Garek B Running

7.5 miles out and then back for 15 on Jeremy Ranch Road. Felt nice to be on a softer surface but the hills were killer. With 4.5 miles to go met up with Josh Collins and ran with him for the last few miles.

Ten miles out and back starting at Puke Hill. Felt awesome after the gaint hill the first mile. Come down hurts worse then going up but nothing too bad.

Easy 10 miles in the Morning at Sugarhouse Park. Did the Cemetery loop and then another lap around the Park.

Went out and ran another 4 later around the Zoo. I was feeling pretty good so the first 3 miles I pushed around a 5:50 pace but the last mile I told myself to take it easy and it was probably around a 7:00. Felt awesome to run some faster paced stuff.

8 miles at Cottonwood complex. Jogged some warmup and did strides and then did 400 hill repeats. Only 3 and I went 66, 66, and 64. Glad that we only had 3 becuase they were killer.

Another 5 miles later on the Shoreline trail.

Ran 8 miles in the morning starting at Sunnyside and going out and around the VA and then linking up with Shriners. Nice easy pace. Felt great!

Did another 6 with Jakob started at my house and ran down to Sunnyside and then over to Sugarhouse and back.

We had the annual East v Brighton bike and run today. It starts at Jeremy Ranch Road (Park City Side) and you and a partner swith running and biking every mile for 5 miles and then turn around and come back. However there was a slight screw up on the mile markers so I ended up running 6 miles and my partner olny 4. Still had fun!

Went out for 7 in the evening along Wasatch and then back along foothil.

Ran ten miles starting at he bottom of Puke Hill. Went out 5 and then turned around. It was raining and pretty wind so we got fairly cold but nothing super bad.

Started at my house and ran down to Sunnyside Park and met up with Jakob. From Sunnyside we did Shriners to 11th and then 11th all the way to City Creek Canyon. Down Memory Grove and then went up South Temple until 13th. Ran back along 13th to East and Jakob finished at his house. I jogged up to Sunnyside and then went a mile out along the VA Loop turned around and jogged a lap at sunnyside and then ran up to my house and added to 16.

Ran out along Wasatch until Parleys then back on Foothill. Turned down 13th south until 1700 East. Along 1700 east until 9th south and then up 9th to my house. Added to 10!

Morning run was at Sugarhouse. Ran up to Tanner Park by the freeway. Went down the trail to the dog park and did 5 hill strides that were a little under 200 meters. Then went an jogged for about a mile to a mile and a half and did 3 hill strides that were around 300 meters. Jogged through the dog park and up to the Freeway Bridges. Crossed over to Foothill and then ran down Parley's way to 21st and then down 21st to Sugarhouse. 12 miles total.

Evening run was easy 5 miles on Shoreline trail.

Only got 9 in today. Met with the team at the Park and Ride and jogged three miles warmup on Wasatch. Then changed shoes and did a 3 mile tempo. My spilts were 4:54, 5:18, and 5:30. The 5:30 was only because it had an uphill finish. Cooled down 3 miles. 

AM: 13.5 miles! Started at Liberty and ran to Granite High's track. Did 3 sets of 4x400 with 2 minutes of standing recovery between repeats and 2 laps jog between sets. Times were as follows. 1st set 66, 65, 66, 66. 2nd set 65, 65, 66, 65. 3rd set 65, 65, 64 and the last one Coach said I could go 60 if I was feeling good and I ended going 57. Really excited for this season because of this workout. Ran back to Liberty.

PM: Easy 5.5 miles on Shoreline trail. 

Ran 10 easy miles on Pipeline trail. Just went out to the overlook and then turned around. When I got back to the cars I told Coach that I was just going to run down the canyon for a few more miles and he told me to average at least 6 minute miles. I started out pretty fast and I was feeling really good and it was downhill so I ended up run right around a 4:40 average. I got super excited when I saw that I had 200 meters to go and I was at 13:30. Ended up 14:04 for 3 miles!!

Easy 5 miles on Shoreline Trail.

AM: Easy 10 miles starting at Sunnyside park and then running up to the Zoo and down Wasatch to Thunderbird. Ran back on Foothill until 1300 south. Took 1300 south down to 1900 east and along 1900 east to Sunnyside park. Added 2 miles to get to 10.

PM: Five miles on Shoreline Trail.

Wasn't planning on running super early in the morning but I woke up around 6 and laid in bed until 6:10. Then realized that since I was up I might as well go get my miles so that I could be done for the day. Nice 12 miler starting at my house and going out along Wasatch, across the freeway, through the dog park, and back along 1500. Average pace was 6:49, so I wasn't going crazy but didn't want to take it do slow. Felt great getting it done early!! Great end to an amazing week of training!

AM: 10 miles on Wasatch.

PM: 5 miles around the Zoo.

AM: 2.25 miles warmup before doing 30x 1 minute on 1 minute off (1 hour total). Struggled a little bit because I ate something bad last night so I had to make a few runs to the bathroom. Hit 10 miles right before minute 58 and finished at 10.35 for the full hour. Jogged back to the cars for cool down.

PM: easy 3 miles by the Zoo.

AM: 12 miles on Shoreline trail with the team.

PM: 4 miles around the zoo.

AM: Met at Wheelers Farm and did 2x2 mile tempo. Feeling pretty crappy, had a sore throat and my nose was pretty stuffed. First one was 10:45. For the 2nd one I was feeling a bit better and went 10:21. Cooled down until 12.

PM: Was still feeling pretty crap but told myself to just work through. Got an easy 4 miles in. Felt okay by the end but the first two miles were pretty miserable.

