Patrick's Blog

At 7:30 this morning I went for my XC run and I got lost so many places. I ended up only doing 5 miles but it took so long because I couldnt find my way back to the park where we met. I was doing a good steady pace says my Garmin but I just kept turning the wrong way so I didnt think I was doing so well. I was the last person back which made me sad but it wasnt my fault, I kept getting lost. I need something that can show me where to go like a map or a GPS. After the XC adventure I went up to the avenues and ran 4 miles around the avenues. Im doing the hills three times a week to get my legs stronger so I could be the best runner I can be. I like the hills because sure it hurts but at the end you feel really good. I cant wait to race the Varsity people and see how I do against them. Hopefully the hills do good for me because they feel like they are doing wonders.

I went 4 miles in the afternoon because I slept in and missed my XC practice. I went at a race speed  because it was hot and I wanted to get it over with but also to see if I could. I did and it felt so much better than just going at a nice easy pace. I like to go faster and be tired its more fun and while im running I dont feel tired. It also makes me a better runner the more I do it.

At 7:30 in the morning my XC team went to the bonneville shoreline trail. Our coach made me run with rocks till the top to add to the collection because he has everyone who runs it carry two rocks to become stronger and to add to the collection of all of the rocks. After I did the trail I went to I street and Ran that. Its mostley uphill so it makes it harder to run but also it feels good to do it. Its only a 5K all the way around it but its the hardest  5K I have ever done. It starts at the bottom of I street and I run up that untill I get to 11th avenue then I turn left towards the cemetary and I run down that street. Its so hard because there is no shade for 1.5 miles and I ran it in the heat of the day so I got really hot. Then you go down untill you get to south temple. It is really hard to run but you get a really good workout from it.

At 7:30 in the morning my XC team met at cottonwood complex. We did a 3 mile warmup and then strectched a bit. We did some 200 meter strides then we did the hills. The hill is 500 meters long and we did 5 of those. I was really tired but during them I felt pretty good. After the hills and strides we did the region 5K course. We did that for our cool down and all of that added up to be 8 miles. After that We all went to jamba juice haha. Suzzette dropped me off at cottonwood complex again and I ran to my grandmas house which was one more mile so I could just stretch out my legs because they were pretty tight.

At 7:30 in the morning I went up to I street run again and I ran that. I can feel that im getting better at it because im getting faster while im running it. I felt really good today while I was doing it. Sure my legs got tired but not nearly what they used to. I like this run because it trains me for the hills we do at races because non are this big so while people slow down on the uphill I will beable to speed up and pass them because I would be used to big hills already and it makes your legs stronger overall. I need to get mine stronger because I can go the distance just not very fast.