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It was pretty cold again and once again, I forgot gloves so I decided to use a pair of clean running socks to put on my hands so they wouldn't freeze as fast. We were gonna try to do 3 miles of hills for our workout, so we ran over to one of the blocks in Hyrum that has hills in on 2 sides of that block. We would run hard on the hillly side hard, and then take it wasy on the flat side. It was a pretty good workout that wore me out real quick. It definitely the most productive workout ever. My legs didn't have that freshness and pop that I usually have, I'm guessing because of how hard I lifted on Saturday. Finished at 4 miles, then cooled down to 6.

Went to the Sports Academy and did 3 easy miles on the treadmill which felt real nice. Then I did some upper body lifts and worked on my core. I am not racing this saturday so I hope my milage will be somewhere from 45-50 miles this week.

Today Hayden, Eric, and I did 7 somewhat easy miles throughout Logan and Providence. The loop was the same 7 mile loop we did about a week ago. As we were up by the Temple we passes Cameron and stopped and talked to him which was cool. When we got over to 4th north thats when everything started to slow down because a lot of the sidewalks hadn't been shoveled and it was pretty slippery. The whole run I was freezing, my gloves are terrible. The average pace was 7:30 and probably would've been under 7 if it wasn't so slippery for the second half of the run. Glad to be done now and warm up.

Well today was actully very nice outside. It was warm and sunny, so it made my whole mood about running even better. Eric and I just did 6 miles and a moderate pace. Starting at Mountain Crest then doing McDonalds loop all the way down to Lincoln Elementary. My first miles were a little slow but the whole run just felt so nice. On our way down to Lincoln I let my imagination take over and I imagined if I was in the Freedom Run for the last mile and a half. That just made me pick up the pace a ton. The downhill felt really good too. When we hit 3 we turned back and did the same route backwards instead of going on a loop. My average mile pace was a 6:39 which would've been a lot faster if I wouldn't have taken the first mile and a half so slow, but that's fine with me. The workout was really fun. When I got back to the school, I checked my phone and apparently the run was supposed to be 7 miles and not 6. Oops, my bad. I will just make up for it later in the week. I'm not going to the Sports Academy tonight because I'm going to Crystal Hotsprings with my family which should be really fun. 

Today has been one of the better days that I have had in a couple weeks. I wasn't as tired as I have been in a while. The workout was 7 miles of 400 meter intervals, and then 400 meters easy between each interval. Each fast interval was about a high 4 to low 5 minute mile pace. Doing intervals on Hollow Road makes that road seem so much shorter which is nice. We were supposed to finish our intervals at the end of the road, and just take it easy back to MC, but Hayden and I did the intervals all the way up Nibley dip, then we took it easy. I actually had a really fun time. It was quite warm and I ran with my jacket around my waist. I hope that groundhog is right because I want warm weather so bad. Finished with 7 miles.

Did 4 miles at Sports Academy on the treadmill. The first two miles were in 11:46, then I took the last two a lot easier in 14:07. Then I went a did some lifting working out my legs, back and core. It was getting late but I shot around for a couple minutes too. I had a really great day working out.

Easy 6 miles with Hayden and Eric in Hyrum. Started at MC and went around McDonalds loop down to Lincoln. The air was a bit chilly but it felt good. Ran with my jacket off. Average mile pace was a 7:05. We got a pretty tough workout planned for tomorrow, so that should be good. Goodluck to all racing in Boise today and tomorrow.

The air was so warm so I wore shorts which was awesome, which really excites me for spring. Hayden, Eric, and I did a long hilly loop through Providence and Millville. On the flat parts we ran at moderate pace. Anywhere from 6 to 6:30 mile pace. On the hills we really tried to pick up the pace and get in a good workout. After the biggest hill in Millville, it was so darn hot that we all took our shirts off. I'm sure the people that drove past us were thinking that we were a but of idiots because it still only about 30 degrees. We ran back to Zollinger Park in Providence and dropped our clothing off at the car. Then we ran to Hayden's house to get a drink because I was so thirsty. Pushed the last mile at a good pace and finished at 8. Really glad to get out and run today. It was a beautiful day! No Sports Academy tonight. I have the Sweet Hearts dance that I'm going to which will be fun. Peace.

