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just an easy 45 minute run with striders today! I thought I might start blogging because coach always tells us to and he wouldn't tell us something if it wouldn't help us run faster. First really sunny/warm day of the season and I don't want the weather to change. 

Got a good pre race long run this chilly morning! felt really good until 5 miles in and my dinner from last night hit. so me and mikey were on the hunt for a bathroom and luckaly we found one near by! after the run we had some striders on the football field, note to self your feet will go num running barefoot at 6:50 in the morning.

Wow its good to be back! fun run with some of the guys after two weeks! you know its a good run when your last mile is 6:45. Can't wait to race again. This summer is going to be insane because we have around 4-5 guys fighting for a varsity spot which is amazing and gonna push pine view to be the best they can!

another great run to start the season! still running fast with a 7:10 average pace but slower then yesterday. legs already feeling alittle tired but im facing the pain like I never had before and im welcoming it! cant wait to get some good long runs in a couple weeks

Today was crazy! I was running on 4 hours of sleep because of senior sunrise and which was lit, and it was 91 degrees outside.. St George is just gonna get hotter so im glad most of the runs I do are in the morning when its much colder. Today it was just me and im focusing alot more on form as a run. I try to get my knees high and land on the front of the foot.

32:18 @6:50

Today was alot chiller then the other days. woke up pretty early and it was way cooler then yesterday! slower tho too.. got lost on minutes so came alittle short but im making it up playing basketball later tonight! 

nice easy 4 mile run! first run back with the team and im glad to see all the new faces! i've had a hge problem on my runs tho. 10 minutes into my run my lower stomach hurts and i usaully have to go to the bathroom so i end up holding the whole run. If anyone has any suggestions for helping me im open to trying to fix it!

Nice run with the team again! We had the oppurtunity to hear from a college coach today that really hit home with me. He talked about how he has runners on his team that don't run crazy fast but have a passion for xc and thats all he looks for.  Lately I have been struggling with injuries and the love for this sport. Every injury I get makes it harder and harder to get the mindset of pure love for running. For the next couple of weeks or months im really going to dig deep in myself and try to find that love that I had so much of freshman year. Also im feeling really gross today with a sour throat that makes it hard to swallow.  

Couldn't make it to team practice today because worked needed me in so got my run in right after I got off! Luckily my brother and best friend slept in because they came with me on an awesome river run! Ran 2 miles towards sullivan park then jumped into the river because it was crazy hot then decided to run back down in the river! Felt like I had ancle weights on becuase of the water and sand. But I worked on form and trying to get my feet up with every step (if that even makes sense). Ended at the waterfall and just chilled under the flow of the virgin river! I wouldn't be surprised if thats where I end every saturday run, would recommed it to anyone in the area! Also heading out into the moutains this weekend so won't be at practice but dont worry im gonna get my runs in with my home boy xander!

This run was insane!! Xander and I were up in brian head (+10,000' elevation) and went running at 5:30 in the morning! To start off this run was a killer dark pink sunrise which we ran towards for a miles or so. The hills were killer but a crazy good workout. But what was insane was when I had to go to the bathroom way bad so we went searching for one and xander spotted one up a hill. I ran right up it to find a deer just chilling in the middle of this gravel lot!! I walked up carefully and went up to it and pet it! The deer was attracted to the salt of our bodys so it just chilled and licked us for 5 minutes! It was a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget! 

went on a late run around 9:10 PM with xander. It was a good run just out then back into washinton. We got talking why we run and talking about is it worth doing. Lots of ideas were shared and the reason why I run is for the fealing after a race or a good work out. That feeling of success and overcoming is so worth the many miles and hours put into training. Xander also shared another insiteful idea to find the positive things in every run so thats what im going to start putting in these blogs.

POSITIVE: Got to spend another half hour with xander before he leaves for the mission! Second pick up felt determind to push alittle more and work on form felt good!

wow todays run was a beast! 3 mile tempo on the dirt mile. The warm up was pretty fast but thats what the team is planning on doing this year! The miles for the tempo went 6:20, 6:20 , 6:25 it was killer! Felt really good the first 2 miles but then it really started to hit me. Was able to stay in for another one and just really push myself to stay in the pack. Overall really good run

Postive: Ran as one of the top guys in the workout. When pain arose, faught back with faster running! Determind to fight for more ;) 

nice chill run 20 road and 20 grass! feeling sore from that crazy epic tempo! 

