Recovery

Today I didn't want to go to school because of the field trip for everyone but the juniors (suckers!) for the ACT. At 1, we met at the track as a distance group and I was able to get some good stuff for the track commercial while we waited for everyone. We did the usual 4 laps warm up, stretching, 4 laps warm up, 4 laps speed changes, then changed shoes. The plan was to do 5 1000s, and I was supposed to be getting 3:50s. Well, I fell behind everyone else and ended up only doing 3, plus I was hurting really badly and was ready to cry. For a cool down, we ran up Sunnyside Ave until we reached .75, then as the group went on, I turned around and came back to set up for a hurdle video.

Today we met as a small distance group at Sunnyside. We did 1 lap warm up, 10 strides, and another lap. The others were going on a longer run for 10 miles today, but I really had to go potty and the park bathrooms are closed, so I ran .25 down to the track to use the honey bucket. When I got back up to the park, Taylor told me where they had gone. I didn't have my garmin, so I decided to go to the gulley for a few laps. But when I went in and looked around at how creepy it is I thought about how I was alone. So I backed out and went along 17th east to Natalie's house and back to Sunnyside. I felt soooo sick!!!

Started in the snow, which gradually turned to rain, and then ended in sunshine, although it was still rather wet. I had my garmin today, and while everyone else was planning on 10 miles, I was only planning on 6. So I decided to make up my own adventure run! I ran from the teacher lot along 13th east to 13th south, up to 17th east, over to 9th south, up to 20th east, over to Sunnyside, up to Foothill, and down to Guardsmin. I still had a ways to go, so I went over to Sunnyside park, ran a lap, and came down Sunnyside Avenue to the teacher lot, where I did a few laps around the softball field and teacher parking lot to make it a total of 6 miles. It felt great, considering how cold and wet it was, I guess I wasn't pushing as much as I should be... :(

IT'S FRIDAY!!!!! We met at Sugarhouse park today in the spot where we meet for our summer workouts. We did a 2.5 mile warm up around the perimeter of the park, and I fell behind quickly. My throat and sinuses were burning!!! I blame it on the fact that I don't have a humidifier in my room anymore. After that, I got to the highlame track and did 1 mile of speed changes, which hurt really badly. When we were done with those, we cleared all the ice and slush from lane one in the shady corner of the track so we could use it for speed. I was feeling the burning pain still, so I just did 1.5 mile of speed changes to finish off. Then while Taylor, Dakota, and I waited for the healthy, uninjured people to finish speed workout, I decided to practice hurdles. The highlame hurdles suck because they're all broken!! Impossible to do drills there...

Did 1 lap around Liberty Park. I was hoping to do 2 laps, maybe 3, but I was starting to have an attack. I hate having blah blah blah something influenza. :(

Speed at the U track today. I did 3 miles of warm up then 2 400s, a 300, and 2 200s and a barefoot cool down on the astro turf. After the 300 I could not breathe and there was a lot of pain in my lungs. I'm pretty sure that I started too fast.

Did 5 miles on the bike with Rissa, we biked alongside Susannah on her run. We started at Rissa's house and went around back to the parkway trail, and we went as a group of three so as to avoid creepy pedofiles. We went 2.5 out and 2.5 back.

I hate Mondays. I just went on a small adventure run with Sarah, Patrick, and the new guy. We ran from the teacher lot along 13th east to 8th south, up to Amanda Ave, over on 15th east to the Bonneville Glen Gulley. We did 2 and a half laps in there and exited at the top of the gulley to go to Sunnyside park. When we pressed the pedestrian button and multiple cars stopped to let us cross, some idiot speeding in a Subaru with a California license plate almost hit us. We ran down to the light and the others went right and I went straight down. They were going to do 5, but I haven't had my inhaler at all today and I didn't get enough sleep. I ran down 8th south to the pyramid staircase and over to the teacher parking lot, where I did a lap and a half around the cars. When I was done, I took a needed nap in Choncho.

