Road to State 2019

Part 2 of my makeup

Week of 12/29-1/4
Sun - 11 Miles @ 6:53 (prog. from 7:15 to 6:03)
Mon - 5 Miles @ 7:19
Tue - 4 WU/CD, 4 x (3:00 out, 30 sec rest, 2:00 back) out was at 7:00 pace and back was around 4:30
Wed - Rest
Thu - 7 Miles @ 7:10
Fri - 3.5 WU/CD, 16 x 400 (first 10 at 73, last 6 at 69)
Sat - 3 Miles @ 7:02
Miles: 42

And then my next update will be tomorrow, I have my first race of track season tomorrow and am running the indoor mile. Ready to go out there and see what shape I am in, goal is under 4:30 and to win my heat mainly. Ready to keep the process going, and am currently on pace for 45 miles this week.

Good week this week, got my highest mileage this week. Was aiming for 45 but cooldown on saturday didn't go as planned.

Sun - 12 Miles @ 6:36

Mon - 7 Miles @ 7:14

Tue - 2 WU/CD, 5 Miles @ 5:46

Wed - 5 Miles @ 7:09

Thu - 3.6 WU/CD, 2 Miles @ 5:35 (shin pain)

Fri - 3 Miles @ 7:24 + strides & ice bath/rolling

Sat - 2.8 WU/CD, 1 mile indoor race in 4:32.1

Miles: 43.8

Won my heat of the indoor race, I feel like I could go faster than what I ran. However we have a team time trial on tuesday so I will decide whether to run that or not. Nice PR to open the year and now I am solely focused on outdoor. Indoor is a weird feeling on a banked track.

Low week this week, the training we were given just wasn't it for mileage. However I moved on saturday so I didn't have time to run that day.

Sun - 12 Miles @ 6:54

Mon - 6 Miles @ 7:23

Tue - 2 WU/CD, 10 x 200 @ 31 w/ 200 jog rest

Wed - 3.5 Miles @ 7:28

Thu - 4.1 Miles indoor

Fri - 0.5 WU, 5 Miles @ 7:17

Sat - Rest

Miles: 35.6

Having a good week so far this week, on a good pace to hit around 45 miles this week. Excited for whats to come, I think my goals are becoming more realistic by the week.

keep grinding man. excited to see updates.

Good Week! First time hitting 45 miles this week, gonna try and keep this pace up!

Sun - 12 Miles @ 6:38

Mon - 4.3 Miles @ 7:00

Tue - 8 Miles @ 5:48

Wed - 5 Miles @ 7:45

Thu - 3.5 Miles @ 7:02

Fri - 3 WU/CD, 12 x 200 averaging 32s

Sat - 6 Miles @ 7:36

Miles: 45 miles

Keeping this pace up, got some time trials upcoming and ready to kill this season.

Coming up to track season, excited for the grind to continue.

Sun - 12 Miles @ 7:13

Mon - AM: 5.5 Miles @ 7:34

PM: 2 WU/CD, Mile TT in 4:38 (69-69-72-68)

Tue - Rest

Wed - 3 Miles @ 7:42

Thu - 3.25 Miles @ 5:50

Fri - 2.5 WU/CD, 6 x 400 + 4 x 200 (1:07-1:05-1:04-1:04-1:04-1:04 + 30-31-31-31) w/ equal distance active recovery

Sat - 5 Miles @ 6:54

Miles: 39 Miles

Two weeks away from first meet, excited! Didn't feel the best on the time trial and I think I have a lot more in me to go.

Last week before first meet, ready ready ready! Big goals are coming! Intentional low week by my coach.

Sun - 9 Miles @ 7:13

Mon - 5 Miles @ 7:39

Tue - 1.5 WU/CD, 4 x 200 + 2 x 600 + 4 x 200 (31-33-31-31 + 1:44-1:44 + 30-29-30-30)

Wed - Rest

Thu - 4 Miles @ 7:16

Fri - 2.5 WU/CD, 2 x 600 + 3 x 400 + 3 x 200 (1:38-1:39 + 1:04-1:04-1:05 + 31-31-31)

Sat - Rest

Miles: 30 Miles

1 Week until the first meet, I am not sure what events I will be running as of right now. Excited to spike up again though.

First meet done! Happy to say I won both of my races, 15-20 mph winds on the home stretch of both of them, so it was difficult to PR in this. Especially as I won both races by a decent margin in both. In the 800 I sat in second until 500m and then took the lead and dropped the rest of the field, winning overall by 3 seconds. While in the 1600 I got boxed in on the first lap and one guy got a gap on the field and I chased him down the whole race and ended up gapping him by two seconds in the last 150m. Tied my PR in the mile and was a few seconds off my PR in the 800, so good first meet in the books. Next week is our home meet!

