This week was another rest week for me and I was starting to get used to it. I still had my running plan well underway and was getting some of my last ideas together to make it formidable. While I had finished my genius hour project, I was working on the finishing details, such as getting my blogs done and working on the final presentation. Things this week were going by smoothly and being able to go home early was bliss. During this week, I had changed my plan from running tops of 55 miles for the end of my plan, to around 70ish miles for awhile. I soon realized that that probably wasn’t a good idea, but I found out a way to make it easier on me instead of shoving multiple miles at me each week. I knew this plan was definitely going to require a lot of hard work, but I felt ready to put myself to the test. I knew that the fact that I wouldn’t have anyone to help keep me motivated or making sure that I was staying with my plan was definitely going to put me to the test. My plan was to start next week and finish the plan this week. I wanted to map out my first week instead of doing what I felt like because I didn’t want to slack off and ruin my plan. I couldn’t cost myself weeks because I didn’t feel like running and having to use the excuse “I didn’t plan it out, and I didn’t feel like it.” While the plan wasn’t on my mind 24/7 like it was last week, I made sure to constantly research different things such as good core work exercises, warm up ideas for distance runners, and creative workouts to keep me engaged.
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This week marked the end of my genius hour project because the season had ended for me. I took a long rest from running and relaxed more, which was much needed, and helped me get through each school day because I didn’t have to think about how practice was going to be terrible because of how hot it was going to be, or the a workout to look forward to. This week though, I was feeling motivated to make a comeback for the coming school year. I wanted to make a plan to achieve a 5:30 in the mile by next outdoor track. I spent my free time writing up plans, potential ideas and things to keep me motivated when ever I wasn’t feeling like achieving this goal. I had already decided that I wouldn’t participate in cross country in the coming school year, but I would just join the distance team the next time outdoor track came along. My plan was to increase my mileage quite substantially each week so by the time outdoor track came around again, I would be running around 55 miles a week. I am sure that is enough to get me a 5:30 in the mile, and maybe even faster. I had figured that it would definitely be hard to run that during the school year, especially in the middle of the winter because of how short the days would be, and how long my runs would be. That was my only challenge when thinking about how to structure my plan. Although I didn’t run much this week, I was finding a good plan, especially during the summer, to get me to my goal. I wanted to achieve an even better personal record that I can look back on with great pride. This was another meet week and it turned out to be my last week of the season. There were originally going to be two meets, but one got canceled, and I wasn’t qualified for regionals, so it was my last time with the team in the spring track. The meet took place on Tuesday, and it was such a great day. I was nervous and was expecting to perform close to the same time as my last races. I didn’t want to upset myself because I felt that I already had and that I had ruined my genius hour project and showed that I did not improve my mile time whatsoever. I knew there were going to be a lot of girls in the mile, but I was happy that there wasn’t anyone close to my times because I knew that I would most likely have a secure spot. To my disappointment, that turned out to be wrong, and there was a girl with a PR 9 seconds faster than mine. That was what worried me, but I told myself that she would be good to stay behind so I don’t lose my pace and slow down. During the race, she and I were going back and forth. I would get in front of her, and then she would do the same. I was struggling to keep up but I knew I had to keep going and stay with this girl. I was hoping that I could even beat her in the end, which thankfully did happen. On the last 150-meter stretch, I sprinted with all the energy I had left and dusted her. I had to do it for myself, and I was able to win and get a 5-second PR, and I was ecstatic. It was the best thing that happened to me that day.
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