Wage War On Slow Running

Monday was the Temple to Temple run. I drove up with Tyler, Nicole, Riley, Ali, and Jackson, and we warmed up 1.56. The first mile is completely downhill, so we hauled down. I ran a 4:54 first mile. The second mile I ran a 5:39 and then for the last .93 I ran a 5:17, so the course was 2.93. It was a really fun race and after the first mile I didn't push super hard, but I did try to go fast. We mingled for a while with other runners then did a longer cooldown, 3.56. Afterwards Tyler and I hit up McDonald's for some post race fuel.

AM- We did a 60 minute run south on the canal. Tyler, Ali, and I went out fast and initially we said we were only doing 8 because we had afternoon practice, but I got ahead of them on the way back and decided to do the full workout. I hit 9.22 miles in exactly 60 minutes. We did strides after so another .51

PM- We did 400's, 200 jog then 200 fast. 1.1 miles warmup and the workout was probably about 2.1 but I messed it up on my watch. I was able to take 1st on the team. 1.04 cooldown.

Speed workout. 1.12 warmup, then 8 1200's with 3-minute rests in between. It was hard but good. The sprinklers were going off on the grass by the rec and so the grass was all wet. I slipped twice on it and Brady, who I tried to stay with but passed at the end, slipped once as well. I may have let out a sketchy word or two. But, 1st on the team to finish the 5.19 mile workout, and at an average pace of 5:36. 1.04 cooldown. 

Distance run! Our coach couldn't be at practice so captains ran it. It was 60 minutes and we did the dry canyon run. Tyler, Ali, Texas, Preston, Jesiah and I ran up the reaper but a lot of the boys drove up it because they couldn't take the heat. I'm pretty sure I didn't make it to Dry Canyon and I got lost on the way back and took the wrong trail, but I extended the run a little past the high school and hit 7.04 in 62:31. We also did strides so .52.

PM- It was scorching outside for two a days. Mile warm up and the workout coach gave us was 5 400's with 200 meter excercises in between. I ran with Tyler and Matt on the track and Tyler and I did 6 of them to make the workout 2 miles. I was way tired but they were decently  fast, and Tyler and I both hit a 65-second for the last one, which was sweet. Mile cool down and called it a day. 

Butterfly speed workout this morning. After a mile warm up we hit 1200, 1000, 800, 400, 800, 1000, and 1200 with 3-minute standing rests in between. It was tough but only Tyler was ahead of me from the team so props to him. Avg. pace of 5:27 and distance 3.95. Mile cooldown. 

Crazy day! Short version: we were supposed to run an aid station for the Timp half, but Tyler, Riley, and I did our 80-minute run early instead. We went 11 miles in the 75 minutes we ran, and then a short .28 cooldown back to our cars. Our coach wasn't happy we didn't help with the aid station, but hey, what are you gonna do?We then treated ourselves to some chocolate milk from wal-Matt and daylight donuts, got Tyler's car jumped after it died, and had a swim at our coach's house.