"If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail"-PRE

am- nice easy 4, Igot 8.5 hours of sleep:)

pm- Wow what a race. So I thought that we would have started out faster but I just got in front-ish. I should have gotten out in first and just had Andrew come with. But it was a good race. I stuck right with the dhills dudes, which you guys did pretty good today, and then fell off cause I lost focus I guess. I cant really remember why. But it was a great confidence booster race for me so yeah. And a PR so thats always good:)

WORD OF THE DAY: its gotta be "rend" cause it was in my scripture study today. BTW the Book of Mormon is a pretty good book, ya all should read it

am- I slept in through morning practice... shame on me!

pm- Oh baby! wow what a great race for me. So I was super butthurt that I was in the freakin' slow heat so I said to my self "Self, you are gonna win this cause its stupid that you are in this heat!" And thats what I did. So the first lap I started out quick, went out right behind the Dixie kiddo who stole my idea of getting shoes from Ross......wow. I came across with a 64ish and then Coach said to trade the leads so Mitch took the second one. Right when I got the chance, I went right back in the lead which was right before the 3rd lap started. Then I was hurtin' bad, my dinner was trying to come back up:/ But I pushed through cause I didn't want to give up! I mean I was just killin' it! Last lap Coach was yelling to have quick feet and thats what I did. Last 200m I beasted and feasted and came across at 4:48. But the offical time is 4:50. oh well, its still a PR so thats kewl. 

WORD OF THE DAY: well today's word has gotta be "regime" cause I just realized that I don't really know what that means. I always just think Hitler. But what was super sick was the analogy that Sage told me about a certain female;) Wow that was deep stuff bro.

am- Some of us guys met at Jake's and ran from there out to Snobkibe and looped back. It was a super dope run! Long, but good. It was the 80 minute run for this week so yeah. Wow I am pretty sore from yesterday tho, and I stayed up late.... really late:/ But good run and a good day

am- I got in a run right before the first conference session. I didn't get in a 30 minute easy run yesterday afternoon so I thought I would just get it in today! Nice chill run, I had a stare down with a gnarly lookin' dog, so that was cool.

pm- I ran by myself in between Conference sessions. I went down to the river trail and did my 20 min progression tempo there. I started at like 5:55 pace and then went down to 5:30 for the majority of the tempo. It was really hard on my own, I just had to imagine someone right in front of me and pretended to draft off of them. On my way back to my house, I ran with this dude from Colorado who goes to school at UVU? He said in Orem so I'm guessing that's the school. He ran in high school too so that's cool! Then I split off the trail to go home. And then I ran by Macey on my way back through the neighborhoods! Good job to her for getting the run in today. Anywho, the total minutes was 60 and the distance was 8.7 miles total.

WORD OF THE DAY: todays word is "dang!" cause I just saw that Mckay Johns from AF ran a 4:14 at the Alpha Invite! That is freakin' amazing.

am- Oh baby! What an awesome workout today; tough but awesome. So today is the usual 4x1600 repeats but @91% and speed up to 93%. So the goal pace was 5:14 down to 5:06. So we start out and I was a little nervous cause we were stuggling to hit 5:18s before but whatev. But the first was right on at 5:14! And Preston was right with me and Alex was just right behind. Then the next one was the exact same as the first, 5:14, but it was just Preston and me. And thats how it was for the rest of the workout. The next one I was thinkin I would help out Presto and me by pushin hard the third lap so I took off and it worked out for us, cause we hit 5:07! Heck to the yes. The last I started out a little too fast cause then I struggled to go with Preston at the last lap and I ended up getting 5:11. But I am happy that I stuck right in there with Preston cause it was just awesome. And then we did the 2x300s all out. The first all the guys did a "elite" 1500m start where you run up to the line and then go. It was freakin' awesome and I ran it in 43! Heck to the yes! but the second one my legs totally gave up with 100 left so I only got 45. Oh well I was soo happy with the first:)

pm- Nice easy 4 mile run in 30 minutes. The breeze was just awesome running in cause it was soo relaxing. I saw Bro. Olsen the seminary teacher so that was cool!

