Desert Chiva Running

9am- i rann into the desert, up a big sand hill, up to the road, over the overpass by maverick then down to the intersection by in n out and back to my house. it was really sucky the whole way it was not a good run. but then I came home and found a nice breakfast waiting for me from rylee. truly blessed

930am- 40 minute run with sally in the desert. hit up the sand hill again. threw in a couple 50m strides on the way back.

330pm- easy run with J. he got back from mexico today and as I was heading out for my run I heard him yelling at me from down the street lol. we did a nice speedy easy run. usually that loop is around 30 minutes for me but we were probably going like 7 minute pace the whole time. feelin good and healthy

death run today. came in second but you know what they say, you either win or die. got in a good tempo and easy run after.

run

run

320pm- 85 minuter today in some gorgeous weather, 50 degrees and overcast with slight rain. pretty easy considering it was our longest run in quite a while. felt good except a little hamstring tightness near the end. stretched after for a bit. core after and plyos. i was meaning to do plyos pretty hard through the break but starting up running had me tight so I put it off. figured i better start now at least so I can see some more strength during outdoor season.

trail run tuesday- dino cliffs

3pm- 60 total, 6x1min(3@Tempo, 3@Thresh), 2x(5x30sec @CV), 6x1min(3@Thresh, 3@Tempo) equal rec w/ lap betw sets; 10 warm/cool to time. plyos at home

60 minutes with hills and 6x striders after

nice run with jose and carson. we did a 25 minute tempo it was pretty chill. everybody was gone

ran kentucky lucky chicken trail with my dad and mom. it was really short so I said I was gonna run down to the dixie center on the river trail to finish my run so then instead of that me and my dad just ran the trail backwards and tried to find a trail that went down to the bike trail and it turned into a adventure run and we just ended at a parking lot. we saw the leaders of the half marathon and they were hauling, like way in front of everybody else. also saw where dr j probably lives

730am- suicidal tendencies this morning with the boys. stretched consistently over the weekend. good run no problems. core and plyos after. im getting used to my short plyos routine 3x(7x lunge jumps left leg + 7 right legs +7 squat jumps) in the next couple weeks im going to add some bounders and some other stuff. plus we will be getting in to weights on tuesdays and thursdays. let me know if anybody has suggestions for effective plyo stuff

6am- weights and easy run

3pm- easy run

3pm- interval workout and some serious form work today. 6x1min(3@Tempo, 3@Thresh), 2x(5x30sec @CV), 6x1min(3@Thresh, 3@Tempo) equal rec w/ lap betw sets. 

6am- weights and easy 2 miles

3pm- easy run 50 minutes or something i dont remember

3pm- tempo run at the middle school 8x 3minutes at 550 pace around with 30 second recovery and 4 striders after.

10am- rainy cold run today, good though

long run today. tired

morning weights and easy run

afternoon mustang pass

6x1min(3@Tempo, 3@Thresh), 5x1min @CV, 6x1min(3@Thresh, 3@Tempo) equal rec w/ lap betw sets; 10 warm/cool to time 

615am- weights. woke up and felt really crappy this morning but still got to practice. there is too much people in there. nothing was open so i went to the bathroom and when i got back most people were just standing around so it didnt take too long for a bar to open up. didnt run i didnt feel good.

had a deca trip today so I ran at 12 and ended around 130 then I got a couple hours of sleep and headed up to uvu at 5 am, arrived there around 9, took 3rd in region at my event and got home around 6. busy day.

weights in the morning. trail run in the afternoon

easy run

weights in the morning. 6 minute test in afternoon. got 1995, not too bad

river trail. I rolled my ankle hardcore when I was pretty far out and it was bad so I turned around and hobbled back it hurt so bad. when I got home I ice bucketed it and that was pure hell but after it felt a little better.

no run, ankle swollen but not too bad but I wanted to give it some extra time off to heal. still felt bad about that though

long run on the river trail. twas pretty dang tough we did a bunch of tempos and by the end I was wiped out.

