Running From Finals

60 minutes

Well Spring Break was awesome! Definitely my best college experience thus far! We did valley of fire and arches! I put in a lot of miles hiking and after wednesday, I was feeling some pains that made me a bit nervous, and so I decided to not run Thursday and Firday, and just enjoy the hikes! We did Devil's Garden, Delicate Arch, and Windows in Moab, and then Rainbow Rock in Valley of Fire! I also did Yellow Knoll is Saint George! It was a good week!

This morning Josh and I were back at it! We ran down campus and into the neighborhoods and then we ran back to the gym to get Stender! We finished off the run in the gym so we could have Stender nearby! Today definitely hurt bad! I was struggling for some reason, I think it's because my hips are so tight, but I stretched afterwards, which helped! Hopefully tomorrow Ill be feeling looser! I planning for a good workout Wednesday!

Went a solid 40 with Josh this morning, he only went 20, so I ran two routes one out down foothill and one down campus! It was a beautiful morning the moon was huge over the capital and it was bright orange! It felt good to be running so early! I feel like I'm getting so much more donee! I think Ill keep this routine up! I ran with some ROTC guys down campus just cause they were doing a workout! That was kinda fun! 

What i listened to today: War on War by Wilco

45 minutes

Liberty Park Tempo Run

Did 20 minutes of tempo today and kept 6:20 averages, I was hoping to maintain 6:13 but this was still fairly solid! I started a bit too quick around 6:00 and 5:50 pace and then about 14 minutes in I died hard and it brought my pace down! One and a half weeks till we race! Only one more speedworkout until then! On my cooldown, I was thinking about how I approach workouts and races mentally! I've always thought that enduring as much pain as possible during a race is a means to the end of PRing ,or decreasing one's time! Furthermore, because increasing one's pain leads to faster times, I've always thought that making pain your end pain, during a race, was a better method for PRing, rather than focusing solely on the PR. I was thinking more about this today and how this mehtod relates to pain, in light of Plato's 3 parts of the soul. Plato would likely consider a desire to avoid pain as an appetite, and so I figure that plato would consider pain to be processed by the appetite portion of the soul, the part of the individual that does not reason. Becasue of this appetite, there's always the incentive to slow down during a workout or race. The desire for comfort is a natural part of humanity, and so when an individual makes their end pain, a conflict arises between the rational portion of the soul and the appetite portion of the soul. The question during a race is always which part of the soul will win out, an individual's rational will, or their bodies appetite for comfort. The more I think about this conflict between will and appetite, the more I think about ways to strengthen one's will. I think I need to start testing different methods for strenghting my will, and strart being more mindful of the affects of these methods. 

Good Things: I'm thinking about new racing strategies and ended up within the ball park of where I wanted to be for this workout. 

Something to Fix: I let my form break and my pace slow down in the last 6 minutes of my workout. I think I need to be more mindful of my form and do some plyos.

Song: Painted Yellow Lines by Dispatch

50 min:

This morning I woke up around 6:30 layed in bed for about an hour while it rained outside, and then I got up and went running! It felt good to stretch my legs a bit after yesterday! There was a light rain today that was kinda sleet like! It felt great! I took a new route through the neighborhoods! Also, i finally got out track gear yesterday! It looks sweet! Im tempted to start implimenting two a days again since the days are getting longer and I feel like I have more time, but Im unsure as to if I should try it or not!