Postive: weather was nice and thats probably the last time for the summer! Besides camp ;)

cool trail that we ran to! it was really hilly but I stuck in there. The past couple runs have been really tough to stay in the pack but I mentally have been pushing myself and it has been paying off! Starting to find the love again! 

Postive: Made a joke and people laughed haha. Really enjoying fealing welcome into the top guys and being myself!

Well this run was long but didnt feel like it until the end. Went on a trail called prospector, which I recommed everyone that reads this to go run (which is probs just coach and the team ha ha). when you run on a fun trail it just goes by so fast until you get to the road and thats when it hurt like a "butt cheek on a stick" go watch that vine!!! but i really was hurting that last mile or so but stuck through it! Also drinking this cool fusion of gatorade mix and fiber which is really helping my gut!

Postive: 

1. Learned a bunch of new peoples names!

2. Enjoying the sport more and more every day!

3. Didn't die from the snake that nathen spotted on the trail! Shoutout to nathen for being a beast

Man this run got to me.. i was so sore from this past week and lifting the previous day that my body was telling me to stop going. I kept having sperts of mental toughness to stay in the pack but i I lost the battle and flipped early and took the bottom minutes. The whole rest of the day sucked because of a crazy headache that came from the moring run and 7 hours of work.

Postive:

• I ran

• Got to look out at the beautiful landscape

I don't recommed running at 11:20 in the morning on a saturday in st george.. Both xander and I slept in so we got to go running together when we woke up and it was 97 degrees.. but hey, atleast it wasnt freezing! really felt sore going into the run but that changed a half mile in and i felt great untill the end when the sun hit me but finished strong!

Postive: 

• Got to run with xander one more time

• Pushed myself when it hurt and felt way more confident then thursdays run

THE LOVE IS BACK!! But who would have thought it would come back on a trail called he!! hole. The first couple miles felt like nothing it felt like running on clouds, however I started feeling a tight pain in my right lower hip but it slowly faded away till after the run. To add to this amazing run I got athlete of the week for these killer blogs ;) and hard work! I am so ready to finaly make a huge impact on this team and take it to the next level!

Postive:

• Going back up he!! hole really worked on my arms and they carried me up!

• Saw how much the guys care for each other by when we went back and help a couple runners up He!! Hole!

• Love this team

Before the start of my run my right calf was way tight but I strectched it out really good before the run! After a good 20 min run on the road we moved to the grass and this time my feat didn't freeze but it was crazy hot instead.. Coach was right when he said that we would miss the sprinklers next week. I guess he is always right haha! 

Positive:

• Ran level 3 minutes because I felt way good

• Lovin Runnin

Its time for new shoes, my feet are starting to blister good. The run was good but really stressing lately. Working after running is really taking a toll on my body. I feel like Im not recovering enough going into my next run the next day. Also have really been worrying about this leadership camp that im going to on friday for 9 days and how I will get those runs in because it is tight schedule starting at 6am most mornings. I have a couple more camps I will also be attending and im really worried that I will loose my progression on being top on the team. I really have been working my butt off this summer because I want to make a diffrence.

Positive:

• Learning to love the pain

• Ladybug came out of my sock when I came home to take a shower, Good memorys haha

Who doesn't love a good set of hill repeats! This has to be one of the best work outs of the summer! As we came to the last rep of our 5x1min and 85 sec hill set I just smiled and asked for pain! I legit said in my head "pain, hit me already im ready for you" then it hit me!! I pushed through it like I have never done before and ended up in front of the main pack of guys and it felt amazing! I have a new mindset and am ready for the pain that awaits me!

Postive:

• Showed pain whats up and concured

• Saw Mitch Price for the last time and without XC i would have never been such a great friend with this amazing man. Running blesses lives!

Had to get as much as a run as I could get before I leave for Cedar. Got as many hills as I could find on my run! It was way weird tho not having anyone to run with so for the first half of  my run my form was so bad. Really missing the team and hoping i'll survive this camp.

