Patrick's Blog

Today at 7:30 in the morning my XC team met at sugarhouse park for our workout. We did 7 miles today but we did a hills workout so it was a good workout that makes you really work. We did a 2 mile warmup and I went at a good pace for a warmup but I could of gone a bit faster. We did 3 miles of strides and hills after the warmup, during the hills my thigh started killing me. It felt like I pulled a muscle in it but after I did some more hills again it went away. When we were doing the core stuff it started hurting again. Im going to ice it again and see how it feels later on a little run. Overall I thought today was a good workout that is going to benefit me very well.

At night I went to the track and did 2 miles of a race speed. I went to I street after that and did that run. I felt really good after that because I went at a fast steady pace and did the whole 3 miles at 22:00 minutes. It felt so much better doing it in the night when it wasnt really cold but the heat wasnt killing you. It was right in the middle of those twp and that made me go faster. I like this run because it does everything for you, it gives you hills and speed and a really good cool down and warmup which is everything you need for a good strong workout.

I did 5 miles just running around my neighborhood. I went at a slow but steady pace because I just wanted to stretch out my legs. I felt really good during the whole run and after the run. I liked it because it helped my leg not to hurt as bad because off and on it just hurts. This run at the beginning hurt a bit but then towards the end of the run it started to feel a ton better and a ton stronger. I think my leg just had a pulled muscle in it so its not that big of a deal unless it starts hurting a ton worse then it could be something a ton more serious.

At night time I went and did the I street run again. It felt really good today because I can feel that my legs are getting stronger so I can do more and go faster. I went faster today because A. it was getting dark and im not allowed to run at night when it is dark outside and B. becasue I kept running into people that I know and when I see people that I know I seem to go a ton faster. I like this run because it does a ton for me. It makes me faster and stronger while it makes my endurance better at the same time all in a 5k run.

Today at 7:30 I had a XC practice at liberty and all we did was 3 miles. We did only this because we all have a race tomorrow and our coach Bill wanted our legs rested and ready for the race so that we can race better and get as good a time as we possibly can. I liked the run but I hate liberty. The park seems so big to me and it seems that it never ends. My leg started hurting on the second lap so I had to stop and stretch it out which made it feel better but then everytime I started to go a bit faster it started to hurt again and I dont want to further my injury so I just went at the slow pace. I need to do more flat courses becasue im good at hills but not very good at flat surfaces.

On saturday I ran the freedom half marathon and 5K. I thought the whole time that I won my age division because I got a medal for winning my age division but I actually got 2nd says the results on the website. I got 15th overall out of everyrunner and I was the youngest runner out of the top 50 people. I had a good pace but I should of gone faster and stayed with suzzette. I liked the race but it seemed really long while running through the canyons. I need to work on canyon running because it seems really hard to me.