Adam's Running

Today we had one of my favorite workouts, 12x400 at mile pace. I love 400's because they are short enough to not hurt too bad, but fast enough to make you feel like you get a really good workout in. The homestretch was crazy windy, so I probably could have run a second or two faster on each of these in good conditions. Times were 66, 67, 68, 67, 67, 67, 68, 67, 69, 67, 67, 65. I was happy with how fast and consistent I was able to keep them in the wind. Jamison had the best workout of his life today, and was under 70 on all of his intervals. Afterwards we ice bathed under the bridge in Hidden Oaks which is finally running again!

Easy miles and strides.

Today was the Westlake invite. I was pretty pumped for this race because I knew that I would probably get a nice PR, and all the JV guys were running well which gave me confidence. We were planning on running at 6:15, but then they changed it to 6:00 so we only got about 5 minutes of warmup and no strides or anything. The gun went off and I could feel the lack of warmup. For the first 800 or so my legs were kind of in shock, but they started getting warmed up after we left the baseball fields. I came through the mile in about sixth or seventh in 4:55. That was much too fast and I would pay for it later. At this point two kids from Stansbury dropped off and Lil' Warner, Adam Haynes, and I packed it up and ran together. Us three came through the two mile mark in about 10:15, and about here I started to feel that fast first mile. I was feeling awful but made sure to just hang on to Adam and Lil' Warner. Coming around the baseball fields for the last time we passed Corey Mines from Westlake. The next 600 or so was so hard but I knew if I wanted to PR I just needed to hang on for a couple more minutes. Coming around the last turn we passed Dallin Leatham, then Lil ' Warner took off and Adam and I couldn't go with him. I tried hanging on but Adam ended up beating me by three seconds. My time was 15:26, which was a PR but I was hoping to go under 15:20. I think I could have if I had gotten a real warmup and paced myself right, but whatever. I got fourth overall which was the highest I have placed in a varsity xc race so that was cool. We got eighth as a team, but Zack ran in the JV race and Something was wrong with Jamison and he had to drop out so if we ran as we usually do we would have been first or second.

We did extended mountain run in the morning, than drove to hidden oaks to ice bath. It was fridgid.

Later my cousin and I hiked/ran horsetail falls between sessions.

About 15 miles of biking with my dad. We went up to Lambert and did a bunch of trails. Fun stuff.

We ran up the canyon for our run today. Jamison and I were the only ones who got up to Timp Cave in the thirty five minutes we went up. I was feeling really good today. Afterwards we ice bathed under the bridge on the golf course and had a competition of throwing rocks into a tube that lets water out.

Last workout before region today, 3 sets of 600, 400, 200. Times were:

600's- 1:44, 1:44, 1:42

400's- 66, 67, 67

200's- 30, 30, 30

Ryan wanted the 6's at a little slower than mile pace, which worked out to about 4:35 pace, the 4's at mile pace and the 2's at about 800 pace. Ive never run a 2:00 800 but they felt easy. Afterwards we ice bathed on the golf course.

Easy 6.5 miles.

Easy 30 minute plus 6x100 meter strides.

Today was region. I didn't really have the greatest race but we got qualified which is the only thing that matters. Joe beat me agAin, but I'll get him at state. Shoutout to Tanner for making it to state!

Easy run in Alpine.

Nice easy quick workout today. It was 600, 400, 600, 400, 600, 400. The six's were 1:45, 1:44, 1:43, and the 4's were 67, 66, 65. It went by quick and they felt controlled and pretty easy, so things are looking up for state. My goal is top ten, but I will have to run a killer race to do that.

Solid run on Bonneville Shoreline trail today. Lil' Warner and I started cruising once we hit the trail and were hitting sub 6 pace for 5 miles or so. Will came today which was fun.

Today we had 10x400 on the track. Lil' Warner had to leave early so Zack, Jamison, and I ran early with him. It was SO windy today. The backstretch was absolutely wretched, and when it was my turn to lead I really had to press. Times were good considering the wind: 69, 66, 67, 67, 67, 68, 66, 67, 67, 68.