AM: Ran down to Sunnyside Park and met up with the team! Ran up to 11th aveune and then down to City Creek Canyon. Got some water and then headed down Memory grove and back up South Temple. Finished at Sunnyside and then ran home.

PM: Drove down to Sugarhouse Park and jogged around while also watching some races. Shoutout to the Lehi team for killing it and taking 2nd place!!

Am: 8 miles at Liberty Park. Ran 1 lap then 2 laps of firemen then just jogged another 3 miles.

Pm: 8 miles along Wasatch then back on Foothill.

Ran down to East and met up with Jakob. Then ran down to Liberty, big lap around, and headed south on 7th East until 21st south. Went east on 21st south until 21st east. Headed north until 9th South and ran back to his house. He only needed 8 so he was done after that. From his house I ran to Sunnyside, got some water, then did a lap and a half in the Gully. Came out on 15th east and ran down that until 17 south. Cut through some streets until I hit 13 south and 17th east. Ran back along 17th east until 9th south and then up 9th to my house. Pretty confusing run but I got my 15 so I'm done for the week.

Quite the week!

Easy 10 miles on Wasatch.

AM: Easy 3 miles before school around the Zoo.

PM: Ran down 15th to Sugarhouse and then did 5 white tree hill strides continous. Then after that Coach had me rest for 3 minutes then do a 3 minute push that was about 1000, rest 2 minutes, then another 3 minute push. Rested 2 minutes and then did 5 more hill strides and 2 more 3 minute pushes. On the 1st and 2nd 3 minute pushes I was right around 1000 meters for the 3rd I was struggling because of the hills and the heat was miserable so I only got around 900 meters and then the last one was probably a bit over 1000 meters. Got some water and then did 3x1 minute step ups and then jogged around the park for a mile and headed back to the school. Once we got to the track I needed two more miles for 15 for the day so I just got those in and then headed home.

Did my core!

AM: Didnt have a first or a second period so I was able to sleep in and then still get up and do 6 miles.

PM: Ran down to Liberty and did 1 mile of speed changes. Then did 2x2 mile tempo. First one was 10:13 which was 5:02 and then 5:10. 2nd one my goal was to be more consistent, ended up going 4:58 and 4:59 for a 9:57. Ran back to the school and added to 11.

AM: Easy 5 miles on the Shoreline Trail.

PM: It was Pre-Region today but I didn't race. Got there and jogged the course for the first time ever, honestly wasn't that impressed. We won't be able to race in spikes because of all the roads you cross and there are lots of slants that you have to run down. After jogging through the course once the varsity team did 20 minutes of Fartlek on the course so we just ran through it again. Got about 3.4 miles in 20 minutes so I was happy jogged around until I had 4, then Auden and I just went out for a 4 mile jog and then I added a mile when we got back. 

AM: Easy 6 miles.

PM: Ran down 13th and did 8 strides at the Park on South Temple. Then ran up T Street until we got to the bottom of the cemetery. Ran up death hill and stopped for some water. Ran back to East along shriners. Did 2x300 progressive and they were both 38s. Then did another easy 2.5 to get to my mileage for the day.

AM: Easy 3 miles

PM: Ran up to Sunnyside Park and went a lap around and then ran back to the track and did 1 mile of speed changes. After than jogged grass laps until I got 5 for the afternoon.

Quite the amazing end to and amazing week! 

Got to American Fork and sat around for a little bit just hanging while Coach came up with the final varsity order. Ended up being Me, Jakob, Diwas, Mark, and Toph as our anchor. After that we jogged once around the course and then went out of the school grounds to try and find a less crowded bathroom. Got about 4 easy miles there. Then I came back did some drills and jogged another mile or so. Then once we got to the girls varsity 4th runner I put on my spikes and did some faster strides. So 6 miles total warmup.

The race went really well. I got out pretty strong and was working with Christian Allen of Copper Hills and a viewmont kid. The hay bales aren't really that bad execpt for the last section where there are 8 in a row, but once you find your pace they go by pretty fast. 1st mile was right around a 4:50. 2nd mile it was mostly just me and the viewmont kid. With about 1000 to go I made my move and by the time we hit the 2nd to last section of hay bales I had a decent lead. After the final section I really started to kick and right as I hit the track someone yelled 9:40. I pushed as hard as I could and finished 9:43 which is 2nd overall time on that course, 2 seconds behind Luke Puskedra. 

Took a while for them to finalize results, which is not surprising because there was a lot of people there, and I was able to get 6 miles cooldown. When we got back to the East Stadium I did another 2 miles with Coach.

Great first race of my Senior Year!!

11 miles out along Wasatch to Parleys Canyon and then back. Average pace was 6:50.

Am: Easy 5 miles around the Zoo.

Pm: Speed/Tempo workout! 1 mile warmup and then 1 mile of speed changes. Then did 1000, 2000, 3000, 2000, and 1000 @ 5 minute pace. When I figured out my splits I got 3:07 for the 1000s, 6:14 for the 2000s, and 9:21 for the 3000. Had 2 minutes recovery after each 1000, 3 minutes after each 2000, and 4 minutes after the 300. Times and recovery were as follows.

2 laps after warmup before starting

1000-3:06

2 minutes recovery with 1 lap jogging.

2000-6:15

3 minutes recovery with 1 lap jog

3000-9:20

4 minutes recovery with 2 laps jog

2000-6:11

3 minutes 1 lap jog

1000-2:55

1 lap jog

Cooled down until 11.