Adam's Running

Uneventful run on Bonneville to start the new year. I think I may have permanently damaged some of my fingertips on yesterday's run, cuz I still can't feel some of them haha. Mile split shared my picture on Instagram so that was cool.

Fun run on Alpine loop with a quick stop at the cave by Justin's house. Grabbed Justin's GoPro on the way down for some pictures. Got going pretty fast on Alpine highway like usual.

Ran down to AF and back before strength training. I didn't go tho as I had somewhere better to be.

Later was hanging out with my friend Ali and I convinced her to come running with me! She doesn't do track or xc so I was quite surprised at how well she did. We went a little more than five miles. I love running at night in the winter, everything was so peaceful and the weather was perfect. Good times.

So apparently we are running in the mornings now, but I slept in today. After school I did mountain run from my house. The snow was really wet and soft so I was sliding all over the place, but it was still an excellent time. I ran really slow on the trail, so when I was on the road I made sure to keep the pace a little faster than normal. Coachella lineup came out and it is soooo good this year. Sufjan, Edward Sharpe, LCD Soundsystem, Beach House etc. I am seriously thinking about buying a ticket and driving down there this April.

Lazy day with strength training after, and like a bajillion pullups.

Drove down to SUU with Jamison for a visit. We ran with the team and were only going to do 8, but the route ended up being more. We ran down a road for a couple miles before hopping on a trail that went up and down through some hills. Once we hit the trail everybody picked it up, but it felt good and was actually really fun. Spent the rest of the night hanging out with some guys on the team. We went bowling and spent a lot of the time at the track house shooting each other with nerf guns. We also watched the movie "Kung Fury". Nobody really liked it but me and George haha. Twas an excellent time. We stayed the night at Ib's house in the basement.

Went on a tour of campus in the morning with Nick Hill and Piercen Maez. Afterwards Jamison and I made the long drive home. I was falling asleep at the wheel so we stopped and I drank a Red Bull and was fine after that. When I got home I went for a run up on Bonneville by myself. The last couple miles I was feeling really good and picked it up significantly.

Good run on Bonneville. We were going really fast considering snowy and muddy conditions. When we got back we raced a 400 speed walking on the track. I got third in like 1:45 ish so not bad. 6x100 strides after.

Met at 5:45 am for our run this morning. We just kind of ran around on the roads of Alpine for 8 miles. I really dont like these morning runs, and nobody really shows up, although it is nice to be able to go home after school.

Did a modest run at practice. The pond is frozen which adds a new dynamic, although im not very good at running on the ice so I try to avoid it for the most part. After did a workout where we drew cards from a deck and hearts were pushups, spades were situps, clubs were squats, and diamonds were burpies. my team was done fastest so that was cool.

Later at like 1:30 am I snuck out and ran with my friend Ali. We only went a couple miles, and it was an absolutely fantastic time. 

Good run on Alpine loop. Everybody else was going 7, but I wanted 8 so we split at the gas station. After we split I started cruising down Alpine highway, I dont know what pace I was going, but it was fast. Craik brought his boxing gloves so when we got back we had some fights. Craik and I had a pretty gnarly fight where we both got a bunch of solid hits on each other. Josh got destroyed by Chris haha. Good times.

Missed practice so I ran by myself. Ran on Bonneville then down on the canal to the school and did 6x100 strides. I found out today I'm one of four finalists for best artist in my class. Regan is definitely better than me, but I like my chances cuz I've got a lot of people saying they voted for me. Pumped for BYU tomorrow.

BYU indoor today! It was a lot of fun. We got there and I warmed up for the mile, I was hoping to be in the fast heat but I ended up being in the second to fastest :(. It was still a great race though, the gun went off and I got great position in second behind Shane Henderson in second. Eventually he dropped off, but as he did Zack came by and I filed in behind him. The two of us led laps 3 and 4 then as we hit 300 to go Patrick Parker came by us and just took off. From there I just hung on to Zack and made sure nobody else passed me. I ended up in 4:33 which I was very pleased with. That's like a 4:31 1600, and I haven't had a single hard effort since nationals a month ago. I was looking at old results and my time would have been top 6 almost any other year, but I got 12th haha. Afterwards I went and grabbed some food from Panda, then took a nap for a couple hours. When it was time for the 800 I warmed up with Seth, then went and sat in the bullpen for a while. I was in horrible position on the line, so when the race started I let everyone go ahead and went to the back. I just chilled there for the first 400 and came through in like 64 high haha. Once we hit one lap to go I threw in a surge and passed everyone in the field but one guy and tried to reel him in but he had to much of a head start. Time was 2:07.1 so my last 400 was like a 62. It felt surprisingly easy, and when I finished I felt fine which is weird for an 800. I think if I get in a fast race where I get dragged to a fast 400 I could run in the 2:01-2:03 range right now. Afterwards Lil' Warner and I went on like a 4.5 mile cool down up this massive steep hill then back down to campus on some trails. I think I'm in shape to PR at these next couple indoor races.

Missed practice and slept in til noon haha. When I woke up I went out to do the run, which was supposed to be 8 faster paced miles, but I was feeling achey and stiff so I decided to do a couple slow miles then do a few faster tempoish miles. I just did them on the canal, and once I got going I felt pretty good. I did four faster miles at 5:58, 5:46, 5:31, 5:18 (last half was downhill). Felt decently easy and smooth. Afterwards I went to Beto's and got a breakfast burrito, which was absolutely heavenly.

We did the discovery park loop today. 'Twas a good time, like 6:50 average pace. Student council made like 3,000 sticky notes with cute little messages on them and stuck them all over the school, so I took a bunch and gave them to people on our run, or put them on cars and whatnot.

Did Alpine loop, it was a good time. picked it up on Alpine highway to sub 6 pace, felt easy and smooth. When we got back did 6x100 strides on the track. Our last one we did a tactical race and I won. I can always win the tactical ones, but if we race the whole 100 meters all out I can barely get podium.

Couple games of indoor tag, then up to the canyon and back. We had strength training after, it was pretty fun.

Was supposed to go to Costa Vida with my sisters, so I just told them to drive down there a little later and I would run there and meet them. I took Bonneville all the way to Grove Creek, then turned down and ran a straight couple miles of downhill to Costa Vida. Preference is tomorrow and we are going snowshoeing before, so that is exciting!

10 miles in the morning, tough but fun. Later went snowshoeing for our day date so I'll count some mileage to get to 50 haha. It was a lot of fun.

Solid run up the canyon today. I was feeling very good today, which was nice since Jamison, Zack, and I were hauling from the mouth to Timp Cave. It was foggy and pretty nice temperature, making it an absolutely beautiful run. We don't run up AF canyon as much as we should.

Fun run in Alpine today. Missed practice this morning, but we had a pretty good little group of people running after school which was nice. Kept it pretty easy, probly like 7:20 ish pace for most of it. Life is good right now, really good.

