Adam's Running

I was able to run again today, and it felt pretty good so I think i'll be back at close to 100% come racetime next week.

Solid distance run today. We ran out to Alpine Highway then split. Me, Cole, and Jamison ran south while everybody else ran on the canal. We looped down around AF high school then headed back to Lone Peak. We got there and Cole and I decided to do Golf course for extra, and at the end we ran into Clayson and Mike who were doing extra backwards the way we were going so we turned around and joined them for more extra.

Today Tawny came and we had 5x800. It sucked. It was fridgid with a pretty good wind coming at you on the homestretch, the entire track was covered in a layer of ice and deep snow in some parts, and I had to take a dump the whole time. Times were slow due to the conditions and I acame through at 2:42-2:43 on every one. I am feeling good about my races this weekend.

Easy miles down to AF and back with Hidden oaks loop for extra.

Easy miles with some strides before the race tomorrow.

Today I ran in two races, the mile and the 4x800. The 800 was awesome and the mile not so much. The mile was first and I was in the second heat. The gun went off and it was just terrible from the beginning. Everybody in our heat was within like 5 seconds of each other in seed times, and it was super crowded. We came across the first two laps in a giant pack five people across, and I was unfortunate enough to run in lane 3 and 4 for most of it. I wasn't feeling all that good and I just grinded out the next two laps. I ended up at 4:43 which was .1 seconds faster than two weeks ago, but not as fast as I was hoping for. 

After that I just chilled with the guys for the couple of hours until the 4x800. When it was finally time we warmed up on the bikes for a little then headed over to the start. They sent us out to our different spots on the track and had us wait for a couple minutes before starting. Jamison was our first leg and he did good. It was his first race ever on a track so we weren't expecting anything much and he ran like a 2:18 and was towards the back of the pack. We didn't have the greatest of handoffs but it worked out and I got the baton about twenty meters behind a group of four teams. On the second lap I caught the group and passed them and gained some good ground on them before the handoff. I ended up running 2:08 or 2:09 which is a huge PR for me. I passed off to Clayson and he went crazy on his leg. I am pretty sure he ran sub two and he passed the entire field except for Davis who was out in front the whole time. He passed off to Mike who had a slight lead on AF and Rock Springs, but on the backstretch they caught him and he settled in between the Rock Springs guy who was in third and Tyler Bell from AF who was right behind. They stayed in that exact order all the way to the finish and we got third! Too bad only top relay gets medals.

We got to the race at 9:00 so Clayson and Jamison could sign up for the 800, and when registering they told us to go upstairs to get the bibs. We got up there and there was couches and a big window overlooking the whole track, and we set up camp on a couple of the couches. We had a ton of time to kill so we just chilled out and took a nap until Clayson and Jamison had to race. It was much nicer than under the bleachers like yesterday. Clayson got fifth in the 800 in 1:59 and Jamison ran 2:15. We thought it would be pretty quick until the two mile but the 200 took almost two hours, and we were pretty bored. Finally when it was time to warm up I went and spun for a while because I forgot my running shoes. I was in the fast heat so we went first. The gun went off and we went out at a good pace. Our first 400 was 74, which was perfect and we were still in a pretty big group. The next couple of laps felt good and I was hitting 75's on each of the 400 splits, and I came through the mile in 5:00. The leaders were still only 5 meters ahead of me, and I was just hanging on Colton Rimmans shoulder from Davis. The next three laps were brutal, I have honestly never been in so much pain during a race. I just tried to hold the pace and on the last lap I tried to kick, but those straightaways seemed so long. I ended up trying to lean across to get sub 10 but I ended up being .2 seconds off. I was pretty mad I didn't break 10 but it was a huge PR for me which was nice. I also got top ten which was kind of cool. After that we drove home and Clayson got pulled over for speeding. It was pretty funny because the whole car ride we were talking about tickets amd driving and stuff, but he was lucky enough to get away with a warning.

Just ran down and around AF the long way.

Hill workout today, 5x600m hills on the hill over by Cedar Ridge. Ryan didn't want us pushing them too hard so we were supposed to be inbetween 2:05-2:10 on all of them. Times were 2:08, 2:10, 2:07, 2:05, 2:05. Over all a solid workout, I didn't feel like I had to push myself too hard which means I am in pretty good shape.

Just down to AF and back. It was really easy until the last mile and a half, and we picked up the pace quite a bit.

Tempo workout today. 3x5 min hard with 3 min jog inbetween. They felt really good and we did them pretty fast.

Game of tag.

Met at Legacy with Clayson. We waited for Mike but he didn't come, so we ranto his house and got him for the rest of the run. We ran down to the bottom of Suncrest then turned left into HIghland and around Mountain Ridge before heading back on Alpine Highway.

Easy run up and around Lambert Park. Really muddy, but still an awesome run.

Progression workout today. We do one mile on the track at 7:30, then 3 laps at 6:20 pace, then miles at 5:50, 5:40, 5:30, 5:20. I was feeling really good throughout all of it until right as we were finishing the 5:30 I cramped up bad and had to stop. I kind of shook it out and waited for Clayson to come through with 800 to go before hopping back in. I ended up finishing that last 800 in 2:23. Clayson finished in sub 5 with like a 2:17 last 800. Good workout, and I am looking forward to when we do it again so I can try to close with Clayson around 5.

Looped up onto canyon road and turned down at the golf course. The wind was so strong going up towards the canyon we could barely move.

We had a pretty easy workout today, 8x1 minute pickups. We ran down to Art Dye and started. We were hauling, and it felt really good to run really fast for the first time in a while. We stopped at 26.2 in AF and they had some nice spikes for 50% off so I think im going to head over there today.

Today there was an assembly so the varsity guys decided to sluff it and go for our run instead. We went out onto the road that arctic circle is on, then down to the roundabout by legacy park and back. It felt awesome to get our run done by 10:00, and I ate a big lunch because I didn't have to run after school which was awsome.

Me and Mahonri met at Legacy to run today. We ran down to the black trail and back with the Timberline loop for extra. time for the run was 51:30.

Tag, then down to AF and back.

One of the hardest workouts of my life for some reason. 6x800 at 2:30 pace with one lap recovery. The wind was blowing on the home straight, but it wasn't too bad. Times were 2:26, 2:28, 2:28, 2:28, 2:29, 2:27. By the time I finished I was completely spent, and could barely walk back to the school. Solid workout though, Mike, Lil' Warner, and I all switched off who would lead until the last one, so I only led once. Clayson did his last one in like 2:10 or something crazy like that.

Ran down to Art Dye and played handball, then finished the loop by the Temple.

6x400m hills today. Normally this is one of my favorite workouts, but it wasn't so fun running in the rain and hail. I lost feeling in my fingers after the third one, and from then on out it was just brutal. Times were 70, 71, 71, 72, 71, 68. It's not quite 400 meters, but its close enough. I think its more like 370.

Solid game of tag at the lake, then the loop on Alpine Highway.