615am- weights and easy run

3pm- root beer mile and easy run. it was pretty epic. check out @pvxctrack on insta for the footy. i got 1120 for 4th place. everybody threw up a ton this year

am easy run 25 min

pm easy run 65 min

rainy run today 50 minutses. I was sick for a while last week it sucked.

weights and easy run in morning. long run afternoon. felt good

615am- easy 25

3pm- elephant arch easy run. little sore

weights in the morning. woke up with weird pain in left quad. didnt finish my squats. discomfort while walking up and down stairs so I took the afternoon to roll and stretch. more clear now the pain is in my vastus medialis and most likely will get better with some more rolling. I really need to stay up on that

felt better today

epic run in snow canyon with my dad

long run. hurricane rim trail in the snow and wind.

thursday and friday i didnt run because of pain in my anterior tibialis tendon and also I had state deca so I was pretty busy. We got back on friday at 11 so I didnt get much sleep. I was unsure about running the half but i figured my shin was feeling alright and might as well. I was expecting a couple of the boys to be there but I was all alone. It was cold as a freezing febuary morning. I ran by myself with my dads watch the whole time. Dude from salt lake stuck around 20 seconds behind me the whole race. Felt pretty good but its tough running by yourself. didnt pr but I won pretty easily and now ive got 100 to spend at the running center so thats noice

shin really sore after the half marathon. ran a couple miles on the track with rylee. been icing a ton and had my mom tape it and ive got a calf sleeve. ill back off my minutes untill its better. shouldnt take too long.

3pm- more injury and soreness

3pm-  cosmin 1586. shin felt good during. sore tight and painful afterwards.

8am- didnt blog last week but I have been struggling with a bit of inflammation in the right shin region. cut back my minutes quite a bit and iced and stretched a ton. Bought some new peg 34s from Nike Oregon Project theyre dope. also they make my shin feel a ton better. bringing my minutes back up to full this week. Ran prospector trail and it really sucked. I was tired from the start but I was determined to get back into my full minutes. accidentally went like 110 minutes lol. 

10am- ran around 60 minutes felt good. pushed the pace a little. Im not trying to waste anytime getting back where I want to be

4pm- 30 minutes. hot afternoon easy run. some jerk tried to force me off the road up on green springs drive, so I juked out into the road a little (probably not smart) but anyways I totally got him and he swerved hard into the other lane and layed on his horn. totally worth it

10am- me and jose did our workout at pv. 4x1000, 400, 600 at cv pace, equal recovery. good workout for me, i was either on pace or faster

3pm- windy 30 min

am- easy run 40

5pm- traveled to Logan to visit USU. I ran at a park and then I found Logan highschool and it was cool so I ran a mile on their track. twas nice. It was snowy and rainy. 30 min

830am- Ran around the campus at USU to check things out. Ran a mile on their track. it was covered with ice it was pretty slippy. did a couple hills on steep incline. 60 min

9am- zen trail with my dad. saw matt thatcher on the trail heading the opposite way and stopped and said hi. pretty good run. been listening to some rich roll podcasts and track season is underway so im tryna keep my food healthy. ate 6 bananas and a salad and some ice cream on the way home yesterday and I still feel sick

530am- long run with the boys, pretty good and easy. longer runs are making my shin sore though

3pm- easy 25. kind of sucky run

615am- weights and easy run

3pm- 50 minute easy run, pretty fun run, found a voss water bottle on the side of the road now I have high class hydration

615am- felt really crappy but thats from too much spicy food last night

3pm- beast workout in the sun. actually was a bit hot today. 4x1200s @CV pace with 2 min recovery and hill circuit after. me logan and nathan handled it pretty good. got a little sore later on but the good kind of sore.

PV INVITE 1600m seeded heat

ran 25 min in the morning. stuck around and helped out to set up but then me and jose went to get some snacks. luckily coach put my time as 435 so I got into the seeded heat otherwise my race would have been like an hour and a half later. warmed to hearts and back. felt kind of tired but i think i was just a little nervous. 

I wasnt very agressive at the start and I got stuck at the very back of the pack. I really dont have much to say about this race. I was slow and not able to keep up. got some work to do

Me Samson Michael and Sherm ran the medley, sherm because jacob pulled his hamstring. Samson straight beasted his leg and handed off to me barely in first. Caleb and the timp and orem guys quickly got around me though. I let them lead the first lap 59sec or so. Tried to get moving and pass  but only got the orem kid. I didnt really have anything for that second lap and finished 3rd by a few seconds. StateQ though so still good. after watching all our races I really just dont think that we are in racing shape right now. Our workouts are too easy, we never go under 515 pace so idk how we expect to be ready to run 420s and sub 2min 800s. hopefully we will get some work in the coming weeks. 

