misguided's training journal

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i like the idea of these training journals. anyone here is the basic info: i’m 15, PB’s of 11.78, 24.20, 53.84, and 19’6". my coach recently spent a week adjusting my technique, working on running taller, and not settling my hips. i have yet to run a meet since then, but i am noticeably faster on video, and have run consistant 24.3-24.4 in practice. k to start the actual journal part:

Monday June 2:
8x60m buildups, completely working on technique

Tuesday June 3:
4x120m, again, techinque

Wednesday June 4:
4x200m, 75% curve, 95% straight

Thursday June 5:
2x400m Farklets, 65% curve, 85% straight

Friday June 6: 6 and 8 step long jumps, off box and runway

Weekend: Rest

Monday June 9: Long Jumps, 6 steps off box, 8, 10, and 12 step off runway, consistantly jumping high 18s, one high 19’5"

Tuesday June 10: 2x200, target time was 26, i ran so relaxed that i accidently ran a 24.7 and 25.1. my calf was bugging me (i strained it three weeks earlier) so i cut the workout short, was going to run 4.

I have had to work during all times the weight room has been open so far, I will start lifting again as soon as i can.

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Wednesday June 11: 3x100m buildups
6,10, and 12 step long jumps. figured out why i land toward the right of the pit when i jump, my left (driving) knee is turning slightly right. it doesn’t seem to be affecting me though, and we’re not gonna change something three days before a meet. also did a few starts, focusing on flicking my arm up out of the blocks and relaxing early, a problem i’ve had. i was so much more relaxed out of the blocks that by the time i was tall and in full stride, i was already at 60m before i knew it. i’m extremely excited for saturday.

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oh yeah, if anyone has any constructive critizism on my workouts, i’m more than happy to hear it.

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June 12: Today we got our approaches down for saturday, since we don’t have practice tommorrow. i decided to do a 16 step for the first time, it felt pretty good, i didn’t do any jumps from it, but i liked the way it felt. my mark was 95’0" after that i ran 1 100 to focus on race strategy, good starts and stuff, i did a bunch of starts after that. i spent the rest of the time helping this girl with her start, she was almost falling on her face, and i gave her the flicking the arm cue and helped her adjust her blocks so she had equal pressure and stuff. then i jogged the mile home, and stretched here for cooldown.

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Saturday June 28: Regionals were today. I got fourth in the 100, PB of 11.72. would have gotten third if I hadn’t had a slight stumble about halfway through the race, third was 11.69. In the 400 my feet blistered and the blisters popped while I ran, I was holding on for a decent time when I couldnt take it anymore, and had to pull up with about 25m left. I finished walking across the line in 55.8. It was still good for second in my age division, which is sad but oh well. I am buying new sprint spikes before my next track meet, which is July 18. On Tuesday of this week I have surgery to repair a non-union fracture in my wrist, so I will probably have to run that meet in a splint.

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Friday June 13: Today I didn’t practice, only exercise I had was I rode my bike tons of times back and forth from work. Getting ready for the meet tommorrow, i’m really excited.

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Good luck tomorrow :wink: (I’m aln in the atoboldon board too).

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thank you, aln.

my day wasn’t terrible, I had a disappointing day time wise, but so did most of the other competitors. i ran a 12.01 in the 100, which got 2nd by .49. the kid who won ran 11.50 and normally runs 11.1-11.2 range. the track we were on was in sad shape, with bubbles in the surface from not being taken care of. in the long jump i fought off a 4.0 m/s headwind and an inconstant approach to get third with a disappointing 17’6". in the 400 i came out hard and had plenty of energy left, and looked back with 75 meters left, saw that the other kids were just coming around the bend, and shut down to save myself for the 200. i ran a 56 something i think, not too concerned about my time because of shutting down early. unfortunately i got blisters on my feet and ran the 200 in quite a bit of discomfort. i ran a 24.3, good for second, but i feel like i didn’t put enough energy into the race, i ran the curve so slow that i was still accelerating at 170m. at Regionals in two weeks I’ll focus on that a little harder.