So today the air quality wasn't that great, and breathing bad air is something that I always get paranoid about, so I decided to do my workout inside at the Sports Academy after school. The workout was supposed to be 7 miles at a moderate pace. As I started running I just noticed that my leg kind of hurt in a couple of places but I didn't let it bother me. I finished the first 4 miles in 23:37 which is just a couple seconds under 6 minute mile pace. It's like a 5:56 or close to it. Well anyways as I got off, my shin started to really bother me and hurt. To go along with that my hip flexor has really been hurting too for the past couple days. I wanted to get back on the treadmill and push but I didn't want to hurt anything. I ended up getting back on and doing 2 more miles in 12:08. This is when everything started hurting and bothering me. I really wanted to finish with about 9 today but I also wanted to play it safe, so I just ran 6 miles which sucked. I ended with some leg excercises but that still was uncomfortable to my legs, so I cut the lifting short today. I hope I start feeling better soon.

I did 2 pretty easy miles on the treadmill. Only did this far because my hip flexor has been hurting and I want to be good to go for my race this Friday. It sucks to cut back on milage when you know everybody else is out working hard. I am hopeful that I am getting better.

Today I did 6 easy to moderate miles at the Sports Academy on the treadmill. I didn't want to put in a ton of mileage today because I don't want my hip flexor to keep hurting. 

Easy 3 for a pre-race on the treadmill. My hip flexor was still kind of hurting so that isn't good. Really exctied to run though. I haven't raced in 3 or 4 weeks. 

I got to the Oval and immediatley fell in love with the track. I sat and chilled with Ethan, Hayden, Claire and some other kids. I had a real good time talking with my fellow Hobby Joggers. I was feeling pretty good with exception of my hip flexor that was still hurting a bit. I went and warmed up down stairs instead of going outside because that smoggy air makes it hard for me to breath. I wasn't quite sure on mileage but I ran for about 15 minutes so I'm estimating around 2 miles. When I went back up stairs they called for the boys 3200 so I through on the spikes and ran over. I did a few dynamic stretches and stride outs while the girls were racing. When we were put on the starting line, the race officials didn't do a very good job of seperating people by time. I was in the middle of the front line. When the gun went off, I did a good job getting out and was in a good 2nd place spot. For the next 5 laps I sat right behind Ethan. The next group of kids were pretty far back from us. With about 2 laps left Ethan started to open up a bit of a gap, and that is where I have to do better mentally to stay in the race. By the last lap I was pretty tired but I still did my best to push all the way to the end. My goal was to break 9:45, but I didn't quite get it, I got a 9:52. I was still happy with it though. I finished 2nd to Ethan by 7 seconds. The group behind me was able to somewhat close the gap and 3rd place came in 3 seconds behind me. I was so happy to be done and sit and take a break for a couple minutes. Later we did a cool down with some of the other Hobby Joggers on the track. I didn't do a very good job of keeping track, but I would say it was probably around a mile and a half. Great job to everybody that ran yesterday. It was really fun to meet some new people. I'm way excited to race at Simplot this next week. Hopefully I can get a big P.R.. Peace.

Well today my legs were wrecked which was weird because I only raced 2 miles yesterday. I kept on getting cramps in me hamstring, calf, and foot which just killed. I have really wanted to run outside because running on the treadmill has gotten a bit boring. The air still wasn't the best, so did 8 miles at the Sports Academy on the treadmill. It was long, boring, and painful. I didn't get very much mileage this week either which sucks too. Hopefully the inversion will clear out soon.

Today is Presidents day so it's nice to get a day off of school. The air was so warm outside and the inversion was gone too, so that was great. Before I ran I went to Crystal Hotsprings with some of my pals. The water felt really good on my legs. When I got home it started getting dark and I hadn't done my run yet, so I threw on my running stuff and got out the door. Not even .1 into my watch completely froze and wasn't working so I shut it off and reloaded my GPS. My watch said it was at 15 percent battery life. That wasn't enough life to last my run. Plus I really needed a watch to complete my workout which was 7 miles at alternating pace from moderate to hard. My watch continued to be screwy with the mileage and stuff so I said screw it. I was just gonna run my whole run hard. I felt so good while runnning the whole time. I don't know if it was the warm air or what, but I was flying. If I did have my watchto show pace, I would've said I was going about a 5:45 pace. It was pitch black outside and I was still running, so I decided I better end my workout. The route that I did if I remember correctly was about 6 miles. Not quite 7 but I will make up for that later. Im pshyched to see that the air is going to be warm like this for a while.

