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Mon, Jul 11, 2016

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Ran into Millville in the heat of the day. Headed towards the cemetery and up cemetery hill. Ran to my buddies house which was right on the dot for 3 miles, so I turned back from there. My legs felt really heavy, ecspecially for the first 3 miles because if there wasn't a hill, there was some sort of incline. The second half of the run felt much better because of the downhill. Average pace was 7:19.

pm: Met up with Joe and Hayden to do a couple miles. Joe wants to get back in shape so we are going to start running with him. Started at his apartment and passed Logan high onto main street in Logan. It was a great time getting back to together and running just like old times. Hit 2 miles, and turned back. Finished with 4. Average pace was 7:04. It felt lovely.

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:00:00

2 easy miles around Nibley. Hip flexors just killed, so I rolled out after. I'm not training for anything, so that's why I have been taking this week off.

Mon, Jul 04, 2016

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 06:00:00

I've been looking forward to this day all summer long and it has finally come. Tried getting to bed really early and surprisingly fell asleep pretty quickly. The only problem was that I woke up at 3:30 in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep because I was so excited. I ate a little bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and headed out the door at 6. When I got to A.J. park I found some more of the fellow Hobby Joggers and did a short warmup. I was getting pretty nervous but I was so excited to race. When the race started I recognized one of the runners that was running near the front with a few of us. It was Skylar Riggs from SUU. For the first mile, I wasn't running my race. Nobody was, except for Skylar. We took out the first mile in 5:05. Lol. Everybody naturally just slowed down after that first mile and just let Skylar go. At the 3 mile mark my split was 15:52 so we were still haulin. I was feeling pretty good, but then I started getting some pain in my rib/sternum area. It really started to affect my breathing and made me slow down for a good couple of miles even though my body was telling me to keep going. I started to fade a little bit from Ethan, and Hayden started to catch me. By about mile 6 I managed my breathing good enough that the pain went away. I started closing the gap on Ethan and finally caught him on Blacksmith Fork Hill. He turned around and gave me a high five then took off. That kid is such a troll. That hill wrecked me pretty good, but I just tried to keep the gap in between Hayden and I. By mile 7 I was feeling pretty beat, but I just kept pushing hard. The long flat in between the hill and McDonalds was the hardest part of the race for me. I was hurting and mentally I just wanted to run at a more comfortable pace. I really wanted to catch Ethan again so I pushed that thought out of my head. Once I hit the main street in Hyrum I really focused on striding out and getting the most distance that I could in between each step because of the downhill. Even though at that point I knew that I wasn't going to catch Ethan, I just tried making sure that I wasn't going to get caught by Hayden. I could have given more on my final sprint, but that wouldn't have on changed my place so whatever. I finished in third overall behind Skylar and Ethan. My time was 51:50 for 9.3 miles, a 5:34 average mile pace. Ethan finished 9 seconds in head of me, and Hayden finished 6 seconds behind me. I laid down on the grass immediately after crossing the line, and when I tried to get up, my hip flexor just tightened up and killed. I could hardly walk around without a ton of pain. So I hobbled around and talked with a bunch of people until the awards. It was an awesome day of racing. What a great way to start the 4th of July! Good job to everyone who ran. It was a blast!

Sat, Jul 02, 2016

Sat, 02 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Tapering for the Freedom Run. 1 mile warmup with 1 mile at race pace plus 30 seconds. Then cooled down for a mile followed by strides and rolling out. Took an ice bath later which felt awesome. Ready to race!

Fri, Jul 01, 2016

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 06:00:00

Pre race around Nibley because I'm tapering for the Freedom Run 15K. Ipod died a mile into my run so it got kinda boring. Felt a fatigued but I should be fine for monday.

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Ran into Millville for one of the first time ever. Not really sure why I have never really ran to Millville, but I'm going to start doing it more. I wanted to find Cemetery hill so I could do some repeats on it, but I couldn't find it and I didn't want to run over 5 miles so I just found some inclines and pushed those. My run also sort of turned into a progression run. Just felt really fresh in my legs. Stretched and rolled out after.

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:00:00

I decided with the Freedom Run being this coming Monday, that I would go up and run the course. Cam and Hayden came along. We started about a mile before the starting line. I was pretty sore and tired. Just tried visualizing what the race would be like. The downhill on the course is awesome and I'm looking forward to a big p.r.. Average pace was 6:39. Stretched and rolled out after.

