comfort = no improvement

Today was a beast run! Went out to the middle of nowhere on the arizona strip and decided to take up a dirt road. It was called sunshine trailhead or something like that but due to rain and the time of day I started it was actually pretty cold and dark ); It was super muddy but I found a sick gypsum mine and a wierd tunnel/hole in the side of the hill. I'm positive we ran this trail once before actually in the summer (but last time I didn't find treasure). Anyways I had a tough week because I jumped right back in after being sick. But despite being tired and having sore legs, running has been really fun lately! It's always super rewarding now instead of just trying to survive haha. #perspectiveiskey

PM- 65 mins

So this is another new blog and I hope it actually works this time around.

PM-- Furthest long run yet of track season! pickups 1-2-1-3-1-3 w/ 5 min recovery in between.

This run was super fun and went by a lot faster than expected. Towards the end I was getting pretty tired and my ankle/knees started hurting some but hey I'm comfortable with uncomfort. However I do need to roll, stretch, and ice my ankle because contrary to common belief I am only human. Anyways all of us level 4's (hehe I can say that now that's so cool) crushed it and had fun. (Except for when we waited for Jose to use the bathroom and my legs turned to rock. Only bad part)

AM-- weights and morning run (15 min)

2 mi

PM-- 50 min trail run around mustang pass. I was pretty pooped and had to form check a lot. Also rolled my weak ankle but it's better now.

6 mi

PM-- Had the usual pace workout today except with 5*1min cv's instead of 2*(5*30secs). Beast & Feast was before as well.

Today I still felt somewhat sluggish but I met the paces easily. When our dope supergroup formed we didn't miss a single distance (jk maybe 2 but barely off). We all took turns leading and had some epic camaraderie. Stuff of legends.

Today I'm especially grateful for the support I recieved from my team after my family, my house, and my cow was shamed during 6th period. #WWBD. Also, I seriously need to fix my watch and stop copying Colton's blog.

AM-- 15 mins after getting huge

2 mi

PM-- 62 mins of running. We figured out our new hill circuit and it's going to be dooooooooooope. My legs are getting tired as the week goes on but I laugh in the face of danger Job 5:22-24

8 mi

PM-- phew this workout whooped my butt. This has definately been a crazy week on my legs. But as my good friend Xander once said,"pain is only weakness leaving the body to make it stronger". I had to focus on my form a lot while I was tired but I think I zoned out sometimes. But heck my legs are gonna be so shredded it won't even be funny.

50-60 mins ish? I still don't have my watch yet

AM-- Turkey Farm Road w/ neg split. Went solo on this one and it was my hardest run of the week. At the start of my run my hands went numb (because I'm too stubborn to pack gloves and a jacket with me for some reason smh). Overall I think I did well and had good form. Idk how quality my negative split/entire run was but I figured as long as I was pushing hard and hurting I must be doing an ok job.

72 mins

PM-- epic long run with 2*5min ez tempo, 10min tempo, and 5min thresh.

12 mi 85 mins

I had so fun on this run and it totally flew by. I'm absolutely going to destroy the track this season and long beautiful runs like these get me pumped up to compete. My shins hurt somewhat but I just gotta keep takin care of them. Sure wish our front group was bigger tho...

Today I'm grateful for the opportunity to run and my improvement over the years.

Also, here's some tantallizing and seemingly useless knowledge I learned today: the phrase, "eschew obfuscation" literally means to avoid confusion. Ironic, huh?

AM-- morning weights and short run

15 min 2 mi

PM-- Whack run around T-Bone trail I think it's called? legs a little stiff but it's cool.

50 mins 6 mi

PM-- Good ol green springs run today. No workout Wed so we can beast the 6 min test tomorrow! Had loads of trivia questions going around and that helped pass the time significantly.

7.5-ish mi 55 min

Today I am grateful for tasty food and nice people in my life.

AM-- weights

PM-- Lots of things went wrong throughout the day (one of those things being me forgetting my spikes and diet crap) but I still improved by 3 meters. Not my best race today but not too shabby either. Still gonna kick trash like always

Running is fun and good for the buns

65 min 9 mi

AM-- Went and did Prospector with Jose and Evan at 6:30 am in order to be ready for prom. We were all very tired having it be the end of the week and all. Got lost in the dark a few times but thankfully the skin walkers were elsewhere.

