Snow Canyon Warriors Track

Feeling alot better today. I feel like a good race is in the future and excited on what is to come. The legs feel alot better today than yesterday and know now how fatigued the legs really were and how much energy i was lacking. I think i need to do what everyone is saying and just relax and it will come to me and my training will show. Someone at church asked me today how i felt about the race and i actually found some stuff good to tell about the race and what i found out about the race. The guys ended up telling me that i just have to have my faith in God and keep working hard and it will all work out. I just got to remember to have faith and keep the commandments and God will help me accomplish my goals.

On the point of goals too. I decieded to take a challenge of a leader and write down all my goals that i want to accomplish in life. Of course their was alot of running goals on the paper, but also other goals and i found out that if i don't and stop making running my God. God will help me accomplish all these goals that i have written down and look at everyday. Alot of the goals are farfetched, like making it to the Olympics, but you have to have big goals and big dreams and if they work out and are the best for your life they will come. I need to just keep a positive mindset and remember what i run for, where running has taken me so far, and where it will take me in the future. I love running and showing my talent that God has given me.

AM: Castle Rock hills this morning. .5 mile warm up then 3 hills. 1- 4:30 2- 4:11 3- 4:25. Still felt pretty fatigued so not to fast of times. Didn't push them as hard and took the uphills slow and the down hills fast. Good workout though. 1.5 mile cool down.

I decided to not lift any more weights during season but just do some stuff with my body weight. Also decieded to go to afternoon practice as much as possible and do some heat training to get good in the heat for the meets and feel even better when its cool. I will only do a small run though, like the course.

PM: Afternoon practice after school. 1 mile warmup then just ran the course it was hot but will help in the long run felt a little fatigued from practice this morning. Starting to feel better though. .5 mile cool down.

pushups and situps tonight, also calf raises and 1 legged squats.

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AM: went to practice this morning and it was an easy day. Did 1 mile warm up and actually felt pretty good and strong this morning. Kept it easy though and did a 6 mile run with Sarah Gunn. Good comfortable pace and good talking.

 PM: Afternoon practice again. Brought a hat this time and soaked it and put it on. Felt really good for the running with the hat and the legs actually felt pretty and good and strong for this run too, after the iceing i did after school yesterday. Did the course again, and got some good stretching in. Excited for the meet this weekend and can see and visualize a good meet. Keeping a good mindset and feel good.

Pushups and Situps

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AM: good workout this morning. Actually felt strong throughout the whole workout. Woke up in good shape and knew it was going to be a good day. 1 mile warm up. Then it was time for 800's on the grass. 6 X 800. Good times and the best part was that i ran them strong and the legs felt alot better than they have been. I am excited for a great race this weekend and feel like i am coming back. The mental part is coming back too. 1 mile cool down, barefooted on the turf.

1- 2:15 (was scared i was still pretty fatigued)

2- 2:11 (was happy and excited for what was to come)

3- 2:12

4- 2:17 (took it easy and just glided for a good last two)

5- 2:09 (Felt great and pushed it out, had football team coming from lifting cheering me on, this is my fastest ever 800 on grass in this workout)

6- 2:11 (the last one kind of got me, so just pushed it out)

Very good workout and probably my fastest of this workout. Feelin Great.

PM: No run tonight, going to only run in afternoon when i don't have work to give me some rest days. Still feeling good though, even after a fast workout. Had brother roll legs out with stic. Pushups and Situps, Calf raises and one legged squats.

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AM: easy 6 mile run on Entrada run. 1 mile warm up and 1 mile cool down Barefooted on turf. Felt good and just glided the whole run and kept a comforable pace.

PM: Another day of afternoon practice. 1 mile warmup then just ran the 3 mile course again. Felt pretty good and feel that i am getting more aclamated to the heat and should be pretty ready for any heat thrown at me. Good day.

Push ups, sit ups, tricep pushups, bicep curles.

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AM: slept in till about 9 then went out for a run. Still pretty cool, starting to warm up though. easy 4 mile run to get the legs ready for tomorrow. no running tonight so i don't feel tired in the morning. Keep a positive mindset this whole day, visualize, hydrate, and just get mentally, physically, and spiritually ready for the race. Iced yesterday so i should feel it by tomorrow and it will help. Cause everything tends to hit me 2 days later. I am ready for a great race tommorrow and way excited.

Oh yea holy cow i spent 400 dollars on college books today, that is crazy just for books. Who likes or needs books anyways.

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AM: Woke up and was ready for a great race. Got there and tried to stay out of the sun as much as possible. Felt pretty good, still a little fatigued, but figured that i would, and won't get all the way through it till maybe around next week. Felt i could still have a good race though. Went on a 2 mile warm up with my buddy Elijah Rono of Wasatch Academy and figured out that he is related to Benard Lagat. We talked about the olympics and got ready for the race. Before the race stayed hydrated and thought i would take a GU just to see, but it made the stomach a little uneasy again. I was still okay though, but i am done with those. Got to starting line poored some water on the head because of the heat of our race (heat training helped though) and we were off. I stayed in a little pack of kids till about mile 1, then me and Karl pulled off i stuck behind karl the rest of the race (maybe a little to far behind about 5-10 seconds) then he outkicked me the last .5 mile. The last mile i tightened up and felt the fatigue in the legs. I will get their though and need to learn how to stay relaxed and loose in the race. I think i will be just fine though and it will come back and ill be in great shape.

I love this course and ran a good race. I got a PR on the course by a little over a minute and only lost to karl by 18 seconds instead of 40 like last week. Beat all the 4A guys and felt really strong the first 2 miles until the fatigue kicked in. This race helped motivate me and i am excited on what is to come when i am fully recovered and at my peak. Broke 16 also which is really good on that course and ran a faster time than last week even though this course was longer. I hope i caught the eye of the coaches up their too. Great race and ready to have a great season, just taking every race as a learning experience and need to RELAX.

Good race and stronger than last week, just not as strong as i should be.