Sun - 14 Miles @ 7:06

Mon - 1.25 WU/CD, 3.25 @ 5:44

Tue - 3 WU/CD, 6 x 200 + 6 x 300 (30, 32, 31, 30, 31,31 + 46, 45,45,45, 44, 43)

Wed - Rest

Thu - 2.5 WU/CD, 5 x 600 (1:40, 1:41, 1:45, 1:41, 1:46)

Fri - Rest & Ice

Sat - 1.75 WU/CD, 800m race in 2:03 (62-61), 1600m race in 4:34 (70-69-70-65)

Miles: 35

Kind of a lower mileage week, but happy to open the season with a successful meet and am hoping for better weather when the next meets come around.

Crazy races this weekend, wind was still kind of an issue but not as bad as last weekend. I won both races I was in, however they were not easy wins as both were by less than a second and have given me a lot of confidence that I can run faster times.

Sun - 10 Miles @ 6:59

Mon - 5 Miles Easy @ 7:37

Tue - 2 WU/CD, 4 x 200 + 8 x 300 (30-31-31-30 + 44-44-45-44-44-43-44-43) felt pretty relaxed, good confidence builder

Wed - 5 Miles Easy @ 7:18

Thu - 2.5 WU/CD, 2 x 600 + 2 x 800 (1:39-1:40 + 2:24-2:24) big time struggle on the 800 reps and legs never felt good as soon as I started the first 600.

Fri - 2.5 Miles Easy @ 7:38 & Ice Bath

Sat - 2.75 WU/CD, 800m race in 2:01 (60-61) & 1600m race in 4:31 (66-74-70-61)

Miles: 38.2

New PR in the 1600 in a tactical windy race with an insanely fast last lap, and in the 800 a new season best. Can't wait to keep improving and getting in a faster race where I only shoot for a time goal. I have a relay meet next week where there is no open 800 so we will see about that.

Another great track meet! Not going to lie the races have my legs hurting today but it’s fine. New PR in the 1600! I won the race by over 100m and ran it solo after the first lap. Then came back and ran the DMR and SMR which we placed 2nd and 1st in. Got the baton 120m back off first and 60m off second in the DMR and then in SMR I just raced to win not to go fast.

Sun - 11 Miles @ 7:23

Mon - 5 Miles @ 7:27

Tue - 3.5 WU/CD, 6 x 800 (2:30,2:26,2:23,2:23,2:24,2:20)

Wed - 3.5 miscellaneous

Thu - Rest

Fri - 2.1 WU/CD, 1600 race in 4:27 (66,69,67,63) solo race and great PR

Sat - 3.2 WU/CD, 1600 leg of DMR in 4:31 (62,70,70,69) plCed second, got baton behind 1st by 150m + 800 leg of SMR in 2:05 (64,61) just went for the dub and sat in second the whole time.

Miles: 37

Awesome week with big PR in the 1600 solo! Have a competitive meet in the mile next week (4:15,4:18,4:20 guys) all trying to go fast. Hopefully I can get some qualifying times to run later in the season!!

Another PR for the books at our home distance festival! Slightly windy conditions but overall an awesome race and finally into the low 4:20s! Sat on first the whole race and then made a move with 400 left in the race to move ahead and won by 7 seconds over second place.

Sun - 6 Miles @ 7:26 (super hilly, 300 feet of elevation on first two miles)

Mon - 1.25 WU/CD, 2 x 600 + 2 x 400 + 3 x 200 [equal distance rec.] (1:42-1:38+ 65-66+ 30-30-30)

Tue - 3.75 WU/CD, 5 x 1000 @ Interval [3:00 jog rest] (3:05-3:06-3:05-3:07-2:59)

Wed - 4 Miles @ 7:33

Thu - 3 WU/CD, 4 x 1600 @ Tempo [2:00 rest] (5:19-5:17-5:14-5:14)

Fri - 3.5 Miles @ 7:06 + ice

Sat - 3 WU/CD, 1600 race in 4:22 (66-66-66-63) + 1 mile pace in 3200 (69-71-71-72)

Miles: 38.7

With Corona cancelling the best PR meets this year, I will have to find somewhere else to race at and shoot for a fast time. So far our postseason hasn't been cancelled but I am still fearful of that. Any comments on training or anything?

New week, fun race. Looking like they will be combining the two districts for one large area meet and just doing it that way to prevent more meets than necessary. We are attempting to organize a pre area meet but nothing official yet from the boys. Attempted racing my first ever 5k on the track today but had to drop 11 laps into it, so close yet so far. Was on around 15:50 pace so the struggle bus was real.

Sun - 9 Miles @ 7:32

Mon - 2.1 WU/CD, 3 x 1000 @ Interval [3:00 jog recovery] (3:04-3:03-3:07)

Tue - 3 WU/CD, 7 x 400 [400 jog rec.] (61-62-62-63-63-63-64) 62.5 avg

Wed - 6 Miles @ 7:28

Thu - 2.1 WU/CD, 3 x 1600 [1:00 rest] + 1200 + 4 x 200 [200 jog rec.] (5:23-5:23-5:21-4:00 + 29-30-30-30)

Fri - 5.5 Miles @ 7:32

Sat - 3.75 WU/CD, 5000m race which turned into 4400m after dropout (4:44-9:57-14:05) everything hurts now.

