#WolverineWay

PM- got to practice a little late but was there plenty of time before to change. The workout for the day was progressive 10x800m repeats starting at 2:30 with 500m rest. We started out at 2:28 and worked our way down by around a second each time finishing with a 2:16 where we pushed a bit. I decided to wear my Adidas spikes for this workout and by the end my calves were dead. I did a mile and shall barefoot and then went and ice bathed.

AM- Went and ran the course once and then again barefoot then went and showered, and washed my shoes. I am very unsure about myself for this weekend because I have not done so well the past few workouts and I feel like USU might have been a fluke. I really hope I am prepared for it.

PM- Went on a 4.5 mile run by my self and tried to set my goal for cross country and came up with:

• Be top 5 on the team at every meet
• Top 10 at the WAC Championships
• Top 30 at the XC Regional Race
• Do my best at every meet

And for track:

• 14:35 5,000m run
• 3:55 1,500m run
• 8:55 3,000m Steeple

and for indoor:

• 8:45 3,000m run
• 14:50 5,000m run
• 4:00 1,500m

PM- Ran a mile to my PES class and then found out that I didn't even have to be there because I was already on the XC team. For practice we headed over to Lakeside and jogged the course then did 2x400m striders on the grass from 800m to 400m to go and from 400m to the finish to work on our finish.

PM- Went on an easy 4 miler up to the park and did some striders and then ran home. I am excited about the race tomorrow but a little nervous. I really want to get top-10 and compete well against my teammates and the fast guys from Wyoming.

Woke up and got my clothes on and ate some breakfast then headed over to the WAC to see if my spikes were there. Coach Evans was there so he let me in and I went in real quick and grabbed them. I got to the meet pretty early so we just chilled for a while then went and walked the course a bit then started our warmup.  I felt okay, I didn't feel great but I didn't feel terrible and was very unsure of how I would do. I put my spikes on and headed to the line and did some striders.

RACE: When the race started I got into the lead pack and ran with them and stayed right on them through the first 2 miles of the race coming through the first mile in 4:56. After that first mile we cooled it a bit as the course started to get a little complicated. I was right with Trac and Jason and 3 Wyoming kids were all around us, I had heard of these Wyoming kids as they had just raced and one of there kids did really well and beat there varsity but he wasn't up with us for some reason. Anyway, I was in good position and there wasn't much jostling around but it was looking alright for UVU but Wyoming would be tough to beat. We came through mile 2 in 9:55 (4:59) but I was beginning to start to feel a little tired.

I kept pushing though the third mile but the Wyoming guys and Jason and Trac all started to pull away and two SUU kids passed me. I was beginning to feel a little demoralized but when Chris passed me I began to feel a bit better and fought back and passed him and the Wyoming kid that were way fast. I was just trying to hold on but I think I'm used to 3 mile-5Ks so when I hit three miles in 15:07 (5:13) I was kind of mad so in the last 1200m I tried my hardest to reel in the SUU guys but Josh passed me so I was kind of worried that more people would pass me so I pushed as hard as I could and I sped up a lot but so was everyone else so they stayed the same distance away from me. In the last 200m I went all out and couldn't catch the SUU guy so it more became just surviving and not losing a position.

In the end, UVU ended up taking 2nd behind Wyoming because they had 1,2,4,11,13 were we had 3,5,7,9,10 and they only beat us by 3 points. After we talked for a bit we headed on our cooldown part 1 then went and had a team meeting with Coach. He told us good job and gave us some advice and then sent us on our way. I did 3 with the guys afterwards then headed up to the Herriman Invite to watch Kramer and Connor McMillan race.