Wedsnday
3/10
94
13
2x10 min warmup
10 hill repeats nonstop… WAY TO EASY. THis workout was a disgrace to hill workouts! And I’m lazy for not doing more than was asked of me.
6x100m striders on the grass barefoot… go me!
I did some triple jump messing around too, almost F-ed my knee up trying to do some pole climbing.
Thursday
3/11
93
13
2x10 min warmup
4x400m +3 seconds over 800 pace 1:02’s-04’s
This was a kind of fun workout. I had much more than full recovery between my repeats, but I tried to keep the times consistent and I did.
Workout Metrege
3600
Weekly Metrege
18600
Saturday Wildcat Relays
3/13
91
13
Gr… I ran frosh again this weekend. But I guess I made up with it by running back to back 2:08’s and winning all three events I was entered into.
Meet-trege
2x800 & 1200
Weekly metrege
22400
Tuesday
3/16
88
12
2x10 min warmup
400/400 Slow
400/400 Racepace
400/400 F/T Racepace
400/400 Very Slow
This workout was a poorly planned example of my coaches insanity. There is no way anyone can run 2 400’s at faster than racepace with ONLY 60 seconds rest.
Workout Metrege
5200
Weekly Metrege
14200
Wedsnday
3/17
87
13
2x10min warmup
100+100+100-
100+200+300+100
200+200+300+100
200+300+200+100
100+200+100
This was an odd workout it wasn’t hard at all and I completed it quite quickly. Eh, no big deal.
Workout metrege
5500
Weekly Metrege
19700
2x10min warmup
Some stick work and about 400m in striders
Getting ready for West Valley Relays. I’m pretty sure our 4x4 is going to do well. We’ve got 3 guys under 55 and myself easily at 53.
Workout Metrege
3050
Weekly Metrege
23250
Friday: West Valley Relays
3/19
85
13
Do a little dance. Make a little love. Get down tonight!
That meet was the bomb but first, results.
DMR 11:24 3:26 (me) 55.6 (chris W.) 2:12 (my bro) 4:50 (ivan)
We won, baby. I got us in first place and we stayed there the whole time. The second place team changed at every handoff, but eventually no one could keep pace.
800 1st 2:02.69(me)
2nd 2:03.75 (SLV guy)
The first lap was loads of fun, boxing, elbows, and a generally rowdy, but slow, time (1:02). The second lap I got serious. I moved up from third place to second on the back straight. I cruised behind the SLV runner in the turn and exploded on the straight. I must have ran a 12.7-13.4 100m because I was flying by the guy like nothing. (It hurt like a mofo, and I could barely breath, though)
4x400 1st 3:38 (st francis)
2nd 3:40 (us)
I have to give props to my bud reggie. He ran a 53.6 split on his 400. I was impressed. Chris w, was beat and for some reason he didn’t start us very well. The second leg by reg was heroic. 3rd almost 4th up to a sure second place. My leg wasn’t spectacular but it was deffinately faster than the ST.Francis guy, who had at least a 4 second lead.
Saturday
3/20
84
13
I have decided to go to possibly my last amtgard. It was a blast, but I don’t think I’m going back. Running is way more fulfilling.
Workout Metrege
HAHAHA I ran a whole bunch, but there’s now way to accurately measure it all. Let’s say for good measure… Oh 2500 meters.
Weekly Metrege
28150
SUnday
3/21
83
13 (no break today!)
54 minute run… That shut my $hit down. at 40 mins I was dead lol.
Let’s say for good measure 8.5 miles or…
Workout Metrege
1596*8.5=
13556
Weekly Metrege
41706 <-- New track Metrege PR!!
Monday
3/22
82
13
15min total warmup cooldown
UCLA D <— fourth time we’ve done this workout.
100+100+100-
100+400+300+100-
100+300+400+200-
100+400+300+100-
100+100+100
Omfg… that was freaking the fourth mofoking time I’ve ever done that workout. But hey, it’s getting easier. So either i’m getting lazier and not trying as hard or I am studly runner Let’s hope for the latter.
Workout Metrege
6000
Weekly Metrege
6000
Tuesday
3/23
81
13
20min Warmup/cooldown
4x200 30sec recov
2x300 45 sec recov
2x200 30 sec recov
I feel that I’m ready for a breakthrough. I ran almost all of these repeats at 2:00 pace and the workout felt very easy. I’m now moving my pace up to sub 30 200’s with the hopes of seriously challenging myself. (IM GONNA DIE!!)
Workout Metrege
4300
Weekly Metrege
10300
I see a problem with your training program - when it rains you do not workout, why not run in the rain, what are you going to do when their is a track meet and it is raining. Will you stay home. Come on guy step it up and run in the rain.
Up here in Canada we would love to have that kind of weather all year long.
Tks for the input. I love the rain, but my winter training camp is at a moderate altitude 3000 feet and the uhh rain gets… kind of cold. Real cold. Like frostbite on the genitals cold. Basketball, football and soccer players all play with their balls… I like to run with mine thankyouverymuch.
Dress appropriately and it should not be a problem. Where gloves, cover your skin up.
Be realistic time away from the track doing nothing is worse than running in the cold. Yeah up here in Canada we only training fior 6 minths of the year becasue it is too cold the rest of the year. Wow amazing how we can jam all that training in and stull run relatively well
Wedsnday
80
13
3/24
Workout
2x10min warmup cooldown
5x150’s
Today was an easy day because it was pre-dual meet, but I found out after the workout that I wasn’t even running tommorow so in actuality I had time to do a regular workout, shucks. I had to leave before I did it so boo hoo hoo.
Workout Metrage
7000
Weekly Metrage
17300
Thursday Dual MVC vs NMC
79
12
3/25
I was in charge of the long jump. It was fun, but very hectic. I threatened to kill a couple spectators that crossed the runway a few to many times. The rain didn’t start until about the 400m, but it kind of snuck up and gradually got stronger and stronger. By the time 800 runners were on the track, it was at monsoon status. The 2-milers were stomping through the lagoons in lane 1, my brother did okay, but he was holding a lot back and could have ran much faster in both the 8 and the mile.
Friday Standford Invite Day 1
3/26
78
12
Races
Distance Medly Relay: I ran the third leg, or the 800. I was simply cruisin’ we had a poor 400 and I was no where near contention with the leaders. So I ran a poor leg. I ran a 2:02 800 but I know that 2:00 isn’t a barrier; it is just another number.
Workout Metrege
17300+RP800
Saturday Standford Invite Day Two
77
12
Races: 4x800 (second leg)
That was an awesome 4x8, or it would have been had Danny/Mikey not dropped the baton… (grr…) Keli was boxed in his first lap and he had to really work his second lap to bring us in at a decent time (2:02, 9-11 place).
In order to understand the signifance of my leg you have to know what coach Ibarra said to me earlier.
“Mike if you want to break 2:00 you have to be aggressive. Maybe, go out in a 57 first lap and come back with a 62 second second lap.”
So the first lap I ran completely in the second lane I was passing so many people. I got us all the way from 9-11th place to about third place. From the very begining my mindset was aggressive the first thing I did was push a dude out of my way (he was waiting for his baton), the second thing I did was shove a finished runner out of my way. Then I did nothing but pass people. Danny ran an awesome third leg. He PR’ed by about 4 seconds and busted outa 2:04 and a subsequent close-to-first second place. Unfortunely, Danny was so tired from his killer leg that he released the baton too early and Mikey dropped it. We went from 2nd to 7th place in 4 measly seconds. All mike would have had to run to get us first is a 2:06-7, but the baton bit rubber and we got 7th over all. One place away from medaling.
Let’s hope for the latter.