We did extended mountain run today. Running in Alpine is so much better than running at the school.

We are staying in Park City over fall break, so I ran I drove down to the high school to do my workout. It was two sets of 600, 400, 200. Maddie Bench from AF was just finishing her workout when I got there which was kind of funny. My times were 1:41, 65, 31 for the first set and 1:41, 65, 30 for the second. They felt really good and I was glad I was able to keep the 600's at 4:30 pace. Afterwards went on a solid cool down.

Easy miles on some trails in Park City.

Last workout before state. It was super easy and was just meant to keep our legs sharp. We did 4, 2, 4, 2, 4. the 4's were all 66's and the 2's were 30's, So nothing hard. My breathing felt off which kind of got me worried.

Later went for three miles to see how my breathing was and it felt fine.

Easy with some strides.

State today. We got to the course at about one and Jamison, Lil' Warner, and I went and found a bench on top of the hill that we could watch the races from. Right before 4A boys started we went for our warm up so we would be ready this time. The first time the gun went off I went out pretty hard and got decent position, but then they shot the gun again and called us back. The second start I didn't go out as hard and got pushed back a bit and was in about 50th at the top of the first hill. On the top section I just kind of settled in and slowly passed people as oppurtunity would allow. Coming down the super steep hill I almost got taken out, but was able to retain my balance and move past some people at the bottom. Zack Jacklin didn't pass me until we were right at the bottom of the big hill which I found discomforting, because he usually passes me about 800 in so I was worried I went out too fast. Coming down the hill I got into position with the pack of dudes I was planning on running with for most of the race beforehand. It was Joe, Jacob Chase, Lil' Warner, Colton Rimman, and Josh Ward. We stuck together for the next mile or so and coming around the parking lot on the far side we dropped Lil' Warner. I was feeling really good until we came around the lake for the last time, and my legs just wouldn't move faster. Some of the guys took off and I was left in no mans land until we hit the track, where I got passed by a couple people. I got 15:57 which I was decently happy about, but I got 16th place which was a bummer since I was in 9th coming around the lake. The main takeaway I got from this race is that I need to be a lot stronger mentally from about 1k out. I dont remember the last time I passed somebody in the last 400, which is not a good thing. Lil' Warner had a really bad race and finished in 16:02, which was 17 seconds slower than last year. Our team got fifth, which was about where we expected to be so it was good. Also from what I can tell I am the fastest ever 16th place finisher on the state course, which is kind of cool.

Went exploring through peoples backyards on our run today. Easy recovery.

Ran on a trail we discovered yesterday, then connected to the canal and ran through the dip and back. Solid run, Lil' Warner, Zack, and I averaged out to 6:13 pace overall.

Ran/hiked up to Pfeifferhorn with Ashton today. It was super awesome. The trail started up Little Cottonwood Canyon and went up throug these really cool lakes, and had some really cool climbs and ridge traverses. Awesome way to start the day.

We ran to the mouth of the canyon and did the wall because Jamison had never done it. My time was 4:51 which is just off a PR I believe. On top Justin said that there was a cool cave nearby so we started a trek across the mountain to find it. Justin was a most excellent leader, and the cave was pretty cool. There was some old bongs and pipes in there which made it smell awful though, so we didn't stay very long. We ran down the mountain and got on the mountain run trail, then headed back to the school.

A game of tag, then a solid 50 minute run. We went on a bunch of roads we had never been on before, and found a cool gated community with an awesome park in the middle.

Solid run on Bonneville Shoreline today. A bunch of the JV guys went and played soccer, but I made the varsity guys come on a run. Lil' Warner wasn't there, so it was pretty much our team for next year minus Seth. Justin and Craik could be VERY good if they stay consistent.

First hard effort since state. We had a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 fartlek on the canal. I felt good on the five and the 1, but the middle ones I felt kind of off. We did part of it on the new trail we discovered which was kind of fun.

Since Juniors and Seniors didn't have to go to school until later today Jamison, Lil' Warner and I did our run in the morning at Legacy. We did an extended mountain run which was most excellent. Im dressing up as Bill from Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure today for Halloween, and I must say my costume is on point.