WORD OF THE DAY: the word for today is "taxes" cause I wish I didn't know what that was..... I just started doing them for my paper route..... horrid.......

am- Nice chill morning, I wore a tank for the first time in the morning.

pm- Panther Relays!!!! So dope, I ran the 1200 in the DMR, the 1st leg in the 4x800, the 3rd leg in the 4x100, and the last leg in the 4x400! Wow what a day it was, I really wanted to do good in the 1200 but I didn't hydrate and didn't race smart either. Oh well. Then I did the 4x100 wid Sage, Boston, and Joe from dhills. That was dope cause we got 3rd to some sprinter teams! and then the 4x800 and 4x400 relays were lame cause the wind was horrid. But a fun time so yeah!

am- easy morning run with the guys. We found a boomerang on the run so that was dope!

pm- I had a choir thing so I kinda ran on my own. I saw Tanner Sharp at the choir thing so that was cool. Anywho, I started from my house and ran over to Harts and the guys were right there! They were finishing up their run so I ran with them and then went out and did the rest of the run/workout on my own. The workout was 3(2min hard, 1min rec, 1min hard, 30sec rec, 30sec hard). Hard to do on my own but good at the same time. I had to force myself to focus and push and thats often why I struggle in races: focusing. So it was good for me to really try to focus hard on pushing hard. Good run tho, my right foot in the middle of the palm of my foot really hurt tho!

WORD OF THE DAY: todays word was suppose to be yesterdays but I posted yesterdays runs today, so the word is "coherent" and I can't remember the story behind it so just like the word people!

am- the usual starbucks route

pm- Shoe run but it got rerouted cause the trail was closed. Then in the river we ran right up to a dead beaver! yeah this is for real people, a dead beaver! Wow that was just weirdish cool.... idk what to think. Dropped off the Minecraft sword at the Ellsworths and J-rod ran after us with it:) Then at Sandbergs resort I scared a lot of cows and it was a little scary cause if it just realized that I'm like as big as its leg I would be dead! And we were giving everyone star wars characters and I got named 10 year old Anakin Skywalker so that's cool. And then after the run we had 4x200s that were supprisingly harder than usual probably cause my ankle is just bothering me a lot.

am- the usual easy 4 mile / 30 minute run out to starbucks. My ankle really hurt last night. I hope I can get that taken care of by tomorrows 3200.

pm- So I didn't run any events so I just went on a run. The first 20ish minutes it was Josie, Jason, and me and we went up to the water tower and looped over to the road and saw Brianna and Chloe and another girl who are from dhills so that was cool. Then Josie was done with her time so me and Jason went out for another 40 minutes. We ran out to the water park and I saw Bro. Olson! Wow what a great guy. Got back to the high school and did striders on the field. Good day, but my ankle is still hurtin' like the motha-cussa at herriman xc course!

am- So we warmed up and were just chillin' waiting for the girls to get done. Now race time stuff. So the start is crappy cause the freakin' Canyon View dudes in my alley were all over the place cutting me off. That was really annoying. Then I finally got around them when they didn't know where to go after the alleyways merged. I got right in front with Josh and Spencer. Spencer was leading and Josh was right next to him. Then Josh seemed like he was wanting to use Spencer so he would have to work as hard in the first little bit but Spencer wasn't speeding up. So Josh took off and that was the rest of him. Came across the 1st mile at 4:56. Then I have no idea why but I fell off a couple meters behind the group, right after Andrew took the lead from me. At the 5th lap Coach told me I had to go up in the group I was leading if I wanted to qualify. So I kicked it in and got closer but they were speeding up. Each lap I was constantly trying to get up in the group but it didn't happen til Sage and Bryson fell off and Spencer and McKaid took off from the group. I made a move and passed 4 dudes in the last lap and a half I think. I finished and looked up at the clock and it said 10:07. Dang it! Qualifying is 9:59 so I didn't get that but I did PR by 11 seconds! Heck to the YES!!! Great race. I just need to pour it on during the 6th and 7th cause the 7th lap I ran a 1:18.....yeah. And the 6th lap is right before it so I might as well get going, yeah? haha good day tho.

