Hayden's Blog

Ran to Lincoln and ran 5x3min intervals barefoot. Felt alright but still not fully recovered from injury. Hope to be at full speed soon.

I wasn't able to run so I biked 18 miles today because of an injury. Converting biking miles to running miles makes it 6 miles if I had been able to run. Hopefully this injury heals because I sure hate sitting on a bike to try and keep my conditioning up.

Finally felt good enough to run the tryout run today with the team. No pain for the first time in a while. Did the six mile course in 37:23 which isn't bad considering I had a limit on how fast I could go. Did a two mile cool down afterwards and hope this is the start of more to come.

Did hill repeats on state hill with 60 second intervals. Felt fine to start but then started to feel my hip hurting again so tried taking it easy, but that didn't help so I had to completely stop. At least I was running and not on a bike but this injury is really frustrating with only a week to go before the Alumni meet.

Ran up Left Hand Fork today. It felt good to take the run easy. My hip started to ache as we were coming back with all of the down hill. However the hip didn't hurt as it usually does. So some improvement but still not 100% yet.

Ran with Spencer, Joe, and Brian doing 2 Zollinger loops. Felt good so I pushed it up the hills that we had. Had to take it easy on the down hill because of my hip. Had a good time with everyone as well as a good run. Hip was still sore after the run but feeling better than the day before.

We ran reverse ladders on the track today. 4 laps 5:30 pace, 3 laps 5:20 pace, 2 laps 5:10 pace, 1 lap 5:00, 200 meters all out. I did great on set 4 and 3. Struggled with set 2 but made up for it by running 4:30 instead of 5:00. Tried to keep up with Spence on the final 200 sprint but he got me by a couple feet. Felt good to be back sprinting. Hip still is sore but improving. Hope to do good at the Alumni meet.

Did 4 easy miles in the 90 degree heat later today.

Ran Miller run today as prerace for the Alumni Race. Felt fine and ready for the first race of the season

Ran the Alumni Meet today. It was very hot and humid. I did ok tried sticking with Joe and Spencer the first half of the race and then passed Joe on the dirt trail. Lightheaded with about a mile to go. Finished second in 18:15. Beat last years time by 20 seconds so some improvement and some hope after no pain in the hip for the first time in a while. Shout out to Spencer for killing it today and to Branson for pulling off a Spencer with zero training.

Today was Blacksmith Fork Hill repeats. Had to do 8 of them. Was very sore from yesterdays race. Tried to stay the same finish time on all of the repeats. Could feel my hip acting up again so still not quite there yet in the healing process. Shout out to Andrew for getting out of bed to come running finally.

Ran Peavine today with Spencer and Eric. Just nice and easy after a hard week of running. All of us were worn out and tired so it felt nice. 

Went up by beaver mountain and did the varsity relay. The girls and boys varsity all went up there and then we were partnered off. So one would be running a mile while the other is biking the mile and then switching all the way to the top. I go partnered up with Allie so we were the first group to finish at the stopping spot. Hard to know the milage because my watch was being funny so I'm just going to say 10 miles about.

Today was laps at the rodeo grounds in spikes. We found a partner and then would switch every lap. We had to do 5 long and 5 short laps. While your partner is running you have to be doing a plank until they finish. My partner was Spencer. We were racing Joe and Branson for the first 5 laps until they fell behind. My final four laps there was someone trying to race me so that really pushed me. We ended up finishing first mostly due to Spencer. Afterwards ran 4 easy hill miles in Providence.

Ran the Logan River Trial today. Was an easy pace with Highland coming up on Thursday. We were all really tired from yesterdays workout. Later I went motorcycling with my family up by Tony Grove. All was going well until I hit some really loose gravel while taking a sharp turn. My bike crashed right onto my left side. It left a couple of scratches and a giant bruise right on the hip that has bugged me for the last month. And then because of my great luck my bike suddenly stopped working about halfway up the trial. It took me an hour to push my 300 pound bike 3 miles back to the truck. There was very little downhill and a lot of uphill on the way back. So I got an extra workout in today. Just hope the bruise goes away before Highland on Thursday.

