#WolverineWay

AM-4

PM-7. Lil' Grinder and 7x300 meter hill repeats on the mistress all around 2 minutes 

PM- 6

AM-7.5 Warmed up about a half a mile then went to the starting place of the state course. We did some striders and Barnes told us our workout. We were doing 10 quarter mile repeats with 2 minutes of recovery in between. We were around 70 on all of them except on the uphill parts we slowed to a 72-73. We ended up doing the first mile a second time because we went through the course so fast the first time. Then we did a mile and a half easy afterwards.

PM-4. Easy run with Mckay and Jesse J.

PM- 6 at a 7:50 pace.

PM- 9. Warmed up 1.25 miles to Butterfield then did striders and got our workout. It was 8x600m repeats on the grass/gravel. We were 1:47 for the first two then dropped down to 1:45 for the next 4 then up to 1:46 and our last one was 1:45 again. Then I cooled down back to Rosecrest.

AM- 9. Got up at 6:00 and picked up Kami, Lucy and Connor and went to Provo to watch Region 8 championships. We got there and it was 33 degrees and put on our warm stuff. We ran the course for 2 miles then went on the road for the next four. We went down to BYUs campus and ran around and looked at buildings and talked about how cool it would be to run there. Got back to Kiwanis Park and watched Summer Harper win the girls title.

Went to the line and talked with some of the coaches and got our stop watches ready. Jake won and MV took the team title but Timpanogos was a close second. Drove back to Herriman and did another three with Connor up to Butterfield park.

PM- 3. Easy 2.5 up to Rosecrest and back then striders on the grass. Afterwards we went and took ice baths.

Listened to music on the ride up to Westlake to focus and zone out distractions. When I got off the bus I went to the bathroom then walked around the school with Big Al. Westlake, I have noticed is really into their athletes, more so then Herriman. I then had to re-park her car because Doug Padilla pulled in right behind her so it would be really tough to get out. I had to do a 12 point turn because he wouldn't move but that was fine because I needed a challenge. 

I watched the JV races and Tommy Mohan won the JV title and Lucy won the Varsity Girls title over Kami by nearly a minute. I went and warmed up with the team for about a mile but I had to go to the bathroom. After I got out I did another mile by myself then went to find the guys. We went and put our spikes on and headed to the line and did striders and Idiot drills. My legs felt recked but I knew I would be fine once I got started. 

RACE: I took off and settled right behind the lead pack of Jack Evans, Austin Brower and Rory. I sped up and caught Rory and settled in behind Brower who went out really fast the first mile. We came through our first mile 5 seconds behind Brower and we were 4:50. I caught up to him about a half mile later and never saw him again.

I made my move after passing Brower and put on a 400 meter surge to discourage any followers (Rory) and I thought he was further back but he was only about 7 seconds but oh well. I started my kick at the practice field and when I was 200 meters away I looked back and saw that Rory was close (but not close enough to catch me) so I sped up a bit and when I saw the clock said 15:00 I slowed down a bit because I had missed my goal and was a bit disappointed. Rory finished 2.6 seconds behind me but I had no idea he was that close or else I would have kicked a lot faster.

After we took pictures of our team with our spikes on because we knew we had won by a lot. We went to cooldown about a mile and a half but the guys were worried that we would miss awards. I found a Westlake XC flag and decided that it was mine. We went to the awards and saw our team score was 18 (three away from a perfect score) and 6 of our guys went sub-16 and had a 5 second spread between our 3-6 runners. We went 1-2-4-5-6-(7)-(8) because Brower was third. Now, State. 

PM- 7.2. Easy run up to the Cove pond from Monarch. 

PM-8.25. warmed up to Butterfield then did some striders and Idiot drills but I felt pretty crappy just like how I felt at Region. I took off pretty slow but caught up to the guys after the first 200 meters. I went 1:26, 24, 24, 24, 27, 22, 26. I had to start slow on all of them and pick it up and I won all of them except for the fifth and last one. We did a 3 minute cool down after each one and then a 2 mile after we had finished.

PM-5.5. Easy run.

AM- 7. 2 mile warmup with idiot drills and striders. 8x200 meter sprints with 3 minutes recovery in between. then 2 mile cool down.

PM-4.75 Easy run with long striders.

PM- 4 easy run with some long striders

 Couldn't get to sleep last night because I felt really sick to my stomach and then I woke at $ in the morning to throw up and couldn't fall back asleep afterwards. Got to the race pretty early and watched Lucy win the girls race. We then got warmed up and watched 3A boys start and I went to the bathroom to puke my guts out for the third time today. Did some striders back at our spot and then put our spikes on and headed to the line. Did some idiot drills and some more striders and then our cheer which is just the Husker Prayer. We got to start and the starter expained what we were supposed to be doing (everyone already knows).

RACE: I took off pretty fast but Connor and Rory went off a bit faster and cut me off, so I jumped around them and got up to the lead pack. I ran right behind the leaders for the first mile and moved to the front around the lake. I stayed in first until we hit the lake and then my little sleep and nearly no food in my stomach finally caught up to me and I ran out of energy and got passed by Jerrell, Jake, Connor and Rory at the lake. I didn't have a very strong finish after that. I was 7 seconds behind Rory and 23 behind the leader.

After the race I stood around for about 20 minutes to see the team results and we had won by the tie-breaker. We went and got our trophy and then went to cool down. We watched 5A boys finish then finished our cool down. 

AM-8.25 easy run by myself that was supposed to be 4 miles but turned into an 8 miler than only ended because I got tired.

AM- 8.5. Long run with Connor, Mckay and Calvin in Hells Playground. We went exploring for most of the run and found a bunch of mysterious storage boxes so we decided to investigate but it was cut short because we heard noises. Pretty nice run overall with nice scenery.

PM-8.75. Probably the worst I have ever felt during a run next to state. I felt like crap but I kept moving.

PM-6.65. Tempo run with two miles race pace. 5:20 and 5:18 

PM-6.6. Tempo for 1 mile today at 5:16 pace.

PM-6. Easy run.

PM-8. For some reason I felt really good today. When we started I got a fast early pace and maintained a 7:47 for the first three miles then when we hit the last mile it started to get really steep so I pushed a bit harder to stay sub 8 and got to the top in 31:06. We walked a bit and waited for the other guys to get there before we started back down. We went pretty easy for the first two miles down and they were both 5:14. Then I was feeling good so I picked it up a bit and my next mile was 4:58. When I hit the 1 mile to go I started to pick it up and it felt like I was going my 800 pace ( I was) and I came around to the final turn and started sprinting till I hit 8 miles. I checked my miles afterwards when we were walking and my last mile was 4:23.9 which is the fastest mile in Herriman High history.

PM-Warmup to lil grinder then we raced to the top. I was second behind Connor with a 2:39. Then we ran over to the 200 hills and did 12 of them.

PM-5.5. Ran around Riverton and up onto their track.

PM-10. 2 mile warmup. Workout was 3x500, 3x400, 3x300, 6x200. We did the 500s in 1:27, the 400s in 67, the 300 in 48 and I don't know how fast the 200s were. In between each interval we did a 400 meter cool down. Then 2 mile cool down after we finished.