530am- long run on river trail with some tempos. pretty tough but good. 

3pm easy run

6am- weights

3pm- jv gone at cedar meet. easy 50 with the boys

6am- medium length easy run

3pm short easy run and youngsters track meet after

615am- weights and easy run

3pm- 4x800s at faster than cv pace, 3x hill circuits after. good workout 

8am- 55 minute aerobic type trail run out by the airport.

worst run ive had in a while, probably from eating really crappy yesterday and not drinking enough. just had no energy at all.

615am- weights and easy run, felt better today. found my weights that i usually do lunges with so i did those. they moved them out of the storage room a while ago and i just discovered them today

3pm- 55 easy

6am- 25 min easy

3pm- 10 min warm with 5 easy tempo, 2x800 @cv 4x400 @mile pace 4x200 @800 pace all with 2 min recovery, 2 hill circuits afterwards. tough workout but felt really good. im a bit sore. i have good feelings about what we are going to be able to do. i think our times are only going to get progressively better throughout the season

hurrican invite 3200m-

decent race. picked up the w and 1-4 sweep. slow times though

530am- tough morning long run. my arms froze and had some stomach issues after the hills and tempo. but finished and it was ight

6am- weights and easy run

3pm- panther relays- 4x800

me and the boys went for the school 4x8 record and missed it by a couple seconds. bumma. ran kind of slow, hopefully ill be under 2 this weekend though

6am- 25 easy

3pm- passed out flyers up by highland park for the half marathon. after the run we all stuck our fingers in an ant hole, last one to chicken out wins. pretty fun game

weights and 20 easy

3pm- easy 50 in the dust and wind. it sucked so bad. but we got sick new unis for herriman qualifiers so thats beast. took an icebath

mornign run chill and easy you already know.

3pm- Desert Hills Invitational 1600m- boys seeded race

twas super windy but thats ok. I warmed up with logan and it feels lonely without carson and julien we need those guys back. we only had me and logan in the seeded 1600 and I was feeling like where is my team? got some good hydration and such yesterday felt pretty good and ready. 

started out the race alright in decent position but didnt really move anywhere I didnt want to run by myself in the wind jensen took off and some westlake kid. I stuck in with the pack pretty good and moved into good position last lap and with 200 left moved around the pack and then out kicked them all and took 3rd. pretty good race I got 432. slow first lap and not a pr or a state q but still a good race for me in the wind. 

cooled down after the slow heats with the boys. logan moved pretty close to DH so we ran to his house and ate some fruit snacks mm yeah. Got a ride back with carson in the back of his truck. got pretty cold later on. thats it, thats all I have to say for my blog today goodbye everybody.

woke up, ate some oatmeal with berries and walnuts and honey and apple slices for a good breakfast because breakfast is the most important meal of all time except for snacks.warmed up with the 3200 guys to get some minutes and shake out the legs a bit. the boys ran kind of slow again in the 3200. logan did good and ran a 957. jensen and matthew did good. i brought my little three legged seat so that was good for me to sit and cheer. 

1130am- DH INVITATIONAL 800M RUN- boys seeded heat

 me and Evan ran the 800 and I started out decent but you know all the 203 guys that go out too fast trapped me in after the first turn. I stuck in the middle of everyone through about 300 meters then at about 450 to go I moved outside and passed like 10 guys over the next 200. with 200m left I caught the kid leading and dropped him and I was in 1st but it took so much energy to do that shiz and I didnt have anything for the last 100. lil Davis guy passed me :'( twas sad I got second. my time was 1:59.4 . 

I was actuallly super wasted after i mean I really tightened up in the last little bit of that race and I was so tired after. I walked around and jogged a little. I recieved the 2nd coolest medal then got ready for the 4x400. the team this week was jake me evan and logan in that order. Jake did beast. he got sub 58 by 6 seconds lets go. I maintained our place. evan did good. logan out kicked some guy for 2nd place so I got 3 medals this meet how awesome. also got super sunburnt on my forehead. twas a good meet. after I went home and grinded on fortnite with the boys. im getting better. one day I hope to be able to get a solo victory royale. 

