STS

AM: 10-Dikes. Just easy distance with the team.

AM: 11-Progression Run. We held it at Cedar High since the football field is being redone at SUU. Everyone had talked to me about it, and I needed to do well in this workout to make it up to high altitude camp in Brian Head. Started with 3 laps at 7:00 pace, then another 3/4 mile around the block about the same pace. Then we went into the progressions. Progression 1: 3 laps at 90/lap. Progression 2: 6 laps at 85/lap. Progression 3: 4 laps at 80/lap. Then we had four more laps after that at 79, 78, 77, and 76 respectively. Then one more mile at whatever pace you can. I actually slowed a little bit cause I was pretty beat. But I was one of two freshmen that actually finished. We had 12 finish this year, which is how many make it up to the camp, so I was good!

PM: 3-Brian Head. Just did low mileage to get today's total. 

AM: 3-Brian Head. Same as yesterday, just a shake out run.

PM: 11-Marathon. Some trail in between Navajo Lake and Brian Head that goes out forever. Planning on 10 but extended a little to get mileage. On the way back with Nate Jewkes, Ryan Barris, and Josh Gardner we were hitting sub 6:00 pace for a lot of it. Felt really fast, but really good too. Crazy that we were at 10,000 feet! 

AM: 9-Navajo Lake Loop. Today some guys went really fast and a couple of us just let them go, but we were still 6:30 pace for most of it. Awesome trail that reminded me of Oregon or something with soft dirt and tall trees. Twisted my ankle a couple times, but nothing serious. I was supposed to add on a little bit in the afternoon, but we had to practice for the talent show, which my group won by the way!

AM: 9-Canyon Run. I woke up late, missed warm ups, hadn't eaten, and for some reason my back was killing me. But I went in optimistic to this workout. It's three miles up the canyon to practice on our ending pace in a race. I hurt a lot more than I expected, my insides were twisted, I had a huge headache, and every muscle was burning, and didn't get a very good time. Hopefully I'll PR by a lot next time. Oh and we ice bathed afterwards, that was pretty good. But the trainers only let us get the water down to 60 degrees. It felt really warm, which is really weird.

PM: 1-Thunderbird Way. Just ran a little bit more, cause I didn't feel like doing it that morning. 

AM: 9-Bicentennial. Ran over to the park where we host the SUU XC Invite. Did some strides and form work with coach, then added mileage back to the stadium.

PM: 3-Campus Loop. Just added some mileage around the campus and then went for a swim in the PE building so I can hopefully up my cardio a bit better. It rained a little, which felt really good.

AM: 10-Grass/Dikes. Went up on the hill to do some laps at the elementary for terrain training. Then we extended around Dikes, it was really muddy and the rain washed the... wash... even further down. It felt really good today, so I hope I'll be ready for the Time Trial.

PM: 4-Campus Loop. After we hiked a little up "C" Trail it started down pouring, so we went home and I did my run to make mileage for the day. It's cool, cause we're on a cycle of mileage, for me it is 12, 12, 14, 14, 10, 10 in a week. We started it on Tuesday, so mine will be a little off this week. 

AM: 14-Bicentennial. Ran the extended way up the canyon a little then down to the park. Did some grass loops again and ran the long way back with Nate Jewkes to get our mileage. He told me something really smart on the way back, something the Cam told him, so it's gotta be good ;) He said Cam never ran more than 12 at a time so his form wouldn't break down. So we took a break in the training room and did our weights before we finished the run.

AM: 7-Team Trial. Did really well! Finished in 10th, and the split time from me to Ryan, our first guy, was only a minute. I made travel team for ISU next weekend. My splits for the 5 miles were 4:55, 5:02, 5:03, 5:16, 5:07. It got hard after 3 miles, cause I'm not really used to racing further than that. But my split was 15:00 flat for the first three, which is faster than all my times in high school!

PM: 3-Campus Loop. Took my roommate for a run cause he's fat. Not really, he's going to try to walk on the team for the 400. He run's a 50 split and a 51 open, so he should have decent chances. 

PM: 12-Whistle Hills w/80%. 5:30 pace for 2.5 miles to the hills. Then three sets of 15, 20, and 25 seconds all out. Hills weren't that bad, just the pace over to the hills. Then I had to get back to the bookstore before it closed and I finished my mileage after.