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Nibley,UT,United States

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Jul 14, 2015

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Running Accomplishments:

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1st Overall at the 2015 Blacksmith Fork Freedom Run 15k

1600 m 4:27.33 

3200 m 9:37.60

800 m 2:01.93

400 m 52.88

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150.00
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Total Distance
5.00

Pre-race today so I only got 5 miles. Did my favorite Nibley loop and I felt really good. I was having a hard time making myself go slow which sounds weird. Did some strideouts to finish to 5. Average pace was 7:05. I have a little bit of pain behind my knee but I'm hoping it will feel fine for my race. I just want to get as close as I can to state qualifying time tomorrow. 

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Race: UVU 1600 (1 Miles) 00:04:35, Place overall: 24, Place in age division: 24
Total Distance
10.00

Definitely not what I was hoping for. The night before I got about 4 hours of sleep. I went to bed a little before 10 and I kept on checking the time, and the last time I checked it was 12:45. I think the reason why I couldn't sleep is because I kept thinking about the race in the morning. I woke up at 5 because the plan was to leave by house at 6. The drive down, I didn't get an ounce of sleep because usually once I'm awake for a while, then I can't go back to sleep. When I got there I checked in then did a mile and half warm up. My event was about 15 minutes later. Finally to the race. I had the 4th spot on the line and when we started, the 18 people on my outside had cut in and I was immediately boxed in. To make matters worse, whoever was in front was not pushing the pace at all. Our first 400 meters we did in 1:11. Way to slow. The whole next lap I was pushing to try and get out which I finally did. The third lap I did a poor job on keeping my position and staying tight on the person in front of me. A few people slipped in front of me which was bad of me. The fourth lap I did a poor job of kicking and passing people. I didn't get passed by anybody, but I didn't pass anyone either. When I crossed the line I still felt like I had more in the tank and I could've run faster. Physically I felt good. I ended up finishing 24 overall but I’m a much better runner than what my race had reflected. Although I was not happy with my time I still was glad that I got the opportunity to run because I learned a lot of valuable things during that race. Things that I will be able to apply into my races in the future. It was the first time that I have raced this outdoor season so I hope I can get all the bad out of the way at the beginning and start doing well from now on. I don’t race again until this Saturday, so I’m looking forward to a week of good workouts.

Later at about 4:30 I did a hill workout that I promised my coach I would do after my race. The workout was 6 by 2 minute hill repeats on center street hill in Providence. I was a little tired but still got a really good workout. Cooled down for 2 miles so I could get 10 for the day.

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Total Distance
8.50

Did 1 mile in aerobics on the football field. Workout for track was 2 mile warmup, then 4 by 800 at 2 mile pace and a 400 in between each interval. I pushed the pace faster than 2 mile pace because that was too slow for only 4 800's. Splits were 2:11, 2:19, 2:25, 2:18. There was a significant amount of headwind on the home stretch. Not that hard of a workout at all which kind of dissapoints me. Cooled down for 2 miles.

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.50

This morning in aerobics the teacher told me I could leave class again to go run, so I went outside and did a mile on the turf. For track I was supposed to go on a distance run, but my coach didn't have a 3200 time to put in for the Grizz invite so I did a time trial for that. Warmed up for 2 miles then started. I just had to get a time that I know would put me in the first heat, so I didn't have to push way hard. First mile was 5:02 and I felt real comfortable. Finished in 10:07 which didn't feel as hard I would've thought. Cooled down for 2 miles with Hayden and Eric. I can't wait for Saturday because I feel like I'm going to get a huge p.r..

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Total Distance
7.50

am: 1 easy mile in aerobics

pm: 2.5 miles warm around Mcdonalds loop. Then 6 by 200's at 2 mile race pace with a 200 meter active recovery in between each set. Real easy workout. Just trying to be ready for the Grizz invite on Saturday. Cooldown for 2.5.