Postive: 

• Got a run and smiled to everyone I passed

• Really pushing myself when I hit a hill and using arms probably way to much haha 

first run at camp and it was pretty cool for the first 10 min but running around the track gets boring after 6 miles.. but I'm for sure gonna get as much running as I can because they only let me at nights with kelton one of the councilors! He's ran for pine view his freshman and sophomore but said he really didn't put much hard work in so he quit after that. But now he is a way cool guy! This Camp is so amazing and I have loved every minuet of it!!! I have learned so much and made so many friendships!! 

well nothing exciting... just running around a track! Love it tho here running at night is way chill 

today was pretty dope! Ran around the track after a long day starting at 4! Everyday is full of adventures and then I get to end it with running witch I'm starting to love! 

today i did something diffrent! I really wanted to break 5 minutes so i did a mile time trial just for the heck of it!!! I wasnt able to break it but i wasnt that far off. this week has been really tough for running because i have only had 5-6 hours of sleep a day because of starting so early and activitys going so late. But I wouldn't have traded this experice for the world! Ready to get back into things! 

First run back in st george and it was 105 degrees! I am so happy not to run around a track for miles but its werid because it goes by alot faster on the track. Really missin all my friends and gha and my running buddy kendal! This experiece is one that i will never forget! now im ready to become a better person and runner and help the team do amazing things! 

Postive:

• Found alot of water to cool off on the run

• Was able to run pretty good with only 6 hours of sleep and now im gonna pass out 

• Love the pain

I love this team so much!!! Today was my first time back with the guys and it was the long run for the week! I was really bummed tho as we got towards 28 min a bunch of good guys flipped and I dont understand why. We got back at exactly 75 min (which was level 2 min) so they would have been good but they decided to flip early. Sorry for complaing but that really bothered me. Ran top level 3 minutes today and it felt really good! Tired towards the end but thats what a long run will do to you. 

Positive:

• Im back running with the team!

• Not running around a track! 

• Showed pain whatsup and I pushed through pick-ups!

Man I love running with xander and josh! We went to mitchels house and said goodbye to him which was really sad because ill probs not see him ever again. Everyone is leaving I realized.. But thats life I guess! I keep tearing up whenever I think about xander leaving, I really love that guy! I noticed I need new shoes so probably gonna get the same shoe becuase they feel way nice

Postive: 

• Got to run with my best friends another day

• Starting to take care of my body more 

Good chiil run with the boys! felt really slow and alittle sore from monday but hey what are you gonna do! Went to prospector today which is one of my favorite runes! But I was way out of it because of thoughts. Been thinking alot about my life and kinda stressing about it. But I got to just get over myself and run!

Postive:

• Sweating more so that means im more hydrated haha

• I can feel my legs getting stronger day by day

Hill work out today and most of the guys killed it! I am starting to welcome the pain alot more now and towards the last one I asked for it! Really excited to see how this tactic works in racing and I cant wait to show region 9 what im made of! Talking alot to some of the lower level 2 guys and really trying to motivate them and I think its working and we got some of them with us in the hill workout! 

Positive: 

• Pushed the guys on most of the hills for a faster hill 

• Loved the pain

You could say it was an early morning for me! I started my run at 4:15am because they needed me at work at 6 so I had to go running before that because I knew i wasn't gonna be motivated to do it after. The run was way sketch because it was so dark and every noice I heard I thought someone was gonna attack me which was every 30 seconds haha. But it was a good run and I hit every hill I could!

Postive:

• Ran at 4:15am because im dedicated

• Didnt get mugged while running 

Hurricane rim trail with the boys this amazing morning! Just another really awesome run with the feeling of being in shape! Really gonne miss these guys because of scout camp this upcoming week! But dont worry I am more motivated to get my runs in then I have ever been! 

Postive:

• Pushed on the hills and really working on form

• Lovin the pain

• Didnt roll an ankle 

Longest run of the summer so far! I felt so fresh 40 minutes in and I was so ready for some epic pick ups! Most of the pick ups were on hills and tbh I love hills. Was able to be in the top couple guys on every pick up besides the one I tried helping Evan to stay in the pack! But he was having a bad run but still pushed himself pretty good! TANNER IS SUCH A BEAST!! I can't express how happy I was to see him on the side of carson coming up the big hill at snow canyon! I was alittle surprised but thrilled non the less! My last couple of miles really hurt and I fell off from alex and carson but did my own pick up (which really pushed my limits) but caught up to them. Runs like this is what makes a great runner!