60 mins 8.5 mi

PM-- Long run w/ 3*4min EZ tempo (or 4*4 if you're me and stopped to use el bano), 10 mins normal tempo, and 5 mins thresh.

Today I absolutely destroyed the run. I felt like I was going to be sick but then I thought," No I can definitely keep going so I'm just not going to barf", so then my body was like,"K sure whatever dude" And so I continued on, catching up every time I had to stop for a potty break. I then proceeded to obliterate the repeats with swagger.

But in all seriousness this run was a great confidence booster and I felt really strong despite my obstacles.

95 mins 13.8 mi

Today I am grateful for all that the coaches do for us.

AM-- weights and 15 mins

PM-- Root Beer Mile

"Was it worth it? Of course it was."

-Carson Horspool on the 2018 Root Beer Mile Championships

AM-- 25 mins of early morning running.

PM-- 65 mins of hilly run w/ strides*6

Today was overall pretty tiring just because I couldn't sleep well last night but other than that it was great for running.

Today I am grateful for a healthy body

PM-- did a shorter run today instead of our long run due to weather. For some reason my shins were killing me today out of nowhere. Just when we ran however. #blessed that it didn't happen on long run day.

AM-- Went to weights but spent the time icing and stretching because the back of my right knee was hurting.

PM--long run w/ 3*4min EZ tempo, 10 min tempo, 5 min CV.

Went out to Red Hills Pkwy today for our long run. Our crew absolutely destroyed it. I remember where last year I'd barf on these runs but now it's no biggie. Shout out to Cooper for staying with our group the whole time.

95 mins

AM-- morning run

25 mins 3.4 mi

PM-- Trail Run Wednesday??

Went out to elephant arch and had a gr8 time. Jumping down sand hills is fun.

50 mins 6.5 miles

AM-- weights and then short run

15 min 2 mi

PM-- 12*400m at CV pace w/ 1 min recovery

Had a solid pace workout. Jose and I hit every rep perfect except for the last one (2 sec too fast). Overall really good day and my legs felt surprisingly good. Surprising because I was sore and tired yesterday.

8.5 mi 60 min

AM-- EZ run

3.4 mi 25 mins

PM-- Hilly run around roller coasters. This run was so fun and Nate and Julien were finally running w/ us again!! Now we just need erry other bugger that's injured/sick to come out.

9.2 mi 75 mins

PM-- Solo Sat run on Turkey Farm w/ negative split.

My body felt good and my run was quite enjoyable. Great weather and got some cewl pics.

75 mins 9.8 mi

AM-- Had a BEEAAST run out on the Hurricane Rim trail today. Very hilly and quite tiring towards the end but ultimately it was incredibly fun and gorgeous. The snow on the red rocks was just sooo amazing. Wasn't even that cold but just windy was all.

95 mins 13 mi

AM-- Had a solid weight sesh and a short run after

2 mi 15 mins

PM-- Today we took the famous Kick It Run today and remembered some good times. My body is slightly worn out but no biggie. 6 striders afterwards.

6 mi 50 mins

AM-- Did a normal 25 min morning run except my body was starting to freak out due to a gnarly cold I have and my legs starting to hurt.

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- So throughout this day my sickness kind of progressed and my legs started to hurt (2 in 1 combo deal which kinda sucked). Anyways I decided to just try running anyways and see what happened. Unfortunately at the end of the 15 min warm up my shins (tibialis anterior) and the back of my knee (popliteal fossa) started flaming up like crazy. It hurt to run and I couldn't keep up once they started the EZ tempo. So yeah I just decided to head home after that... being unable to run really stinks and I hope that this passes very quickly.

15 mins 2 mi

My get-back-to-running-asap plan consists of antibiotics, icing, stretching, a new pair of shoes, and getting more sleep in.

Today I am grateful for my religion and for the times I can actually run.

Today I iced my leg and took it easy. I'm going to going to run after school tomorrow and it should be all good I think. My overall health is improving!