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Race: MC Dual @ Clearfield 400m (0.25 Miles) 00:52:00, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
6.00

am: 1 easy mile in aerobics

Had a dual meet at Clearfield today but I didn't plan on doing much because we have an invite on Saturday. I decided to just high jump, and do the 400 which I have never done before. Got about a mile warm up and felt pretty good. Since I've never raced the 400 I wasn't quite sure what to do. I didn't use the blocks because I'm not quite sure how to use those. I tried taking off as fast as I could as go. I was in the 6th lane so the curves felt real weird running out that far. I was pretty tired the last 100 but I just kept going. Ended up finishing in 52.88 which I guess is pretty good for never doing it before. State qualifying is only 51.01 so maybe I could get that if I decided to run it again. High jumped after as well and got 5'8" which is my last years p.r.. I never practice for that so it's not really important to me. Cooled down for a couple miles so I could get 6. Can't wait for Saturday.

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Total Distance
3.00

Easy 3 mile pre-race for tomorrow. I am so darn sore from running that 400. I never knew that running a 400 could make my legs feel like that. My hamstrings hurt so darn bad, so I'm going to be doing a lot of rolling out before tomorrow. Can't wait!

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Race: Grizzly Invitation 3200 M (2 Miles) 00:09:43, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
9.00

So today was the Grizzly Invitational which I have been so excited for. I haven't raced a 3200 yet this outdoor season, so I was way pumped to see what I could do. Got to the meet at about 8:15 and did a half a mile with Hayden and Josh Leatham from Mountian View. He said he was running the 3200 and wanted to state qualify, which was also my goal, so we decided we would push eachother and try to hit the splits. I got only a mile warmup for the before the race because I'm pretty sure they didn't say first call or anything, so I rushed to get any kind of a warmup. When we started, I lead out the first 3 laps staying right on state qualifying pace, then Josh lead the next 4 laps. I stayed right on his back, but 5th and 6th lap was the killer. We started to fall off pace then. Not by much but just a couple seconds for each lap. With 600 meters left we really started to pick up the pace, because if we didn't state qualify, might as well try to win the race. I tried pulling in head with 500 left but i couldn't get passed him. With 300 left I told myself that I had to go now and I couldn't go by him slowly or he would stay with me. I kicked it and just kept going and by the time I hit the 200 mark I was at full speed. I coasted in with a 3 second victory over 2nd place. My last 400 meters I did in 66 seconds. Got a time of 9:43.29 which was a new p.r.. Dissapointed that I didn't state qualify but I definitely have it me and I will get it when in a race with a ton of competition. Good way to run my first 3200 of the season.

Pretty much sat in the sun all day long and got cooked. Tried sleeping in the school on an athletic trainer mat for some time but I couldn't. By the time the 1600 rolled around I was pretty exhausted. I sluggishly warmed up for a mile then lined up. I got out to a really bad start and that really messed me up mentally. Just a mixture of being really fatigued and mentally not being in the raced screwed me over. I ran a 4:44 which was just really embarassing. It really put a damper on my day. So far this year both of my 16's that I have raced were not very good. I know I can run a lot better than that, so I just need to more posotive about it and just get it done. Cooled down with Cam, Josh, Hayden, and Eric. I can't wait to keep racing and keep improving every race. 

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Total Distance
9.50

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Total Distance
7.50

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5.00

Today Don gave me a pretty easy track workout to do, just so I could get a feel for how my foot is feeling. First I warmed up for a a mile to Canyon Elementary and back. Then put on my spikes and did 8 by 400 with mile pace from 1:05-1:10 then every other lap in 1:30. It was desinged to be an easy workout for my foot, which it was. During the workout the pain seemed to go away, but still was there during the warmup and cooldown.

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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0.00

Today is a pre-meet for Cache Box, but I didn't run because my foot feels like it is getting worse. Hopefully, it goes away soon because of the rest and icing that I am doing.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
3.00

Today was supposed to be a meet, but it got cancelled which really sucks. I was mentally prepared to race. I could still feel a little pain in my foot, so I just did 3 miles at an easy pace. Better to take a few days easy than to try to push and hurt it worse.

