Adam's Running

Missed practice to get a haircut, so I ended up going to Vasa at about 10:00 and running on the treadmill. Started with two slow miles, then figured I'd rather run faster and get it over with quicker so my next five miles were 6:00, 5:50, 5:40, 5:30, 5:20. Didn't feel to hard since it was on the treadmill, but by the end I was drenched in sweat. Afterwards I got a breakfast burrito from betos that was sublime. The run was kind of rough, but overall it was an absolutely fantastic day! 

Today during track class we ran up the canyon to Timp cave and back. On the way up Justin and Jamison took off, but I wasn't feeling like pushing today so I stayed back and chilled with Chris all the way. The weather felt great until about a mile from the mouth of the canyon the wind picked up and it got sooooo cold. By the time we got out of the canyon everybody was frozen, especially Trevor who left his shirt and gloves at the bottom. Overall a good time tho.

good modest run today

Alpine loop with strides after.

Ran by myself on a loop up on Bonneville.

We dos a slightly shorter discovery park loop today, but we did it pretty fast. Overall pace was 6:12 so that was a good time. First four miles were sub 6 average. Strength training after which wasn't too bad, but my triceps are a little sore. Stopped by AF today during lunch today and saw my sister, I feel like AF hates us a lot more than we hate them since we beat them in most stuff. The XC teams are an exception though of course, we're homies.

Ran in the morning today, it was kind of boring cuz we just ran on the roads of Alpine, but it was good to get done early and have the whole day open up after school. First speed workout tomorrow! It's only 4x2 minutes hard so I am looking forward to it.

First workout of the season today. We did 4x2 minutes on the canal during track class. Felt OK on the first two, and really good on the second two. Ran them with Jamison, Justin, and Craik and really just had a good time. Had strength training when we were done.

ran down to AF, did a lap on the grass relays gourse, then came back and did strides. Air quality was horrible but what can you do?

Great race today. Got to the oval at about 4:30 and chilled til we had to warm up. Warmed up for a couple miles, then went and got in our heats. They were only taking 4:25 guys in the fast heat, so I almost didn't get in but then Ryan pushed me over there. It ended up being a good thing cuz a few the guys who said they were 4:25 were definitely lying. Gun went off and I went straight to the back so I wouldn't have to fight people, then moved up once we hit the homestretch into like 5th. I just filed in behind Dallin Leatham and tried to hang on for as long as I could. First 400 was 64, so right about where I wanted to be, then 800 split was 2:10. At about 1k Dallin pulled ahead a bit and I could hear a couple guys coming up behind me so I just tried my best to hold them off for as long as I could. Hit 1200 in 3:18 and Camren Todd came past me. The last lap I just stayed right behind him then with 200 to go Jamison and Denver Perry came up with us and it was us four sprinting to the finish. I kind of got boxed in, so I ended up finishing in the back of our little pack but we were all within a second of each other so I was just happy I was still there at the end, and with a little speed I know I can be coming out on top. Ended up in 4:24 so a 5 second PR!! I havent really Pr'd in the mile since sophomore year so this was a perfect last race at the ice oval. very bittersweet. Afterwards we went to Cafe Rio and coaches paid for everyones food which was sweet.

Started running up Hogs until the snow got too deep, then we looped down to the park and went on 4 mile loop. Saw my friend Zac when we got back to the park. Felt tired from yesterday, and the last couple miles felt very sluggish.

Later snuck out and ran like 3 miles with Walton.

Slept in today, so I drove down south and ran on the Provo river trail to shake things up a little. did 10 miles at 6:39 ap. About 6 miles in some people down by the river waved me over and pointed out a bald eagle sitting in a tree about 30 feet away. It was super cool, and then another eagle came flying in and like attacked the other one. It was very fun to watch. Afterwards got panda and it was excellent.

Did a sort of mountain run/ Alpine hybrid today. We went on the mountain run trail all the way to the end, but instead of turning around we looped down to Legacy and went back on Alpine highway. Mountain run trail was icy and muddy, but it was still a good time. When we got back we did some strides and they felt wonderful. Got an extra mile from running to the school, and running back home. Luckily I only half a mile away.

Missed practice cuz I skipped fourth and went and watched a movie with my girlfriend :/ sorry coach of ur reading this. I went out for my run at about 4, and headed up to the mouth of the canyon. When I got there I saw Jonas's dad running up on some trails right inside the mouth up on the cliff kind of, and I went up to check them out. I got up there and met his dad who was coming back and said they ended up ahead a little so I went and looked for myself. I saw that the real trail ended, but there some sketchy little deer trails that kept going so I followed them for a while. I was going SUPER slow because it was really steep, and I was running sideways across large piles of shale and I didn't want to start a rock slide down into the canyon. It kind of just sucked and didn't go anywhere so eventually I turned around and ran back to my house so I could be on time for dinner. I only went 4.5 miles in a whole hour haha. Later I went out for 4 more at night. I just looped on the golf course, then down canyon road a bit and back by Cedar Ridge. I was going decently fast for most of it.

fun little workout on the canal today, jsut 4x2 minutes so nothing crazy. On each of them I would hang back for the first minute a little, then try and catch the leaders the second minute. I did on three of them, but the second one I didn't quite make it. Overall a good workout.

Kind of crazy run today. We went on Bonneville, and the first four miles were good fun and we were cruising along at 6:30 pace, then when we turned around we ran into a horrible headwind. Along with the wind it was snowing, so any exposed skin was absolutely frozen and we had to take a break after about a mile and thaw out our faces and necks. I switched my sweatshirt around so that i could cover most of face with my hood and I was fine from then on. 

Later wanted some time to think uninterupted, so I went out for 3 more miles. Also did 100 pushups today.

missed practice to go to the dentist, so I ran by myself later. I had my dad drop me off at Tibble fork and I ran down the canyon. I love running down the canyon because it's beautiful, the air is so clean, and life just seems simple when you're up there. Didn't have a watch but I imagine I was in the 5:50-6:25 range for most of it. Later did push-ups, getting huge.

first hill workout of the year, did 6x600 on the hill by Cedar Ridge. Felt tired from yesterday, and when we got going I just felt really flat. Got through the workout tho, with times that weren't horrible, just tried to run with Justin on most of them. Times were 1:58, 2:00, 2:00, 2:00, 2:00, 1:58. Afterwards had the track meeting which was good.

ran by myself cuz I had stuff to do after school, and it just sucked. I felt like s*** the whole time and thought I was going to die. I ran down to AF and back and it just wasn't fun. 

Alpine run, then I dropped off Justin and Craik and did a couple more at spinner park with some strides.

Did a new run on a cool trail in Alpine that we found. It came down past sliding rock which apparently they cant restrict anymore. later did a cool hike ill tell more about later.

Skipped B8 so I missed the run, but came back for strength training after school. lots of lunges and stuff with the weights. Afterwards I ran with Caleb and we just did Alpine run. On Alpine highway we ran into Cole Gray so he pulled over and we talked to him for like 20 minutes. Good stuff overall.