Blogs : Eric Simmons

Low key

Since running a personal best at Morehouse, I've done a whole lot of nothing outside of training. My day goes as such: Wake up, breakfast, Grand Theft Auto 4, practice, treatment, dinner, Grand Theft Auto 4, drink copious amounts of Gatorade, bed, rinse and repeat.

The training has been pretty good. Among the workouts I've done, in no particular order, are 2 300s in 34-35 with 6 mins rest, 3 x 350 at 48 seconds, 4 minutes rest, 4 200's with 5 min rest in 23, and just some speed work. The goal at this point of the season is to stay sharp, but not overwork myself so that I have the freshest legs as possible for nationals.

I graduated on May 10th, so I've been looking for some sort of employment opportunity to begin immediately after I return from nationals. College and track stops for me, but unfortunately Uncle Sam keeps going. The plan is to get a job just for now until I get my teaching certification, then join my brother down at Beach High School in Savannah, where he is a math teacher and head basketball coach. I would be there teaching English and assisting him in basketball as well as be in the hunt for the head track and field job there, where he would assist me. Together, we would try to take over the Savannah area prep sports world! (Insert evil laughter here). Nah, I'm just kidding. Other than that, I'm keeping all my options open.

Nationals is this week. The prelims for the 400 are Thursday. I'm aware that there is a big meet, one that happens to be my last meet of my career. I also realize just how huge the occasion is. For the most part though, I'm not consumed about it. Sure, I think about it from time to time, but I just don't want to get consumed and have a mental letdown before I even put on my tights. I'll  say I feel it's really reasonable for me to set my goals at running 46 something and making All-American.

I will update sometime after I recover from jet lag and all that wonderful stuff sometime next week. Best of luck to everyone entering Nationals, Regionals, Conference, Trial qualifiers, or any other event that you are readying yourself for.

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12:15 AM, May 19, 2008 .. Posted by Pmoax

good luck eric, I have really enjoyed reading your blog over the last two years and I found it really insight full. best of luck at being all american.

Good Luck

1:29 AM, May 19, 2008 .. Posted by ULMSpeeddemon

Appreciate the words man. Good Luck at Nationals!! Do it big man.

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3:07 AM, May 19, 2008 .. Posted by AuEagle

Sounds a lot like my days, training and GTA4 lol.. Good luck at nationals man