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Total Distance
6.00

My foot has started to feel a bit better so I didn't want to push and make it hurt. I did 6 miles around Nibley and just enjoyed the whole run. Average pace was 6:50. I can really feel that I took the last couple days easy. I hope I feel like that for my meet on Monday. Going to get a p.r. for sure.

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Race: Cache Box 3200 (2 Miles) 00:09:52, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Total Distance
10.50

Cache Box today. (Actually last week, writing this a week after) Didn't mentally prepare as well as I did last week before the meet got canceled. The goal was to state qualify. Talked to Ethan before the race and he said if I would lead the first 800 then he would let me sit on him for the rest of the race. Sounded good to me. I did pretty good on the first 800 and I think we were just 3 seconds fast. I did my best to stay on his back but I fell off the 7th lap. At that point I just really tightened up in my shoulders and it slowed me down a ton. I finished with a 9:52 which I am not happy with at all. I'm really disappointed how that turned out. To make matters worse, Ethan ran a 9:37, so 1 second off state qualifying. I wish I could've been closer to him so I could have pushed him to qualify. My bad. Cooled down.

I half heartedly said I was going to do the 800. To be honest I haven't raced an 800 since freshman year. My coach suggested that if I wanted to run it in any invitationals for the rest of the year, then I'd better get a time. Warmed up a bit then lined up. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. When the gun went off everybody from my outside immediately crashed on the inside and put me right in the back. The first 300 of the race was fast and I was still about 8 people from the front. I told myself that I would make my move with 400 left. I honestly wasn't in the race at that point. That's how far back I was from the leader. When I kicked I just started sprinting as hard as I could. I didn't know how much I had in me but I just started passing people. With about 180 meters left in the race I caught the leader. At that point I was hurting so bad. I wanted to win though so I just kept going. I held the lead and I thought I had the win. With about 10 meters left I was so exhausted and when I went to take another step I don't think my brain registered that movement. I stumbled and almost ate it. Connor Compton and Jack Mcullough both slipped right past me just right before the finish line. I was furious. I had the win but just lost it. I ended up running a 2:01 which I guess is pretty good for doing that after a 3200 and doing it for my first time since freshman year. 

Not much to say about the mile. I was exhausted and I ended up getting a side ache in my cool down after the 800. It didn't go away so I wasn't expecting much. I ran a terrible 4:54. Go me. My side was just killing me so that didn't help. If that wasn't enough racing for the day, all my coaches have been asking me to do the 4 by 4, so I did. I don't know my exact split but from what I heard it was the 2nd fastest on that team. Cooled down with Ethan, Claire, Jacob Malone from Box Elder. Not sure how I feel about today. Kind of disappointed in my performance. 

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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3.00

No school today so I got to sleep in. My happiness ended when I saw the paper next morning with a picture of Ethan and I from the race yesterday. Lol then the roasting began. Ended up cutting my hair after that. Anyways, I tried running but my pain in my side hasn't gone away from yesterday. I think I pulled a muscle during the 800. It made running really tough so I only got 3 today. I hate days like this because any day that I don't get better is a wasted day.

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Total Distance
8.00

Dual meet with sky view. I wasn't planning on doing any running events, so I would just do a little running there. My side was still hurting, so I'm almost posotive that I pulled a muscle. I high jumped while I was there and got only 5'7".  Didn't end up doing a workout but just tried getting some mileage so I ran around with Ethan and Claire for a bit. Zan Ferrin asked near the end of the meet if I wanted to run with him and James, so we did the Shamrock Shuffle loop. Went home and did 1 more mile. 

Adidas Ultra Boost Miles: 8.00
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Total Distance
7.50

1 mile in aerobics this morning. For track we did some 800's. I'm writing this a week later and I don't remember my splits. Cooled down to 7.5. Side is feeling a lil better.

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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
2.00

2 miles in aerobics. I have my physical for my mission during track so this is as much of a pre-race that I got. Davis tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to it. Doing the open 800 and the 3200 in the invite section.

Adidas Ultra Boost Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.00

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Total Distance
9.00

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Total Distance
7.50

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5.00

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3.00

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Total Distance
150.00
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Night Sleep Time: 117.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 117.00
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