Potential just means you haven't done it yet

Mon, Jul 11, 2016

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Whistle hills today along with medium mileage at recovery pace. At least I think it was supposed to be recovery pace, Coach wasn't there today and the website wasn't too clear on what we were supposed to do pace wise. I felt really good today. The run afterwards wasn't too bad and I feel like I've really recovered today so far. The whistle hills weren't too bad either. Just did the normal 15, 20, 25. Dallin was ahead of me most of the time, but I eventually started to get closer and pull even and then I passed him on the last two. No ones here this week, but asa came and ran with me today which makes him the first person to run, basically all of my miles with me in like 3 weeks.

Sat, Jul 09, 2016

Sat, 09 Jul 2016 06:00:00

long run pace. I went out and my dad biked next to me the whole time. For him it was nice and easy, but for me, it took a little more effort than it probably should have. My warm up mile was 8 minute so that slowed my overall average down, but the rest of the run was done at a 6:49 pace. I was happy I didn't have to do easy run pace today, that would have been killer. My dad pointed out to me that I need to push my hips forward more so that I can have better form so I need to start working on that more and strengthening my hips more so that I can do that

Fri, Jul 08, 2016

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Easy run pace. warm up of 8 minutes, but the rest was an overall average of 6:28. Good run today. I didn't totally die, even though I am still a little bit sore from earlier this week. Didn't get to bike or do core today because of my familys "staycation" and they wanted to get out doing stuff so therefore I needed to cut my workout short

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Today was a easy recovery run, which I obviously didn't get in the pace range for, but that was because I was on a trail. I also didn't do the right amount of miles, but thats because I got lost. Like really bad, I was supposed to be doing the Potato trail head run that we always do at the end of camp, which is supposed to actually be a little bit short of 10 miles, so I was going to run more when I got back just on Annes trail, but I got lost coming back up from the bottom of the canyon and ended up running all the way back to the corral on some obscure bike trail and then back tracking my way from the corral to the trail head. So in other words it was lots of fun in a, I hate this, kind of way.

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Today I died. The rest of the guys did next weeks speed today because they'll be gone next week so while they were doing mile repeats I just kind of ran behind them at easy pace and tried to not fall to far behind mileage wise. I ended up running the whole thing with them and getting 7 miles total when they finished. Those first 7 miles were pretty hard to be honest and while I was in the pace zone, I was usually always towards the slow end and it was getting pretty hard to stay there. After the 7 with them, I kind of stood around for awhile trying to catch my breath and give my legs a break, while also trying to convince one of them to bike next to me for my last 7, but it didn't work. I ended going out and while my quads and calves were still super sore, they warmed up really fast and I was able to actually pick things up and my first few miles were all at around 6:20s for that last 7. Until mile 11 hit I was doing great and then thats when I died. That was the first mile that I had over my pace limit, which is the first time I've done that this year and I started to get really shaky and wobbly and I got that feeling that you get when you are completely empty and your body starts running on muscle instead of fat or carbohydrates because nothings left. Luckily I was near Ryans house and so I knocked on his door and begged for food. While I might have gotten some strange looks from his family, I had the most sugary cereal I could find and I downed that thing as fast as I could. After thanking them and probably weirding them out I said goodbye and headed out on my run again. Even though I had a full stomach of cereal and milk I couldn't really feel it and I was glad that I had had it. Now I felt more normal, but I could tell that I couldn't return to easy pace without dying again so then I transitioned to recovery pace and I barely made it in under that pace for the last 3 miles. I did survive however and make it to do my core and Biking still. I biked more than usual because for some reason it made my legs feel a lot better. Probably because it was working out all of the latic acid in my legs that would have probably built up and totally destroyed me later on in the week as I try to run

Tue, Jul 05, 2016

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Recovery run today. Not too bad. I went out to the Jordan River trail from my house and made it a ways down it. I started off with jackie, but she decided she needed to go a different pace than what I was doing so she broke off and went a different way pretty soon. It was hard to stay in pace without getting distracted or staying at a constant pace so that I wasn't going super fast at the start of the mile and then really slow at the end of it over and over again. But at the end of it I got the hang of things and I felt like my pacing was a little better than it had been.

