GOING THE DISTANCE

3pm-  For practice we did the final kosmin test.  I got to practice late because I was on a field trip to milford.  But I still did good.  I got 762 meters. 

8pm-  Today I left with the team and went up to Provo for the BYU Invitational.  We got there at about 2pm.  Katie and Janzen were doing the heptathlon and Rachel, Jessica, and Mike were doing the steeplechase but Mike dropped out.  So after we went and had dinner and went to the hotel in springville to get ready to go for an easy run, 3 miles and then striders.  Me and matt got ready then came down to the lobby about 10 minutes later.  We waited for a while and then archie came down and waited with us.  We waited for like 20 minutes when matt went up to find somebody and we learned that they had already left.  So we just started down a country road and after half a mile saw the other guys coming in the other direction.  they said they had waited forever but thats bull because they were 15 minutes into their run.  After then run me and matt did striders and I got to hear matt inspirational story about region xc last year and it was a pretty exciting story.

11am-  Me and coach and matt and abel and casey and mike and byron went for a run after we watched the 3200m run.  It was pretty legit.  I was able to sleep in nice and good till 8:30.  For our run we headed around lavell edwards stadium on a trail we found.  Then we went east toward the temple and we went around that then around then rest of the byu campus.  In the middle of the run we did 4 30 seconds speed ups to be like 200's.  the run was pretty nice but by the end my achilles was really hurting.  But I was able to tough it out and play some volleyball.  And my team went undefeated.  

10am-  Today I raced at BYU.  I woke up at 6:30 and ate as much as I could.  We got to the track at 8 and I waited around for an hour.  At the third heat of the girls 1600 me, Byron, Casey and Matt went and warmed up for the 1600m, and Trevor ran with us.  We ran down to the indoor track and ran some on that.  We went pretty fast.  I was really nervous that my achillies would hurt today but it didn't and I was so happy.  I came back and went to the bullpen.  This meet was run much faster and smoother than SUU.  The people gave us our numbers and stuff and took us to the starting line.  My goal for the race was under 4:50.  The race started and I was in the middle alley.  I got out good and me and another kid were right in front the first lap.  We came around the first lap in 1:08.  That was good so I tried to keep that pace.  A lot of people passed me and I didn't really care, I just tried to not fall behind and just stay on them.  I should have defended my position and held the lead and I probly could have ran a faster time.  I stayed right in that pack for two more laps.  I found out later that they were both 1:16.  I really want to get those laps down under 1:15.  Going into the last lap I looked up and saw that the time was at 3:40 so I knew that I was well under 5 minute pace so I started to pick it up a bit.  I should have started my kick early but I sprinted in at the 200 left mark and passed a lot of people on the curve.  I will say that I have never went around the final turn in the first lane.  I don't know if thats good or bad.  So at 50m left I saw it was 4:40 and I knew that I could beat coaches freshman BYU time so I finished up the race with a 4:48.  I was happy with that PR.  After I ran around the field next to the track a few times and I figured it was a quarter mile.

 11:30am-  This time I was running the 800m.  I went again down to the indoor track and ran a couple laps, this time with Abel, Matt, Byron, and Mike.  Trevor had left.  We only ran two laps this time.  I did the same thing, went to the bullpen and got my hip number and all that.  Most of the initial nerves were gone after running the 1600.  The people at the start got us on the track quick after the other race ended.  I was in the middle alley again, but didn't get as good of position this time.  Just like every other 800 race, it was a blur.  My 400 was 1:03 and so I really tried not to slow down on that curve right there.  I came in at a 2:08, another PR.  I went and cooled down on the field again a mile.  I really hope to continue this and run more PR's at region.  My achillies was really hurting by the end of the day again so hopefully that won't bug me. 

3pm-  I ran the warmup for the workout but my achillies was hurting again so I had to sit it out.  I went to the pool with Paul and we did a hard workout in the pool.  We did 5*1:30 hard.  2 sets of it.

3pm-  I ran about a half mile with the team and my achilles hurt again so I turned back.  I want to race tommorow so I hope this will go away.

5pm-  Today I raced the 800m JV.  i was hoping for around a 2:06.  As i went on my warmup, my legs did feel very energetic.  I didn't really fuel up that good.  So the race started and i got out good taking the lead, but i had no energy and just couldn't push.  i came around the first lap around like 1:06 or so.  I got really trapped in on the curve.  I tried to make a strong move at 300m left but i just don't know, by body wouldn't race.  This was not a great race but i will come back tomorrow with a good 1600.

5pm-  Today I raced the 1600 meter first, and later the 3200.  Me and all the JV's went to warm up before the race.  We did a big loop around Canyon View and the surrounding area.  It was 2 miles.  i really wasn't very nervous for this race and i knew i could win the JV race.  The race started and i got and good position.  i felt much better than yesterday, I think because I had fueled myself much better today.  The first lap was 1:10 i think, a little slower than I wanted.  The second I was at 2:26 maybe?  i dont really remember.  I sure didn't feel as good as at BYU.  i want to feel that good in a race again.  i don't know why that race was so good.  any ways I was in third going onto the back stretch on the third lap.  I was so close to just quitting.  But instead I made a little surge and kept my pace.  I came around 3 laps in 3:44, barely on pace to break 5.  So obviously my last lap was pretty good if i got 4:52. 1:08 like always.  The cedar kid was still in first, with dhells in second, then me.  I tried to push toward the d hells kid.  but he kept going away and i passed the cedar kid right in the end and got second.  Not a bad race, it was my second fastest.

8:30pm-  The 3200.  It was my only one of the season.  my time was 11:10.  ok i guess for a first race.  i didn't really know what i was doing.  Right away Jason started to pull ahead.  I lead the chase pack for the first 5 laps.  then some cedar kids and krenny passed me.  the first half, I thought i might be going too fast.  The on 7 laps I realized I could have gone faster.  but i turned out ok and today was a good to to finish track with.  This is the end of my freshmen career.  THE END

8am-  me and my dad ran along the beach.