing, but hopefully I feel good enough to still go.  I got sick last year at the same exact time!  I always get sick twice each year!  Once in the middle of cross-country season and the other in the middle of track season!  I hate it!  But there's nothing I can do now but rest and recover quickly.

I didn't run today because of Prom and because I'm still sick.  I was feeling great this morning, but after a long day of expending my energy I'm now back to where I started.  Prom was great though!  I think the best thing for me to do now is get some good rest and try to recover as quickly as possible.

Mile and a half warm up.  Then we drove to Toquerville to Ben's house.  We played basketball for a while.  Then we ran about 4.5 miles on some trail.  I felt horrible and started coughing afterwards.  We didn't even go fast!  I think I'm going to let myself get better before I try to do anything.

No running today! There was a relay meet at pine view that would have been fun but I am still sick and really don't want it to get worse.  I think I'm going to play the rest of this week by how I feel and really listen to my body.  If I'm still bad I won't run.  No pushing at all!

Haven't ran all week since monday.  Today I had to run a mile for the Great Race for Dixie State College D-day.  I didn't really want to, but it was ok.  Anyway, I felt really horrible and almost passed out during the race.  I wasn't even going fast but I could hardly breathe and my legs wouldn't move.  I had a major headache right afterwards and I didn't even push it.  I must be sicker than I thought.  I still put our team in second though.  Guess I better rest up really well.  This is not going away very fast.

Decided I felt good enough to go to track today.  Half a mile warm up, then we drove to Toquerville and ran 6 to the Devil's Hole and back.  I felt much better than last week, but not quite back to normal yet.  It felt good to run again though.

Went to track practice and warmed up with the team.  It was really windy and I was going to watch a soccer game at pine view so I decided to run down there.  When I got there it was windy there too, so I just ran like a mile and a half.  Felt ok but not better yet.

We had practice in the gym today because of a horrible wind.  We did warm ups.  Then we did some drills with medicine balls.  Then distance ran for half an hour around the gym going up and down stairs the whole way around.  We must have ran like 60 laps.  I was tired out and sweating bad.  I felt really good though, so I'm going to be ok :)

Today we didn't have track practice so I ran with Coach Prince and Joe.  We ran to La Verkin and back which was about 7 miles.  Then we did 4x100 strides.  It was windy again.  

Ran by myself on a volcano south of town.  It was 2 miles steep uphill and 2 back.  My legs were a little sore, but I felt good.  

Was going to run today but my leg was hurting bad.  I'm really sore from something so I'll take the weekend off. 

Not as windy today!  I was excited for a track workout for once!  First we did warm ups.  Then we ran an easy 2 miles.  Then we did a pyramid 200, 400, 600, 800, 800, 600, 200.  Coach decided not to make us do the 1000 and let us skip a 400 on the way back down.  We were all very grateful for that.  Then a mile cool down and stretching.

I was going to go to the track meet today but I didn't know when the bus was leaving and I really didn't feel like running a race.  I can still feel my sickness a little bit.  It won't go away!  Joe was down at the track when I went down there so we decided to do the workout.  It was 10 min easy, 10 min moderate, 5 min hard, 10 min easy.  So we went on the cinderknoll run.  It wasn't windy today so it got pretty hot.  Hopefully I will be ready for friday.

There was only me Jared Joe and Mitch at track practice today.  All the freshmen and sophomores were gone to a freshmen meet in Kanab.  We did warm ups and then the workout.  Mitch ran with Joe and I because his workout was the same as ours.  We did 4x600s at 35/200 pace.  Then Joe and I did 4x200s at 30 pace.  It was a tough workout and it kicked my butt.  I feel strong right now though, so I think this season is going to be a good season.  After that Joe and I ran a 2 mile cool down around Chums.

Didn't do much today.  Just ran to the elementary and played ultimate frisbee with the distance team.  Then ran back.  I'm only running the 3200 tomorrow cause I have state choir solo and ensemble on saturday.

Coliseum Championships today.  I ran the 3200.  My competition was Spencer Gardner from Sprinville.  He was seeded ahead of me and I didn't know how I would do against him.  I decided to run on his shoulder the whole race.  He almost left me at one point but I hung on till the final lap.  I passed him on the last stretch to win.  Not a PR but a good time anyways, especially for being high altitude and coming out of a sickness. 
 

Didn't get to go to SUU today cause I was up in Lehi singing.  I had a lot of fun up there and we got a superior rating.  I was going to run when I got back, but it was 9:30, dark, and really windy.  Not to mention I was way tired.  So I just went to bed.

Practice today was INsane! Started at 3:00 and didn't get home till quarter to 6!  We were going to do a pyramid but coach decided to have us do 6x400s instead.  I didn't think it was going to be too bad but it was!  Here are my splits: 64, 64, 64, 61, 60, 61.  I was dead after the last one.  Then coach wanted us to do 6x200s!  We started doing those at 28 second pace but after two I couldn't take it anymore.  I was cramping up everywhere and the area around my right kidney was exploding!  We decided to stop there.  

In P.E. today we ran 12 minutes stairs. 

We just ran a couple of miles and played basketball.

Ran 4x600s around 1:40 in a horrible wind.  Then 2x200 accelerators.  One mile cool down.