Adam's Running

I came into this race hoping to break nineteen minutes because my training has kind of buckled lately and I haven't been eating too well. The four of us that were in the race went for a two mile warm up around the  campus before heading to the line early so we could get a good starting position. We did a couple strideouts then did our cheer. we got some funny looks because we were the only ones who did a cheer.

The race started and I quickly jumped to the outside so I could move up easier. I waited until we past the fence and got onto the loop and then I started moving up. I ran with a couple Idaho kids for most of the first lap and all of the second. I don't know what my split was for the first mile because I didn't wear a watch and there was nobody calling out splits.

After the first mile the switchbacks started and I was kind of worried because hills have been my weakness all year. We started going up and after the second one I felt great so I surged and passed like ten people. I don't know if it was the elevation or what but I was just able to fly up the hills today. We made it to the top and I really tried to push it down so I could make up the lost time going up. The road going down to poopout is kind of foggy but I just held my position. going up poopout was good. I past about six or seven people by the mile two. There was no marker or timer or anything so I am glad that I had studied the course beforehand.

Going down I got past by one or two other guys. going up reservoir I surged really hard and past at least seven people. With a thousand meters to go I got into a rythm with a couple of california kids who were cussing their mouths off. Once I hit the gauntlet my team was there cheeringme on wich gaveme enough to pass two more people. On the track I stayed in my position until the very end when I passed one more guy.

Overall I think I did pretty good. I didn't take it out too fast which has been my problem all season, which led to me passing a lot of people that last mile. I got fifth on our team which came as a surprise. I then watched the seeded race with Cole and Mike. 

Today we played tag for probably the last time in a while because indoor starts tomorrow. We did a mile warm up though.

Did a temple run. Had to pee so I stopped behind a tractor by the road. Then a worker or something drove in and yelled out who was there. I kind of panicked so I just stayed hidden behind the tractor. He started walking over and I booked it. He didn't see me though because I was wearing all black. 

First day of indoor today. We did five miles. We went around my house then down the golf course trail all the way down to the poles on the Art Dye trail. I guess somebody was vandalizing signs down at the park and when they got caught they said they were Lone Peak cross country. Luckily we were at footlocker when it happened so we had the perfect alibi.

went down to the pole and back. Then we played one game of dejavu tag, and one game of indoor tag. There was a new kid at practice today. Every body was calling him cheetoh but I didn't catch his real name.

Did another four around the neighborhood. Did a lot of loops because my mom was all worried because it was like ten. 

Did a loop around my house with three of the guys while the others played tag. Afterwards we did weights for the first time and i discovered I have no upper body strength. Then I did a half mile home.

4 at night

Ran down to Art Dye the athletic way, which added extra miles. Then we played fish out of water for a while and headed back the normal way.

Went to a movie yesterday so I couldn't do a night run. Because of that I had to do extra today to hit 50 miles this week. I went up on a backwards mountain run, then ran down to legacy and from there I went to sliding rock and back down. It was the longest run I have ever done.

Snowed hard during school today so we ran down to the pond to see if it was frozen. Then we messed around for an hour.

Did 6 miles later. I had to run in the deep snow because anything that wasn't snow was ice. I went down to the Temple and came back the long way. 

Never had time to run.

For practice it was just Mahonri, Adam, and Tommy. We went on a route I had never done before. About 3.5. Afterward I went extra down to Art Dye. But on the way down I saw that I couldn't run on the trail because they were paving it. So I went down and around through the wild and out on to the golf course. with the detour and I took the canal home, I wound up doing six and a half instead of the usual four.

Did a game of snowball than went down to Art Dye and ran home.

Ran down through Highland. Decided to go a new way and it turned out to be a dead end so we climbed over a couple fences and up a hill til we found our way out. Then ran home Art Dye.

Well, I got sick last week so I ended up taking my break a week sooner than planned. Went down to the Temple and back. Deep snow the whole way so it felt like it took forever. On the way back the wind was blowing against me which was freezing.

Went on the dam run. It was terrible because everywhere it was deep snow. going down canyon road I had to go over the little hill onto the golf course which was at parts a couple feet deep. 

Today I went halfway through the dam run then turned down onto the Art Dye trail. Pretty slick ice a lot of the way so I had to be careful.

Went down to the end of Art Dye and came back on the canal/ creek way.

Afterward I came home and did some upper body stuff.