We are who we choose to be.

AM- 2.8 miles AC. Felt really nice this morning and legs are feeling aight. I feel so in shape.

PM- 1.5 warm, 1x1000@1600goal, 1x(300,200,100). Just a nice workout to get the legs moving quick. The 1000 was alright, but it could have been way better: 2:50. Nobody was brave enough to go with me and help to push (because all the guys who are used to running 1000s ran a 600). I don't think my crew realizes how fast it is and was supposed to be. 300 was :45.6x, 200 was :28.8x, 100 was 13.9x. Not the fastest of times, but it was a nice push. Getting ready for region! Not quite sure what I'm doing yet, I have some choices to make.

BLOG BEAST OF THE DAY goes to Josie Bushar for being a beast girl on my team, not to meantion her good looks. She's very fast and is really nice. Everyone go check her out.

AM- 2.8 miles easy AC. Still keeping low mileage in the mornings. Good way to start the day, but I'm really bugged that the guys don't recognize me as the lone inventor of the Water Bottle+Tennis Ball (a beast dope game) and that Gatorade Bottle+Orange is a knockoff that isn't even half as fun... Also nobody believed me that I got 38 on my test instead of 37 and that the scantron just messed it up. 

PM- 3.2 miles w/4x200s. Felt not that hot today because of the storms. 200s were nice and I tried to visualize region. The Pine View Championships youngster meet was today. Landon (my bro) won the 100 in his age group with a close call against Horspool. He brings honor to the Warby name.

So I am, in fact, doing the varsity 3200 at region. I'm feeling too confident not to!

PM- We had no AM practice today from now on until state. Just a quick summary of region. Dallen qualified in the 3200 by placing 4th which was super dope! I had a cruddy race, but I'm getting pumped for state. Today we had a nice easy run with some fartleks in there. Really fun. Ran down to the river trail. Played some wall ball afterwards. Sorry I've been lazy with the blogging. Just the end of school has me kind of stressed. APUSH test was today and that went okay. We're just going to have to see when the scores come out.

AM- Adventure Trail Run out on Grapevine/Bracken's loop. Took this run on my own with my gopro and got some sick nature pics. Took some different trails than I usually do and I discovered this cool little lava rock canyon and so I ventured into there and that was really really cool! 

BLOG BEAST OF THE WEEK goes to Definition Dallen because he qualified for state. What a beast.

PM- (NO more mornings because of the taper for state). Did 1.5 warm, 4x400s, 1.5 cool. Felt pretty nice today and I sported the new gold chain! These were supposed to be at goal 3200 pace (1:13s, 1:14s), but we were feeling a little ancy and coached taught us how to run like sub-4 miler Mathew Maton so what can I say... Also we were in spikes. We went something like 1:13, 1:10. 1:10, 1;05. Nothing very tough at all. Just getting pumped for state

PM- 1.5 warm/cool, 2xMaster Blasters. Pretty fun day on the track today. Just had some all out master blasters with the sprinters, then a set with just us distance guys. We have teams of three and we do 3 200s each, the recovery is the time it takes the rest of your team to do their's. First team was me, Cam, and Amber Archibald (yeah she's pretty cute) and we got 2nd. Second team was me, Cam, and Alli P (also somewhat cute) and we got 2nd again. Cam would always leave early so mine were really 215 meters ;)

PM- Shoe Run then 1x(300,200,100) with our spikes. It was a pretty nice day today, but it was hot and windy. Last "workout" on the track until next year. 

LIVE UPDATE: For those of you who have seen me with my shirt off, you know I have had this "thing" growing on me for the past couple of months. It has created an internal conflict between myself when wanting to run shirtless. So this afternoon, I was contemplating state (as well as this "thing") and so I decided that I was brave and had to conquer my fears on the track as well as on my body. (Here's where it gets grusome. DO NOT READ ON IF YOU ARE PRONE TO NOT LIKING GROSS THINGS): I took my nail clippers, situated the "thing" in between the blades, counted to three, and pushed as hard as I could. It did not work and it did nothing but make it bleed uncontrollably. I then decided it was now or never. I could run with my shirt on forever or destroy the beast! So I situated my nails on either side of the "thing" and I yelled and pulled as hard as I could. It ripped off! Blood EVERYWHERE! It is gone. I should hopefully have nothing but a small scab for a couple days and then back to normal. Just goes to show that you can conquer your fears and everything that is holding you back.

PM- 3 mile shakeout at Provo High with some surges. State is tomorrow! I run saturday! I can't wait

AM- 4 miles easy before the state meet on the track. Pretty nice.

RACE- Warmed up on the Ted Bundy trail and started to get read for the race. Got over there and the bull pen had a heater so I didn't want to leave! But we left and the race started. The first mile was fine and there was a big group, but then all of a sudden the leaders slowed down a ton on the 5th lap and nobody would take the lead, and since I'm not known to have the best of kicks, I took it for about a lap to see if I could do anything. Turned out to not be too much to my advantage, but I was seeded 13th and finished 10th which was good. I would like to bet I could've ran better if I was more confident. I more had the mentality of I was just happy to be there racing, but I probably should have been more in it and actually tried to really really push myself. Only 2 of the finishers ahead of me were seniors. Just shows how competitive things will be in this upcoming year. Can't wait for summer practice! We might even do a few workouts with the Hells I've heard so that will be way fun. Honestly, I like having fun with running. I may not be the fastest (yet), but I sure do enjoy running with the guys who are. 

Taking a few weeks off of running before summer practice starts up. This summer is going to be a time of intense growth for me. Everybody better watch out because PV is stacking up. We're gonna work our butts off and hopefully reap a nice reward. I have so much fun in this sport and I enjoy the growth I've had in my running. I'm only going to get better from here.

Haven't blogged in a week seeing as how I haven't been running, but I thought I'd give a little bit of a life update! Last week of school was this week and I got SOOO many signatures in my yearbook... Jk it was all XC/track kids.

A couple days ago I went to fiesta fun to cash in all my excess tickets (like 550) and spend it all on those little frooties... Only to find out they only let you get 100! So I spent the rest on stupid laffy taffys which cost 5 tickets more than frooties! It's SO stupid.

Been hanging out with Skylar and such. Also I was named as a captain for this upcoming XC season! It should be an amazing year and I can't wait to see our growth as a team. 

Last thing!! Abrie Taylor asked me for my number which made my week! She's pretty cute.

No running again today because I'm still on my 2 week break between Track and XC, but a bunch of the team met up at Sullivan to bike, but the only guys who showed up were me and Mitch (fun fact, we're also the only ones who wore helmets, but Josie had her hair in a giant bun so I guess that counts). So we had some great banter on our own and we talked about life and such (with the girls far behind). When we got back to the park, the girls were sitting on the grass, then right as I was about to sit down, they all left :/ too bad. Since I rode down there and back up (which was one step down from H, E, Double Hockey Sticks), I probably got a good 12 miles in.

Did ton of yard work today for the Rileys in my ward who are being kicked out of their home and they're moving to a house which hasn't been lived in in years and years. So I raked tumble weeds and pulled weeds and shoveled and moved old furniture. a

Last night I went on a date with Abrie, the same girl who asked for my number a few days ago. And I gotta say, it was pretty dang fun! She's cool. Her brother wants to do XC but he says his leg won't let him so I respected it.

Rode bike for a bit. It was soo hot today... 

PRACTICE STARTS MONDAY!