Today was just like yesterday, warm and beautiful outside. I was really excited to start my workout. After running in the cold and on a treadmill for a couple months you get really excited to get weather like this. Our workout today was a 5 mile progression run where every mile is 15 seconds faster than the last. First we warmed up for a mile to Canyon Elementary and back, then we started. We headed towards the Hyrum stake center. The slower miles were no problem at all and felt really really good. Just as if I were warming up. It started getting hot so I took my shirt off which felt good. When we started getting into the 5's I was still feeling great, and by the time we had our last hard mile which was at 5:15 pace, I hit that no problem. My mile splits were, 6:18, 6:10 (idk why we were slow on that one) 5:48, 5:31, (for the 5:15 mile pace mile I had to stop and tie my shoe which took a good 20 seconds because I kept on fumbling my laces and I forgot to stop my watch but my last split was 5:33. I would've hit 5:15. This was a pretty easy workout today. I have been feeling awesome the past couple days. I am gonna be one happy person if I continue to feel like this. I haven't felt this good since the beginnning of cross country, so that's a good sign.

It was a bit colder than it has been in the past couple days, but I still wore shirts and a short sleeve shirt. Since simplot is tomorrow, we did an easy 4 mile pre race to the stake center and back. I was a little sore in my knees but that's alright. Over all I feel good. My goal for tomorrow is sub 9:45. If I can run that I think I will have a chance to make it into the finals on Saturday.

Simplot was today, and I was so gratetful that I got to run today. Once again, I fell in love with the track as I have many past tracks that I've raced at this indoor season. When I got there I took a few laps with Ethan to get a feel for the track. I was feeling pretty good. When it got time to warmup, I did about a mile with Ethan and a stride out before I went back inside. They called 2nd call for the 3200 right as I got back inside, so I was freakin out that I was gonna get scratched, so I hustled my butt over there and thankfully got there in time. I was pretty nervous but feeling good. I was 13th in my heat so I had to start on the front outside waterfall. I got out to a good start, but a little fast. My first mile was in 4:44, which was a sign that I went out too fast. I kept on getting past in the last mile, and it was really frustrating because I still felt like I was running hard. I ended up finishing in 9:48.64 which is a new p.r. but I was still upset because I knew that wasn't enough to make the finals. Turns out to make the finals this year was a 9:39 or lower. That sucks because last year to make it you had to run a 9:55. I learned a lot from this race. I'm not gonna type all the lessons that I learned because it's late. I'm glad I can use what I learned from indoor and apply it into running for this up coming outdoor season. Peace.

Still kinda bummed about not making the finals, so I wanted to do something fun for my run. The weather was beautiful, so I drove out to North Logan and ran with Ethan and Connor Compton. We took it really easy because it was a recovery day for me and a recovery/pre-race day for Ethan. I'm glad to see Connor get up off his butt and actually run for once. We had to stop a couple times along the run to laugh. I haven't laughed that hard on a run in forever. Great day to run.

I went snowboarding to Cherry Peak today so I didn't start my run until it started to get dark outside, but that's okay because it wasn't too cold outside. I didn't really have a workout, I just wanted to go out and run. I could tell that I was pretty tired but I still kept a pretty good pace. My average mile pace was 6:15 which felt pretty good. I'm excited for the weather to start getting warmer and outdoor track to start.

Today we got Joe to come run with us, so that was good to see him run. We didn't want to run in Hyrum, so we stopped at my house in Nibley and did one of my favorite routes. Even though there was a tiny bit of snow coming down, the air felt really good, and at one point it got too hot, so we took off our shirts. We did 6 miles at a moderate to sub 6 minute pace. It was really weird because I wasn't feeling way good, but at the same time I wasn't feeling fatigued so I was able to run in the high 5's for some of those miles. After we finished those 6 miles we did a slow mile cooldown which felt really nice. Later on after our workout I found out that we were supposed to just do 10 at a moderate pace all in one run. I didn't know, so I decided that I had to make up for my mistake and run again. I went to the Sports Academy and did a 4 mile, mile interval workout. My legs were a bit fatigued, but I tried to silence the negative thoughts in my mind. On my slow miles I was doing around a 6:30-6:40 pace. On my harder miles I was going around a 5:50-6:00 minute mile pace. They weren't way hard miles, but since my legs were pretty fatigued, I still got a pretty good workout. After I lifted weights and did a lot of leg excercises. I sat up after doing leg curls, and everything turned black and I almost passed out. I was lifting as hard as I could for a while, so I see why. Did some core, and then finished with a mile in 6 minutes on the treadmill. This week I am going to try to increase my mileage so I can have a better base for track. For two weeks I barley got past 30 miles, and that's not good at all. Peace. 