Tue, Jun 28, 2016

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Met at MC to run the deer fence from Blacksmith Fork Canyon all the way over to Millville and then have breakfast made by the coaches. Took off with Hayden and the start was really rough because the wind was crazy. Just like i remember it. Good ol' MC. The first 2 miles were slow because of the strong headwind. When we got on the deer fence trail that wrapped around the mountain, it was a relief to not have any wind. We were haulin up and down the hills, and with about the last 2 miles dippin in the mid 5 minute pace. Got to the park with 5.5 so I did another mile and a half on the grass before I ate. Once I finished eating I ran a half mile to meet Hayden down the road so I could get a ride back to MC. Today was sickkk.

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 06:00:00

am: Didn't wake up to run this morning with Ridgline because I was so darn tired, plus I had to go bale hay before it got hot outside, so I ended not getting to run until it got hot. I warmed up for a mile, then started doing 400 meter intervals towards hollow road. My legs felt really heavy and it was hard to stay in the high 4's and low 5's range. Went 3 miles out and then turned back and did the same thing back home. Might do a couple more miles tonight.

pm: 2 easy miles around nibley, Legs felt pretty tired.

Sat, Jun 25, 2016

Sat, 25 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Met Hayden at Zollinger Park and then ran towards first dam. My butt has still been really sore since the hill workout on Thursday. Felt pretty sluggish but I'm always grinding out those miles. Finished with 6. Went home and gorged myself on Swedish Fish. I probably at half of one of those big bags. Yeah, my nutrition is crap. Then realized that I was a half mile short of 40 miles for the week, so I ran an easy mile. Can't wait for the Freedom Run.

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Ran with Ridgeline again this morning. Met at the Stake Center in Hyrum and ran Peavine. The whole first half sucked because it was all uphill and my legs were sore from yesterday. Once I hit the downhill the run was much more enjoyable. It was beautiful outside and the air felt great. Average pace was 6:48.

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Woke up this morning and ran with Ridgeline. They were doing a hill workout and I haven't done his in about a month, so I'm glad that I went. They only had 4 repeats this weeks which isn't a lot but they increase by 1 each week. I could definitely tell I was out of shape when it came to running those hills. Ran back to Zollinger Park to finish with 6. Running in the morning is so much more enjoyable than running during the day, because the air is much cooler. So I think I will try running with Ridgline more often.

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 06:00:00

am: I wasn't quite sure what to do for a workout today, which tells me I need to start running with Ridgeline in the mornings. I decided to go out on a longer run that what I have been doing recently. When I hit the first mile in 7:11, I thought to myslef that this would be a good time to start a progression run. I didn't really have an exact pace drop on each mile, but just wanted to make sure that I did each mile faster. Mile splits were 7:11, 6:46, (too fast for that soon so I decided to keep the next mile close to the same) 6:44, 6:23, 6:08, 5:59. Finished with a mile cooldown to 7. Not a very faster progression run, but it was more beneficial than just joggging. The heat made everything really tough too. Might do a couple miles later tonight.

pm: 2 easy miles around Nibley. Took it really slow and just enjoyed it. I'm going to miss nights like this in Cache Valley.

Tue, Jun 21, 2016

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:00:00

I was planning on waking up at running with Ridgeline at six in the morning, but I could not wake up for the life of me. I decided to just run my favorite Nibley loop backwards, but to tempo it. My first mile was a warmup, then for the next 3 miles I tried to stay on to 5:30 pace. I can tell that I have lost some of my speed from track, but I am working to get it back. Cooled down for a mile to get 5 miles.

Mon, Jun 20, 2016

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 06:00:00

My quads were pretty sore from Ragnar so I was looking really forward to a nice recovery run. I started from my home and ran through hollow road until I hit 3 miles out, then did 3 back. Average pace was 7:11. Elevated and rolled out my legs after which felt really nice.

Sat, Jun 11, 2016

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 06:00:00

Always excited to run this race because the awards for the winner is always pretty good. Didn't get very much sleep and I haven't been running very much, so I was a little worried on how I would do. I ran at sea level a couple times this week and I think I've gotten use to it. Showed up at the park and warmed up for a mile with Hayden and Eric. When we started, I started getting a side ache with less than a mile into it, but just tried to ignore it. I kept doing Fartleks to keep trying to open a gap between me and second place. The I didn't feel like I was hurting bad at all. The pain was pretty manageable. Crossed the line in 16:29. I won a 25 dollar gift card to fire house, so it was worth having to wake up so early to run. Cooled down to 5. I need to start running more.