Fun run today, we did something different than we usually do so that was exciting. First we ran to AF and did a lap on their track, then we ran over to AF jr and did a lap on their track, then Mountain Ridge, then finished at Lone Peak. Strength training after. Good times overall.

Alpine loop easy for pre race, with some strides.

4x800 at the oval today. We got there early and watched the mile which was crazy fast, then chilled until it was time to warm up. Jamison was our first leg and he gave it to me in the lead so that was nice because I didn't have to fight for position. I got it and took off at a good pace. I think I ran like 2:04-2:05ish which I was happy with since I was in the lead by myself the whole time. I think with competition I could run around 2:00 right now. Anyways I handed off to Justin who maintained our lead, then he gave it to Zack. This was where things got crazy. Zack kept the lead the whole first lap, but Talon Hull was closing in hard and by the time they hit 100 to go they were pretty much side by side. With like 50 left Talon passed Zack and I thought we had lost, but then miraculously in the last 10 meters Zack surged and barely nipped Talon at the line. Crazy stuff. Our time was 8:17 so like 2:04 average, which is pretty good with zero speed workouts since before nationals in December. It's too bad they don't run the 4x800 really during outdoors, cuz I think we could run sub 8:00 come May. Overall a fun time, and shoutout to the Weber guys for a great race.

Two mile today. Gun went off and I filled in right with the front pack. we were hitting 72's and 73's and came through the mile in like 4:50. Stayed right there in the top group until about 600 to go the front 5 guys took off and I just couldn't match that kind of speed right now. Tried hanging on to Travis Feeney the last lap, but he surged away with 200 to go, then Brody Smith from Wyoming passed me with like 50 to go. Final time was 9:38.05. I ended up beating Jamison by 1/100th of a second, and I stayed ahead of Colton Rimman who has beaten me at this race the past two years by like a second, so that was good. Overall a fun race, and 9:38 is right where I need to be right now. Justin ran 9:49 in th second heat, then we went and cooled down with Joe and Will from Timpanogos. 

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.

Progression run today. Its 7:30, 7:00, 6:30, 6:00, 5:40, 5:30, 5:20, 5:10 all on the track. Was feeling ok during the first 4 miles, then my stomach started to hurt. I tried to push through, and led for most of the 5:30 and 5:20, but as soon as we finished the 5:20 I had to stop. My stomach has been hurting ever since we finished like 4 hours ago which sucks. Afterwards we took an ice bath.

Up at a visit to Weber State, went for a trail run on upper bonneville shoreline with the team. We were going pretty quick, and I was feeling good until the last three miles my stomach started hurting, and I had to go to the bathroom. Last mile was rough but I got through it. I think I've had a stomach bug for the last couple days cuz my stomach has just been all over the place. Run was fun overall tho, lots of cool trails up there. Later went and had dinner at lucky slice (some of the best pizza I've ever had) then went and hung out at Braden's house. Fun stuff.

Finished up our visit with Weber this morning. It was a lot of fun and the coaches and team are all great. When we got home I went and took a nap cuz I was beat, then did the workout later by myself. Had my wonderful girlfriend Ali there to time me so that was nice since my watch died. Just did a warmup 400 in 67, then took a couple minutes and raced an all out 400. I ended up in 55.6 so I was very happy considering I was by myself and there was a nasty wind on the homestretch. I think in an actual race I could go 53 high-54 low right now. Took a couple more minutes of rest then did an 800 in 2:20ish.

Everyone else ran during lunch, so it was just Jonas and I running during track class. We did Alpine loop. I think since it was just me and him he was able to focus a little better, and he actually kept up just fine going around 7 minute pace. When we hit Alpine highway a construction machine drove up next to us and I just kind of started racing it. it was going top speed which was probably a little over 10 mph so for those 2.5ish miles I was going sub 6:00 pace. When we got back I did 6x100m strides, then went over to Will's house for a bit.

Did the same loop as last Saturday, that goes up by lambert then drops in from above sliding rock. We were going pretty fast for most of it, and it was just a swell time overall. Dustin ran with us which was fun.

Later I had a churchball game, only four guys showed up so we forfeited but they let us play for fun. Even tho we had four dudes we still won and I had like 25 points and a gnarly half court buzzer beater at halftime.

Accidentally slept in, so I went for a run by myslef at about 9:30. Went up on Bonneville, then dropped down to the canal. When I got to the canal I ran into Colin, Asa, and the Hinckleys from Lehi. They were headed the same direction I was going so I finished their last 3 miles with them back to Highland glen. It definitely made it a funner time so shoutout to them. When I got back I did 6x100 strides on the track, then ran home.

first real speed workout today, we did 800, 600, 400, 800, 600, 400. Felt decent, moreso on the 800's than anything else. Times were 2:18, 1:39, 65, 2:17, 1:43, 66. Felt tired due to only getting like 3 hours of sleep haha. I also got arrested last night/this morning for trespassing which was absolute garbage. Now I have to go to court on the 30th :((

today we did Alpine run, then Jamison and I did a mile barefoot on the grass. Kept the pace comfortable, not fast not slow but just right.

So we had 6x800 today, and it was ugly. I had been feeling crappy all day, but I decided to try the workout anyway. I started with a 2:23 and it was tough, but not quite fast enough so on the next one I ran 2:20 and it almost killed me. On my third one I came through in 69, then faded to 2:25. After this one I felt dizzy so I sat one out before hopping back in. I came through the first 400 in 76 and decided to call it a day. It was really hot outside but I was freezing, and I just felt an overall feeling of crappiness. I tried cooling down, but couldn't so I went home and went to bed instead.

still felt a little sick so I took the day off.

Felt a lot better so I went to practice and did hogs. On the long graadual uphill part I didn't want to push too hard cuz of my recent sickness, so I just kind of chilled on the way up while Jamison, Craik, Justin, and Ryan all pushed ahead. Coming down there was quite a bit of snow and ice, which made for a kinda sketchy but fun time. the last couple miles on the road, everybody took off again, but I just hung back and chilled with Chris whos recovering from a hamstring injury.

workout today, 1200, 800, 800, 400, 400, 400. Felt kinda weak from my sickness still so tried my best and did pretty much the whole workout, even tho it was unbelievably rough for me. First 1200 I told myself to just run with the top group and we hit 3:37. On the 800 I kind of died the second 400 and ran 2:23. Next 400 I dropped out halfway thru and took a bunch of extra recovery before the 400's. They were rough, but I managed to keep them under 70 haha, at 67, 66, 69. Definitely still not feeling 100%, but I was at least able to finish this one so I'm happy.

6 easy at night

Spent the last three days sick and unable to run. sucks, but on the bright side I have had all day to watch basketball so I guess it couldve been worse. My backet had a very good first round, I got the whole South and West regions right, but my picks from here on out are not looking too hot. And of course I had Michigan State winning.

First day back from sickness, I just ran a little before and after Jamison's mission call opening. Hes going to Argentina so shoutout to him.

