We are who we choose to be.

AM-Today we did our 4x1000 (or 4x1600) at our personal VO2 max 15 minute times at an 80%. I was supposed to hit a 5:16, but I hit a 4:49, 5:01, 5:08, and 5:08. Coach Roberts is one funny guy! I did most of the workout with him, Liz, Jason, Jake, and Farmer J. It felt really good and easy. It was way fun.

PM- Our first PM run (and first of many, many Artic Circle runs) of the year! I felt surprisingly good on the way there, but I got a massive sideache on the way back. Other than that, it was pretty good. I ran with some water, but doubt I'll do it again. During weights afterwards, during the squats, I think I pulled something in my groin. It hurts to walk more than 30 feet at once and to bend down or squat now. Any suggestions of what to do? Stretches?

...And what the heck? Did Scott Sandberg join our team or something? Because he did the same stuff as us... The exact same stuff.

AM-Today we ran the 4 miles barefoot with striders. It felt really good. Probably the best I've felt in a few weeks! It was pretty fun and I kept up the whole time. (half a mile barefoot warmup).

Kid's Club- Best kids club ever! My group and the younger group of girls did a relay race of 4 teams (our team was Team Tryhard (we won, by the way)). It was WAY fun! If your groups haven't done relays, do them next week. It was legit.

AM- 1 mile warmup. Today we did the 30/30 workout. I did not do nearly as good as last week. I hit it 21 times. I hit my overall mileage, but I was hoping to do a little better on the test. I guess today was just an off-day for me. I tried my hardest and hopefully next week is a little bit better. 1 mile cool down. (half mile barefoot warmup).

AM-Today we ran into Hell's Hole for our hill workout. I don't remember hills being as fun as they were today. We did 5x10 second bounders (is that what they're called?) and then 5x10 second hill sprints. It wasn't all that crappy. The worst part was coming up by the library and cemetary. Haha. Pretty easy day today. Hopefully I feel the same tomorrow for our 7 miler. (half a mile barefoot warmup). I signed up for Chelsi's Run today. I'm getting pumped. I'm not sure what to expect. Hopefully I do alright.

PM-Went the 3 mile artic circle route from PVHS. I was kind of hoping it would rain on our run, but it stopped right before it. I got this terrible sideache right at the beginning of our run and it didn't end until after the run. I managed to stay up with the group though. Weights went really good afterwards.

AM- Today was probably the best run ever! I felt really good the whole time. We met at Vernin Worthen park in Dixie and ran from there. I kept up with the elite guys for 3.5 miles (along with Jake) and then we turned around and waited for Nate until we really started going again. It felt really good to be at the front of the level 2 boys pack. I think that our whole JV team has really great potential this year. The 3.5 miles back was the best part. We didn't slow down at all, but it felt like heaven. It was me, Nate, and Jake pretty much the whole time and then the other guys were pretty close behind at the very end. I'm getting pretty excited for the Chelsi's Run on Monday. Hopefully I feel as good then as I did today. (half a mile barefoot warmup).

Warbeast out.

Late Night Run(with Krenshaw, Byron, Matt, Abel, and Hunter)- 5.5: I was only planning on running 3 miles, but I was the only person there who was and I didn't want to run back on my own. Tonight I felt really good, but I fell off the pack close to the end. We were going really fast! I'm not sure what our pace was, but the beginning was definately sub-7 and the end was probably sub-7:30. I don't feel like 5.5 miles was much of a push today. I stepped on my foot weird close to the end of the run and it bugged me the rest of the time, but it's not bugging me now.