Recovery

Today we finally had our first track season workout! I've missed everyone! It was 3x8 minute tempo with 90 second rest today. I felt really good on the first one and ran a 6:37 pace with the girls. I ran with them the same pace on the second one until the last 2 minutes when I felt like puking a little. Gross. I did good on the last one and kept pushing myself. Overall it was a great workout! :) We got new foam rollers today, so the whole team was rolling out together. My left calf hurt really bad, so I went to the trainer and he found a giant knot and rubbed it out which HURT LIKE A BLEEP. After weights I went back and got a heat stem treatment for 15 minutes before going home.

Today we met as a team and had a lesson about nutrition :) Then I went for a 5 mile run with Aisha and Savannah. We ran down University Parkway and intead of turning on Geneva Rd we went straight just to see what was back there. Gross. It didn't even get us to 2 miles and it smelled like poop and sewage and more poop. We turned and went back to the track and finished up our run there. T'was fun. I rolled out in the training room after so I don't get any more knots.

Today we did a workout on the track. It was snowing which made it fun. We ran a 20 minute warmup around campus while the coaches plowed the track. We had different workouts for mid distance and long distance. I was in the long distance group with Vieve, Brooke, Ivie, Brigit, and Harley; we're all running hte 3K this Saturday! Our workout was 2x1000, 2x800, 4x400, and 2x200. My 1000s were supposed to be 4:00-4:08 but I was feeling good today and ran 3:55 and 3:58. I ran both of my 800s in 3:07, I think my window was 3:00-3:07. My 400s were supposed to be 84-88 but I ran 84, 81, 83, and 84. Pretty good! The 200s we were supposed to start them slow and gradually pick it up on the curve and be at full speed for the straight. I felt really great today! I ran a 20 minute cooldown with Vieve and then went and rolled out in the training room. Then we had weights and now I'm going home to make myself a burrito and snuggle with my cat.

Today was a water workout, so I went to Golds with Savannah, Maddie, Vieve, Emily, and Kenzie. We ran into Trac and Josh there too! We did a 10 minute pool run warmup, then 5x2 min on 1 min off. Then another 10 min of cooldown. Apparently it counts for 3 miles so hey. Then we sat in the hottub for a few minutes to stretch and massage. Ahhh.

Today I ate a bag of muddy buddies, then ran the Krispy Kreme loop with Vieve and Kenzie. We did the tunnels and roof today. Then we met Maddie and Taylor on the track for 2x200 strides because of our races tomorrow! Then Maddie and I built a snowman. Oh, and today was a sports bra and tights day.

FIRST COLLEGE TRACK MEET TOMORROW EEP!

Today was my first college track meet! Yay! I ran the 3k with some of my other teammates. On the BYU track it was 10 1/2 laps, ew! But I survived! I ran a 15 minute warmup with the other 3k girls outside along University Ave, then did some drills and stretches. I got a pretty good start, but it might have been a little too fast the first 2 laps. I ran a little behind Vieves the first 4 laps, but then a Westminister girl started passing so I went with her and hung onto her for a bit. I eventually passed her, but then another W girl caught up to me and even though I stayed with her for a while she passed me. At least she didn't cut me off or touch me, that's a high school thing. On the final kick the other W girl from earlier outkicked me, and I gave up a little bit. I was a little upset that I hadn't made my goal time of 11:20, but my Coach was still happy with me which made me feel a lot better :)