My leg was still bruised from yesterday so instead of doing Upper Turkey I did laps on the track to try to loosen up my leg for tomorrow. My hip kept getting better the more laps I did so I figured I would be fine doing the Tutu Relay with the rest of the team. You're supposed to have 2 boys and 2 girls run 400m while handing off a tutu. I teamed up with Easton and Branson because there were not enough girls so 3 boys kind of makes that fair. I started off and was able to get second behind Eric for the first lap. Branson went next and gained alot of ground and put us pretty far in front. Easton went and maintained the lead. Then I went again and managed to hold off Spencer and the "dream team" for first place. But we got DQ anyway but thats alright because we had fun any way.

Raced Highland today. I knew I needed to get out fast but I went out too fast. My first 400 meters was at a 4:00 pace. I had a hard time recovering from the start. Eric kept catching up to me which pushed me. I finished two spots in front of Eric. It was a rough race for all of us so hopefully this is just a first race thing and we can get over it for our first home meet.

Nice and easy run today. Coach wants us to recover and get some rest for our first home meet on Wednesday. All of this smoke in the valley is hard on my allergies. Good luck to Joe, Eric and Brian tomorrow at the Top of Utah Half Marathon. Wish I could do it but I believe I aggravated my hip injury again so I don't want another injury.

Hill repeats on state hill. 30, 60, 90, 120 second intervals. Felt fine and went and hopped in the dam after. Was so hot I could feel the road burning right through my shoes.

Nibley Dip today. Easy run for the race tomorrow. Still really hot.

Race at MC with Roy and Northridge. Started out a little slower than usual to experiment with my pace. Couldn't help but laugh at the other schools as they tried to keep up with Spencer as he took off. I started picking it up on the first cemetery hill and dropped the Roy runner next to me. Felt great till I hit the road after the dirt trail. Still managed to push it up the next hill and finished strong for a PR of 17:36 on our course.

Did the McDonald loop with South Cache and the Dam today. Nice and easy to try to recover for AF. Felt good.

Really easy run today for AF tomorrow. Ran to Lincoln and back. Had fun at the pasta party afterwards with the team.

Ran AF Relays today and had the worst race of my life. Our team got off to a good start with Spencer at about 13th place. Next Joe moved up to about 11th. Branson held the spot not losing or gaining ground. Eric moved us up to 10th. I took the handoff and felt fine for the first lap. Got passed by a Weber guy but didn't feel too bad after seeing he finished with the second fastest time at the relay. First lap was a 5:24 which was a little slower than I wanted. Then I just hit a wall. I tried to do every thing that I could to go faster but my body was just already worn out. I managed to stay with Bingham and Spanish Fork heading around the baseball diamond. I gave it all I had going across the hay bails. I passed the Spanish Fork runner going around the track and caught the Bingham runner on the track. I beat him by maybe a step. I finished strong but still had a really crappy race. I just didn't have it today. However on the bright side the team finished 9th. The highest placing ever for Mountain Crest and was just 3 seconds off the Mountain Crest record at the AF Relays. Congratulations to the rest of the team.

3 sets of 4x400 at 5:00 pace

4 Miles easy to rodeo grounds

Sky View Dual meet today. Coach told us no faster than 6:00 pace till final mile to be ready for USU Invite coming up. Did 17:35 which was fine for the limits we had.

Easy pre race for USU tomorrow.

USU Invite today. Started out fine but then got pushed into the barb wire fence when turning. Had blood running down my arm the rest of the race. I'm still not 100% back yet but was able to help the team win first. We just managed to beat Herriman. Congrats to Spencer for taking 3rd Overall.

Zollinger loops today in providence. Running more hills.

Hill repeats today in providence. 30, 60, 90, 120 seconds. Each one would head back to the bottom and start again.

Blacksmith Fork Canyon up and back.

Nibley Dip with 1,2,3,4 minutes at 5:00 with same rest.

Easy miles to rodeo grounds and back. Murray Invite tomorrow.

Murray Invitational today. They changed the course from last year so it really threw me off on where to run. Got a 17:26 which was baaaaad.

Millville Loop with hills

Lower Turkey with track workout. 4x400 at 5K pace with 100 meter jog between

Cache Box Invite today. I was doing good the first half of the race and then lost the rest of the pack. I stayed with Box Elder and would have had him in the final sprint but it was so wet and slippery that I couldn't sprint without slipping. But best race so far and know that I can do better for Region. Mountain Crest pulled off Quad for Claud with 4 wins today.