We did extended Alpine loop today. It was freezing at the beginning, but by the end it felt nice. Still getting used to running again. Tomorrow i shall see how far back my sickness set me.

workout by myself, (800, 600, 400) x 2. did it at AF for a change of scenery. Watch died on the warm up so I ended up not timing them. Probably a good thing since ive been sick and they were'nt fast anyways. 

Easy miles, still recovering.

premeet

Alpha invite today. Still not totally healthy so it was pretty ugly, then on top of that I got a bad foot cramp about 2200 meters in and I had to drop out. worst race. yep,

First day feeling totally recovered!! good run on backwoods Bonneville, nice and overcast, trail was tacky and perfect. 

workout today. Feeling healthy again, just don't quite have the legs back. Definitely a step in the right direction tho. times were 67, 67, 67, 67, 67, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72. Fell off at the end, but I was happy to get through it and be able to run fast for most of it. 

Ran to Ali's house, did 2 miles with her, then ran home. raced her from mountain ridge to my house, with her being in a car and me running she just barely beat me.

had a quick workout before the junior high meet. 2x(600, 400, 200) times were 1:42, 65, 30, 1:40, 62, 30. Felt a lot better today, and was with the top group the whole time which was nice.

Did Zack and Seth's five mile loop, then did some strides after. Interested to see what I run tomorrow, ill be going for a PR but who knows.

Nit so great race today, splits were 66, 2:14, 3:20, then a 75 hahaha. My hamstrings and just felt super tight the last quarter and I couldn't move. Oh well, at least I finished this time, and I know I can definitely still run fast, cuz I wasn't even like tired afterwards. Weird race. Got Betos afterwards with my girlfriend tho which made up for it. Their breakfast burritos are heaven on earth.

We are in California all this week for spring break/Arcadia so I get to do my runs at low altitude :). Had a workout today, but when I got to the track it was protected like a maximum security prison and there was no way I was getting in, so I headed down to the beach and did 12x1 minute hard with 1 minute jog in between. Felt really good and I was going pretty fast. It got kinda windy, but it felt nice cuz I was super hot. On my warmup I went down to this ravine thing cuz there was all these cool trails, but ended up running through a hobo village. There was a ton of tents and they were all just chillin. The people were friendly but their dogs weren't so I headed back up to the town.

just a few easy miles. Ran down and did a loop around the harbor. Legs felt really flat and tired so I cut the run short, sunrise on the harbor was beautiful tho.

Had a workout today, so I had to run like 3.5 miles away to find a track cuz Oceanside high school is stupid. Sadly I got to the place where there was supposed to be a track and it was nowhere to be seen so I went over to an empty field full of weeds and used my watch to mark out a 400 meter loop on a little dirt trail that went around the perimeter. Workout was 8x400 with 90 seconds rest. Times were 64, 65, 63, 63, 63, 64, 66, 60. Felt really good on these and was really happy with the times, especially cuz there was a couple really sharp turns hat slowed me down. Getting pumped for Friday.

Easy run on a trail by my hotel

Arcadia 4x1600 today. We raced at like 10:00, or 11:00 Utah time which was fun, but kind of weird. Warmed up with the Timpanogos dudes then went and got situated. Jamison was first leg and ran a 4:20, then handed off to me. At this point we were just a little bit off of Great Oak and the Woodlands, and I made the mistake of trying to immediately close the gap. My first 400 was a 60, which was way too fast, then my next was a 66. 2:06 is a bit faster then I can handle right now and at this point the top teams took off and I faded into no mans land. I had nobody to run with and was feeling the first two laps and ended up running a 4:30. Pretty bad. Anyways Justin ran pretty similarly to what I did and ran a 4:29, then Zack brought us home in 4:18. We got 10th, which wasn't too bad looking at the teams who beat us, and we still averAged 4:24's so not too bad Of a day for us, but we could've done better if Justin and I had raced smarter, oh well.

Two mile today. We got in a good warmup and the temperature felt nice even tho it was raining pretty good. Gun went off and Zack and I got horrible position in the very back, but moved up to the middle about 300 in. The race was huge so I ended up running in lanes 2 and 3 for the whole first mile. First mike went perfect to plan with splits of 70, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40. Next lap I also ran a seventy and came through in 5:50. Sadly at this point I started to fall off a bit and faded over the last couple laps to finish in 9:28. It's frustrating because before I got sick I was right with Zack and Jamison who ran 9:09 and 9:12 ( huge shoutout to them). I still PR'ed so I can't be too mad, and I feel like I'm getting stronger every week, so I just need to focus up and work hard and I know I can run around 9:20 at altitude when these big races roll around. Still a super fun race tho, really wet but I had a lot of fun. Afterwards cooled down with the Lehi homies and watched Casey win in 8:50.

did a hot run on Bonneville then ice bathed and helped run the mtn. Ridge v Timberline track meet. Once that was over we did our crab walk race. Going in I thought anything under 1:10 would win it but boy was I wrong. We had four boys under the old school record of 1:13, and Craik won in 48 seconds! I got fourth in 1:09. I made a late push for podium but Russell was able to hold me off after a blazing first 50. Good day overall.

tough workout today. Everybody just felt sluggish and tired, and it showed in our times haha. The workout was 1200, 1200, 800, 800, 400, 400. Times were 3:32, 3:40, 2:24, 2:29 (hahaha) 68, 67. Haven't felt that wrecked for a workout in a long time.

so I got to the school at 3:00 today and found that they had already left me, so I headed out on my own. I had a feeling they were doing Alpine run so I started booking it in that direction and when I was on the golf course about a mile away I could see Zack's bright shirt up on the mountainside. I knew I had a ways to go but I told myself I would go hard til the junction and see if I could catch em. I ended up catching them about 20 seconds before the junction at about the five mile point. First five miles were definitely sub 6:00 pace. After that chilled the rest of the route, and had a good time running with Tyler, Connor, and Jared. After we took an ice bath in hidden oaks and went and played 7 on the line.

Had Spanish bowl today at BYU, then crashed as soon as I got home and slept through practice. Later went for a loop on golf course, the canyon road and ended at the school for strides. Mile tomorrow, optimistic.

Crap race, felt tight and it was freezing. Super windy and raining. Fun cooldown with the Timpanogos guys afterwords tho.

Hogs with Jamison, Ryan, and Steven. good stuff.

Fun run on backwoods bonneville. We found my friend Jakes car at the three story park and it was unlocked. I don't know why we don't just always do the backwoods section cuz its so fun.

Workout today. 400, 600, 800, 400, 600, 800. Times were 65, 1:42, 2:20, 64, 1:44, 2:29. Felt decent til the end the legs fell off. Oh well, I was able to hang tough for most of it so I'm happy. 

So big news I might have mono. It would explain the running lately. I havent been tested yet, but my girlfriend tested positive last friday. Its not active right now, but they said it could have been in the last couple months.