Mon, Jul 04, 2016

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Fourth of July today, and with it comes races. It was also my first day of 14, which turns out isn't really that bad. But that could just be because it was so split up because of the race. I did a two mile warm up just easy at 8 minute pace and then stretches and a few stride outs. I started the race out with a lot of guys, but pretty soon into the race it separated to just 4 of us, connor, the twins jirdaa and jirda, and I. We all stayed together for awhile until about 2 miles in and then connor made a move out front and one of the twins tried to go out with him while the other fell behind me. After about a half mile the twin in front looked back at his brother, yelled at him to pick it up and then when he didn't, used it as an excuse to drop back with him. From then on out I was all alone 10k runner wise. I was surrounded by all of the 5krs of course, but they were all walking or just jogging along and on the other side of the road. I had this guy in green in my sights the whole time tho and I tried to stay the same distance and make up ground on him, but I wasn't paying that much attention to him to remember if I did or not. I felt strong going up the hills and I was able to maintain a fast pace on the flats and pick it up on the down hill. I'm glad I didn't go over 6 minutes for a split at all during the race, but I did get close. I closed with a good sprint and I'm actually really happy with how I preformed and did. Im pretty sure I was the first high schooler who lives in state, green shirt guy is from california, to pass the finish line so thats cool. I cooled down at a sub 7:30 pace, 7:11. I had to go up some pretty gnarly hill on my cool down and I think I was running up the foothills the whole time, but I never went over 7:30 pace and coming back down was good. It's amazing to think that just last track season cooling down at that pace wouldn't have been thinkable, but now it feels totally normal and good. Maybe its because it's so much slower than my race and "easy" run paces that it really has become my recovery pace and I'm pretty excited about that and what it means. Haha even if the rest of the guys aren't quite as thrilled about it as I am.

Sat, Jul 02, 2016

Sat, 02 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Recovery pace run today. I went out on the Murdock Canal trail with Jackie and my Dad. The run wasn't bad today, but I am tired because of the serious lack of sleep by consequence of the Heaps Family Reunion 2016.

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Tempo run today, except not quite because those of us who are racing in the Freedom Run 10k, just helped pace the other kids today as we will be racing on Monday. I went and helped pace Ryan. He did really good today. He hit a 6:22 for his first mile and then I'm not sure what his last mile was, but he was hitting a 5:30 pace for at least the last half mile. Then afterwards I ran toward lone peak and cooled down. It was supposed to be recovery pace, which I was really grateful for, and on the way out I was towards the top end of the pace range, but then once I turned back and came back up the lone peak dip I picked it up on the down hill and then I was able to just keep it up and not have to push it really that much and then on the whole way back I was towards the bottom end of the pace range and I was getting some low 6:50s on the whole way back and I felt totally fine too.

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Easy run pace today. Today it was pretty hard to keep that pace honestly. I ran out towards Westlake today and I almost made it all the way too. I could see the school and I was probably only about a mile away from getting to its front doors. It was kind of sad because at the point where everyone turned around and left me, I still had 3 more miles to go out before I could turn around. My legs felt pretty tired during it, but I stayed positive and I was able not only stay in the pace, but also towards the front end of it and finish strong. I was proud of myself for being able to stick it out and stay to my pace. Especially since yesterday was easy pace too and my legs were already a little tired today to start off with and it was the first day of medium for this year besides last Saturday when we did low+2

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:00:00

The workout today was really good. Having the 6:47 or faster as easy pace is really starting to feel like I think it should. I still have to think about going faster, but I'm not exhausted from it afterwards and I feel like I recover from it a lot faster than expected. The miles we did barefoot on the grass felt really slow, but I think they were both like low 6:20's or faster. It's good to see that improvement. Did bike and core today, my leg is feeling a little better, but it's still bugged a little. hopefully it will just go away with time and stretching. The lower body workout we did today was kind of easy except for those single legs squats. I feel like those really worked my legs. Well at least compared to the clock lunges and the alternating calf raises and speed squats.