WORD OF THE DAY: in honor of learning so many words, I have got Merriam-Webster's word of the day, which is "Verdant". Wow I literally have no idea what that even is. It sounds like Virgin so it's probably something super righteous.

am- nice easy 4 out to Starbucks and back. I feel a little empty from fast sunday yesterday.

pm- Alright so here is how today's workout went. So we had 1x1000(@ 1600 race pace) and then ?x400's (@ 1600m race pace) and Coach Holt decided when we were done. Thats why there is a '?' right over there. Anyways, I was supposed to get a 2:55 for the 1000 but I got 2:58. So that was not good but the 400's were awesome! I got back in the mode cause I kinda freaked out after our first lap for the 1000 was 63! So the 400's went 70, 70, 71, 70; then we had a 5 minute recovery and back with a time of 70, and the sixth Nick chose me to lead so I went crazy cause the goal with the person that was leading was to serge and everyone try to beat him. Yah! I held off everybody and got a 68. And then everybody was dying so Coach said one more and that was 70. Great workout but it was super hot, like 90's hot!

WORD OF THE DAY: So yesterday I was in a fireside for mission prep and this lady was talking and said "lapel" so thats todays word! I just thought it was an old person word until I heard it like twice during school today.... I can't remember wh but i did!

I also wanted to say that I got my Kinvara 5's today and I'm pretty dang happy. They are the teal ones:)

am- nice easy morning like the usual

pm- Coe workout today! wow it was super windy like 30mph! So that was cool. Anywho, the Coe workout is a 100m, 110m, 120m, etc. til 200m a pace depending on your mile and 400m times. All my times were basically right on. It was a fairly easy workout but that's just cause we only had one set. And that's cause we had a beast workout yesterday and one tomorrow morning so I got to get done with this! btw, I love the kinvaras, so soft and comfortable but lightweight at the same time. yeahh thats it for today.

WORD OF THE DAY: my word today is from my good friend Warbeast and he said "lynched" and I was like 'what dat?' So here it is today! haha it makes me think of Mike Finch for some strange reason.....

am- wow what a workout this windy morning at 6am! Today's workout was 6x800's @ 3200 goal pace w/ HR checks after two. So I was looking for some 2:29's and here goes the workout. the first two went 2:31, 2:30. Then we took a heartrate check and I was at 106! Wow that was good. Then the next two went 2:30, 2:30. HR after that was 114! then the last two were strong and I went strong on the first and stronger on the second. Times were 2:29 and 2:27. I really liked the workout despite the wind. And it was a solid workout which was cool considering that we have done workouts the last 3 of 4 runs. 

pm- Everybody was being lame but Andrew, Paul, Skylar and Jason and me cause they all went slower than girls morning pace! yeah that slow.... anyways we went ahead and got the usual amount of distance in for 30 minutes. Then we got back and did the youngsters meet and that was cool. haha Coach's daughters like were almost winning all the events:)

am- easy 4 miles with the guys and oh wow what a nice morning!

pm- Oh wow school just flat out sucked today. I just had one thing after another and so I really was happy when school got out so I could go run and just relax and get my stress out. Great run, we did our usual "shoe" run and when we got to the Ells' house and their daddy-o was right there in his car! haha he honked at us cause we still dropped the stuff off. And then I rubbed the eagle on the beak for good luck with the 3200m on Saturday:) got back to the High school and did 4x200's on the track. Great run and nice to get my stress out.

