The Renegade

Ran the canal and then some with Coach Strand and Todd. Felt decent, but not super energetic, you know how it goes....... (I'm writing this entry and entries from the 3rd to to the 15th on the 17th actually so sorry if they lack detail)

Tempo today in Mantua! So same setup as the last two tempos I've done but I felt a little bit worse, but not completely terrible, just not on top of things. Mile warmup and then we got onto the workout right away. The varsity guys up there were Damon, Keith, Davis, Angel, and I, so we had the biggest combo of us so far. Started off with a 6:26, then had to stop and tie my shoe so I think that affected how I felt the rest of the time kind of because I had to sprint to catch up to the group. The rest of the time I was just running with Eric. So after mile 1 I ran 6:31 and 6:22 (which I kind of pushed to get), took a rest, then ran 6:17, which I didn't feel too good for. So good workout overall. 2 mile cooldown. Tehn when we got back to the school I did some more slow jogging and strides (a couiple 200s), and that finished off the day. 

Got up super early to run before I left to scout camp, like at 5 am. Ran from the school so I could check in for the beginning of practice before I left. I did the Death Hill loop, and again poorly judged where the strava segment started and ended, and went hard up the hill and didn't get credit for it. Next time... So yeah pretty good, but just like yesterday, (forgot to mention this) my ankle was being weirder than it usually is, just felt unnatural. we'll see though, because it's never caused me pain. 7:40 avg.

AM: I ran two super slow miles (10:29 avg.) on a rugged trail or no trail at all around a lake at 10.50K ft. elevation. So yeah. That was pretty cool. Felt tired though cuz we had already backbacked up there and I got some uncomfortable sleep that night. 

PM: Back at base camp, close to 9,000 ft. above sea level, did somewhat of a workout. Ran on a slightly inclined road (gained 260 ft) taht was weel developed that turned into an okay trail. Went 3 out, turned around and ran for a mile, then did .1 mile pickups for two miles on the way back, then ran .5 as a cooldown. Averaged 8:16,with the push segment miles being 7:35 and 7:40. That was actually pretty tough, I wish I had a heart monitor to analyze that. It was hot though, I definetley was justified in taking off my shirt. 

AM: This was definetley my favorite run at camp. we went to Mirror Lake (10,000 ft.) at like 11, and it was a pretty cold and overcast morning it had been raining earlier. Teh rest of teh troop fished (or tried to) while I ran. I circled the lake three times on a well developed path, and then ran up the steep paved road to the highway a half mile above the lake. i actually felt pertty dang good. Managed a 7:40 for my last mile of the 5 mile run and (the downhill helped a lot but the first half of the mile was uphill). averaged 8:07 so that was satisfying. 

PM: One junk mile at dusk before I hopped in the river. Buuuurrrrrr. 

Easy ten at night hours after I got back home. Did a loop through the Island and then some more. I made sure to keep it super slow and easy (averaged 7:50) and running into Hayden Nielson who was also out for a long run helped. (hes a bit slower) So I ran with him for a few miles before moving ahead. I had a stomache ache for like half the run and I was chafing in the inner thigh/groin area so that was pleasant. My ankle felt better though. Just an easy run. It was kind of scary running in the dark on the way back since I didn't have a light or anything.