Ethan's runs

Sat, Jan 17, 2015

Sat, 17 Jan 2015 07:00:00

3 slightly easier tempo today. Didn't run a warmup due to lack of time. Ran down to Cedar Ridge. Mile splits in 5:37, 5:44, and 5:47. Gradually slower but that makes 7 tempo miles this week so I'm happy. A few cooldown.

1.75 on the treadmill after watching my little brothers Junior Jazz game.

Fri, Jan 16, 2015

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 07:00:00

No school today so I headed up to USU for some redemption hill reps after monday. Chose to do 7 reps... Not sure how I talked myself into that. I keep saying that this USU hill is harder than the beast in smithfield. So i figured out the elevation. The beast is .18 of a mile long gaining 63 feet, While the USU hill is .19 of a mile long gaining 118 feet. So the usu hill being only .01 longer climbs 55 feet more than the beast... Anyways, once I got up there I proceded to do 7. Hit them in a 1:17, 1:23, 1:17, 1:20, 1:20, 1:21, 1:17. Felt good and tired but thats expected.

Watch died on the cooldown. Hit almost 3.5 more to cooldown.

Thu, Jan 15, 2015

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Bit of recovery today with a nice long run and some fun hanging out at Conners afterward. Pretty solid pace for 9 miles at a 6:38. We had some pretty fast downhill miles in Smithfield Canyon. Hill reps tomorrow.

Wed, Jan 14, 2015

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Ran 1.5 warmup indoor with Conner.

Planned on 4 miles of good tempo. Started out a bit slow but gained speed as I went. Fortunately my break yesterday really helped. The legs felt amazing. I'm loving my current shoes as well. Hit my miles in a 5:38, 5:33, 5:29, and 5:22. A 22:02 4 mile. It was a good confidence booster after yesterday. 3 miles of cooldown to pick up shedded layers.

Tue, Jan 13, 2015

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Originally planned to do 8 today. I just felt completely awful. Legs tight and not recovering well. I reasoned to go easier today (cut off 2 miles) and hit tempo really hard tomorrow rather than screw up both days. 7:04 average for 6 miles

Mon, Jan 12, 2015

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Well, awful sleep... 4 and a half hours doesn't cut it. I need to start sleeping more or stop running.. one or the other. I started out today with a plan to do 5 hill reps on 2 different hills. The big one being harder than the beast. I headed to the big hill first. I finished 2 hill reps all extremely slow although I felt like I was gonna die. Some random college guy gave me a high-five and I convinced myself to do one more. Slightly faster but it still sucked. It started snowing harder but it was super wet snow so I couldn't get any traction. I decided to head home and try again on friday maybe. Easy tomorrow.

4.25 more on the treadmill that afternoon. I tried the Central Park programmed circuit. haha it was kinda fun.

Sun, Jan 11, 2015

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Sat, Jan 10, 2015

Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:00:00

I woke up a bit late today so I was a bit stressed about getting up to USU on time, but it was no big deal. Got registered and started out with a mile warmup.

I did some warming up on the track and some leg swings, then got over to the start line of the 1600. I hopped in the second heat. I started on the very back outside of the line. I thought I was one of the slower ones there so I didn't try too hard to get near the front. The gun went off and I was more or less stuck for a while. The track isnt very wide and there wasn't much room to get around. I ran a good chunk of the race in lane 2 just moving around people. I just tried to hang on for the first 800 meters and then started to pick it up the last 8. I was slowly picking my way up the group and settled around the middle. I felt pretty strong and caught stockton with maybe 150 meters to go. He slipped back in front of me with 100 to go and we sprinted to the line, he got me but Jacob Malone beat us both there with a great kick. I ended up 8th in my heat and 24th out of 98 boys total. Jacob Stockton and I all finished in 4:54.. only several tenths of a second between us three. It was good and bad. It was technichally an official PR but I have ran faster outside of racing. But it was a great way to start off the season.

2.02 miles cooldown on some really sweet trails that overlooked the island all covered in fog. It was a good mental break.

After a bit of a rest I got warmed up for the 3200.

