Hayden's Blog

So the snow storm that we got over here in the valley closed down all of the roads so we couldn't go down and race at the Olympic Oval on saturday.

Today was 3 miles of hills so after a mile warmup we went to the block that we always do our intervals on. Each side of the block was .15 so we would go hard on the hilly side of the block. Jog the flat part then hard and easy again. We went like 5 and a half laps around the block to get our 3 miles of hills. We did a cool down of 2 miles to finish it off. I felt good after that workout. I was breathing hard and felt tired but not enough that I'm going to be dead for tomorrow.

Later did 3 on the treadmill. First 2 miles were about 6:25 and last mile just kept increasing the speed until the final half mile was at 5:00. Then did some arms and a ton of core training.

Today was 7 miles easy so we went to Providence starting at Zollinger Park. We went up to the Temple and to Logan Canyon. Then we went down mainstreet and no one had shoveled their sidewalks so we had to take a detour with all the snow slowing us down. Then we finished at Zollinger Park.

I had a doctors appointment so I had to run later today. I went down to Riverheights and down to Merlin Olsen Park. Then headed down towards the canyon till I got to the Laub's house then turned around. It was supposed to be 7 miles at 6:20 pace but I got carried away and did a 6:05 pace instead. Hopefully that doesn't hurt me for tomorrow's workout. I saw both Logan and USU out running so it most be a popular route I guess.

Today we did Hollow Road with intervals. After a mile warmup we would go hard for .25 then easy .25. We repeated this all the way to the top of the Nibley Dip. Then an easy mile cool down to finish. Our hard ended up being 4:50-5:15 pace.

Later that night I did 2 miles on the treadmill. Along with some core and legs.

Today we just did 6 easy miles with a long hill run comming up tomorrow. We did the McDonald Loop and Lincoln and then just went back the same way we come. Felt nice today and the weather wasn't freezing like usual.

Ran the Millville Loop with a little extra to reach 8. We were running a little under 6:30 and pushing it up the hills to average 6:30 pace. Felt good and it's finally warm outside!

Today was 7 miles at moderate pace once again. Everyone else wimped out so I went alone just like last Monday. I went down the Nibley Dip to the Miller road. I turned at South Cache and then went up main street back to the school. After that I did 10 sets of 10 second sprints. I felt worn out but not exhausted after that. I ended up averaging a 6:04 on my 7 which was one second better than last week so Improvement! After that I went to the Sports Academy and did some legs and core before heading home.

Today was just 5 miles easy with a tough hill workout tomorrow. But, when I was waling out of the locker room the door was closing so I stuck my foot out to stop it like I have a thousand times before. Except this time I felt a twinge in my achilies that lasted a couple minutes. But I went an ran and didn't have a problem. But as soon as I got home my achilies hurt like none other. So hopefully I can run tomorrow.

My achilies was still bothering me so I didn't run today.

Taking it easy today to see how my Achilles feels. I could feel my Achilles but it didn't hurt and it would hurt less the faster I ran. I went up to Blacksmith Fork canyon and back. Later I did some core with the rest of the team and went home and iced.

I was going to race the 1600 and depending on how my Achilles felt do the 3200. We started the 1600 and I immediately got trapped. I couldn't move until a lap in I finally just went between two kids. I tried to catch the leaders but had been trapped too long. I sprinted the final lap and caught 2 more kids to finish with a 4:39. A PR by 9 seconds! My Achilles didn't hurt at all until after the race so I did the 3200 as well. I took off the line and was right behind Ethan and Spencer for the first 4 laps. Then I just started to drop as I was running out of energy. Seemed like everyone passed me those 2 laps. The final lap I told my self just sprint till you cross that line. I caught 4 kids the final lap to get a 10:06. Another PR by 6 seconds. I had a good day and I know I could have done even better if I adjust my race strategy a little bit.

Today was easy 6 miles. From Providence to Riverheights to Merlin Olsen Park and back. My Achilles was really stiff for the first 3 miles but after that it loosened up. Got to be good to go for Simplot on Thursday.

I was really busy today so I didn't run until 7 at night with a headlamp. The workout was alternating moderate and hard with the final half mile at 2 mile pace. My splits were 6:05, 5:26, 6:16, 5:34, 6:20, 5:39, 5:55. I was trying to keep my moderate miles under 6:20 and my hard miles close to 5:30. My final half mile I could only hit a 5:30. It was a good workout though considering I had gone to Crystal earlier so I was dehydrated and the last time I had eaten was at 1. And it was a bowl of ice cream with a friend so that probably didn't help my times.

Today was a progressive run starting at 6:15 and going down 15 sec. each mile for 5 miles. My watch was being weird though so I went off of spencers watch. We did a mile warmup and mile cooldown. My splits were 7:11, 6:09, 6:05, 5:44, 5:32, 5:20, 7:36. I felt awful for the last two miles so I was fine with where the splits were.

Today was just 4 miles easy as a prerace for Simplot tomorrow. My legs feel a little worn down from the last two days but I think I'll be ready to go for the 3200. Spencer got put in the first heat so he'll just get pulled by the rest of the field. I got put in the 3rd heat and the only name I recognize is Jacob Malone so looks like it will be the two of us at the front of the pack. I want to break 10 min so I got to do 38 seconds per lap.

Today was the Simplot 3200. I warmed up a mile and then went and watched the first two heats of the 3200. I was seeded 6th in my heat. I took off with Jacob Malone for the first 2 laps and then everyone started to catch us.  I was not feeling it today as I was out of breath before the second mile started. My first mile was like a 4:48 and then I just started to drop. I kept Jacob with in 10 feet until the final 2 laps. My second to last lap split was like a 44 while my last lap was a 34. I had more energy to use I just didn't. Ended up with a 10:14 which was not a good time. I have a lot of work to do for outdoor season.  Afterwards went on a cooldown with some of the HJP for 3 miles. 

Still in Pocatello and it was just 4 miles easy to recover from yesterday.

Didn't get a chance to run until late tonight. But it was worth watching the finals of the 3200, 1600, and 800. Amazing watching Garek and Casey both break the Simplot Record of 9:00. 

Today we did 7 miles in Nibley at 6:08 pace. Wasn't feeling that great though. Went to SA and tried to do more miles but my achilies started to hurt again. I "stretched" it like two weeks ago and it felt fine for Simplot but it started really hurting today.

No running today because of Achilles. Hit the gym really hard though to try and make up for it.

Still no running. Just iced my Achilles and hit the gym hard again today. Also got on the bike even though it gets really boring staring at a wall.

Finally able to run today. Felt great with the sun and no pain anywhere. Just went to the turkey sheds and back. 

Just 3 miles today for my achilies and then picking it up Saturday. My average pace was 6:00.

Met Spencer at first dam for our run. We ran up onto this trial that Spencer knew about in the canyon. There was a tunnel that you had to go through but since there was a deer body that looked like it had been recently eaten in front of the tunnel we decided to not go that way. Ran down to the island and back to the dam to get 10. Felt great, no pain and got to enjoy the sun.

Today's workout was 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400 with 400 active recovery between each one. They were having soccer tryouts on the track today at MC so we went to Logan instead for our workout. Kind of funny because the Logan coach asked us if we were from the university. Our average pace was about a 5:20-30 for most of the intervals. The final 800 and 400 tried to go as fast as we could. My calves are kind of sore after 6 miles on the track and now I have a blister under my big toe. Spencer also got a blister.