6am- long run with 5 min easy tempo 10 min cv tempo and 5x30second hills. tough run today I felt awful and cut my minutes after the hills. went home and ate before I fell asleep. didnt have much going on at school today so I skipped most of it

3pm- easy 25

6am- weights and easy run

3pm- easy 55 with logan mike evan and bryan

6am- workout wednesday. warm and 5min easy tempo, 3x1000 at cv, 4x400 at mile pace, 4x200 at 800 pace, and finished with a 300 at f pace. good workout, had to hit the bathroom after the 400s. got 30,29,29,28 for the 200s and 37 for the 300. 2 minute rec all around

3pm- dealing with a bit of soreness in the sole of my left foot, jogged a little this afternoon then iced and hung out and helped with the youngsters meet

6am- 25 easy

3pm- Dixie Invitational 1600m seeded

started ok kind of slow I think like 107, kept decent position up through 2 laps, pushed up into second behind jensen to start the 3rd lap. I got caught and passed by about 7 guys right before the last lap and I didnt open up and finish good. not good race

thinking back I really got in my own way on that last lap, I wasnt in too bad of position and could have had a good race if I would have finished hard. We are really missing julien and cars

11am- Dixie Invite 800m seeded race

This race ended up like my 1600 yesterday. idk why but I was overthinking in my race. lap one was fine 59 so not bad but I didnt race the 2nd lap and it cost me. my races this weekend were kind of a waste, I probably ran harder in the workout on wednesday. 

good run this morning. after the fartleks I had to stop at the bathroom in the park. running at 530 always screws up my bodies regular schedule. met back up with the guys at DI and finished. 

25 easy in the afternoon

615am- weights and easy run

3pm- hard workout and unfortunately not a good one for me. It was basically a bunch of fast repeats. today it was just more difficult for me to get on pace and on the longer distances I hit a wall pretty bad. still finished the workout as best I could. This workout was a beast though I wish I couldve been on my times at the finish I dont know why my legs werent fresh enough today

am- easy run

pm easy run

am- weights and easy run

pm easy run

am- easy 25

pm- easy 30 with handoffs after @uvu track. we ran through the school and up on the parking garage twas fun

9am- Orem Tiger Trials- 1600m second heat

got put in the second heat unfortunatly. got some good decent warmup. the first heat was good and fast which made me bh that i was the 1st seed in the second heat. anyway my race started out slow, around 67. I moved up into first during the second lap and then started moving a bit on the 3rd lap. I was alone at the front and kept pushing through the 4th lap and then some kid blew past me and I held off the rest of them for 2nd in my heat.

Also had the 4x400 later on. I sat around all day in the heat and wind, the weather was just the worst. it cooled off a little for the 4x4 though and we state qualified that despite me running a 54 split. thats about it. im trying to keep a positive mindset but our distance crew is pathetic rn and its tough trying to run good without your boys with you

am- 60 with striders

pm easy run we did a 15 minute loop and a 10 minute loop it was fun

am- weights and easy run

pm- workout in the wind and pouring rain. 10 warmup 5 easy tempo 3x800 @cv pace, 4x400 @4-3 seconds faster than 1600 pace, 4x100 @ 400 pace, 300 @ f pace. all with 2 min recovery and full before the 300. this was pretty tough workout. hit the 800s about 5 seconds fast on all of them, went 65, 63,63,63 for my 400s and 13s on my 100s and 42 on the 300. the wind really sucked, it hit us on the home stretch, plus we were totally drenched in the rain so I took my shirt off because it was so heavy even though it was cold. good day, still missing j and carson though. Ive kind of given up on expecting them to get it together this season but what can you do.

am easy 25 past artic circle

pm easy 30 sandbergs

6am- easy 25 minutes

7pm- Herriman Invite 800m

twas a pretty beast day, good trip up. paul came by and that was fun. I warmed up alone for like 10 minutes, got back right in time. For the race I started out behind a good amount of people and more passed on the outside as I was stuck on the inside. 300m in I was behind like 8 or 10 guys and so I got to the outside and got moving hard I kept that move up and with 300m there was only 1 more guy in head of me. I was going to wait untill the last 100 to take the lead but he was dying and left lane 1 wide open coming into the last 200 so I took it and kicked as best I could and got the win in 157. 

