Merry Chirstmas

What Is A Fartlick!

Now most people who are not distance runners or track and field atheletes would probably look at the title of this post and think what in the Hell! Thats the same exact thing that I think everytime that I find out that my coach, tells us we have to run one. Today was only my second time in my collegiate career where i was faced with the infamous Fartlick. Now im not sure if im spelling the word correctly but if anyone has the correct spelling hit me up. The name and the spelling were the least of my worries this morning. So let me explain to all my readers what im actually talking about. Coach designates an area (today it was the perimeter of our softball field along with a small section of the track perimeter along with an hill that leads to a corner of the field). In most cases she will tell us to start by jogging and then she will have her whistle and as you run when she blows you begin to sprint when the whistle is blown again you return to your regular pace. Today was just a lil different, coach couldnt find the whistle so she set up two areas where we had to sprint. One area being that incline that i mentioned a lil earlier. Hopefully ive been able to paint a rather descent mental image, this workout goes on for 30 minute straight! The whole time im thinking to myself, damn I hurdle what am I doing out here lol, then i begin to weigh my options...maybe if im running and i roll my ankle then...but what if i roll my ankle and it does more than sprains it! Then theres always the option of just falling and staying down...but then ill look like a complete ass, and im too fly for that. So my ego and my testosterone keep me going. My coach and I talk about it all the time tho, and she tells me over and over again how much this endurance work is going to pay off and I saw the results last year, im also taking this time to work on my mechanics. Im not a distance runner so I really dont stand too much of a chance competing with the guys on my team who actually recieve money to run things like the 3200 and the steeplechase so I just try and work on mechanics like lifting, staying high in the hips, fully cycling my legs so on and so forth. But i cannot wait until its time to hit the hurdles. I think ill go out on my own a lil later this week and work on a few things. Until next time....(SUPERMAN DAT H*!)

IM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whats been good my fellow bloggers...Me I've just been at home chilling for summer break and working out in the weight room. My foot has been healed and Im back at school now running my A** off literally. My teamates and I moved into our new dorms on Monday to find some ridiculous wall and fixture problems (all kinds of stuff in here are broken). I had a good trip nice time to chill with my mom because i wont see her for a while. This summer Ive been bowling my butt off and now im attempting to find a bowling center here in atlanta relatively close to the school so that I can join a league and work on my game. *I just love to compete*



You're probably not too interested in what ive been doing since ive been here but guess what! Here it is:



Monday: Moved into my room and shopped for food and other things with mom (No Practice)

Tuesday: Woke up and hit up the cafe with the team, then headed down to coaches' office and sat in a boring meeting about NCAA requirements and all that. *Needed info but boring meeting* Came back to the room until 2 when we were scheduled to get our physicals. Waited in the line for not 1, not 2, but 3 long warm hours lol. Finally when all that was done we hit the track. Now im not here for track practice so Im really out of my element. Coach tells us we're gonna have a relatively light practice so we hit up a warm up run around the block that most of us ran pretty hard, thinking that it would be our first days workout...SYKE *remember that light practice she told us about* that wouldve been it but we come back and stretch, complete are drills in tha beautiful ATL summer heat lol. Then we're told to head to the start finish line for a 2 mile assesment. *Definately not a hurdlers workout But I am here for cross country and I love my coach to death because she doesnt have to have me here on scholarship lol. So i get to the line with no lip and just push out the 2 miles. Not too bad but it all comes with the territory.

Wednesday: 6 am workout with assistant coach lewis...10x400 in 1:40 descent workout working on getting our bodies back where they should be. Headed to the cafe for breakfast couldnt eat a thing jus wanted to sip on tha ice cold water lol. Came back to the room and Ive been knocked out cold from like 8-12. Getting ready as I type to head back out for the 2 o'clock practice with coach Paige. Wish me luck!

RESERVATION REWARDS (SCAM)!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was online today checking my banking account and what not and for the past few months this 10.00 charge has been being deducted from my money. The first couple incidents i shook it off and figured i had spent it somewhere at school or something but recently the withdrawal has been coming when almost all my funds in my account are gone and its causing an overdraft. SO IM PISSED as in red-blooded African American male would be when i see my money is being depleted by something im not even using and plus im having to pay these shi**Y overdraft fees. So I call wachovia and they send me through to the fraud center or watnot and the guy is like OoOo this fee comes from so and so and when you make a purchase and yada yada yada. Basically you purchase something from an online source (not sure if it has anything to do with ebay or amazon) and if you choose to secure the payment you automatically sign up with these people without knowing for a 30-day trial and if you dont cancel within the 30 days then youre practically paying them for nothing. So he gives me a number and i call and cancel these payments and they refund my 10 bucks but this is definately a lesson for me to check out all tha damn fine-print!

AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and A lil of whats going on

Still havent seen tha race, Im quite dissapointed. Talked to my coach who was there from the 1st round of qualifying until finals...how lucky. She gave me a few details about what happened and everything and I was practically in awe. Its crazy that Ron and Allen didnt make it to Worlds but its real kool to know that David Oliver and Trammell are in there. Its amazing that I met the USA Champ only a few months ago...WOW! and Now he's going to Worlds maybe ill get a chance to compete with these guys in a few years. If you all havent noticed by now i have some extremely big dreams. Im back home from vacation and back in the weight room and on the track on a daily basis again. The goal for this year and the upcoming Spring track season is to be in the best shape EVER and be more explosive and more controlled. Thats where the weights come in, today ill be knocking out alot of plyos for that explosion and ive started to be more controlled with my lifting and my breathing while i lift so that i get the most out of the workouts. If it all pays off maybe ill be able to be a lil D.O. or Trammell by the time the season comes around lol (body wise). Im looking forward to hittin up a few indoor meets in the fall too if i have a car when i get back to school...so everybody pray for me to stay healthy and for a sucessful sophmore year.

You Cant Tell Me Nothing

For those of you who havent seen it yet, tha new kanye and hype williams in my opinion is FIYAH! Give this man anotha grammy please!

First verse: I had a dream i could buy my way to heave, awoke and spent it on a necklace.

Sorry to the 3-4 people who stop by!

Been away for a minute I guess lol. Im currently on vacation in Fla. with my cousins just coolin it. Still been on my track grind, even though it is quite hard to diet down here. Lots and lots of fried food and what not. They clown me and say Ive converted to Islam since ive left and gone to school....(no offense to any of my Muslim viewers...if i have any...that'd be a diverse crowd :-)
But otha than that its been subway subway...firehouse subs...and other semi healthy dinners and lunches i guess. Im trying to stay on top of things. My little cousin runs AAU track so I always have somewhere to run when she goes to practice. Just stopping in to holla at my daily readers...Ive left you all hanging for a while. Ill be back on periodically to keep you all updated. LOOKING FOR A JOB SO ANYONE IN THE TALLAHASSE AREA THATS HIRING...HOLLA HOLLA HOLLA AT ME. Until the next time !PEACE!