Helped at the dual meet, then ran to AF and back with a bunch of extra stuff to get 8. Stopped at AF and watched the end of the LP v AF soccer game, we lost on a heartbraking strike from 30 yards out in golden goal.

good workout today. it was 8x400 and I hung in the whole time and never fell off the top group. times were 66, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 62. Glad to be able to finish fast. Today made me realize I can still run fast.

Pre meet to Mitchell hollow and back. We found a small snake, told Jonas to grab it and he went and caught two bigger ones haha. When it comes to wild animals Jonas is the man.

Eh race. Fell apart the last 800. I was frozen and tired and just had no motivation.

Good run on Alpine loop with some strides at the end.

Started off with two good games of 5 on 5 bball before. It was pretty competitive, and I was shooting well so it was fun. Afterwards went out on Bonneville. It was raining all day so the trail was crazy muddy but it made for a fun time. We would splash each other whenever we would hit the puddles and they were pretty deep so we were all soaked and freezing, but having a good time still. We actually kept a pretty fast pace too which was surprising.

Tough workout on the track today. 12x400. Times were 67, 67, 66, 67, 64, 65, 64, 64, 62, 63, 63, 67. Fell apart the last 200, but besides that I was very happy with the workout. Today was the first day in a long time that I felt really strong. Afterwards we went to the canyon to ice, but I was kind of a baby and only dipped my toes for a bit cuz it was miserably cold.

Alpine

pre meet to AF and back, then balled for a while haha.

Tiger Trials today. I got there in the morning and ran the mile. First lap was 66, then came through 2:14 I believe, the 3:23, then finished in 4:29. Felt pretty solid today actually. They say mono takes 6-8 weeks to recover from, and I think I'm finally there. Felt good today, and I think I can take a shot at my PR next week at BYU. I've never actually run faster than 4:29 outdoors and I've run it three times haha. Anyways cooled down with Joe Benson and my team then headed home and took a nap.

Came back in the afternoon and warmed up with Will for the 800. I was in the slow heat and was lined up in the second alley. Gun went off and I went out hard and got into third or fourth coming around the turn. It didn't feel too fast and we came around the 300 mark I made a move to get out of the box I was in. First lap was a 60-61 which was much slower than I wanted so I took the lead and surged. Really pushed on the backstretch, then looked behind and saw I had a pretty good gap and ran it in for the win in 2:01. Big PR since I never run the 800 and I felt good. I think I could go for that 1:58 school record right now cuz I didn't feel too bad at the end of it, we came through pretty slow, I ran the last 400 completely alone, and I negative split. I'll go for it at region I think. Afterwards cooled down with AF, Timp, Lehi, and a couple Orem dudes. Solid race. Later went and snuck into Bingham's prom with my girlfriend and partied hard. Long exhausting day.

Good run on Alpine loop with Jamison Josh and Justin. Fun stuff

Tough but good workout today. 600, 400, 600, 400, 600, 400, 400, 400. Times were 1:38, 62, 1:40, 62, 1:44, 63, 64, 64. Felt tough cuz it was blazing hot, but got through it and stayed on reasonably on pace. overall good stuff.

Started out as a radventure run, then turned and went to Mitchell Hollow and played fish out of water for a while before going back. Pretty solid run today.

Short speedy workout today, 3x(400, 300). The only thing that made it tough was that we only had 75 seconds of rest in between reps. Times were 62, 45, 62, 45, 62, 45. Stayed right with Zack on all of them, then raced Craik on the last one.

So I didn't actually run today due to exhaustion. I was workoing on finishing my AP Art portfolio which was due today, from 8 last night to 8 this morning, then I had to go to school. I'm not used to pulling all nighters and decided running just wasn't in the cards.

BYU today. I woke up and was still feeling dead tired from the night before, but I hopped in the car and drove down to BYU still hoping to PR and qualify. Right before the race I took a couple caffiene shots and I think they helped a bit. Gun went off and I got in good position. Came through the 400 in 64, then moved into second behind Heston Anderson. chilled there for the whole second lap and came through in 2:11. On the third lap I actually took the lead on the back stretch, then with 450 to go Alek Parsons and a couple other guys came past me. At this point my tiredness caught up to me and I faded. Still ended up running a 4:26 but I should have qualified :/. Cooled down 3 miles with Justin and Josh, and Justin barfed like three times haha. 

Later did the 800 in the medley. It got windy and cold right during our race, and I wasn't too pumped. Ammon and Trey actually did a pretty good job in the 200's, then Colin dropped a couple spots in the 400 and I got the stick in 8th. I was a couple seconds behind Joe Benson, so I just told myself to try and catch him and I'd be happy. Came through in like 59, and caught Joe at the 500. Came through 600 and had a good cushion on either side so I just kinda coasted in. ended up running 2:02, but it felt really easy which was a good sign. Anyways, now Im gonna get good sleep and kill it at region.

Nice and short speed workout today before region. Just 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2. Was feeling pretty good and hit the times on all of them. Times were 59, 45, 28, 59, 45, 28. Fun stuff overall.

Easy to the mouth of the canyon and back. Did some strides after, then went in the gym and played 7 on the line for an hour before the bbq. Ready to win tomorrow.

Region two mile today. Got a solid warm up in, then watched the slow heat and started. Immediately 3 Westlake guys went to the front and led for the first 1200. At this point their coach told them to stop cuz we were all just drafting off of them so they went back and I went to the lead. Came through the mile in a very modest 4:55. For the next little while Justin, Adam Wood, and I kind of switched off leading like every 200 pretty much. With 1k to go I decided it was a good time to try and separate from the rest of the field, so I surged and it worked perfectly, the top 4 broke away and got a nice gap on everyone else. With 300 to go Ryan said that we had big gap and just coast it in, so I maintained my pace and ended up getting 4th in 9:44. It was definitely the easiest 9:44 I've ever run, and I feel like I could definitely go under 9:30 at state if I have a good race. Excited for tomorrow, hopefully I can get qualified in the other two events. Afterwards cooled down on golf course with the PG guys.

Last Region meet today. started out with the mile, it went ok. Definitely not what I was looking for, but whatever. First three laps were fine, splits of 65, 2:11, 3:18, then my butt tightened up and I felt like I just couldn't run fast. I watched the other guys pull away and it was kinda sad. FInished in 4:27. Next up was the 800. I had like 30 minutes and I tried to stretch out as much as I could. Strides felt really hard, but I still wanted to race. Gun went off and I immediately wemt to the back, probably about 12th place. I just chilled there the whole first lap and came in around 59 or 60. Second lap I realized I wasn't as tired as I thought I was and Craik and I kicked past like 5 guys in the final 250 and finished in 1:59 for him, and 2:00 for me. Got seventh overall. I think if I had gone out faster I couldve been in the hunt for qualifying, but I'm happy with a PR. Not quite the region meet I wanted, but now I am hungry to go run fast in the 3200 at state.