Postive:

• Every person on this team is special and brings something to the table. I really mean it.

• Another run at the top of the guys. 

• Found the wall today and ran around it and that last pickup destroyed it!

P.S. I  wont have service at kolob but im gonna get every run in and blog when I get home saturday 

P.S.S Lost 4 pounds this morning 

Ran into a bunch of cows! great run at kolob reservoir! 60 degrees as I ran 

Another really good run by myslef :)

Scout camp run. sorry im not saying much but it was amazing

we had a triatholon and I ran a 3:58 .75 mile race! it was way fun but I started 40 seconds behind the leader and almost got him at the end but it wasnt a distance race.. ended up second. 

really crappy run but had to get as much of a run in as I could. Really everything went wrong. 

Positive:

• Got a run in 

• More deep thoughts on why I run and i'll share later ;)

Pain and disapointment. That was the definition of todays run. I can't have runs like this if I want to acomplish great things. As we ran up this killer hill it hit me, and the mental negative thoughts that I have been holding in for the past couple weeks. This really hit me and for the first time I wasn't able to fight back. I gave up. 

I have been really soul searching the past couple of weeks just to find out who I am and started to read a book called "Mans search for meaning". This man went to mutiple concetration camps and went through heck and back. I have really been looking at my life and have been wondering what I can do to fight through and be as strong as him. The hardest thing for me that I need  to overcome is the pressure of life and the pain I face daily with running. The mental pain is always gonna be there so its how I deal with it for now on. This was the last crappy run of the season!

Postive:

• Life is %10 of what happens to you and %90 on how you respond.

• I now know what I need to do to become great.

• Back with the team for another busy week

• SMILE

really tight in my legs today. But overall good run. I had a camp for 15 hours today and I gonna die but its gonne be ok! Good run

Positive:

• Had a really good grass run with good form on the striders

• Lovin the pain

Loving my new pair of pegasus 33s! So comfortable to get a ton of miles in and if Nike is reading this I would love for you to sponsor me, you wouldn't regret it! 

Woke up earlier this morning to get my run in because I have a leadership camp at dixie and yesterday I didn't have time to even eat breakfast! Im learning so much from this camp and i'm gonna make a change to my team. Positivity is key to everything and thats one thing I know are team is missing. Xander is leaving in a couple days and he was a huge postive beam of light my team needed but with him gone I can already feel the light going away. I'm really gonna miss the  encoragement and friendliness that xander brought.  

Postive: 

• Got another run in with my brother and xander.

• Bird pooped and almost got me. That littler bugger haha

• Pushed for top minutes when it hurt.

afternoon run after weights today. Josh and I were leaving to pinevalley so we had to start the run early and I ask people if they were ready to go because they were not doin much but they would rather chill. Tomorrows blog will have a ton more of my thoughts but im rushed on time.

Postive:

• Got swoll

• Caught up with addi and ellie

had a wicked tempo with all 5 miles under 6:22

ran around the lake

cedar moutain work out 

long run in the mountains 

Today was a really rough run. I was fine on the first 10 minute tempo but as we moved into the second I knew it was gonna get tough. After a really though week negative thoughts came into my head and I was battling them the entire run. Lately i've been struggling with running and the mental battles it comes with. Stress has started to rule my life but i'm gonna fight as hard as I can and overcome this hard day. 

Postive: 

• Started to drink protein shake after the run and im feeling way swoll

• blogging again :)

• pushed up the hills

pre race run today and I am so out of energy. The afternoon run really hit me and I felt so out of it. Imma try to get my body ready for tomorrow if anyone has any ideas im open to anything! I just feel really tired all the time but im drinking gatorade and lots of water. 

Postive: 

• help brian run a 6:03 mile 

• getting alot of sleep in

• mentally preparing myself for tomorrow 

I had lots of thoughts today during the morning run and during the race. I really was worried about not being able to go to renegade camp as coach was saying top 5 at the time trial have a for sure spot and I was 6th. That got me started on preparing for the race but the major thing that really hit me was the mini pep talk decker gave to me minutes before the gun went off. He talked about how last year I would say that my senior year will be the year I actually make a change. This really hit a cord and had my mind set on going harder when the pain hits. After every race I think about Xander and how he would be so postive during all the hard times, even tho today was an amazing day. There are gonna be hard times this season but im ready for when they come and im going to fight harder then I have ever done for my team. 

crazy good long run by myslef for most of the temp part. I  had to be at the school early so i could welcome all the new sophmores to the school. I really have enoyed student coucil and I know its gonne take work to balance everything out but I can do it and im gonna make my last year one to be rememeberd.