Also, I stopped by the running center and picked up some absolutely fresh trainers and track spikes. I can't wait to smash this season I'm so excited

AM-- no morn run today );

PM-- Got back into running with my new kicks! I felt some minor pains here and there but I completed our run. Inside run with hill circuits up the choir ramp

6 mi 45 mins

Totally bummed we didn't run in the snow but if I'm being honest it's probably just fine.

Today I am grateful for freezers to make the ice that helps me get better

PM-- only went half an hour because my right shin decided to not work correctly. At first I thought,"I'll just tough it out like a man. That's what running's all about" but it came to a point where it would be foolish to go 80 with a lame right leg. So I used the RICE method (rest ice compress elevate) and gave my shin the doctors treatment. I'm not too worried but if I have another crappy 6 min test then I'll do something reckless and crazy. I haven't figured out what yet but it'll be wild.

30 mins 4 mi

AM-- Today was a solid morning run starting at 6:00 am. My legs didn't hurt really at all today! AND I got good sleep last night so that's a major plus.

8 mi 60 mins

PM-- Shorter run today but had tons of fun with the bros. Got a good squad going and just had a good time. All while completing a serious run of course.

4 mi 30 mins

Today I am grateful for where I live.

I will now go to sleep so I can obliterate the ACT tomorrow

AM-- weights and short run

2 mi 15 min

PM-- mid distance run with 3 hill circuits. This run I felt very sluggish and brain dead. I ate too much Chick Fil A and that combined with the ACT was enough to make me feel like a bloated zombie. Overall good run. However my kick today during beast and feasts was below par so I think I'll rest up my legs tonight with some rolling and maybe an ice bath.

7 mi 50 ish min

AM-- short recovery run.

3.5 mi 25 min

PM-- Nice mid distance run gettin ready for the cosmin tomorrow! This was quite a productive run actually with our crew. We established a team functional government in the space of about 40 mins or so. I'm the Director of Waste Management (I used to be the chief of trail runs but I got fired). I enjoy my job though. I know where all the porta potties are and I get rid of unnecessary crap on our team. Our nations animal is Julien and our nations plant is Tyler.

6.5 mi 50 min

Today I am grateful for nice clothes and good jokes.

AM-- weights and short run after

15 min 2 mi

PM-- This was loads of fun! I forgot what it was like to race fast like this! My buns got destroyed... I think my form was not on point either. Nathan and I are setting some goals so we can sprint faster and get quicker legs. And today was the first time I wore my beautiful Hoka spikes :') Now I'll just keep getting faster. Last track season was very challenging and I did not improve really at all... However, from this test I know that as long as I work hard my season is going to be chock full of epic PR's.

4*1min sprints with 3,2,1 min recovery times. Distance: 1,490m

70 mins 10 mi

Today I am grateful for the confidence running gives me

AM-- Morning run and then relaxing Yoooogaaa

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- Had quite the adventurous shoe run today. Everyone was pretty worn down and tired - me included. We visited sullivan, the one seminary teacher's house, Marlar, Sandberg's, and more. Kind of a slower run today.

50 mins 6.4 mi

AM-- well this was probably the most epic run ever. I shall tell thee the tale of my travels

Nathan and I met up at Shinobe Kaibe trailhead and began our journey from there. We ran out of the neighborhood and on to S washington fields road headed south. Then, we hung a left up the ol damn road and took that for a ways. At some point we turned right and, after going through some houses, came up on some desert trails at the foot of the giant hills. We then proceeded to climb them for extra tough butts (the hills are the ones just north of the new southern parkway that goes through Warner Valley). At the top the view was superb. We could see Sand Hallow, Pine View High, Warner Valley, and a magnificient angle of Shinobe Kaibe. Afterwards ran along the top of the ridge and came down the northern end of them and out onto Dam Road once again. After some tricky navigation through junkyards and pure instinct we found ourselves in the middle of the trail known as none other than Roller Coasters. We ran back to the start, then to the end, and then back to the start. After another quick breather (for our buns were on fire as was our lungs) we completed a 10 min fast finish back to our cars parked at the trailhead.

So yeah, pretty dope I'd say.

