Recent runs including some new PR's

Instead of going into detail about all of Cameron's runs, I've decided to only cover the highlights here. Last Thursday evening, Cameron ran the 100, 1000, and 5000 at the Tulsa Runner Summer Track Series held at the TU track. He ran the 100 meters in 18.84 seconds, the 1000 meters in 4:02, and the 5000 meters in 24:40. The 4:02 in the 1000 was a new PR for Cameron, and in the 5000, he was headed for a big PR, but got sick with about 200 meters to go, which cost him about a minute in time and left him 14 seconds shy of his PR.

On Saturday, Cameron competed in the Oklahoma Jaguars "Pick'em Up and Put'em Down Classic" held at East Central High School. He ran the 400, 800, and 1500, and his times were 1:27 for the 400 meters, 3:08 for the 800 meters, and 6:18 for the 1500 meters. All 3 times were new PR's for Cameron, with his more precise time in the 400 being 1:26.98, which beat his 1:27.11 from the week before. He placed 3rd in the Sub-Bantam age group (8/under) in the 400, and 4th in the same age group in the 800. In the 1500, he placed 3rd in the Bantam (10/under) age group.

Last evening at PBA practice, Cameron ran an 8:32 2K in the middle of his workout, which was a 46 second PR for him at the 2K distance.

Here are Cameron's recent mileage totals:

Tuesday, June 9th...2.9 miles
Wednesday, June 10th...3.3 miles
Thursday, June 11th...4.4 miles
Saturday, June 13th...2.2 miles
Monday, June 15th...2.4 miles
Tuesday, June 16th...1.8 miles, but a pretty tough hill workout
Wednesday, June 17th...3.0 miles

Cameron's monthly total is now 43.9 miles, and his yearly total is 281.3 miles.

Green Country Open and Tatur Estim8ur

Saturday afternoon, Cameron competed in the Green Country Open track meet held at East Central High School in Tulsa. Cameron ran the 400 and 800 in the Sub-Bantam age group (8/under), and he ran the 1500 in the Bantam age group (10/under for the 1500). His time for the 400 meters was 1:27, which placed him 2nd out of 6 runners. His 800 meter time was 3:12, which placed him 2nd out of 4 runners, and his 1500 meter time was 6:37, which placed him 3rd out of 5 runners. He established a new PR in all 3 events, in spite of the strong south winds, so it was a very successful day. Cameron ran an 800 meter warmup before his events, so his total distance run was 2.2 miles. This brought his monthly total to 15.9 miles, and his yearly total to 253.3 miles.

Sunday morning, we ran the Tatur Estm8ur at Chandler Park in west Tulsa. This is an 8 mile run where you predict the time you are going to run beforehand, and the winner is the person who comes closest to their predicted time. Of course, timing devices are not allowed to be worn during the run, and we did not know the course until the morning of the run. Cameron predicted a time of 1:13:12, and he actually ran the 8 miles in 1:15:29, for a difference of 2:17. This placed him 15th out of 62 runners in the 8 mile event. There was also a 4 mile option this year, which had 67 runners in it. Cameron's total distance run was 8 miles, bringing his monthly total to 23.9 miles, and his yearly total to 261.3 miles.

This week

Monday evening, we made our way to the ORU Aerobics Center for PB practice. After a 1500 meter warmup and stretching, Cameron ran 750 meters in 3:14. After a 10 minute rest, he then ran 2 sets of 4x200 meters, with about a 30 second rest between each repeat, and a 5 minute rest between sets. His times for the first set were 48, 48, 47, and 48 seconds, and for the 2nd set, they were 46, 46, 44, and 44 seconds. A 1750 meter cooldown brought Cameron's daily and monthly mileage to 3.5 miles, and his yearly total to 240.9 miles.

It was back to the ORU Aerobics Center for PB practice on Tuesday evening as well. After a 1500 meter warmup and some stretching, Cameron ran 3 sets of 3x500 meters, with a 90 second rest between each repeat, and a 5 minute rest between sets. His times for the 1st set were 2:12, 2:09, and 2:08, for the 2nd set, they were 2:07, 2:06, and 2:05, and for the 3rd set, they were 2:04, 2:02, and 1:57. The 1:57 was a 500 meter PR for Cameron by 3 seconds. A 1250 meter cooldown brought Cameron's daily mileage to 4.5 miles. This brought his monthly total to 8 miles, and his yearly total to 245.4 miles.

Wednesday morning, we met PB coach Hudgens at the ORU Aerobics Center for a workout. Cameron ran a total of 5K, alternating between slow and fast each 1250 meters, in a fartlek type workout. His total time for the 5K was 26:14. After a short rest, he ran 3x40 yards in 7.0, 6.7, and 6.4 seconds. Cameron's total distance run was 3.2 miles, bringing his monthly total to 11.2 miles, and his yearly total to 248.6 miles.

Thursday morning, we headed out to the Jenks High School track to run a workout that PB coach Hudgens gave us. After a 1/2 mile warmup, Cameron ran 4x400 meters, with a 90 second rest between each repeat. His times were 1:36, 1:38, 1:38, and 1:37. After a 7 minute rest, Cameron then ran 4x200 meters, again with a 90 second rest between each repeat. His times were 44, 44, 45, and 43 seconds. A 1/2 mile cooldown brought Cameron's daily mileage to 2.5 miles. This brings his monthly total to 13.7 miles, and his yearly total to 251.1 miles.

Tulsa Runner Summer Track Series/Kidney Klassic 5K/AAU District Qualifier

Thursday evening, we headed to the Tulsa University track for the Tulsa Runner Summer Track Series events for the week. Each Thursday evening from mid May through mid July, a mini track meet is held, with varying events each week. Cameron ran the 200, 800, and 3000, and also ran the first leg in a 4x100 meter relay. His times were 41 seconds for the 200 meters, 3:14 for the 800 meters, 13:56 for the 3000 meters, and about 19 seconds for his 100 meter leg of the relay. The 800 and 3000 meter times were both PR's for Cameron. Cameron ran an 800 meter warmup before the meet, so his total distance run was 3 miles. This brought his monthly total to 44.9 miles, and his yearly total to 232.3 miles.

Friday evening, Cameron, Brandon, and I all ran the Kidney Klassic 5K race in Tulsa. Temperatures were in the mid to upper 70s at race time, with relatively low dewpoints and light winds, so the conditions were pretty good for this time of year. The course was a flat out and back on Riverside Drive. Cameron's time was 24:29, which placed 1st out of 5 in the 8/under age group, 52nd out of 168 males, and 59th out of 300 overall. Brandon's time of 27:28 was good enough for 2nd out of 9 in the 9-12 age group, and was just 2 seconds off his 5K PR, which was pretty impressive for his first 5K race in over 17 months. We jogged a 1K warmup prior to the race, so Cameron's total distance run was 3.7 miles, bringing his monthly total to 48.6 miles, and his yearly total to 236 miles.

Saturday found us in Norman for an AAU District Qualifier track meet. Cameron ran the 400, 200, and 800 in the Primary age group (8/under). Cameron's time for the 400 meters was 1:29.12, which placed him 4th out of 7 runners. His 200 meter time was 39.24 seconds, which placed him 6th out of 11 runners, and his 800 meter time was 3:16.15, which placed him 1st out of 4 runners. The 39.24 seconds in the 200 was a new PR for Cameron, and was the first time he had broken 40 seconds. Cameron ran an 800 meter warmup before his events, so his total distance run was 1.4 miles. This brought his monthly total to 50 miles, and his yearly total to 237.4 miles.