Today I had to run by myself because Hayden had a doctors appointment, and Eric wanted to stay in Hyrum and run with Trey. I'm real bored of Hyrum, so I came back to Nibley again and did the same route as yesterday. It was beautiful outside, but a bit cold. I was glad that today was a recovery day because I really needed it. My legs were tired after yesterdays workout, and we have a really tough hill workout planned tomorrow. But anyways back to the run. I stayed a nice high 6 and low 7 minute mile pace. My hands were really cold for some reason which sucked.I still had a really good time running and listening to music. I can't stop thinking about how fun track is going to be. Peace.

I have been dreading today's workout all week long. Don gave us a hill workout of 6 by 2 minute hill repeats on center street near the top, in Providence. Usually we would do a 30, 60, 90, 120 seconds hill repeats but today it was straight 2 minutes every time. The center street hill is so long and steep, so it would be perfect for this workout. Hayden wasn't able to be there, but Eric and Trey tagged along. We did a little under a mile for a warmup. When we started I tried to stay as close as I could to 5k pace and really push the hill. I just kept on focusing on markers in front of me and really tried pushing it to those markers. On every set I was able to make it to the top of the hill and around the right hand turn where there was this garbage can that I tried to pass everytime. In 2 minutes my watch showed that I was able to go about .30 everytime which I guess is pretty good for how steep the hill is. On my last set I pushed it as hard as a I could and got past my farthest record. I had to just sit down on the road for a couple minutes because I probably would've fallen over if I tried staying up. I was at about 3.5 for mileage, so Eric and I cooled down to 5 miles. Man am I happy to be done with that. 

Went to the Sports Academy and did 3 easy to moderate miles on the treadmill, then went and lifted weights. I am gonna be so sore tomorrow. Yay. Peace.

So sore today. I don't think my calves have hurt that bad in a long time. The weather was great which lifted my spirit about running today. The workout was 6 miles altrenating pace from easy to moderate every mile. Eric and I went up by the turkey sheds until it started getting to muddy, then we turned around. Ended up having to run past the school a few times just so we could get the milage. I am hoping to get 50 miles this week. Track starts this next week and I can start toning down the milage and adding some speed work then.                             

Today was gorgeous outside, and it was so warm. I went to first dam and ran with Ethan and Connor. Ethan showed me some trails around first dam that I have never done before. It was pretty much an 8 mile adventure which I didn't mind at all. I'm going to start doing more trail running to switch things up and get off the roads that I run every day. Everything felt pretty good, but my knee is hurting a bit. I'm sure it will stop hurting soon. 

Today I met Hayden at first dam to do some trail running like yesterday. We went down a few different trails that I didn't do yesterday. It was a bit chilly outside but still felt really good. We were going to run through this dark cave that goes all the way through to the other part of the mountain, but right by the mouth of the cave there was a dead deer that looked like it had been eaten pretty recently. We decided to not run through the cave because I didn't want to scare any mountain lions. We ended up turning around and running back to the dam and down through the island. We picked up the pace for the last 3 miles which didn't feel to good because I was a tired from yesterday and my knee was still hurting. I still had a really good time. I'm really glad that I got 50 miles this week. I can't wait to start doing some speed work for track!

Our coach gave us a track workout to do which I was really excited about because I love track workouts. The workout was 400,800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400. We were going to run on our track, but because our school was having soccer tryouts and they were running on the track, we went to Logan to run. We warmed up for a mile then started. My pace was in the high 4's and low 5's for each of the sets. Around the 1600 interval I could tell that a seam in my right spike was digging into the bottom of my foot. I usually don't run a ton of miles at one time in these spikes but after a while it was killing. I kept running and it ended up putting a nasty hole in my foot. Whatever. But anyways ended up seeing Cameron and Jack near the end. Cameron ran part of my 800 with me which was cool. On my last 400 my split was 60.4.. Not bad after running 6 hard miles. Cooled down to 7 barefoot which really hurt because of that hole in my foot. Idk why I did that? Really excited for track to start.