10 mi 80 mins

Today I am grateful for the amazing taste of Gatorade after long runs

AM-- Had an absolutely stellar morning run this morning! Stayed in well, fought off some doubt, and overall, really built some more confidence. Twas a solid way to start my day. 2*5 min EZ tempo, 2*7 min tempo, 5 min threshold finish.

13.1 mi 90 mins

PM-- Well today was absolutely insane. Went home and stayed there due to the bomb scare. I'm so glad that didn't actually work. A lot of my friends were in the lunchroom. Anyways did 20 mins chill run around my neighborhood and then 5 mins of jump rope.

3 mi 20 mins + 5 min jump rope

Today I am grateful for safety

AM-- Long run w/ fast finish

My body was a little tired. Just gonna focus on keeping hydrated and well rested this week.

Today I am grateful for beautiful runs

PM-- Man running by myself is so lonely ); overall a solid run though. My paces kept going all over the place becuase I would just start getting antsy and then trying to chill...

8.3 mi 60 mins

AM-- 30 mins EZ shakeout run!

30 min 4 mi

PM-- Track workout w/ cooper: 4*1000m then a 400m and a 600m all at CV. Finish was 4 striders

This workout was super fun! Especially becuase I'm at the point to where I can just feel the pace and usually hit my times without looking at a watch. The clouds today looked absolutely beautiful today.

9.5 mi 65 mins

Today I am grateful for difficult things

Going to be honest, HOSA state was today and yesterday and I did not get to get my runs in... I could've fit them in if I knew what was going on but it was my first time... There was even a 5k run but I wasn't allowed to run because I had to enter beforehand! They gave out schaolarships to whoever placed even! *punch myself in the face* I'm going to come back next year and win the 5k and all of my events though.

Gonna hit up a trail and smash it tomorrow.

PM-- Today was pretty chill! Went up Turkey Farm Road solo! Had to turn back early and extend later because there was some shady drug deals goin on again. Feeling pretty good overall though.

75 min 10 mi

AM-- Long run with 2*5min EZ tempos, 2*7min tempos, and 1*5min thresh. Had a solid run! My legs felt great! I had really bad heartburn the whole thing though so now I have to take meds so I don't have that anymore. I think this is the end of my stomach problems though! (knock on wood) Anyways these long runs are becoming easier compared to how I felt at the start of the season.

12 mi  90 min

PM-- short run after dank meeting

3 mi 25 min

AM-- weights and short run

15 min 2 mi

PM-- normal run

50 mins 6.5 mi

AM-- usual morning run

25 min 3.5 mi

PM-- Solid workout of 4*1200m @ CV pace and hill circuit finisher

70 min 10 mi

AM-- weights and short run after. I seriously can't miss an alarm again cause that's the worst. the only other time this has happened has been on another weights day so at least I didn't have to catch up on a long run or something...

15 min 2 mi

PM-- Decent swag run w/ crew. Had to stop and use the bano and carry out on my own. 6 strides after.

45 min 6 mi

AM-- Morning run w/ some yoga

25 min 3.4 mi

PM-- 1600m Race at the 2018 PV Invitational

55 min 7.6 mi

Well bluh. This race was not a PR and in all honesty I did not prepare for it in the way I should have. I was tired, dehydrated, and not in it mentally. I'm actually glad with the time I got considering how lame of an effort I put into it. I just was not in it mentally and I was not having fun. Now that these races are happening I don't think I'll psych myself out anymore. The main thing I'm going to do is eliminate anything that can hinder my racing confidence. Things like not getting enough sleep, water, stretching, etc. Secondly, I'm simply going to have fun and relax. Last year in track I found no enjoyment in the sport at all and I do not want a repeat. I actually really love running and I can't get in a funk again. Lastly, I'm just going to be brave. Brave not only in racing, but in every aspect of my life. In what I believe, who I am, and where I come from. I feel like that's what running is all about. Living and running greatly is something I need to focus on. Living openly and honestly and just relaxing during meets oh my heck. I know that I've put the work in and I deserve it! Nathan and I had a pretty beast talk after our lame races (and they actually weren't that bad for a first race). I feel like there's gonna be a lot of cool things happening from us two in the near future (;

Today I am grateful for how applicable running is to life.

