dedication, perseverance, self-discipline

I gave a talk in church today. I think it went pretty well. It was about 'loving thy neighbor'

Surge - 539.95

Ohana Racer - 261.1

Speedstar - 368.05

I was fried after today. I honestly felt like I feel after I do a hard 20 mile run, kind of like the 20 miler with a 15 mile tempo thrown in it up south fork canyon that I did with Sasha a while back. I had to go to BYU in the morning and by the time I got out of there I was going to be late getting back to Springville Junior High so I really had to bust my butt on my bike riding there. By the time that I got there my legs already felt fried. Then, just 2 hours later I went to Cross Country practice at the high school and we did 12x400m repeats. We took the first one really slow as a warm up, and we did it in 83. We then ran 73, 74 and 72. These were all on the grass, so they were slower. My guess is that the grass probably added about 3 seconds. We then did 4 repeats on the track. I ran 68, 69, 68, and 73 (coach wales asked everyone to slow down on this one). Then, 4 more on the grass in 73, 73, 71, 68. So, not a shabby workout. I could have gone faster if I was trying harder, but I didn't want to go too hard because my legs were already fried. After practice was over I ran more to get a total mileage of 10 for the day, then I rode the bike home for a total of 6 miles from biking (18 total)

I ran 10 miles today in 1:16:00, 6.5 of them with the team.  I also rode the bike too and from work for 6 more running miles (18 total).  I took it a little easier today, and I felt alright.

This mornings run was nice and easy. I finished 7.25 miles in 1:02:32. Sasha and I did have a little bit of excitement for the morning, as Sasha tripped over a bump in the trail which knocked the wind out of him pretty good when he came down, and later on we ran by a bush (or tree, I couldn't tell) that was shaking somewhat violently. I thought it was an animal, and Sasha thought it was a homeless man, yet it ended up being nothing but the wind swirling around hard enough to move the bush all over the place. Later on in the morning when I was leaving for school I realized that I had a flat tire, so I had to get a ride from Kimia. Hopefully I can get that fixed today. Anyhow, that kills my biking miles for the day, but I am still going to run later this afternoon, which should make up for it.

I ran with the cross country team this afternoon. I ended up with about 5 more miles. We ran up towards the canyon, and then ran hill repeats up in the canyon before coming back down.

I ran over and watched the Junior High cross country meet this afternoon.  Afterwards I finished up my run alone, getting in 10 miles total in just over 1:18:00

This morning I ran a little bit with one of my PE classes and I got in just over 1 mile in that class. After school I ran over to the high school as my bike still has a flat tire. After I got there, I ran 3.75 miles with the team, running 2 loops of a course around their school. We took the first loop easy, and went through about 1.75 miles in 13:59. We then took the second loop hard and I just stayed with the top guy on the team so that I could push him. We made it through the finish in 10:06 for approximately 2 miles. This is according to the Garmin that one of the kids was wearing. I think that he might have measured the second loop a bit long, but I am not completely sure. After we finished this, I ran a short cool down before finishing up 12 miles for the afternoon with a total time of 1:25:39. My legs felt really alive this afternoon. I think it was because I haven't ridden the bike since Tuesday, as I noticed the flat on Wednesday morning and haven't fixed it yet.

Probably one of my least favorite runs over the last while. The intention was to run about 6:00 pace for 14-15 miles. I ran 5:41, 5:31 for the first 2 miles and felt great, however after 2 miles I started having stomach cramps. I ended up taking 3 vpb's and could have taken a fourth except there was no toilet paper at the bathroom I stopped at, so I ended up just waiting for the cramps to die down a bit then started running again. I think it was a bad reaction to the food I cooked last night. I accidentally put 2 tablespoons of red pepper into pasta sauce I was making instead of 2 teaspoons and I think that my stomach just didn't agree with me. Anyhow, I was so frustrated and annoyed at the discomfort and mild pain that I just called it a day after 11.1 miles. I finished in 1:07:38.