Last race of high school. Got a good warmup and got to the line feeling pretty good. The weather was pretty crappy. It was pouring rain and really cold. Gun went off and I got out in pretty good position. I tucked in behind a big pack of dudes and just locked onto Talon Hull's back. I stayed there tthru the mile where we came in at 4:44 I think. With about 400 to go I made a move past Talon and Ethan Field and came up onto Connor at 300 to go. Once I passed him he kicked away with Ryan, but I held off all the other guys and finished strong in a 67 with a PR. It's kind of a bummer cuz i'm finally feeling 100% back from my sickness, and the seasaon is over. Fun race to finish on tho, and Zack and Jamison ran really well. Shoutout to Ryan for having the fastest final lap in 61.

first run back! This week I just have 30 minutes everyday which will be nice since I'm gonna be busy. Missed running with the team this morning cuz I had work so ended up running at 9:30 at night by myself. It was crazy windy but I was still running pretty fast. Ran a four mile loop on canyon road then went to the school and did 4x100 meter strides. Felt good to get back at it.

Practice with the team. Did 4 mile loop with the new guys, then finished  the loop with Russell.

I am in St George area for high adventure, so I ran 15 minutes out around sand hollow reservoir, then came back. Air is hot and dry.

Ran to Jamisons church, balled for for two hours with a bunch of guys on the football team, then ran home on canyon road/golf course.

had to run flyers in the morning, mapped it out and I actually got like 2.5 miles so that was cool. And I got paid to do it which was even more cool. 

Later did my real run. I convinced my girlfriend to bike with me so I ended up running a bit faster than normal haha. Got 4.75 miles in the 30 minutes, then 4x100 strides after. First four miles of my run were in 24 minutes then I slowed down cuz I didn't need to be going that fast. We went on some paved trails that run thru highland. It has rained a bunch earlier so temperature was wonderful and everything smelled fantastic.

Went and ran with the team today, we did sliding rock. There was construction at the gate so we went around through the brush until we popped out onto the road. Coming down we just ran thru the condtruction and they were cool about it. 

Later went hiking for a couple hours.

Fun run with the team today. We ran up to lambert and did middle spring. Havent done a real trail run in a while so it was fun, and Cole gray came and ran with us so that was exciting. Trevor hurt himself again which sucks. Ive never met anyone esle so injury prone as Trevor. Afterwards did strides with Jonas at the park.

Drove up to Battlecreek, then did my run on the trails going south from it. Very hilly, but it was fun

Had work today so I ran early with Cole Gray. We did extended mountain run and it was a really good time.

Crazy day, super tired, but got in 3 miles.

Did my run at the hottest part of the day, so I drove up to Timpenooke to try and escape the worst of the heat. Did the ridge trail, which is very hilly and at 8000 feet elevation. It was tough by myself in the heat, but I got through it, and it is beautiful up there right now which helped. Finished then did 4x100 hill strides.

Hiked Lone Peak from 11 pm to 5:30 am with Walton. Normally I dont count hiking miles, but Lone Peak is so rough I make an exception. It's considered by a lot of people to be the hardest peak in the wasatch due to mileage and elevation gain. The first bit up to about 7000 feet was pretty nice, and we were going very fast. We almost stepped on a rattlesnake which was scary, but we jumped out of its way when we heard the rattles go off. From 7000 to 9200 feet is by far the roughest part. This is the Jacob's Ladder portion, and it is straight up. Walton is in great hiking shape right now, so we didnt take any breaks up this part which is brutal because the grade is just painful its so steep. Made it up to the meadow and I was relieved to have  put the hardest part behind us so quickly, and we made our way across the granite fields up to the cirque. At this point we ran into some serious snow, and getting up some parts was hard. Eventually we climbed a chute to the final ridge and the snow disappeared which was a blessing, because if there had been any snow on the final ascent I wouldnt have done it cuz it would be too dangerous. Summited at 2:30, took a a couple minutes to rest and headed down. coming down the snow was fun cuz you could slide for a long time and it made it a lot quicker. Once we got to the meadow we started running and we made it down jacobs ladder pretty quick, although it sucked cuz its so steep and my quads were just destroyed. Cruised down to the car and made it home by 6:00. Brutal hike as always with Lone peak, but its always a satisfying moment when you finish an 11,000 footer.

Ran down to the Quilted Bear, which is where my girlfriend works, then got a ride home. 6 miles in the heat, and I definitely ate dinner way too soon before I ran. My stomache was killing, but I made it down pretty quick, like 45 minutes with at least a 5 minute bathroom break halfway through, so like 38-40 minutes running time. 

Later went to my friend Jensen's birthday party, and it made me thankful I was a part of the XC team. XC people are just awesome, and there is very few D-bags compared to other sports. There were a bunch of AF baseball players there and they are just horrible human beings.

Six miles on Bonneville Shoreline. I am getting some serious heat resistance training haha.

solid run at night by myself. Afterwards did 4x100 hill strides and abs.

Ran at about 3:00 in the afternoon while Ali biked with me. We just started from her house and went into Alpine a ways then turned around at 25 minutes. Fun run, it felt easy but when I got back and mapped it out it turned out we were running like 6:29 pace which was way faster than I thought. Good stuff overall, first half of the week felt crummy, these last few days have felt really really good.

Did a loop up onto Bonneville shoreline, then came down onto the canal and came home by my cousins house. Got exactly 6 miles in the 40 minutes I was running, so 6:40 average pace. On the canal I got chased by a dog for a little and for about a mile and a half after I was running 5:40 pace. Afterwards did 4x100m Hill strides. Also did 100 pushups and 25 pullups.

Good run today. Went up on bonneville, then looped down to the canal and came back around to the high school. Did a mile on the track in 5:28, just cruisin', and ran home. got 8 miles in 50 minutes, so 6:14 average pace. Feeling good right now.

Got 1.5 miles in the morning running flyers.

Later did my run while Ali biked with me, so big shoutout to her. We went from her house, to about Legacy park and back. When I got back I did 4x100 strides. Runs this week have been very solid.

Up in Park City with the fam, so I wasn't able to run until about 10:30 at night. It was tough to get the motivation to get out the door, but once I was out there I was feeling good. Just ran up Park avenue for 20 minutes then turned around. 

Good run this morning. Woke up at like 10:30 so it was a bit hot but not too bad. Ran down to the Mcleod creek trail and took it for a few miles. Afterwards did 4x100 strides.

Last day in Park City, did a 70 minute run. Went on a few single track trails I found that kind of switchbacked up the mountain until I was over kind of by Deer Valley. Really pretty run with lots of hills.