Miles - 45.5

Just seeing what races are available in the next three weeks, keeping training going and staying focused on the end of season goal.

Time trial coming sometime in the next two weeks for the mile, hoping to get one in on the 800 eventually as well. They postponed competition until May so very unlikely we will have a season. Which means training for college cross is incoming soon if our season is cancelled. I committed to a D1 university and goals for college will be coming soon. It sucks that my senior year is probably over, but at least my last race was a home meet where I won and ran 4:22.

Sun - 11 Miles @ 7:32

Mon - 6 Miles @ 7:46

Tue - 3.5 WU/CD, 2 x 600 + 3 x 400 + 4 x 300 w/ equal jog recovery (1:36-1:36 + 61-61-62 + 44-45-46-45)

Wed - 8 Miles @ 7:19

Thu - 7 Miles @ 6:33

Fri - Rest

Sat - 5 Miles @ 7:24

Miles: 45

Goals coming next week for all my collegiate seasons, and I will be updating the goals after each season and update due to any unforeseen circumstances.

What college? Congrats!!

Also do you have a Strava!

I committed to Texas State last week and yes I do have a strava it's Dylan Pitts

ANother 45 mile week, just want to string these together and get used to upping mileage before the 45 mile weeks turn into 55 and 60 in the summer. Hopefully our season gets resumed in early may and I can have the postseason I have always wanted to have.

Sun - 1 CD, 11.5 Miles @ 6:12 on very big rolling hills

Mon - 6 Miles @ 7:07

Tue - 3.5 WU/CD, 3 x 400 + 4 x 200 (64-63-65 + 33-27-27-27), legs were struggling the whole time

Wed - Rest

Thu - 8 Miles @ 7:25

Fri - 2.5 WU/CD, 2400 + 4x200 + 1600 + 4x200 (7:47-30-30-32-31 + 5:12-30-32-31-31) Super windy which made this way harder than necessary, longer reps were at tempo pace and first mile of 2400 was in 5:09.

Sat - 6 Miles @ 7:29 with 3 x 30 sec surges uphill (5:25 pace)

Miles: 45.1

Athletic goals for my freshman year of college (subject to change) will be posted in a few. Done some thinking and I hope to be able to get all of these smashed.

Here is a recap of where this thread has gone and where my goals are for my next year as a collegiate runner.

800 - 2:00 --> 2:00 - only race it twice and didn't ever get into good conditions in a fast race as I won both my races (2:03 & 2:01) by 2+ seconds each time.

1600 - 4:34 --> 4:22 - Very happy with this improvement, yet kind of spiteful towards corona as I felt I definitely had a faster race in me (hopeful I may still get that chance)

3200 - 9:56 --> 9:39 - Didn't race at all during track, but did a race right after xc and dropped the 9:39. Honestly pretty satisfied with that as I am not sure how much faster I could go even if I did race it.

5000(xc) - 15:48 --> 15:25 - All state with this and not much to say about it except I am glad that I was able to produce what I always knew I had in me.

Goals for freshman year of college:

Cross Country:

Run under 25:40 for the 8k (5:10 pace)

Be top 5 on the team

LONG SHOT GOAL - Make it to regionals as an individual (top-15 finish)

Indoor Track:

800 (if run) - 1:56

Mile - under 4:15 and qualify for conference finals

3000 - under 8:40 and top 10 at conference

5000 (if run) - under 15:10

LONG SHOT GOAL - Break school record in mile (4:13.27)

Outdoor Track:

800 (if run) - 1:54

1500 - Under 3:58 and qualify for conference finals (slowest Q last year was 4:00)

3000S (if run) - Around 9:40

5000 (if run) - Under 14:55

LONG SHOT GOAL - Under 3:55 in the 1500

There it is, subject to change based on injury or if we get back the rest of our outdoor season. Hopefully it will change based on the latter.

Solid down week this week, hit a mile TT on saturday and PR by a few tenths of a second. Overall happy but I feel like I could've gone faster on it in all honesty, not just saying that I just didn't feel like I was on empty at the end of it.

Sun - 13.5 @ 7:02 Pace

Mon - Rest

Tue - 2.1 WU/CD, 2400 Moderate (8:17) + 6 x 400 (63-63-64-66-66-65) + 2 x 200 (30-30)

Wed - 7 Miles @ 7:52

Thu - 6.1 Miles Easy @ 7:40

Fri - 4 Miles @

Sat - 1.5 WU/CD, 1 Mile TT in 4:22.4 (64-67-68-62) + 400 after in 62.8

Miles: 40.1

Looking to do an 800 time trial and maybe another mile time trial in the near future, felt I could've gone faster in the mile, and I think sub 2:00 is a real possibility for me in the 800 at the moment.