Last day

Finally I am done! Today was great! I finally feel like I actually ran the race really well. I feel great after today. This project has put me through a lot of hard challenges but I have fought through it. Everything my mentor told me to do with the shins and cramps helped, I didn't have any. This 5k was great and I actually plan to run another one after all this project is over with at my old school. This will be my last blog and it has been a great journey through this whole process. I would like to thank my mentor Rick Kattouf  for everything he has done. Also my mom has helped me through everything. She has been there the whole time. It is finished!!!

Wow I can't believe that the last races is finally here. I saved the last one for the easiest race, the 5k. A 5k in half of a 10k and I have already done two of those. I am going to train hard until the day before the race and rest that day. I am going to continue eating well and stretching as well as doing my shin exercises. It should be great!

With these new exercises I have felt so much better while running. These last few days have been great and I am going to keep on going hard and my next races is coming up. So close to being done with the product!

Its a couple of days after the race. I am feeling better now but my shins are still hurting. I have spoken to my mentor and he gave me some exercises to do to help shin splints. I am going to start doing those everyday before I run.

Today was the day of the race and it sucked. It sucked because I didn't beat my time and its not because I cramped up. I felt great going into the race and I ran the first mile straight through. But a little after that mile I started having shin splints. Wow it hurt so bad. I was able to finish the race but with a bad bad time. I am going to ask my mentor how I can prevent shin splints and hopefully he knows something that can help me.

Its the Wednesday before Ryan's race. I am going to train today and rest the next couple of days and try to stretch out before the race day. This race should be interesting to see how I did from last race to this one. 

Today was ok. I feel very tired for some reason but its a Sunday. Tomorrow I have school and soccer so I hope I will be ready for that. I need to eat better then I did today. We went to eat at my Grandmas' so it was very good but not good for me.