Freedom run 10k today! Got to the race and warmed up for about 10 minutes then headed to the line with Jamison and coach. All the Lehi guys were there, as well as Jiree and Jiraa so I figured the 16-19 age group would be competitive.Was thinking of running conservative the first few miles, but when the gun went off I decided to just go for it and see what kind of shape i'm in. There was the lead pack a bit ahead of me with all of the college runners in it, and then the high school guys in a pack behind me a little ways. I ran by myself the whole first mile, came through in 5:06 then a kid from California came up and passed me so I just tucked in behind him for the next mile. Mile two was also 5:06. At this point another guy with a man bun came up and ran with us. Mile three was 5:12, so 15:24 for 3 miles. Here the California guy dropped off and I just tried to hang on to man bun guy. Mile 4 was 5:13 I think. At this point I was really starting to hurt and the slight uphill on the turnaround was killing me. Coming back around I saw I had a huge gap on everyone besides Connor, and it motivated me to keep pushing. Mile 5 was 5:30 then we turned up onto the last uphill mile to the finish. I was dying and just tried to hold Connor off, but with about 300 to go he passed me and I just kinda gave up. Finished in 33:14 for 8th place, and second in my age division. Last mile was like 5:53 haha, but overall I was very happy with the race. Shoutout to everyone who ran, twas a most excellent time.

Hot run by myself on Bonneville Shoreline. Just went out for 30 minutes then turned around. Calves were super tight from yesterday, so I kept it nice and easy. Afterwards did 4x100 strides. 

Also got AP test scores back, I got a 3 in Lit and Spanish, and a 4 in Art.

Ran down to the Quilted Bear in AF and got a ride home with Ali. 

Was busy all day, then was at Will's house until 10 for a ping pong tournament, so I didn't end up leaving on my run until 10:20. Did Alpine loop and it felt rather nice. My calves are finally back to normal so this run was a lot more enjoyable, and the temperature was perfect. Did strides when I got back.

Actually was able to go to practice this morning! There was a bunch of people gone so it was just me, seth, Craik, the Bradshaws, Laurens brother, and a new kid. We did black trail with timberline loop, then dumpster. I was only supposed to go 50 minutes today, but it was so nice running with other people I decided to just finish the run with them. 4x100 strides after. While we were doing dumpster at the end Caleb and I found a cool ball thing someone threw away so we kept it.

Went camping last night, then went straight to practice in the morning. It was just Craik, Justin, Seth, and I, so we did Hogs for the first time in a long while. Going up I felt really good, and on the long gradual uphill part I dropped them and waited at the gate. The whole trail is flat and wide now which was actually really nice on the part that used to be super rocky. When we got to the bottom of the trail we found an overgrown path that we took to avoid getting yelled at for trespassing in the construction zone. The trail went to this field, and in the field was a freaking viking seige tank thing. It was built on using the frame of a small bus or something and was decked out, and it even had a real crossbow mounted to the top. Words don't do this thing justice it was so cool. On our way out at the gate there was a security guard who yelled at us for a while, and threatened to arrest us but after a while he let us go in peace. Overall a very fun run, and we found out that Legacy Park is a Pokémon gym so thats also way cool.

Felt sick to my stomache all day so I didn't run.

Was feeling better around 11 so I headed to the track to meet everyone for the LPN4. Warmed up for a mile, then got going. Felt strong the whole race and ended up winning, outkicking Justin in the final meters. We didn't get an official time, but we both felt like we were right around our PR's so I'm calling it a 55.

Later ran down to the quilted bear to meet Ali.

Ran with the team this morning. We ran down to Jamison's house to say our final goodbyes before he leaves on his mission, and paced the girls in a tempo on our way at about 6:30 pace. After we said goodbye we ran back to the park on the Alpine loop, then finished up with some barefoot and strides. 

Later went up to Ogden to figure some stuff out for college. Got my schedule done and I'm really looking forward to the season!

got a little less than I wanted today, but it's my down week so it's all good. 

Ran on Bonneville Shoreline until I hit grovecreek, then ran down to meet my family at Costa Vida. Lots of up and lots of down.

ran up the canyon for 35 minutes then came down. Had to cut the run short cuz I had a hot date.

AM- Slept outside with Emma, and got up and ran when the sun came up at around 6. Just 3.1 easy miles on my canyon road loop, then did abs when I got home.

PM-  Headed out at 5, so it was hot but there some clouds that made it bearable. Did Alpine loop, and I did it pretty fast. I was planning on taking it super easy, but I ended up averaging 6:28 pace. It felt pretty easy tho so that's a good sign. Got back to the house at 50 minutes, so I did 10 minutes barefoot at the orchard, with 4x100 strides. Felt really good today.

First real workout today, 5x1000. I slept outside and woke up and headed to the track at about 5:45. I wasn't supposed to be doing these too fast, and I hit the times pretty perfect for the first four. Felt smooth and controlled the whole time, which makes for an enjoyable workout. Times were 3:15, 3:14, 3:12, 3:10, 3:00. Last one was a bit quick, but it didn't feel like I was straining too hard so i figured I was ok. Overall very pleased with how it turned out.

Alpine loop with strides and a few barefoot laps at the orchard.

summited pfeifferhorn this morning with Will. We ran all the parts that were runnable so it was a really good workout. Super pretty as always, it's probably my favorite summit to do in the wasatch. Red and white pine lakes were breathtaking as usual, and on the final ridge I got within ten feet of a mountain goat haha.

Alpine loop for the third time this week, it just goes by faster than other runs for some reason. Got back and ran to the hill by my house and did 4x100 hill strides. Felt good today.

Went to practice today, but when I got there they had already left because apparently they run at 6:30 now. Thanks for telling me everyone. Anyways it actually turned out for the best because Marc is home from his mission and he came at 7. He did the first 40 minutes with me, and he is actually in pretty good shape. He was able to run a good amount while he was out, so we averaged 7:05 pace and he didn't seem to be sttruggling too bad, and there were some pretty good hills thrown in there because we did 5 mile loop then over to his house. I dropped Marc off then went and started up Hogs and turned down to the reservoir thing, and ran back with Timberline loop added on. Averaged 6:30ish pace for the last half which was even more hilly so I was happy with it. Afterwards did 6x100 strides with a 100 jog inbetween each. I'm runnning the Deseret News 10k on Monday, and I'm looking for a time in the mid 31:00 range.

Deseret News 10k today. Drove up last night and hammocked about 400 meters from the start line with Seth and Craik. Woke up at about 5:15, took down everything, then got a pretty good warmup in. Gun went off and I made sure to get out pretty hard. Hit the downhill and got in a little pack with Connor and Seth. First mile was 4:40, which was a bit fast but not problematically fast. Next couple miles switched off leading with Seth and Connor, hit 9:42 at two miles, and 15:00 at 3. At this point Ryan Raff caught up to us and helped push us through the next mile, and hit like 20:10 at four miles. I don't remember our 5 mile split, but Seth had dropped off at this point and I was just trying to hang on to Connor and Ryan the best I could. I held on until the last stretch which is like 1200 long and I was hurting pretty bad. Ryan pulled away pretty good, and Connor ended up beating me by about the same amount as the freedom run. Finished in 32:01, so two seconds off my goal, but still a huge PR so I was happy with it. Seth ran 32:28, and Craik was 34:00ish so shoutout to both of them. The team could be really good this year. Shoutout to the Lehi dudes because they definitely pulled me through those last couple miles, and I couldn't have done it without someone to run with. Afterwards cooled down about 2 miles with Ryan and Craik at the park.

