Adam's Running

I didn't run yesterday because my knee was still hurting and I wanted to play it safe. Today we had 6x800m hill repeats. I think the hill might actually be about 50 meters short though. I did them all in about 2:40 to 2:50 and I was usually about third behind little Warner and Clayson. On the last one Clayson somehow ran 2:18. The best part was that my knee felt great the whole time!

Today Little Warner, Mahonri, Mike and I were doing the black trail loop when we saw that the riverbed was dry! We did an over under run down the riverbed which is where every bridge or tunnel we see we have to go over, and then on the next one we go under and so on and so forth. After we got through the riverbed and like 30 over unders we got into this concrete drainage ditch thing on the side of Highland highway which led to a tunnel.we went through the tunnel and out into one of those flood gate things, with the grating over the top and the gate they can open or close depending on the water level. There was a fifteen foot drop down to the bottom so we jumped on to the ladder and then through the gate thing which was partially open. through there we swung on the grating over to the other side and down a tube that led us out into some really thick and thorny trees that we had to bushwack through. Eventually we found the tunnel under the road, climbed both fences and got out to the other side. On our way back we stopped at Num Num's for some water and headed home. Probably the funnest run i've ever done.

Later went on a short run with Ashton and Jordan. 

Today we ran up and around the aviary, then ran down and did the run we did on Saturday, but we didn't go on the whole riverbed.

Today we came to practice and the Riverton guys were there. They went and did a workout on the cemetery hill while we ran a couple mile loop. Afterwards we ran up to sliding rock. It was pretty fun. Chuk was there too.

We just did a short easy run today before we leave for cross country camp.

At 5:00 Dustin came up to camp to run with us. we ran down to Tibble Fork, around the lake, and then up to silver lake. For some reason I was just dying on the way up up silver lake. We were supposed to be going hard but i couldn't keep up with Mike which kind of bugged me.

Second day of camp we did an easy four mile recovery run in the morning. At 5:00 Dustin came and run with us again. We just were heading up the canyon on a trail, and then in the middle of it he made us go 5 minutes hard, 2 minutes rest, 2 minutes hard, 1 minute rest, and then another 2 minutes hard. We ended up going about 10 miles

Last morning of camp. Before we packed up and headed out we ran up to the silver lake thats above silver lake flat which was about 9 miles from the trailhead, so about ten total.

Today was the Alpine Days 5k. We got there and did a little warm up with the team. The race started and I had to dodge about 30 little kids who had all sprinted out and died. At the half mile mark we were all together still and ot going all that fast until Dustin and Clayson took off. After that we all kind of picked it up. It was Jon, Mike, and me all the way down Westfield road when all of the sudden Mike just took off. The last mile I just kind of died and let Jon and Mahonri pass me. in the end i took fifth on the team but Little Warner wasn't there so I will probably be sixth at grass relays which was the goal anyway. Next up, win Frosh/Soph race at grass relays.

ran up to sliding rock today.

Later did an easy four mile loop by myself. 

We had an easy four miles this morning, with intervals tonight.

PM-We met at spinney park and warmed up for about a mile and a half. Our workout was 6x1000m repeats. They were at about 5k pace so mine ranged from 3:15-3:23. I think the loop was about 50 meters long though. Clayson would always hit around 3:00, with Little Warner at about 3:10, and Jon, Mahonri, and me would all come in a few seconds behind that. Afterwards we cooled down and I went over to Cole Gray's to play some zombies with him and Walton for a little. Coach Ryan got mad at me because I went without food from about 2:00 until 11:00, so now he wants me eating like 4000 calories a day and at certain times.

We did the mountain run today. Afterwards we realized the new guy Mason had gotten lost. So me and Mike ran the trail again to try to find him. We eventually found him running on a road somewhere.

AM-3 easy miles

PM-We had a mile cutdown workout at spinney park. 1600, 1200, 800, 800, 400. I don't remember our splits except that they were slower then they felt they should have been. I was always in the top three or four which is a good sign.

just a normal run around Alpine. 

Hogs today. I felt really good which surprised me because usually im dying when we do this run because Im not the best at hills. Today though I was going up at a really solid pace and when we got up the really steep hill I was keeping up with Clayson. Sliding rock felt extra nice on the way down.

We ran down to Lone Peak and back.

Workout after school today. 6x800 a bit faster than 5k pace. It was super hard because the grass hasn't been mowed in a while so it was really long. My legs felt like jello from the start. I was begging Coach Ryan to let me take my trainers off and do them barefoot but he wouldn't let me until the last one. He said if I didn't do it in under 2:35 I had to do another so I ran 2:32 which felt easy without big bulky trainers in the long grass.

We just ran down to AF and back. It was literally the hottest run I have ever done. So they have been releasing all the rankings lately and we according to milesplit we are 2nd in 5A, 4th in the southwest region, and runnerspace has us at 90th in the country! It's amazing what one Colorado state champ transfer will do for a team.

Today we had a mile cutdown, so 16,12,8,4, plus an extra 8. Splits were around 5:20-5:30 pace, except for the four hundred which was about 70.

Tag and we ran to mountain ridge.

Hogs Hollow today. Im pretty sure it was the fastest we've ever done it, because we were hauling.

Ran in the morning. solid 3.5 miles.

We ran 15 minutes out, and 15 back for about 4 miles plus a bit. Then we went and got our uniforms and went out for four more.

Interval workout today. 7x800m at about race pace. splits were 2:40, 2:40, 2:38, 2:40, 2:40, 2:42, and 2:37. We did them on the grass field where everything is slow. 

Today we ran from Lone Peak and did a mountain run. It was a bajillion degrees outside.

6x600m hill repeats today. Times were 2:13, 2:10, 2:07, 2:10, 2:13, 2:15. slowed down at the end because my legs just weren't feeling it after the first three. cooled down then drove up to sliding rock for ice bath. It felt SO good. it was hot enough that the water was not as fridgid as usual but still pretty cold.

Ran to AF and did a loop on the grass relays course. They changed it because of the construction so now you run straight through once you get off the track and just go farther past the goalpost. Also had the pacer today in PE.

Today was GRASS RELAYS! Funnest meet of the year by far. We got to AF at about 7:20 and sat around for a while before we warmed up. We did some strides and got in position. We were the last ones there so we got the worst spot. The gun went off and I went out hard so I wouldnt get caught in the bottleneck. I was about tenth coming up the little hill and by the time we went around the corner and over the first hay bale I was in the lead. coming around the goalpost I surged and extended  my lead so that by the time I was running around the baseball field I had a pretty sizeable lead. I continued to lead until we were coming down the goalpost on the second lap, at which point a kid from Desert Hills came up on my shoulder. I stayed in front of him until with six hundred to go him and two AF guys passed me. The AF huys took off but I kind of stayed with Desert Hills guy until once we were out of the gauntlet he outkicked me and beat me solidly. I was hoping to win but my time was better than I expected. If I had run this time in the race last race year I would have won by 10 seconds but everyone just gets faster every year somehow. Afterwards I cooled down and watched the rest of the races. In the varsity race we took second!!!!! We beat Riverton and Bingham pretty soundly and ran the fifth fastest team time ever. Clayson ran a 10:04 which was expected but somehow Little Warner ran 10:15. That puts him in the top 20 ever im pretty sure. I knew he was going to be fast this year but I would never have guessed that fast in a million years.