Patrick's Blog

AM: Half mile warm up then 3 400s with equal recovery with the weights. Then I cooled down around the track until 3 miles.

PM: 4x150 meter strides then an 800 in 2:51 then a lap recovery. 1 mile of 1 lightpost on and 1 off then a hard 800 to come back to the start. Finished with an outside lap around the park. Felt great for this run except my knee hurt on the 800 on the track.

AM: 3.5 miles in the morning around my neighborhood.

PM: I did 8x150 meter strides as a warm up then an 800 pacing Ida and we did a 3:01. Then we got our stuff and went out to the road. We did one of those mile things where we go out 8 light posts doing 1 on 1 off like speed changes then on the way back we run the 8 hard. I had to go after that so I only got 2.5 in tonight.

This morning I woke up early with my dad to get my workout done before the Highland Football Team got there. I did a half mile warm up then my 3 400's with weights on then equal recovery. My calf's were killing me the whole time so I didn't do a cooldown because my calves hurt so bad, it even hurt to stand up. When I got home I am starting my core again, squats, calf raises (if my calf's allow it), crunches, push ups, side crunches and planks. 

PM: This afternoon before I went to Abigail's goodbye party I biked for an hour. I figure that counts for about 3.5 miles of running.  

This afternoon I met up with Larry and did a speed/strength workout. I didn't know it was a speed workout until after the 1200 so my 1200 time is just my average running time. But we did 4x150 meter strides as a warm up then we lined up and ran a 1200. I ran a 5:06 so like 6:45 pace I guess, then the rest of the workout was 800, 400, 200. I ran smooth with really good form and that was the purpose of the workout anywase. We did a lap in between each rep. My times went 3:05, 78, and 33. So my 800 time was slow but I got faster on each set. Then we took two laps around the track and did a road lap around the park. My calf's only hurt on the strides then I didn't feel them the rest of the workout. Did my core; push ups, crunches, side crunches, squats, planks and calf raises

AM: This morning I woke up early but I went to wake my dad up and he was sleeping like a rock and he had the keys so I couldn't take the car. I went and got weights and did leg weights like moving leg weight kind of things for a mile. Until I had did weights for a mile like I did some things with a leg band where is strengthens the inside on your legs, weighted strides, and stuff like that. Then I cooled down three miles.

When I was done and done eating breakfast, I did my core: crunches, push ups, squats, side crunches, planks and calf raises. 

PM: This afternoon I met up with Larry for a light workout. We started with 10x150 meter strides then 2 200s with a jogging 200 as recovery. My times were 33 and 31. Then we did a lap recovery then an 800 in 3:08 another lap recovery, a 400 in 78 I think. It might have been faster. Then another lap and that was all. My legs were so sore the whole time and on the 200's my calfs started hurting again.  

AM: This morning I met up with Ida at the Highland Marquee for a long run. We went slow because two days ago Ida sprained her ankle and I didn't know how my calf's would hold up. We decided on doing the cemetery run that I would run in high school. I forgot this run a bit but I found my way eventually. We were originally planning on going 7 but my calf's wouldn't handle a lap in the cemetery or a lap at the park. I made it about a mile and a half until I was limping and whimpering like a little puppy so we stopped and stretched my calf's and walked a bit. Then we alternated walking like a 400 then running a mile the rest of the run.... This run was the most painful and miserable of them all. I really want to know what is wrong with my calf's! Then I came home and stretched it out and iced it. I may or may not finish out my mileage for the week depending on how my calf feels. I think I may just take the rest of the day today and tomorrow off and see if time off helps it out any.