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Monday June 16: Couldn’t run today because of the blisters on my feet.

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Do you train alone, along with someone, is there some one there coaching you?

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i have a coach with me, sometimes there are other people there to train with, but usually it is just me and my coach.

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last night i lifted for the first time this summer. i am only going to lift once or twice a week, because i can’t get into the weight room after track. I did hip sled 3x2 at 350, one armed machine bench (not allowed to use fractured right wrist) 3x2 at 65, 70, 75, glute ham developer, and then an ab workout. i went to track after that, but all i did were A series drills and some buildups, my legs were fatigued from lifting. the track isn’t open on fridays so i think i will lift again then.

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Wednesday June 18: Still a little sore from lifting, just did warm ups and form runs and tempo, 2x400 farklets

thursday June 19: Was still sore from lifting, realized my mistake there. just did warm ups, form runs, and 5x50 easy buildups.

Friday June 20: Did nothing but work all day. My quads are still bugging me a tiny bit, but i have been icing and taking a contrast shower every night, so i think i will be ok.

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monday June 23: Did a light tempo workout,2x400

Tuesday June 24: 2x200 at 400 pace, target time was 25.5, the wind was strong but I still ran a pathetic 26.3 on the first one and an acceptable 25.7 on the second one. I was less winded after the second one even though it was faster. After the second one, the temperature dropped to 45ºF, so we headed in, not wanting to pull a muscle 5 days before Regionals.

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Wenesday June 25: Just jogged a mile on the track after warmups.

Thursday June 26: Worked on starts, 6x60m, my last two felt especially good. Felt like I was accellerating up 40 or 45m, which isn’t too bad for someone of my speed.

Friday June 27: Did nothing, just work. Regionals are tommorrow, I’m pretty excited. These are in Butte, and Butte’s track is one of the faster ones in the state, so I am looking forward to a better day time wise.

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I had surgery on Tuesday, no physical activity for 10 days. then I get a lightweight cast put on and get cleared to practice (hopefully). This week looks to be a long one.

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Got my stitches out and I’m re-casted, and cleared to run. I ran my first practice on my new spikes today, Superfly P Plus’s. They were the most comfortable spikes I’ve ever run in, and they made me get really high on my toes, something I’ve had trouble with. I love em. Today, since I was so out of shape, I just did A series drills and buildups and ran a tempo workout (1600m jog) after that. Tommorrow my coach and I are going to figure out the best way to start w/ one arm not on the ground.

Here’s a gruesome picture of my arm right before I got stitches out. This is 8 days after surgery.

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I hope you can get back on track quickly, at least you got that out of the way, huh? Time to get back to business!

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yeah aln, I was definitely relieved to finally be cleared for activity. I was dying of boredom. Today I did starts w/ one arm. They were precarious a bit, but I think they will work fine. I liked them better than three point starts. I realized however, that I am out of shape, as my legs were only up to about 4 30m starts. I have two weeks to get back into shape, so I’m really not expecting great results from this coming meet. I think that I would have peaked there had I not had my training interrupted. But what can you do but go out and try your best.

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Friday July 11: Surprisingly wasn’t sore, maybe the feeling of being out of shape was heat exhaustion or dehydration. Today ran 5x200 at tempo pace, no times but around 28 seconds, just working on form. They felt great, yet again I’ll say I’m in love with my new spikes. I forgot to bring water today and got a little lightheaded at the end of the workout, but I got home and drank alot of water and felt better.

More good news is we are finally making a track club here in Dillon, and I will be an athelete representative on the board that makes decisions involving the club. I’m extremely excited as this is what I have been pushing for for two years. Now I will also be able to put together a Junior Olympic 4x100 team next year. I believe we can put a team together running in the mid to high 42s, which should place decent at nationals. I know three kids that will be running low 11s, that’s hypothetically including myself (if I improve like my coach thinks I will and I feel too.) And there is a kid from a neighboring town that I am friends with that runs a 10.8 and said he would like to anchor the team for us. I can barely wait till next season.