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Ever wanted to follow the process of a mediocre collegiate runner?! Now is your chance! Though I may only go to a small NAIA school, I still aspire to one day become a professional athlete. However, I have a lot of work left to get there. On this blog, I will be logging my runs daily, including any news with races or other events, and sharing any news I find interesting in the running community.
For this first time ever, I will be doing my entire summer training alone (for the most part) and away from my hometown. I will be training in Livermore, CA, as I am working here for the summer.
- Week 1 : 6/15 - 6/21
First week here I was very inconsistent with my training. I only ran 3 days out of the week and they were just 30 min shake outs to get back into running and get a feel for what my schedule was going to be like.
- Week 2 : 6/22 - 6/28
| Day | Distance (Miles) | Average Pace/Mile | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 0 | N/A | N/A | Still trying to acclammate to work |
| Tuesday | 0 | N/A | N/A | Should have ran today; shame on me! |
| Wednesday | 4.4 | 6:45 | Hotel to Downtown | Ran in the heat of the day after work. Didn't feel to great. |
| Thursday | 0 | N/A | N/A | Didn't sleep well the night before and slept all evening today... Whoops |
| Friday | 8.1 | 6:38 | College loop | Felt pretty good. Confidence booster and ready to start full training. |
| Saturday | 6.0 | 6:40 | Passed Casino: Dead End. Freeway loop around hotel | Went exploring and found a playful pitbull. Wound up running farther than intended. |
| Sunday | 10.0 | 6:25 | Isabel Ave. Trail to Pleasonton | First long run of the summer and it felt pretty good. Discovered new trail. Almost lost my bowels at mile 8. |
| Total Mileage for the week: 28.5 | ||||
Over this past weekend, the Outdoor Championships for professional Track & Field athletes in the USA took place. Of all the great performances that occured, the one that stood out for me was Nick Symmonds performance in the 800m. At age 31, Symmonds has won his 6th National Title. The most impressive part of his win is the facto of where he was one year ago: on his couch, contemplating retiring. After suffering a devastating injury, Symmonds thought he may never compete again. But with the help of Brooks Running and his new-found company Run Gum, a new fire has ignited inside of Symmonds. I personally admire Nick for overcoming his negative thoughts and for perservering. A lot of people may have thought he was done after just missing the podium at the Olympics in 2012, but now he has proven otherwise. Symmonds will be competing next at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Along with him, Alysia Montano won the Women's 800m in an impressive time of 1:59.15. Montano's crazy story? At this same time one year ago, she was 8 months pregnant. As if that wasn't crazy enough, Montano even competed last year at the Outdoor Championships while she was pregnant! Cudos to Alysia. To read the full article on Symmonds, click here.
Also, congratulation to Oregon Ducks' Jenna Prandini for winning the Women's 200m in 22.20 and to Oregon Project's Galen Rupp for claiming his 7th consecutive win 10000m and getting 3rd in the men's 5000m, qualifying in both events for the IAAF World Championships.