WORD OF THE DAY: todays word is "420" cause I don't even know what that means! so put your thoughts 

am- nice easy around the hood and out to Starbucks

pm- I didn't run in the meet today so I stayed at the high school and did a super legit adventure run with the freshies! Wow that was sooo dope! We found so much cool stuff down in the wash thing of Green Springs. Oh the best was the cave, that thing was dope! Oh man what a day; I love you freshy guys like a brutha

I totally went swing-dancing with some girls, yeah that was pretty great:) I am like a pro now... jk but I learned some sick moves! btw my dance partner was a very attactive female so that was nice;)

am- Wow what a race today was! So I really was feelin' it today, like I was gonna qualify for state(9:59.14) and that fun stuff, but that didn't happen. So the race starts and I got out perfectly and just chilled right behind the front dudes (Jaiden, Josh, Bronco) and it was all good first mile, which btw was 4:57. Then the 5th lap came and Warbeast went after Spencer and I should have gone with but I thought I could go later. Then Sage got ahead of me by 10-15 meters but starting slowly gapping to that much. I shoulda gone right on his back but I didn't! Shame on me:) So I came across with one lap left and had to run a 1:10 to qualify but didn't push hard enough the first 200m of the last lap. But I really am still happy cause I got a PR and I now am realizing that if I can just remember what I have been practicing with running right on someone to help me that I can do it. I just gotta do it in the race. But it was a decent race for me so all is well. Oh and our run after was so cool. I freakin' love to run, just thought I would let ya all know;)

WORD OF THE DAY: my word of the day is "ohm" cause I randomly saw it in my Physics textbook just barely, wow I really am not good at Physics people!

am- wow coach wasn't there this morning and so everybody was going super slow. 

pm- Well I am pretty butt-hurt right now and here is why. So today was early-out day and I ate lunch later than usual(this is important for later in my story) and then I went home and read a book, which actually was pretty good(the book is "Tuesday's with Morrie", it is quite inspirational) but then I fell asleep. I wake up to my mom saying "Dallen!" and I knew exactly what was goin' on. I was freakin late to practice! AN HOUR LATE!!! Oh I show up and Coach Holt just laughs and tells me the workout. So the workout was 3x1600's @ 93% and that did not happen espeacially since I was running on my own. I ran a 5:08 the first and a 5:16 the second. Then the third I was on pace for my goal pace(5:01) for a couple laps but after the third lap I was way behind so I just dropped. Plus with my lunch being later than usual I think you can figure out why I dropped! Then I tried to do 2x300's all out and did a 44 and a 46. Oh I am just soooo freakin mad that I slept in. And I really wanted to slug Hell Raiser in the face when he asked how my book was, And now I feel like I am gonna pass out cause it was sooo hot outside today!!

WORD OF THE DAY: my word of the day today is "Jeremiad" cause my homie J-word Jason used it in his blog. Sounds like a mad germ but Idk. 

am- nice easy run out to starbucks like usual

pm- Wow what a day for a workout. So Coach gave all the guys and girls who qualified for state a super dope duffel bag so I am totally gonnna qualify for state this weekend in the 3200m which is the only event I am doing again:) Anywho, the workout today was 10x400's @ race -3secs(recovery 2min first four, 1.5min next three, 1min last three). So for me on the 400's was 69. So we start out and my legs were a lil' sore but no worries people, I did not give up! At first I just thought I will go right with Preston. And that worked cause we had the same time. So the first five reps were 70, 68, 68, 68, and 69. Then Preston was starting to start faster but I would serge hard with 150m left and finish right next to him. So that was what happened the rest. Reps were 69, 69, 69, 69, and another 69. A great workout today, I am really happy with how I have really came back from a crappy start to track season. I think I just wasn't in the right mental state. And then at the Ultraspire meet over at D-hills I guess I decided to get my head out of my butt! haha alright that's it for today.

WORD OF THE DAY: my word for today is "cheater" cause Coach Holt can give you a good talk about what that is;) Wow it is so asinine when people cheat, honestly!

am- nice easy morning run and it is sooo nice in the morning!

pm- So we passed out flyers for the running center out in Coral Canyon area and so we just ran the route and then did some running around up there. So weird, my back was hurting which has never happened before but it was just for a little bit. oh well! Nice run and I found out that Alek Parsons from Ogden is running in the 3200m this weekend! I am gonna be in the same race as Parsons?!? oh man its gonna be dope. 