Postive:

• Pushed "up the hill" 

• Help incourage some of the lower guys as I passed them 

The afternoon runs are really kicking my butt. The sun is taking its ton on me. met a runner and on the run and invited him to join us and he seemed pretty exvited about it so im hopinh he joins!

Postive: 

• Stay postive even in the hard times

• Not letting people comments get to me 

recently I have been feeling way tired. I come to the thought that my body has been pushing itself to much but u have just come to the realization that this is where people become either great or stay where they are. After a crazy hard workout at bloominton i puked and that was the first time I have ever done that after a work out. I really did push myself on that last 5:30 rep but I still felt that I had more in the tank. Till next time 

Positive: 

• Finished the workout 

• Blogging again

• Getting needed extra sleep

that tempo was crazy at the end and something clicked and I was able to push like i have never been able to push before!! I even led the pack for alot of it and it felt great. leading up to it i felt alot of negative ideas in my head but i just ignored them as i kept running. one major thought was what am i gonna do when coach tells me to catch up to the guys so i told myself that im not gonna fall back so coach wont even have to talk to me.

Postive: 

• Had one of the most postive runs of my life

• Pushed when the pain arose and it didnt even feel that bad

really tired today as we ran the afternoon run in the burning hot sun. the legs have been very tight but im rolling and trying to keep them loose. really slow run because everyone seemed to be way tired so towards mid way nathen mikey and I started pushing the pace to a semi decent pace but a huge gap arose so that didnt help. 

Postive:

• Didnt die of heat stroke

First ever varsity race today. I was kinda nervous leading up to the race but i felt really confident going into the first mile. We had a really good group for the first 800 but then it just kinda fell apart. I really didnt have a racing mindset like i should have. I just go out there and try to run hard but i need to give it more then that. I gotta catch people and not stay settle with where I am. Not gonna lie I dont think i passed on dude after the first mile. Im really bummed with that but i now know what i need to do and get more focused in the race and not be scared to hurt. I should be up with nathen and i shouldnt even stop there. coach was talking about how a good team needs to have 3 all star runners but we need more then that for the goals we want to accomplish. We need a group of 7 guys that have each others backs when it hurts most. I failed today but I won't let  it happen again for the team.

Postive:

• Ran an ok time i think.. dont really know what it was haha

• Strong first mile

• Shoe almost came off but didnt't, next time im gonna triple knot that sucker 

Good chill long run this morning! Had a good set of 8x100 hills towards the end that felt really good and hard! A really deep thought came up in my mind tho on the afternoon run tho. Coach has been talking alot about running for the team and not for yourself and that has been one thing that I have been struggling with lately. Its really hard to push for the team when you dont feel apart of it. I've been really struggling with feeling respected and included in activitys with the team. People only really respect you or talk to you if your the top dog. But there really isnt much I can do besides just trying to smile at people that ignore me and hope something changes. I'm just trying to find the postives in each day to make my life a good one!

Positive:

• Getting to know my group memebers really well and Dane and I say hi all the time!

• Had a really good morning run.

• Drinking plenty of water so I dont die in the afternoons 

really feeling tired during the runs today both am and pm. The afternoon run is what really got me. The sun was way killer and it was really beatting down on the team and I. I could tell that everyone was way dehydrated and way tired. The moment I got back i ran to my water bottle and just poured half of it on myself to cool off. Man it was a killer run.

Positive:

• Didn't die from heat stroke :)

• Had semi good form on the way back.

Today was a much needed workout!! my mental running was really bad coming into this week and I was always down on myself when it came to running, but this workout changed my whole mind and I was able to push myself again to where I needed to push! All the sets went really good and I was even able to push alex on one of the last ones! Really a great day with the guys and I feel like my life is becoming happier as I get to know the guys more and more! got home and passed out for a good 2 hours and ready for another great day!

Postive:

• Overall a really great day with running and school!

• Killed the workout and ready for an amazing race at mury!