PM-- Extremely windy solo run out around the new neighborhoods in little valley south of where I live. Saw the new school and I feel like an old guy thinking about what that area was like before everyone and their grandma moved in. I miss my old dirt biking trails ); anyways good run but went on the shorter end for today cause I'm really tired. Over the weekend I got a nice tan and I actually really enjoy helping out with track meets. It's also fun to call scrubs out over the stadium speakers.

55 mins 7.5 mi

Today I am grateful for deep thoughts I have while running

AM-- beast morning run. Great confidence builder and the fastest i've gone on a long run before. Just kickin trash.

13 mi 85 min

PM-- short afternoon run

3.2 mi 25 min

AM-- weights and short run

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- mid distance run

50 mins 6.5 mi

AM-- earlier run of 60 mins. I really enjoy doing our longer runs before school.

8 mi 60 mins

PM-- short run after shool and then on to the kids meet. These things are where legends begin their journey to greatness.

3.5 mi 25 mins

AM-- weights and short run after. Almost got decapitated due to a loose clip but I I'm alive and well now.

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- dank workout of 10 mins warm, 5 mins EZ tempo, 4*800m @ CV pace, and then 3 hill circuits to finish. My legs are so chiseled it's ridiculous. I think more runners should be proud of their buff legs. And by buff I mean super lean and strong.

65 min 9 mi

Today I am grateful for my coaches' insights and experience.

AM-- amazing run with the crew we had out around silver reef

70 mins 9 mi

PM-- was feeling pretty sick but got my run in anyways

25 min 3 mi

PM-- mid distance run by myself with a sick new playlist. Went out to Warner and back

7.5 mi 55 min

AM-- 2*5 min EZ tempo, 2*7min tempo, 5min thresh. Long workout run with a solid crew today. It's good to have Julien and others running with us again. Overall really good run except that I threw up for the first time in months... just forgot my medicine so it's cool. Another great confidence booster and I can't wait for Hurricane!

12.6 mi 85 min.

PM-- short run by myself later in the day.

25 min 3.4 mi

AM-- weights and short run

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- mid distance run

55 mins 7 ish mi

AM-- nice recovery run

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- workout w/ 15 mins warm (5 of which is EZ tempo), 2*800m @ CV, 4*400m at 1600 pace, 4*200m at 800 pace, then hill ciruit finisher.

65 mins 8.5 ish mi

AM-- weights and short run

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- mid d run w/ 6 striders at the end

50 mins 7 mi

AM-- usual morning w/ yoga

25 min 3.5 mi

PM--Today's races were pretty good! I felt like I was pushing hard and I was pretty surprised when I heard that I didn't PR. It's all good though becase I'm almost there. I just need to transfer everything I have worked at into racing. Overall, just more and more focus. I'm excited for this season though! Nathan and I are on our way to smashing it.

Today I am grateful for the strength my teammates give me.

AM-- Today's race went really well! I don't know what exactly what I was thinking beforehand but my mindset was a lot different from before. Coach Robs recommended counting steps and stuff to refocus my race game and that helped a lot when I started to zone out and get tired. I had a lot of fun today and I'm remembering how to really race now! I think it's important to realize that your coaches and team can do everything in the world but until you are racing for yourself, you won't become what you want to be. I only PR'd by like 2 secs but I can see a lot better things in the future, whether it be some crazy-A perfect race or 2 sec PR's like the one today. Afterwards I had to hurry and cool for Preference and stuff and then I dipped.

Today I am grateful for kind people

AM-- long run w/ 5min EZ tempo directly into 10 mins @ CV(add 10 secs). Then 5*30sec hills at 1600m effort.

Overall a really fun run but I felt sick all morning. I hammered our CV and almost caught up with the other guys even though my pace was supposed to be slower... heheh. But after the hills I felt pretty sick so I took it in early for 70 mins total.

70 mins 11 mi

PM-- chill run with the crew. Finished at the kiddy slide today.

25 mins 3.5 mi

AM-- Morning run and weights!

15 min 2 mi

PM-- Today was super fun! First off I would like to say that whoever took last in the 4*400m owes Nathan, me, Evan, and Julien doughnuts because we won. Also all of the other races went really well! I think the twinkie race was the fastest I've sprinted in my life. I did not complete all of my minutes today...

