Life Liberty and the Pursuit of a Shiny Gold Medal

5 easy with the team

8 strides

2 after

I prepared well in the 24hrs leading up to it but I was a basket case before then. I left less important things (Halsey) get in the way of running. I hardly slept or ate all weekend. I was pumped for region before then but Friday I crashed. I got out terribly and I was getting jostled pretty badly. I hit the bottom of the course and I knew the pace was either crazy fast or I was dying. I passed people the whole race but it hurt so much. I'm glad I'm mentally strong enough to not completely implode when the going gets rough. Oh and it was freaking hot and its been cold in cedar. Trying to get refocused for state. I'm doing the best I can.

It was crazy windy today so Harris picked us up at the Carl's junior. 6 miles with the wind at our backs. I was still pretty tired, but overall doing better. I don't remember if we did strides so it might be closer to 8 total.

2 after.

Seven mile run with the team. Legs felt ok but never great. I could still run fast but I had a mental block against pain. My body's still trying to protect itself after the mental stress and abuse from last weekend. 

Strides

1 after, maybe a bit more

Odd workout today, but it's peaking season.

1200: 3:49 (400m jog rest ≈ 5:00 rest)

400: 67 (2:00 rest)

400: 67 (600m full recovery + Harris speech)

1200: 3:42 (full recovery)

400: 67 (2:00 rest)

400: 63 

Long cool down

It was a pain in the butt to get my legs moving this morning. They were so cold and 5:20 felt way fast, but I forced them into gear and I started hitting it pretty well. The last 400 was probably too hard for the workouts purposes but I wanted to get my legs moving. Instead of hitting an extra set I'm doing my classic tempo tomorrow. Things are starting to get a lot better. For all of you young men out there attempting to do something with your life, forget girls for a nice long while and achieve your dreams. Remember your priorities people.

3 mile tempo: 17:41 

GPS free. I'm alright with it because I went completely off of feel. I felt great I'm getting over my girl issues. Pumped for state. I'm ready to fly.