Brutal run today haha. I left at the hottest part of the day, it was a warm 100 degrees for most of the run. Also my calves were absolutely destroyed from yesterday, so I took it nice and easy the whole time. Did Alpine loop and stopped at every single place where there could be a drinking fountain to make sure I didm't get dehydrated. Stopped for a sec on the bridge thing kind of by the junction, and had a staring contest with a deer that was chillin down in the dry riverbed. He won but I put up a good fight.

Got to go to practice today which is always very nice. We did the Hogs/suncrest run thing. It was just Seth, Kaleb, Caleb, Justin and me for most of the run and it was a very good time. Did 4x100 strides when I got back.

Went to practice today and they were doing a hill workout. These hills are pretty much the most brutal workout I know of so I just did one with them and then headed out on a distance run with Will. The hill is 666 meters long and alternates between varying steepness throughout. Anyways Will and I did Middle Spring and it was a good time, although there was a crazy amount of bikers today. Afterwards did a few barefoot laps at the park and 6x100 strides. Going on like a 20 minute run later tonight.

3.1 miles on canyon road loop at about 11:30 cuz I went and hiked up to Lake Mary all afternoon.

late night alpine loop. Took it nice and easy cuz I did a lot yesterday, and tomorrow I have a tough run scheduled.

Long run today with a three mile tempo in the middle. I ran for 3ish miles until I got to the canal and started my tempo heading west. Didn't eat great before, but I got through the workout and hit my split in the range I was supposed too. Did it in 16:07 with splits of 5:20, 5:23, 5:24. The last mile was real tough cuz I finished with the uphill on the other side of the big dip over by smiths. After I finished the tempo I went another mile then got off the canal and finished up my miles to the quilted bear and got a ride home with Ali :)

Ran with the team today. We started heading over to Lambert but then when we got to high bench everyone was being freaking lame and just wanted to run on the roads. So we headed down on the roads and eventually I was able to convince Craik, Zack, and Will to come run Redford run and part of mountain run with me. Did 4x100 strides when I got back.

Got to Colorado and went out to do my workout at 10:00 at night. I had eaten a massive burger about an hour and a half earlier, and that paired with driving all day made it unbelievably rough to go faster than 7:45 pace. About a mile into my warmup I started barfing and at that point I decided to postpone the workout until tomorrow. Finished up a few miles slowly and painfully, then went to bed.

Got up and did my workout in the morning before it gets too hot. Did about two miles of warmup along the river over to the nearest high school so I could use their track. The track was cool because the bleachers were on the inside on the backstretch, and it was nice and soft.  Workout was 4x1 mile with about 2:30 recovery, which ended up just being a lap jog. First three were 5:08, 5:08, 5:07, then for my last one I hopped back on the river trail and did a 4:59. Felt very good, and never had to really go to the well which is always a good feeling. Afterwards did 3 miles cooldown on the river trail.

very cool run in Glenwood Springs. I went out hoping to summit red mountain, but I ended up losing the trail and just following this dirt road that wound all the way up and around. Gained about 2000 feet elevation and got some great views from the top. Very fun run.

Drove to Vail today and did my run right before dinner. I was supposed to do a workout but I tried to hit the paces and it just got way too steep to quick cuz I was just running on trails on Vail ski resort. I kept the pace honest throughout tho and on he downhill really went fast. Started my run at 8000 feet elevation, and hit about 9500 at the highest part so I'm getting in some very solid altitude training.

long run today. I started with my dad biking with me and we headed down this one trail for 15 minutes then turned around and ran back up when it ended. At this point my dad went back and I headed thru vail village, then out past the golf course. I swear there is not a flat stretch longer than 200 meters in Vail, and that mixed with the 8000 feet elevation made for a very solid run. Ended up averaging 6:32's overall.

Mentally and emotionally today was one of the hardest days of my life, so when it got to about 6 o' clock I really wasn't feeling like running, but I forced myself out the door and I'm glad I did. Ran about a mile and a half to this big lake and did two laps around it before heading back. I felt like I was finally able to think clearly and it was nice. Averaged 6:35 pace throughout, then did 4x100 strides back at the hotel. 

Due to tracel all day I wasn't able to run until 11:40 pm and I just called it a day. I absolutely hate missing days, but Ill make the rest of the week solid.

Went up and did my run with the team at camp, then did my tempo by myself. There was a storm that rolled in and some gnarly hills so the tempo miles were a bit slower than I wanted but it was still a very hard effort.

Good run on Alpine loop

3x(100, 150, 200) hills on the hill right by house. I really liked this workout, it wasn't very hard mentally but by the end my legs were definitely burning. good stuff. Did it late at night so my friend Sam was sneaking out and saw me doing them and hopped in and did one with me haha. 

Went and ran the Alpine Days 5k with the team today. Didn't want to go too hard so the gun went off and I just kind of hung back with Cole Gray for the first 1200 or so. Just kept it easy and conversational, then saw Marc wasa bit ahead so I surged up to him and hit the mile in 5:37. Ran with him for the next 1200 then surged up to Trevor and hit mile 2 in 5:37 as well. Went up the steep hill in the cemetery and saw that Josh and Craik and kaleb weren't too far ahead and debated on going after them but decided it would take a little more effort than I wanted to exert so I just cruised until I hit 400 to go and decided to kick hard. Mile 3 was 5:25, then my last .1 was 24 seconds. Overall just a very fun time, and I never really went hard so I was truly able to just enjoy it. Afterwards finished up my miles.

Easy 30 minute run this morning up to the mouth of the canyon and back to my house on canyon road. Last week was a little bit of a down week so I'm going to make sure I do every little thing right this week.

Met up with Tyler at PG for my run. We went 7 miles at 6:48 pace. I was supposed to do an hour but I cut it like 10 minutes short cuz my stomache was absolutely killing me. Very fun run tho, big thanks to Tyler for coming with me.

Real tough workout today. Had work in the morning so I put it off until about 8 but it ended up being good that way cuz it was a little cooler. So the workout was 6x1000, then 3x800. I've never done this amount of volume in an interval workout so I was a bit nervous but I just went out and decided that I wasn't gonna fall off pace and that I was just gonna kill this workout. Times were 3:06, 3:07, 3:05, 3:06, 3:07, 3:06 for the 1000's and 2:27, 2:27, 2:24 for the 8's. So  so happy with how this workout turned out. It was very long but I just kind of got in the zone and kept knocking out 74's and 75's without ever feeling like I was gonna blow up. Big confidence booster for the upcoming season.

