We are who we choose to be.

AM- 3 miles easy AC route. Legs were kinda tight and hurting a bit. Felt nice this morning.

PM- 1.5 warm, 4x1600s @87%, 1.5 cool. Goal Time: 5:33. I felt tremendously better on this workout than last weeks. On the first one, I hit a 5:30 with Andrew. I just decided (after this one) that I'll pretty much just try running with Andrew for the rest of the workout because there was really nobody else right behind us. 2nd one felt a little tougher and I hit a 5:30 again. Took a little of Paul's water after this one because I was really focusing on getting this 3rd one right on! Went a 5:27 on number 3. At this point my legs are just spent! Last one was a 5:28. I would have gone with Matt and Colten and them, but I was having a spazzed out side and was just focusing on hitting my time. Nice workout.

AM- 3 miles easy AC route. Went nice and easy this morning. Legs felt heavy and sore, but nothing too painful. Yoga afterwards

PM- 5 miles TRT Chuckawalla Trail. Went up pretty chill, but it was hard. When we got to the end, the view was really kewl. The way back was super fun! I experienced a whole different kind of running! Coach led us down really fast. It didn't feel very hard, but just the experience of going quick (on a trail) is amazing! Way fun time.

AM- 3 miles easy AC route. Just a normal run. Kinda quiet. Thinking about how cool Nike Nats would be during the whole run.

PM- 10 miles w/24 minute AT (at least I think that's the slower one). Started out the first 18 minutes strong with about a 5:48 pace but then once Cam stopped at 18 minutes I started to chill a little bit... Last 6 minutes a little slower than 6 minutes pace. Should have gone with Andrew. Anyways. It was a super killer run! These 10 milers always shred my legs! Lesson of the day: do 't bike uphill to the Ipson's house after finishing a 10 miler. You will most likely die... I am one of the lucky people who can say they have survived.

AM- 3 miles easy AC. Afterwards talked about mile goals in coach's room.

PM- 6.5 total. Old Man Hills! 1x800, 2x400, 4x200 (equal recovery). Felt pretty good but super dead after the first half of the workout. 800: 2:40. Just trying to ease into the workout on this one. 400s: 1:12 1:10. Very nice push up those ones. 200s: :34 :34 :33 :32. Pretty mediocre workout. Was right where I'm supposed to be, but something about the workout made me feel like I failed. I feel like I could have given more.

AM- 3 miles easy AC route. Felt nice. Kind of just a quiet morning.

PM- 5 miles easy DI/PVHS 5k route. Striders afterwards. Never ran this course before and it was kind of fun to try it out. Just went easy on it for a course preview for next week.

AM- 6 miles w/15 minute LT. Met up with a few of the guys at Sullivan. Did one mile before we started the tempo. Started out the tempo very nicely at about a 5:25 pace but it went all downhill after the downhill. I was trying to stick with Andrew and Cam, but Cam fell off a bit and Andrew sped up a bit so I was on my own. Just focused on trying to catch Andrew the rest of the time and did by the very end. Average was around a 5:40. Went pretty speedy on the cooldown though! Sub-7 haha. Anyways, it was a nice strong push and I feel good about it.