There was only maybe 10 kids tops in the 3200, maybe less. I started on the line and settled into 3rd right away. I held that for a while. I was coughing during the race pretty bad and had a little trouble breathing at first, but that went away. About 800 into the race an East kid, Chris, caught me. He pulled ahead but quit accelerating. I sat on him for a bit and then put a little surge on. He dropped pretty quick and didn't have much to cover it with. By running with Chris, it kept my pace high which helped me close in on second place. With 800 to go I thought I might be able to take second, I was maybe 3 seconds behind. We hit 400 to go and he had a pretty solid kick so I didn't gain any more ground on him. I finished third with a new PR of 10:16.53. Once again I am happy but I hoped for better.

Finished out the day with a painful cooldown with Conner and Stockton back to my house and around the block.

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 07:00:00

6 miles of pre-meet running today. We ran indoors because the air quality has been making Conner cough really bad this week. It has been getting really nasty. 3 on the upstairs track 3 downstairs.. to stay sane. finished off with 4 striders. Im super pumped for tomorrow. Hopefully some good races.

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:00:00

guess on sleep time

8 miles with Stockton and Trevor today. Trevor dropped backed a little and we planned beforehand to meet him at the church tempo road. Stockton and I within the run did 2 tempoish miles to get the legs moving. 1st one down smithy in a 5:39, and second one from the church back toward SV in a 5:40. They felt okay, but my legs are just tired from a rough week of running. We didn't see Trevor but we found out later his plans for his run changed so he met us at the school.

Wed, Jan 07, 2015

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 07:00:00

sunnyside and smithfield canyon today with the guys. good recovery after yesterday. I felt alright but not amazing. (6:47 pace) Possibly some easy mile reps tomorrow to prep for saturdays race.

Tue, Jan 06, 2015

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:00:00

I started out today planning on doing 12 or so with Conner, Stockton, and Jordan. Stockton and Jordan were feeling pretty rough after yesterdays workout so they went a different route and didn't go quite as long. Conner and I continued. I wasn't sure how hard we were gonna hit it, but the pace was pretty high. 6:20's ish on the way up smithfield canyon and 5:30-5:50's ish on the way down. So it was pretty fast. I felt really good and Conner paced me for 3 miles of tempo downhill (16:43 3 miler). We ended around 11 miles but just for fun I extended 2 miles to finish a half marathon. Average pace was 6:08. So it hurt. It was a 1:21:16 spur of the moment half marathon. It was rough but felt good to change things up.

Mon, Jan 05, 2015

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Today I did the usual beast hill rep workout. It hurt way bad.. it is 10x (.18 long hill) It doesn't sound too bad, but its a full sprint up a really steep hill for roughly a minute, 10 times in a row. I was really happy with them as they were a lot faster than last friday. My splits were :56, :59, :59, 1:02, 1:00, 1:04, 1:01, 1:01, 1:02, :55. The last one hurt pretty bad, but it was a great workout. warmup and cooldown.

Sun, Jan 04, 2015

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:00:00

(guessed on sleep time)

Sat, Jan 03, 2015

Sat, 03 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Long and easy with stockton this morning. 9 miles around smithfield just over 7 minute pace. My legs are fairly tired, but not too bad. USU indoor meet is just 1 week from today! 8 miles of nordic skiing up green canyon later today. 53 miles of just running this week, 73 miles including all of the skiing this week.

Fri, Jan 02, 2015

Fri, 02 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Slept in and when it warmed up I headed outside. The hands really froze today so I bought some running mittens to help. I'll try them tomorrow. Pretty hard day but it will help me with speed alot. I did the Beast hill 8 times 1:02, 1:02, 1:01, 1:01, 1:05, 1:03, 1:00, :58 and Beauty hill 8 times as well :32, :33, :32, :33, :33, :36, :33, :34. The beast went really well, especially the last 2, but beauty did not. I was really slow on that hill today. A few easy miles mixed in.

Thu, Jan 01, 2015

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 07:00:00

Its 2015! Finished off 2014 by staying up till 3 AM so not so good sleep... but oh well. I went nordic/xc skiing before my run with brad. It was 8 miles long and wore me out pretty good. Then 8 more miles of running on snowy trails after. Pretty slow (7:49) but it was fun and a good change of normal roads. 16 miles on foot total today!

