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I was really motivated to do a hard workout today because I had missed the Weber meet and pretty much all of last week, so I felt like I really needed to push myself today. The workout was 16x200 meter at 40 seconds faster than 5k pace and a 100 meter jog between each interval. Hayden, Eric and I warmed up for a mile before we started. Since the track was covered with snow we had to go out on the road and do it, which sucked. Doing speed workouts like that without a track makes everything hard because you don't know exactly where 200 meters is. So we ran hard for .13. I did pretty decent on the first 12, but on the last 4 I fell off. We finished with a slow mile cooldown. It was a really good workout and I was really happy to be outside in the great weather. I'm starting to hope for spring weather. Finished with 5 miles total.

Went to Sports Academy and did 3 easy miles on the treadmill. I set the incline to 2 so it would feel more realistic to running on the ground. Next up I did an hour of weights focusing a lot on my legs, but I did some abs, back, and chest work. I'm gonna wake up way sore tomorrow but that's okay, I like that feeling.

Today I did not want to run in Hyrum again, it has just gotten really boring. So Hayden, Eric and I drove to Providence to do our workout. The workout was 7 miles altrenating paces from easy to moderate. My legs were very sore from yesterday after lifting weights  and running so I wasn't feeling fresh. We started on our easy mile for a warmup and headed toward cliff side. My first moderate mile was in 6:32 which had a good amount of up hill. When we hit 3 miles we turned around and started our next moderate mile which I did in 5:30. It started getting chilly and my hands froze. My last moderate mile was in 5:50. Then we cooled down to 7 miles. I'm not gonna run at the Sports Academy tonight because I have a service project tonight for mutual. 

I was pretty excited for the workout today because I love running hills. They might suck but they make me such a stronger runner. Me and Eric drove over to Providence and got up to Center street. We did a really short warm up, and by the way it was really warm which was awesome. I didn't have to run with a jacket so that was nice. The workout on the hill was a 30, 60, 90, 120 second hill repeats. The 30 and 60 were hard but I had to really dig deep for the 90 and 120. I can already tell that by 2 weeks time I have gained a lot of strength back on hills. I got a lot farther up than I did last time which helps boost my confidence. After we finished we stopped by Don's and had a chat with him. Then we cooled down to 3 which sounds really short but I was going to run later at the Sports Academy.

5 miles moderate to easy at the Sports Academy on the treadmill. My legs are sore but I bet that will go away by saturday. I'm way pumped and I'm gonna throw down a good time.

Today I was really tired just the whole day so when it was time to run I didn't have the same kind of motivation that I always do, but that didn't stop me from going run. Today was 7 easy miles which was nice because I have been working hard all week long. Started at Zollinger Park in Providence and went through River Heights all the way up to the Temple. Kept on going north and eventually ended up on 4th north. I ran down to main street and headed all the way back to the park. I took it pretty easy, 7:31 average mile pace which felt real nice on my muscles that have been sore all week long.

Easy 3 mile pre-race with Hayden and Eric. Took it real easy to the turkey sheds. Way pumped to race.

Woke up this morning so pumped to run at the Oval, only to have my mom come into my room and tell me that we weren't going because of how much it had snowed. I look out my window, and holy fetch where did all that come from!? I was really dissapointed because I was feeling really good and I knew I was gonna run my very best. Atleast I will have one more chance this indoor season to run at the oval. Anyways, I went to the Sports Academy to go run because it was pretty nasty and slushy outside. I was planning for a real hard workout because I didn't race. Starting with a 1 mile warmup, then did 3 miles at tempo pace with the incline at 2 for the first mile of that 3 mile set. Finished the 3 miles in 15:50. I was gonna do another 3 hard but I wasn't feeling it after that set, and I knew I had a hard leg workout after. So I did 2 more at an easier pace. I got off the treadmill and just competely killed my legs on the machines. Usually I don't workout my legs for that hard and that long, but after I finished my last set on a machine I got off and almost blacked out. I was stumbling all around and couldn't stay up. I went and sat down for a couple minutes then I realized that I was 1 mile away from 40 miles this week. (My pre-race day screwed everything up) So I did a reallllllly easy mile on the treadmill. When I finished with that I felt like complete junk all around and didn't feel too good. Atleast I can say I made up for missing a race.