Today was nice enough outside that we got to go up to our own track!! We did a 2 lap track warm up with everyone, and I didn't have time to put my shoes on, so I did it barefoot. I put my trainers on during stretches. Then I did a mile warm up with Tania, Stephie, Bill, Becca, and Sarah. After brief stretching, we went on to do 1 mile warm up and 1 mile speed changes. I was ahead so I didn't have a running buddy... For the speed I changed into my flats and did 2 400s, 1:22 and 1:23, and 2 sets of 4 200s with Tania, Stephie, Becca, and Sarah. My times varied, but mostly it was 36 or 37. On the second to last one, I got a 29. Wowsies. I did half a mile cool down to make it 6 miles total. There is no way I'm going to be able to go much more than 12 miles this week. My goal is 20.

Bahh!!! Barely 5 hours of sleep and I was ready to break down. After the track warm up and stretching and meeting and uniforms and setting up the bars around the track, Sarah and I ran up to Sunnyside park for a big loop and back. It was raining, so we left a note in Natalie's car and Sarah begged Papa J to come get us and take us to warmth and chicken roll ups. We went really slow and I was ready to faint, cry, scream, etc.

Did the usual track warm up of 2 laps on the track, stretching, regular drills, and 10 strides on the football field. Then us distance runners brought out the hurdles for the practice meet tomorrow against Judge and Murray... aka no competition.

I went on a 6 mile run with Becca and Sarah. We went up on Sunnyside to 15th east, over to 21st south, a big grass loop in Sugarhouse park, and back along 15th east. On the way back on 15th as we passed Einsteins, I had been jumping on all sorts of things along the run, (rocks, curbs, trees, etc...) And then I just ran faster and got way ahead... I think it was the Access bar Bill gave me before the run. When I got to 9th south and went up, I ran into Susannah, Natalie, and Tay-Tay, so I kept up with them as we ran down Sunnyside and back to the school. First practice meet of the season tomorrow, and first high school dance!

Practice meet against Murray and Judge at East. I did the mile and the 800, but I don't know how to blog multiple races in one day, so I'll usually post whatever one I remember better...

Anyways, I did half a mile warm up with the whole track team, then we all stretched, counting loudly to show how good we are. I then did another half mile of warm up, 1 mile of speed changes, and changed into my spikes. I did some drills with Becca on the football field before we lined up for the race. My first 400 was 1:23, my next one was a 2:57, the next one was a 4:29, and the last one a 6:02. Susannah and Natalie were 1st and 2nd obviously, and I almost got to the Murray girl in front of me... Oh well next time I'll kick pocket.

After the mile I did a half a mile of jogging around so as to recover from the mile while still getting ready for the 800. Susannah once again was 1st, Natalie 3rd, me 4th, Amanda 5th, and close behind her, Sarah, Noami, Angela, Becca, and Noella. Good job team!! Afterwards, I did a half mile cool down with Becca and then all the distance runners cleaned up the hurdles and such so we could hurry up and get ready for Sadie Hawkins. The 2 mile had alot of people in it... Jogging... All from Murray. What a great practice meet!

I was supposed to do 6 today, but I didn't have my orthodics with me and I was feeling really grumpy. It was cold, slightly rainy, and it even snowed for a few minutes. At 3.25 I couldn't take my laps around the track anymore so I went and talked and stretched with Sarah in the locker room for warmth so we don't get sick. Then when we went back outside to do core with everyone else, it was finally sunny. I hope the sunshine stays!!

The bus ride was very bouncy so I felt very shaken when we got to the meet. Also, considering it was a bus going to a track meet it was very, very quiet...Because it was girls only! Ha.

When we got there, I ran a 2 mile warm up. Susannah, Natalie, Amanda, and I found a 1 mile loop around Davis High School, so we just did that twice before putting on our spikes and going to wait by the starting line. I was placed in the first heat, which was people 6 minutes and under with Susannah, Natalie, and Amanda. They didn't do individual seeds, which I thought was dumb because Susannah obviously should always be the first seed, not the middle. The first lap I did my best to stay up with the group, and I wasn't last!

Then I calmed down a bit and jogged a bit to stay warmed up for the 800. I was placed in the first heat, but when it started I knew that it was too fast of a heat for me, but I held on and wasn't last! :)

Then I thought I was done, so 2 bites into my bagel my coach came up to me and told me that I was going to to be the third leg in the 4 by 800 with Amanda, Natalie, and Susannah, so after watching the three of them in the 2 mile (My sister kicks pockets!) I went to the infield with them to practice handing the baton off, because we had never done the 4 by 800 before. Amanda was our starting leg, and she got us into third. She passed the baton to Natalie, and she brought us closer to the 2nd place Davis team, and at the beginning of my leg I was ahead of the Davis girl but then she passed me, so I stuck right onto her. I passed the baton to Susannah and she instantly got away from her. There was still a ways to go to the first place team, but she was pretty close. We ended up getting 2nd.