• Lovin Life :)

Nice morning and afternoon run! Felt really tired on the afternoon run and my ancle started to hurt. If anyone has any advice to for extra energy im open to anything!! Overall a great day and shout out to robs for the nice thoughtful thursday, I did fall alseep for a bit but it was the best nap of my life!

Positive: 

• Changed from 3x5 to 3x10 on the bench

• Had a great conversation with jarron about orem!

Nice trail run on suicide tendency with the boys today! Felt really tight in my left thigh from boating Saturday but besides that it was a great run! really excited for this weekend and ready to finally run fast! Mentally preparing for a great race!

Positve: 

• Didnt fall like last time 

• Amazing look out from the top of the run! Blessed to live where I do!

good run today but the sun really hit me today. I kinda dazed out during the afternoon run so i don't remember anything that Carson was saying to me but i bet it was funny hah. Really ready to have a killer race this weekend

Positive: 

• Visualizing murry all the time.

• Lovin the pain.

Today was the day I prove to myself and my team that I deserve to race with the top guys. I was thinking about this race the whole week and getting really nervous for it because it would determine who went to bob. But as I talked to my step dad about the importance of the race he told me "just go out and do it" and thats what I did! 

I know that I can give a ton more durning the race and im going to prepare myself even more. Vizualizing the race really helps and thats what im gonna do every day for the next couple weeks. The pain will always be there but thats why we run, to feel that beatiful pain! Can't wait to hurt some more.

Positive: 

• Had a huge pr!

• Gained more much needed confidence!

• Loving life more and more every day.

Another great long run in the morning! I rolled my ancle awhile ago and its been hurting just a tad all the time but im just ignoring it and hoping it will get better! Loved the view of st george from dixie rock! probs one of the top 10 long runs!

Positive: 

• Ran pretty solid on the hills! 

• Mentally getting ready for bob!

Really feeling tired. ancle is kinda hurting again but pushing through it! 

Today was a brutal day. To start off I was a couple minutes late to morning practice because I slept in a couple minutes. I felt way eghausted the whole day and then going into the work out. We all struggled today in the workout and we cant be having these kinda days if we want to achomplish the goals we have set for our selves. We really need to get the top 7 guys and just talk and find out what is going on. We talked about going camping this friday which I think is really important for us. 

I really need to figure out everything for myself too. I've been questioning myself and having alot of doubt when it comes to my performaces and my place on the team. The next couple of days are gonna be a soul searching for myself. 

Postive: 

• Was very hyrdrated during the day and the workout!

• Got to see my brother kill another race and see him start to finally push himself and not run chill!

• Sold another car wash ticket ;)

Todays race was very needed because of the tough week ive been having. The start the race wasnt that fast which felt really good and I was able to pack hard with the other pv dudes. Towards the first down hill I was falling off logan but I wasn't letting anyone pass me because when people pass me I ussally die. I was able to catch logan coming into mile two and I gave him like a pat on the back and told him to stay with me but he wasn't able to but thats ok because there will always be next time. 

Everytime I've been passed by a teamate they don't help out at all and just pass so that is what I have started to do when I pass a teamate is to encourage them to stay with me and help me push when it gets even harder. Thatcher and I had a battle the whole last mile when I would pass him then he would pass me the next 100 meters and that really help me push harder. I really took to heart one thing coach says about dhells is when you see one of their guys you better catch him and pass him and I saw myself really starting to push. 

Really solid race today and I can't wait to see what more I can do because I'm hungry for a faster time! Watch out 

Postive: 

• Blogged again ;)
• Didn't care about my postion on the team and just raced hard and tried to help out.
• Think I found out how to race fast.
• Lovin the pain.

Great afternoon run with carson and jose. Jose flipped early and it was nice to talk to carson just about life and what our plans were for the future with running and life. Really excited to see where carson will go for running and hopefully its a NAU! Good to shake out the legs from yesterday! excited for another tough week of training for region and state.

Positive: 

• Got my saturday run in!
• Explored dixie rock trails.
• Staying hydrated!

Really nice long run today! felt really fresh the first 60 minutes and loved the new loop we did! Starting a new month and im planning to blog daily because I have rededicated myself to the team! Really excited for the race tomorrow and watching the guys kick some booty!