3.1 easy in the morning before work on canyon road loop.

Later did alpine loop nice and easy with 4 strides after. 

Ugh rough day today. Had a progression run for my workout and I headed out at the hottest part of the day. I made it through the first half on Bonneville but then I just bonked. I think I was dehydrated and the heat was so much and I just couldn't go on. I laid down for a while at the pavillion on the canal where it crosses under canyon road, then when I felt like I could move again I ran 2.5 very slow miles back to my house. Bummer of a run but I know its not a fitness problem, rather just a fluke hopefully.

Had work from early in the morning til the afternoon then was in Park City til late so I never got a chance to run. I hate that but I promise myself that this will be the last day of missed training until the end of XC season.

Solid long run today. I went from my house up to mountain run, then did extended mountain run and kept going all the way until I got to the water spigot thing at the top part of lambert. Lots of solid hills. At that point I took grove all the way down to Legacy and ran back on Alpine highway at a pretty quick pace, then did 1.2 barefoot miles at the orchard to finish my run. Going in I wanted to make this run really solid since I missed yesterday and I definitely did that.

3.1 easy in the morning.

Later met up with the team to run. They were doing 800's and 1000's on the grass field by the seminary building, so I just ran barefoot around and would hop in with the slower guys on some of them. Ended up running pretty fast and averaged 6:00's for the 5 miles on the grass. Was fun being back out on the field in the heat again haha.

Solid workout by myself at sundown, I'm not allowed to give the specifics on workouts anymore but it involved mile repeats and some 800's. Felt pretty dang solid and I ran really well.

First run up at camp. I thought we were gonna run twice at camp today but we only did a recovery run cuz apparently everyone else ran this morning. oops. hard run for being only 30 minutes but i ran with the top group the whole time.

Tempo this morning, averaged about 5:08-5:10 pace throughout. Felt really controlled and just chilled with Luca the whole time.

Later did 4.5 recovery just out on the road. The pace was a little slower which felt way nice.

Solid last run out at camp. Ran out on this dirt road for 30 minutes at a gradual uphill then cruised back. Ended up splitting off with Luca, Joe, and Dallin for most of the run. When we got back we had a couple minutes left so Joe and I did some loops around camp, then went and did 6 strides on the road.

Ran up to legacy, met Justin and Craik for a five mile loop, then ran part of the way home. good times.

Easy run from my apartment this morning. Ran into Luca, Dallin, Tracen, and Tyson finishing their run so I hopped in with them for like 5 minutes. Ran up and did some trails that I ran on when I came for my visit.

Did Alpine loop in the morning and happened to run into Ali and her parents at the pond so that was fun. Did some barefoot laps and strides at the orchard after.

Workout at Mt. Ogden Park today. Wasn't too hard and I felt really good!

Am- Didn't have my watch so I was just guessing on time and way underestimated so I got 5 miles in. Very pretty run tho.

Pm-Fast distance run with a lot of uphill in it at practice today. we did the upper trail and it was pretty hard, but very cool up there. Probably my fav run we do. Hill strides after.

Am- Did my morning double with Nic. Just ran down to South Ogden a ways and came back. good stuff.

Pm-Very solid workout at Beus Pond in the afternoon. Ran with the B group the whole time and we ran our splits very effectively. 

Just went out on a trail called Rainbow road I believe for a while then came back through the golf course.

Long run by myself. I did most of it on Bonneville Shoreline, and then at the end dropped down and met my family at Costa Vida. Solid week of training.

Am-30 minute run this morning. Nothing crazy and I took it pretty easy.

Tough interval workout later but I absolutely killed it. Finshed with a 4:50 mile.

Just a nice easy 60 minute run on upper. 6x100 flat strides on the track at the end. Felt a bit tired after yesterday, but nothing too bad really. Zack was here on a visit but I didn’t really get to see him cuz Tuesdays are my busy days.

Very easy workout today. Just cruised at the back of the pack on them and had a good time. Afterwards did a quick two mile cooldown then headed back down to Utah Valley for Ali’s powder puff game.

Solid 40 minute run today. It was just Tracen, Austin, Luca, and I. Apparently Austin dated Klarissa for 9 months and never kissed her haha. Cut my hand up pretty bad climbing over a fence and it was bleeding pretty hard. 6x100 flat strides after.

The team left for Bozeman in the morning so I ran with Josh after class was over. Just 4ish easy miles with some strides after. Legs felt fast today.

Race day! Got in about a three mile warmup then some strides before. Race went really well, Coach P told me to go out at 5:00 and my first mile ended up being 4:59. Splits after were 10:08, 15:20, 20:38, and I finished in 25:55. My goal coming in was sub 26:00 so I was very happy with it. Two mile cooldown after.

Rough run today on reverse upper. My legs were definitely feeling the race on Saturday, and I think I was dehydrated because man I was struggling. On top of that my ankles kept twisting. Afterwards did some strides with Nic.

Bad workout today. I only made it through two miles, then one more 600 m lap. I was feeling lightheaded and dizzy and like I was gonna pass out. First two mile tempo was 10:30. After I fell off on the first 600 of the next one coach had me just head back to the school. 

Just a super easy 40 minutes after how bad I did yesterday. Took it nice and easy with Josh, Jaxon, and Nic, then headed back early and finished up with Jordan who was also doing 40. Did some strides after.

Ran with Lone Peak in the morning before I headed back up to Weber. Crazy day, warmed up to Beus, did our strides then a tornado hit. I almost got taken out by flying branches and Jordan got his foot destroyed. We headed back to the school and ran on the indoor track for 20 minutes. 

Did the workout we were going to do yesterday today, which wasn’t too bad, but it was raining and pretty cold. 1000's. Did well and I ran with the front group on the last one. Afterwards ran to the indoor track and did a fast cooldown with my friend Paul.

Ran by myself. I was destroyed from a tough 10 hour workday so I cut it short to 9 miles.

I didn’t have my watch so I just kind of guessed. Felt good tho and the temperature was great. Later did a 60 minute run with a few of the other freshman. 6x100 hill strides after. Fun stuff.

30 minute run in the morning, took a spill and cut up my leg pretty bad. Later we did a workout at Beus. Felt pretty good and hit the times we were supposed to on a mix of 1k's and 400's. good cooldown after.

Ran up Beus canyon for the first time. Very cool run.

Workout today with everyone who didn’t go to Notre Dame. It wa 2x2 mile tempo out to South Ogden and back. First two miles was uphill and I ran 10:48, then coming back I ran 10:11. Mainly just ran with Colton on the first one, then Jaxon came up with us on the second. Afterwards did weights.

Solid run by myself in the morning in upper. It was nice doing a sixty where I wasn’t in the heat of the day.

Mount Timpanogos with Ali and Zack. Didn’t run a lot of it, but I did the last mile to the summit and the elevation gain was such that I’m counting it as mileage.

Cool run on upper with a bunch of the non travel squad dudes and Luca.