good state q, I was dissapointed with my time though not a pr and I felt like I could have raced that one a lot more smart. I need to start faster with more confidence so I dont have to make a move until like 300 left. I need a fast 1st lap to get that pr and school record. they never called us up to the podium but I did get a dope backpack for winning. really fun meet

didnt need to run the 800 today so coach had me run an open 400 which is uncommon. they went a little quick so I didnt get as much warm up as I wanted but still pretty good. it was like 100 degrees or so today. I forgot my spandex and just wore my loose black shorts. and I didnt use blocks so I felt like a noob. also samson and cooper kenny were in my heat. but I ran super hard and ended up with a 52.67. 400s are fun.

4pm- 100 degrees windy- Region 9 Championships- 1600m

good small warmup in the heat. got some water all over me to cool off a bit. This race I wanted to get 428 thats it. The race started slow, Jensen was in the lead but he wasnt pushing as hard as I thought he would. At the end of the first lap I was able to get out of the pack and get up into 2nd and stuck behind Jensen. after lap 2 I went to pass him because he wasnt really making any moves but once I got up next to him he sped up and didnt let me pass. the 3rd lap was good but the 4th lap I fell off jensen a bit and a couple dudes caught me and passed me I was so dead. but I kicked it up a little bit and passed those guys comfortably for 2nd place. decent race

state is for some serious prs

speedy workout. feeling good

2pm- state 800- fast heat

began the race in good position and nice pace. kept my spot around 5th through the first lap. still everyone was close nobody was separating. into the second lap I was able to be around2-3 place and thought about making a move for first on the back stretch but didnt want to risk blowing up. With 200 left the orem and stansbury guys left me and snow canyon was barely in head. I gave everthing i had to go for 3rd, passed the snow canyon kid and out of nowhere ogden flew passed both of us and I finished 4th. 156.2 

everyone will tell you good job but to me that race was my shot and i blew it. I wanted to win. I wanted to get a awesome PR. but thats just not how it turned out and its really dissapointing because i was so ready for this. visualized winning it a hundred times. I gave it what i had so Ive got nothing to be mad at it just is what it is. 

9am- state 1600m- fast heat

In this race I was not in the right mindset. yesterday I was really dialed in today I wasnt as focused i dont think. i warmed up good and the weather was perfect to run a really good race. i ran good the first lap. ran alright the second lap still in good pace and position. ran like a wuss and let everyone get away from me the 3rd lap though. i didnt get after it like i could have. I didnt have the fire and it showed. on the 4th lap I just ran hard and finished the race. 9th place 433. This race sucked and I dont know why I just ran slow. This year i had no team, no prs, and few good races, so it was a tough season I wont lie. Its over now and I still feel like i have alot left in me. i know i have a 10 second 1600 pr left that I didnt get. 

Last event that I waited all day for was the 4x400. even after the 1600 this morning i was able to get pumped up and ready to give it everything because the 4x400 is awesome. macen ran decent in his leg, idk what pos we were in but I came through my 1st 100 8th in the heat. I think I might have gained on the main pack a little bit I went hard in my leg. Me and jakes handoff was really good but DH and Sc were standing right in his way after he took the stick and he trucked them both pretty hard. samsons leg was also beast he got us into 7th. our team pred and i dont know my split and honestly i dont need to know it. if it was a pr or if it sucked I ran my heart out and thats how I ended high school track with my bros. love those guys and my coaches and everyone who has supported me through the years. thanks a ton. peace out 

Oceanside Memorial day 5k fun run today. havent ran for a week so it was nice to go for a jog by the ocean and pay some respect to the veterans.

ran south along the coast in oceanside to some nice cafe place then i turned around. It was probably around 4 miles. on the way back I ran fast just because I like running fast. last quarter mile was probably like 65 seconds i was hauling. 

i was gone for a minute but im back now

i ran for around 30 minutes total and did some hill repeats at like 85%