Be the Hunter, Not the Hunted

Freaking snowy run today, but it was nice to be able to run and not have my hamstring hurt. Pretty sure I'll be up to full miles pretty soon so that's sick. Also shout out to Kobe for coming back with me and being there to drop our mile splits from 7:10 to 6:12 lol. Speed tomorrow at 800 pace so gotta get some real good sleep tonight bc that'll be hecka fast.

Speed today, I was with the mile/800 group. Warmed up 1 mile, then got started. The workout was 3 sets of 2x300m at goal 800 pace, so they were supposed to be around 45 sec each. Just in case y'all didn't do the math, that's 1800m at goal 800m pace. Aka ouch. Rest was 90 sec between each rep and 4 min between each set. My splits were 46,45,47,46,47, and 51. They were all a little slow and all was well for the first 4, but on the 4th one, fatigue hit me like a bus on the last 100m. I then proceeded to throw up some previously delicious fruit snacks and I was trying to get my act together by the time the rest was over but my body decided to hurl again and so I missed the 5th one. I was a little more coherent for the last one with the group, 47. Then I did one on my own and it was a little rough, 51. I'm glad I finished though. I will never again mock an 800 workout.

Cross training on the indoor bike so I can recover from speed yo. I'll be doing this after most speed workouts to prevent injury. Basically indoor bikes complete me. Especially when there is no music in the bike room. That part is the best. You are sitting there staring at either your sweat as it drops to the ground or the opposite wall with the HR facts I've read one too many times. So freaking entertainjng.I love the indoor bikes. Jk I'd rather be running lol but gotta stay healthy

Easy 5 miles today, my legs are still pretty tired from Tuesday, so we took it pretty easy and I rolled out afterwards. It was a good time.

Super sick speed today. Got warmed up and got going. It was 4x(200m,400m,200m) with 60 sec rest within the set and 3 min active rest between sets with 15 sec of jump lunges within that 3 minutes. The jump lunges were an interesting edition lol. Everything was at goal indoor mile pace. My splits were 32,68,32 for the first set, 32,67,32 for the second set, 32,65,32 for the third set, and 32,64,27 for the last set. Today was one of those days where I felt eh going into the workout, but throughout I stuck right with Thomas and Ryan for the first couple sets then decided to pass Thomas and it was a beautiful thing to feel so strong. I'm finally getting to where I should be. Shout out to Dallin bc when I get up to full mileage, we'll have the same mileage.

Sweet distance run today, 6 miles @7:03 AP. We started out with a nice walk lol then I got sick of walking so some of us actually started our run. It was a good time and I'm super glad that I finally made it to my low mileage, 6 miles! Shout out to Megan and Dallin bc we got roxberry after practice and to me bc I planked for 7 minutes straight before finishing the 20 min of abs #swole

Warmed up 2 miles, then got started with the speed workout. We did 6x(400m,200m) at goal indoor mile pace with 45 sec rest within the set and 2 min active rest between sets. My splits were 66,34,67,33,66,32,66,33,66,32,63,33. I was super happy today because once we found the pace, we were just able to tick em off one by one. It was a great workout but Jamie wouldn't let us go all out the last 200 so that was lame. Also, Ryan, Thomas, and I had a super tight pack the entire time so that was awesome. I'm finally realizing potential. I'm ready to throw down a fast mile at Simplot. Shout out to Ryan for trusting my pacing abilities for one of the 400s😂 and it was right on pace haha

Swimming during lunch with Austin and Sami so shout out to them. Then we went to the temple and it was fantastic. Michael tagged along for that part. Also shout out to my mom for bringing me a delicious salad to eat while we lifted weights. I got some really weird looks from the soccer girls in the weight room considering I was barefoot eating a salad in very bright shorts and a very bright shirt (different color, they didn't exactly go together lol) benching my heart out. I'm pretty sure they love me tbh.

6 miles with Connor @6:42 AP. Unshoutout to all the other guys who ditched us. It was a good run.

AM: 4 easy miles, I convinced my mom to let me race the 800 tonight so we'll see how that goes.

PM: 800m at the distance challenge. I started out it a good position, second place by the time the curve came right on the inside so that was great. I came through the 400 in 59, and this is where is got stupid. Hearing the split 59, the thought ran through my head, "oh you're totally good you just hit a 59" and I pulled up. Stupid stupid stupid stupid. It wasn't like I really slowed down I just didn't push myself like I could've. Then freaking Adam Wood out-kicked me in the last 100m and I was sprinting as hard as I could when I saw him out of the corner of my eye. I'm sick of him sitting and kicking by me. It all came down to that second to last 200m. Gotta work on that. But all in all it was a pretty good first 800 of the season with a PR.

Just 1.5 today, my soleus hurts pretty bad so I'm going to rest it.

6x400m at mile pace with 3 minutes active rest between each one, and then 4x100m pretty much all out to simulate your kick. I hit 64,70,67,67,68,66. It was an easy workout just meant to feel the pace. I'm not the best at pacing alone, and I was alone because all the other varsity guys are doing the 2 mile at Simplot, so they did the 2 mile workout. I'm doing the mile. I didn't really find the pace until the end. The times were easy to hit though so I'm excited for Thursday.

6 easy miles @7:31 pace. It was a good time. My soleus didn't hurt until the last 2 miles so that was a good sign. Shout out to my mom for taking us to pizza pie and allowing me to stuff my face with food.

4 miles total, with premeet for the mile in there. I hit 68 and 67 for the 400s. My soleus/Achilles felt good bc I got it taped so shout out to Janice for that. Excited for tomorrow!

Pretty much my race sucked. I get too nervous before races. The end. The drive home was quality though, so shout out to Sami, Gan, and Guppy for letting me drive them.

Cross train on bike

Cross train on bike. Hopefully the Achilles feels good enough to run on Monday.

Dream Maker today, my achilles has felt decent the past couple days so I thought I'd through some speed at it and see what happens. We started out at a good pace and I was staying mentally tough. Half-mile in I surged to the lead and started pushing a little more. Last time I made this move I was able to hold it somewhat and Connor and Ryan were the only ones who passed me. This time was a little different. There was a major headwind, so leading was definitely not fun, and fatigue was coming fast because I haven't gotten much sleep for the past week. So here I was, leading a group of Connor, Ryan, Thomas, and I. A little before a mile in I lost them and was on my own. First mile was 5:32. My legs felt like lead going up that last hill and the wind didn't make it any easier. Austin caught me at the base of airport and he had a little bit of a gap on me so we were both fighting the wind individually. I should've stuck with him then to get some major drafting going. But I caught him again at the top of the hill and I thought I was home free on the last stretch, but no, here comes Austin on my shoulder so I sprinted my little heart out into the wind and I think I might've edged him out at the line but it was close. Time was 9:06, 26 seconds off my PR. Up until this point my achilles felt great, no pain. About .25 into the cool down it seized up big time. It was a painful trip back to the school. So, I see biking and swimming in my future for the next 5 days. Great effort from everyone today. I freaking love my team.