South Cache Loop

Cemetery Hill Repeats

Ran to USU with Spencer and Joe

Track Workout

Canyon and back

Rodeo Grounds Relay

Upper Turkey

Bob Firman Invite Pre-Race

Raced today and it was not good. I had been sick all week so it finally caught up to me. My vision went black at the finish line and didn't come back till about 10 minutes later.

Repeats on Claud's Hill

Hollow Road

Pre Race at the Hidden Park

TOU Invite today. That course has hills like none I have seen before. We took off and ran as a pack for the first mile. Then the pace started to slow down so I thought I'd pick it up again. I took off and no one tried to stay with me. I went up the monster hill and there was no one in sight behind me. Then a Preston and Logan runners came up behind me. I was kind of thrown off because I have never led a Varsity race before. The other two kids beat me by about 3 seconds. I psyched myself out and thats why I fell to 3rd Place. But the team till won.

South Cache Loop

Zollinger Loops

Track Workout

1600 at 5k -10 seconds, 1200 -15 seconds, 800 -20 seconds, 400 -25 seconds, 200 100% effort

Canyon and back

2 long and six short laps at Rodeo Grounds

Stride outs at Hidden Park

Region today. I was feeling good until we hit the last mile of the course. The race started out really fast and it took a lot of my energy out at the start. I just didn't have the kick at the end that I usually do. MC took 3rd at Region. Even if Spencer had been healthy Weber still would have beat us. But we shouldn't have lost to Fremont. Need to prove we are better at State.

Track Workout

Easy miles up Porcupine

Hill Repeats up Nibley Dip. 30, 60, 90, 120 seconds with zero rest at the bottom

Family vacation in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. But still have to run.

Still in Steamboat. So I found their high school track and did 3X800 with 300. That track was awful. There were cracks big enough to twist your ankle in. Plus lane one in the first 100 meters was just plain cement with zero track surface on it. If I race there, I'm taking lane 2.

Rodeo Grounds

Rodeo Grounds Pre-race for State

State was ok for me. Just like at Region the start was very fast. Everyone sprinted off the line. I got in good position and held it going around the lake. When we hit the hairpin turn it threw me off a little mentally because I have never raced on the new state course before. Some AF kid thought I was in his way so he started hitting me in the kidney. I started sprinting when we hit the big grass field. I caught about 8 kids in the sprint. I could see Connor Compton just in front of me and I managed to pass him about five steps from the finish line. Not a bad way to end the year but I'm excited for whats coming up next.

Canyon workout. 1st Mile 5:40, 2nd 5:30, 3rd 5:20, 4th 5:10, 5th 5:00, 6th 5:00. I couldn't quite hold the final two miles going up the canyon hill but I pushed hard and was satisfied with the workout.

Stake Center and back

Millville course with hill repeats. We stopped at the first hill and did 30, 60, 90, 120 with zero rest at the bottom. Ran another mile and did the same repeats on a different hill. I was pretty tired after that workout.

MC back road

Lower Turkey

A fun race today. I started off the line fast and kept it for the first mile. Then I let Joe catch up as we pushed each other. We got to about a half mile away from the finish when some kid passed us. I took off with him. I caught him about 200 meters from the finish and the kid's dad is standing right there. He yells, "Sprint in 3-2-1 GO!". I took off when he said 1 and beat the kid by about 6 seconds. A feel good race for me mostly.

Nibley Dip Intervals. Equal Rest: 30 sec, 1 min, 2m, 3m, 4m, 4m, 3m, 2m, 1m, 30s at 5:20 pace.

McDonald Loop

Rodeo Grounds

Providence Hill Course

For fun today me and Eric decided to try a mile time trial. I was still worn out from yesterdays hill workout. I did a 4:54 with no one near me the entire mile. I'm excited for the upcoming track season.

2 Zollinger Loops

MC Back road. For fun afterwards I tried a 200 meter time trial to see what I would get. I got a 25.9 with little sprinting training and after a workout.

