During cross-country practice today, we did an interval workout. (Also known as a "tempo" workout.) I decided tonight that I'll let anyone who feels like learning about it in on how these workouts go about happening.

Introduction:First off, they are very strenuous, and test your willingness to give your full participation for the sport. It gives ( Read more... )

This day consisted of many different elements. It first went from me waking up late and having to rush through my morning routines, to a relatively slow first period, a revitalizing second period, mellow lunch, easy third period, and then off to the cross-country meet. (And then youth group afterward, of course.) However, the meet was the main ( Read more... )

The cross-country meet in Castro Valley was so much fun--seriously. I could not believe how big of a meet it was. At first when we got there around 8 AM I was thinking, "Hmm, maybe nine or ten schools?" But no--in my race alone (Boys Frosh/Soph) there was 33 schools!!! It's insane how big of a race that was. Apart from the racers, the course was ( Read more... )

Today was freaking awesome. It was about 100 times better than the past couple of days combined. Although this is a high increase in not only self-esteem, but things in general, I don't want them to plummet down into a vacant hole after this; I'd like things to continue to excel forwardly upward. I'm a little tired, but overall the day's events ( Read more... )

Viking Opener Cross-Country Meet at Santa Rosa, CA
[Saturday, 9.17.05 @ 9 AM.]

• 95 participants in my race [Open Boys--meaning all racers, grades 9-12, who aren't the top 5. Top 5 racers went in their own division].


• 2.0 mile course: I did it in 14:47.837, split time at 7:15. Definitely a PR (by over 2:30). [I made a pretty awesome finish by ( Read more... )

1--Start: 8:33 PM; run: 20:36 (2.1 miles)
2--Start: 9:05 PM; run: 21:33(2.1 miles)

That's some information I collected from my run yesterday. It was really strange: I wasn't getting tired or losing my endurance, but my feet hurt like crazy and my pack was stinging. I only had the urge to check my watch about once every four minutes, so that ( Read more... )

SUCCESS.

Cross-country tonight went excellent. I pushed myself to my limits, and I came out with very satisfactory results. In a run from the coach's house (in Diablo Estates, I believe), to my house (in Shadow Lakes), it's probably around 2 miles or so.

Start: 8:30 PM; 18:48 of solid running toward my house.
Continuation: 9:00 PM; 39:28 ( Read more... )