For the love of Running

Got to the race and it was pretty cold. By the time the race started it had warmed up a little. I did about a mile warm up around the park and stretches before the race. I got a good start and ran the first mile with Clare Mantz. When I looked at my watch after the first mile I realized we were going slower than I wan't to.  So I picked it up a little on the second mile and still stayed with Clare. The third mile I was just worried about my time so I pretty much sprinted the last mile and crossed the line at about 22 minutes. It was slower than I wanted but the race was still super fun and I got first in my division. My calves really hurt at the end. I think it's because I've been doing a lot of hills this week and harder workouts. When I got home my calves were still hurting so I went on a short 8 mile bike ride. 

I still felt sore today so I decided not to run. Instead I went on a bike ride with my dad to Mt. Sterling. We covered about 31 miles. It was really pretty  and I felt good at the end.

We started training as a team for Footlocker today. I'm not going to Footlocker but coach said I should train with the kids who are. We went up to the Deer Fence for our workout. Luis, Mark, Sylvan, JD, and Thomas were there. The trail is 6 miles but really hilly and we were going tempo pace, about 7 minute miles. I was able to keep up on all but one hill. It was a tough, but I'm glad were doing group workouts again.

Easy recovery run. Grace stayed after school and ran it with me. We started with a core workout. Then we did a couple 200's and a 2 mile easy run. We cooled down with a 800 and some RaceRX excercises.

8 easy miles around Providence and River Heights. My legs were feeling pretty dead the last 3 or so miles.

4 easy miles with Grace around Riverheights.

3 easy miles on cliffside. About a half mile uphill and a half mile downhill. I whent when it was snowing but it was still fun.

Today was really cold and it was snowing on and off. I met Jessi at Utah State to do a track workout. Neither of us were feeling very good and the cold was hard. We did two 1,000's T pace. Then two 800's I pace and four 200's R pace. My muscles felt really tight, so when I got home I did a stretching workout. After I felt a lot better. We get to start hills again on Monday.

We did a hill workout at Old Main today. I ran from Logan High to Old main at  tempo pace for a warmup. Then I did 5 R-pace sprints up the Old Main bike trail. The first and second sprints felt good, and most of the team hadn't shown up yet. I hit my goal at about 1:50. The third and forth sprints I felt horrible. The cold was really hurting me at my 4th sprint and I was breathing really hard. So for the fifth sprint I didn't go all the way. After the hill workout I ran back to the school with the team.

5 miles out to Providence. On the 4th mile my stomach started hurting a lot. I think it's from the hills  and I didn't eat a lot yesterday.

4 easy miles to Hyrum Dam and back.

I talked to my coaches today. They said I should probably take a rest for about two weeks before indoor track starts. So I'm not running today or tomorrow. I might do an easy run on Saturday. I'm a little sad about not being able to train with the team anymore, but my cross country season is over so it feels good to take it easy. 

Excited to see how Jerrell does at nike cross Southwest.

6 easy miles to 1st dam. Felt a little stiff the first couple of miles after not running for two days.

Ran to Providence. It started raining later on in my run, but it wasn't cold.  Two bowls of chicken noodle soup after. My legs and stomach felt better today. 

I biked up to Green Canyon. Then went on a run. When I started running I didn't feel very good. Sense I had done a lot of mileage yesterday I decided not to push it. So I got back on my bike and rode out to Skyview and back. On the way back I went a lot faster because it was getting dark. But the weather was great and the ride was really pretty.

I took yesterday off because I'm  supposed to be resting for indoor track. I haven't taken as many days off as I probably should. I'm so used to running every day that when I don't it feels weird. Today I did 4 miles t-pace.  I had to pick something up from the store and I hadn't done my run yet. So I ran to the store and back but running with a bag is really awkward. I ended up running at t-pace because it was getting dark. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

My whole family signed up for the Hurricane Hustle that raises money for Hurricane Sandy victims. It was a little cold when we first got there. I ran a mile warmup and did some stretches. I really wanted to push myself on this race and try to get my time in the 21's. I got a good start. I was close behind the main pack.  I felt really good during the race. But I didn't see the mile markers so I couldn't time myself really well. I kept a good pace though and made a  goal  to be the first female. I finished with a 22:30 which was disappointing but I was the first female finisher. Later Luis told me the course was longer so that's why the times weren't as good. After I ran the one mile with my little sister as a cool down. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

I didn't feel very good today but I still wanted to go on a run. Once I started running I felt even worse. I ended up running 4 miles but it wasn't at a constant pace. 

I felt a lot better than yesterday. I ran 10 miles out to North Logan. My pace was pretty slow around 8-8.5 minute miles. 

15-20 mile bike. I'm not really sure on the distance.

I decided to do one of the workouts our coach is having the kids going to Footlocker do. I did a 800 warmup. Then five 400's Rpace, average about 1:10-1:15.That was the workout  for Footlocker. But I really wanted to get some distance in. So I ran 4 miles             t-pace. When I got back Jerrell had started the workout on the track. So I did a cool down and a couple 200's on the track. Footlocker is on Saturday, I'm excited for all the kids going!

4 miles to Providence. I switched every half mile from e-pace to t-pace and back. Indoor track starts on Monday!

I biked 15 miles up to Green Canyon. On the way back my brakes went out and I ran into a stopped car. I wasn't hurt but my bike got a little messed up. 

I was really sore all day. My shoulders especially were hurting, and I got a bruise on my right shoulder. It was raining off and on all day. I tried to go on a ride on my mountain bike. But I had to turn around after 4  miles because it started raining again.