South Cache Loop

Providence Hill Course

McDonald Loop

Postal 2 Mile today at MC with Sky View and Logan coming. We started and I was in second right behind Ethan for the first mile. Then at about lap 6 Joe and Spencer caught up to me. Lap 7 it was just me and Spencer with Ethan too far in front. Spencer took off with about 400 meters to go. I caught him with 100 meters to go and beat him by 3 seconds. Thats my best 3200 meter race and I'm not even training for the distance yet. I'm excited for track.

Stake Center with hard even miles and easy odd miles. I felt good the first 3 miles and then my gut just didn't like me at all.

Providence Hill Course

Claud's road. Afterwards tried a 400 meter time trial. I got 1:01, so not bad.

McDonals Loop

I wasn't planning on running the 10K but Spencer convinced me so that we could both win a turkey without competing for one turkey. Did good the first 3 miles which was all up hill. Then mile 4-5 I just hit a wall because I haven't ever raced a 10K before. Joe had been with me the first 3 miles and then dropped. The entire course was uphill untill you get to mile 5. I tried to push it but the hills had just worn me out and there was no one near me. I finished in 36:34 which wasn't bad for the course and never having raced a 10K before. Congrats to Spencer for winning the 5K.

Six miles today alternating every mile with Spencer and Branson. Easy for odd miles and hard for even miles. 2nd mile was at about 5:20. 4th mile at about 5:30. Final mile was on the track and managed to do a 5:15. Felt good and hope that Spencer can feel better for Footlocker coming up.

Did the Providence hill course today. It was easy so we invited Logan to come run with us. Nice to be able to get to know them better on an easy run.

Little over 7 in the freezing snow by my self. Ran in 20 degree weather with snowfall. Was an easy run and good thing too because I couldn't stop slipping all over the wet roads. Went to Millville and up to the fourway stop. Went straight up the hill till I got to the top and turned left. Went down the ridge and finished.

Workout today was 10 sets of 3:00 tempo pace with 1:00 rest between. Me, Spencer, Joe and Branson went down Miller Road to South Cache to Canyon to MC. I was able to keep about a 5:30 the entire way. Feeling really good and Spencer must be starting to feel better with the way he ran today. Thursday we leave for Footlocker and some warm California Sun! Finally get a break from the freezing snow over here.

Easy 6 miles today with Spencer. It was cold and before we even started running I slipped on some ice and got a nice big bruise on my knee now. Just what I needed for Footlocker. Had some nice conversation with Spencer though.

McDonald Loop

Trail running in Saint George on the way to Footlocker. Went with kids from Logan and Skyview along with my team.

Foot Locker Pre-race

Footlocker was a blast. The start was a little rough but I was in the top 20 by mile 1. I passed a lot on the hills and was up in 6th place at the last hill. However going down the final hill I just ran out of gas. Everyone caught me on the down hill. I managed to sprint at the end and catch 2 people at the finish. I finished 11th, .3 of a second out of 10th place. Shoutout to Ethan for a killer race with a 14th place finish in the Seeded Race!

First time running after taking a small break. I went a did 3.1 miles up the canyon by myself. Came back and did some abs and leg conditioning with the rest of the track kids that showed up today. I'm excited to see what I can do this track season.

Did the McDonald loop today by myself. Was around 6:00 minute pace the entire way. Funny the look people give you when you are running in 20 degree weather with nothing warm but a long sleeve on. Went inside and did abs with the team. Also did some 200 meter sprints with Dallin to finish it up.

Christmas run today. Went down to Millville Elementary then to the stop light in Nibley. Was at about 6:30 pace for 5 miles so not bad. 

Went to Spencer's and ran with him around Nibley in the chilly 10 degree weather. We stopped at Joe's and he finished the run with us. Was easy run just putting on some miles to get ready for track.

Wanted to switch it up a little bit so I decided odd miles 5:30 while even miles 6:30. I was able to do it but took more effort than it should have. Maybe it was all the ice on the roads. 

Started out the day by going XC skiing for the first time up Green Canyon about 2 miles up. Came home and then went out again with Joe up Providence Canyon. We went to the bridge which I think is 3 miles up. After we got back we went and ran 4 miles around Joe's neighborhood. So my body is kind of sore and will probably be a lot worse tomorrow. So I went with Joe and Spencer to Crystal Hot Springs to relax.