10-16 Slightly West of the Baseball Fields 700s

Well, we ran 7 700s on the Varsity baseball fields. It went pretty well. I ran 2:31, 2:31, 2:33, 2:37, 2:45, 2:36, and 2:50. I died pretty hard core on the last one. I pushed with all I had on the sixth one. That was tough. I felt like I was pushing hard on all these, but they still seem like they are fairly slow. Last year I did 2:31, 2:29, 2:28, 2:29, and 2:40. I was quite a ways into falling apart, and I am still slower than that. Oh well. I felt like I tried my hardest. Besides the 2:45 and 2:50, they were pretty strong. I pushed for the 2:28's, but I was off a little.

Weekly mileage: 13.6

10-15 My best Tommy in a long time

Ran a Tommy Balcolm in 33:50. The other guys went out super fast, but I tried not to push at all. It was supposed to be an easier run. I ran with my soccer socks on. That was interesting. My legs felt soreish, but they felt okay. I hit the road at 18:50, which is way faster than ususual. The gate was at 26:00.

Weekly mileage: 8.6

10-14 First Sunday shakeout run

I ran 30 minutes, 3.6 miles, in the dark on this Sunday. My legs felt pretty sore after the race, and I road up and back to Seattle this weekend, so I really needed it. The dark deifnitely made it more interesting. It was about 7:30. I ran with a reflective orange hat and a flash light. Nothing dangerous, however. I scared them away. I'm glad I did this.

Weekly mileage: 3.6

10-13 A RETURN TO ADIDAS

I ran a 19:57 at the Adidas Classic. This race was difficult. I would have to say that it was the toughest race of the year. My legs felt like they were pretty taxed after 1 mile, quite a bit more than ususal. I ran the first mile in 6:07. I continued to run a 6:29 2nd mile, and about 6:30 for the third. I swear, though, this was the hardest I've run all year. I really had to push to get this time. I didn't get very good sleep, and it was a long bus ride. I have to say, that bus was fairly uncomfortable. Oh well. Sleep is much more important in this equation. I was hoping for 19:00, but oh well. 19:57 is decent. Henry did well. I tried to stay with him. My goal is 19:00 for District.

10-12 A mid morning minimum

We ran this 4 miler at 9:00, as there was no school. Ran it in about 28:00-28:30. Felt decent, although my legs were still not feeling great. Sub race pace 300.

10-11 eternal morning

Well, this was the last morning practice, unless I come in during track practice or end up having it for basketball. Although it was definitely an experience, it was one thing I did for the last time on this day that I was quite glad to be done of. We ran to Dairy Queen and back for our warm up, and it killed me. I kept up on the way to Dairy Queen, but I died big time on the way back. Maybe its because I don't eat anything in the morning. I ran about 15 minutes out and 17:30 back. It was a struggle. Lifting was easy, though. We just did arms.

Good bye, Ruby pools days

Well, this was likely my last pool practice unless there is a miracle and the jumpers get to go. It was a good practice. I practiced triple jumping. We did cycles of aqua jogging 3 times and kick boarding 1. I failed on the iceberg challenge. I feel ashamed. Not really. I should have thought out my plan better, though. I was just scrambling for nothing. I also gave everybody nicknames with their times. I wonder if anybody say that.