Wed, Dec 31, 2014

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:00:00

3.5 miles of tempo withtin 5.7 It was really cold and I was spitting blood partway through the tempo (I think/hope it was related to the cold weather...). The tempo went alright especially mile 1 and 3, but mile 2 was awful. mostly uphill on mile 2. splits were 5:37, 6:03, and 5:28 with a 2:50 ish final 800. Went for 4 miles of nordic skiing after.

after skiing, I did 2.3 more miles on the treadmill to make 8 total. pretty brisk but not too bad.

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Finally got some new shoes. Saucony mirage 4's. They are OK but they pinch my little toe a bit. I tried them for the first time today and they are really springy. I love how they feel. I ran 4 with conner and the rest alone indoor today. The weather outside was horrible. It was reasonably quick for having to do 118 laps haha....

Mon, Dec 29, 2014

Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Ran this morning and it was pretty cold. My hands have been getting unusually cold lately so I need to figure that out. I listened to music for the first time in forever and It made running a ton easier. It was a really good pace for me also at 6:38 average.

Sun, Dec 28, 2014

Sun, 28 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Sat, Dec 27, 2014

Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Slept way in today and then went for my run. Just for the record, a bowl of wheaties and a piece of pizza for lunch wont fuel you well for a run... Did a run up to green canyon and back, it hurt but I think that is because I am sick. Had to stop to put on my yaktrax partway up. (7:19 pace) I got some xc skis for christmas that I cant wait to take up green canyon!

Fri, Dec 26, 2014

Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Hill reps today, Went up to USU and started there. Ran down to the island and did 6 hill repeats on a shorter hill there (similar to beauty) 29, 29, 29, 29, 30, and 26. I then went to another hill (in my opinion harder than the beast) and did 3 reps at: 1:19, 1:14, and 1:20. Cooldown to make 8

Thu, Dec 25, 2014

Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:00:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Met up at Conners house today to go for a snow run, Im so glad it finally snowed! It was pretty darn cold. I felt good, but my legs started really hurting toward the end on the last few hills.

My first 2.7ish miles I didnt GPS, but we figured the total was close to 10. 6:57 average pace.

Wed, Dec 24, 2014

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 07:00:00

started today off with a 2ish mile warmup, and then started my 3.5 mile tempo. The tempo was slow, 5:39, 5:38, 5:49, and a 2:50 final 800. finished with a 2.5ish mile cooldown to make 8, Saw Trevor and Jordan on the way

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:00:00

(guess on sleep time) Ran with Trevor, Stockton and Jordan for the first four on golf course, did the next half on the way home. Ran second half with Jordan. It was a pretty good run, and we got chased by a tiny dog.. 6:56 pace

Mon, Dec 22, 2014

Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:00:00

10 miles with stockton. We ran to his house to get some gloves and then headed up Smithfield Canyon via sunnyside. 10 mile run total. 1 mile tempo (5:13), half mile break, and then a final tempo half mile (2:28). 6:41 average

Sun, Dec 21, 2014

Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Sat, Dec 20, 2014

Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Slept way in today and my legs are shot. Nothing unexpected though. I'll be back for monday after a rest tomorrow. Easy day and easy pace 7:16

Fri, Dec 19, 2014

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Started with a warmup with the guys, then I planned on doing triple crown (hill repeats). Conner talked me into doing miracle makers for the first time. It hurt. More or less, its 3x mile repeats up some of our steepest hills (smithfield canyon, beauty, and beast). You run them pretty hard and try to keep the pace low. I ran 5:33, 5:24, and 5:16. It was one of the more painful workouts I've done, but I feel like It's going to help alot. Cooldown back to SV.

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:00:00

5 outside today and 3 inside. Outside went well but I had to bundle up, 6:57 pace.

Indoor my three miles went 6:22, 6:26, and 6:20.

Wed, Dec 17, 2014

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:00:00

Today I started with roughly 2 miles of warmup. After this Jordan, Stockton, Conner and I got lined up and did some tempo. Conner paced me for the last mile and it really brought my pace down. Stockton and Jordan stopped somewhere around the mile mark but then hopped back in later. 3.2 miles of tempo 5:30, 5:25, 5:13 and a 39 200... 16:47 5k. It felt pretty good and I tried it in spikes. Cooldown after.