WORD OF THE DAY: in honor of my homie Connor Baller, today's word is "asinine" and I do know what that means and it is an adjective and is used to describe something that is absolutely stupid or like evil, haha or more like "satan" type things;) it is a word that is common in Holts vocabulary.

Sorry for the late post, I was watching "Big Hero 6" which was absolutely amazing! I love it, so beast

am- Coe workout #2! It really was pretty easy cause I haven't ran the 1600 or am open 400 and thats what the workout is based off of. So it was pretty chill, i got all my times right on or fast so that's good.

pm- Nice chill 30 minute run with 4x200's for pre-race stuff.

am- good morning, I feel real good. we found a sky-ball on the run and played around wid it and it was super dope!

pm- I stayed at the high school and ran wid the freshies again. This very attractive girl said hi to me in the parking lot so that was cool. Anywho, we ran out to the cave and went in and it was super cool, really warm which was weird. Nice run, but it rained at the end and the wind made it super cold.

Well I don't know what is up with me! oh the race was good for the first 1600, came across at 4:56. Then I let myself fall off that group and that's what killed me. Oh freakin heck! I gotta get my head out of the controls and let my heart take me where I want to go! It wasn't a bad race, but i very well know that I could have done better so that is always annoying. But i am now just gettting ready to qualify at the Herriman Twlight Invite which is gonna be soo dope! racing at night is so fun. 

WORD OF THE DAY: today's word is "smash" and I don't know how to do this the impressive way but if you want to see it, go watch the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs! It is so dope! I just watched the Islanders vs Capitals game and wow it was crazy

am- with the start of tappering for region and state, we are going 20 minutes this week and the next couple weeks too! Really chill and I felt real good actually.

pm- Today was the Kosmin Test and it was so beast! I was a meter off from getting a whole lap in the first 60 secs. Then I got in front of Alex the next 60 secs and the last couple tried to get closer to Preston and Andrew. I got a little closer and ended with 1501 meters! That was 50 meters better than last time. So happy. Then we did a 300, 200, and 100 meter sprints and my times were 44.5 , 28.5, and 12.9! Heck to the yes! I am so ready to go race my heart out and get state qualifying @ Herriman Twlight this friday. Great day and great running:)

WORD OF THE DAY: well now that I have gained so much knowledge and have been asked why my nickname is Definition Dallen when I don't know the meaning, I will give words that I know. Today's word is "birthday" because Connor Baller's birthday and he is a beast so you all should look him up on this blog. Birthday means: the anniversary of the birth of a person out of the womb of your mother!

am- the regular route to Arby's with our 20 minute runs! I found a penny! heck to the yes. It's gonna go in my jar that will eventually pay for some running shoes.....eventually;)

pm- Went out to the JV meet at Canyon View. It was weird cause it wasn't cool weather... so weird. It is always chill weather! oh well, anywho we did a workout which was 4x60sec fartleks which was awesome! I loved it even tho I was tried from the Kosmin yesterday. Then we watched the 1600m and my freshman bud Carson Horsepool broke the 5 min barrier! So dope! He is now part of the freshman 5 club. But not the "freshman 5" cause that is different. And also Andrew was a beastly bull and ran into several peeps. 

WORD OF THE DAY: well todays word is "butthurt" because that is what I felt when my ice cream fell off my ice cream cone at the track meet. It means: to be overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult. Example in a sentence: Andrew was butthurt after he got a slap to the bottom.

am- nice easy morning run. My watch died half way through tho:/

pm- nice chill run out into Green Springs and back. Then we did striders and it was pretty good! Haha the girls were going super slow cause they started 5 minutes before us and we caught up to them a mile out. Wow. After the run we did the kids track meet thing and I was the lane 6 clicker and I won a lot of the races so that was cool.

WORD OF THE DAY: todays word is "hawt". Hawt is the slang term for hot, and usually is used to describe an attractive person. Ex: Dang that Alli Peterson girl is hawt!

am- the stuff of usuals

pm- prerace run and it was beast. 2x400s