25 min 3.5 mi

AM-- usual morning past arctic circle

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- Beast and feast then mid distance run. Legs feeling good

50 mins 6.5 mi

AM-- Gettin huge then recovery run

15 min 2 mi

PM-- Beast and Feasts the a crazy windy run on Kick It route. Pretty fun I must say. Nathan got a gnarly bloody nose so that happened. Finished off with some strides

50 mins 6.5 mi

AM-- AC w/ some refreshing yoga. Shavasana was found.

25 mins 3.5 mi

PM-- Had the 16 today! It was alright. I felt like I pushed well but I did not PR. I think I can do better (you know I will) next time. Was crazy windy and Nathan beat me... bleh. Oh whale gonna gun the 2 mile like I always do.

45 mins 5.5 mi

AM-- Aw heck yea another PR today in the 2 mile! Pr'd by like 8 seconds this time! This race was awesome. Still things to learn of course and still gonna improve. I just need to focus on lap 6 and 7. My splits were like 4-5 secs slower than other laps and if I just stay mentally tough again that's like 10 more seconds off my time! Not to mention getting good sleep (cause I didn't sleep well last night) and maybe trying like a nose strip + wintergreen to help me breathe. I'm just trying all these little things to give me racing confidence (like taking a freaking cold ice bath yesterday but it healed my legs like a babe). Anyways, if I keep this up I'll have a state Q in no time.

30 mins 4 mi of warm and cool

Today I am grateful for my mom

AM-- long run w/ 5 min EZ temp then straight into 10 mins @ CV pace (+10 secs). Finish with 5*30sec hills at 1600 effort. Pretty fun run I must say. Another great confidence builder for the week! My goal is to get more and more sleep these next few days because I feel like I could've performed better if I had rested more (had to stay up for some HW... yeah I know it's dumb). But yup just keepin at it and ready for another good week.

80 mins 12 mi

PM-- normal 25 of chill past AC. Exceptionally windy today.

25 mins 3.5 mi

AM-- weights and short run!

2 mi 15 mins

PM-- mid distance run

7.12 mi 55 mins

AM-- epic morning workout today. 3*1000m @ CV, 4*400m @ 1600 pace, 4*200m @ 800 pace, and a 300 @ F pace. Great way to start the day and work on my form/sprinting. Legs pretty tired after that (in combination with weights yesterday).

70 mins 9.5 mi

PM-- short run around town and then hosting the youngster meet

25 min 3.5 mi

AM-- waits n shoart ruhn

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- Beast and feasts then chill run around middleton w/ 6 striders

50 mins 6.09

AM-- Morning usual and then yoga

3.5 mi 25 mins

PM-- Had to cut run short because of family at my house but still a solid run. My body felt pretty exhausted for some reason though...

4 mi 30 mins

AM-- This was a bad race. I died really hard and my mind just wasn't in it at all. I feel like I let down myself and my team... I can't change it now though so I just have to learn from it. It was just one bad race though. They can't be amazing all the time. I won't let it get me down! Like coach was saying, next race I'm going to just focus on one thing: going fast. Not letting my mind get in the way of what I'm trying to do and having fun. I'm excited for the next race actually! (Jeez I tend to overthink things.)

AM-- Long run w/ 1+2+3+2+1 min fartleks. Felt really good today. Nathan went hecka fast like always and him, evan and I all just went with. Great way to start the day.

80 mins 11.6 mi

AM-- weights and short run

15 mins 2 mi

PM-- pretty solid workout with Nate and I becuase we were the 3200 guys. Felt really dehydrated towards the end so I'm bringing my chunky water bottle to school tomorrow. Pretty beast workout but not unmanageable. Just drenched in sweat at the end. 2*(200m, 400m, 800m, 400m, 200m) @ 3200m pace then F pace 300m. Also last 4 and 2 at faster paces. 

65 min 7.5 mi

AM-- usual morning run past AC

25 min 3.5 mi

PM-- EZ run reverse hospital up foremaster. Verrry toasty. Feeling kind of sick lately but not too much. Just gotta keep my body healthy for this weekend. Finished with 6 striders

55 min 6.5 mi