Snow Canyon Warriors Track

AM: .5 mile warm up. Then did 8 200 meter hills and 8 runs down on little league hill. Kept them all between 35-40, good strong workout. Did 1 mile loop after 4 on course and 1.5 mile loop after 8. Very good workout. 1 mile cool down.

Got back into the weight room and did a strong chest, ab, and arm workkout.

(stratus 2.1: 147.9)

PM: Moderate 5 mile run without the watch and the ipod on the dike trail loop. Good run felt a little fatigued, easy day tommorrow.

Go USA Olympics, Have you seen Miceal Phelps (3 golds so far) and the 4X100 swim against France, Yea take that France. USA all the way, can't wait to get their.

(Stratus: 149.85)

AM: slept in was dead tired. Its nice i am taking college classes so only have two periods a day till classes start on the 26th then i don't even go to 4 periods except for 2 days a week when they do start.

PM: after school went to the weight room and did a tough leg workout.

Tonight went on a 7 mile run with Logan into Kayenta and around. Good run felt good and Logan and I had some good conversations, its nice to have someone to talk to on a run. He told me i need to taper bigger for this season, so i can be fresh the whole season. Will do. After the run i got a stomach ache and headache though which was weird, but got some water in me and got better. I think i was a little dehydrated from working in the yard all day.

Great first day of school though and their are some good looking girls, let me tell you. Yea Buddy! Excited for the race this weekend too though.

(Stratus 2.1: 154.9)

AM: got up for XC this morning woke up stiff, sore, tired, and feeling a little fatigued (those darn weights). Got to practice though and did a 1 mile warm up and got a little better. Then it was time for 4 mile repeats. I did them and kept them pretty consistent, and felt great breathing wise, but i could not get the legs going and they were kind of slow. I was pretty mad at the workout. It was not the strongest workout and one of the worst i have had in awhile. Still took some good things out of the workout and figured out that i really do need to taper and just relax more. 1 mile cool down.

Its okay to have some bad workouts though too. Your going to have your bad ones and good ones. Its good to know that i have been having more good workouts then bad ones too.

Go Micheal Phelps 5 golds, 3 more to go. That is amazing. Go USA Everything!

(Stratus: 155.85)

AM: Man i tried to wake up this morning but just could not. I have been tired and sore lately. I am getting enough sleep and everything. I hope i get better. Will run in the afternoon practice after school and then another 3.1 on the tread tonight.

PM: After school i ran and did a 1 mile warm up then went on a 8 mile torture run. I say this because it was so hot and it was a tough tough run. I think it will help make me tougher for races though, especially afternoon races. Good run otherwise and stopped at water holes and took some dips, so felt good. 1 mile cool down.

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AM: Slept in and then did 3.1 miles on the treadmill.

PM: 3.1 miles tonight around the town to loosen up the legs.

I am ready to have a great race tomorrow and just relaxing. It is going to be a fun and awesome race. I believe i am fully recovered and have had enough sleep, here we go for another great XC season.

Micheal Phelps gets number 7 by 1 100th of a second. Did you see that race. OH YEA it was INCREDIBLE! What a motivational race for me tommorrow.

Go USA Track and Field team. Go Snow Canyon Warriors, Go XC.

(Stratus: 168.95)

(Straus 2.1: 161.1)

AM: Alright here we go. This race was not pretty. I woke up this morning and just did not have the mindset. I didn't have the mindset the whole week and just felt so fatigued and tired leading up to this race. I got there did some warmups and got ready for the race. The goal was to run a great race and beat Karl and just bring out the miles i have been training at the race. It did not work out that way though. We took off and from the get go i could feel my legs were not going to hold up and were just fatigued. I stayed with Karl till about 1 mile then he took off and i just slowed down and could not get going. I just tried to gut it out. Then the last .5 Jon Hermanson of Cedar passed me and i didn't even want to catch him. My mindset was completely left and i had nothing left and felt dead. I was pretty upset over this aweful race, but will take some good things out of it too. The heat was bad too and for some weird reason i always have my worst races in the heat.

First i have been training really hard, harder than any high school kid i know and the training has taken a toll on my body. So i think i am in a fatigue valley right now and just need to stay positive and taper to 40-50 miles a week for the rest of season and i will pop out of the valley and plateau or peak right at the right times. I will be okay, my training will catch up to me and push me up and i will be able to stick and beat the best. This will all be okay i just need to make sure i go back to my disciplined lifestyle and get to bed early and make sure to go to all my practices, eat really healthy and go back to how i was when i had the good races this summer. Here we go Hayden just keep a strong mindset and you know what to do. I have put to much work in for a bad season and the work will pay off. Lets get ready for a great SUU meet next week. The heat was bad too and for some weird reason i always have my worst races in the heat.