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Recovery run today, just barely over the 7:30 mark again sadly. I'm blaming that on everyone being tired today tho. I still felt good, but the inside of my quad started hurting towards the end, which was kind of weird. Hopefully that goes away. Then I did my core and biking at home. Extra salt is definitely helping.

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Today we did the new dream maker, known for at least the time being as, Skyrim. I did really good today, at least compared to last time. I felt awesome during it, fast and strong. I had a salt gatorade drink last night right before I went to bed and then the salt pill and caffeine with all the other stuff this morning. I started off just a little slower than lsat time, but then I pushed it more on the hills and then we really pushed it in fast on the last flat 800, which was really good. I did a 8:18, finishing in the same second as Collin and then I finished off the rest of my miles at a 7:32 pace, just barely getting over where I'm supposed to be. The rest of the week is really just recovery and distance runs because of the race next week, freedom festival 10k. I'm hoping to do really well there and beat my Deseret news 10k time from last year of a 33.

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Todays run didn't go as well as I had hopped that it would. I went out and really pushed it and felt great on the first part of the ladder that we were doing up the cemetery hill, but at the very tail end of the one 400 and then from the last 300 down my heart rate just soared and then my breathing started getting a little too fast and I could just feel myself shutting down. Luckily I was able to hit more or less the same splits on the back end that I did on the front end, I was just 1 second off each split, but I wasn't speeding up like everyone else was and I ended up coming in last I think in my group on the last 100. I'm not totally sure what was going on, because it's the same type of feeling that I had at state just a little while ago. I know I had plenty of salt yesterday and I didn't have any more caffeine than normal this morning. The only thing I can think of is that maybe with my increase of salt intake that I didn't compensate for that and have enough water, or that I just didn't eat enough yesterday, which I thought I did, but maybe I didn't, so I'm making sure to eat more today to try and see what happens tomorrow. After the workout I barely limped out of the cemetery for the rest of my miles at like a 10:30 pace. Luckily I was able to speed things up later on though and the further that I ran, the better I felt and I was able to finish out the rest of my run with a few sub 7:30's and then finished my last mile out at a 7:17. So that was good, but the workout just wasn't what it should have been so that was bummer. Hopefully I'll be able to bounce back and do good on the steady state run on friday in the heat.

Tue, Jun 21, 2016

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Nice easy recovery run today. I had to run most of it alone again, which I'm finding has its pros and cons. I tried to keep it as a true recovery pace, but I kept thinking about that chart that Jamie has up and how I should be having my recovery like 7:30 or faster, so my goal was just to keep myself under 7:30. It was really hot today and so Im glad I found the drinking fountain at the Jordan River trail head in the big park down there when I did. Jamie had a great Idea of once I start getting higher, making sure I bring GU's and know where to get water so I don't end up dead on the side of the road somewhere. The core and bike were solid today. Ended up doing core inside since everyone was leaving when I got back, so I guess I have that to be grateful for, because I was then able to do it inside. IT band felt good today and having the speed workout tomorrow sounds really nice and I'm excited that its only up the cemeteries little hill instead of Airport. That would be really rough right now, but I'm still feeling good and looking forward to higher mileage.

Mon, Jun 20, 2016

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Run was nice today. I was a little worried initially about keeping the easy run pace for the whole run, but as things went on I realized that I was able to the pace without too much effort and I started dropping my pace and finished off with a 6:02 and having my slowest mile be my first one after the warm up with 6:47.00. Once I finished I did core with some of the Ragnar people who mostly just sat there and complained about being tired. Then I went and road the bike at the Hinckleys which was a little weird because I'm so used to the bike at my house which is really loud, but the hinckleys is super silent and I wasn't sure if I was working hard enough. I ended up doing 9 on the bike in 30. My IT band was acting up a little towards the end of my run and then a little on the bike too so I came home and threw on my full length compression tights and I stretched out pretty good at the Hinckleys too before breakfast so that was good. I have to admit, tomorrows workouts going to be killer if its up airport like I think it is. I also stocked up a lot on the salt when I got home to help me recover faster.