Positive: 

• Blogging daily!
• Fealing ready to run fast!

great run with the guys! adventure out in snow canyon 

Good solid morning run today! Going into the workout I had a bunch of negative thoughts in my head about the team over stupid drama. I've learned just to get over it and do whats needed to be done for my workout. I was able to overcome that and have a really solid work out with the guys! We packed really well on both 7 minute reps untill the last 30 seconds of the last one but we were still able to not be that far apart! I was way pooped moving into the 200 but was able to have a solid set and finish strong! Im way excited for region and state and im ready to make coach proud!

Postive:

• Great packing in todays workout!
• Carson and nathen waited for me when I had to go to the bathroom :)
• I'm in great shape and ready to run fast!

I could blog about the excuse that have come to my mind about todays race or the fact that I failed the team but im not going to. Todays race just plain sucked but it is over and there is only one thing that I can do, FIX THE PROBLEM!!

I have worked my butt of this season. I have been dedicated and have gone to every single morning practice this year. I have been eating better to improve my health and my performance. I have found the wall and I have broken it before. I have pushed myself in training more this year then I have ever pushed myself in anything else in life. I have made running my life day and night for the past 7 months.I love this sport. I AM READY TO WIN A STATE TITLE!

Doudts have been in my mind alot about my performace and nerves have hit before races more then they have ever hit before lately. But its time to let those doudts turn into motivation and nerves turn into confedence. All of the things in the past paragraph is what I have accomplished and it is what has built me into the runner that I am.

No more nerves. No more doubts.

Postive:

• I am more confident about myself then I have ever been
• No more safety pads. When I flip, Im flipping for the win.

Man can I just say waking up in the morning to no alarm clock and just going out for a run is one of the best things in the world! It really was a beautiful morning! I bring my watch with me and it was just to feel what its like to be running without a pace and it felt amazing! I'm ready to do some great things next week!

However, I did come across a diesel truck.. This wasn't your ordinary diesel truck tho, this guy/lady was a true expert in the art of creating a huge cloud of pollution in the air to cover its prey. I have never seen such a huge cloud until today when this person hit me with all they had. Sucks for them tho they just wasted like $.25 on me and warmed up the earth causing a penguin in Antarctica to fall off the melted iceberg because of global warming.

Postive: 

• Witnessed the true beauty of diesel expert.
• Waved to someone and hopefully made their day better!
• Had some good form!

State has finally came!! I have been looking forward to this day since the beginning of summer but never knew the amount of nerves that it would come with. I gotta figure out this being nervous thing and get better at dealing with them. But I think I'm just blaming my poor performance on the nerves. 

First mile went way solid and I finally put myself in a pack with Logan and made sure to stay with him and when I would fall off I would push back. He signaled for me to come join him, that really helped a lot! I started to fall off when we started on the pond. I really pushed hard but couldn't click into the gear I needed to find. Another bad race for the books but I'm looking back on the race to find the postives even if there isn't that much. 

Postives:

• Learning more and more how to race in face races.
• Reached my goal to run at state!!
• Had a solid 7 seconds at the beginning of the race.

really good long run until the last miles. past setbacks are coming back and im gonna go to the doctors to get the solution!

Really solid work out today! Im still feeling the grossness from my cold but luckyily I was able to puke before we started the last set of striders so I was able to have a really good form and pick up! I have really been struggling with my gut as we run so but im just trying to man through it for a couple more weeks. We had really good packing during the work out and that was a really good thing to see! Just loving the pain

great afternoon run with alex! we just ran on thw outside of the softball field in our shoes and it was just nice to talk! such a fun guy to be around!

It was a great opurtunnity to run at nike southwest! My goals have led me to do some amazing things that I wouldn't have imagined doing at the begining of the year! I am beyond blessed to have an amazing coaching staff that has been there for me through all my ups and downs and as a person and a runner. Even tho my time and place wasn't the best I can leave with my head held high because I did give it my all. This was one of the first times that when a doudbt came into my mind I faught it and pushed harder. Running has been such an amazing thing and has pushed me into being the man I am today. Thanks to this blog for being such a great place to express how I feel and find answers to my problems. Next time you hear from me it will probably be after I win a hog-n-job 5k!

Postive:

• Lovin life
• Pushed myself into the 25%
• Moving on to the next stage of life :)

I woke up and decided to break 5 in the mile and guess what... 4:59.03 IS BREAKING 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Couldn't be any happier with life :)