For my mile cool down, Michaela came over from her Davis Lacrosse practice to run a mile with me. I just did the same loop as the warm up, and Michaela was barefoot. It was a great meet and I'm already impatient for regions...

After the usual 2 lap track warm up and stretching, we did 5 laps of 50 meters of drills (butt kicks, high knees, powerskips, karokes east, and karokes west) with zigzag steps on the bleachers each lap. Then for a distance workout, we did 10 sets of fartleks around the stinkin track, until I was at 4 miles for the day. Then I went on a 2 mile adventure cool down run with Suzette and Dakota, up to Sunnyside, a big loop, back down to the stadium, and random places until we were at exact 6. It felt great but my lower hip has been hurting lately and I'm pretty sure it's been hurting ever since I fell down on the school dance floor...Maybe I'm just whining.

2 miles warm up, 2 miles speed changes, and 2 miles cool down. I was feeling good today, so I was able to keep up with Amanda for the whole workout. Then we spent forever setting up cones and flags for Running of the Leopards tomorrow :)

Running of the Leopards this morning!!! When we got to the start, I ran up to Wasatch Blvd for a 2 mile warm up with Susannah and Whatshisbucket. Then I did some drills and ran into Natalie, Amanda, Gavin, Bre, Kiley, and all those fun people. For the first mile, I ran with Bryson and we were at 6:02 at the mile. Shortly after that, he gained distance on me for one of the steeper downhills. I decided to try and catch up to Kiley, who was just ahead of me. I guess she knew I was coming, so I did my best to stay close to her. I PR'd my 2 mile time at the 2 mile mark, a 12:20, which is a PR by about 25 seconds for me! :) My goal today was to break 19 minutes, and I got a 19:08. I was a little upset about the 8 seconds, but happy that I had PR'd by 17 seconds. :) Congratulations to everybody who ran today! It was a good race!

Half mile track warm up and stretching and drills. Then 1 mile on track, then ran to Sugarhouse along 15th east alone-ish and with Sarah and Dakota. We did 1 road lap, and at our usual 2 hill workout hills, we did each 5 times. Then we did a backwards road lap and back to the track along 15th east.

1 mile warm up, bathroom break, 1 mile warm up, 1 mile speed changes all with Sarah. Then as a team we did a timed mile, and I don't know what my time was because I had my watch on timer mode but when I pushed 'start/stop' it went back to normal time, so after my 1st lap and I didn't have a split, I chucked it off to the side in anger, and I almost hit Patrick...sorry. Then we did 2 laps recovery and 10 200s, in a 5 lap part. For a cool down, I didn't want to put my trainers back on because I didn't have socks today and I don't want blisters. So I did 5 laps around the football field perimeter to finish off at 6.

Highlame VS East. We smoked them! Anyhoo, when I got there, I was very upset, so I did my own warm up, 2 laps, sweats off, and 2 more laps, change shoes. They combined the boys and girls mile, so the start felt pretty fast. For the girls, we smoked them. Susannah took first, then Natalie, Amanda, then me, and then Sarah, top 5! I ran behind Amanda for most of the race, which really helped me stay on pace. The first half was 3:00 flat, and I ended with a 6:03. Then us distance runners who didn't have a later event went to Sugarhouse park and did 400s, I did 6, and the whole time my leg was hurting like heck! Urgh. It's probably something that was hurting today, so I'm not too worried about it. After those, I went and chilled in the tent with Scotty until it was time to go.

2 laps track warm up, stretching, core work, and dynamics. Then the cool peoples (DISTANCE!!) went on a run to Fairmont park, 10 strides, and back to the school. On the 2.5 mile adventure there, I ran with Tania and Sarah, feeling a little sick. After strides, I felt better, so I was able to keep up with the big group for a long time before falling behind, but not by much. I helped Susannah with some hurdle drills because our team is in need of hurdlers, so I guess I'm back in the hurdle business... Anyways. Now my tummy really hurts and I'm debating to run or not to run tomorrow. To go to school or not to go to school. To be or not to be?